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As reported on news stations in Houston, Texas, the port of Houston had a spoill of beef fat.  The spill of 15,000 gallons came from a ruptured storage tank according to the United States Coast Guard.  The beef fat spilled into a water way. Due to the location of of the spill, there will be minimum interruptions to the flow of ships.

There has been no notificationas to when the  northern  end of the Houston Ship  Channel will re open.  The  affected sections is less than a mile in length.  No reports of delays have been reported at this time. The beef fat is expected to be cleaned up quickly and without much delay.

 We are providing information below about the Port of Houston. This information is taken directly from their website and is helpful when planning shipments out of the port.

The Port of Houston is a 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities located just a few hours' sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico. The port is ranked first in the United States in foreign waterborne tonnage (14 consecutive years); first in U.S. imports (19 consecutive years); second in U.S. export tonnage and second in the U.S. in total tonnage (19 consecutive years).

The Port of Houston is made up of the Port of Houston Authority and the 150-plus private industrial companies along the Houston Ship Channel. All together, the port authority and its neighbors along the ship channel are a large and vibrant component of the regional economy.

More than 220 million tons of cargo moved through the Port of Houston in 2009. More than 7,700 vessel calls were recorded at the Port of Houston during the year 2009. The Houston Pilots navigate each vessel through the Houston Ship Channel.

The Port of Houston has an impressive listing of firsts, from unloading the world's first container ship to becoming the country's first port to receive ISO 14001 compliance.

For more information about shipping cargo out of the Port of Houston, please feel free to contact pack n send at 713 266 1450.