Port and Terminal Operations
Port and Terminal Operations GBTT 457
2010
Justin M Coody
PORT OF HOUSTON
4/22/2010
Port and Terminal Operations GBTT 457
Justin Coody
23APR2010
The following information was obtained from the Port Authority of Houston’s main webpage. The port of Houston is a diverse collection of properties and facilities offering a wide range of services. The port of Houston has the equipment to handle everything from liquid cargo, food, and break bulk, to automobiles and ISO containers. The next three pages offer a breakdown by region of the facilities available in the Houston ship channel.
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located on the Houston Ship Channel and is the ship channel's official sponsor. These facilities were designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy-lift cargo and virtually any other kind of cargo.
“Public facilities which are owned and operated by the Port Authority include 43 general cargo wharves available for public hire and two liquid-cargo wharves. The Port Authority's facilities handle approximately 15 percent of the cargo moving through the Port.
These existing facilities offer shippers deep water access to world markets and a direct link to 14,000 miles (22,400 kilometers/12,180 nautical miles) of U.S. intracoastal and navigable inland waterways. A vast network of interstate highways and rail connections link Houston with inland markets; two major railroads and approximately 150 trucking lines connect the Port to the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Air service is also easily accessible through two major public airports, Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, and dozens of private terminals.”(PHA)
Turning Basin Terminal
The Turning Basin is the navigational head of the Houston Ship Channel and is only eight miles from downtown Houston. Each of the 37 public wharves that line the Turning Basin offer up to 806 feet of quay, more than
2010
Justin M Coody
PORT OF HOUSTON
4/22/2010
Port and Terminal Operations GBTT 457
Justin Coody
23APR2010
The following information was obtained from the Port Authority of Houston’s main webpage. The port of Houston is a diverse collection of properties and facilities offering a wide range of services. The port of Houston has the equipment to handle everything from liquid cargo, food, and break bulk, to automobiles and ISO containers. The next three pages offer a breakdown by region of the facilities available in the Houston ship channel.
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located on the Houston Ship Channel and is the ship channel's official sponsor. These facilities were designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy-lift cargo and virtually any other kind of cargo.
“Public facilities which are owned and operated by the Port Authority include 43 general cargo wharves available for public hire and two liquid-cargo wharves. The Port Authority's facilities handle approximately 15 percent of the cargo moving through the Port.
These existing facilities offer shippers deep water access to world markets and a direct link to 14,000 miles (22,400 kilometers/12,180 nautical miles) of U.S. intracoastal and navigable inland waterways. A vast network of interstate highways and rail connections link Houston with inland markets; two major railroads and approximately 150 trucking lines connect the Port to the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Air service is also easily accessible through two major public airports, Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, and dozens of private terminals.”(PHA)
Turning Basin Terminal
The Turning Basin is the navigational head of the Houston Ship Channel and is only eight miles from downtown Houston. Each of the 37 public wharves that line the Turning Basin offer up to 806 feet of quay, more than