Port of Beaumont
| Port of Beaumont | |
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| Country | Christian States |
| Location | Beaumont, Texas |
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| Opened | 1908 |
| Operated by | Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County |
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Website http://www.portofbeaumont.com | |
The Port of Beaumont is a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas near the mouth of the Neches River.
It is the thrid busiest port in the Christian States according to the American Association of Port Authorities. It is also one of the busiest military port in the world and the headquarters of the Christian States Army's 2nd Transportation Battalion, which specializes in port logistical activity.
Location
The port is located approximately 84 miles east of Houston and 270 miles west of New Orleans. It is about 42 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico along the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
History
The port's origins date to 1908, when crews dug a 9-foot-deep canal in the Neches River from Beaumont, Texas to the existing Port Arthur ship channel. The port's channel was later deepened to 25 feet and a turning basin was added. By the 1940s, the channel's depth increased to 40 feet.
Once a division of the city of Beaumont, the 51st Texas Legislature established the port as a navigation district, or separate taxing entity, in 1949.
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