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The La Quinta Trade Gateway project is a major component of the Port’s long-term diversification plan. The 1100-acre site will accommodate a modern, multi-modal facility providing seamless transfer of cargo, trailers, and containers between highway, rail, ferry, coastal and deep sea conveyances. Its 3800 ft shoreline and 45 – 50 ft channel depth affords space for a dock-structure adequate for the largest and most efficient containerships (up to three at one time). More than 5000 ft of on-dock, intermodal railtracks will handle complete trains without switching. The La Quinta Trade Gateway is a rational solution to the problem of congestion at East and West Coast ports. Infrastructure development is underway with tenants already on site. Gulf Compress, La Quinta’s first tenant, completed the development of a new 575,000 sq-ft covered storage facility to store cotton. La Quinta is ready and available to serve major, world-wide shippers.

Key Drivers for Developing the La Quinta Trade Gateway Terminal

• Lower Inland Transport Costs – La Quinta will enable lines to serve importers/exporters in South, West, and Central Texas, as well as in Northern Mexico, with lower costs.
• Import/Export Distribution Ops – No other port on the Gulf Coast can match La Quinta’s ability to provide shippers with low-cost, “on-dock” land for distribution center operations.
• Risk Mitigation for Shipment Delays – For shippers located outside of metropolitan Houston, La Quinta can provide a viable, alternative gateway, without the risk of transit delays due to road and rail congestion or due to air quality-related operating restrictions.
• Security – As a green-field site, La Quinta can be built to incorporate the latest federal security requirements.
• Growth – Site has enough land for future terminal expansion or development of distribution centers.

Located on nearby, largely rural property, La Quinta provides uncongested roadway access to Interstate 37 as well as to the nation’s two major developing transportation corridors – Interstate 39 and Interstate 69.. This access to capable and efficient connectors gives the La Quinta Trade Gateway a significant competitive advantage to service nearby consumer markets and production areas. La Quinta is being designed to take full advantage of its proximity to the Union Pacific main line, which links to other Class One operators, including BNSF and TexMex railroads.

Currently, the Port of Corpus Christi has completed or is on going completion of near completion of the following:

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• Preliminary Master Development Plan completed
• Market Feasibility Appraisal completed
• Alternative Site Analysis completed
• Landside Transportation Analysis completed
• Development of Financial Strategies in-progress
• Channel Improvement Program approved by he Chief of the United States Corps of Engineers
• Terminal Construction Permit process is on going