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Port and council plan master‑plan update as CT16 opens; trustees highlight dredging, west‑end cargo work and Pelican Island options
Summary
Trustees said work on the port’s west‑end cargo complex is well underway, that Cruise Terminal 16 will boost revenue, and that an updated port master plan is planned in Q1 to re-assess land use (including Pelican Island) and capacity limits; port staff flagged dredging and maintenance funding as ongoing priorities.
Port trustees told Galveston city council members they will begin a formal update of the Port of Galveston master plan in the first quarter to reassess cruise, cargo and real-estate priorities now that demand has exceeded earlier forecasts.
Trustees and port staff said Cruise Terminal 16 will materially increase passenger volumes and that port revenues from cruise operations have been used to fund west‑end cargo infrastructure. Trustees said the port is already investing heavily on the west end — a multi‑million‑dollar capital program — to diversify into cargo and to add slips and berths. The board said…
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