Media

Recent News Category: News

Category: News
PORT PROGRESS: 2020 was a Year of Milestones
01.05.2021
BY STEVE CLARK/ The Brownsville Herald Article published Sunday,  January  3, 2021 Port of Brownsville officials have reasons to look back on 2020 with fondness despite the difficulties posed by the pandemic. The port
Category: News
Sixth U.S. Navy Ship to be Recycled in 2020 Arrives at Port
12.07.2020
The USS Stephen W. Groves has completed her final journey to International Shipbreaking Ltd.’s  facility at the Port of Brownsville where she will be recycled. Her arrival marks the sixth
Category: News
This Year, ‘Thank You’ Means More
12.07.2020
By Sergio Tito Lopez/Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Saying “thank you” is an often-underrated privilege, but 2020 requires an extra note of appreciation to those who continue to drive remarkable success at
Category: News
Mexican Steel Mill to Benefit Brownsville
11.09.2020
BY STEVE CLARK / The Brownsville Herald Article published Sunday,  November 8, 2020  

A major steel mill expansion in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, is expected to have a big impact on the

Category: News
Hamilton & CIA USA LLC Expands with New Port of Brownsville Office to Service the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Industry
11.04.2020
Hamilton USA & CIA USA LLC opened new offices at the Port of Brownsville, the only deepwater port on the US-Mexico border, to expand the company’s services to the region’s
Category: News
BND General Election: Official Election Results
11.04.2020
****OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS****

Brownsville Navigation District General Election November 3rd, 2020

Early Voting results, mail-in ballots, provisional ballots, plus 59 of 59 precincts reported.

Commissioner, Place 1

  • Ralph Cowen       
Category: News
Port PD Chief Garcia Appointed to State Task Force  
10.15.2020
Port of Brownsville Chief of Police Carlos Garcia has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve on the Task Force on Disaster Issues Affecting Persons who are Elderly and
Category: News, Press Releases
Port of Brownsville Receives $14.5 Million Grant to Further Expand Agricultural Export Opportunities
10.13.2020
Expansion to Grow Agriculture Opportunities and Support Farming Families Throughout the Region BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Wednesday, October 14, 2020 – The Port of Brownsville is reclaiming its status as a major
Category: News
Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway's Momentum on Track
10.02.2020

The month of August marked an impressive milestone in the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway’s (BRG) 34-year history, with a record 5,045 loaded railcars handled at the Port

Category: News
Keppel AmFELS to Build the Largest U.S. Hopper Dredge at the Port
10.02.2020
Keppel AmFELS announced in September its contract to build the largest high-specification Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (TSHD) in the U.S. for Manson Construction Co. This will be the first dredge built
Category: News, Press Releases
Brownsville Navigation District Reduces Tax Rate
09.23.2020
Brownsville, Texas – September 22, 2020 – The Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners approved lowering the overall tax rate for property owners living within the district with an effective
Category: News
Honoring America's Truck Drivers
09.15.2020
By John Reed, Chairman of the Brownsville Navigation District   The Port of Brownsville is proud to support the U.S. trucking industry by celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (Sept. 13-19). While
Category: News
A Taste of Texas Sails to China
09.15.2020
[caption id="attachment_7194" align="alignleft" width="2560"] WestPlains LLC loaded 34,000 metric tons of sorghum for export to China in August.[/caption]  
WestPlains Exports Rio Grande Valley Sorghum
For
Category: News
Labor Meets The Port That Works
09.03.2020
A port community with all these exceptional benefits and active projects requires skilled and abundant labor. Local universities, colleges, technical schools, school districts and workforce development leaders are partnering with
Category: News
Strategic Partnership Seeks to Close the Digital Divide in Brownsville
08.26.2020

Community-wide survey kicks off campaign to help identify connectivity needs

August 26, 2020 (Brownsville, TX) –The City of Brownsville, in partnership with seven strategic local stakeholders
Top