SPOTLIGHT: US PORTS

structural shapes, and wire rods. While down 29% for the month of December, auto import units ended the year 7% up.

Bagged goods imports were up 50% compared with the previous year. “The volumes we’ve experienced this year at Port Houston have been incredible, and we never wavered in our commitment to do our part to efficiently move cargo through our terminals,” says Roger Guenther, executive director at Port Houston.

“The record growth seen over the past couple of years has been supported by continued investments in Port Houston terminals as well as the immense dedication of the Port Houston staff who are committed to moving our region’s cargo.”

For more than 100 years, Port Houston has owned and operated the public wharves and terminals along the Houston Ship Channel, including the area’s largest breakbulk facility and two of the most efficient container terminals in the country.