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## Fatima De Leon

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## [Port Commissioner Roy D. Mease Reappointed](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/port-commissioner-roy-d-mease-reappointed?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 20, 2017 at 9:00 AM

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Roy D. Mease was reappointed to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority by the Pasadena City Council Jan. 17.

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## [Port Houston Presents at SBA Export Workshop](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/port-houston-presents-at-sba-export-workshop?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 19, 2017 at 9:07 AM

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Ricardo Arias, trade development manager for Port Houston, provided an overview of the port at the Small Business Administration’s Export Workshop at the Fort Bend County Small Business Development Center Jan. 4.

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## [Japan Official Meets With Port Environmental Experts](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/japan-official-meets-with-port-environmental-experts?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 18, 2017 at 12:44 PM

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Mitsuo Nagai, Chief Official of the Coastal Administration and Disaster Management Division of the Ports and Harbors Bureau of Japan, visited with the port’s environmental affairs department Jan. 11 at the Port of Houston Authority Executive Building.

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## [Bayport Dredging Reaches Milestone, Other Maintenance Dredging To Be Done](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/bayport-dredging-reaches-milestone-other-maintenance-dredging-to-be-done?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 12, 2017 at 4:12 PM

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*\*Clarification: This blog clarifies information included in a previous post about the Bayport channel dredging published on 1/11.*

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## [Harris County and City of Houston Reappoint Janiece Longoria as Port Chairman](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/harris-county-and-city-of-houston-reappoint-janiece-longoria-as-port-chairman?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 10, 2017 at 9:34 AM

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Harris County Commissioners Court and the City of Houston voted to reappoint Janiece Longoria as Chairman of the Port of Houston Authority during a ceremony Jan. 9. Longoria has served in the role since 2013 and joined the Port Commission in 2002.

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## [Port Houston Chosen for Infrastructure Industry Liaison Program](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/port-houston-chosen-for-infrastructure-industry-liaison-program?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 9, 2017 at 8:36 AM

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The State of Texas has selected Port Houston to join its Infrastructure Industry Liaison Program. The port will coordinate with the State Intelligence Fusion Center as a resource for maritime related information and reports, providing real-time information and reporting suspicious activity.

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## [Port of Houston Authority Receives Transparency Stars Awards](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/port-of-houston-authority-receives-transparency-stars-awards?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 6, 2017 at 9:43 AM

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The Port of Houston Authority is the first port in Texas to receive awards under Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar’s newly enhanced Transparency Stars program.

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## [Record December and 2016 Overall for FTZ #84](https://blog.porthouston.com/portweb/record-december-and-2016-overall-for-ftz-84?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Fatima De Leon](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/fatima-de-leon?hsLang=en-us) on January 5, 2017 at 7:52 AM

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![CKPro_3504_053 FTZ.jpg](https://blog.porthouston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CKPro_3504_053%20FTZ.jpg?width=640&name=CKPro_3504_053%20FTZ.jpg)

The holiday season came on strong for Port Houston’s FTZ program, with six new private and public sites joining FTZ #84 in December. A total of 13 sites were added in 2016.

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