Port Houston Blog

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.

Sharon Tirpak, Deputy Chief of Project Management of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Galveston District provided a presentation on the ongoing Texas Coastal Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study. She highlighted the study’s Houston-Galveston area at the March 7 Waterways Utilization meeting for the Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee.

Port Houston's Emergency Manager Colin Rizzo received the Lou Harrell Emergency Manager of the Year Award at the Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) Symposium in San Marcos, Texas, March 7. The award recognizes and honors a member whose comprehensive emergency management program epitomizes the best in Texas emergency management practices.

Senate Bill 28, which focuses on financing of ports, was filed in the Texas State Legislature Monday, March 6. Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther, President of the Texas Ports Association (TPA), provided a statement on the legislative action:

Port Houston welcomed five representatives of Nigeria’s National Assembly for a briefing during their U.S. study mission Mar. 3. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office arranged for the delegation to visit Port Houston to gain insight about the role of ports, maritime commerce, international business and the economic relationships between the U.S. and Texas and the world.