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Port Commission Meeting Postponed

But Port of Houston Authority is Open for Business

HOUSTON, April 28, 2009 -- The Port of Houston Authority Commission Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 9 a.m., is postponed due to severe weather and regional flooding. In accordance with the Government Code, the Port Commission meeting can be reconvened within 72 hours without reposting. A new date and time for the port meeting will be announced shortly.

The Port of Houston Authority's terminals and offices are open for business.

The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 7,700 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage and second in overall total tonnage. The port authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. PHA is the first port authority in the world to receive ISO 28000:2007 certification for Port Police and the perimeter security operations at both the Barbours Cut and Bayport Terminals. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange.

For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com

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CONTACT:  Port of Houston Authority
          Lisa Ashley-Whitlock, Communications Manager
            (713) 670-2644
            Cell: (832) 247-8179
            lwhitlock@poha.com
          Argentina M. James, Director of Public Affairs
            (713) 670-2568
            Cell: (713) 306-6822
            ajames@poha.com

 

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Phone: 713-670-2400

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