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Port Of Galveston
123 Rosenberg Avenue
Galveston, Texas 77550
Phone: 409-770-7611
Fax: 409-766-6171 |
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Located on the upper Texas coast on the
eastern end of Galveston Island, it is 9.3 miles from the
open Gulf or approximately 30 minutes sailing time. The port
is municipally owned by the City of
Galveston and is managed
by the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves, as
designated by the City Charter. |
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The port is equipped to handle all types of cargo including:
containers, dry and liquid Bulk, breakbulk, RO/RO,
refrigerated and project cargoes. The Galveston Railroad, a
terminal switching railroad, facilitates movement of cargo
by rail. In addition, the Port is the year-round homeport to
two Carnival Cruise Line vessels (Carnival Magic and
Carnival Triumph as well as one Royal Caribbean vessel
(Mariner of the Seas). The Mariner is the largest ship to
ever be homeported in Galveston, while the Magic is the
largest ship homeported in Galveston year round. |
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The Port of Galveston consists of the Galveston Ship
Channel, the south side of Pelican Island, the north side of
Galveston Island and the entrance to Galveston Bay. The
Galveston Channel has an authorized minimum depth of 45 feet
and is 1,200 feet wide at its narrowest point.
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