Hazardous Documentation Requests

Documentation Process

Please note that class 1.4 explosive cargo will not be allowed on the terminal (per the tariff) until the day of the vessel’s arrival. Also, radioactive material (class 7) must meet shipping and handling requirements and will be accepted only after documents have been submitted and approved by the Port Houston Fire Chief.

Hazard documentation is submitted to Port Houston by the steamship lines. To verify if your unit is approved, please follow the below steps.

• Once the steamship lines have confirmed that your paperwork is in good order, they will send us the final DG.
• After you have received confirmation from the steamship line, the trucking company will then create an ExpressPass through Lynx or API, which will pre-advise the unit automatically and apply a Haz_No_Ingate hold.
• The hazardous team will be monitoring a list of units with active holds and remove the holds as soon as units are approved.
• You can check the status of approval by utilizing the Booking or Equipment Inquiry page on lynx to see if the Haz_No_Ingate hold has been released.
  • Note: The Haz Documents page is no longer being used for this purpose.
• If your unit still shows that the hold is active, we have either yet to receive the paperwork or that the unit is still in our queue.
• Once the Haz_No_Ingate hold shows “yes” under the “Released” column, only then should you dispatch a driver to deliver the unit.

Note: If the PIN is canceled or expires and a new PIN is created, the hold will be reapplied.