Cooper/Ports America

03/23/2026

Cooper/Ports America is excited to announce we are a recipient of the 2025 AEU Safety Award! We received this award in recognition of our commitment to keeping our employees out of harm’s way while on the job, and able to return to their families safe and sound each day.

10/31/2025

Join the Greater Houston Port Bureau's “Women in Maritime Happy Hour” event on November 17, 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the Houston International Seafarers Centers, Inc. with guest speaker, Dana Blume, executive director.

Dana Blume has been executive director for the Houston International Seafarers Center ("HISC") since 2017. The HISC is a ‘home away from home’ for seafarers visiting the Houston port by meeting their spiritual, social and physical needs through support, assistance and fellowship. They visit ships 7 days a week, 365 days a year, securing resources for transportation, various communication service tools, building relationships and providing a safe harbor for all seafarers.

All are welcome. This is a free event, including food and drink, but you must register at: https://www.txgulf.org/events/pb-maritime-happy-hour---.

Thank you to our sponsors: Houston International Seafarers Center, Houston Pilots, Shell, and .

Andrea LaVorgna Greater Houston Port Bureau

07/09/2025

We congratulate Meya, a 2025 East End Scholar. Meya is graduating from Charles H. Milby High School and plans to study Kinesiology at Texas State University.

All East End Scholars will be recognized at our 2025 Education Symposium. Thank you to our Education Symposium Sponsor, Cooper/Ports America!

Get more information on the Education Symposium and register or Sponsor a Teacher/Student here: https://bit.ly/3Fl4RsO

07/09/2025

The Greater Houston Port Bureau's Captain's Corner, Port Watch/vessel movements, June 1 the start of hurricane season, unseen threats, too much information, West Coast ports eye consumer demand weakened by” Whipsaw” news effect, new commander of Sector-Houston-Galveston district and more in the Quarter two 2025 Issue of the Port Bureau News magazine. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gii2EArW.

San Jacinto Maritime Technology & Training Center Rice Business Andrea LaVorgna WIMOs Association Texas A&M University Galveston Campus Rice Business

Thank you to our advertisers:
Buffalo Marine Service, Inc., Cooper/Ports America, , Houston Pilots, and .

05/09/2025

Charles Cherrington has been a part of the Cooper/Ports America team for 16 years, and we appreciate all of his hard work and dedication!

03/14/2025

Trent Williams has been working at the Cooper/Ports America Container Depot for 8 years, and we appreciate his dedication to keeping our depot running smoothly!

12/30/2024

C/PA was proud to participate in the Seafarer Christmas Shoebox Program this Christmas season! Each year, the Houston International Seafarers Center distributes 8,000-11,000 shoeboxes filled with essential items to seafarers visiting the Port of Houston. The boxes were personally delivered to ships by Seafarers Center Chaplains, ship visitors and staff.

11/28/2024

09/12/2024

Earlier this week, C/PA was presented with our 2023 AEU Safety Award! We received this award in recognition of our commitment to keeping our employees out of harm's way while on the job and able to return home each day. We're so proud of each person on our team that makes our culture of safety possible!

07/09/2024

Tuesday, July 9, 2024, 3:16 PM Weather Update

Port Houston terminals will be resuming operations at our normal start time tomorrow (Wednesday, July 10, 2024), and will be offering extended gate hours for our customers at our container terminals.

Please see the below container terminals gate hours for the rest of the week:
Wednesday, July 10, 2024: 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Ingate closes at 7:00 PM)
Thursday, July 11, 2024: 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Ingate closes at 7:00 PM)
Friday, July 12, 2024: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Ingate closes at 6:00 PM)
Saturday, July 13, 2024: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Ingate closes at 4:00 PM)

Important Notes:
Import Free time will be extended to the ocean carriers – any free time questions should be directed to the ocean carrier.

Please monitor ERD/Cutoffs closely
OOG/Reefers will not be processed after 5:00 PM

07/08/2024

Monday, July 8, 2024, 12:15 PM Weather Update:

Terminal operations will continue to be suspended for the day and for tomorrow morning as we prepare the terminal to resume operations. We are continuing to evaluate the possibility of an afternoon start to operations tomorrow. We will have a further update at 4 PM this afternoon after we are able to conduct a more thorough assessment of our systems and facilities.

07/07/2024

Sunday, July 7, 2024, 11:45 AM Weather Update:

Due to the expected weather, all Port Houston facilities will be closed on Monday, July 8, 2024. We continue to monitor the weather closely and will provide an update no later than 12 pm CT on Monday about Tuesday's operations.