Port of Houston out of commission
Port of Houston out of commission
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The steady downpour of rain in and near Houston has caused that city’s network of port facilities to have been closed starting from mid-day Friday, August 25 through at least August 30, 2017. The hurricane and tropical storm named Harvey has dumped 30 or more inches of rain in and near Houston.
On the Port Houston website, a scrolled message declares, “ERT (Emergency Response Team) Notice: All Port Houston facilities will remain closed on Wednesday, August 30th due to the weather impact across Houston. We will be continuing to monitor weather conditions to determine when operations can safely resume. At this point [there are] no indications from the U.S. Coast Guard on when the Houston Ship Channel will reopen for vessel transits. Updates will be provided as more information is available.”
The Port of Houston handles some 240 million tons of cargo and 8,200 vessels annually, divided between container ships and breakbulk vessels. The Port describes itself as holding the first rank in foreign export breakbulk tonnage.
Statistics from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) show some 343,000 metric tons of ferrous scrap were exported from the Houston-Galveston Customs District in 2016, placing it only behind Laredo, Texas (a land crossing) in the Gulf Coast region. In the first four months of 2017 more than 90,000 metric tons of ferrous scrap were exported from the Houston district.
Exported paper, plastic and nonferrous scrap also moves through Houston’s port facilities via its container terminals.
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Source: Recycling Today
Port of Houston out of commission
<![CDATA[The steady downpour of rain in and near Houston has caused that city’s network of port facilities to have been closed starting from mid-day Friday, August 25 through at least August 30, 2017. The hurricane and tropical storm named Harvey has dumped 30 or more inches of rain in and near Houston. On the Port Houston website, a scrolled message declares, “ERT (Emergency Response Team) Notice: All Port Houston facilities will remain closed on Wednesday, August 30th due to the weather impact across Houston. We will be continuing to monitor weather conditions to determine when operations can safely resume. At this point [there are] no indications from the U.S. Coast Guard on when the Houston Ship Channel will reopen for vessel transits. Updates will be provided as more information is available.” The Port of Houston handles some 240 million tons of cargo and 8,200 vessels annually, divided between container ships and breakbulk vessels. The Port describes itself as holding the first rank in foreign export breakbulk tonnage. Statistics from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) show some 343,000 metric tons of ferrous scrap were exported from the Houston-Galveston Customs District in 2016, placing it only behind Laredo,…