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Article: Port of Corpus Christi Receives Federal Funds for Vessel Traffic Information System; Enhanced Security for Corpus Christi.
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- October 3, 2003
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority received a congressional appropriation of $3.6 million to establish a Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS). The monies will be administered through a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington, D.C.
"I'm very pleased that the Port of Corpus Christi is now able to put to use the $3.6 million I won in the House of Representatives for a Vessel Tracking System to better secure the traffic in our port," said Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz, a member of the House Armed Services Committee. "It is our ...