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Port Freeport has various infrastructure projects — valued at over $ 325 million — currently in progress .
Port Freeport
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Ranked the 15th largest port in the nation based on foreign waterborne tonnage and 5th in Texas by the same measure , Port Freeport is making waves on the Gulf Coast . The port has over 300 acres of land adjacent to the terminal and immediately available for development , is easily accessed via major highways and railway , and has the shortest — and soon to be deepest — channel on the Texas Coast .
Known for reliable and flexible customer service , Port Freeport is a leading economic catalyst for the region and the state , experiencing exponential growth in recent years and undertaking strategic initiatives to provide customers with competitive expansion options while creating jobs . The primary initiative is the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project , which will deepen and partially widen the channel to depths ranging from 51 feet to 56 feet mean lower low water . The project is expected to be completed in Q4 2025 , just in time for the port ’ s 100th anniversary .
Port Freeport serves the port community through state-of-the-art infrastructure , including a deep-water container terminal , a rail-served multimodal terminal , quick and efficient connections to the state highway system , access to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway , a railroad served by Union Pacific , and Foreign-Trade Zone # 149 . Velasco Container Terminal is a multipurpose terminal with over 1,700 linear feet of deepwater berth , two post-Panamax gantry cranes , and a roll-on / roll-off ramp platform , with two additional super-post- Panamax gantry cranes arriving Q4 2025 .
In 2024 , Port Freeport welcomed two new members to the port community . In March , Volkswagen Group of America opened a new 120-acre finished vehicle processing center , combining their Gulf Coast marine and rail operations at Port
Freeport . In June , Del Monte Fresh Produce completed a retrofit of the terminal , installing 688 reefer plugs , and commenced their weekly service .
In March 2025 , a new 80,000-square-foot refrigerated cross-dock warehouse adjacent to the container terminal will complete construction . The facility will serve Port Freeport ’ s customers ’ transloading needs .
There are more than $ 325 million in infrastructure projects underway at Port Freeport to accommodate larger vessels , increase commerce and generate positive economic impacts . n
For more information about Port Freeport , please visit www . portfreeport . com .
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