Port Houston Blog

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther received the Bronze Anchor Award at the Houston International Seafarers’ Center Maritime Gala May 6.

The Port Commission approved Port Houston’s fiscal year 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) at a public meeting April 25.

The Port Houston Small Business and Maritime Education Outreach Department participated at the 2017 Maritime and Logistics Youth Expo held at the San Jacinto College Maritime Technology and Training Center April 28.

Port Houston employees celebrated this year’s Earth Day by joining Galveston Bay Foundation and dozens of other local volunteers at the 2017 Marsh Mania event. The program, now in its 18^th year, is a nationally recognized Texas Parks and Wildlife project focused on restoring marsh habitats.

Port Houston honored its dispatch team April 9-15 during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Historically, telecommunicators (dispatchers) everywhere have a sometimes thankless job and are the forgotten ones serving the dispatch control room and center until you need help.

Port Houston's Small Business Outreach department held an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Safety workshop at the port's Executive Building April 3. Nearly 20 engineering and construction professionals attended the event.

The Port of Houston Authority’s environmental policy was recently updated and approved by the Port Commission at a public meeting March 21.

Port Houston team members, their families and friends gathered together near Sims Bayou to volunteer at this year’s Rivers, Lakes, Bays and Bayous “Trash Bash” March 25. In addition to providing volunteers, Port Houston also supported the event as a platinum level sponsor.