The Galveston County Rural Rail Transportation District has signed an agreement with Legacy Port Partners for a feasibility study for a new freight rail connection to Pelican Island...
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17 Jun 2013
Port Freeport’s commission has unanimously elected John Hoss as chairman of the Texas port.
14 Jun 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Brownsville, Texas, port of entry have intercepted a shipment of solid wood packaging materials from Russia that was contaminated with...
11 Jun 2013
Mediterranean Shipping Co. is providing a new weekly direct container service between Houston and Brazil.
28 May 2013
Horizon Lines will add a Jacksonville call to its southbound service between Houston and San Juan, which will continue to operate on a 14-day roundtrip timetable.
24 May 2013
Tucker Company Worldwide has opened its first Texas sales office in Houston.
15 May 2013
Crane Worldwide Logistics has leased 150,000 square feet of industrial space in Houston from property owner Levey Group.
08 May 2013
National Shipping of America plans to launch a fortnightly Jones Act domestic service between Houston and San Juan, Puerto Rico, using a U.S.-flag ship with capacity of 575 20-foot-equivalent units.
01 May 2013
Sustained nationwide growth in the construction and absorption of warehouse space indicates that the recovery in the industrial real estate market is here to stay.
24 Apr 2013
The Port of Houston Authority’s commission has ordered four dockside electric container cranes from Konecranes Finland for Wharf No. 1 at Barbours Cut Container Terminal.
22 Apr 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened three new Centers of Excellence and Expertise, featuring base metals in Chicago; industrial and manufacturing materials in Buffalo, N.Y.; and machinery in Laredo, Texas.
Jun 5, 2013 2:00PM EDT