The Port of Houston has seen significant growth this year, and is planning for more of...
Carolina the dredge, which will be used in the expansion and deepening of the Houston Ship Channel, is photographed at the kick-off ceremony Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Galveston.Imports to the Port of Houston have surged this this year as bottlenecks in West Coast Ports have pushed shipping companies to find alternatives, port officials said.
Campo’s remarks came at an annual luncheon on the state of the port hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership, a business development group that has long advocated for improvements in port infrastructure, such as“Strengthening Houston’s seaports is critical for us to ensure that we maintain our position as a globally connected city,” said Bob Harvey, CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership.
, and 3.2 million jobs nationwide, according to port officials. It has an economic impact of $802 billion, $339 billion of that in Texas.This year’s supply chain issues, Campo said, illustrate the importance of investments such as Project 11, so called because it’s the eleventh time the portto the 52-mile-long Ship Channel, which winds from Galveston Bay to just east of downtown.
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