Happy Thursday!
It’s been a while since there’s
been any news on Project 11,
see our Blog for information on this important expansion project. Well, the project has made another
milestone.
Did anyone
happen to read Chron. Gulf Coast’s (Third Coast) Newsletter on October 30,
2025, their article titled, “Port Houston hits a major milestone in ship channel
expansion”? In the article, it goes on how
Port Houston’s part of the ship channel expansion project is over. Project
11 was an ambitious project which wanted to widen and lower the ship
channel with Port Houston, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other
partners having a vision which would increase traffic and safety in this
important waterway. The cost grew to
$1.2 billion to which was a steep price to pay, nonetheless the partners believe
it was a worthwhile project with vessels becoming larger and it would make Houston-Galveston
area a world-class destination. On
October 27, 2025, Port Houston published their part of the dredging and widening
of Houston Ship Channel starting at its beginning in Galveston Bay at Bolivar
Road to Morgan Point has been accomplished.
The channel has been widened from 530 feet to 700 feet which means no
more playing ‘Texas Chicken’ for the Houston Pilots due to the channel wasn’t
wide enough for two-way traffic in certain areas and transit daylight hours
have been increased by two and a half hours for certain vessels. USACE’s part of Project 11 is not anticipated
to be complete for another four years. We
wish all of the luck finishing on budget and on time! If you would like to read more of the
Chron. Gulf Coast’s article, please click the link: Port Houston marks milestone in $1.2B ship channel expansion project.
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like help in looking into how to update your liquids terminal, so it runs more efficiently,
safely, and with less of a carbon footprint or help you move your hydrocarbon,
contact us via email in the Blog or our ESC website!
We hope you enjoy
your evening!
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