Port of Beaumont
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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.
[edit] Location
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.