US Gulf Report Special Report
www.joc.com 16 The Journal of Commerce
|
November 25 2019
By Hugh R. Morley
THE PORT OF Houston Authority
(POHA) is looking to accelerate a $1
billion project to widen the Houston
Ship Channel so it can accommodate
larger vessels, working to attract
fi nance and support from area busi-
nesses to complete the project six
years earlier than expected.
The agency also approved a $5.5
million engineering contract for the
project, less than one month after a
new Texas law took e ect limiting
entry to ships smaller than 1,100 feet
— about 9,500 TEU — from the ship
channel unless 80 percent of the port
pilots give their approval for a larger
ship to enter.
Houston looks to accelerate
channel-widening project
Making
way
