PORT houston officials recently approved the purchase of eight dockside electric container cranes for over US$113 million, the ports largest ever crane order, reported New York's FreightWaves.
Port Houston saw 16 per cent boost in export container volumes in June to 339,157 TEU, a seven per cent year-on-year increase.
General export tonnage was up 23 per cent year over year in June at 1 million tons. Total revenue export tonnage was up 15 per cent in June at 2.6 million tons.
While container exports and tonnage were up for June, import containers decreased less than one per cent to 164,982 TEUs.
General import cargo decreased 29 per cent in June to 494,115 tons. Total import tonnage was down seven per cent to 2.4 million tons.
Imports of steel rose two per cent to 427,058 TEU during the month, while exports of steel decreased 18 per cent year on year to 3,226 tons.
Loaded import containers increased five per cent to 153,778 TEU.
Ship calls for June were up nine per cent to 725 vessels. Barges calling Port Houston increased eight per cent year over year to 316.
During the July commission meeting, port officials approved the purchase of eight dockside electric container cranes for over $113 million from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. It is the largest crane order in the port's history.
Roger Guenther, executive director at Port Houston, said the purchase from the China-based manufacturer comes at a time when 25 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes are set to come into force.
The 25 per cent tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes would be applied at the time of delivery to ports.
During the second quarter, the port moved 50.1 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the second quarter of 2024, a 1.7 per cent increase over the same period in 2023, according to a news release.
Crude oil tonnage increased 4.8 per cent in the second quarter to 33 million tons compared to the same period in 2023, while break bulk and agricultural cargoes jumped 52 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively.
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Port Houston saw 16 per cent boost in export container volumes in June to 339,157 TEU, a seven per cent year-on-year increase.
General export tonnage was up 23 per cent year over year in June at 1 million tons. Total revenue export tonnage was up 15 per cent in June at 2.6 million tons.
While container exports and tonnage were up for June, import containers decreased less than one per cent to 164,982 TEUs.
General import cargo decreased 29 per cent in June to 494,115 tons. Total import tonnage was down seven per cent to 2.4 million tons.
Imports of steel rose two per cent to 427,058 TEU during the month, while exports of steel decreased 18 per cent year on year to 3,226 tons.
Loaded import containers increased five per cent to 153,778 TEU.
Ship calls for June were up nine per cent to 725 vessels. Barges calling Port Houston increased eight per cent year over year to 316.
During the July commission meeting, port officials approved the purchase of eight dockside electric container cranes for over $113 million from Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. It is the largest crane order in the port's history.
Roger Guenther, executive director at Port Houston, said the purchase from the China-based manufacturer comes at a time when 25 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes are set to come into force.
The 25 per cent tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes would be applied at the time of delivery to ports.
During the second quarter, the port moved 50.1 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the second quarter of 2024, a 1.7 per cent increase over the same period in 2023, according to a news release.
Crude oil tonnage increased 4.8 per cent in the second quarter to 33 million tons compared to the same period in 2023, while break bulk and agricultural cargoes jumped 52 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively.
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