Women in Maritime Happy Hour: Capt Nicole Rodriguez, MPE & VTS Tour

This is a preregistered event only. No walk-ins. 

The 52-mile Houston Ship Channel ("HSC") has more than 272 public and private facilities, housing chemical plants, refineries, petroleum storage facilities, container facilities, and other industrial facilities. It is also a vital economic engine bringing $440 billion in economic value to the state of Texas, $1 trillion in U.S. economic impact nationwide and creates nearly 1.5 million jobs in Texas. It is the largest port in Texas and the busiest U.S. deep-draft international trade waterway, accounting for nearly 60 percent of deep-draft vessel arrivals in Texas. 

Who manages and monitors the HSC to keep the waterway and community safe from groundings, allisions, collisions and attacks? Guest speaker Captain Nicole Rodriguez, Deputy Commander, Sector Houston-Galveston and past Chief of Prevention, will provide an overview how the Coast Guard operates the HSC. A tour of the Vessel Traffic Services ("VTS") will also be provided. VTS Houston-Galveston includes Coast Guard and county and city personnel working  to facilitate safe, efficient waterborne commerce. They help prevent groundings, allisions, and collisions by sharing information and implementing appropriate traffic management measures.

We encourage our women membership to attend and bring early and mid-career women from their organization as their guests. This is a free event and includes food and drink. You must register and provide your driver’s license number when registering to attend and show that ID when checking in for the event at the gate. No walk-ins will be accepted.

Requirements:

ID: All attendees must be pre-registered and provide valid government-issued ID to be admitted through the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston gate. Foreign nationals will be contacted for additional information requirements.