Port Commission Special Meeting Set For June 11 Posted on: June 8, 2012

HOUSTON – The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will meet in special session on Monday, June 11, at 9 a.m. in the boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building,111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston.

Staff will make a presentation on the current permit application to deepen and widen the Bayport Ship Channel, among other matters on the agenda.

The meeting agenda is available on the Port of Houston Authority website, www.portofhouston.com.

CONTACT:

Bill Hensel, Manager, Corporate Communications
Office: (713) 670-2893  Cell: (832) 452-5776  E-mail: bhensel@poha.com

Lisa Ashley, Director, Corporate Communications
Office: (713) 670-2644  Cell: (832) 247-8179  E-mail: lashley@poha.com

About the Port of Houston Authority
The Port of Houston Authority facilitates commerce, navigation and safe waterways promoting sustainable trade and generating economic development for the Houston region, Texas and the nation, while being a model environmental and security steward, and a community-focused and fiscally responsible organization.
For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com.

About the Port of Houston Authority

For nearly 100 years, the Port of Houston Authority has owned/operated the public cargo-handling facilities of the Port of Houston – the nation’s largest port in terms of foreign waterborne tonnage. The port has historically been an economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas and the nation. The port contributes to the creation of more than one million statewide and more than 2.1 million nationwide jobs and the generation of more than $178.5 billion of statewide and $499 billion of nationwide economic activity.

For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com.

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CONTACT: Bill Hensel, Manager, Corporate Communications
Office: (713) 670-2893
Cell: (832) 452-5776
E-mail: bhensel@poha.com
       
Lisa Ashley, Director, Corporate Communications
Office: (713) 670-2644
Cell:  (832) 247-8179
Email: lashley@poha.com