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Speaking at the March meeting of the Port of Houston Authority's board of commissioners, Roger Guenther, the port's executive director, said the authority has seen modest tonnage growth thus far in 2023 compared to last year's volumes. "Overall tonnage is up 7 percent year-to-date collectively for our public terminals," Guenther said. "However, we are now seeing considerable soften-ing of demand, especially in the import of containers." Guenther added that export volumes are being driven, in part, by demand for petrochemicals. "Nevertheless, export volumes re- main strong, driven by the strength of plastic resins and other petrochemical commodities produced in our region and delivered globally through Port Houston," he said. "Our export shippers have signaled that 2023 will continue to be a solid year." |