Houston Ship Channel Partially Reopens Following Winter Storm

The Houston Ship Channel, which provides access to refineries and crude-exporting docks in the Houston area, has partially resumed service after shutting on Saturday due to a winter storm, according to a bulletin from Moran Shipping.

• Outbound traffic resumed at 8:30am local time; inbound expected to resume at 9:30am
• Pilots halted all operations on Saturday at 6pm
• Freeport and Galveston, Texas City remained opened

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