ATB tug Frederick E. Bouchard, seen here on sea trials in 2015, is among vessels listed in filing.

Stalking horse bidder named in Bouchard bankruptcy case

According to a filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Hartree Partners LP has been selected as the stalking horse bidder in the Bouchard Transportation Company Inc.

Tanker about to collide with barge

Kirby awarded $17.4 million in Houston Channel collision case

In a July 8 ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown has awarded Kirby Inland Marine $17,398,488 in a case stemming from the May 10, 2019, Houston Ship Channel incident in which

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Pilots set to bring larger vessels into Houston Ship Channel

Houston pilots have taken the first step towards bringing larger vessels to the Houston Ship Channel, port chairman Ric Campo told Port Houston when it met virtually in regular session on Tuesday.

Officials under a canopy look at plans

Port Houston breaks ground for Ship Channel deepening project

Marking the start of National Infrastructure Week, Port Houston has held a ceremony breaking the ground for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel.

Houston Ship Channel protestors switch ropes for handcuffs

The Coast Guard reopened the Houston Ship Channel today after a protest demonstration near Baytown, Texas, had closed it. The closure on began Thursday morning after Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received notification that

VIDEO: Greenpeace protest shuts down part of Houston Ship Channel

The Coast Guard closed a portion of the Houston Ship Channel, from Light 102A to Light 104, today, due to a stunt by Greenpeace USA activists near Baytown, Texas. At 6:30 a.m.,

Houston Ship Channel reopens as spill response continues

The Houston Ship Channel has been reopened following the closure that followed the May 10 collision between the 755-foot tanker Genesis River and barges pushed by the Kirby tug Voyager that resulted

Houston Ship Channel closed after tanker collides with barges

The Houston Ship Channel remained closed this morning between between Bayport and Redfish Island, halting 29 inbound and 17 outbound ships. The closure follows a collision around 3.30 p.m. yesterday between the

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

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

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