Port Houston partnered with the Houston Food Bank on a new community project called Keegan’s Kitchen Aug. 30, providing a total of 5,500 prepared meals to the Houston region. […]
Port Houston Breaks into Top 5 U.S. Container Ports Ranking
Due to continued strong growth in loaded containerized cargo, Port Houston has surged higher in the rankings of the top container ports in the United States. […]
Top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Official Tours the Port of Houston
Ryan Fisher, the second highest ranking civilian in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the greater Port of Houston Aug. 21. […]
Corps Major General Visits Port Houston
Port Houston welcomed Major General Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and his staff for a briefing and tour of the public and private terminals on the Houston Ship Channel. […]
Port Houston Executive Director Receives a Houston Business Journal “Most Admired CEO” Award
Port Houston’s Executive Director Roger Guenther was honored as one of the “Most Admired CEOs” by the Houston Business Journal Aug. 23. […]
Shell Receives 2018 Maritime Company of the Year Award
The Greater Houston Port Bureau named Shell as its 2018 honoree during the organization’s annual maritime dinner Aug. 18. […]
New Cranes Arrive at Port Houston
Port Houston’s three new Neopanamax cranes completed their nearly 90-day journey from Shanghai, China arriving to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal August 7. The cranes highlight about $100 million in investments. […]
Strong Mid-Year Growth at Port Houston
Port Houston moved 1.3 million container TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) through the first six months of 2018, a six percent increase from 2017, Executive Director Roger Guenther announced in his report to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority in its regular monthly meeting in July. […]
M/V Sam Houston Marks 60th Anniversary
First known as the “Beautiful ship to serve the Port of Houston” and a “show window to the port,” the M/V Sam Houston tour vessel was christened on July 30, 1958 and took its inaugural voyage through the Houston Ship Channel. […]
Port Houston Volunteers at Oyster Restoration Project
Oysters are often thought of as small creatures, but rarely do they receive the recognition for the big impact they play in Galveston Bay and our local ecosystems. Port Houston teamed up with the Galveston Bay Foundation for the third annual Oyster Reef Restoration Project near Galveston’s Sweetwater Preserve July 22. […]