Port Houston adds hybrid RTGs cranes at Bayport Terminal

The Port of Houston Authority has awarded Konecranes a contract for 16 hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes at Bayport Container Terminal.

These RTGs will be Port Houston’s first “one-over-six” stacking units, raising the standard and expanding the hybrid fleet to 46.

This purchase, Port Houston’s second-largest crane acquisition, will help optimise terminal space.

The port announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is set to begin construction of the Beltway 8 Dredged Material Placement Area for Project 11 in May.

Port Houston recently submitted a letter of intent (LOI) to USACE for a feasibility study on Project 12, the next deepening project for the Houston Ship Channel, authorised by WRDA 2024.

In January, the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that the Port of Houston Authority received almost $25 million in grant funds.

One month later, Port Houston’s container volumes were down 5 per cent year-to-date (YTD), but general cargo is up 9 per cent, fueled by strong lumber and plywood volumes.