Industry Lecture

The marine industry is in a state of continuous improvement, as it looks at various options to reduce and remove carbon from it’s fuel sources, driven by regulatory, social and financial pressures

The port of Houston is the busiest port in vessel and barge movements and for the second year in the row, is the largest U.S. port by tonnage, with over 200 docks and 270 facilities. The port is also home to the largest petrochemical manufacturing complex in the nation and the largest Gulf Coast container port, handling 69% of the US Gulf Coast container traffic.

We’ll discuss the up-and-coming industry of offshore wind energy generation with experts from the environmental and industry sides.

The presentation will discuss the parallel developments in the commercial oil industry and related chartering models. It begins with the colonization of producer nations (mainly by the British and Dutch) to Independence movements in the Middle East, Africa, and South America. It then follows the corresponding change in oil trading from a strictly term-driven process to a spot market emerging in the early 1970’s to the commoditization of oil in the following decade and beyond.

Port Houston is a 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities. With over 200 million tons of product transported annually, it has grown to be one of the world’s busiest ports. The Houston Ship Channel allows ocean-going vessels to travel between the Port and the Gulf of Mexico.

Women in the maritime industry often struggle with the challenges arising from a career in shipping. Founded in 1974, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is a global organization that aims to alleviate those struggles by connecting female executives and decision makers from around the world.

First introduced by Washington Senator Wesley L. Jones, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 was largely intended to buffer the First World War’s shockwave to international trade and preserve the U.S. shipping industry. Effected into law by the 66th U.S. Congress on June, 5 1920, Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, commonly referred to as the Jones Act, established coastwise-trade perimeters for domestic cabotage — the transportation of merchandise or passengers between two U.S. points.

The Texas shrimping industry is one of the most regulated, complex, dangerous, and misconstrued industries in the world. It is a fascinating story of pure resilience, hard work, and the sheer will of families who are determined to carry on a Texas tradition.