Port Houston

Port Houston is a 50-mile-long complex of public and private facilities along the Houston Ship Channel, handling containers, steel, autos and petroleum.

History

President Woodrow Wilson officially opened the port to traffic on November 10, 1914. Barbours Cut, Texas' first container terminal, opened in 1977, the first double-stack container train ran in 1981, and Bayport Terminal opened in October 2006.

Port statistics

Container imports (TEUs)

1,914,100

as of 2025 · Source

Public terminal container volume (TEUs)

4,139,991

as of 2024 · Source

Public terminal cargo (short tons)

53,066,219

as of 2024 · Source

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   Houston, TX

   1,112 trucks · about 17.0 mi

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   Seabrook, TX

   731 trucks · about 17.9 mi

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   Pasadena, TX

   464 trucks · about 15.0 mi

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   Houston, TX

   452 trucks · about 17.0 mi

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   Houston, TX

   428 trucks · about 6.6 mi

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   Houston, TX

   324 trucks · about 18.5 mi

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   Houston, TX

   282 trucks · about 4.6 mi

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   Pasadena, TX

   281 trucks · about 7.8 mi

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   Houston, TX

   240 trucks · about 18.5 mi

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    Houston, TX

    237 trucks · about 0.2 mi