Port of Houston awards contracts for container terminal study

Port of Houston awards contracts for container terminal study Port of Houston Authority commissioners this week awarded three professional service contracts for project outlines for a conceptual study for a new container facility on Pelican Island.
   Houston entered into an agreement with Galveston Wharves 2007 to formulate a master development plan for a container terminal on the island, saying the need for a new container-handling facility is a priority because Houston is the busiest container port along the U.S. Gulf Coast, handling nearly 70 percent of its container traffic.
   In other action, the commissioners:
   ' Approved $3 million for shoreline protection at Morgan’s Point, near Barbours Cut Terminal.
   ' Awarded a $1.3 million contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., for work involving the Bayport terminal.
   ' Approved advertising for bids for a secured truck entrance at Cargo Bay Road at the Turning Basin Terminal for $6.2 million to $7 million.