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Port Houston’s container volume slipped a 5 percent in July compared to the same month last year, handling 325,277 TEUs, as the port dealt with both Hurricane Beryl and a global system outage that briefly impacted operation.Container volume is still up 10 percent year-to-date, reaching 2.42 million 20-foot equivalent units, as the port prepares for a strong peak season.Loaded imports have risen 9 percent year-to-date, surpassing 1 million TEUs, fueled ...
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Port Houston said Charlie Jenkins has officially assumed the role of CEO Sept. 3, taking the helm from long-time executive director Roger Guenther, following his retirement on Aug. 28.Jenkins has worked at Port Houston for more than 30 years and was named incoming CEO in April after most recently serving ...
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Despite a strong December, container volumes handled at Port Houston in 2023 fell 4 percent to 3.8 million TEUs, short of the port’s record-setting year in 2022.The decrease was attributed to a large drop in empty repositioning volumes, the port said, while its strong exports “insulated” it from further decreases.Executive ...
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Three new neo-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arrived at Port Houston's Bayport Container Terminal last week following a 72-day voyage on the Zhen Hua 29, a specialized heavy-load carrier vessel.The ZPMC cranes, which were produced in Shanghai, traveled nearly 16,000 nautical miles to reach Houston. These particular cranes are 158 feet ...
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Port Houston jumped from No. 7 to No. 5 in the ranking of top U.S. container ports in terms of TEUs handled in 2022.
“Our import and export volume reached record numbers in 2022 and is considered one of the fastest growing ports in the U.S. in loaded imports and loaded ...
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Activity across Port Houston’s docks remains steady through March with total tonnage through the eight public terminals up 4% year to date, reaching 12,850,330 short tons. Amidst a nationwide softening of imports, in March, Port Houston continued to see significant demand in loaded export containers.Loaded export volumes at Port Houston ...
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Port Houston container volume dipped in January. Container TEUs decreased by 1% compared to last January, with 319,990 TEUs for the first month of 2023, down 3,437 TEUs from the same period in 2022. Loaded imports were down 6%, but total imports, including empty import containers, were up 5%, buoyed ...
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In October container volume at Port Houston once again grew by double digits, continuing the trend seen throughout 2022. A total of 371,994 TEUs were handled during the month, a 13% increase compared to October 2021. Loaded container TEUs reached the highest volume ever and were up 21% compared to ...
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Port Houston will be implementing a Sustained Import Dwell fee in 2023. An optional Excessive Import Dwell fee will be implemented as needed. This new fee structure is aimed to help mitigate the issue of long-dwelling loaded import containers by incentivizing cargo movement. The Sustained Import Dwell fee will be ...
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) recently announced Houston on the rotation in their Santana trans-Pacific service, which links Vietnam and Central China to the U.S. Gulf and East Coasts.Port Houston will be the first port call in the United Statesfor the service. The rotation is Haiphong – Shanghai – Ningbo – ...
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