12 Facts About Port Freeport

Port Freeport is the smallest deep-water seaport along the U S Gulf Coast.

Port Freeport recommended work on the jetties at the Brazos River be abandoned.

Port Freeport Velasco was an early port of commerce for Texas but was hampered by silting at the mouth of the Brazos River.

Port Freeport, originally known as the Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria County, is a Special District created under the Texas Constitution by the Legislature in 1925 and approved by the citizens of Brazoria County.

Port Freeport is a local government entity that is governed by a board of Commissioners elected by the voters of the district.

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One of the results of this project was the Highway 36 bridge leading into Freeport being built over dry ground then having the channel dug under it.

Port Freeport is governed by six commissioners elected by voters within the district – not appointed like some of the other ports within the state.

However, Port Freeport was originally structured with only three elected commissioners.

Primary cargo shipped from Port Freeport Velasco was agricultural products from Brazoria county.

In 1953, the Port Freeport Authority passed a bond to build public docks and warehouses in order to handle bulk and dry goods.

The SPR site located on the Brazos River Diversion Channel south of Freeport is the largest of these facilities in the United States with a capacity exceeding 40 Million barrels.

Closely associated with the SPR facility is Enterprise Products, which is a tenant of Port Freeport, operating a crude oil terminal that transfers crude oil, both import and export, for various refineries in addition to the SPR facility.