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
Keeping the Cranes Running: Port Houston Maintenance Veteran and Essential Worker Recognized for 45 Years of Service
Caption: Quintin Reynolds
It takes a lot of hands to move cargo across Port Houston’s docks, including the maintenance staff, who support Port Houston’s equipment and assets. One of the essential Port employees working on the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is Quintin Reynolds, a maintenance foreman at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal, who recently received recognition for 45 years of service at Port Houston.
Topics: maritime, container, cranes, ports, maintenance, people
Opportunities for Small Businesses are Endless at Port Houston
Port Houston held a small business forum focused on doing business with the port’s maintenance services team Sept. 27.
Topics: Houston, contracts, small business, maintenance