Stakeholders from across the supply chain discussed strategies and opportunities at the third annual Houston International Maritime Conference.
Project freight forwarder deugro has opened a container terminal in Baytown, Texas, along the Houston Ship Channel.
At the turn of the 20th century, Galveston, Texas, was a powerhouse in the maritime shipping industry and one of the wealthiest cities in the country.
Port Houston awarded $429 million to Weeks Marine and Curtin Maritime Corp. to dredge the Houston ship channel.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Houston’s trade in October jumps 51% to nearly $17 billion; automotive production in Mexico drops 20% in November; Mexico OKs another state to export avocados to the U.S.; and Constellation Brands will build an export brewery in Mexico.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: New customs requirements for Mexico shipments begin Wednesday; Samsung announces $17B semiconductor plant in Texas; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock secures $92M contract for Houston Ship Channel; and Truck driver charged in record-breaking border drug seizure.
Port Houston officials said they successfully defended the port against an attempted hack in August and “no operational data or systems were impacted.”
Port Houston saw a spike in imports and exports of steel and imports of general cargo during the month.
Nicholas made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Texas Tuesday morning, bringing high winds and torrential rainfall.
Container terminals will cease ingate operations and remain closed through Tuesday morning.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Houston signs agreement for $1.1B channel expansion; German auto parts supplier expands in Mexico; E-commerce 3PL moves headquarters to Arizona; and CBP seizes $20M in meth at World Trade Bridge.
Port Houston’s biggest international trade partners were China, Mexico and Brazil during the first half of the year.
The port’s Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals have been closed as the result of the hardware failure that began at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The port told customers the hardware failure wasn’t related to a cyberattack.
The president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, visited Port Houston Thursday to celebrate five years since his country completed the expansion of the Panama Canal.
Industrial chemicals, petroleum coke and dry bulk led the way in June
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.
Container activity was 275,840 TEUs at the port in April, an increase of 25% year-over-year for the month of April.
Maritime regulators warn the Houston port agency against restrictions that could hamper the Gulf Coast container trade.
A Water Resources Development Act bill passed by Congress allows millions to be spent on harbor maintenance.
ZIM and 2M increase capacity of vessels calling Texas.
Port Houston announced it was closing two terminals after an employee who worked at both sites tested positive for the coronavirus.
American Cross-Dock & Storage recently announced it was doubling its warehouse space near the Port of Houston, one of the fastest growing U.S. container ports. The company has entered into […]
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 […]
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Border checkpoint affecting truck wait times; Protestors shut down Houston Ship Channel; […]
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, […]
Port Corpus Christi could emerge as the United States’ top crude oil export hub over the next decade, thanks to more than $380 million in new shipping facilities and three […]
Collision causing delays at major U.S. export shipping route
