Posted on August 19, 2021
PORT HOUSTON PROJECT 11 MILESTONE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SIGNED BILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE WIDENING PROJECT TERMS
Presentation and Media Availability
WHAT: Port Houston presents Partnership Agreement to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officially committing as the non-federal sponsor to terms* of channel infrastructure widening project of the Houston Ship Channel.
WHEN: Thursday, August 19 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Port Houston Executive Office Building
East Loop North, Houston, 77029
BACKGROUND: The Houston Ship Channel, once widened and deepened, will benefit over 22,000 vessel trips per year and support more than 200 private and public facilities. As the Port of Houston, the USACE ranked it #1 as its largest port for total and foreign waterborne tonnage. A wider and safer channel that maintains two-way vessel traffic is critical. The Houston channel handles more vessel traffic than the three largest U.S. ports combined – Los Angeles, Long Beach, and New York/New Jersey. The federal waterway is a vital economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas, and the U.S. It supports the creation of nearly 1.35 million jobs in Texas and 3.2 million jobs nationwide, and economic activity totaling $339 billion in Texas – 20.6 percent of Texas’ total gross domestic product (GDP) – and $801.9 billion in economic impact across the nation. This deepening and widening of the channel will be the 11th major improvement project to the waterway over its history dating back more than a century, which is why it is called Project 11.
Confirmed attendance and remarks:
- S. Senator Ted Cruz (tentative)
- Congressman Brian Babin
- Congressman Randy Weber
- Congressman Kevin Brady
- Congressman Jodey Arrington
- Congressman Al Green
- Timothy Vail, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
About Port Houston
For more than 100 years, 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 and fastest-growing container terminals in the country. Port Houston is the advocate and a strategic leader for the Channel. The Houston Ship Channel complex and its more than 200 public and private terminals, collectively known as the Port of Houston it is the nation’s largest port for waterborne tonnage and an essential economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas, and the U.S. The Port of Houston supports the creation of nearly 1.35 million jobs in Texas and 3.2 million jobs nationwide, and economic activity totaling $339 billion in Texas – 20.6 percent of Texas’ total gross domestic product (GDP) – and $801.9 billion in economic impact across the nation. For more information, visit Port Houston’s website at: www.porthouston.com.
*Terms – The Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) between the Dept. of the Army and the Port of Houston Authority containing the complete details is viewable in this PDF.
Port Houston _ Houston Ship Channel Project 11 Expansion Program _Signed PPA Agreement
