Port of Houston opens longer to handle extra traffic

The Port of Houston Authority has extended opening hours at its container terminals to allow truckers to deal with a 23.4% year-on-year rise in import traffic in November.

The port authority and US Customs and Border Protection have agreed to a six month evaluation period, which sees a one-hour extension at the Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals where in-gates and out-gates are now open till 6pm and 7pm respectively.

Data from the Journal of Commerce also showed container imports leapt by more than 30% in September versus the 2013 equivalent although year-on-year growth was only 2.2% in October.