Cargo volumes continued strong at Port Houston in February, up 4% with 4,380,996 short tons handled across the Port's eight public terminals. That brings the year-to-date total to 8,927,585 short tons, a 5% increase year-to-date.

Container activity remained flat this month, with Port Houston handling 326,799 TEUs in February, bringing year-to-date container volumes to 696,833 TEUs, a 2% increase compared with the same period last year. In the first two months of the year, loaded exports increased 5%, and loaded imports rose 3% compared to last year, reflecting continued demand for goods moving through the Houston Ship Channel.

At the Port's multi-purpose facilities, February volumes for dry and liquid bulk were up 28% and 31% respectively, while steel declined 27% year-to-date due to cyclical demand and global market conditions.

Source: Port Houston

 

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