The Fentress Bracewell Barbours Cut
Container Terminal is the most modern
intermodal facility on the Gulf of Mexico. The Port
of Houston handles 72 percent
of the containerized cargo market in the U.S. Gulf and
95 percent of the containers moving through Texas. Much
of that activity takes place at Barbours Cut.
The six berths at Barbours Cut provide
6,000 feet of continuous quay with 13 wharf cranes.
The facility is designed for maximum efficiency and
includes a roll-on/roll-off platform, a LASH dock, paved
marshaling area, two 100,000 square-foot transit sheds,
and an on-site rail ramp. A computerized inventory control
system tracks the status and location of individual
containers, and customers can monitor the status of
their container shipments via the Port of Houston Authority’s
Web site.
| The Facts About Barbours Cut |
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1515 East Barbours Cut Blvd., LaPorte, Texas 77571 |
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The most modern intermodal facility on the U.S.
Gulf |
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Six 1,000-foot-long container berths providing
6,000 feet
of continuous quay |
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Roll-on/roll-off platform |
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LASH dock |
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230 acres of paved marshaling area |
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255,000-square-foot warehouse space |
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Computerized inventory control system tracks the
status and location of individual containers |
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Comprehensive refrigerated food warehouse is located
near the terminal |
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Channel depth is 40 feet at mean low tide |
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Four entry points with a combined total of 26
truck lanes and eleven 60-ton scales for heavy truck
traffic |
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Rail ramp consists of 42.1 acres with |
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Four working tracks, each about 2,700 feet
in length |
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five storage tracks, each about 2,550 feet
in length |
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900 parking spaces |
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Room for more than 24,500 grounded TEUs, 342 reefer
outlets; slots for over 2,500 wheeled units |
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Two 100,000 square foot sheds and one 55,000 square
foot shed |
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13 wharf cranes |
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32 heavy-duty yard tractors and 100 heavy-duty
yard chassis |
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Import vehicle processing nearby |
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24-hour security and availability |
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Leases container terminal 6 and a portion of container
terminal 5 to Maersk-Sea-Land Services, Inc. |
