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.
Port of Houston Authority
03 Apr 2013
Phyllis Saathof, Deputy Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, for the Port of Houston Authority, discusses the growth of the Texas and Houston-area economies and their impact on the port, the allocation of funds raised by the Harbor Maintenance Tax, and opportunities for the Port of Houston's future, including deepening the ship channel and the expansion of the Panama Canal.
28 Mar 2013
The Port of Houston Authority’s port commission has approved two memoranda of agreement with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers for maintenance dredging at its two container terminals.
28 Feb 2013
The Port of Houston Authority’s commission has approved the port’s 2013 operating budget, which reflects increases in operating revenue, net income and cash flow, during a special meeting.
24 Jan 2013
The Port of Houston Authority's container volume in 2012 was 18.5 million tons, Len Waterworth, the port authority’s executive director, reported at the port commission's regular monthly meeting.
18 Jan 2013
Houston City Council has appointed Dean Corgey, vice president of the Seafarers International Union Gulf Coast Region, to serve as a member of the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority.
09 Jan 2013
A joint session of the Harris County Commissioners Court and the Houston City Council has appointed Janiece M. Longoria as chairman of the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority.
13 Dec 2012
Total cargo volume in November at Port of Houston Authority facilities was up by 104,000 tons, or 5 percent, compared with last year; and year-to-date tonnage increased by 1.8 million tons, or 8 percent...
06 Dec 2012
The Texas Emission Reduction Program recently awarded $500,000 to truck manufacturer Vision Industries Corporation, nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, Air Projects and project partners...
20 Nov 2012
Tonnage at Port of Houston Authority facilities in October was 6,000 tons, relatively steady compared with last year, showing a slight uptick of less than 0.5 percent, said Len Waterworth, PHA’s executive director, in his monthly financial report.
13 Nov 2012
Len Waterworth, executive director of the Port of Houston Authority, recently reorganized management to a structure based on collaborative teams with specific operations, to enhance efficiencies, drive profitability and ensure accountability.
12 Nov 2012
Port of Houston Authority recently ordered eight rubber-tire gantry cranes from lifting manufacturer Konecranes, to be delivered to Barbours Cut Terminal in the fall of 2013.
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