OperationsQ2 2026
Berth 2 modernization delivers 18% faster Aframax turnaround
Upgraded mooring dolphins, new Chiksan arms and improved fendering reduce average laytime across primary crude calls.
Read full article
Houston Ship Channel · Liquid Bulk Gateway
Houston's
Deepwater Oil
Terminal.
A deepwater liquid bulk terminal handling crude oil, refined products, fuel oil, biofuels and renewable feedstocks — with marine, pipeline, rail and truck connectivity to the Gulf Coast energy complex.
Scroll
Terminal Live
Vessels YTD287+12%
Barrels Throughput184.6M+8.4%
Active Loading Arms06 / 06100%
Truck Loads Today412+3.2%
Rail Cars On-Rack62—
Tank Farm Utilization71%Optimal
Pipeline Batches14Live
Uptime · 90 day99.97%Tier 1
Avg Discharge32 hrsAframax
Spot Inquiries29This week
Vessels YTD287+12%
Barrels Throughput184.6M+8.4%
Active Loading Arms06 / 06100%
Truck Loads Today412+3.2%
Rail Cars On-Rack62—
Tank Farm Utilization71%Optimal
Pipeline Batches14Live
Uptime · 90 day99.97%Tier 1
Avg Discharge32 hrsAframax
Spot Inquiries29This week
Terminal at a glance
Liquid bulk infrastructure
built for the global energy trade.
Strategically located on the Houston Ship Channel within the Port Houston network — a 62-acre Gulf Coast asset purpose-built for international crude, refined products and renewable liquid handling.
0
Acres
Liquid Bulk Terminal
0
Linear Feet
Deepwater Berthing
0
Foot Draft
Marine Access
0.00
MMbbl
Shore Tankage
0
Pipeline
Gulf Coast Interconnects
0
Marine
Loading Arms & Manifolds
0
Vessels
Handled YTD
0.00
% Uptime
Tier-1 Reliability
Tank Farm Complex
58 tanks · 4.58 MMbbl
Terminal Infrastructure
Built for Energy.
Engineered for Flow.
62 acres of purpose-built liquid bulk infrastructure on the Houston Ship Channel — 4.58 million barrels of segregated shore tankage, four deepwater berths totaling 1,830 linear feet, six Chiksan marine loading arms, an 11,400-foot unit-train rail loop and an eight-bay high-throughput truck rack, all tied into twelve Gulf Coast refinery and midstream pipeline interconnects under a single custody chain.
Shore Tankage
4.58 MMbbl · 58 tanks
Marine Berthing
4 berths · 1,830 ft · 40 ft draft
Pipeline Network
12 refinery & midstream lines
Land Logistics
Unit-train rail · 8-bay truck rack
Storage Capabilities
4.58 million barrels.
Every grade.
Segregated shore tankage engineered for the full spectrum of liquid bulk hydrocarbons — from heavy sour crude and residual fuel oil to ultra-low-sulfur diesel, jet fuel, ethanol, sustainable aviation feedstock and heated vegetable oils. Every tank is dedicated, gauged, and tied to the integrated manifold and pipeline custody chain.
API 650 floating & fixed roof
Heated coil & insulated service
Epoxy & FBE coated linings
Nitrogen blanket capable
Automated tank gauging
Secondary containment to 110%
Tankage by Service · MMbbl
As of Q2 2026
Crude Oil
Sweet & sour grades · heated capable
1.85 MMbbl
Refined Products
Gasoline · ULSD · jet · diesel
1.20 MMbbl
Fuel Oil & Bunkers
IFO 380 · VLSFO · MGO
0.65 MMbbl
Biofuels & Renewables
Ethanol · RD · SAF feedstock
0.42 MMbbl
Petrochemical Intermediates
Aromatics · base oils · solvents
0.28 MMbbl
Vegetable & Tallow Oils
Coated, heated, dedicated lines
0.18 MMbbl
Total Shore Tankage
4.58 MMbbl
Marine Operations
1,830 feet of deepwater dock.
Every class of liquid bulk carrier.
Four berths with 40-foot freshwater draft, six Chiksan marine loading arms, a USCG-regulated and MARSEC-postured terminal interface — engineered to discharge an Aframax in 32 hours and turn a clean-products MR in under 18.
VLCC
200,000 – 320,000 DWT
Reverse lightering / partial laden
Suezmax
120,000 – 200,000 DWT
Crude · partial laden
Aframax
80,000 – 120,000 DWT
Crude · fuel oil · primary
Panamax
60,000 – 80,000 DWT
Refined products · primary
MR / LR1
35,000 – 60,000 DWT
Clean products · primary
Inland Barge
10,000 – 30,000 bbl
ICW & ship channel · 24/7
Vessel Services
- USCG-regulated MTSA facility
- Marine dock-master coordination
- Tug & line-handler arrangement
- Loading-master oversight
- Vapor recovery interface
- Hot-work & cold-work permits
- Slops & ballast reception
- Independent inspection coordination
Marine Operations
Berth specs, draft, vessel handling protocols & marine services.
Open marine operations
Interactive Terminal Map
62 acres on the
Houston Ship Channel.
Explore the live terminal footprint — tank farm, marine berths, truck rack, rail loop, pipeline manifolds, control facility and security perimeter. Click any zone for specifications and throughput.
Interactive Terminal Map · Live
16398 Jacintoport Blvd · Houston Ship Channel
Loading terminal map…
Shore Tankage
1
Tank Farm Complex
- Capacity
- 4.58 MMbbl
- Tank Count
- 58 tanks
- Services
- Crude, products, fuel oil, bio
- Capabilities
- Heated · insulated · coated
Quick Jump
Energy Logistics
One integrated custody chain.
Four ways out.
Marine, pipeline, rail and truck — every barrel can move four ways without re-handling. Mass-balance reconciliation runs continuously across the platform.
Integrated Multimodal Flow · Schematic
JACPORT · REV 24.1
Marine · Tankers & Barges
4 berths, 6 loading arms, 32-hr Aframax discharge
Pipeline · 12 Interconnects
Refinery + midstream, API 21.2 batching
Rail · Unit-Train Loop
11,400 ft, 24 loading skids, BNSF & UP via PTRA
Truck · 8-Bay Rack
400+ loads/day, Coriolis mass-flow, 24/7
Custody & Metering
Honeywell DCS, ATG-tied SCADA, mass-balance reconciliation
Port Houston Network
Closer to the Gulf than upriver liquid terminals
Services & Capabilities
Full-spectrum liquid bulk
and petroleum terminaling.
Crude & Refined Products
Receipt, storage and redelivery of crude, gasoline, ULSD, jet fuel, fuel oil and intermediates across segregated tankage.
Liquid Bulk Storage
4.58 MMbbl across 58 segregated shore tanks — heated, insulated and epoxy-coated services for clean and black oil.
Vessel Load & Discharge
Aframax, Suezmax (partial), Panamax, MR and ATB handling at 1,830 ft of deepwater dock with Chiksan loading arms.
Pipeline Interconnects
Direct manifold connections to 12 Gulf Coast refinery and midstream pipeline systems with API 21.2 custody batching.
Rail & Truck Loading
Unit-train capable 11,400 ft rail loop with 24 loading positions and an 8-bay truck rack with Coriolis mass-flow metering.
Blending & Additization
In-tank and in-line blending, heated commodity service and additive injection for finished product specifications.
Custody & Inventory
Honeywell DCS, automated tank gauging, ATG-tied SCADA and continuous mass-balance reconciliation.
Vapor Recovery & Environmental
VRU-equipped manifolds and racks, secondary containment to API 650, and full TCEQ & EPA permitting compliance.
Security-First Operations
USCG MTSA-regulated, MARSEC I–III postured, C-TPAT validated facility with 24/7 manned monitoring.
Operational Excellence
Tier-1 reliability.
Quantitative discipline.
Honeywell DCS, ATG-tied SCADA, continuous mass-balance reconciliation and a 24/7 manned operations center. Every barrel, every batch, every transfer — measured, logged and audit-ready.
99.97%
90-day uptime
API 21.2
Custody batching
< 32 hrs
Aframax avg discharge
ISO 9001
Quality management
Terminal Operations · Live
JACPORT-OPS · UTC-5Tankers at Berth
02
Discharging crude
Loading Arms
06
Active manifolds
Truck Rack
84
Loads today
Rail Cars
42
On the rack
Tank Util.
71%
Across grades
VRU DRE
99.5%
Within MTSA
EVENT FEEDLIVE
14:02 · MT GULF PIONEER — 312,400 bbls crude discharged · arms disconnected
13:47 · Pipeline batch handoff · 18,500 bbls ULSD to refinery interconnect 4
13:31 · Truck rack — 24 loads dispatched · mass-flow reconciled
12:58 · VRU steady-state · DRE 99.5% — within MTSA limits
HSE, Security & Compliance
Mission-grade
protection. 24/7.
A C-TPAT validated, USCG-regulated MTSA facility operating to OPA-90, API, CFATS and TCEQ standards — backed by vapor recovery, foam suppression, digital surveillance and continuously manned monitoring.
USCG MTSA
Maritime Transportation Security Act regulated facility
MARSEC I-III
Multi-level maritime security posture
C-TPAT
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism validated
OPA-90
Oil Pollution Act response & containment compliant
CFATS
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
TCEQ · EPA
State and federal environmental permitting
Global Energy Trade
Houston to the
world's refineries.
Active tanker lanes connect Jacintoport to every major refining and trading region — the Americas, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, West Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Outbound · 12-Month Trade Lane Mix
Americas
USAC · Caribbean · Brazil · Mexico
38%
Europe & Mediterranean
Rotterdam · Antwerp · Augusta · Lavera
24%
Asia-Pacific
Singapore · Ulsan · Yokohama
18%
Middle East · Indian Subcontinent
Fujairah · Sikka · Mumbai
12%
West Africa
Lagos · Lomé · Tema
8%
Why Jacintoport
Six structural advantages.
One Gulf Coast asset.
Strategic Channel Location
Closer to the Gulf than upriver liquid terminals — fewer transit hours, lower demurrage risk and faster Aframax turnarounds.
Multimodal Integration
Marine, pipeline, rail and truck under a single custody chain — every barrel can move four ways without re-handling.
Tier-1 Reliability
99.97% 90-day operational uptime, redundant systems and four berths means schedule resilience under weather and traffic.
Institutional Security Posture
C-TPAT validated, CFATS-compliant, MTSA-regulated with continuous CCTV monitoring and a 30-day retention archive.
Environmental Stewardship
Vapor recovery, secondary containment, leak detection and OPA-90 response readiness across all product lines.
Global Market Connectivity
Active tanker lanes to the Americas, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, West Africa and Asia-Pacific refining hubs.
Products Handled
Liquid bulk grades that
move the global economy.
Crude Oil · Sweet & SourGasoline · CBOB · RBOBULSD · #2 Heating OilJet A · JP-8Fuel Oil · IFO 380 · VLSFOMGO & Bunker FuelsEthanol · Biodiesel · RDSAF Feedstock · UCO · TallowVegetable Oils · HeatedPetrochemical IntermediatesAromatics · Base OilsLubricants · Solvents
Terminal News
Operational updates &
stewardship reports.
Operations
EnvironmentalQ2 2026
Expanded vapor recovery brings Tier-1 destruction efficiency to 99.5%
Second-generation VRU integration across truck and marine manifolds raises destruction & removal efficiency above MTSA limits.
Read full article
WorkforceQ1 2026
Operations academy graduates third cohort of certified terminal technicians
Twelve-month apprenticeship combines API 653, RP 2003 and DCS instrumentation training with rotational mentorship.
Read full article
Commercial Desk · Open 24 / 7
Put Houston's deepwater liquid bulk gateway to work for your supply chain.
Spot, term and tolling structures across crude, refined products, fuel oil, biofuels and renewable feedstocks. Receive a same-day capability brief, indicative rate sheet and berth availability window.
Operations
+1 (713) 673-7000
Commercial
commercial@jacintoportterminal.com
Address
16398 Jacintoport Blvd, Houston, TX