Vol. 7, No. 7 December 2022

DIX Industries President Lee Ostos, left, accepts the Chairman’s Award from Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Esteban Guerra at the Port of Brownsville Customer Appreciation Luncheon held Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at the Ambassador Event Center in Brownsville, TX.

DIX Industries Earns

2022 Chairman’s Award

DIX Industries has been named the Port of Brownsville 2022 Chairman’s Award honoree in recognition of the company’s accomplishments throughout its 75-year history at the port.

Brownsville Navigation District Chairman Esteban Guerra presented the award to Lee Ostos, president of DIX Industries, on Dec. 8, during the annual Customer Appreciation Luncheon held at the Ambassador Event Center in Brownsville, TX.

DIX Industries was established in 1947 by Richard Ostos at the Port of Brownsville. The family business has spanned three generations and celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. The company provides full-service stevedoring, warehousing, and logistical services to markets in the U.S. and Mexico. Today, there are over 100 employees throughout Dix Industries including crane operators, heavy machinery equipment operators, stevedores and office staff.

"The legacy of a company like DIX Industries is earned and built from the ground up. It has been an asset to our local economy since its inception by the Ostos family," said Chairman Guerra. "From locally grown agricultural products to windmill blades, steel, and space project cargo, DIX Industries has been there to connect the Rio Grande Valley with opportunities around the world."

The company has grown exponentially from its original 400,000 square foot warehouse to 800,000 square feet of warehouse storage today, and has offices in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Monterrey, and Veracruz, Mexico, to provide cohesive services to markets in the U.S. and Mexico.

"This award is a great honor for DIX Industries and is a result of the hard work and dedication from all of our employees," said Lee Ostos, grandson of Richard Ostos. "With the assistance of the Port of Brownsville we are celebrating our 75th year anniversary of operations and look forward to many more years to come."

DIX Industries employees take the stage to join company president Lee Ostos in celebration of the Chairman's Award.

The skilled workforce at the Port of Brownsville is highly adaptable and ready to tackle large scale projects.

Strengthening Our

Human Capital

Editor’s Note: This article is featured in the latest edition of the Port of Brownsville Directory. Click HERE to view directory or to request a copy.

The Port of Brownsville is the driving economic engine for the region, responsible for more than 51,000 jobs and $3 billion in annual state economic activity, according to the latest analysis, with more than 9,000 regional workers directly employed by activities at the port and infusing $2 billion annually into the Rio Grande Valley.

As a job creator, the Port of Brownsville understands the need to build the human capital necessary to sustain existing industries and attract new ones. For this reason, the port and its 273 tenant companies work with local school districts, colleges, universities, technical schools, and workforce development leaders in creating career opportunities for local residents.

USS Yorktown Arrives at the Port for Recycling

This article is originally featured at www.valleycentral.com

The decommissioned USS Yorktown has completed its final voyage on Nov. 29 arriving Port of Brownsville for recycling by EMR International Shipbreaking Limited, LLC.

More decommissioned warships are on the way, with arrivals staggered by about three weeks between each ship.

"We bought five of them at one lot," said Chris Green, president of EMR International Shipbreaking. "This is the most-valuable of them. [The cost is] kind of proprietary, we paid about $400,000 for the whole five."

The Yorktown CG-48 was a Cold War-era guided missile cruiser that launched Jan. 17, 1983, and was decommissioned Dec. 10, 2004.

The Port of Brownsville held its annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Dec. 7, at the Brownsville Navigation District's Administrative Office. Pictured left to right: BND Chairman Esteban Guerra with his three daughters; BND Commissioner John Reed; BND Secretary John Wood; and BND Commissioner Sergio Tito Lopez.

Tree Lighting Ceremony Brightens Holiday Season

The Port of Brownsville rang in the holiday spirit with its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 7, at the Brownsville Navigation District's Administrative Office.

Gifts for children and older adults were collected during the port's annual Christmas Toy Drive and Adopt-A-Grandparent program by BND Board of Commissioners, port tenants and staff. Donated gifts will be delivered to local non-profit organizations and nursing homes before Christmas Eve.

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