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(PROFILE) Port of Houston Authority
More than 220 million tons of cargo moved through the Port of Houston in 2009, and more than 7,700 vessel calls were recorded at the port in the same year.
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The Port of Houston Authority is doing all it can to ensure a vibrant economy in Texas.
he Port of Houston is a 25mile-long complex of public and private facilities located a few hours from the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Port of Houston Authority, this port is ranked first in the United States in foreign waterborne tonnage and U.S. imports, as well as second in U.S. export tonnage and U.S. total tonnage. Along with the authority, the Port of Houston contains more than 150 private industrial companies along the
Port of Houston Authority www.portofhouston.com Headquarters: Houston Specialty: Logistics and operations Port of Houston Authority: “Altogether, the port authority and its neighbors along the ship channel are a large and vibrant component of the regional economy.”
Houston Ship Channel. More than 220 million tons of cargo moved through the Port of Houston in 2009 alone, and more than 7,700 vessel calls were recorded at the port in the same year. “Altogether, the port authority and its neighbors along the ship channel are a large and vibrant component of the regional economy,” the authority states. The Port of Houston Authority is an autonomous governmental entity authorized by a 1927 act of the Texas
legislature, the authority says. In 1971, the Texas legislature changed the authority’s name from Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District to its current incarnation while expanding its powers for fire and safety protection along the 50mile Houston ship channel. The authority says the Port of Houston has been instrumental in Houston’s development as a center for international trade. Today, about 100 steamship lines link Houston with
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Energy & Infrastructure - Winter/Spring 2011
Editor’s Page
Contents
Infrastructure Needs
Financing HSR
Nationwide Green
Unstable Scenario
News
Natural Solution
CARIBBEAN/PACIFIC ISLAND REGIONAL FOCUS
The National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.
Guam Power Authority
Jamaica Public Service
Belize Electricity Ltd.
Wärtsilä in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico
Port of Houston Authority
Oklahoma City Public Works – Project 180
Oak Creek Energy
Tres Amigas LLC
Northwest Territories Power Corp.
American Bituminous Power Partners
Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department
Environmental Dynamics
Paducah Power System
Last Look
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