Port Houston was featured at the East End Chamber of Commerce’s Steel Forum Dec. 11. The event focused on the steel trade and its impact to the economy. […]
Tag: cargo
Port Chairman Recognized at 2018 State of the Port
On Nov. 29, the Greater Houston Partnership’s “State of the Port” event honored Port Chairman Janiece Longoria, who is completing her third and final term. More than 500 industry professionals and public officials attended. […]
Big Turnout at Breakbulk Americas 2018 Conference
Port Houston, the largest breakbulk and general cargo port complex in North America, hosted the annual Breakbulk Americas 2018 conference in Houston for the seventh time in a row. […]
Port Houston Proves Reliable as a Gateway for Asian Imports to Texas
Beginning in 2016, Steve Silver Co. started shifting most of its Asian imports from U.S. West Coast ports to instead go across the docks at Port Houston. The move has provided extra reliability for the Texas-based company. […]
Seamax Greenwich Calls at Port Houston
Port Houston was recently added as a port of call for MSC’s existing Indus Service that serves the U.S., India and the Middle East via the Suez Canal. […]
Port Houston Named Best Seaport – North America
Asia Cargo News named Port Houston the Best Seaport in North America, after tallying results from thousands of shippers and industry experts around the globe, Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther told the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority during its May meeting. […]
SeaLand New Gulf Service Calls Port Houston
Port Houston is the first U.S. port of call in a new service between the United States and Latin America called the Gulf Ocean Express, which is operated by SeaLand, the Intra-Americas ocean carrier of the Maersk Group. […]
Cargo Tonnage Growth at Port Up 7 Percent
The amount of cargo handled at Port Houston was up 7 percent through the first two months of 2018, signaling another strong year, Executive Director Roger Guenther announced at the March 27 Port Commission meeting. […]
Bahri Presents Port Houston With Ship Model
Top executives with Bahri Group presented Port Houston with a beautiful ship model of Bahri’s M/V Jazan, a 26,000 dwt roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel March 6 at the port’s executive building. […]
Bahri Handles Heaviest Cargo Load at Port Houston
Bahri Logistics’ M/V Bahri Hofuf V.16 discharged the heaviest piece of cargo the company has ever handled on its new state-of-the -art 26,000 dwt Bahri Class RoCon vessels at Port Houston January 31. […]