Tag: Hurricane Harvey

October 31, 2017

The Port of Houston, closed for a week after Hurricane Harvey, rebounded sharply in September with a 22% year-over-year increase in container traffic that would have been impossible without the sacrifice of others, the top official at the port acknowledged. […]

October 25, 2017

The peak 2017 shipping season remains red hot, with nearly every major port reporting greater container traffic in September than a year ago. The data comes in at a time of the year when many retailers import consumer goods for […]

September 5, 2017

All four cruise ships arrived safely in Galveston this weekend, the port authority said in its latest update in the Hurricane Harvey aftermath. As of September 1, the Port of Galveston and Galveston Ship Channel have been open to vessels […]

September 5, 2017

More ships sailed into the Houston Ship Channel on Sept. 1 in what will be a parade of vessels laden with crude oil, consumer goods and cruise passengers that have been unable to dock in a region devastated by Hurricane […]

August 31, 2017

The Port of Galveston, which has been closed to commercial traffic due to extreme flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, is working to get the port ready to receive cruise ships. Due to the port’s closing, Carnival’s three Galveston-based ships diverted […]