Subject: Water Transportation

• An Ike Miracle: Bayport Cruise Terminal To Actually Be Used

  September 16, 2008

• The 23rd Annual Elissa Regatta Festival

  April 2, 2009

• A Foggy Day In Houston Town

  Dickensian fog has settled over Houston this morning, making the morning commute a hassle.But that's not all the problems it's causing.There are delays at the airport -- up to 45 minutes and increasing at Bush (Hobby seems to be doing better).Not only that, but ships are stacking up outside the Port of Houston, waiting for the fog to lift so they can come in.Reuters reports that 40 ships -- half of them tankers -- are being held up by the Coast Guard.It's supposed to stay gloomy all day and be f

  December 18, 2008

• The Wind Devastated Galveston, Now It's Helping The Comeback

  The winds (and resulting storm surge) of Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston, but it's wind that has helped the Port of Galveston get back into the black for the first time since the storm.Is that ironic, or is it more like rain on your wedding day? We're not sure. And Port CEO Steven Cernak doesn't really care as long as the revenue from moving windfarm equipment continues to pile up."Ironic? We're only moving the products through the port -- I mean, maybe I would've done well if I put them vertica

  January 29, 2009

• Rocky Landing

  July 2, 1998

• Blowing Smoke

  February 18, 1999

• Star Trek for the Ages

  From West U to deep space

  February 5, 2009

• Name That Town

  An image crisis in Fort Bend County

  September 14, 2006

• Bragging Rights

  The Port praises itself, with omissions

  August 17, 2006

• Letters

  June 17, 2004

• Welcome to Fire Island

  While communities across the country block LNG terminals, Quintana just shrugs

  May 27, 2004

• All Aboard

  Since 9/11, tanker sailors are having a tough time making it to dry land in Houston

  March 18, 2004

• Masters and Commanders

  A cruise is a great way to take a break — as long as you're not belowdecks

  December 25, 2003

• Bile on the Isle

  The wild fight between an entrepreneur and the Galveston port for loot from cruise-ship lots

  December 11, 2003

• Bridging the Gap

  Birders and the port are new buds seeking to block the proposed toll span at Bolivar

  November 27, 2003

• Mixed Messages

  Casualties aren't easy to count in the continuing battle of Bayport

  July 3, 2003

• Access Denied

  Once the handicapped come aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines, they may never leave -- no matter how badly they want to

  November 15, 2001

• Green Port?

  A Port suit accuses several companies of contaminating its land for decades

  May 3, 2001

• Livin' Large

  Carlos Sosa promised to sell seized goods from the Port of Houston on the cheap. Many believed him. Until they learned he was a Customs Service snitch, and perhaps a con man on the side.

  July 20, 2000

• Promises, Promises

  Skeptics say the Port could break more pledges involving Bayport

  October 28, 1999

• Adrift

  Has the fight over port expansion turned a bay watchdog group into a rubber duck?

  September 30, 1999

• Cash Box

  The Port referendum means lots of jobs -- for consultants

  September 9, 1999