Port Watch

Commerce was alive and well across the Lone Star State as the second quarter of the 21st century dawned. 1% more tows traipsed across the ship...

“There were giants in the earth in those days.” That was the Biblical quote from the book of Genesis that precipitated a heated debate...

Easter 1865 dawned in Washington D.C. with the severely injured Secretary of State, William Seward, peering out his second-floor window and noting...

On August 3, 1923, Room 328 at the Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue became the official residence of the president of the United States. As the...

The Battle of Lepanto, National Maritime Museum The string of Turkish victories on both land and sea over the past century had struck fear across...

Monday, Nov. 9, 1874, portended to be a morning like no other for the residents of Gotham, for a day of horror was unfolding throughout Central...

Texas ended the first half of 2023 a tad behind 2022 for both bluewater and brownwater vessel activity. Nevertheless, there are signs activity on...

A new year, a new quarter, a fresh start. The old has been displaced by the new and what has been matters no more - for the present is here.

With the closing of the books on the 2022 arrival tallies last month, there is a clear picture on the state of maritime commerce in Texas. It is...

The “Goony Bird” – pitcher Don Larsen’s nickname bestowed upon him by his Bronx Bomber’s teammates - had much to...

As the citizens of the United States celebrated the birthday of the nation’s Declaration of Independence, the pace of commerce across Texas ports...

In Texas, the good news is that more cargo is entering its ports than last year.