Happy Tuesday!
We love an update on previous
Blogs especially when it comes from such an important project as Project 11,
please see our previous Blogs! Project
11 appears to be on schedule according to the update!
Did anyone see the Greater Houston Port Bureau’s (GHPB)
Newsletter on May 27, 2025, they mention an announcement from the Port
of Houston Authority titled, “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated
$131 million to the Houston Ship Channel in its FY2025 work plan”? The
announcement is in regard to a Notice from Port Houston in regard to their
Port Commission’s Regular Monthly Meeting which convened on May 20, 2025. The Port of Houston Authority’s Port
Commission gave an update on information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) and their Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 strategy. USACE has set aside $33 million for Project
11, Houston Ship Channel Expansion, in addition they have put aside $98 million
for O&M for deepening and channel maintenance for the Houston Ship Channel
(HSC). USACE has accepted the federal
Assumption of Maintenance (AOM) for Segment 1B (Redfish Reef to Bayport
Terminal) and they have already accepted the deepening of 1C (Bayport to
Barbours Cut Ship Channel) which is expected to be finished sometime this Summer. The Port Commission is expecting improvements
to the Galveston Bay area to be finished last quarter 2025. Port Houston has added 20 clean diesel yard
tractors to its Barbours Cut Terminal and Bayport Terminals to replace older
and less efficient ones. Port Houston
is working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Houston Pilots,
and Port Security and Emergency Operations (PSEO) to develop a short-term air draft
markings which is the vertical distance from the waterline to the highest point
on the vessel for the Interstate 610 bridge.
The next regular Port Commission Public Meeting is Tuesday, June 24,
2025. If you would like more information
on the updates from Port Houston’s Port Commission’s Regular
Public Meeting announcement, please click the link: Port-Houston-Announces-131-Million-from-USACE-for-P11-and-Dredge-Maintenance-_-Port-Commission-May-2025-Mtg_-Press-Release-_-Cle.pdf.
Don’t forget to sign up for the GHPB’s
Commerce Club Luncheon for June.
The next Commerce Club Luncheon is June 12, 2025, at 11 a.m. The guest speaker at the next luncheon will
be a panel which will include our Port Bureau Chairman, Vincent DiCosimo,
Senior Vice President – Government Affairs, Targa Resources, he will lead a
panel with Texas Representative Mary Ann Perez-D144 and Texas Representative
Mano DeAyla-D133, to discuss current and future state policies, as well as
other topics which affect Texas and the maritime industry. Please check out their website, if you would
like to sign up for their luncheon; June 2025 Commerce Club Luncheon - Greater Houston Port Bureau.
If you would
like help in looking into how to transport your product efficiently, safely,
and with less of a carbon footprint from a terminal, contact us via email in
the Blog and check out our ESC website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of
your week!
**Disclaimer: Please see the Port Houston’s Announcement
for specific details. **