Port Houston has announced that its terminals will resume operations on July 10, while the Port of Corpus Christi has begun its transition to post-storm recovery. On July 9, Port Houston offered extended gate hours for customers at its container terminals, advising them to monitor notices and alerts for updates on gate hours throughout the week.
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Port personnel at the Port of Corpus Christi are assessing the hurricane’s impact as the port transitions to post-storm recovery per the 2024 Hurricane Readiness Plan. Port offices reopened on July 9 for normal operations. Critical port facilities, including the Emergency Operations Center, Security Command Center, and Harbormaster’s Office, maintained continuous operations.
“The Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel is now open as outlined in the latest Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 60-24 issued by U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Air Station Corpus Christi,” stated the port’s latest advisory. The USCG Captain of the Port Corpus Christi has rescinded Port Condition Zulu for several waterways, including the Intracoastal Waterway from MM 521 near Rockport to the US/Mexico Border, the Rockport Cut, Lydia Ann Channel, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, and La Quinta Channel, effective 11:00 am on July 8, 2024.
As of July 9, port vessel operations at the Port of Galveston remain suspended, although roadways, including Harborside Drive, have reopened. The Port of Galveston reported that port administration offices remained closed on July 9 due to power outages affecting the port and the city.
Hurricane Beryl, which hit the Texas coast near Houston as a Category 1 hurricane, forced some of the largest Texan ports to close, leading to a surge in vessel traffic. The hurricane left significant destruction in the Caribbean, claiming at least 11 lives according to Reuters.
In August 2023, a Category 4 hurricane swept through Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, causing ports across Southern California to experience record-breaking rainfall.
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