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. […]
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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. […]
Port Houston Honored at Port Appreciation Day
Port Houston generated more than 38 million tons of cargo in 2017, Chairman Janiece Longoria told attendees at the Houston East End Chamber’s Port Appreciation Day Expo and Luncheon July 25. […]
New Crane Simulators to Support the Local Workforce
The West Gulf Maritime Association and Port Houston held an unveiling ceremony for two new crane simulators July 26. […]
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. […]
Chinese Grain Importers Visit Port Houston
Port Houston welcomed a group of sorghum buyers from China at the Bayport Container Terminal for a tour in conjunction with the Sorghum Checkoff and the U.S. Grains Council July 19. […]
City of Houston Chief Resiliency Officer Visits Port Houston
Port Houston hosted a briefing for the City of Houston’s Chief Resiliency Officer Stephen Costello June 29. Port staff highlighted the impacts of Hurricane Harvey on the Houston Ship Channel and discussed the need for strategies to minimize the effects of future flood and rain events on the waterway. […]
Uncharted Waters: The Houston Ship Channel’s Beginning
During the 1800s, U.S. Representative Tom Ball spent countless hours trying to convince his colleagues to support a deep-water port for Houston. In July of 1870, Congress designated Houston as a potential port – passing a bill chartering the Houston Ship Channel. […]
Port Hosts NOAA Planet Stewards Workshop
Port Houston welcomed more than 50 high school teachers from across the United States June 28 during the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s Planet Stewards workshop in Houston and Galveston. […]
Congressman Brian Babin Tours Port
U.S. Rep. Brian Babin and his staff took a waterside tour of the Port of Houston May 31, with Port Houston staffers providing a briefing for the Congressman along the way. […]