Texas Gulf Coast ports got a boost in August from imports of steel and exports of crude oil and petroleum products.
Port Houston sets another monthly TEU record
For the second time this year, Port Houston hit a record for monthly container volumes, handling 382,842 twenty-foot equivalent units in August. That surpassed the previous monthly record for containers set in May, when the port handled 335,000 TEUs.
The monthly total for August was also a 20% year-over-year (y/y) increase compared to the...
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