{"id":1668,"date":"2018-12-10T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/harris-county-international-trade-and-transportation-conference-focuses-on-freight-mobility\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T19:14:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:14:00","slug":"harris-county-international-trade-and-transportation-conference-focuses-on-freight-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/harris-county-international-trade-and-transportation-conference-focuses-on-freight-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris County International Trade and Transportation Conference Focuses on Freight Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/HarrisCounty2_FB_120718-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"HarrisCounty2_FB_120718\" width=\"691\" style=\"width: 691px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><em><strong><span color=\"#1d2129\" face=\"Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Caption: Port Chairman Janiece Longoria, Port Commissioners Clyde Fitzgerald and John Kennedy and Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco Delivery Co. with Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">Port Houston participated at the Harris County International Trade and Transportation Conference, hosted by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett's office Dec. 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">Executive Director Roger Guenther served on a panel with Mediterranean Shipping Company and MTS Logistics that focused on creating capacity for more cargo and freight in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">\u201cWe have room to grow; we are planning for the future,\u201d Guenther said regarding capacity and the availability of equipment at the port\u2019s facilities. He also shared that the port is looking at customer demand, freight mobility, terminal yard space and vessel size considerations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">One of out of every three exported container from Port Houston contains plastic resins, noted Guenther.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">Jim Crane, owner of the World Series winning Houston Astros and the CEO of Crane Capital Group, was the keynote speaker during the event and discussed a variety of topics, including the port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">\u201cThe more we invest in the port, the more we can do,\u201d Crane said. \u2018We also have three great railroads here. We have the ability to run more business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in 4.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">There was also a polyethylene market overview by IHS Markit and a trucking and real estate panel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 4.5pt 0in .0001pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #1d2129;\">Port Houston's FTZ Program and Economic Development Manager Shane Williams was a moderator during a foreign trade zone session. Port Houston manages FTZ 84, which is one of the most successful foreign trade zones in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Houston participated at the Harris County International Trade and Transportation Conference, hosted by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett&#8217;s office Dec. 5. 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