Greater Houston Port Bureau

The Forum of Women in Maritime (“FOWIM”) donated to the Coast Guard Foundation gift cards for U.S. Coast Guard families this holiday season. The Greater Houston Port Bureau initiated the FOWIM to enhance and collaborate with other women organizations, maritime museum, and colleges to build a strong women network, events, education, and mentorship for women in the maritime industry. For more information about the member organizations and events go to: https://www.txgulf.org/wim. WIMOs Association WISTA USA Women Offshore Houston Maritime Center & Museum Texas A&M University Galveston Campus San Jacinto Maritime Training Center University of Houston #maritime #FOWIM #HoustonShipChannel Sharon Beemer Kelly P. Hodges Nicole Rodriguez, Capt., MPETexas A&M University Galveston Campus San Jacinto Maritime Training Center University of Houston #myportregionisbetterthanyours

The Greater Houston Port Bureau enjoyed the Buffalo Marine Service Inc holiday party today at The Riverside with Tom Marian and Tim Studdert.

Our members Jason Smith and Brett Cooley from Chevron came to visit the president Eric M. Carrero, USCG CAPT, Ret at Greater Houston Port Bureau’s office. Chevron Corporation, is the second-largest integrated energy company headquartered in the U.S., recently announced the relocation of its headquarters from San Ramon, CA, to Houston, Texas. , Houston is home to Chevron’s largest employee base with roughly 7,000 employees. Photo: CAPT Eric Carrero, Christine Schlenker, CAE, MPE. Brett Cooley and Jason Smith #HoustonShipChannel #petrochemical #tankers #Houstonport #myportcommunityisbetterthanyours

The Greater Houston Port Bureau took part in our member Danner's Incorporated (“Danner’s”) holiday luncheon to enjoy a little holiday cheer and networking with the industry in the Houston port region. Danner’s has provided excellent service in transportation, warehousing, safeguard escorts, security camera systems/guards and video monitoring to their customer since 1939. #HoustonShipChannel #Houstonport #security #transportation #security #video #monitoring #myportisbetterthanyours Eric M. Carrero, USCG CAPT, Ret Andrea S. LaVorgna, MBA Bill Diehl

The HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL SECURITY DISTRICT board meeting had guest speaker U.S. Coast Guard RDML Jason Tama, Cyber Commander today. He discussed the cyber threats from phishing/spoofing, ransomware, and other cyber incidents that are caused by weak system maintenance, access control, and authentication. #cybersecurity #phishing #spoofing #ransonware #cyberincidents #systemmaintenance #authentication Greater Houston Port Bureau Eric M. Carrero, USCG CAPT, Ret Andrea S. LaVorgna, MBA PEMEX HOUSTON AUTHORITY, PORT OF Angela Gonzalez Scheibe, Gary Jessica Thomas

Always a wonderful way to start the holiday season at the Houston Pilots holiday celebration. Pilots work 24-hours/day, 365 days per year, in all weather and port conditions, unless closed for safety, for poor visibility, high winds, and storm warnings. The Greater Houston Port Bureau thanks all the pilots in the Houston Ship Channel region for all your dedicated work keeping our waterways safe. #HolidayCelebration #HoustonShipChannel #Houstonport #ShipPilots #HoustonPilots #maritime #pilots #waterways #marinesafety #navigation #safety

The Houston port region plays a vital role in driving economic growth for the Houston region and beyond. Greater Houston Port Bureau, Eric M. Carrero, USCG CAPT, Ret, president, presented Port 101 seminar today providing key information about the operations, market/products, and Houston ports in the region, organizations, and more. Houston port is #1 in petrochemicals in the U.S., #1 for containers in the GOM and trades with 217 countries. #HoustonShipChannel #maritime #waterways #Houstonport #ports #petrochemicals #cargo #myportisbetterthanyours Andrea S. LaVorgna, MBA #containers

The ASCE Houston Branch Chapter—Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (“COPPRI”) met today at the Greater Houston Port Bureau to learn about the Houston port region today. The Houston port regions plays a vital role in driving economic growth for the Houston region and beyond. Eric M. Carrero, USCG CAPT, Ret, president, presented key information about the operations, market/products, information of the four seaports in the region, organizations, and more that make the Houston port #1 in petrochemicals in the U.S. and  trading with 217 countries. Texas  COPRI members work to develop, protect and restore coasts, oceans, ports, waterways, rivers and wetlands; integrating key stakeholders into decision making processes; advancing technological state of art and practice; and influencing public policy. For more information go to: https://lnkd.in/gbWxna2k. #HoustonShipChannel #maritime #waterways #coasts #ports #wetlands #petrochemicals #cargo #myportregionisbetterthanyours Andrea S. LaVorgna, MBA Joseph Scarborough

Hybrid Port 101 - December 6   The port of Houston is the busiest port in vessel and barge movements and the largest U.S. port by tonnage, with over 200 docks and 270 facilities. The port is also home to the largest petrochemical manufacturing complex in the nation. CAPT Eric M. Carrero, USCG CAPT, Ret, president of the Greater Houston Port Bureau, will lead an informative session on the port region and ways to become more involved in the maritime business community.   This is a free event but you must register by December 4 at: https://lnkd.in/gVNDwx3q. This event is hybrid. #HoustonShipChannel #maritime #petrochemical #containers #port #terminals #vessels #myportregionisbetterthanyours Andrea S. LaVorgna, MBA

Signed up for Demurrage Mitigation, Profit and Loss Seminar for December 3? Reservations end today at 2 PM. Haugen Consulting LLC was established in 1995 and provides companies with training and services for demurrage for vessels, rail, and truck logistics. Since 2003, Haugen has been successfully conducting training programs worldwide and educating participants about the intricacies of tanker operations, laytime and demurrage. Their courses cover common demurrage pitfalls, best business practices, and cost-effective solutions to minimize disputes.   Join Brendan Hoffman, CEO of Haugen Consulting LLC on December 3 at the Greater Houston Port Bureau training room, as he discusses demurrage and explores how to mitigate or profit from demurrage and how exposures may be unwittingly created. Cost of training per person is $150 for members, $250 for non-members to cover materials and lunch- a highly discount rate for this course.   Attendees who complete the full course are eligible to receive 6.0 CEUs (6 contact hours). CEUs will post to your account within 2 weeks of the conclusion of the program. For details and to register: https://lnkd.in/gsJhE8VE. #maritime #demurrage #USlaw #Englishlaw #Contracts #operations