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Port of Houston Third Container Terminal

Sector: Seaport • Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Source: Journal of Commerce

Project
Planned

The Port of Houston is undertaking early work on its third container terminal, which will be located on Spilman Island. This new terminal is expected to triple the port's total container handling capacity and is planned to be needed in about a decade to accommodate future volume growth. The project has been designated for expedited review under the FAST Act by a group of federal agencies including

Status
Prospective
Sector
Seaport
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Journal of Commerce

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The project “Port of Houston Third Container Terminal” is an infrastructure initiative in the Seaport sector, located in Houston, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Journal of Commerce.

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The Port of Houston is undertaking early work on its third container terminal, which will be located on Spilman Island. This new terminal is expected to triple the port's total container handling capacity and is planned to be needed in about a decade to accommodate future volume growth. The project has been designated for expedited review under the FAST Act by a group of federal agencies including the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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Maritime

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

Texas

City

Houston

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Journal of Commerce

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Seaport

Article published date

2026-07-16

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