ADVISORY, Jan. 25, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: Media Availability -- U.S. Rep. Gene Green
(D-TX, District 29) and U.S. Rep. Al Green
(D-TX, District 09)
WHEN: Friday, January 26, 2007, beginning at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Port of Houston Authority Executive Office Building
Museum, 4th Floor
111 East Loop North
Houston, Texas 77029
WHO: U.S. Rep. Gene Green (D-TX, District 29)
U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX District 09)
Wade Battles, Managing Director, Port of Houston
Authority
Port security partners
WHY: The two Houston-area members of Congress will examine
port security technology systems at the Port
Coordination Center and conduct a high-level
briefing regarding port security.
CONTACTS: Felicia Griffin, Communications Manager,
Port of Houston Authority
Office: 713-670-2644 / cell: 713-594-5620 /
email: fgriffin@poha.com
John Jones, Senior Legislative Assistant,
Congressman Al Green
Cell: 202-812-2817/
email: John.H.Jones@mail.house.gov
Andrew Wallace, Legislative Director,
Congressman Gene Green
Office: (202) 225-1688/
email: andrew.wallace@mail.house.gov
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 6,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and tenth largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange. For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com
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