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General Cargo Terminals (Breakbulk)

Northside and Southside General Cargo Terminals handling breakbulk, Ro/Ro, heavy lift, project cargo and containers, with dockside rail and covered storage.

Description

The Port of Corpus Christi operates Northside and Southside General Cargo Terminals with five multi-purpose cargo docks. They handle wind turbine components, steel pipe, flat steel, containers, Ro/Ro cargo, super-sacks, heavy lift and project cargo, with drafts from 34 ft to 45 ft.

Key features

  • Northside: 122,000 sq ft of dockside covered storage, a Ro/Ro ramp for bow or stern ramp vessels, a 48-foot-wide canopy over double rail tracks at Dock 9 and over 120 acres of open storage
  • Southside: Dock 8, described as the strongest open wharf on the Gulf Coast, with a Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbor crane; Docks 14 and 15 with covered storage; 173,000 sq ft of covered storage and a 76-acre open yard
  • Two high-speed bagging lines near Dock 15

Applications

  • Breakbulk, Ro/Ro, heavy-lift and project cargo, including wind energy components

Specifications

Dock drafts34 ft to 45 ft
Northside covered storage122,000 sq ft
Southside covered storage173,000 sq ft
Southside open storage76-acre

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