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The Port of Houston and the Reliability and Security of Regional Maritime Trade March 11, 2015

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The Port of Houston and the

Reliability and Security of

Regional Maritime Trade

March 11, 2015

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The Port of Houston and

The Houston Ship Channel

No. 1 U.S. and world’s 2nd largest

petrochemical complex

No. 1 U.S. port in foreign tonnage

No. 2 U.S. port in total tonnage

…and the region is the nation’s

leading export market

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The Port of Houston and

The Houston Ship Channel

No. 1 U.S. and world’s 2nd largest

petrochemical complex

No. 1 U.S. port in foreign tonnage

No. 2 U.S. port in total tonnage

U.S. Gulf Maritime Traffic

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Eight

County

Rail

Network

Source:

Houston

Regional

Freight Rail

Study,

TxDOT

2007

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Regional Pipeline Network

Source: Texas Railroad Commission

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