Port Commissioners approved a 25% reduction in the Port of Corpus Christi Authority security surcharge on wharfage and dockage effective April 1, 2011. The reduction will provide an estimated $900,000 cost savings to our customers and help the Port maintain a competitive advantage. “The Port is always looking for better ways to serve our customers. Reducing the security surcharge will not cut security efforts or personnel.” said Mike Carrell, Port Commission Chairman. In response to the September 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, ports around the nation increased security efforts to better protect their facilities. These increased security efforts required significant investment of capital funds and increased operating costs.