The "report card" of the Gulf Coast ports is out! Who is happy and who is worried?
The "report card" of the Gulf Coast ports is out! Who is happy and who is worried?
The Gulf of Mexico(logistics services) is one of the largest bays in the world and an important international shipping hub, with many important ports along its coast. How will these ports perform in 2023?
Port of Houston
Compared with 2022, cargo volume at the Port of Houston's（logistics services） two container terminals dropped 4% year-on-year in 2023, with a total of 3.8 million TEU handled throughout the year.
At the end of 2023, the Port of Houston performed well, with cargo volume in December increasing by 11% year-on-year to 325,020 TEU. Both imports and exports increased by 11% year-on-year, reaching 150,648 TEU and 119,970 TEU respectively. Total revenue tonnage in December increased by 87% year-on-year to 4.8 million tons.
Roger Gunther, executive director of the Port of Houston（door to door service）, said that as 2024 begins, their focus is to continue making strategic investments to facilitate larger ships and more cargo from the region. Work is underway to add significant landside capacity to the Port of Houston's two container terminals and good progress is being made on the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel
port of new orleans
Container volume at the Port of New Orleans increased 12% year-on-year in 2023, reaching 481,593 TEUs, driven by shipments of coffee, chemicals and plastic resins.agent shipping china
In December, the port handled 37,539 TEU, a year-on-year increase of 17%. The port also handled 82,186 bulk cargoes, a year-on-year increase of 29%. The top bulk items this month include steel, natural rubber and lumber.
Port spokesperson Kimberly Curth said that in 2023, the Port of New Orleans transported 20,016 containers by barge, an increase of 15% year-on-year. This is the highest level since the service was launched in 2016.
port of corpus christi.agent shipping china
In 2023, the total cargo volume of the Port of Corpus Christi will reach 203 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8%.agent shipping china
Corpus Christi is a seaport city in southern Texas, commonly known as Corpus. It is located on the south bank of Corpus Christi Bay at the mouth of the Nueces River. The Port of Corpus Christi is an export port for oil and agricultural and livestock products. Its main industries include oil refining and petroleum Chemical industry, zinc smelting, aluminum smelting, food processing, etc.
The port's leading position in 2023 is crude oil exports, followed by oil and dry bulk exports. The port handled 126 million tons of crude oil last year, a 12% increase from 2022. Crude oil exports will exceed 117 million tons in 2023, an increase of 14% from 2022.
In December, the Port of Corpus Christi handled 19.1 million tons of cargo, a 14% increase compared to the same month in 2022.
Port of Corpus Christi（door to door service） CEO Kent Britton said ending 2023 on such a strong note sets the right tone for the Port of Corpus Christi entering 2024, which is expected to be another stable year.