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Galveston Port Moving Forward with Master Plan Update

February 07, 2025

Wharves Board Votes to Support Cruise Growth GALVESTON, TX (Feb. 7, 2025) – The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 6 to invest in the port’s future by…

Bicentennial, Port Director Message

Port’s 19th Century History Filled with Pirates, Naval Battles, Commerce

January 25, 2025

By Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO. If you’re a history buff like me, you enjoy learning about our island’s history. During this, the port’s 200th anniversary year,…

Port Director Message

Time to Update Port Master Plan

January 11, 2025

By Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO. Our 20-Year Strategic Master Plan has served us well since the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees adopted it in 2019. The…

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Cruise Shuttle Contract Worked Injured In Accident

December 30, 2024

GALVESTON, TX (Monday, Dec. 30, 2024) – A cruise shuttle contract worker was injured in a vehicle/pedestrian accident at 8:51 a.m. Monday at Port of Galveston Parking Lot A, 3200…

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Port Police Identify Truck Accident Victim

December 28, 2024

GALVESTON, TX (Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024) – Authorities have identified the body recovered from a submerged vehicle in Galveston Harbor as Cameron Sharman, a 32-year-old La Marque man. The body was recovered Friday from the cab of a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup truck that port security video shows driving from Pier 20 into the water at 2:14 a.m. Friday. Police have no witnesses to the accident.  Pier 20 is a…

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Port Police Locate Vehicle in Galveston Harbor, Working on Recovery

December 27, 2024

GALVESTON, TX (Friday, Dec. 27, 2024) – Port of Galveston police have located a pickup truck that they believe was driven into Galveston Harbor at Pier 20 at 2:14 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27. Police were working Friday afternoon to recover the vehicle and to determine if there were occupants. Port police began investigating Friday morning after public reports of pier railing damage. After port security video confirmed that a vehicle…

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2025 to be Big Year for Port, City

December 23, 2024

By Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves port director and CEO. As we approach the port’s 200th anniversary, 2025 could be the biggest year in our history in terms of infrastructure spending, economic benefits and direct payments to the city of Galveston. We’re investing more than $250 million in waterfront infrastructure to improve long-neglected, decaying berths and cargo laydown areas. We’re also expanding our cruise business to meet growing demand. City Payments…

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Galveston Wharves Proclaims 2025 Bicentennial Year

December 17, 2024

The Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees proclaimed 2025 the Bicentennial Year for the Port of Galveston at its Dec. 17 board meeting. The port is planning a full year of activities to highlight and celebrate the port's 200-year history. Visit www.portofgalveston200.com for details. PORT OF GALVESTON BICENTENNIAL PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Mexican government designated the Port of Galveston as a provisional port and custom entry point on October 17, 1825, when…

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Port Of Galveston Sets Record with 1.5-Millionth Cruise Passenger

December 09, 2024

GALVESTON, TX (Dec. 10, 2024) – The Port of Galveston, fourth most popular cruise home port in North America, celebrated its 1.5-millionth cruise passenger of the year on Dec. 6, breaking its 2023 record and putting it on track to reach more than 1.6 million passengers by the end of the year.  Rodger Rees, Galveston Wharves port director and CEO congratulated Katrular Buchanan and her family of Amite, La., at…

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