b'SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 23, 2022PROJECT CARGO BI-ANNUAL15(DOMINATEcontinued from page 6)structure for Mexican and off-shore imports to ship into the U.S. interior, and to Canada, reachingterminalsasfaras Alberta.Specialized rail cars, triple thelengthofordinarybox cars carry wind blades on the PortofBrownsvillesshort line Brownsville Rio Grande International Railway (BRG), operated by OmniTRAX. In a typical week, 30-35 blades leave Brownsville by rail.Generally, in 2021 BRG handledanall-timehighof 65,865loadedrailcars.This wasa22percentincrease from 2020. Freight headed into Mexico connects on Rio Grande Inter-nationaltotheKansasCity SoutherndeMexico.Campi-rano said 85 percent of the rail movesfromBrownsvilleare south bound.ButthenorthboundfreightBarges and vessels carrying wind generating equipment from Brownsville have specialized equipment to handle this cargo.linkswithUnionPacificor BNSF.Barges and vessels carry-ing wind generating equipmentWE KNOWfromBrownsvilleofcourse have specialized equipment to handle this cargo. Receivers of wind components are custom-ers in numerous countries, and other U.S. seaports.areGiventheglobalenergyPEOPLEstatus, its a bright future for all involved in wind turbines.Offshore wind generators quicklycomingonline. Brownsvillewillbeanindi-rectbusinessbeneficiaryof that category, Campirano said.Rees cites several Galves-tonadvantagesformoving wind cargo by truck and rail to destinations across Texas and theMidwest.First,theport is just 45 minutes from open seas.Galvestonisservedby two Class 1 railroads, which have some of the best clear-ances to get the large compo-nentstotheirdestinations. Truckclearancesarealso good,withtheportbeinga ten-minute drive to Interstate 45.Galvestonalsohasan experienced labor force con-sistently praised by our wind logistics companies. s PaCef reiGhtOtherprojectcargothat isverymuchapartofour future belongs to SpaceX. The SpaceXs Starbase - a spaceport, production, and development facility for Star- Mexicomadeeasy.ship rockets is in Boca Chica, TX,whichisessentiallyat themouthofBrownsvilles channel. The Port of Brownsville servesStarbasesmaritime shipping needs, having made many moves with fuel tanks. Brownsvillealsohelpsthe SpaceX company with diffi-cult inland shipping projects.As to other project cargo, we have moved all kinds of cargo in the past. We can handle1000 Foust Rd., Brownsville, TX 78521(956) 831-45921-800-378-5395a whole host of large productsportofbrownsville.com(DOMINATEcontinued on page 16)'