Port of Longview is on track for another record-breaking year of cargo activity, thanks to shipments of grain that are beating last year’s record-setting levels, the port announced Friday.
Total tonnage at the port hit 5.2 million in the first six months of 2017, up from 3.4 million in the same period last year, the port announced Friday. For all of 2016, total cargo activity reached 8.33 million tons, the highest in at least 30 years.
Much of the port’s overall success hinges on the fate of its biggest exporter, the Export Grain Terminal (EGT). So far this year, bumper grain crops have EGT’s tonnage surging. Another bright spot for tonnage this year has been bulk mineral exports, which have more than doubled so far this year compared to last, reaching 310,000 tons so far this year.
