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HOUSTON-Anticipating double-digit growth for the next 20 years, governing teams for the ports of Houston and Galveston are joining forces to develop a master plan for growth. The focus is development and use of 1,120 acres bought in 2001 on Pelican Island.
Although construction won't begin until 2015 when the Bayport Terminal will be fully built out, a spokeswoman for the Port of Houston says the agreement between the two ports means the planning process can start immediately to make plans to expand container-handling capacities. "The idea of planning is to determine what happens in 20 years when our facilities reach capacity," she says, explaining why the ports are starting so soon. "It took us 10 years from concept to opening of Bayport."
The spokeswoman says both ports are projected to have double-digit growth in cargo shipments in the next two decades. The Port of Houston handled 200 million tons of cargo last year, according to its website.
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