US$146 Million Development Includes New 85-Foot RoRo Platform
Port Freeport in the US state of Texas has announced the completion of its Berth 8 construction project.
The US$146 million project, an expansion of the Velasco Container Terminal, called for the installation of the multipurpose Berth 8, a 927-foot linear extension to the existing 800-foot Berth 7 and an 85-foot RoRo platform.
Construction work, which took three years, was carried out by McCarthy Building Companies.
“Port Freeport is excited to commemorate the completion of the Velasco Container Terminal expansion project and announce the new berth is ready to receive vessels,” said Freeport CEO Phyllis Saathoff.
“The deepening of the Freeport Harbour Channel and the addition of this berth puts the port in a position to receive the larger deeper-draft vessels in service today and propel the growth of commerce for existing and future customers.”
Berth 8 has a depth of 51 feet and will accommodate additional post-Panamax gantry cranes capable of serving the larger container vessels transiting the expanded Panama Canal. The new RoRo platform meanwhile will allow opportunities for further growth in the RoRo segment and serve finished vehicles, high and heavy and breakbulk operations, Freeport said.
Port Freeport, located 60 miles south of downtown Houston, is a leading crude oil and natural gas liquids exporter, ranking sixth nationwide in chemicals and eleventh in foreign waterborne export tonnage.
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