Total June container volume was 292,627 TEUs, a 39% increase compared to the same month in 2020.
McCarthy Construction Cos. has been awarded three projects to help handle growing cargo volumes on the Texas Gulf Coast.
“The demand is still here, the demand is growing, ships are getting bigger,” says Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther.
Los Angeles-based Plastic Express will occupy 100% of Phase I at the Cedar Port Logistics Center, scheduled to be completed by December.
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The company’s new facility in Grand Prairie follows the opening of new facilities in Atlanta and Port Houston, and an expansion in Laredo, Texas.
Container activity was 275,840 TEUs at the port in April, an increase of 25% year-over-year for the month of April.
“We have invested in the right infrastructure at the right time to handle growing cargo volumes and bigger ships,” says South Carolina Ports’ Jim Newsome.
Port Houston is positioning itself as a viable option for handling more containerized imports from Asia.
Successive winter storms this week have been wreaking havoc on freight flows. Texas has been hit the hardest (with forecast video).
Lending a hand includes everything from improving the environment to funding community initiatives to rescuing a skier mauled by a bear.
Thanks to a resurgence of imports that began in late summer, Port Houston moved 2,989,347 TEUs in 2020.
“Obviously everything with COVID is a learning curve,” says Tom Hughes.
ZIM and 2M increase capacity of vessels calling Texas.
Shipping channel widening is expected to begin next year.
Intermodal was supposed to be the growth engine for rail.
Hurricane Laura is predicted to make landfall near Port Houston, part of the nation’s largest logistics hub for oil, gas and petrochemicals.
Laura is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night, hitting the Gulf Coast somewhere near the Texas-Louisiana border.
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Imports of auto parts, passenger cars and commercial trucks into Texas ports declined 23% through the first six months of the year.
Parts of Texas could get drenched with 4 to 8 inches of rain from a tropical storm expected to make landfall on Saturday.
Reduced number of canceled sailings indicates return of cargo.
Operations at ports from Maine to Texas will cease for one hour Tuesday as ILA and USMX show respect for George Floyd
Quick action sets the bar for terminal operators across the country, says Agriculture Transportation Coalition chief
Tonnage slipped 12% during April at Port Houston, declining due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
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Port Houston announced it was closing two terminals after an employee who worked at both sites tested positive for the coronavirus.
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The one-two punch of torrential rains and heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda has forced road closures and route changes for freight businesses in Houston and coastal Texas. “The road system in and around Houston has been significantly affected by flood waters,” said Troy Ryley, president of Redwood Mexico at Redwood Logistics. “This is creating […]
The Netherlands-headquartered shipping line Universal Africa Lines (UAL) recently added Port Houston’s City Docks to its liner service that connects the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico with West Africa. UAL, which specializes in servicing the oil and gas industry and tailoring logistics solutions for clients shipping to difficult areas, will now offer up to three […]
