Projects

•Construction of the Port's $60 Million Security System
•Construction of Port's Security Command Center
•Construction of the Fulton Corridor
•Construction of Major Interchange at Carbon Plant Road & IH-37 for Tuloso Midway ISD
•Federal Authorization of Channel Improvement Project
•Removal of Tule Lake Lift Bridge
•Construction of the Ortiz Center
•Permitting for La Quinta Trade Gateway Project
•Construction of Cotton Compress Facility at La Quinta
•Project Partnership Agreement with the Corps of Engineers for the La Quinta Channel Extension
•Sale of Port Property to the City for Whataburger Field
•Completion of Mary Rhodes Pipeline
•Completion of the Loop Rail Track at the Bulk Terminal
•Improvements to the Military Storage Yard & Rail Access (AI Speight Yard)
•Dredging of Bulk Dock 3 for Military Layberth
•Construction of the Water Taxi Dock
•Railroad Master Plan
•Environmental Cleanup of Harbor Island
•Installation of Vessel Traffic Information System
•Expansion of the Port's Cargo Storage Yards

 

Awards and Citations

•Designation as a Strategic Military Port
•AAPAAwards for Public Relations and Environment
•Environmental Management System Certification
•Federalization of the Rincon Canal
•Member, 2030 Committee to Study Texas Transportation Needs
•Participant and Speaker at the 2006 US-Cuba Energy Summit in Mexico City
•Participant and Speaker at US-Cuba Business Conferences in Cancun (2002) and Havana (2003)
•Panelist at US-Cuba Trade Conferences in Savannah, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida
•Lecturer at Emerging Trade with Cuba at the University of Texas at Austin in 2009.
•Panelist at the Free Trade Alliance Conference ("Preparing for the Expansion of the Panama Canal") at the Port of San Antonio

 

Activities

•MPO Transportation Policy Committee Chairman
•Marketing Initiatives in South America, Central America, Mexico, China, etc.
•Trade Shipments to Cuba
•Travel Representing the Port
•Support of GulfIntercoastal Water Way Between Corpus Christi and Lower Rio Grande Valley
•Advocate of Better Intermodal Connections for the Port (1-69, Port-to-Port, etc.)
•Dialogue with China, i.e., TPCO
•Development of Wind Turbine Cargo Business
•Board of Directors for the Free Trade Alliance
•Participation with Laredo Chamber of Commerce in PCCA / Laredo Corridor Meetings
•Periodic Meetings with then U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Tony Garza, to Discuss
•Increased Cargo Opportunities
•Testified before Texas Legislature on Numerous Port Bills
•Testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission in Support of Free Trade with Cuba
•Worked to Increase the Number of Stevedoring Firms Serving the Port of Corpus Christi to Develop a More Competitive Environment for Cargo and Services
•Negotiated the Inclusion of the Chilean Navy Tall Ship Esmeralda in Sail South Texas 2010

 

Purchases

•Purchase of the La Quinta Property
•Purchase of Property from the Driscoll Foundation for Construction of the Fulton
•Corridor and the Proposed Viola Rail Yard
•Purchase of the Fireboat
•Purchase of Additional Property Next to NSI
•Purchase of Security Marine Patrol Boats

 

Leases

•Military Layberth Contracts
•Privatization of the Corpus Christi Public Elevator (ADM Lease)
•Texas Treasure Lease

 

Miscellaneous

•Transfer of Naval Station Ingleside to the Port at No Cost (Kay Bailey Hutchison Legislation)
•Agreement with Texas A&M to develop Naval Station Ingleside
•Improvements to Major Dock Facilities
•Revisions to Port Investment Policy
•Revisions to Port Health and Dental Benefit Plans
•Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment Cargoes
•Numerous Oil Dock Maintenance and Improvement Projects
•Redevelopment ofNueces Bay Power Plant by TOPAZ
•Expansion of the Foreign Trade Zone
•Harbor Island Master Plan
•Provided Representation from San Patricio County on Port Commission
•Establishment of a Port Police Department
•Partnering with Port Aransas on GLO Coastal Erosion and Protection Grants
•Rincon Industrial Park Plans
•Cruise Terminal Study
•Legislative Changes
•Establishment of Port Wellness Program
•Reorganization of Port's Senior Management to Increase Efficiency and Expand Cargo
•Development
•Increase Financial Support of Corpus Christi EDC, San Patricio EDC, and Chamber of Commerce to Expand Business and Tax Base

 

Vision of the Future

•Replacement of the Harbor Bridge
•Deepening and Widening the Ship Channel
•Completion of the La Quinta Trade Gateway Terminal
•Full Reutilization of Naval Station Ingleside
•Widespread Diversification
•New Cargoes from the Expanded Panama Canal
•Startup of TPCO Steel & Pipe Plant with Direct Highway Connection to La Quinta
•Startup of Las Brisas Plant
•New Industry Along the Fulton Corridor
•Improve Highways in South Texas (SH-44/59, SH-77, and IH-69)
•Construction of Major Rail Interchange Yard Along Fulton Corridor
•Completion of the Engineering School at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
•Widening and Deepening of the Ship Channel
•Establishment of the Port as a Homeport for a Major Cruise Liner (Once Harbor Bridge is Elevated)
•Continued Redevelopment of the Northside, Beginning with the Completion of
•Improvements on Port Avenue from IH-37 to the Museum Centers
•Economic Reformation of the Rincon Canal to Revitalize Corpus Christi Beach
•Establishment of the Port as a Permanent Military Layberth Center
•Full Industrial Development of the Driscoll Foundation Property
•Full Utilization of the Refrigerated Warehouse Under Private Management to Expand
•Meat and Vegetable Exports to a Free Cuba and Parts of Latin America

 

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