Multimodal Transportation

The Victoria Barge Canal is a 35-mile long waterway that connects the Port of Victoria to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). With two general cargo docks totaling 200,000 sqft, three liquid docks, a channel depth of 12′ and a width of 125′, the Port has the capacity for 60 barges. The primary distribution advantage for the Port is its link with the GIWW and the major shipping lines that service ports on the Texas coast. The GIWW not only links the Gulf Coast from Brownsville, Texas, to Apalachee Bay, Florida but also the Mississippi River, Ohio River and their connecting canals and river basins. This links Victoria to the Great Lakes and major cities on the 26,000 mile Inland Waterway system.

The Port of Victoria Industrial Park is serviced by two major rail providers, Union Pacific and BNSF, with 19,050 ft or 3.6 miles of total rail track in place with an additional 12,032 ft or 2.3 miles under construction. In February 2021, the Victoria County Navigation District secured a $6 million CARES Act Grant through the Economic Development Administration for a Rail Expansion Project. This grant, which requires a 50%, or $3 million, match from the Port, will help fund the construction of a 1.9-mile rail loop and 2,000-foot ladder track at the Port’s North Industrial Site. The Rail Expansion Project will connect three tracts of available land, totaling 115 acres and provide current tenants with improved rail access. It will also allow the Port to accommodate the delivery of unit trains with 100+ railcars and provide additional capacity at the Port for railcar storage. The expected completion is by the end of 2021.