Port of Houston

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/

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/

Houston sets limits on large boxships

Commissioners at the Port of Houston Authority on April 9 voted to impose limits on large container ships calling on Houston Ship Channel terminals after petroleum shippers complained that the big ships would threaten export growth.

At a special meeting the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority passed a resolution that would limit traffic for large vessels that cause one-way traffic limitations on the key ship channel approach of Galveston Bay to once a week. Those ships could also...

https://container-news.com/houston-sets-limits-large-boxships/

Stormy weather affects ship traffic at Houston oil port

The USCG eliminated, on March 7, the traffic located along a specific area of the Houston Ship Channel, after severe weather conditions halted cleanup operations that were being conducted because of the petrochemical fire and the chemical spill of the previous month.

As Reuters reports, the fire at Mitsui & Co’s Intercontinental Terminals Co in Deer Park, Texas, resulted to the destruction of 11 tanks that had millions of gallons of fuels stored, which would have been used to make gasoline and...

https://safety4sea.com/stormy-weather-affects-ship-traffic-at-houston-oil-port/

Toyota Tsusho files complaint for off-spec bunkers against Nustar Energy

On March 27 Toyota Tsusho Petroleum (TTP) filed a complaint against Nustar Energy Services (NES) at a US Court. The file regarded alleged off-spec bunkers, and TTP seeks $421,784.94 from NES through two claims.

Namely, on April 19, 2018, NES supplied 840 metric tonnes (mt) of IFO 380 to the Singapore-flagged chemical tanker ‘M/V Beatrice’ at the Port of Houston.

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TTP and NES sent bunker samples to different fuel testing laboratories, which found that they were...

https://safety4sea.com/toyota-tsusho-files-complaint-for-off-spec-bunkers-against-nustar-energy/

Bottleneck in Port of Houston seems to ease with four arrivals

The bottleneck in Houston Ship Channel seems to be coming under control as four tankers on Thursday were preparing to offload or pick up cargoes in the busiest US oil port, according to AIS data. The bottleneck has reportedly cut 1 million barrels per day of shipments since Monday.

The Houston Ship Channel reopened this week with operating restrictions following a fire at Mitsui & Co Inc’s Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) in Deer Park, Texas.

That blaze sent fuel and chemicals into the...

https://safety4sea.com/bottleneck-in-port-of-houston-seems-to-ease-with-four-arrivals/

Tank farm fire spill shuts down Houston ship channel

On March 25, the US Coast Guard reported that approximately five dozen ships will be in line to transit the Houston Ship Channel, as efforts to clean the waste from the International Terminals tank fire continue.

Specifically, the fire broke out on March 17 and rapidly spread to seven filled tanks at its peak. Luckily, the fire was out by March 20.

Yet, a few reflash events occurred, and the workers have been conducting draining operations to the last of the petrochemicals in the affected tanks....

https://safety4sea.com/tank-farm-fire-spill-shuts-down-houston-ship-channel/

2018: Port Houston delivers strong performance

Balanced Cargo Keeps Port Well-Positioned for Continued Growth

HOUSTON – Year-end results show that Port Houston’s business continues to be solid. “With the leadership and guidance of our Commission, our port continues to prosper,” said Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther when he delivered his 2018 year-end report to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority during its first regular monthly meeting for 2019, which was held Tuesday.

In highlighting a host of achievements in...

http://container-news.com/port-houston-strong-performance-2018/

Port of Houston achieves solid results for 2018

The Port of Houston announced that several records were broken in 2018, including that total tonnage at its that set a record of 35.7 million tons. This reflected an increase of 9% percent from 2017. Moreover, container twenty-foot equivalent units increased 10% to 2.7 million, which is a new record.

According to Port Houston’s Executive Director Roger Guenther, the increased activity has led to a balance of imports to exports for the year of 50/50 import to export. In addition, steel tonnage...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-houston-achieves-solid-results-for-2018/

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