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Port Houston Executive Director Receives a Houston Business Journal “Most Admired CEO” Award
Shell Receives 2018 Maritime Company of the Year Award
The Greater Houston Port Bureau named Shell as its 2018 honoree during the organization’s annual maritime dinner Aug. 18.
Topics: maritime, ports, Houston, community, shipping, Texas
Port Houston's three new Neopanamax cranes completed their nearly 90-day journey from Shanghai, China arriving to Port Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal August 7. The cranes highlight about $100 million in investments.
Topics: maritime, cranes, ports, Houston, shipping, containers
Port Houston moved 1.3 million container TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) through the first six months of 2018, a six percent increase from 2017, Executive Director Roger Guenther announced in his report to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority in its regular monthly meeting in July.
Topics: ports, Houston, Port Commission, containers, growth, operations
Port Houston Volunteers at Oyster Restoration Project
Oysters are often thought of as small creatures, but rarely do they receive the recognition for the big impact they play in Galveston Bay and our local ecosystems. Port Houston teamed up with the Galveston Bay Foundation for the third annual Oyster Reef Restoration Project near Galveston’s Sweetwater Preserve July 22.
Topics: ports, Houston, community, stewardship, Texas, volunteer, oysters
Port Houston generated more than 38 million tons of cargo in 2017, Chairman Janiece Longoria told attendees at the Houston East End Chamber’s Port Appreciation Day Expo and Luncheon July 25.
New Crane Simulators to Support the Local Workforce
The West Gulf Maritime Association and Port Houston held an unveiling ceremony for two new crane simulators July 26.
Topics: maritime, cranes, ports, Houston, operations