BNSF Railway’s new service at Barbours Cut Container Terminal expands capacity to meet growing demand. Port Houston averages around 12,000 trucks per day at our container terminals. With this added on-dock terminal rail service, Port Houston can help customers get their containers more efficiently. BNSF’s service will operate Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays heading to the greater Dallas/Fort Worth and Denver markets.

Union Pacific has also expanded their services to deliver containers to five growing inland markets. This service will allow containers to be loaded onto railcars from cargo ships docked at Barbours Cut Container Terminal and transported directly to Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Los Angeles, El Paso, and Dallas/Fort Worth. This addition will help containers head to their destination more efficiently and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Port Houston is the largest Gulf Coast container port, handling 73% of U.S. Gulf Coast container traffic and is an essential economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas and the U.S.

“These added rail services are an exciting step forward in the movement of cargo at Port Houston. Port Houston is a top five container port and growing fast, and intermodal solutions like this help ensure continued efficient movement of goods to locations throughout the U.S.,” said Roger Guenther, Executive Director at Port Houston .

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Caption: Port Chairman Longoria and Greater Houston Partnership CEO, Bob Harvey.

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.

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther provided the address, sharing that the past several years have been the most significant growth period in the port's history. This year will set records, he noted.

“As we sprint toward the finish of 2018, we are proud of another record-breaking performance across all sectors of our business,” said Guenther. “Our Turning Basin terminals have seen a solid year of handling steel and general cargo, and container activity through Barbours Cut and Bayport facilities has been simply phenomenal.”

Chairman Longoria also provided remarks and participated in a fireside chat discussion with Guenther that was moderated by Marc Watts of the Friedkin Group.

A total of $287 million of new port projects are planned for 2019, all with funds being generated by operating revenues at Port Houston public facilities. 

The port continues to make investments to its terminals to stay ahead of the demand curve in container volume and is reinvesting in its breakbulk facilities, noted Guenther.

Guenther also thanked Chairman Longoria for her continued leadership. “Janiece has worked in the best interest of the institution and for the economic prosperity of the region.”

“She has successfully built upon the foundation of our port predecessors, generating jobs, generating growth and has strengthened our rightful place as the leading port in the nation,” added Guenther.

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