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International Seafarer Center: Home Away From Home
The International Seafarer Center provides spiritual respite and access to small comforts for all properly documented crew members visiting the Port of Brownsville since 1974. The center is led by Chaplain
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Landmark Agreement: BND and NextDecade announce partnership to fund channel deepening
The Brownsville Navigation District and NextDecade Corporation announced April 24 a landmark agreement set to transform the business landscape of the Rio Grande Valley. The Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project
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Construction Milestones at Keppel AmFELS for New Containerships
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Keppel AmFELS reached a pair of construction milestones April 30 in the building of two containership vessels for Pasha Hawaii. Executives from both companies were joined by Brownsville
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Port of Brownsville Update on KURV’s Radio Show
Port Director and CEO Eduardo A. Campirano was recently a guest on KURV’s radio show “The Valley’s Morning News”. Campirano spoke about the LNG projects looking to set up at the
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Port of Brownsville Receives Environmental Clearance on South Port Connector Road
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The South Port Connector Road Project received environmental clearance on April 24, 2019 from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Pharr District Office, advancing the project to
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GOING DEEP: NextDecade Commits to Channel Improvements
BY STEVE CLARK / The Brownsville Herald Article published Wednesday, Thursday, April 25, 2019 NextDecade Corporation, which plans to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal at the Port of Brownsville, signed a deal Wednesday with the Brownsville
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Port of Brownsville Update on KURV’s Radio Show
Port Director and CEO Eduardo A. Campirano was recently a guest on KURV’s radio show “The Valley’s Morning News”. Campirano spoke about several key projects critical to the future of the
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BRG Named Railroad of the Year
The Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway (BRG) received the Railroad of the Year Award after capping off a record-breaking year in 2018 for the movement of carloads. The award was
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Army Corps of Engineers finishes dismantling of historic STURGIS vessel
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated Friday, March 15, the completion of the decommissioning and dismantling of the historic STURGIS vessel that was formerly the world's
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GFOA Recognizes Port of Brownsville for Excellence in Financial Reporting
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — For the seventh consecutive year, the Brownsville Navigation District has received the highest form of recognition for governmental accounting and financial reporting for its 2018 comprehensive annual
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Port of Brownsville Update on KURV's Radio Show
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Port of Brownsville Director and CEO Eduardo A. Campirano was a guest on KURV's radio show "The Valley’s Morning News" Thursday, Feb. 7. Campirano spoke with show hosts Sergio
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US shipments of wind power equipment soar
BY CHRIS BARNETT / Journal of Commerce Article published Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in www.joc.com   Under the influence of a “super cycle” driven by tax credits, approximately 38,000 megawatts of wind
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Port of Brownsville Receives $1.5M TxDOT Grant
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded the Port of Brownsville a $1.5 million Rider 45 grant to enhance the port’s intermodal connectivity, further facilitating domestic
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Made in Brownsville for the World to See
Keppel AmFELS and Pasha Hawaii celebrate steel cutting for two new containerships   BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Construction of the first of two containerships is underway at the Port of Brownsville. On Sept. 25,
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STURGIS vessel en route to Brownsville for final shipbreaking and recycling
GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ STURGIS vessel left this morning for the Port of Brownsville for her final journey.  In two to three days, she will arrive
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