Steel, oil and plywood lift Gulf Coast ports’ March cargo volumes

Gulf Coast ports got a boost in March from imports of steel and plywood, and exports of petroleum and crude oil.

Port Houston saw a slight increase in container volume during March, led by increased demand for steel tubular products used in the Texas oil and gas industry, officials said.

Container volume at Port Houston in March totaled 308,557 twenty-foot equivalent units, a 4% increase over the same period last year.

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