McCarthy Completes Largest Public Port Project on Texas Coast  

McCarthy has completed construction of Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas. Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth 8 features over 925 feet of berth and an associated roll-on/roll-off dock extension. The expansion represents the single largest project built by a public port on the Texas Gulf Coast. McCarthy began construction in 2020 and achieved substantial completion in May 2023. The scope of work included demolition of an existing concrete relieving platform, dry excavation, combi-wall bulkhead installation, construction of the new wharf, which included wharf piling, mechanical and hydraulic dredging, mudline/shoreline protection system and mooring and breasting system, plus the rehabilitation … Read more

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