The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted authority to Port Houston to handle cold treatment cargo, creating an opportunity for drayage companies in the region.

Port container volumes on the West Coast and East Coast declined in November, although shippers were focused on different factors.

The number of containerships waiting at the ports of Houston and Charleston, S.C., reached new pandemic highs as importers looking to avoid bottlenecks on the West Coast encounter growing congestion in alternative gateways.

Imported goods continued to flood into the U.S. in July as the nation’s ports produced substantial container volumes.

A Texas law that restricts the size of ships that can operate within the Houston Shipping Channel and, because of that, call on Port Houston is generating controversy within the port and shipping community.