Port of Beaumont

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The Port of Beaumont handles the third largest amount of shipping, in tonnage, with only South Louisiana, Houston and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey handling more.
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The Port of Beaumont handles the third largest amount of shipping, in tonnage, with only South Louisiana, Houston and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey handling more.

The Port of Beaumont is a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas.

It claims to rank as the fourth largest in the United States and the thirty-fourth largest in the world in terms of tonnage. It also claims to be the busiest military port in the U.S. and the second busiest military port in the world; it is the headquarters of the United States Army's 842d Transportation Battalion, which specializes in port logistical activity.

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It is at Latitude 30°4'6"N and Longitude 94°5'4"W, approximately 84 miles east of Houston and 270 miles west of New Orleans.

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