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Corpus Christi, TX

Marine Electrical Service & Technical Parts Supply at the Port of Corpus Christi

The Port of Corpus Christi is the largest US energy port and the leading export gateway for US crude oil, condensate and LPG produced from the Permian and Eagle Ford basins. The Corpus Christi Ship Channel has been deepened and widened to 54 ft under the CIP program, supporting fully laden Suezmax tankers and partial-load VLCCs at the major liquid bulk terminals — Magellan, Buckeye, NuStar Sea Lift, Moda Ingleside (now Enbridge) and EPIC Marine. Bulk and breakbulk move through the inner harbor terminals. Most electrical attendances happen alongside at the energy terminals; the channel is straight and well-marked, and dead-ship windows can be coordinated with terminal operators. Common faults: cargo-pump VFD and inverter work on product and crude tankers, IG-system and vapor-emission control electrical interlocks driven by Texas TCEQ requirements, IT-system insulation faults on chemical tankers at Equistar and Citgo, and switchboard work on aging tonnage in the Aframax shuttle pool. Class attendance for ABS, DNV, BV and Lloyd's is routine, with significant ex-zone certified work in IECEx and NEC Class I Div 1 areas.

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Engineer on board within 7-10 hours from Florida hub; same-day on AOG with Gulf coverage.

Local logistics

Getting an engineer and a part on board.

Engineer on board within 7-10 hours from Florida hub; same-day on AOG with Gulf coverage.

Nearest airports
  • CRP (Corpus Christi International)
  • HOU (Houston Hobby)
  • SAT (San Antonio)
Freight gateways
  • FedEx CRP
  • UPS CRP
  • Houston IAH overnight
Terminals we attend

Corpus Christi — berth-level coverage.

  • Moda Ingleside Energy Center (Enbridge)

    • VLCC (partial)
    • Suezmax
    • Aframax

    Largest US crude export terminal; manifold-area ex-zone electrical.

  • EPIC Marine Terminal

    • Aframax
    • Suezmax

    Crude exports; cargo pump VFD and IG attendance.

  • Magellan Terminal (Corpus Christi East)

    • Product tankers
    • MR2 tankers

    Refined product exports; IT-system and IG attendance.

  • Bulk Terminal / Inner Harbor

    • Handysize bulkers
    • Project cargo

    Steel, breakbulk and grain; crane and switchboard attendance.

Recent attendance patterns

What we typically get called for at Corpus Christi.

  • Suezmax cargo pump VFD trip at Moda Ingleside during crude loading

    Suezmax loading WTI at Ingleside trips No.2 cargo pump VFD on DC bus overvoltage, slowing terminal cargo rate. We connect to the ABB drive, replace the failed braking chopper module from spares, re-tune deceleration ramp and restore full pump speed within 90 minutes to meet terminal loading rate.

  • Chemical tanker IT-system insulation alarm at Equistar

    Chemical tanker loading specialty cargo reports continuous 440V IT-system low-insulation alarm. We segregate downstream feeders, isolate to a cargo-area heat trace circuit with chafed insulation under deck cabling, repair and re-megger, document for the BV surveyor and resume cargo without delay to loading schedule.

InvoicingInvoiced in USD by Levent Marine LLC, Wyoming registered. NET 30 standard, NET 7 on AOG. Wire or ACH.

Vessel calling Corpus Christi?

Three quick questions — system, ETA, contact. Engineer on board within hours; AOG spares same day.

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