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Port Houston Volunteers at Keegan’s Kitchen Event

Posted by Port Houston on September 5, 2018 at 11:06 AM

Port Houston partnered with the Houston Food Bank on a new community project called Keegan’s Kitchen Aug. 30, providing a total of 5,500 prepared meals to the Houston region.

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Topics: maritime, Houston, community, volunteering, Texas

Port Houston Breaks into Top 5 U.S. Container Ports Ranking

Posted by Port Houston on September 4, 2018 at 11:06 AM

Due to continued strong growth in loaded containerized cargo, Port Houston has surged higher in the rankings of the top container ports in the United States. Port Houston, which has been expanding rapidly in recent years, has climbed to become the fifth largest container port in the U.S., according to JOC Piers data covering the second quarter of 2018.

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Topics: maritime, Houston, shipping, Texas, containers

Top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Official Tours the Port of Houston

Posted by Port Houston on August 29, 2018 at 9:04 AM

Ryan Fisher, the second highest ranking civilian in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the greater Port of Houston Aug. 21.

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Topics: maritime, ports, Houston, channel, Texas, waterway

Port Houston Executive Director Receives a Houston Business Journal “Most Admired CEO” Award

Posted by Port Houston on August 23, 2018 at 5:09 PM
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Topics: maritime, ports, Houston, leadership, Texas, CEO

Shell Receives 2018 Maritime Company of the Year Award

Posted by Port Houston on August 22, 2018 at 1:22 PM

The Greater Houston Port Bureau named Shell as its 2018 honoree during the organization’s annual maritime dinner Aug. 18.

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Topics: maritime, ports, Houston, community, shipping, Texas

Port Houston Volunteers at Oyster Restoration Project

Posted by Port Houston on August 3, 2018 at 9:27 AM

Oysters are often thought of as small creatures, but rarely do they receive the recognition for the big impact they play in Galveston Bay and our local ecosystems. Port Houston teamed up with the Galveston Bay Foundation for the third annual Oyster Reef Restoration Project near Galveston’s Sweetwater Preserve July 22.

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Topics: ports, Houston, community, stewardship, Texas, volunteer, oysters

Port Houston Honored at Port Appreciation Day

Posted by Port Houston on August 2, 2018 at 9:07 AM

Port Houston generated more than 38 million tons of cargo in 2017, Chairman Janiece Longoria told attendees at the Houston East End Chamber’s Port Appreciation Day Expo and Luncheon July 25.

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Topics: ports, Houston, community, economy, Texas

Port Houston Proves Reliable as a Gateway for Asian Imports to Texas

Posted by Port Houston on July 25, 2018 at 9:00 AM

Beginning in 2016, Steve Silver Co. started shifting most of its Asian imports from U.S. West Coast ports to instead go across the docks at Port Houston. The move has provided extra reliability for the Texas-based company.

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Topics: Houston, shipping, cargo, Texas, Gulf Coast

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