Saronic Breaks Ground on $3B Port Alpha Shipyard in Brownsville
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Brownsville, Texas – September 30, 2026 -- Saronic has broken ground on Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard on 835 acres at the Port of Brownsville representing a private capital investment of more than $3 billion. Vice President JD Vance and Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined Saronic leadership and federal, state and local officials at the ceremony, where the company said the facility is expected to generate up to 10,000 direct jobs and an estimated $264.5 billion in economic impact for Texas.