Port Houston Blog

The Port of Houston Partners in Maritime Education Program and the Houston Pilots welcomed more than 85 businesses at a recent forum about maritime initiatives aimed at preparing the next generation of leaders. The Maritime and Logistics Partners Symposium was held Feb. 7 in Deer Park.

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority has authorized an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and Port Terminal Railway Association (PTRA) to carry out the Broadway Second Main Track Project.

Dean E. Corgey has been reappointed to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority Jan. 25, 2017, by the Houston City Council. He serves on the port’s Pension and Benefits Committee.

Port Houston welcomed nearly 300 supply chain professionals, beneficial cargo owners and exporters at its second Synthetic Resin Symposium Jan. 24 at the Sheraton Houston North Hotel at Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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

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.

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.

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