12/8/2022 0 Comments Houston port mapThe project's sole sponsor is Port Houston. The deal followed a 4-year (USD 10 million) study. On April 24, 2020, the USACE (US Army Corps of Engineers) was contracted for the Houston Ship Channel Expansion Project (aka "Project 11").Via Houston Ship Channel are accessed 200+ docks (private and public berthing areas). The 50-mi long (80-km) long Houston Ship Channel is USA's busiest deep-water inland waterway, serving annually 9000+ ship transits and 200,000+ cargo barge transits. Retail imports are also growing in recent years. This also results in an increase in shipping of synthetic resins (a byproduct of the petrochemical process), many of which are containerized exports across port's docks. Port's additional growth is partially due to the expansion of the petrochemical processing facilities along the Ship Channel. Port's activities sustain ~3 million American jobs, generate USD 802+ billion (annual economic impact) and provide ~USD 38 billion in annual tax revenue. Port Houston's annual deepwater vessel traffic is almost the same as the combined totals for the next three USA's largest cargo ports (Los Angeles, Long Beach, NYC-New Jersey). The port's annual economic value is USD 800+ billion and it supports 2,1+ million American jobs (including 1,35+ million Texas jobs). #HOUSTON PORT MAP PLUS#The Port currently has 8 public terminals plus ~200 private cargo terminals all positioned along Houston Ship Channel (length 52 mi / 84 km). The port is ranked USA's largest (by foreign and domestic waterborne tonnage) and USA's 5th largest (by containership traffic) - following Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York-New Jersey, Savannah GA. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, Port Houston (locode USHOU) is USA's largest container port, handling nearly 70% of all containerized cargo shipped through the Gulf. Roundtrip Western Caribbean itineraries from Houston included as call ports Cozumel (Mexico), Roatan Island (Honduras) and Belize City. It used to serve two cruise lines - Princess and NCL-Norwegian. Houston cruise port terminal (Bayport) was finished in 2008 but officially opened in November 2013. The city has population around 2,1 million (metro over 6,3 million) ranking it USA's 4th largest - after NYC New York, Los Angeles California and Chicago Illinois. Its waterfront has length of approx 35 mi (56 km) and connects Galveston TX and Houston TX. The Houston metro area comprises seven cities. Port Houston Texas is located on the Bay Area Houston’s southeast corner.
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