- Houston, TX – Port Houston has achieved an exceptional start to the year, recording the highest-ever container volumes for the month of January at its facilities.
- In the first month of 2024, total container volumes reached 332,961 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), marking a substantial 4% increase compared to the same period last year.
Roger Guenther, Executive Director at Port Houston, expressed, “Import and export demand through Houston remains strong, and we are certainly off to a great start in 2024.”
In January, container imports witnessed a 3% increase, reaching 154,493 TEUs. This surge was primarily driven by robust imports from China ahead of the Lunar New Year. Loaded export volumes also saw significant growth, rising by 9% compared to the same period last year, totaling 124,137 TEUs. This achievement set a new Port Houston record for loaded exports in January.
However, steel volumes at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities experienced a decline of 46% in January compared to the corresponding month last year. The total tonnage across all of Port Houston’s terminals decreased by 6% in January, totaling 4,187,541 tons.
About Port Houston
For over a century, 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. Serving as the advocate and a strategic leader for the Channel, the Houston Ship Channel complex, with its 200 private and eight public terminals, stands as the nation’s largest port for waterborne tonnage. It serves as an essential economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas, and the U.S. The Port of Houston supports 1.54 million jobs in Texas and 3.37 million jobs nationwide, contributing to economic activity totaling $439 billion in Texas and $906 billion in economic impact across the nation. For more information, visit the Port-Houston website.
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