Record-Setting Year for Port Houston

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Port Houston business has grown consistently and solidly across all
business lines, including achieving record-breaking performances and
milestones in 2017. Highlights of the record-setting business and
operational results for 2017 were announced today during the Port
Commission of the Port of Houston Authority first meeting of the year.

“We are again on our way to another tremendous year of opportunity and
growth at Port Houston,” said Port Commission Chairman Janiece Longoria.

Port Houston facilities reached the highest total tonnage in Port
history of 38.3m tons, surpassing the previous record of 37.8m tons set
in 2014. It was also a record-setting year for container business. Port
Houston handled 2.46 Million TEU for 2017; the previous record was set
in 2016 with a volume of 2.18m TEUs (nearly a 13% increase year over
year).

In his report to the commission, Executive Director Roger Guenther
further detailed achievements in 2017, including a 99 percent uptime in
reliability for 22 ship-to-shore cranes and extending gate hours for
truckers, as well as success for its Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #84
program. (http://porthouston.com/ftz/)

With the strategic goal of providing infrastructure to meet demand,
Guenther said the Port brought to substantial completion more than $200
million worth of construction contracts. Among the those projects were
the completion of both Container Yard 6 North and South including gantry
cranes at Bayport Container terminals. At Barbours Cut terminal, rehab
work at Wharf 2 was completed and improvements were made at its east
end, while three new super post-Panamax STS cranes were received.

In highlighting the achievements accomplished in 2017 and looking
forward to great expectations for 2018, Guenther underscored Port
Houston’s steadfast commitment to stay focused on its goals of People,
Growth, Infrastructure and Stewardship.

Chairman Longoria announced the reappointment of Stephen H. DonCarlos by
the Harris County Mayors and Councils Association. Commissioner
DonCarlos has served since September of 2013. Port Commissioners serve
two-year terms without pay. http://porthouston.com/leadership/the-port-commission/

The next regular Port Commission meeting will be held Tuesday, March 27
at 9 a.m. There will be no meeting in February.

About Port Houston

For more than 100 years, the port has owned and operated the public
wharves and terminals of the Port of Houston – the nation’s largest port
for foreign waterborne tonnage and an essential economic engine for the
Houston region, the state of Texas, and the nation. It supports the
creation of nearly 1.175 million jobs in Texas and 2.7 million jobs
nationwide, and economic activity totaling almost $265 billion in Texas
– 16 percent of Texas’ total gross domestic product – and more than $617
billion in economic impact across the nation. For more information,
visit Port Houston’s website at: www.porthouston.com.

Contacts

Port Houston
Lisa Ashley, Director, Media Relations
Office:
713-670-2644; Mobile: 832-247-8179
E-mail: [email protected]