Port Houston experienced significant operational disruptions in February due to widespread fog, leading to a 13% year-over-year decline in container throughput. The port handled 325,424 TEUs during the month, with…
https://gcaptain.com/fog-hampers-port-houston-operations-in-february/
Port Houston reported handling 364,866 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking a significant increase of 21% compared to May of last year. The year-to-date figure through May stands at…
https://gcaptain.com/port-houston-reports-strong-container-volumes-in-may/
At their monthly meeting, the Port of Houston Authority’s Port Commission met under the chairmanship of Ric Campo, who highlighted that the Houston Ship Channel maintains its leading position among the US waterways.
This recognition was recently affirmed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in their release of the U.S. Coastal and Inland Navigation System 2022 Transportation Facts & Information Report, which incorporates the latest data on tonnage and waterway rankings.
The Houston Ship Channel...
https://container-news.com/houston-ship-channel-maintains-top-ranking-in-us-tonnage/
Two people were killed while a third suffered burn injuries after a fire ignited on a container vessel at the Port of Houston in Texas on Monday, January 8. The Panamanian-flagged Stride was berthed at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal when the blaze ignited in an undisclosed portion of the ship...
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Union Pacific is beefing up its intermodal offerings through two new options: an international...
Norwegian tanker operator Stolt Tankers has revealed that barge operation in the Port of Houston is not only reducing the duration of port calls for its ships, but also cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The post Stolt Tankers claims emissions reduction from barge ops at Houston Port appeared...
BNSF is increasing intermodal options in Texas by expanding service at the Port of Houston in response to what BNSF says is growing intermodal demand.
The western U.S. railroad plans to add more service options between the Barbours Cut Container Terminal at the Port of Houston, which has on-dock terminal capability, and BNSF’s intermodal facility at Alliance, Texas, which is nearby Dallas-Fort Worth and has benefited from expanded capacity and technology enhancements as well as existing live...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bnsf-to-expand-intermodal-service-in-texas
Amid all the doom and gloom on container shipping and the talk of an impending recession, U.S. imports are rising off their lows. Inventory-to-sales ratios are still much higher than pre-COVID, yet monthly imports are now either at or above 2019 levels, depending on which data source you use.
U.S. ports imported 2,020,197 twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo in April, Descartes said on Monday.
That’s down 18% from a year ago,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-imports-up-again-in-april-market-mirrors-pre-covid-normal
February volumes at Port Houston in Texas remained strong compared to the same month last year, despite an anticipated softening of demand.
During the previous month, 313,452 TEUs were processed at Port Houston, translating to a 15% rise over February 2022, while the port has handled 633,442 TEUs, representing a 6% year-on-year increase, during the first two months of 2023.
Meanmwhile, general cargo at Port Houston’s breakbulk terminals has decreased by 25% year to date, while steel imports have...
https://container-news.com/port-houston-kicks-off-the-year-with-strong-container-volumes/
New tugs have been delivered to operators in Trinidad and Tobago and Western Australia. An American barge handling company places an order for a new pusher tug while cons ..