Texas ports:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">No known closures due to COVID-19. All ports are continuing normal operations.
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Galveston Wharves at the
Port of Galveston. The next Board of Trustees meeting is today at 10:00 am, and will be available to
watch online. (Last updated 4/24).
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Port of Corpus Christi
(Last update 4/15)
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Port of Brownsville
(Last update 4/6)
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Port Freeport
(Last update 4/28)
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Other ports:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Port of New York & New Jersey:
Normal operations. (Last update
4/24)
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Port of Los Angeles:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
Normal operations. (Last update 4/27)
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Port of Long Beach:
Normal operations. (Last update
4/27)
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South Carolina Ports<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. (Last update 4/26)
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Georgia Ports Authority<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. (Last update 4/21)
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Port of New Orleans<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> (Port NOLA):
Normal operations. (Last update 4/27)
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Port of South Louisiana:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
Normal operations. (Last update: 4/23)
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Port of Mobile<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. (Last update 4/6)
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Port of Virginia<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. Due to market conditions, Portsmouth Marine Terminal will close effective May 4, and services will be consolidated to the other terminals. (Last update 4/15)
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Federal/state/agency updates:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Gov. Abbott’s
Report to Open Texas and associated executive orders laid out the following:
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Executive Order 20
terminated the quarantine order for non-essential business travel from Louisiana to Texas.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Stay at Home order will be allowed to expire on April 30.
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Executive Order 18,
which details reopening, supersedes conflicting local orders.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Phase I reopening begins Friday, May 1:
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Single person offices can reopen.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Restaurants, retail stores, movie theaters, malls, museums, and libraries can reopen at 25% occupancy.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Minimum standard health protocols must be followed.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Individuals are encouraged to wear appropriate face coverings, but no jurisdiction can impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to wear a face covering.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Phase II could begin as early as May 18 if there is not evidence of a rebound.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Essential critical infrastructure employees are exempt from some of the quarantine guidelines.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">CISA released guidelines for critical infrastructure
operations centers and control rooms, which include:
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Coordination with federal, state, and other authorities,
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Communication and information sharing,
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Protecting personnel,
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Protecting equipment,
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Workforce planning, and
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">What to do in the event of exposure.
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Helpful COVID-19 links:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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Greater Houston Port Bureau
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency
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Department of Transportation
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US Coast Guard
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US Coast Guard Sector
Houston-Galveston
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Department of Homeland
Security
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Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention
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Harris County Public Health
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Houston Emergency Operations
Center
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Lone Star Harbor Safety
Committee
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Small Business Administration
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U.S. Government/White
House
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State of Texas
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FEMA Rumor Control
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Transportation Security
Administration
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International Maritime
Organization