Word FindCircle the cargoes from the list in the puzzle.

grain cement carspetroleum fruits chemicalssorghum military cargo steelfrozen juice barite coal

Help me find the MAIN CARGOES that

big ships carry through the

T K C P X W F A V E J B M D Z M Z G R A P E F R U I T S T C W U Q C P E R H U M O R T S G Y L H A J H B F S D W L Z O V S U P G X I P E P E T R O L E U M Z C R K H R O M T F K P R E N S W K O S T E E L I N C O A L T J K G S P M N B V G C E U N V E R U X R L H Y W D B Z A M G R M I L I T A R Y C A R G O L E J U K L D C X I O L H E X C G S C B A R I T E J N K O Y F V E W A

Who is “Pocca”?

Here are some clues.

He loves to fish. He has a pouch.

He always fits the bill.

He’s the mascot for

the Port of Corpus Christi.

Connect the dots to see

Pocca for yourself!Pocca

First, let’s learn where in the world The Port of Corpus Christi is located...color the route to

the city of Corpus Christi.

United States of America

Corpus Christi

South America

North America

Search the

web...

Travel the world to the country

Texas

From the country of the state

From the country of the state

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CRUISE SHIP

OIL TANKER

REFRIGERATEDCONTAINER SHIP

GENERAL CARGO SHIP

GENERAL CARGO DOCK

REFRIGERATEDSTORAGE

CRUISE TERMINAL

OIL DOCK

Every ship ties up to a special DOCK or TERMINAL. Draw a line from

each cargo to the correct dock.

From the country of the state

MEXICO

JAMAICA

COLOMBIA

VENEZUELA

ALGERIA

NIGERIA

NORWAY

UNITED KINGDOM

KUWAIT

SAUDIARABIA

There are a lot countries in the world. Let’s color the countries around the world The Port of Corpus Christi

does business with...

CANADA

ITALY

NETHERLANDS

ECUADOR

TAIWANPANAMA

SPAIN

RUSSIA

BRAZIL

AUSTRALIA

JAPANKOREANREPUBLIC

HONGKONG

IRAQJORDAN

ISRAEL

ALGERIA .................. RedAUSTRALIA............... YellowBRAZIL..................... PinkCANADA................... PurpleCOLOMBIA ............... YellowECUADOR................. RedHONG KONG ............ Orange

IRAQ........................ PurpleISRAEL ..................... YellowITALY........................ GreenJAMAICA .................. OrangeJAPAN...................... PinkJORDAN................... BlueKOREAN REPUBLIC ... Purple

KUWAIT ................... RedMEXICO ................... GreenNETHERLANDS ......... BlueNIGERIA................... GreenNORWAY.................. OrangePANAMA .................. BlueRUSSIA .................... Red

SAUDI ARABIA ......... OrangeSPAIN ...................... PurpleTAIWAN.................... RedUNITED KINGDOM.... YellowVENEZUELA .............. Purple

1 2It all started in (1)__________ when the Army Corps of Engineers

recommended (2) __________ for a safe location to build a port

to serve South Texas producers of (3) __________. In September 14,

(4) __________ the Port of Corpus Christi opened to the World of

Commerce. From that day until today many things have changed.

Because of the (5) __________ found in (6) __________, the port s̓

major tonnage changed from (7) __________ to (8) __________.

Years passed and (9) __________ were getting bigger and bigger,

so the channel was made (10) ___________deep in (11) __________.

In the (12) __________, the (13) __________ started to do more

business with (14) __________ and the rest of the (15) __________.

Moving through the (16) __________ century, products like

(17) __________ and other (18) __________, (19) __________,

(20) __________, and other products will travel through the

(21) __________ to their final destination.

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Choose one answer for each blank from the box below and

draw it in the space.

To begin the shipping adventure.Let me tell you how it all

started...

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The Port of Corpus Christi is important. Help me decode these messages to

find out why...It’s ImPORTant.

Use the key to fill in letters to

reveal the messages about the Port.

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p r o d u c t s c o m e a n d g o f r o m

d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s . l e t ’ s

c o l o r t h e c o u n t r i e s o u r

p o r t d o e s b u s i n e s s w i t h .

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1. Products come and go from different countries. Let’s color the countries our port does business with. 2. Different cargoes come and go through a port. Let’sfind the main cargoes that ships are carrying through the

d i f f e r e n t c a r g o e s c o m e a n d

g o t h r o u g h a p o r t . l e t ’ s f i n d

t h e m a i n c a r g o e s t h a t s h i p s

a r e c a r r y i n g t h r o u g h t h e

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Products can come and go at the Port of Corpus Christi via trains, trucks

and ships to their final destination.

POCCA would like to know what you learned

about the Port of Corpus Christi.

If you write to the Port of Corpus Christi - POCCA will send you a prize...

Please send work to:Port of Corpus ChristiCommunity Relations DepartmentP.O. Box 1541Corpus Christi, Texas 78403

SEAMAN’S CENTER

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TULE LAKE TURNING BASIN

BULK TERMINAL

TULE LAKE LIFT BRIDGE

NAVIGATION BLVD.

PORT AVE.

GRAIN ELEVATOR

RINCON INDUSTRIAL

PARK

JOE FULTON INTERNATIONAL

TRADE CORRIDOR

RICHARD KING TERMINAL

PORT BAGGING FACILITY

CC PUBLIC COTTON

COMPRESS

COTTON WAREHOUSE #1COTTON WAREHOUSE #2

COTTON WAREHOUSE #3

CARGO DOCK ONE

RO/RO

CONVENTION CENTER

USS LEXINGTON

CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL

TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM

HARBOR BRIDGE

CARGO DOCK 10

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REFINERIES

NUECES BAY

TURNING BASIN CARGO

DOCK 9

PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG.

TOUR THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI

1 The Port & Harbor Master Offices

2 Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center

3 Cotton Compresses & Warehouses

4 Bagging Facilities

5 Southside General Cargo Facilities

6 Manitowoc Crane

7 Seaman’s Center

8 Harbor Bridge

9 Cargo Dock 9 & RO/RO Ramp

10 Refrigerated Warehouse

11 The Port Railroad System

12 Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor (Planned)

13 Grain Elevator

14 Bulk Terminal

15 Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad

16 Tule Lake Bridge

15CCTR BLDG.

www.portofcorpuschristi.com