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Houston: port calls and disruption history

Houston recorded a mean of 21.1 port calls a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026), compared with 20.3 in the previous 28 days (+4.0%). The archive records 1 disruption at this port.

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Key facts

Country
United States
UN/LOCODE
USHOU
Rank by daily calls
29 of 2,065 PortWatch ports
Mean daily calls, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
20.7
Recorded events
1
Data through
2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)
  • Houston averaged 21.1 port calls a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-11.
  • Houston ranks 29 among IMF PortWatch ports by mean daily calls between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Houston
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2024-10-01Dockworkers strike halts US East and Gulf Coast container portsLabour actionended2 Moderate

Full event history for Houston

Port calls

Houston, port calls, last 120 daysHouston, port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 2 calls per day on 2026-06-18 to 31 calls per day on 2026-06-10, with a mean of 20.6 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 22 calls per day.0102030402026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Houston, port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 2 calls per day on 2026-06-18 to 31 calls per day on 2026-06-10, with a mean of 20.6 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 22 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Houston, port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-1720
2026-05-1823
2026-05-1926
2026-05-2021
2026-05-2125
2026-05-2225
2026-05-2327
2026-05-2417
2026-05-2515
2026-05-2622
2026-05-2727
2026-05-2823
2026-05-2925
2026-05-3024
2026-05-3119
2026-06-0118
2026-06-0223
2026-06-0324
2026-06-0426
2026-06-0519
2026-06-0624
2026-06-0721
2026-06-0823
2026-06-0919
2026-06-1031
2026-06-1119
2026-06-1214
2026-06-1327
2026-06-1416
2026-06-1520
2026-06-1616
2026-06-1718
2026-06-182
2026-06-1922
2026-06-2023
2026-06-2119
2026-06-2226
2026-06-2317
2026-06-2422
2026-06-2522
2026-06-2626
2026-06-2718
2026-06-2816
2026-06-2919
2026-06-3027
2026-07-0121
2026-07-0220
2026-07-0315
2026-07-0416
2026-07-0516
2026-07-0620
2026-07-0717
2026-07-0822
2026-07-0922
2026-07-1016
2026-07-1118
2026-07-1219
2026-07-1317
2026-07-1423
2026-07-1517
2026-07-1612
2026-07-1724
2026-07-1822
2026-07-1926
2026-07-2020
2026-07-2115
2026-07-2225
2026-07-2317
2026-07-2425
2026-07-2516
2026-07-2626
2026-07-2719
2026-07-2819
2026-07-2917
2026-07-3014
2026-07-3121
2026-08-0114
2026-08-0214
2026-08-0323
2026-08-0428
2026-08-0518
2026-08-0624
2026-08-0722
2026-08-0825
2026-08-0917
2026-08-1023
2026-08-1120
2026-08-1223
2026-08-1322
2026-08-1420
2026-08-1516
2026-08-1623
2026-08-1722
2026-08-1815
2026-08-1923
2026-08-2028
2026-08-2125
2026-08-2216
2026-08-2328
2026-08-2418
2026-08-2527
2026-08-2617
2026-08-2723
2026-08-2819
2026-08-2915
2026-08-3017
2026-08-3113
2026-09-0128
2026-09-0223
2026-09-0322
2026-09-0424
2026-09-0524
2026-09-0622
2026-09-0714
2026-09-0814
2026-09-0927
2026-09-1025
2026-09-1122

Container ship port calls

Houston, container ship port calls, last 120 daysHouston, container ship port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-20 to 6 calls per day on 2026-06-03, with a mean of 2.6 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.02462026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Houston, container ship port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-20 to 6 calls per day on 2026-06-03, with a mean of 2.6 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Houston, container ship port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-174
2026-05-181
2026-05-195
2026-05-200
2026-05-214
2026-05-224
2026-05-233
2026-05-242
2026-05-253
2026-05-261
2026-05-273
2026-05-284
2026-05-290
2026-05-303
2026-05-313
2026-06-010
2026-06-020
2026-06-036
2026-06-043
2026-06-053
2026-06-064
2026-06-074
2026-06-082
2026-06-090
2026-06-104
2026-06-114
2026-06-122
2026-06-133
2026-06-142
2026-06-152
2026-06-161
2026-06-175
2026-06-180
2026-06-193
2026-06-202
2026-06-213
2026-06-222
2026-06-233
2026-06-242
2026-06-255
2026-06-262
2026-06-271
2026-06-285
2026-06-291
2026-06-301
2026-07-014
2026-07-024
2026-07-032
2026-07-041
2026-07-053
2026-07-063
2026-07-072
2026-07-083
2026-07-091
2026-07-104
2026-07-112
2026-07-124
2026-07-131
2026-07-143
2026-07-152
2026-07-164
2026-07-172
2026-07-185
2026-07-193
2026-07-203
2026-07-212
2026-07-221
2026-07-232
2026-07-243
2026-07-254
2026-07-264
2026-07-272
2026-07-283
2026-07-291
2026-07-302
2026-07-313
2026-08-013
2026-08-022
2026-08-033
2026-08-042
2026-08-053
2026-08-063
2026-08-072
2026-08-085
2026-08-092
2026-08-103
2026-08-110
2026-08-124
2026-08-132
2026-08-143
2026-08-152
2026-08-164
2026-08-171
2026-08-180
2026-08-192
2026-08-205
2026-08-212
2026-08-223
2026-08-233
2026-08-243
2026-08-253
2026-08-263
2026-08-273
2026-08-284
2026-08-293
2026-08-302
2026-08-311
2026-09-013
2026-09-023
2026-09-031
2026-09-041
2026-09-055
2026-09-062
2026-09-071
2026-09-080
2026-09-095
2026-09-103
2026-09-112

Tanker port calls

Houston, tanker port calls, last 120 daysHouston, tanker port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 2 calls per day on 2026-06-18 to 23 calls per day on 2026-06-10, with a mean of 14.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 16 calls per day.05101520252026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Houston, tanker port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 2 calls per day on 2026-06-18 to 23 calls per day on 2026-06-10, with a mean of 14.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 16 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Houston, tanker port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-1713
2026-05-1818
2026-05-1917
2026-05-2016
2026-05-2119
2026-05-2215
2026-05-2317
2026-05-2412
2026-05-2510
2026-05-2619
2026-05-2719
2026-05-2816
2026-05-2919
2026-05-3017
2026-05-3114
2026-06-0116
2026-06-0218
2026-06-0314
2026-06-0420
2026-06-0514
2026-06-0616
2026-06-0713
2026-06-0817
2026-06-0914
2026-06-1023
2026-06-1112
2026-06-129
2026-06-1320
2026-06-1411
2026-06-1516
2026-06-1611
2026-06-1710
2026-06-182
2026-06-1914
2026-06-2018
2026-06-2113
2026-06-2219
2026-06-2313
2026-06-2417
2026-06-2517
2026-06-2618
2026-06-2713
2026-06-2811
2026-06-2918
2026-06-3022
2026-07-0112
2026-07-0215
2026-07-0310
2026-07-0412
2026-07-0512
2026-07-0615
2026-07-078
2026-07-0813
2026-07-0915
2026-07-1011
2026-07-1110
2026-07-1211
2026-07-1314
2026-07-1417
2026-07-1514
2026-07-166
2026-07-1717
2026-07-1813
2026-07-1917
2026-07-2013
2026-07-2111
2026-07-2218
2026-07-2310
2026-07-2419
2026-07-2510
2026-07-2617
2026-07-2713
2026-07-2813
2026-07-2912
2026-07-3011
2026-07-3112
2026-08-019
2026-08-027
2026-08-0317
2026-08-0422
2026-08-0511
2026-08-0615
2026-08-0715
2026-08-0817
2026-08-0912
2026-08-1018
2026-08-1116
2026-08-1216
2026-08-1314
2026-08-1414
2026-08-1512
2026-08-1618
2026-08-1715
2026-08-1812
2026-08-1916
2026-08-2018
2026-08-2117
2026-08-2212
2026-08-2320
2026-08-2414
2026-08-2519
2026-08-2612
2026-08-2715
2026-08-2810
2026-08-2910
2026-08-3012
2026-08-3110
2026-09-0121
2026-09-0214
2026-09-0313
2026-09-0421
2026-09-0515
2026-09-0616
2026-09-0711
2026-09-0812
2026-09-0914
2026-09-1019
2026-09-1116

Dry bulk port calls

Houston, dry bulk port calls, last 120 daysHouston, dry bulk port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-31 to 5 calls per day on 2026-06-02, with a mean of 1.9 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.0123452026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Houston, dry bulk port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-31 to 5 calls per day on 2026-06-02, with a mean of 1.9 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Houston, dry bulk port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2026-05-172
2026-05-183
2026-05-193
2026-05-202
2026-05-212
2026-05-223
2026-05-232
2026-05-242
2026-05-251
2026-05-261
2026-05-274
2026-05-282
2026-05-294
2026-05-303
2026-05-310
2026-06-011
2026-06-025
2026-06-032
2026-06-040
2026-06-051
2026-06-061
2026-06-073
2026-06-084
2026-06-092
2026-06-101
2026-06-112
2026-06-121
2026-06-133
2026-06-142
2026-06-151
2026-06-163
2026-06-171
2026-06-180
2026-06-190
2026-06-203
2026-06-213
2026-06-224
2026-06-231
2026-06-241
2026-06-250
2026-06-263
2026-06-273
2026-06-280
2026-06-290
2026-06-302
2026-07-013
2026-07-020
2026-07-031
2026-07-041
2026-07-051
2026-07-060
2026-07-073
2026-07-083
2026-07-093
2026-07-100
2026-07-113
2026-07-124
2026-07-132
2026-07-143
2026-07-150
2026-07-161
2026-07-173
2026-07-181
2026-07-191
2026-07-203
2026-07-211
2026-07-223
2026-07-232
2026-07-242
2026-07-251
2026-07-264
2026-07-273
2026-07-282
2026-07-290
2026-07-300
2026-07-313
2026-08-011
2026-08-022
2026-08-032
2026-08-041
2026-08-051
2026-08-062
2026-08-073
2026-08-082
2026-08-092
2026-08-101
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-134
2026-08-142
2026-08-151
2026-08-160
2026-08-174
2026-08-181
2026-08-193
2026-08-203
2026-08-213
2026-08-221
2026-08-233
2026-08-241
2026-08-252
2026-08-262
2026-08-274
2026-08-284
2026-08-292
2026-08-302
2026-08-310
2026-09-013
2026-09-022
2026-09-035
2026-09-040
2026-09-053
2026-09-060
2026-09-071
2026-09-082
2026-09-092
2026-09-102
2026-09-112

Estimated import volume

Houston, estimated import volume, last 120 daysHouston, estimated import volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-06-18 to 489,331 metric tons per day on 2026-08-16, with a mean of 141,036.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 56,032 metric tons per day.0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,0002026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Houston, estimated import volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-06-18 to 489,331 metric tons per day on 2026-08-16, with a mean of 141,036.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 56,032 metric tons per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Houston, estimated import volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-05-1720,329
2026-05-18209,651
2026-05-19267,693
2026-05-2063,126
2026-05-21296,660
2026-05-22302,443
2026-05-2350,575
2026-05-2432,562
2026-05-25113,921
2026-05-26136,129
2026-05-27135,933
2026-05-28181,197
2026-05-2944,819
2026-05-30246,883
2026-05-31272,722
2026-06-0121,531
2026-06-0284,838
2026-06-03207,986
2026-06-04138,982
2026-06-0514,985
2026-06-06322,625
2026-06-07105,361
2026-06-08305,878
2026-06-0992,386
2026-06-10251,788
2026-06-11253,214
2026-06-122,063
2026-06-13109,412
2026-06-1469,138
2026-06-15425,416
2026-06-1652,262
2026-06-1738,127
2026-06-180
2026-06-19171,195
2026-06-20207,011
2026-06-2128,979
2026-06-2252,134
2026-06-23177,072
2026-06-24141,617
2026-06-25144,652
2026-06-26224,688
2026-06-27217,135
2026-06-28386,321
2026-06-2949,304
2026-06-3089,857
2026-07-01250,890
2026-07-0239,909
2026-07-0326,433
2026-07-0448,432
2026-07-05295,503
2026-07-06121,029
2026-07-0733,956
2026-07-08210,769
2026-07-09206,093
2026-07-10280,754
2026-07-11120,811
2026-07-12420,445
2026-07-1370,228
2026-07-14323,608
2026-07-15228,516
2026-07-1630,462
2026-07-1752,577
2026-07-18165,467
2026-07-1925,593
2026-07-20185,976
2026-07-2177,853
2026-07-22101,157
2026-07-23248,468
2026-07-24150,208
2026-07-25150,639
2026-07-2646,363
2026-07-2758,584
2026-07-28291,157
2026-07-291,994
2026-07-3081,472
2026-07-31119,286
2026-08-0112,292
2026-08-02243,486
2026-08-0361,616
2026-08-04103,147
2026-08-05176,959
2026-08-06133,736
2026-08-07157,093
2026-08-08124,896
2026-08-0952,331
2026-08-1065,861
2026-08-118,240
2026-08-12276,017
2026-08-13243,655
2026-08-1458,548
2026-08-152,969
2026-08-16489,331
2026-08-1748,777
2026-08-1828,496
2026-08-19169,439
2026-08-20185,908
2026-08-2188,389
2026-08-22162,592
2026-08-23167,557
2026-08-2457,950
2026-08-25175,302
2026-08-26111,634
2026-08-27323,668
2026-08-28229,099
2026-08-29181,785
2026-08-3017,082
2026-08-3120,058
2026-09-01122,007
2026-09-02196,618
2026-09-03109,000
2026-09-04154,575
2026-09-05197,213
2026-09-0612,159
2026-09-0720,071
2026-09-0810,852
2026-09-09145,209
2026-09-10215,372
2026-09-1156,032

Estimated export volume

Houston, estimated export volume, last 120 daysHouston, estimated export volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 50,997 metric tons per day on 2026-06-18 to 859,253 metric tons per day on 2026-07-26, with a mean of 488,911.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 416,194 metric tons per day.0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0002026-05-172026-07-152026-09-11
Houston, estimated export volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 50,997 metric tons per day on 2026-06-18 to 859,253 metric tons per day on 2026-07-26, with a mean of 488,911.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 416,194 metric tons per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Houston, estimated export volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-05-17501,529
2026-05-18542,605
2026-05-19555,237
2026-05-20519,049
2026-05-21560,879
2026-05-22489,356
2026-05-23678,340
2026-05-24574,625
2026-05-25526,615
2026-05-26544,203
2026-05-27549,914
2026-05-28525,818
2026-05-29567,484
2026-05-30544,604
2026-05-31428,390
2026-06-01350,396
2026-06-02669,062
2026-06-03574,744
2026-06-04647,631
2026-06-05549,648
2026-06-06483,213
2026-06-07594,172
2026-06-08467,334
2026-06-09521,828
2026-06-10655,682
2026-06-11583,613
2026-06-12382,697
2026-06-13829,658
2026-06-14390,959
2026-06-15520,138
2026-06-16399,839
2026-06-17454,329
2026-06-1850,997
2026-06-19507,893
2026-06-20558,408
2026-06-21399,514
2026-06-22764,118
2026-06-23217,972
2026-06-24558,758
2026-06-25603,734
2026-06-26572,580
2026-06-27183,462
2026-06-28431,729
2026-06-29468,584
2026-06-30732,440
2026-07-01327,414
2026-07-02373,591
2026-07-03452,030
2026-07-04526,481
2026-07-05242,007
2026-07-06590,350
2026-07-07295,531
2026-07-08524,295
2026-07-09454,456
2026-07-10352,163
2026-07-11276,687
2026-07-12469,892
2026-07-13567,308
2026-07-14289,381
2026-07-15370,152
2026-07-16195,032
2026-07-17550,082
2026-07-18703,234
2026-07-19592,961
2026-07-20349,607
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Curated trade lanes that start or end at Houston, and the chokepoints their usual routing passes.

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