Bayport Container Terminal
Port Houston · Houston · USHOU
Port Houston runs two container terminals. Weekend gates are limited and empty-return depot rotation changes weekly — a refused empty return stops the detention clock at the tender timestamp if you keep the rejection.
Which clock is whose
Port Houston storage tariff plus the carrier demurrage filing.
Gate & appointments
Appointment gate; weekend gates limited and published per week.
Chassis
Pool supply; empty return depot rotation changes weekly.
What is usually reversible
Several Gulf filings suspend the clock on days the gate was shut — pull the published gate calendar for the disputed days. US import: under the FMC rule (46 CFR 541) a demurrage or detention invoice must carry specified information and the charge must serve a genuine incentive purpose. A defective invoice eliminates the obligation to pay.
Stuck at Bayport Container Terminal?
Don’t accept unfair demurrage.
Houston has seen heavy congestion this period. If a carrier is billing you storage for days when you couldn’t secure an appointment or a chassis, those charges may be reversible under OSRA 22 billing rules.
Pilot intake currently full — the free audit stays free. Pilot clients keep 100% of their first recovery in exchange for a review. No sign-in, no card, $0 upfront.
Services normally calling
- Major Asia and Europe services via the Gulf
Gate hours, appointment rules and the storage tariff are published by the operator: Port Houston. Also searched as: Bayport Houston, Port Houston Bayport.
Check a charge from this terminal
Work out the last free day, then see whether the days billed survive the tariff.