Port Houston container volumes fall 6% in July as import surge cools

Port Houston handled 369,899 twenty-foot equivalent units in July, a 6% decline from the same month last year, as container growth at the Gulf Coast gateway moderated after stronger activity earlier in 2026. The port’s July container volume compared with 392,829 TEUs during the same month in 2025. Despite the monthly decline, container activity remained slightly ahead of last year’s pace through the first seven months of 2026. Port Houston handled nearly 2. 6 million TEUs from January through July, up 1% from 2.