Port of Houston Q1 throughput up 15% year-on-year

From January to March, the annual throughput of the Port of Houston was 1,069,917 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 15%. In March, the total number of containers was 360,991 TEUs, an increase of 20% compared with March 2023, which is the largest in the history of the Port of Houston. March.

"Our continued improvements to our facilities, coupled with a loyal workforce, have enabled us to effectively handle the double-digit growth in imports and exports in the first quarter," said Roger Guenther, executive director of the Port of Houston.

Happy Diamond recently delivered six hybrid rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs) to Bayport Container Terminal, one of several to be delivered to Houston Port Terminal this year. Compared with diesel cranes, RTG cranes are more environmentally friendly and can reduce nitrogen oxides, PM, HC and CO by 90%.

In addition to rtg, three new STS cranes are expected to be delivered to the Port of Houston this year, bringing the total number this year to 32 STS cranes and 147 RTGs. In addition, the port's Barbours Cut Container Terminal Container Yards 4 North and 5 North have been improved to extend their service life and improve cargo handling efficiency.

Steel volumes at the Port of Houston's multi-purpose facilities fell 10 percent in March from the same period last year and had fallen 20 percent by the end of the first quarter of this year. However, lumber prices rose 16 percent in March and 18 percent year-to-date. As of March, the total tonnage of all terminals in the Port of Houston increased 4 percent to a total of 13,422,452 tons year-to-date. 

国际海运休斯顿港第一季度吞吐量同比增长15%

       1-3月，休斯顿港全年吞吐量1069917标准箱，同比增长15%。3月份，集装箱总量为360,991标准箱，与2023年3月相比增长了20%，是休斯顿港有史以来最大的3月份。

       休斯顿港执行董事Roger Guenther称：“我们继续改进我们的设施，再加上忠诚的员工队伍，使我们能够有效地处理第一季度进出口两位数的增长。”

       Happy Diamond号最近向Bayport集装箱码头交付了六台混合动力橡胶轮胎龙门吊(RTG)，这是今年将向休斯顿港码头交付的几台RTG之一。与柴油起重机相比，RTG起重机更加环保，可减少90%的氮氧化物、PM、HC和CO。

       除了RTG，预计今年还将向休斯顿港交付3台新的STS起重机，使今年的总数达到32台STS起重机和147台rtg。此外，港口的Barbours Cut集装箱码头集装箱堆场4北和5北进行了改进，延长了使用寿命，提高了货物处理效率。

       今年3月，休斯顿港多用途设施的钢材量较去年同期下降了10%，到今年第一季度末已下降了20%。然而，木材价格3月份上涨16%，年初至今上涨18%。截至3月份，休斯顿港所有码头的总吨位增长了4%，年初至今总计13422452吨。