Multimodal Transportation

The Port of Victoria is unique in that it offers businesses the ability to ship and receive products and supplies via water, rail, highway and air transportation options.

barge on the canal

Water

The 35-mile-long Victoria Barge Canal connects the Port of Victoria to the Gulf Intracoastal  Waterway (GIWW), providing a link to the major shipping lines servicing the Texas coast. Therefore, companies operating from the Port can connect to the Gulf Coast, Mississippi River, Ohio River and the 26,000 miles of the United States’ inland waterway system, including the Great Lakes. 

Features of the Port of Victoria include:

  • Two cargo docks totalling 200,000 square feet.
  • Three liquid docks.
  • A channel depth of 12 feet and width of 125 feet, with capacity for 60 barges.

vehicles on highway 59Highway

The Port is connected by several four-lane divided highways to all major arteries in South Texas and its 15 million+ customers. The current US I-59, which is the future planned NAFTA I-69, along with US I-77, US I-87, and easy access to I-10, I-35 and I-37, provide options for heavy freight traffic from Victoria to neighboring Texas cities and all parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada. There are 19 trucking companies in the area, offering motor freight, heavy hauling and liquid or dry bulk carriers.

training crossing bridge

Rail

Union Pacific and BNSF are the two major rail providers servicing Port of Victoria. Recent investments have significantly upgraded Port of Victoria’s existing rail infrastructure, benefitting tenants, fostering business growth and facilitating additional projects in the community.

Major grants received by Port of Victoria for railway improvements include:

  • $6 million grant through the CARES Act in early 2021, funding construction of a 1.9-mile rail loop and 2,000-foot ladder track at the Port’s North Industrial Park. This project connected tracts of available land, delivering more convenient rail access for tenants.
  • $20.35 million grant via the TXDOT Maritime Infrastructure Program in Oct. 2023, awarded for the first phase of a rail infrastructure project at Port of Victoria’s Texas Logistics Center (TXLC). Over 42,000 feet of track are in the process of being laid, including construction of three 10,000-foot drop and pull tracks.
map of BNSF and Union Pacific rail lines
private plane

Air

The Port of Victoria is serviced by Victoria Regional Airport, located 13 miles from the City of Victoria proper. It offers connections to Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport via a Skywest Airlines partnership with United Airlines.

Aviation services and amenities at Victoria Regional Airport include:

  • On-site fire department, state-of-the-art runway signage and lighting, fuel service and aircraft storage.
  • Automated Weather service and an on-location restaurant.