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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/East%20River%20Mural.jpg)](https://blog.porthouston.com/the-after-life-of-a-container?hsLang=en-us) Did You Know? A twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), a container, a box - no matter what you call it, it is the most efficient way to move cargo overseas. As Marc Levinson notes in his book The Box, it has “made the world smaller and the world economy bigger,” allowing cargo to flow freely and economies to become international players. The standard TEU is 20 feet long by eight feet high, made of heavy duty, weather and corrosion-resistant steel running vertically, with two doors on its side. When empty, it can weigh 2.24 metric tons and loaded up to 26 metric tons. [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/the-after-life-of-a-container?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [container](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/container?hsLang=en-us), [Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/houston?hsLang=en-us), [community](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/community?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us), [history](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/history?hsLang=en-us), [art](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/art?hsLang=en-us) ## [E-Commerce Triggering Need For Distribution Centers Near Port Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/e-commerce-and-port-houston?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Chris Virk-Brown](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/chris-virk-brown?hsLang=en-us) on November 10, 2020 at 10:44 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/BarboursCut%20Storage-3.png)](https://blog.porthouston.com/e-commerce-and-port-houston?hsLang=en-us) More online shopping trends mean more goods moving across Port Houston’s docks, and the need for additional space to store that cargo. Thus, we are seeing distribution centers in the Port Houston region being built to keep up with demand. [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/e-commerce-and-port-houston?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [imports](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/imports?hsLang=en-us), [exports](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/exports?hsLang=en-us), [general cargo](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/general-cargo?hsLang=en-us), [freight](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/freight?hsLang=en-us), [refrigerated cargo](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/refrigerated-cargo?hsLang=en-us), [business development](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/business-development?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us) ## [How Port Houston Preps for Hurricane Season](https://blog.porthouston.com/how-port-houston-preps-for-hurricane-season?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Chris Virk-Brown](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/chris-virk-brown?hsLang=en-us) on October 14, 2020 at 2:46 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/PHA%20Hurricane%20Prep%202.jpg)](https://blog.porthouston.com/how-port-houston-preps-for-hurricane-season?hsLang=en-us) Days before Hurricane Laura stormed the coast between Louisiana and Texas with sustained winds up to 150 miles per hour, Port Houston maintenance workers busily went about the task of protecting assets and securing facilities from the much-anticipated stiff winds. This is necessary anytime a storm as ferocious as Hurricane Laura enters the gulf and threatens the gulf coast’s biggest container facility. While Hurricane Laura spared Houston this time, this was a big wake-up call for what may come. [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/how-port-houston-preps-for-hurricane-season?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [hurricane](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/hurricane?hsLang=en-us), [emergency management](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/emergency-management?hsLang=en-us), [disaster](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/disaster?hsLang=en-us), [recovery](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/recovery?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us), [maintenance](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/maintenance?hsLang=en-us), [Emergency Response](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/emergency-response?hsLang=en-us) ## [U.S. Department of Transportation MARAD Grant Awarded to Port Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/u.s.-department-of-transportation-marad-grant-awarded-to-port-houston?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Port Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/port-houston?hsLang=en-us) on January 23, 2020 at 11:58 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/container%20on%20barge.jpg)](https://blog.porthouston.com/u.s.-department-of-transportation-marad-grant-awarded-to-port-houston?hsLang=en-us) ***Caption: Container-on-barge transiting along the Houston Ship Channel.*** [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/u.s.-department-of-transportation-marad-grant-awarded-to-port-houston?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [maritime](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/maritime?hsLang=en-us), [ports](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/ports?hsLang=en-us), [Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/houston?hsLang=en-us), [transportation](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/transportation?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us) ## [Big, New Ship-to-Shore Cranes Authorized by Port Commission](https://blog.porthouston.com/big-new-ship-to-shore-cranes-authorized-by-port-commission?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Port Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/port-houston?hsLang=en-us) on October 30, 2019 at 7:40 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/CKPro_3747_031.jpg)](https://blog.porthouston.com/big-new-ship-to-shore-cranes-authorized-by-port-commission?hsLang=en-us) ***Caption: Neopanamax cranes at Bayport. Three additional cranes are expected to be operational in 2021.*** [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/big-new-ship-to-shore-cranes-authorized-by-port-commission?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [maritime](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/maritime?hsLang=en-us), [cranes](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/cranes?hsLang=en-us), [ports](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/ports?hsLang=en-us), [Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/houston?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us) ## [Port Houston’s 2018 Container Business Booming](https://blog.porthouston.com/port-houstons-2018-container-business-booming?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Port Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/port-houston?hsLang=en-us) on November 14, 2018 at 3:58 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/PH%20Port%20Comm.%2010.30.2018-2.jpg)](https://blog.porthouston.com/port-houstons-2018-container-business-booming?hsLang=en-us) Port Houston exceeded the two million TEU mark in September. Container volume at Port Houston’s container terminals remains vigorous as cargo movement continues to lead last year’s pace showing a 10 percent growth through the third quarter. [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/port-houstons-2018-container-business-booming?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [maritime](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/maritime?hsLang=en-us), [Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/houston?hsLang=en-us), [trade](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/trade?hsLang=en-us), [business](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/business?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us) ## [Port Houston Continues on Record Pace](https://blog.porthouston.com/port-houston-continues-on-record-pace?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Port Houston](https://blog.porthouston.com/author/port-houston?hsLang=en-us) on October 9, 2018 at 1:12 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.porthouston.com/hubfs/PH%20Comm.%209.25.2018-6.jpg)](https://blog.porthouston.com/port-houston-continues-on-record-pace?hsLang=en-us) **Caption: The Port Commission at the port's September public meeting.** The investments being made at Port Houston continue to pay off. As a result of the completion of the widening and deepening of its Bayport Channel and work on what’s known as the Bayport flare, Port Houston is seeing larger and larger vessels calling its container facilities. [Read More](https://blog.porthouston.com/port-houston-continues-on-record-pace?hsLang=en-us) Topics: [maritime](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/maritime?hsLang=en-us), [ports](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/ports?hsLang=en-us), [trade](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/trade?hsLang=en-us), [containers](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/containers?hsLang=en-us), [operations](https://blog.porthouston.com/topic/operations?hsLang=en-us) [All posts](https://blog.porthouston.com/all?hsLang=en-us) [Next](https://blog.porthouston.com/tag/containers/page/2?hsLang=en-us) WELCOME TO THE PORT HOUSTON BLOG! 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