Houston, Texas-based Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has announced a significant expansion project along the Houston Ship Channel due to strong demand for natural gas liquids (NGL) export capacity. The…
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New logistics terminal opens along Texas Gulf Coast
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Project freight forwarder deugro announced it has opened a 96,775-square-foot operations and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-logistics-terminal-opens-along-texas-gulf-coast
ILA veteran appointed Port Houston port commissioner
The City Council of Pasadena, Texas has appointed ILA veteran Alan A. Robb to serve on its behalf as a Port of Houston Authority port commissioner beginning October 1, 2023. Current commissioner Roy D. Mease will be step down at month end.
“I am deeply honored to have been bestowed this privilege to represent the best interests of the Houston Ship Channel on behalf of Pasadena, labor, industry, and the communities we serve”
Robb is a 47-year International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) veteran....
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ila-veteran-appointed-port-houston-port-commissioner/
Excessive speed led to 2022 tug grounding in Corpus Christi Ship Channel, NTSB report reveals
Excessive speed during a bow-to-bow harbour-assist manoeuvre led to the grounding of a tug in Texas’ Corpus Christi Ship Channel last year, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said recently. It is the second marine casualty the NTSB investigated in 2022 caused by excessive speed in...
Port Houston makes progress with ship channel expansion project
Port Houston has proceeded with the Houston Ship Channel expansion project, often known as Project 11, with the dredging of the first section, known as Segment 1A, running from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, having been completed.
The Port of Houston Authority confirmed that the work was completed on time and under the proposed budget, while Project 11 is scheduled to be completed by 2025.
By eliminating daytime restrictions, the extension of this region is intended to assist promote safety, reduce...
https://container-news.com/port-houston-makes-progress-with-ship-channel-expansion-project/
Exxon Sets Sail On Massive Houston Ship Channel Carbon Capture Project
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Snaking along the Gulf of Mexico’s seabed are thousands of pipes sending oil and gas from the myriad of oil, rigs and platforms to over 200…
https://gcaptain.com/exxon-sets-sail-on-massive-houston-ship-channel-carbon-capture-project/
Port Houston Awards Contracts Totaling $450 Million to Expand the Houston Ship Channel
Officials at the Port of Houston have approved $450 million to support the expanding of the Houston Ship Channel, one of the most critically important waterways in the country. The…
Port Houston invests $450 million to expand Houston Ship Channel
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met Friday in a special session and awarded two of the largest contracts in its history. The commission approved the staff’s recommendation to award Weeks Marine and Curtin Maritime Corporation contracts totaling $430 million to complete the remaining Galveston Bay segments of the Houston Ship Channel expansion project.
“It’s an exciting day for Port Houston and the entire region and the millions of people who rely on the Houston Ship Channel...
Port Houston awards $429M in dredging contracts to widen channel
Two contracts totaling $429.4 million for the dredging of the Houston ship channel have been awarded to Weeks Marine and Curtin Maritime Corp.
The announcement was made during a special meeting of the port’s board of commissioners Friday. The commissioners also awarded a combined $20.5 million for engineering and auditing services, as well as construction design and project management contracts, to Atkins North America, Freese and Nichols, Turner Collie and Braden, and Gahagan and Bryant...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-houston-awards-dredging-contracts-to-widen-channel
Port Houston Kicks Off $1 Billion Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project
Port Houston and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have kicked off the $1 billion expansion of the Houston Ship Channel described as a “generation-defining project” for one of the…
https://gcaptain.com/port-houston-kicks-off-1-billion-houston-ship-channel-expansion-project/