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GALVESTON WHARVES STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN FINAL DRAFT SLIDE DECK AVAILABLE

November 04, 2019

Galveston, TX (November 6, 2019) - After more than a year of research and analysis, the final draft of the Galveston Wharves 20-Year Strategic Master Plan has been completed and is being reviewed by members of the Wharves Board of Trustees. This plan will give the port a sustainable, unified vision and direction guided by solid data, sound business decisions, and community input and support. Port Director Rodger Rees said,…

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GALVESTON WHARVES BOARD APPROVES TRAFFIC STUDY

November 04, 2019

Galveston, TX (November 4, 2019) – The Port of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves approved an agreement between TranSystems Corporation and the port to perform a traffic study in the amount of $179,906.00. A portion of this cost, approximately $22,000 will be funded from the port’s master plan budget, allocated for a traffic circulation model.  The study will assess traffic on Harborside Drive, existing port roadways, and proposed port roadways…

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BREAKBULK BIG BUSINESS AT GALVESTON WHARVES

October 27, 2019

What do bananas, BMWs and bulldozers have in common? All are breakbulk cargoes that move through the Port of Galveston.  In 2018, breakbulk made up 27 percent of the 4.1 million tons of cargo that passed through the port and generated $7.7 million in port revenue. The port collects revenue every time a piece of cargo moves across our docks and when we store cargo in our laydown yards.  Breakbulk…

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GALVESTON WHARVES DIRECTOR PITCHING GALVESTON AT CARIBBEAN REGIONAL CRUISE CONFERENCE

October 17, 2019

Galveston, TX (October 17, 2019) – Galveston Wharves Port Director Rodger Rees will be touting the benefits of Galveston as a cruise homeport to cruise executives from around the world at the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) annual conference and trade show Oct. 21-25 in Puerto Rico. Rees will take the opportunity to network with more than 100 cruise executives to attract new cruise lines to Galveston, the fourth busiest…

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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE TO ADD FOURTH SHIP IN GALVESTON

October 15, 2019

GALVESTON, TX  (October 15, 2019) – Everything is bigger in Texas – including Carnival Cruise Line – which announced today that it will have four ships homeported in Galveston, year-round, beginning in 2021. Building on its position as the World's Most Popular Cruise Line® and the number one cruise line from Texas, Carnival Cruise Line said that Carnival Radiance will join the Galveston-based fleet in May 2021. In addition, Carnival…

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PORT OF GALVESTON JOINS GREEN MARINE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

October 14, 2019

Galveston, Texas, Oct. 14, 2019 – The Port of Galveston is going green with a number of environmental initiatives, including membership in Green Marine, the leading voluntary environmental program for North America’s maritime industry. “Joining Green Marine will help us identify and implement best practices, manage our environmental initiatives, measure our progress and strive for continuous improvement,” said Rodger E. Rees, port director and CEO. “Sharing new technologies and best practices…

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KEEPING OUR WATERFRONT SAFE AND SECURE

October 11, 2019

Our Galveston Wharves Police and Security Department does a remarkable job of handling a complex operation. Headed by Security Director Kenneth Campbell, our staff of 26 is responsible for public safety and security for a busy, 840-acre port facility with 840 cargo vessel calls, 268 cruise ship calls, thousands of workers and almost 2 million cruise passenger movements in 2018. Campbell, who has more than 25 years of law enforcement…

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PORT GOING GREEN WITH ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES

September 30, 2019

Galveston Wharves is going green. We’re kicking off a number of employee-driven initiatives to reduce our environmental impact and support local community groups committed to environmental sustainability, including the Galveston Bay Foundation. Solar panels on our cruise terminal roofs and electric vehicle charging stations in our cruise parking lots are just a few programs we’re exploring to make our business more energy efficient and reduce our environmental footprint. SEEKING CERTIFICATION…

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GALVESTON WHARVES TO BEGIN $1.5 MILLION ANNUAL CHANNEL DREDGE

September 19, 2019

GALVESTON, TX- Sept. 19, 2019 – Galveston Wharves is launching a weeks-long, $1.5-million dredging project to maintain depths along its waterfront. The port’s dredging contractor will remove an estimated 135,000 cubic yards of silt, enough to fill 41 Olympic swimming pools. Port Director Rodger Rees said, “Every year we dredge along our waterfront to maintain depths of 40-45 feet to accommodate the approximately 1000 ships that call on the port…

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