Contents
Report:
Report
Summary
Max. Size:
Channel:
LOA 850 ft., beam 135 ft., draft 40 ft. (tidal).
Breakbulk:
Depth 42 ft. (tidal).
Bulk:
Depth 42 ft. (tidal).
Tankers:
Depth 42 ft. (tidal).
Gas:
Depth 42 ft. (tidal).
Fuel:
No fuel locally. Must be barged from Corpus Christi.
Airport:
South Padre Island Int'l, 8 km.
Repairs/Drydocks:
Repairs possible.
Medical:
Notice required.
Brownsville
USBRO
Also see
General before first USA port
OVERVIEW:
Multipurpose port, handles breakbulk, heavy-lift, dry and liquid bulk cargoes.The
Port of Brownsville is also the largest land-owning public port authority in the USA.
LOCATION:
In the Gulf of Mexico. Brownsville is situated at the southernmost tip of Texas, at
the USA/Mexico border.
CHARTS:
BA Charts No. 3184, 3768 and 3849.
US NOAA Charts No. 11301 and 11302.
Publications:
US Coast Pilot 5.
DOCUMENTS:
See
General – Documents before first USA port.
MAX. SIZE:
Channel:
LOA 850 ft., beam 135 ft., draft 40 ft. (MLW).
Breakbulk:
Depth 42 ft. (MLW).
Bulk:
Depth 42 ft. (MLW).
Tankers:
Depth 42 ft. (MLW).
Gas:
Depth 42 ft. (MLW).
Vessels with LOA over 850 ft. or beam over 135 ft. will be examined on a case-by-case
basis.
APPROACHES:
The main approach channel has a controlling depth of 42 ft. Minimum depths in channel
entering from seaward
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