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Houston (United States)
USHOU UN LOCODE
29.6666° / -95.0000° Latitude / Longitude
Port Restrictions
Max draft: 13.7
Max beam: 44
Max LOA: 274.3
AVAILABLE LIFT AND CRANES
0-24mt 25-49mt 50-99mt 100-149mt 150+mt
General Description
Location: The port of Houston is 326nm NE of Brownsville in the SE of Texas
General overview: The port of Houston is a 40km long complex of diversified public and private facilities. The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) operates the public facilities located along the Houston Ship Channel, including Buffalo Bayou, Sims Bayou, Hunting Bayou, Greens Bayou, Boggy Bayou, Goose Creek, Cedar Bayou, Barbours Cut and Bayport. PHA's facilities include: The Turning Basin Terminal, a general cargo facility located about 11.2km from downtown Houston; the Fentress Bracewell Barbours Cut Container Terminal, an intermodal facility; Jacintoport Terminal, Bulk Materials Handling Plant, Bayport Terminal, a bulk liquids complex, Woodhouse Terminal and Care Terminal (attached to Jacintoport).
The port also operates and manages a foreign trade zone site.
Principal cargoes:
Import: Petroleum products, iron/steel, LPG, organic chemicals, and crude fertilisers.
Export: Cereals/grains, petroleum products, organic chemicals, polymer plastics and inorganic chemicals.
Traffic figures: Approx 225,000,000t of cargo, 1,770,000TEU and 8,000 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Summer.
Max size: Suezmax size vessels, LOA 274.3m, beam 44.1m, draught 13.7m.
Site: porthouston.com
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Port Agency
Port Operator
AVAILABLE FACILITIES
- Break Bulk
- Container
- Liquid
- Dry Bulk
- Passenger
- Dry Dock
- LPG
- Multipurpose
- Ro-Ro
- Steel & non ferrous products
- Reefer
AVAILABLE WAREHOUSES
- Grain
- General cargo
Status
Berths and terminals in port
NAME
CARGO
AVG WAITING TIME
LOA
DEPTH
No results
Weather in port
Forecast
Temperature
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Precipitation
Thu 25
21 - 26°C
24.8 km/h
SE
45%
Fri 26
22 - 27°C
28.1 km/h
S
100%
Today
23 - 27°C
32 km/h
SE
89%
Sun 28
23 - 27°C
31.3 km/h
SE
88%
Mon 29
24 - 29°C
20.5 km/h
SSE
88%
Tue 30
24 - 29°C
22 km/h
SSE
89%
Wed 1
24 - 28°C
25.6 km/h
SSE
0%
NEARBY FLEET
PLANNED VESSELS
Name
DWT
BLT
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
8,442 MT
2018
101,387 MT
2012
22,271 MT
1989
37,059 MT
2001
15,081 MT
2018
21,306 MT
2010
19,804 MT
2014
158,840 MT
2021
58,105 MT
2013
112,007 MT
2020
49,999 MT
2020
9,831 MT
2008
73,669 MT
2007
49,990 MT
2014
50,000 MT
2021
PLANNED CARGOES
CARGO
WEIGHT/VOLUME
DISCHARGING
LAYCAN
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
3/1/24 - 4/30/24
Ethanol (undenatured)
35,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 12/31/24
Ethanol (undenatured)
42,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 12/31/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Petcoke
55,000 MT/---
West Coast of India
4/1/24 - 4/30/24
Chemicals
1,500 MT/---
Brazil
4/19/24 - 5/3/24
Styrene Monomer (sm)
3,000 MT/---
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Amsterdam Range
4/20/24 - 4/30/24
Styrene Monomer (sm)
5,000 MT/---
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Amsterdam Range
4/20/24 - 4/30/24
Steel Plate + Steel Pipe
2,882 MT/94 CBM
USA Ports
4/20/24 - 4/27/24
Steel Plate + Steel Pipe
2,882 MT/94 CBM
USA Ports
4/20/24 - 4/27/24
Chemicals
3,300 MT/---
Brazil
4/21/24 - 5/10/24
Steel Plates and Pipes
2,882 MT/94 CBM
USA Ports
4/22/24 - 4/29/24
Steel Plates and Pipes
2,882 MT/94 CBM
USA Ports
4/22/24 - 4/29/24
Paraxylene
12,000 MT/---
US Gulf - Gulf of Mexico
4/23/24 - 5/7/24
Base Oil (not Heated)
4,000 MT/---
Brazil
4/25/24 - 5/15/24
Methanol
40,000 MT/---
tex
4/25/24 - 4/30/24
Methanol
45,000 MT/---
tex
4/25/24 - 4/30/24
Methanol
40,000 MT/---
tex
4/25/24 - 4/30/24
Methanol
45,000 MT/---
tex
4/25/24 - 4/30/24
Wheat
35,000 MT/---
Egypt Mediterranean Coast
5/1/24 - 5/31/24
Methanol
7,000 MT/---
Ningbo - Jiangyin Range
5/1/24 - 5/31/24
Methanol
15,000 MT/---
Ningbo - Jiangyin Range
5/1/24 - 5/31/24
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ulsd)
10,000 MT/---
Guatemala
5/1/24 - 5/8/24
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