PORT Houston says July was the biggest month ever recorded for container units, with 297,621 TEU moved, surpassing the previous record set in March by more than 73,000.
July saw a 27 per cent increase in TEU year over year and was the fifth month of 2021 recording double-digit growth compared to last year.
Executive director of port Houston, Roger Guenther, said consumers are spending at unprecedented levels, driving an increase in cargo across all commodities even as the global supply chain experiences significant challenges like schedule disruptions and vessels backed up waiting to get into ports .
'Port Houston is not immune to many of the challenges facing our industry, and we are committed to addressing these head-on,' Mr Guenther said in a statement. 'We continue to invest in our infrastructure so we are ready for future growth.'
In July, the port commission approved a US$37 million contract to purchase three new dockside electric container cranes for Wharf No 6 at the Bayport Container Terminal, which is currently under construction.
Port Houston also recently received five new hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes, and another four cranes are expected to arrive by the end of the month. The additional cranes are part of a strategic plan to optimise infrastructure at the port to increase capacity along the Houston Ship Channel, officials said.
Despite coronavirus-caused supply chain disruptions, total import tonnes crossing all of Port Houston's docks in July increased 25 per cent year over year YoY to 2.1 million, while total export tonnes decreased 1 per cent to 2.2 million.
Movement of empty export containers at the port surged 522 per cent year over year to 75,964 TEU, compared to 12,212 in July 2020 , while empty import containers decreased 58 per cent to 9,003 TEU.
There is a global shortage of containers, with many shippers repositioning empty containers back to Asia as quickly as possible, reports New York's FreightWaves.
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July saw a 27 per cent increase in TEU year over year and was the fifth month of 2021 recording double-digit growth compared to last year.
Executive director of port Houston, Roger Guenther, said consumers are spending at unprecedented levels, driving an increase in cargo across all commodities even as the global supply chain experiences significant challenges like schedule disruptions and vessels backed up waiting to get into ports .
'Port Houston is not immune to many of the challenges facing our industry, and we are committed to addressing these head-on,' Mr Guenther said in a statement. 'We continue to invest in our infrastructure so we are ready for future growth.'
In July, the port commission approved a US$37 million contract to purchase three new dockside electric container cranes for Wharf No 6 at the Bayport Container Terminal, which is currently under construction.
Port Houston also recently received five new hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes, and another four cranes are expected to arrive by the end of the month. The additional cranes are part of a strategic plan to optimise infrastructure at the port to increase capacity along the Houston Ship Channel, officials said.
Despite coronavirus-caused supply chain disruptions, total import tonnes crossing all of Port Houston's docks in July increased 25 per cent year over year YoY to 2.1 million, while total export tonnes decreased 1 per cent to 2.2 million.
Movement of empty export containers at the port surged 522 per cent year over year to 75,964 TEU, compared to 12,212 in July 2020 , while empty import containers decreased 58 per cent to 9,003 TEU.
There is a global shortage of containers, with many shippers repositioning empty containers back to Asia as quickly as possible, reports New York's FreightWaves.
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