Evia Island, a six-acre bird island located along the Houston Ship Channel and the mouth of East Bay, is an extremely important waterbird nesting site in Galveston Bay. With nearly 10,000 nests comprised of 10 bird species, it’s the breeding site with the most nesting pairs in the Galveston Bay system. These bird species include white pelicans, brown pelicans, great blue herons, egrets and roseate spoonbills among others.
Topics: maritime, community, environment, Houston Ship Channel, birds, wildlife
Container activity at Port Houston, the largest container port on the United States Gulf Coast, began slowing in late March as expected due to the coronavirus pandemic, but was still up for the first quarter of 2020..
Caption: Container-on-barge transiting along the Houston Ship Channel.
Topics: maritime, ports, Houston, transportation, containers
With a desire to aid local commerce and to promote economic development and job creation, Port Houston has commissioned a disparity study to evaluate equal opportunity and fairness in its procurement and contracting process. A public meeting was held Oct. 22.
Topics: ports, Houston, procurement, small business, study
Port Houston is focused on developing the workforce and helping drive success of small businesses in the Houston region. In 2019, the port held a small business industry forum on doing business with port maintenance services.
Topics: maritime, ports, Houston, small businesses, procurement
Caption: Chairman Ric Campo provides State of the Port address.
Caption: Sen. Ted Cruz with port leadership and stakeholders.
Topics: ports, Houston, channel, government relations, Houston Ship Channel
WELCOME TO THE PORT HOUSTON BLOG! THIS BLOG FEATURES CURRENT ISSUES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NETWORK.
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