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Economic Development Services Report to City of La Porte <br />2014 - 2015 Services <br /> <br />Gulf Coast, which store or warehouse products, or which carry products to other locations are also <br />heeding the need to expand for what some say will be 10-15 years of prosperity. <br /> <br />The Port Terminal Railroad Association maintains 172 miles of track and 20 bridges along the <br />Houston Ship Channel, and handles about 58,000 railroad cards with an average of 1,200 engine <br />starts each month. Sixty- <br /> <br />Companies which warehouse petrochemical products in storage tanks are building pipelines, storage <br />units and control facilities to handle increasing volumes. And companies which move products up and <br />down the channel and through inter coastal waterways by barge or boat are noticing huge spikes in <br />business. <br /> <br /> <br />According to Tom Marian of Buffalo Marine Service, Inc., each month sees more than 11,000 tons <br />across the Houston Ship Channel and along 406 miles of Texas inter coastal waterways. Ninety-nine <br />percent of the cargo derives from the energy industry. Marian predicts a 4-5 percent growth this <br />year. Tank barge orders were up 28 percent in 2013, and are already up 15 percent in 2014, he <br />reported. <br /> <br />us their exports are likely to double perhaps even triple in the next two-to- <br />. Rep. Gene Green of the <br />Texas 29th Congressional District said the story playing out along the Texas Gulf Coast is the biggest <br /> <br /> <br />e Gulf Coast <br /> All in all, the <br />2014 Petrochemical and Maritime Outlook Conference told a story of job growthupstream and <br />down, in petrochemical, manufacturing and a variety of supporting industriesfor the next 15 to 20 <br />years. <br />It was a story Burke and company at the Economic Alliance enjoyed telling. <br /> <br />September 10th SEACAP Meeting <br />The Economic Alliance attended and participated in the SEACAP Meeting which was hosted by <br />Styrolution at Styrolution building. The CAP opened the meeting with introductions, welcoming Louis <br />Meneghetti, who returned to the CAP in a new job for Total. Rebecca Alvarado attended with Chris <br />Horton and will be replacing him on the CAP for the Houston TCEQ office. Anja Borski and Scott <br />Presented by: Economic Alliance Houston Port Region Page 18 of 22 <br /> <br />