A US energy logistics firm signed a long-term lease for a new US Gulf Coast oil terminal, which will include a suezmax-capable loading dock. 

The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas said it signed a 30-year lease with Howard Energy Partners for the site on the north side of the Corpus Christi ship channel.

In addition to storage and rail facilites, the port authority said it will will design and construct a new oil dock.