Ship Channel silos.
When first arriving in Houston, I quickly discovered there were distinct similarities between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Houston Ship Channel. With Manchester being c40 miles and Houston c50 miles inland, both were essentially established to bypass and compete with city ports located by the ocean i.e. Liverpool and Galveston.
However, more than a century later, whereas Manchester can no longer be called a port city, that is not the case for Houston which remains one of the largest ports in America. The grain or rice silo scene above might suggest their glory days are over. However, far from it as two major container facilities now exist downstream whilst much investment is going into deepening and widening the channel to accommodate ever larger vessels.
Ship Channel silos.
When first arriving in Houston, I quickly discovered there were distinct similarities between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Houston Ship Channel. With Manchester being c40 miles and Houston c50 miles inland, both were essentially established to bypass and compete with city ports located by the ocean i.e. Liverpool and Galveston.
However, more than a century later, whereas Manchester can no longer be called a port city, that is not the case for Houston which remains one of the largest ports in America. The grain or rice silo scene above might suggest their glory days are over. However, far from it as two major container facilities now exist downstream whilst much investment is going into deepening and widening the channel to accommodate ever larger vessels.