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 ..
In 2022, the Port of Houston recorded the largest general cargo volume in its history, handling 55 million tons of cargo.
Port Houston chairman, Ric Campo highlighted Project 11 for widening and deepening the Houston Ship Channel as an important milestone, saying that “dredging is 99% complete on Segment 1A of the Houston Ship Channel.”
Segment 1A consists of about 18,000 meters of waterway running from Bolivar Road to Redfish Island. The US$1 billion project’s first phase began in June of last...
https://container-news.com/port-houston-reports-record-cargo-volumes-in-2022/
Ric Campo was unanimously reappointed as chairman of the Houston Port Authority of Harris County, Texas Port Commission during a joint meeting of the Harris County Commissioners Court and Houston City Council on 9 January.
Among the most significant accomplishments of Ric Campo’s tenure was the efforts to expand and deepen the Houston Ship Channel through the US$1 billion expansion infrastructure initiative known as Project 11.
Meanwhile, Campo is chairman of the board and chief executive officer...
https://container-news.com/ric-campo-re-elected-as-port-houston-chairman/
In November, container volume at Port Houston grew by 11% compared with the same month last year, reaching a total of 348,950 TEUs.
The previous month was the fourth-highest month ever for container handling at Port Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals.
Meanwhile, Port Houston’s container volume from January to November is up 17% from the same period in 2021, totaling 3,682,874 TEUs.
Port Houston reported that althought volumes continue to be solid through November, import activity will...
https://container-news.com/port-houston-achieves-11-container-growth-in-november/