{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Houston","identifier":"US HOU","unlocode":"US HOU","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"River (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":14,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":29.75,"longitude":-95.28333300000001},"description":"More than 4.1 million TEU crossed Port Houston's quays in 2024, an 8% jump and a record for the Gulf's busiest container gateway. Two terminals carry that traffic: Bayport, the newer and larger facility on the channel's west side with 18 ship-to-shore cranes, and Barbours Cut near the entrance, which handles containers alongside ro-ro cargo. The wider Houston Ship Channel — over 200 private and eight public terminals — makes this the largest US port by waterborne tonnage, dominated by crude oil,","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/houston-port-us-hou","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/houston-port-us-hou","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Houston · (UN/LOCODE: US HOU) · United States · Large · 14 m"}