On March 26, Blessey Marine Services christened the mv. Capt. Dennis J. Martin during a ceremony held at the company’s office and dock in Channelview, Texas. Employees, friends and longtime… Read More
Houston Ship Channel
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed more than 300 guests to its annual Maritime Bell Luncheon on March 27 at the Hilton Americas in Houston. This event, previously… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) “urgently” recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse… Read More
The Port of Houston Authority (Port Houston) has set a new container record after surpassing 3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) through September, the earliest the port has ever… Read More
Kirby Inland Marine (Kirby) christened the mv. Green Diamond, said to be the nation’s first hybrid-electric towboat, on August 25, 2023, in a festive ceremony at the company’s Old River… Read More
About 2 p.m. on July 19, Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston notified U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston of a towboat that capsized and sank in the Houston Ship Channel about a… Read More
Although full-year cargo volumes at the Port of Houston were down 4 percent from 2022’s record levels, the port ended the year on a high note with container… Read More
An international logistics firm, Deugro, has announced it has opened a new 96,775-square-feet operations and logistics terminal in Baytown, Texas. Deugro is a family-owned global firm whose name is… Read More
Port Houston, the nation’s fifth largest container port by TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), extended its reach well inland in June with the addition of intermodal container service by both… Read More
Officials with the Port of Houston have announced completion of dredging for the first segment of the Houston Ship Channel expansion project, known locally as Project 11. The… Read More
