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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Updates to the Houston port region best practices guidelines are in progress and should be released soon.
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Sector Houston-Galveston<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> is requesting all vessel Masters complete
an
attestation letter regarding the health of their crew.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Port Bureau’s
members-only monthly vessel movement report covering the ports of Texas will be released by Monday. If you are not a Port Bureau member and you are interested in receiving this report, please email
membership@txgulf.org to learn how to join.
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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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Sector Houston-Galveston<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> (Ports of Houston, Texas City, Galveston,
and Freeport) is requesting all vessel Masters complete an
attestation letter regarding the health of their crew.
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Galveston Wharves at the
Port of Galveston (Last updated 3/30)
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Port of Corpus Christi
(Last update 3/25)
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Port of Brownsville
(Last update 3/27)
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Port Freeport
(Last update 4/3)
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Other ports:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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Port of New York & New Jersey’s Executive Director<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> has
fully recovered from COVID-19. The port is
open and operating under normal conditions. (Last update 4/3)
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Georgia Ports Authority<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations (Last update 3/30)
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Port of New Orleans<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> (Port NOLA)L
Normal operations. (Last update 4/1)
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Port of South Louisiana:<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
Normal operations. (Last update: 3/31)
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Sector New Orleans
<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">is requesting all vessel Masters complete an
attestation letter regarding the health of their crew.
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Port of Mobile<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">:
Normal operations. Effective March 25,
mandatory temperature screening is in place. (Last update 3/25)
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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">On a call with CISA on Thursday, they provided updates on how PPE is being distributed.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Rumor: PPE is being confiscated at Customs to go to the National Stockpile
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Answer 1: The only products confiscated were counterfeit or did not meet federal guidelines as is standard practice.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Answer 2: Some distributors have asked if there are urgent needs for their products. CISA is directing those companies to hotspots where PPE for medical
professionals is urgently needed and to the National Stockpile which is almost empty. CISA estimates that of the distributors redirecting PPE, about 50% is still going to the original destination. CISA urged everyone to be in contact with their state emergency
management organization for PPE availability. Texas Dept. of Emergency Management is
here.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">CDC released
guidelines for truck drivers in New York, which local drivers may find helpful. The BC Trucking Association (Canada) has another set of
best practices.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">A multitrillion dollar
infrastructure bill is being discussed in Washington.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">President Trump is expected to
meet with oil executives today to discuss ways to help the industry.
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<span-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">April 2: US Coast Guard issued a
national MSIB to remind vessel and facility owners or operators that they must ensure the availability of response resources remain within stipulated response times in accordance with 33 CFR § 154 and 33 CFR § 155.
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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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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
Transportation Security Administration
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State of Texas COVID-19
Strike force