Port of Houston to build container yard
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The Port of Houston Authority has approved the award of a $35.9 million construction contract to McCarthy Building Companies for the Phase I, Stage 2 container yard for Bayport Terminal.
The Stage 2 design provides for 48 acres of roller-compacted concrete pavement with a 30-year service life, in a configuration that will enable flexible container operations during successive phases of the Bayport projects.
At its March 31 meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority also approved an agreement with Texas Southern University to devote $2 million toward its development of undergraduate and graduate maritime transportation management and security degree programs over a two-year period.
These would be the first such university degree programs related to maritime transportation and security in Houston and the first sponsored by a historically black college or university in the country.
TSU and PHA will work together to meet the maritime industry's critical workforce needs, resulting in the creation at TSU of new university degree programs and related educational opportunities in maritime transportation management and security, addressing logistics, security and environmental needs.
The Stage 2 design provides for 48 acres of roller-compacted concrete pavement with a 30-year service life, in a configuration that will enable flexible container operations during successive phases of the Bayport projects.
At its March 31 meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority also approved an agreement with Texas Southern University to devote $2 million toward its development of undergraduate and graduate maritime transportation management and security degree programs over a two-year period.
These would be the first such university degree programs related to maritime transportation and security in Houston and the first sponsored by a historically black college or university in the country.
TSU and PHA will work together to meet the maritime industry's critical workforce needs, resulting in the creation at TSU of new university degree programs and related educational opportunities in maritime transportation management and security, addressing logistics, security and environmental needs.