General Info

The Port of Brownsville provides the most efficient services to facilitate the international movement of goods between Mexico and the United States . At the Port of Brownsville, the land transportation of Mexico is linked with the Inland Waterway System of the United States. Open since 1936, the Port of Brownsville is located at the southernmost tip of Texas at the end of a 17 mile (27 kilometers) channel that meets the Gulf of Mexico at the Brazos Santiago Pass. The City of Brownsville is 2 miles (3 kilometers) to the southwest, and lies adjacent to the Rio Grande River providing a convenient gateway to Mexico. The Port of Brownsville is a major center of industrial development with over 230 companies doing business here.