“Port Houston is in an exciting position to provide better opportunity for minority- and woman-owned businesses. With the new Business Equity initiative we are doing just that. We are creating a race and gender conscious program for our procurements along with other resources to assist those who want to do business with Port Houston. Small, […]
For immediate release May 13, 2021 Opinion: Houston Needs More than a Week for Infrastructure By Ric Campo, Roger Guenther, and Rich Byrnes Photo caption: The Houston Ship Channel is a 52-mile federal waterway. Last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ranked it the No. 1 busiest channel in the nation in terms of […]
For Immediate Release June 15, 2021 Port Houston Records Best May Ever Double-digit TEU increases Photo Caption: M/V One Modern arriving to Barbours Cut Container Terminal HOUSTON – Port Houston continues to make waves with another month of double-digit container cargo increases through the Houston Ship Channel and its best May ever for container TEUs. […]
For Immediate Release May 13, 2021 Port Houston TEUs jump 25% in April HOUSTON – Activity across Port Houston’s docks jumped again in April, showing robust growth in both containers and steel due to high regional demand. Container activity increased 25% for the month of April, with 275,840 TEUs this month compared to […]
For immediate release May 10, 2021 HISTORY IS MADE AS PROJECT 11 BEGINS CONSTRUCTION Elected Officials Across U.S. Praise the Project for Fostering New Jobs and Prosperity HOUSTON – Port Houston marks National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston […]
For Immediate Release March 25, 2021 Port Houston Expands Resin Packaging Capacity Houston solidifies #1 position in the resin export market HOUSTON—Port Houston and Portwall Partners Ltd. have entered into a 50-year lease agreement to develop a state-of-the-art resin packaging facility on approximately 56 acres of property at Port Houston’s Bayport Industrial Complex. Under […]
For immediate release Feb. 24, 2021 PORT HOUSTON WEATHERS HISTORIC WINTER STORM Resilient Labor Force Keeps Cargo Moving HOUSTON – The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met virtually in regular session on Tuesday, following the unprecedented winter storm that hit Texas last week. Chairman Ric Campo opened the meeting by expressing […]
For Immediate Release Jan.19, 2021 Port of Houston Awarded New Start for Ship Channel HOUSTON – The Port of Houston today received notification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that it was awarded a “new start” designation and $19.5 million in federal funds to begin construction of the Houston Ship Channel […]
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 […]