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Technical Tours
Tour 1 - Landside Technical Tour, Port of Houston Authority Babours Cut Container Terminal and Bayport Terminal Complex (construction start planned for first quarter of 2004) Includes 1.5 hours travel time to/from destination.
Barbours Cut Container Terminal (BCT) is one of the most modern intermodal facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast and is the Port's premier container terminal. The primary goal of the BCT design was vessel productivity. The expeditious turnaround of container, roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO), and project cargo laden vessels demonstrates that the design goal was achieved. BCT is located on the Houston Ship Channel at the mouth of Galveston Bay and is 3.5 hours' sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico. The terminal facility contains more than 230 acres of paved marshalling area, with 26 yard cranes and nine miscellaneous cranes for handling empty containers, heavy lift, and project cargoes; over 255,000 square feet of warehouse space; and 20 acres of developed marshalling/open storage area. BCT has six container vessel berths (providing 6,000 feet of continuous quay); a RO/RO platform and a U-shaped LASH dock, with a berthing depth of 40 feet below mean low tide. There are 12 containerized cargo cranes to ensure the efficient and reliable handling of this type of cargo. BCT has four entry points for cargo transshipped by truck, with access to all major freeways in Harris County. There is an intermodal rail ramp at BCT, with spurs servicing the facility's warehouses. This rail ramp consists of four working tracks, five storage tracks, and 900 truck parking spaces. The entire 42.1 acres of rail ramp area is paved. Two heavyduty lift overhead cranes provide cargo-lifting capability for rail-transshipped cargoes. Terminal operators use a computerized inventory control system to track the status and location of individual cargoes. Terminal operations also feature electronic data interchange capabilities. BCT has the capability to operate 24 hours per day, with round-the-clock security. Don't miss the opportunity to tour one of this nation’s busiest and premier cargo handling terminals on the Gulf Coast.
In addition, the Port of Houston Authority plans to develop a $1.5 billion major marine terminal complex (Bayport Terminal Complex) on approximately 1,140 acres along the south side of the Bayport Ship Channel, five miles south of the BCT facilities. The Bayport Terminal Complex will include facilities for vessel berthing, containerized cargo vessel loading/unloading, cruise ship facilities, and containerized cargo handling, staging, and storage areas; an intermodal yard; warehousing facilities; and properties available for light-industrial development. Existing landside and waterside access to the terminal facilities will be improved.The Bayport Terminal Complex will be developed in phases over the next 15 to 20 years, as the Port’s needs for expansion increase. Conference Technical Session 3E “Bayport Terminal Complex” contains five presentations highlighting major design elements of the terminal facility’s Phase IA project. Phase IA of the terminal complex is scheduled to be under construction in the first quarter of 2004. It will include 1,600 feet of wharf and approximately 54 acres of containerized cargo handling staging and storage area. Be one of the first to tour this major marine terminal construction project.
Tour 2 - Waterside Technical Tour of Houston Ship Channel (HSC) Port of Houston Authority, Sam Houston Boat Tour Includes travel time to/from Port of Houston's waterbourne tour vessel at the HSC's Turning Basin.
The Port of Houston is a 25-mile long complex, consisting of diversified public (Port of Houston Authority) and 150 private industrial facilities along the Houston Ship Channel. These facilities are a large and vibrant component of the economy in the southeast region of the United States. The Port of Houston is ranked first in the United States in foreign waterborne commerce, second in total tonnage, and sixth in the world. Approximately 175 million tons of cargo moved through the Port of Houston in 2002. A total of 6,414 vessel calls were recorded at the port during the year of 2002. The manmade Houston Ship Channel has been a catalyst for growth in Harris County since the first journey of a steamship up the Buffalo Bayou in 1837. The ship channel has played a crucial role in the region’s growth and economy. Bring your "sea legs" with you and plan on an unforgettable spectacular waterborne tour of one of the busiest ports in the world, aboard the Port of Houston Authority M/V Sam Houston! Enjoy passing views of various types of international cargo vessels, witness operations at the Turning Basin, hear about private industrial facilities operations, view and learn about the various types of public and private marine terminal facilities development, and most certainly, enjoy the boat ride!
Tour Registration
Technical tours are included with all conference registrations. Use the conference registration form on page 13 to register for the tours and times of your choice. Space is limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Tour Schedule
| Monday May 24, 2004 |
Afternoon Tour: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Tour 1 |
| Tuesday May 25, 2004 |
Morning Tours: 8:30 am - 12:00 Noon Afternoon Tours: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Tours 1 and 2 are both offered, choose one. Tours 1 and 2 are both offered, choose one. |
| Wednesday May 26, 2004 |
Morning Tours:
8:30 am - 12:00 Noon
Afternoon Tour: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Tours 1 and 2 are both offered, choose one. Tour 2 |
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