Port of Corpus Christi customers moved 50.9 million tons of commodities through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the third quarter of 2025, a 4 percent decrease over the same period in 2024.
Crude oil shipments in Q3 2025 totaled 31.3 million tons, a 6.8% decline over Q3 2024, while LNG shipments increased 9.2% to 4.5 million tons.
The third quarter of 2024 remains the record third quarter for the Port of Corpus Christi. In that quarter, 53 million tons transited the ship channel.
In June 2025, the Port announced completion of the fourth and final phase of the unprecedented Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP).
The newly expanded waterway enables more efficient transport of crude oil, liquefied natural gas, and other commodities.
The project deepened the main channel to 54 feet from 47 feet, widened the channel to 530 feet in most places, and added barge shelves to the longest portion across Corpus Christi Bay.
Annual transportation cost savings are estimated to exceed US$200 million.
