b'28American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comW. Zahn Jr., Port of Corpusexcitingforus,Campirano ChristiCommissionchair- indicates.Accordingtothe man. We have our eye on thereport,Brownsvillemoved bigger picture, which is gen- up in national seaport tonnage eratingandsustainingmorerankingfrom66to55. The jobs in Texas. list ranks the countrys larg-est150seaports.The2022 p oRtB RownSVille , tx figures, when published, are Oceanfreightvolumesexpected to show another big forthePortofBrownsville,jumpforBrownsville.We TX,haveincreasedeverywill see quite a leap.yearsince2020sCOVIDThe increased business is pandemic. Port Director andattributable to existing custom-CEOEduardoCampiranoersongoingsuccess.These tells AJOT that Brownsvillescustomers handle steel, which tonnage was up in 2021 andisprocessedinmanyforms. again in 2022. So far in 2023,Projectcargofromthewind the deep-south Texas port isenergy business also continues enjoying even greater oceantothriveinBrownsville,and Aerial view of the Port of Corpus Christi, TX tradevolumes.Wesawthehydrocarbonbusinessis increases in our numbers andalso flourishing. They all are (GULFcontinued fromture and manage CO2 emis- to the DoE in early April. were still trending upward.seeingincreaseswithus.We page 27) sions, a key component of theAs the Energy Port of theThe latest2021 - U.S.continuetoseegrowthwith ous quarterly record of 49.5Biden Administrations InflationAmericas, the Port of CorpusArmyCorpsofEngineersexisting customers. million tons set in Q4-2022.Reduction Act. Christi remains committed toreportonU.S.seaportton- A boost to the port is the MarchsawthebestmonthThe Port of Corpus Christiserving our existing custom- nagereleasedthisspring,construction of the state-of-the-everforthePortofCorpusalso has created an Integratedersandattractingnewbusi- showedthatBrownsvilleart Forza Steel manufacturing Christiwith over 17.5 mil- Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubness to the energy landscapehada30%jumpinvolume(GULFcontinued on liontonsofcargomovingand submitted the applicationof South Texas, said Charlesfrom 2020 to 2021. That ispage 29)through the gateway.Crudeoilpavedtheway witha24.3%YOYincrease, withcrudeoilexportshittingWE KNOWa record 2.3 million barrels per day. Additionally, refined prod-ucts saw a significant increase at 6.3% compared with March 2022.LNGhit4.2million totaltonsinQ1-2023versusPEOPLEQ1-2022.However,LNG exports are expected to grow as Chenieres Corpus Christi Liq-uefactionfacilitycurrentlyis undergoing a 12 million ton per yearcapacityexpansionwith new volumes expected to come online sometime in late 2024 or early 2025.The Port of Corpus Christi andourcustomerscontinue to drive more energy-related tonnage through the gateway, demonstrating confidence in the organizationandourinfra-structureinvestments,which haveincreasedtheeconomic resiliencyoftheregion,the state of Texas and the Nation, said Sean Strawbridge, chief executive officer for the Port of Corpus Christi and chair-manofthe American Asso-ciationofPortAuthorities (AAPA).While the Interna-tional Monetary Fund (IMF) andFederalReservehave indicated the possibility of a globalrecession,weremain optimisticthestrategyof adding new energy transition related projects to our portfo-lio, while continuing the sup-portoftraditionalenergyMexicomadeeasy.markets, is a sure bet for both today and in the years ahead.Earlier this year, the Port of Corpus Christi was awarded $16.4 million in grant monies through the U.S. Department ofEnergys(DoE)Carbon StorageAssuranceFacility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) ini-tiative. These grants will help theportevaluatethefeasi-bilityofpermanentlystor-ingcapturedcarbondioxide (CO2) from industrial opera- 1000 Foust Rd., Brownsville, TX 78521(956) 831-45921-800-378-5395tionspotentiallyacceler- portofbrownsville.comatingthedevelopmentofa centralizedsolutiontocap-'