Updates status of the Houston Ship Channel and Port of Houston
The Houston Ship Chanel and Port of Houston reopened to all vessel traffic at 10:30am ET today, according to the US Coast Guard, after closing yesterday at 7:30pm because of freezing weather in the area.
As of 10:30 today, six vessels were waiting to enter the channel, and four vessels were waiting to exit the channel, according to shipping agency Moran Shipping.
The Texas ports of Galveston and Texas City, which closed to all vessel traffic at 7pm on 14 February, remained closed today. The ports of Port Arthur, Beaumont and Orange closed to all vessel traffic yesterday at 4:30pm, while Corpus Christi closed to all vessel traffic yesterday at 11:50pm, and Freeport closed today at 7:45am.
Today is the fourth straight day that Texas ports have been restricted because of freezing weather.
