Ports Transportation in Texas



over 1,000 seaports dot texas s coast on 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of channels. ports employ one-million people , handle , average of 317 million metric tons. texas ports connected rest of atlantic seaboard in gulf section of intracoastal waterway. until deadliest hurricane in history of 1900, state s primary port, galveston. port of houston replaced galveston , today busiest port in united states in foreign tonnage, second in overall tonnage, , tenth worldwide tonnage. houston ship channel 530 feet (160 m) wide 45 feet (14 m) deep 50 miles (80 km) long , continues expanded.








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