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The Texas Economy and the Maritime Industry by the Numbers

  • 1,000 - number of port facilities located along a thousand of miles of Texas channel built and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • 15,000 - number of ships passing through Texas ports every year - 20 percent of the national total
  • 300 Million - tons of cargo passing through Texas ports every year
  • 1 Million - jobs generated by Texas maritime industry
  • $178 Billion - amount of business sales generated by Texas ports
  • 10% - percentage of Texas Gross State Product generated by Texas Maritime Industry
  • $5 Billion - amount Texas ports bring in each year in state and local tax revenue
  • 40% - percentage of military combat power -- equipment, materials, supplies and people - going through Texas ports
  • 60% - percentage of jet fuel used by the U.S. military that is transported through Sabine Pass
  • 80 - number of ships backed up at the Port of Houston during the 5 day shut down after Hurricane Rita
  • 5,000 - number of passengers on each cruise ships blocked out of the Port of Houston during the 5 day shut down following Hurricane Rita
  • 300 - the number of fuel trucks needed to carry the cargo carried by a common two-barge tow
 
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