For the past decade, the Galveston Bay area in Southeast Texas has experienced a sustained 6 percent annual growth in containerized cargo without a significant increase in cargo handling facilities. At present, existing regional container loading facilities are performing near ultimate capacity. There are numerous proposals to help alleviate the approaching congestion problems at the public port facilities. The Texas City International Terminal (TCIT) project is sponsored by the City of Texas City as a partial answer to sustained cargo growth in the region. The City of Texas City has formed a public/private partnership with TCIT for development and operation of a modern container terminal. The majority interest in TCIT is held by SSA Marine, a Seattle-based stevedoring company. In the early stages of program development, SSA initiated work on a concept development study conducted by BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc. in an effort to identify the big picture elements associated with terminal development. The study was broken into three major tasks, including a market study, master planning, and an environmental assessment. Terminal planning was conducted parallel with the permit review process. This closely coordinated effort facilitated timely flow of information between the design team and regulatory and resource agencies. This allowed the design team to make midstream adjustments to the planning process in direct response to suggestions by agencies. This paper will discuss the key relationships between the design team and the public agencies.


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    Title :

    Port Planning Texas City International Terminal


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Ports Conference 2004 ; 2004 ; Houston, Texas, United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2004-05-13




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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