{"id":1946,"date":"2017-10-24T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/breakbulk-americas-held-in-houston-for-sixth-time\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T19:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T19:14:50","slug":"breakbulk-americas-held-in-houston-for-sixth-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/breakbulk-americas-held-in-houston-for-sixth-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakbulk Americas Held in Houston for Sixth Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/porthouston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_8730.JPG-breakbulk-americas-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8730.JPG breakbulk americas.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426.9367088607595\"><\/p>\n<p>Shippers, freight forwarders and a host of others came from far and wide to converge in Houston for the Breakbulk Americas 2017 conference Oct. 17-19.The event was held at the George R. Brown Conference Center and was hosted by Port Houston for the sixth time.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Attendees heard from industry experts during the conference sessions, which focused on issues ranging from project freight and project to steel challenges and beyond. Port Chairman Janiece Longoria provided a welcome video message to attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to once again host this annual event, bringing thousands of top-tiered shippers together with breakbulk and general cargo service providers. We are continually working to diversify our overall cargo mix at our port, and that includes our breakbulk facilities. 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