The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced its latest round of grants for its America’s Marine Highway Program. Port Houston was one of nine U.S. ports awarded funding, receiving a grant for development of a business case study to explore options of building a container-on-barge facility. […]
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Port Houston Educates Small Businesses on Maintenance Opportunities
Port Houston is focused on developing the workforce and helping drive success of small businesses in the Houston region. In 2019, the port held a small business industry forum on doing business with port maintenance services. […]
Professional Services Contract Approved for Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project
A professional services contract of $5.5 million was approved by the Port Commission and awarded to TC&B/GBA, a joint venture of Turner Collie and Braden, Inc. and Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc. at the September Port Commission meeting. […]
Big, New Ship-to-Shore Cranes Authorized by Port Commission
A contract for three new Neopanamax electric cranes for the Bayport Container Terminal was approved Sept. 24 by the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority. The $35 million dockside cranes are for Bayport’s Wharf No. 5. […]
Record Gate Moves at Port Houston Container Terminals
Port Houston’s Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals combined handled more than 11,000 gate moves in one day for the first time ever recently Aug. 28. Service levels included sub-60-minute dual transaction turn times. […]
Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project Discussions Continue Forward
Port Houston executives and industry partners have met with public officials and their staff on the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project recently. […]
Summer Interns Transform Community Gardens at Mission Milby Community Center
12 weeks, 15 interns and more than 30,000 pounds of soil, mulch and sand. This year’s summer intern project was a true test of team work, as Port Houston interns successfully completed a total transformation of the community gardens at Mission Milby Community Center. […]
Port Houston Receives GIS Special Achievement Award
Port Houston’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data Model Project and its Enterprise GIS deployment were recently nominated for a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award. […]
Port Secures New CMA CGM/Marfret MedCaribe Service
Port Houston received the maiden voyage and is the only U.S. port of call for a new direct service that global ocean carrier CMA CGM launched in July with Marfret. […]
Oyster Reef Restoration Helps Improve Health of Galveston Bay
Port Houston is committed to investing in initiatives that advance environmental stewardship efforts in our region. […]