Port of Brownsville Trivia
- When was the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) created?
- 1911
- 1928
- 1932
Answer
Answer: B, 1928. An election to create the BND was held, and the people of Brownsville overwhelmingly approved its creation by a majority of 1,513 to 95.
- When was the Port of Brownsville dedicated?
- 1904
- 1936
- 1955
Answer
Answer: The great celebration dedicating the opening of the Port of Brownsville was May 16, 1936.
- What was the name of the first ship to arrive at the Port of Brownsville?
- USS Roosevelt
- USS Enterprise
- USS Dickerson
Answer
Answer: USS Dickerson, a Navy Destroyer, was the first ship to arrive at the Port of Brownsville to participate in the celebration for the newly constructed Port of Brownsville.
- When the Port of Brownsville Was opened, how deep was the ship channel?
- 25 feet
- 32 feet
- 36 feet
Answer
Answer: When the Port was opened, it was 25 feet. It was later deepened to 36 feet.
- Who was the first Port Director?
- F.W. Hofmokel
- Richard Schultz
- Al Cisneros
Answer
Answer: F.W. Hoofmokel was the first port director.
- What is the current depth of the ship channel at the Port of Brownsville?
- 36 feet
- 42 feet
- 52 feet
Answer
Answer: The current depth is 42 feet. It is going to be dredged to 52 feet.
- Who is the only deep water seaport located directly on the US/Mexico border?
- Port of San Diego, CA
- Veterans Bridge Port of Entry
- Port of Brownsville
Answer
Answer: Port of Brownsville is the only US deep water sea port located on the US/Mexico border.
- Who is the largest land owning public port in the United States?
- Port of Brownsville
- Port of Houston
- Port of Los Angeles
Answer
Answer: Port of Brownsville is the largest landowning public port with over 40,000 acres of land.
- Which US sea port ships more steel into Mexico than any other port?
- Port of Houston
- Port of Brownsville
- Port of Corpus Christi
Answer
Answer: Port of Brownsville ships over 5 million metric tons of steel into Mexico.
- Which is the only port in Texas that is home port to the maker of large scale ocean going vessels?
- Port of Beaumont
- Port of Houston/Galveston
- Port of Brownsville
Answer
Answer: Port of Brownsville. Seatrium Amfels in the Port of Brownsville is the top fabricator of vessels including containership, dredge vessels and wind turbine installation vessels.