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Corpus Christi

Crude export port · United States

UN/LOCODE: USCRP
Position: 27.82° N, 97.40° W
Largest tanker: 160,000 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file

Price a cargo from Corpus Christi Price a cargo to Corpus Christi

Sea distances to trading hubs

Hub	Nautical miles	Via
Rotterdam	5,142	open sea
Houston	256	open sea
Santos	5,682	open sea
Fujairah	9,605	Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal
Singapore (Pulau Bukom)	11,846	Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal
Ningbo	10,311	Panama Canal

Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.

Terminals and berths

Corpus Christi Ship Channel

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	47 ft	2023: channel depth 47 ft MLLW; authorized 54 ft (under construction)	A
Depth	54 ft	deepened 47 -> 54 ft; widened 400 -> 530 ft; 11.9 mi opened (June 2025)	B
Note	tidal range at Port Aransas 1.9 ft; Inner Harbor normal tide ~1.5 ft above MLLW; MLLW = NAVD88 + 0.5 ft; Harbor Bridge air draft 137.5 ft above MHW		A

Sources: Port of Corpus Christi Facilities Guide 2023 (public); Port of Corpus Christi homepage ('54-foot (MLLW) channel') + FreightWaves 2025-06-02

Port of Corpus Christi public oil docks

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Berths	13 public oil docks	plus 16 private oil docks operated by port industries	A
Max deadweight	160,000 t	'largest docks designed for 160,000 DWT tankers'; berths 246-1,000 ft; depths up to 45 ft	A

Sources: Port of Corpus Christi - Liquid Docks page

Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) (USACE 110V)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	47 ft	alongside depth max (min 47 ft); purpose: Shipment of crude oil and LPG	A
Note	largest berthing length 1100 ft ft		A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Flint Hills Resources Ingleside Crude Terminal (USACE 0VRQ)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	40 ft	alongside depth max (min 40 ft); purpose: Receipt and shipment of crude oil; bunkering	A
Note	largest berthing length 1000 ft ft		A
Storage	15 crude tanks, total 2,634,000 bbl		A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Oil Dock No. 1 (Port of Corpus Christi) (USACE 0VM4)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	44 ft	alongside depth max (min 43 ft); purpose: Receipt and shipment of crude oil, xylene, toluene	A
Note	largest berthing length 1000 ft ft		A
Max length	1,000 ft	vessel length limit	A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer); Port of Corpus Christi Facilities Guide 2023 (public)

CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery Docks 3 & 6 (USACE 0VNB)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	45 ft	alongside depth max (min 45 ft); purpose: Receipt of crude oil by tanker	A
Note	largest berthing length 1000 ft ft		A
Storage	8 tanks, total 3,000,000 bbl		A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Oil Dock 4 (USACE 0W4W)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	45 ft	alongside depth max (min 44 ft); purpose: Products/petrochemicals; receipt of crude	A
Note	largest berthing length 850 ft ft		A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Oil Dock 7 (USACE 0W4V)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	45 ft	alongside depth max (min 44 ft); purpose: Products/petrochemicals; receipt of crude	A
Note	largest berthing length 850 ft ft		A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Oil Dock 11 (USACE 0W4D)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	45 ft	alongside depth max (min 43 ft); purpose: Products/petrochemicals; receipt of crude	A
Note	largest berthing length 850 ft ft		A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Buckeye Texas Hub Docks 1 & 3 (USACE 123G)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Storage	2.6 million bbl bbl	crude, condensate, naphtha, fuel oil (+LPG)	A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

CITGO Corpus Christi refinery

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	40 ft	CITGO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY DOCKS NOS. 1 AND 2 (USACE 0VQF) · petroleum products and petrochemicals; bunker barges	A
Note	largest berthing length 800 ft ft	CITGO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY DOCKS NOS. 1 AND 2 (USACE 0VQF)	A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)

Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi East Plant docks

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	40 ft	FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, EAST PLANT, (TANKER) DOCK NO. 2 (USACE 0SWA)	A
Note	largest berthing length 800 ft ft	FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, EAST PLANT, (TANKER) DOCK NO. 2 (USACE 0SWA)	A
Depth	45 ft	FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, EAST PLANT, (TANKER) DOCK NO. 3 (USACE 0SSX)	A
Note	largest berthing length 900 ft ft	FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, EAST PLANT, (TANKER) DOCK NO. 3 (USACE 0SSX)	A

Sources: USACE Navigation Facilities / Master Docks Plus (NTAD Docks layer)