For Immediate Release Jan. 13, 2021 Port Houston Annual Container Volumes Near Record HOUSTON – Port Houston’s container activity rose again in December, pushing the level of TEUs for the year high enough to virtually match the level set in 2019, which was a record year. Port Houston handled 4% more containers this […]
For immediate release Jan. 12, 2021 Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council Reappoint Ric Campo as Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority Reginald McKamie appointed Pilot Board Chair HOUSTON – Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council met in joint session Monday, reappointing Houston businessman Ric Campo to […]
For Immediate Release Dec. 22, 2020 New Asia Service to Call Port Houston Texas Oversized Market Seen as Prime Area for Carrier Growth HOUSTON – Port Houston will be the first port of call in the United States on a new direct Trans-Pacific Asia service being launched by THE Alliance called the “EC6,” […]
For Immediate Release Nov. 23, 2020 Port of Houston #1 Port in U.S. Ranks first in total tonnage HOUSTON – The Houston Ship Channel port complex and its public and private terminals, collectively known as the Port of Houston, is now the number one port in the United States in terms of total […]
More than 100 attendees learned the benefits, costs, best practices and processes of operating business in a foreign trade zone at Port Houston’s foreign trade zone conference August 24. Port Houston manages Foreign Trade Zone #84, which includes many privately owned and port-owned sites located throughout the Houston region and Harris County, Texas. Currently, FTZ […]
Port Commission Chairman Janiece Longoria was honored with the prestigious “Maritime Person of the Year” award at the Greater Houston Port Bureau’s Annual Maritime Dinner August 19. More than 700 industry executives, government officials and colleagues attended the event to support the Chairman. City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner provided a city proclamation on behalf […]
On Saturday, August 5, a potential suicide was averted, thanks to some quick-thinking Port Houston Police officers who spotted a man threatening to jump off the 610 bridge. Port Houston Officer Jon Schwartz was en route to Manchester Terminal when he observed a motorcycle stopped on the southbound side of the 610 Bridge at the […]
In July, Port Houston’s small business department hosted a graduation reception for the Interagency Mentor Protégé Program 2017 class on the M/V Sam Houston. With the guidance of local agencies, twenty-one protégés are now on the path to discovering new resources and taking their companies to new heights after completing the program. Port Houston is […]
Home furnishings retail giant IKEA cited two primary reasons for selecting Baytown for a new distribution center: the fact that Houston is one of the largest cities in the United States and proximity to the Port of Houston. The new IKEA facility, which employs 200 people or “co-workers,” just opened in April of this year […]
The Port Commission has authorized execution of an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for the enhancement, management, operations, maintenance and repair of the Houston-Galveston Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, commonly known as PORTS. The agreement with the agency, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, was approved during a public meeting July 25. […]