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Galveston |
Galveston | | State | |
Texas | | Total Trade | |
8,113,263 | | Foreign Imports | |
537,928 | | Foreign Exports | |
2,834,086 | | Foreign Total | |
3,372,014 | | Domestic Total | |
4,741,249 | | | | Description | |
The Port is located on the upper Texas coast at the mouth of beautiful Galveston Bay, just 30 minutes steaming time from the open sea. This ideal location boasts facilities to handle all types of cargo including Containers, Dry and Liquid Bulk, Breakbulk, RO/RO, Refrigerated and Project Cargoes and Cruise Passengers.The Port of Galveston is the year-round homeport to two Carnival Cruise Line vessels. The Carnival Ecstasy sails from Galveston Island on 4- and 5-day cruises to locations along the Mexican coast. The Carnival Conquest offers 7-day cruises leaving every Sunday to ports in Mexico, Jamaica and Grand Cayman.
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In the maritime and transportation industries, Galveston's port authority is known as the "Port of Galveston". Most ports today are known as "Port of ..." whether they are municipally owned, state owned, or controlled by a navigation district
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