NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Nueces Country Record Star The Port of Corpus Christi reports 2020 with record tonnage, mainly attributable to a 65 percent increase in crude oil shipments from 2019. The Port set a new annual tonnage record of 159.7 million tons, a 31 percent increase over 2019, as well as a new monthly record of 15.9 million tons for December, 15 percent higher than December 2019. This performance helped push fourth-quarter results to a new quarterly record of 42.2 million tons, surpassing the prior record from Q1-2020, according to the press release. Several new marine terminals were brought online in 2020, including EPIC Midstream, Buckeye’s South Texas Gateway, Plains All-American and Enterprise Products’ Eagle Ford Terminal joint venture, Pin Oak Corpus Christi, and South Texas Cement. In addition to increased crude oil shipments totaling 96.4 million tons, the Port saw a 26 percent increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments at 8.7 million tons, and agricultural exports increasing 70 percent in 2020 at nearly 4.3 million tons.