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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (August 4, 2025) —Looking over the turning basin from the Port of Brownsville’s Harbor Master’s Office, Maritime Business Administration major Samuel Hinojosa spent this summer preparing for his final semester at Texas A&M University – Galveston, as an intern gaining valuable hands-on experience in the maritime industry.

Hinojosa was one of three college students selected to intern at the Port of Brownsville this summer as part of its ongoing workforce development efforts. Alongside him were Pierce De La Cruz Grove, a finance major and rising sophomore at the University of Notre Dame, and Antonio Gutierrez, a senior at Texas A&M University, set to graduate this fall with a degree in Industrial Distribution. Each intern was placed in a department that aligns with their career aspirations and academic background, giving them valuable professional insig

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (July 8, 2025) — With anticipation building along the Gulf Coast, the commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico officially opens July 15.

At the Port of Brownsville, the Texas Shrimp Association has an added reason to celebrate. After years of facing a flood of cheap, foreign shrimp imports, Texas shrimpers recently received support from state lawmakers.

During the 89^th legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 823 requiring food service suppliers, wholesalers, and distributors in Texas to label whether the shrimp they sell is imported. The bill, which will go into effect September 1, 2025, also prohibits restaurants from misrepresenting imported shrimp as domestic, Gulf, American, or Texas-caught. Restaurants found violating the law could face administrative penalties issued by local or state health dep

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June 6, 2025 – The Brownsville Navigation District (BND) has awarded 34 graduating high school seniors the 2025 Port of Brownsville Scholarship, recognizing academic excellence, community service, and leadership.

Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship upon enrollment at a college, university, or technical school. Students were selected based on their academic achievements, extracurricular involvement, community engagement, work experience, and a personal essay submitted as part of the application process. Recipients represent 17 public and private high schools within the navigation district.

“Congratulations to the graduating class of 2025, on behalf of the Brownsville Navigation District, we are proud of you,” said BND Chairman Esteban Guerra. “At the port, we believe in the power of education and it is our privilege to help these students reach

Westa Inc. Advances Development at the Business Park

Food manufacturer Westa Inc., the first tenant of the Port of Brownsville’s 118-acre business park, is finalizing the layout for its $20 million facilities at the port.

Taking advantage of the port’s maritime access, Westa Inc. will receive grains via barge from the Midwest, enhancing the company’s supply chain operations for its high-capacity flour mill and sunflower seed processing plant set to employ 120 people.

Last April, the company celebrated a ceremonial groundbreaking at its more than 10-acre site signaling the park’s optimal business advantage.

Currently in the final phase of construction, the Business Park is designed to support industrial growth for existing businesses at the port while attracting new opportunities. With direct connections to key transportation networks and internation

Due to severe rainfall that affected our area between March 27-29, 2025, the Northside and Turning Basin wastewater treatment plants located at the Port of Brownsville were unable to properly treat the domestic wastewater they received from the collection system.

During this 72-hour period, approximately 709,008 gallons of partially treated wastewater were discharged into the Brownsville Ship Channel. This volume exceeded the permitted amount for the treatment facilities affected during the weather event.

The Port of Brownsville initiated cleaning efforts in the affected area and is working closely with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to monitor the water quality in the channel. Both treatment plants are now operating normally.

We advise the public to avoid contact with water from the ship channel at the Turning Basin and near Seatrium AmFELS due to the pote

OmniTRAX, the rail and real estate affiliate of The Broe Group, commemorated the 40th anniversary of its Texas rail affiliate, Brownsville and Rio Grande International Railway (BRG), at a ceremony of economic and community partners in Brownsville, Texas. Dignitaries from the Port of Brownsville, state and local economic partners, community leaders, and rail customers joined a leadership delegation from OmniTRAX and BRG to recognize the railroad’s pivotal role in keeping North American supply chains moving safely and smoothly. A $12 billion North American commerce engine, the Port of Brownsville handled nearly 18 million tons of cargo over the past year.

“For four decades, The Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway has kept America’s supply chains moving with vital rail service that connects the Port of Brownsville to the North American freight network,” said 

The decommissioned USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) entered the Brownsville Ship Channel on Sunday, Feb.2, closing a chapter of naval service and beginning a new one at International Shipbreaking Ltd./EMR.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, February 10, 2025 – – Clear skies and fair weather welcomed spectators gathered along the shores of South Padre Island’s Isla Blanca Park on Feb. 2, to bid farewell to the storied USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) as she entered the Brownsville ship channel for dismantling and recycling at International Shipbreaker Ltd.

Commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, the JFK served t