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. […]
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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. […]
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. […]
Record Month at Port Houston
May was a record month in the history of the port, with a total of 245,000 TEUs moving through port facilities, Executive Director Roger Guenther reported during the monthly Port Commission meeting June 26. […]
Port Houston Welcomes Village School Pumps and Pipes STEAM Academy Students
Middle school students with the Village School-Pumps and Pipes STEAM Academy took a tour of Port Houston recently. […]
Port Houston Hosts National Maritime Workforce Conference
Port Houston hosted the Shared Quarters National Maritime Workforce Conference at the San Jacinto Maritime Technology & Training Center in 2018. […]