Port Houston officials said container volumes, vessel movements and truck gate activity all reached record levels in 2025.
Freight traffic through the port underscored continued strength in cargo flows through the Houston Ship Channel, despite periodic weather and draft disruptions.
Port Houston handled 4.3 million TEUs in 2025, a 4% year-over-year increase and an all-time record for the public terminals, port officials said. Loaded container volumes also climbed 4%, driven by a 1% increase in imports and a 7% jump in export loads. Overall tonnage at public facilities rose 3% to 54.5 million tons, marking the highest import totals in port history…