# Pasadena (US PAS)

**UN/LOCODE:** US PAS  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 29.7167, -95.2167

Five million barrels of initial storage and unsurpassed pipeline connectivity define the refined-product terminals at Pasadena, a tank-farm location on the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. Operating under UN/LOCODE US PAS, the port forms part of one of the world's largest petrochemical complexes and ranks among the most significant fuel-storage hubs in Texas. Operators including Kinder Morgan and Vopak run liquid-bulk terminals with proprietary ship docks here, handling multiple grades of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and renewable fuels. Pasadena itself does not handle container traffic – boxes move through Port Houston's nearby Bayport and Barbours Cut terminals. Inland distribution relies on an extensive pipeline grid to Texas refineries, the Union Pacific and BNSF Class I railroads, and Interstates 610 and 45. Customs clearance runs through U.S. Customs and Border Protection within the Houston port district, while breakbulk and project cargo are better served by Houston or Texas City.

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