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.
How Port Houston Preps for Hurricane Season
Topics: hurricane, emergency management, disaster, recovery, containers, maintenance, Emergency Response
Port Dispatchers Called to Duty During Hurricane Harvey
Caption: Port Houston Dispatch representatives, Juan Sanchez and Tom Sauls.
Two Port Houston dispatchers served many others during the catastrophic rain events from Hurricane Harvey in late August.
Topics: ports, Houston, dispatch, hurricane, emergency management