Giant box ships face Houston Ship Channel limits
Faced with growing traffic through the Houston Ship Channel, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in special session Monday and, as an interim measure, adopted a resolution putting
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Houston Ship Channel in “desperate” need of dredging
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — The Houston Ship Channel has been hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. “The floodwater coming through our system deposited tons and tons of silt into the Houston Ship Channel
Lack of communications led to Houston Ship Channel collision
JUNE 9, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board said yesterday that the probable cause of the 2015 collision of the Conti Peridot and the Carla Maersk in the Houston Ship Channel
Houston Ship Channel reopens
MARCH 12, 2015 — The Houston Ship Channel was reopened this morning, after responders completed initial salvage plans on the damaged chemical tanker Carla Maersk and successfully moved the vessel to Barbour’s
Houston Ship Channel closed after MBTE spill
MARCH 10, 2015 — A section of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed today following yesterday’s collision at Morgan’s Point between the Carla Maersk, a 600-foot chemical tanker, and the Conti Peridot,
Houston Ship Channel reopens for limited marine traffic
MARCH 25, 2014 —The Coast Guard has authorized limited marine traffic in the safety zone in the Port of Houston/Galveston for commercial ship traffic, Tuesday. The Channel had been closed since Saturday’s
Houston Ship Channel closed by spill
MARCH 24, 2014 — The Houston Ship Channel remained closed this morning as efforts continued to clean-up after a massive spill of marine bunker fuel. The spill occurred Saturday. At approximately 12:35
Tanker and tug collide in Houston Ship Channel
JUNE 3, 2013 — The Coast Guard yesterday responded to a collision between a tug pushing barges and a tanker in the Houston Ship Channel Sunday. There has been no report of
NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 —The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate response of the pilot of the
Tanker that hit box ship in Houston ship channel was trying to avoid fuel barge
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report that says a chemical tanker that hit a containership in the Houston ship channel last month was trying to avoid a fuel