Port Houston container volumes decline by 5% in July

Port Houston recorded a 5% decrease in container volumes to 325,277 teu in July due to Hurricane Beryl and a global system outage that briefly impacted operations. 

However, the port has handled over 2.4m teu from year-to-date, representing a 10% increase compared to this time last year, because of an uptick in Caribbean, South America and East Asia trade. 

Roger Guenther, Port Houston executive director, said: “Our double-digit growth so far this year underscores Port Houston’s resilience and strategic significance in the global supply chain and we are expecting a strong third quarter as well.