Houston Ship Channel

Tanker Collision, Gasoline Spill Closes Portion of Houston Ship Channel

Based on a Reuters report, one barge was severely damaged and another capsized following a collision with a 755-foot (230-m) tanker in the Houston Ship Channel.

What happened?

The collision incident occurred near Bayport, Texas, that spilled about 9,000 gallons of gasoline into way water. No injuries were reported. Salvage teams were at the site on Saturday, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.

It was the second spill in two months to affect traffic on the 53-mile (85-km) commercial waterway that...

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Tanker splits barge, gasoline spill closes Houston Ship Channel

A tank barge was holed and lost much of its gasoline blend cargo in a collision with a tanker in the Houston Ship Channel May 10, 2019. CNN image

A massive response effort was underway after a tanker collided with a tank barge tow in the Houston Ship Channel Friday afternoon, spilling an estimated 9,000 bbl.  of gasoline product and closing the waterway near Bayport, Texas, Coast Guard and state officials said.

The 755’x121’ Genesis River, a Panama flagged liquid propane gas tanker, collided at about 3:30 p.m. with the 69’x26’x9’, 1,350-hp tug Voyager operated by Kirby Inland Marine as it pushed two 25,000-bbl. tank barges of reformate, a...

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NTSB faults inattention, fatigue in 2018 Houston allision

The bulk carrier Yochow struck a moored ATB in the Houston Ship Channel in June 2018. Shipspotting.com photo

The helmsman on a bulk carrier was fatigued and the mate not paying attention to his mistakes when the ship hit a moored barge at a Houston terminal in June 2018, inflicting more than $21 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board says in a new report.

There were no injuries or pollution from the accident, which happened in the early morning hours of June 13, 2018 as the 590’x98’, 34,000 dwt Hong-Kong flagged Yochow was inbound in the Houston Ship Channel.

The articulated tug and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/ntsb-faults-inattention-fatigue-in-2018-houston-allision/

Houston Ship Channel Economic Impact Study

On April 23, Port Houston released the full results of the nationwide Economic Impact Study of the Houston Ship Channel. Results show that the private and public terminals of the greater
Port of Houston account for ten percent of all jobs supported by the U.S. coastal ports in 2018.

The results also showed that the economic values supported by cargo activity at these facilities to the State of Texas represents nearly 21 percent of the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) for
2018.

Renowned...

https://container-news.com/houston-ship-channel-economic-impact-study/

Houston to accelerate Ship Channel widening

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session and moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s busiest waterway. “The Houston Ship Channel is open for business for all and will continue to be,” said Chairman Ric Campo.

The Port Authority is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other representatives of the federal government, as well as Port of Houston and Houston Ship Channel stakeholders, to obtain authorization, and...

https://container-news.com/houston-accelerate-ship-channel-widening/

Giant Box Ships Face Houston Ship Channel Limits

  • Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority proposed a resolution putting some restrictions on the movement of ultra-large containerships in the channel.
  • It is also trying to obtain authorization, and accelerated funding and completion, of a deepened and widened ship channel.
  • The commission also budgeted $500,000 to support a traffic efficiency group for the channel to share data and insights and help optimize traffic flow.
  • In 2018, the Houston Ship Channel generated $801 billion in U.S....

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Port of Houston speeds up Houston channel’s widening

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s busiest waterway. The port’s Authority cooperates with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other representatives of the federal government to speed up the funding and the completion of a deepened and widened of the 52-mile federal waterway.

Specifically, the project is amongst the 11 most important widening and deepening projects that have occurred in the channel,...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-houston-speeds-up-houston-channels-widening/

Port Houston Takes Action To Accelerate Widening Of Nation’s Busiest Waterway

Port Houston Takes Action to Accelerate Widening of Houston Ship Channel

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session Monday and moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s busiest waterway. “The Houston Ship Channel is open for business for all and will continue to be,” said Chairman Ric Campo.

The Port Authority is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other representatives of the federal government, as well as Port of Houston and Houston Ship Channel stakeholders, to obtain authorization, and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/port-houston-takes-action-to-accelerate-widening-of-nations-busiest-waterway/

US Houston Ship Channel Reopens After Weather Halts Inbound Traffic

According to an article by ICIS, vessel traffic through the Houston Ship Channel resumed early on Monday after thunderstorms on April 7 limited vessel movement to inbound ships.

What happened?

High winds associated with heavy thunderstorms on Sunday dislodged the booms used to contain chemicals that spilled into the waterway, following a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company’s (ITC) Deer Park facility in La Porte, Texas.

The ITC said on its website that all boat clean-up operations and...

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