Port Efficiency Resources and Best Practices
Join the Port Bureau Efficiency Committee to shape efficiency and digitalization in the Houston port region.
Committee Meetings
- Steering Committee meetings are open to Corporate Members and Executive Partners. Click here for upcoming meetings.
- Subcommittee meetings are set by the Subcommittee Chairs. Email cschlenker@txgulf.org for more information.
Efficiency Committee White Papers and Articles
- Pre-Arrival Best Practices: Surveyor Communications
- This document outlines the importance of efficient data exchanges within the Port Call process and highlights the need for a centralized system of record. The goal is to enhance communication, visibility, analysis, and historical reporting among all stakeholders involved in cargo surveys.
- Published November 18, 2024
- Standardized Marine Surveyor Communications Can Improve Port Call Efficiency, published August 5, 2024
- Stolt Tankers, Dow, SGS and Vopak IIA partner on project to boost supply chain efficiency in the US
- By Stolt Tankers, published June 6, 2024
- Portcall Process Map, aka "Subway Map"
- Last update April 29, 2024
- Developed by the Subcommittee on Process Map and Data Dictionary
- Unlocking Sustainability through Efficiency: Building a Collaborative Future
- Written by Joris Kersten, former general manager, NxtPort USA
