Ric Campo Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Port Houston Project 11 marks another milestone

8 March 2024

At its most recent monthly meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a $136 million contract award for segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion – Project 11.

Port Commission chairman Ric Campo noted that Callan Marine Ltd., the newly awarded segment 1C contractor, will use its recently christened 32-inch cutter suction dredge, the General Arnold, considered the newest, largest, and most environmentally friendly cutter suction dredge in the U.S. fleet, for the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-houston-project-11-marks-another-milestone/

ILA veteran appointed Port Houston port commissioner

29 September 2023

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/

Port Houston’s trade jumps 51% to nearly $17B

12 December 2021

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Houston’s trade in October jumps 51% to nearly $17 billion; automotive production in Mexico drops 20% in November; Mexico OKs another state to export avocados to the U.S.; and Constellation Brands will build an export brewery in Mexico.

Port Houston’s total trade up 51% to $17B in October

Port Houston’s trade totaled $16.9 billion during October, an increase of 51%...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-houstons-trade-jumps-51-to-nearly-17b