โCouldnโt happen here:โ In light of Baltimore bridge collapse, ship leader says same event wouldnโt happen in Houston
22,000 ships move through the Houston Ship Channel in a given year. In light of the Baltimore accident, KPRC 2 wanted to speak directly with leaders on these ships to see what their day to day job looks like.
Port of Houston $1B expansion aims to widen, deepen commercial waterway by 2025, official says
The $1 billion expansion project will be the 11th major improvement project the Houston Ship Channel has undergone in its more than 150-year history as a commercial waterway, Congressman Al Greenโs Office said in a news release Wednesday.
Greenpeace pays $58K to local police, firefighters after Fred Hartman Bridge 2019 โtakeoverโ
Greenpeace paid $58,450 in criminal restitution to five local police and firefighter agencies as part of a plea agreement with 25 defendants, who executed a โtakeoverโ of the Fred Hartman Bridge, closing the Port of Houston for approximately 24 hours in September 2019, the Harris County District Attorneyโs Office said Friday.