Port Corpus Christi Executive Director Part of TxDOT Panama Canal Stakeholder Working Group

Corpus Christi, TX – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) selected John P. LaRue, Port Corpus Christi (POCCA), Executive Director to represent the Texas Ports in the newly formed Panama Canal Stakeholder Working Group.

LaRue joins representatives from other organizations in the transportation field interested in the expansion of the Panama Canal.  The group will provide TxDOT with promotion of port activities related to the state transportation planning to better handle the foreseen increase of cargo (especially exports) through the Texas Ports, rail and highways.

By the end of the year, the Panama Canal Stakeholder Working Group led by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, former state representative and former member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, will provide a report of the state’s readiness to handle the possible surge of cargo movement related to the expansion of the Canal.

POCCA’s Executive Director will join representatives from other sectors such as maritime, trucking, rail, government, agriculture, manufacturing, and oil and gas industries.  “I am honored to be part of the group.  Port Corpus Christi is one of the Texas ports with projects underway to position itself  for the opportunities  the expansion of the Panama Canal will bring to South Texas.” said John LaRue.