Ship channel

Panama President Makes Historic Visit to Port Houston

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Mr. Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of the Republic of Panama, made a historic visit to Port Houston Thursday, highlighting the importance of the connection between the Panama Canal and the Houston Ship Channel.

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  • Mr. Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of the Republic of Panama, made a historic visit to Port Houston Thursday, highlighting the importance of the connection between the Panama Canal and the Houston Ship Channel.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210715006130/en/
    During a visit to Port Houston, Mr. Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of the Republic of Panama discusses with Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther, the importance of continued improvements to the Panama Canal and the Houston Ship Channel for continued trade growth and economic opportunities.
  • Port Houston welcomed the President with a Memorandum of Understanding recognizing the importance of the relationship between the Panama Canal Authority and the Houston Ship Channel.
  • The President also received a briefing that highlighted Houston Ship Channel business and the efforts of Port Houston, advocating Project 11, the Houston Ship Channel expansion program, which supports the widening and deepening of the 52-mile-long federal waterway and its continued maintenance.

Houston Needs More Than a Week for Infrastructure

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

b'Each May, we celebrate National Infrastructure Week to advocate for better roads, bridges, rail, waterways, water supply, flood control, aviation, and of course, our Port.

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  • b'Each May, we celebrate National Infrastructure Week to advocate for better roads, bridges, rail, waterways, water supply, flood control, aviation, and of course, our Port.
  • Infrastructure needs more than a week of focus, however.
  • Partnering with the Army Corps of Engineers, a new path is being struck for widening and deepening the Houston Ship Channel.
  • And while we make investments in the local share of the ship channel, we are fortunate to receive INFRA and Port Infrastructure grants to augment the cash needs.

Houston Ship Channel Reaches New Milestone

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

Chairman Ric Campo was pleased to highlight further news that the Houston Ship Channel had been officially named as the nation's busiest waterway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center.

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  • Chairman Ric Campo was pleased to highlight further news that the Houston Ship Channel had been officially named as the nation's busiest waterway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center.
  • The Port of Houston also continues to be the leader for foreign waterborne tonnage, as it has been for 24 years.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201209006063/en/
    Part of the Port of Houston and Houston Ship Channel (Photo: Business Wire)
    The #1 ranking and the Houston Ship Channels importance to the region, state, and nation clearly highlights the need to expedite the improvements of the channel, to accommodate growth and ensure safe and efficient trade for the U.S., Chairman Campo said.
  • He also shared the news that Port Houston was close to the next major milestone of Project 11, the effort to widen the Houston Ship Channel.

Houston Ship Channel Expansion Reaches Major Milestone

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Friday, April 24, 2020

As the non-federal sponsor of the Houston Ship Channel, Port Houston initiated the project nearly 10-years ago.

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  • As the non-federal sponsor of the Houston Ship Channel, Port Houston initiated the project nearly 10-years ago.
  • Known as Project 11, the current effort represents the eleventh major expansion in the Houston Ship Channels history.
  • The Chiefs Report recommends a comprehensive plan that includes modifications to the 50-mile-long Houston Ship Channel System including easing bends, widening the bay reach of the Houston Ship Channel to 700 feet, and widening the Bayport Ship Channel and Barbours Cut Channel to 455 feet.
  • The Houston Ship Channel provides access to more than 200 private and public docks and berthing areas associated with the greater Port of Houston.

Progress Continues toward Channel Widening and Deepening

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Friday, February 14, 2020

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority considered Houston Ship Channel matters at a special meeting Wednesday, Feb. 12.

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  • The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority considered Houston Ship Channel matters at a special meeting Wednesday, Feb. 12.
  • Executive Director Roger Guenther provided the commission with an update on progress towards federal authorization of Project 11, the planned widening and deepening of the Houston Ship Channel.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200213005969/en/
    The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority listens to the Coalition for a Fair and Open Port's proposals for funding options by private industry along the channel for the widening and deepening of the Houston Ship Channel-Project 11.
  • 1 priority remains to facilitate the federal authorization to expand the Houston ship channel.

Kinder Morgan Announces Additional Projects to Enhance Capabilities at Houston Ship Channel Facilities

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) today announced a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities at its Pasadena and Galena Park terminals, part of its best-in-class refined products storage hub on the Houston Ship Channel.

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  • Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) today announced a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities at its Pasadena and Galena Park terminals, part of its best-in-class refined products storage hub on the Houston Ship Channel.
  • Tank modifications that will provide for butane blending and vapor combustion capabilities on 10 storage tanks, with the option to extend those capabilities to an additional 25 tanks or more.
  • These projects speak to Kinder Morgans continued commitment to excellence and to improving our already best-in-class facilities along the Houston Ship Channel, said John Schlosser, president of Terminals for KMI.
  • Forward looking statements in this news release include express or implied statements concerning the anticipated cost, timing and benefits of projects to enhance KMIs Houston Ship Channel facilities.

 Army Corps Tours Houston Ship Channel

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Port Houston continues its focused effort to obtain federal authorization to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel.

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  • Port Houston continues its focused effort to obtain federal authorization to widen and deepen the Houston Ship Channel.
  • Port Commission Chairman Ric Campo joined Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite on a helicopter tour of the Houston Ship Channel, witnessing first-hand the busiest ship channel in the nation and the constant vessel activity it experiences every day.
  • Campo reiterated the importance of the visit by the Army Corps of Engineers team supports Port Houstons focused effort to achieve federal authorization to widen the Houston Ship Channel to accommodate better the larger vessels that will be calling the port.
  • The Port Commission approved $300,000 in additional funding for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Channel Improvement Project Feasibility Study.

Widening and Deepening Houston Ship Channel Highlighted at JOC Gulf Shipping Conference

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Hundreds of maritime professionals attended the fourth annual JOC Gulf Shipping Conference held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel downtown May 20-22.

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  • Hundreds of maritime professionals attended the fourth annual JOC Gulf Shipping Conference held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel downtown May 20-22.
  • Guenther also noted that the improvements to the Houston Ship Channel remain the number 1 priority for Port Houston, which continues to make significant infrastructure improvements to its facilities.
  • The Houston Ship Channel is critical to economic security in the region and is the busiest waterway in the nation, Guenther said.
  • For more information about the JOC Gulf Shipping Conference, please visit https://www.joc-gulf-shipping.com/ .

Port Houston Takes Action to Accelerate Widening of Houston Ship Channel

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session Monday and moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nations busiest waterway.

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  • The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session Monday and moved to accelerate widening of the Houston Ship Channel, the nations busiest waterway.
  • The Houston Ship Channel is open for business for all and will continue to be, said Chairman Ric Campo.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190410005543/en/
    Houston Ship Channel Greater Port of Houston (Photo: Business Wire)
    The Port Authority is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other representatives of the federal government, as well as Port of Houston and Houston Ship Channel stakeholders, to obtain authorization, and accelerated funding and completion, of a deepened and widened ship channel.
  • The commission was briefed on measures to make sure widening of the entire Galveston Bay reach of the ship channel is part of the next Houston Ship Channel dredging project.

Response to Houston Ship Channel Emergency Recognized

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Friday, March 29, 2019

Port Houston Commission Chairman Ric Campo recognized the efforts and expressed great gratitude to those responding to an emergency event along the Houston Ship Channel that impacted the channel and surrounding neighboring communities.

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  • Port Houston Commission Chairman Ric Campo recognized the efforts and expressed great gratitude to those responding to an emergency event along the Houston Ship Channel that impacted the channel and surrounding neighboring communities.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    The response to the emergency event along the Houston Ship Channel was an amazing effort led by the Port Community, he remarked.
  • The economic impact to the Houston Ship Channel region is $339 billion in state economic value, up 28% from four years ago.
  • Representatives of the International Longshoremans Association and the West Gulf Maritime Association addressed the commission concerning two-way traffic along the Houston Ship Channel.