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Port of
Brownsville
1000 Foust Road
Brownsville, Texas 78521
Phone: 1-800-378-5395
Phone: 956-831-4592
Fax: 956-831-5006 |
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| The Port of Brownsville is a deep
water seaport in Brownsville, Texas, and is the southern
terminus of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The port is
located just eight miles from the border of Mexico at
the Rio Grande. It's hinterland is most of Northern
Mexico, including the large industrial city of
Monterrey, Nuevo León. The mouth of the Brownsville ship
channel is the old harbor of Los Brazos de Santiago,
which was the landing place of Spanish conquistador
Pineda in 1519, and others. |
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| The Port of Brownsville
is governed by the Brownsville Navigation
District, a political subdivision of the
State of Texas. The District is guided by an
elected Board of Commissioners which
establishes the policies, rules, rates and
regulations of the Port and approves all
contractual obligations. |
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