Hurricane Beryl closes the Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City ports
Hurricane Beryl closes the Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City ports. The disruption ran from 2024-07-07 (7 July 2024) to 2024-07-11 (11 July 2024), 5 days, affecting Houston, Galveston, Freeport (US), Texas City. The measured effect for this event has not been computed yet.
Key facts
- Started
- 2024-07-07 (7 July 2024)
- Ended
- 2024-07-11 (11 July 2024)
- Status
- ended
- Type
- Weather stoppage
- Severity
- 2 Moderate
- Scope
- regional
- Chokepoints
- None
- Ports
- Houston, Galveston, Freeport (US), Texas City
- Lanes
- None
- Countries
- United States
- Confidence
- medium: The Coast Guard documents the recovery condition and the response, but the closure on 2024-07-07 and the 2024-07-10 and 2024-07-11 reopening steps rest on trade press, and the Coast Guard's own Zulu notice was not retrieved.
- First reported
- 2024-07-08 (8 July 2024)
- Severity basis: Port wide stoppage of 24 hours to seven days at Houston; the Coast Guard closed the port on 2024-07-07, Port Houston terminals stayed shut through 2024-07-09 and the Houston Ship Channel had no draft restrictions from 2024-07-11.
What happened
On 2024-07-07 (7 July 2024) the Coast Guard closed the ports of Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City ahead of Hurricane Beryl, which came ashore near Matagorda, Texas, as a category 1 storm on 2024-07-08. Port Houston announced that its terminals would stay closed through 2024-07-09 and said operations would restart on 2024-07-10. The Captain of the Port moved all four ports to the recovery condition on 2024-07-09. On 2024-07-11 the Greater Houston Port Bureau said the Houston Ship Channel no longer had draft restrictions, while Galveston, Texas City and Freeport still had limits and Freeport allowed daylight movements only.
Measured effect
Port calls, Houston
Not yet computed. The effect engine (wfm-effect-1.2) will compare 2024-07-07 to 2024-07-11 with a 56 day baseline ending 8 days before the start, once the series for this window is loaded.
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-28 | 6 |
| 2024-04-29 | 33 |
| 2024-04-30 | 21 |
| 2024-05-01 | 23 |
| 2024-05-02 | 12 |
| 2024-05-03 | 24 |
| 2024-05-04 | 14 |
| 2024-05-05 | 8 |
| 2024-05-06 | 33 |
| 2024-05-07 | 20 |
| 2024-05-08 | 28 |
| 2024-05-09 | 16 |
| 2024-05-10 | 23 |
| 2024-05-11 | 24 |
| 2024-05-12 | 23 |
| 2024-05-13 | 24 |
| 2024-05-14 | 22 |
| 2024-05-15 | 18 |
| 2024-05-16 | 23 |
| 2024-05-17 | 13 |
| 2024-05-18 | 17 |
| 2024-05-19 | 19 |
| 2024-05-20 | 26 |
| 2024-05-21 | 19 |
| 2024-05-22 | 23 |
| 2024-05-23 | 22 |
| 2024-05-24 | 20 |
| 2024-05-25 | 22 |
| 2024-05-26 | 19 |
| 2024-05-27 | 28 |
| 2024-05-28 | 20 |
| 2024-05-29 | 29 |
| 2024-05-30 | 18 |
| 2024-05-31 | 19 |
| 2024-06-01 | 21 |
| 2024-06-02 | 18 |
| 2024-06-03 | 28 |
| 2024-06-04 | 29 |
| 2024-06-05 | 20 |
| 2024-06-06 | 26 |
| 2024-06-07 | 24 |
| 2024-06-08 | 19 |
| 2024-06-09 | 23 |
| 2024-06-10 | 20 |
| 2024-06-11 | 22 |
| 2024-06-12 | 27 |
| 2024-06-13 | 32 |
| 2024-06-14 | 21 |
| 2024-06-15 | 23 |
| 2024-06-16 | 21 |
| 2024-06-17 | 25 |
| 2024-06-18 | 19 |
| 2024-06-19 | 2 |
| 2024-06-20 | 11 |
| 2024-06-21 | 29 |
| 2024-06-22 | 24 |
| 2024-06-23 | 16 |
| 2024-06-24 | 23 |
| 2024-06-25 | 25 |
| 2024-06-26 | 25 |
| 2024-06-27 | 23 |
| 2024-06-28 | 22 |
| 2024-06-29 | 23 |
| 2024-06-30 | 15 |
| 2024-07-01 | 19 |
| 2024-07-02 | 19 |
| 2024-07-03 | 24 |
| 2024-07-04 | 24 |
| 2024-07-05 | 13 |
| 2024-07-06 | 16 |
| 2024-07-07 | 3 |
| 2024-07-08 | 0 |
| 2024-07-09 | 11 |
| 2024-07-10 | 25 |
| 2024-07-11 | 18 |
| 2024-07-12 | 31 |
| 2024-07-13 | 22 |
| 2024-07-14 | 19 |
| 2024-07-15 | 22 |
| 2024-07-16 | 23 |
| 2024-07-17 | 32 |
| 2024-07-18 | 22 |
| 2024-07-19 | 15 |
| 2024-07-20 | 8 |
| 2024-07-21 | 12 |
| 2024-07-22 | 37 |
| 2024-07-23 | 29 |
| 2024-07-24 | 19 |
| 2024-07-25 | 27 |
| 2024-07-26 | 20 |
| 2024-07-27 | 17 |
| 2024-07-28 | 25 |
| 2024-07-29 | 22 |
| 2024-07-30 | 28 |
| 2024-07-31 | 22 |
| 2024-08-01 | 22 |
| 2024-08-02 | 18 |
| 2024-08-03 | 25 |
| 2024-08-04 | 11 |
| 2024-08-05 | 22 |
| 2024-08-06 | 32 |
| 2024-08-07 | 16 |
| 2024-08-08 | 23 |
| 2024-08-09 | 26 |
| 2024-08-10 | 20 |
| 2024-08-11 | 22 |
| 2024-08-12 | 29 |
| 2024-08-13 | 29 |
| 2024-08-14 | 17 |
| 2024-08-15 | 19 |
| 2024-08-16 | 28 |
| 2024-08-17 | 22 |
| 2024-08-18 | 22 |
| 2024-08-19 | 16 |
| 2024-08-20 | 23 |
| 2024-08-21 | 21 |
| 2024-08-22 | 20 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Container ship port calls, Houston
Not yet computed. The effect engine (wfm-effect-1.2) will compare 2024-07-07 to 2024-07-11 with a 56 day baseline ending 8 days before the start, once the series for this window is loaded.
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-28 | 2 |
| 2024-04-29 | 4 |
| 2024-04-30 | 3 |
| 2024-05-01 | 5 |
| 2024-05-02 | 1 |
| 2024-05-03 | 5 |
| 2024-05-04 | 2 |
| 2024-05-05 | 4 |
| 2024-05-06 | 3 |
| 2024-05-07 | 1 |
| 2024-05-08 | 5 |
| 2024-05-09 | 2 |
| 2024-05-10 | 2 |
| 2024-05-11 | 4 |
| 2024-05-12 | 4 |
| 2024-05-13 | 2 |
| 2024-05-14 | 2 |
| 2024-05-15 | 3 |
| 2024-05-16 | 3 |
| 2024-05-17 | 1 |
| 2024-05-18 | 2 |
| 2024-05-19 | 2 |
| 2024-05-20 | 3 |
| 2024-05-21 | 2 |
| 2024-05-22 | 3 |
| 2024-05-23 | 6 |
| 2024-05-24 | 0 |
| 2024-05-25 | 5 |
| 2024-05-26 | 1 |
| 2024-05-27 | 4 |
| 2024-05-28 | 2 |
| 2024-05-29 | 5 |
| 2024-05-30 | 2 |
| 2024-05-31 | 4 |
| 2024-06-01 | 0 |
| 2024-06-02 | 2 |
| 2024-06-03 | 3 |
| 2024-06-04 | 5 |
| 2024-06-05 | 2 |
| 2024-06-06 | 4 |
| 2024-06-07 | 2 |
| 2024-06-08 | 3 |
| 2024-06-09 | 3 |
| 2024-06-10 | 3 |
| 2024-06-11 | 1 |
| 2024-06-12 | 4 |
| 2024-06-13 | 6 |
| 2024-06-14 | 1 |
| 2024-06-15 | 3 |
| 2024-06-16 | 2 |
| 2024-06-17 | 5 |
| 2024-06-18 | 2 |
| 2024-06-19 | 0 |
| 2024-06-20 | 1 |
| 2024-06-21 | 8 |
| 2024-06-22 | 2 |
| 2024-06-23 | 3 |
| 2024-06-24 | 1 |
| 2024-06-25 | 0 |
| 2024-06-26 | 8 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2 |
| 2024-06-28 | 2 |
| 2024-06-29 | 2 |
| 2024-06-30 | 1 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2 |
| 2024-07-02 | 3 |
| 2024-07-03 | 4 |
| 2024-07-04 | 3 |
| 2024-07-05 | 3 |
| 2024-07-06 | 0 |
| 2024-07-07 | 0 |
| 2024-07-08 | 0 |
| 2024-07-09 | 2 |
| 2024-07-10 | 2 |
| 2024-07-11 | 2 |
| 2024-07-12 | 5 |
| 2024-07-13 | 1 |
| 2024-07-14 | 4 |
| 2024-07-15 | 2 |
| 2024-07-16 | 4 |
| 2024-07-17 | 4 |
| 2024-07-18 | 2 |
| 2024-07-19 | 2 |
| 2024-07-20 | 3 |
| 2024-07-21 | 5 |
| 2024-07-22 | 2 |
| 2024-07-23 | 4 |
| 2024-07-24 | 1 |
| 2024-07-25 | 3 |
| 2024-07-26 | 4 |
| 2024-07-27 | 5 |
| 2024-07-28 | 2 |
| 2024-07-29 | 4 |
| 2024-07-30 | 2 |
| 2024-07-31 | 1 |
| 2024-08-01 | 4 |
| 2024-08-02 | 1 |
| 2024-08-03 | 5 |
| 2024-08-04 | 1 |
| 2024-08-05 | 3 |
| 2024-08-06 | 4 |
| 2024-08-07 | 3 |
| 2024-08-08 | 2 |
| 2024-08-09 | 4 |
| 2024-08-10 | 3 |
| 2024-08-11 | 2 |
| 2024-08-12 | 4 |
| 2024-08-13 | 5 |
| 2024-08-14 | 1 |
| 2024-08-15 | 1 |
| 2024-08-16 | 4 |
| 2024-08-17 | 1 |
| 2024-08-18 | 4 |
| 2024-08-19 | 2 |
| 2024-08-20 | 3 |
| 2024-08-21 | 2 |
| 2024-08-22 | 3 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Replay
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | 28 |
| 2024-05-09 | 16 |
| 2024-05-10 | 23 |
| 2024-05-11 | 24 |
| 2024-05-12 | 23 |
| 2024-05-13 | 24 |
| 2024-05-14 | 22 |
| 2024-05-15 | 18 |
| 2024-05-16 | 23 |
| 2024-05-17 | 13 |
| 2024-05-18 | 17 |
| 2024-05-19 | 19 |
| 2024-05-20 | 26 |
| 2024-05-21 | 19 |
| 2024-05-22 | 23 |
| 2024-05-23 | 22 |
| 2024-05-24 | 20 |
| 2024-05-25 | 22 |
| 2024-05-26 | 19 |
| 2024-05-27 | 28 |
| 2024-05-28 | 20 |
| 2024-05-29 | 29 |
| 2024-05-30 | 18 |
| 2024-05-31 | 19 |
| 2024-06-01 | 21 |
| 2024-06-02 | 18 |
| 2024-06-03 | 28 |
| 2024-06-04 | 29 |
| 2024-06-05 | 20 |
| 2024-06-06 | 26 |
| 2024-06-07 | 24 |
| 2024-06-08 | 19 |
| 2024-06-09 | 23 |
| 2024-06-10 | 20 |
| 2024-06-11 | 22 |
| 2024-06-12 | 27 |
| 2024-06-13 | 32 |
| 2024-06-14 | 21 |
| 2024-06-15 | 23 |
| 2024-06-16 | 21 |
| 2024-06-17 | 25 |
| 2024-06-18 | 19 |
| 2024-06-19 | 2 |
| 2024-06-20 | 11 |
| 2024-06-21 | 29 |
| 2024-06-22 | 24 |
| 2024-06-23 | 16 |
| 2024-06-24 | 23 |
| 2024-06-25 | 25 |
| 2024-06-26 | 25 |
| 2024-06-27 | 23 |
| 2024-06-28 | 22 |
| 2024-06-29 | 23 |
| 2024-06-30 | 15 |
| 2024-07-01 | 19 |
| 2024-07-02 | 19 |
| 2024-07-03 | 24 |
| 2024-07-04 | 24 |
| 2024-07-05 | 13 |
| 2024-07-06 | 16 |
| 2024-07-07 | 3 |
| 2024-07-08 | 0 |
| 2024-07-09 | 11 |
| 2024-07-10 | 25 |
| 2024-07-11 | 18 |
| 2024-07-12 | 31 |
| 2024-07-13 | 22 |
| 2024-07-14 | 19 |
| 2024-07-15 | 22 |
| 2024-07-16 | 23 |
| 2024-07-17 | 32 |
| 2024-07-18 | 22 |
| 2024-07-19 | 15 |
| 2024-07-20 | 8 |
| 2024-07-21 | 12 |
| 2024-07-22 | 37 |
| 2024-07-23 | 29 |
| 2024-07-24 | 19 |
| 2024-07-25 | 27 |
| 2024-07-26 | 20 |
| 2024-07-27 | 17 |
| 2024-07-28 | 25 |
| 2024-07-29 | 22 |
| 2024-07-30 | 28 |
| 2024-07-31 | 22 |
| 2024-08-01 | 22 |
| 2024-08-02 | 18 |
| 2024-08-03 | 25 |
| 2024-08-04 | 11 |
| 2024-08-05 | 22 |
| 2024-08-06 | 32 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Timeline
- The Coast Guard declares Port Condition Zulu at Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City, which stops vessel transits and cargo operations in those ports. [s3]
- Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda, Texas. Port Houston says its terminals will stay closed through 2024-07-09, and the Coast Guard sets up a Unified Command to restore the marine transportation system. [s1] [s3]
- The Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston sets Port Condition Recovery for the ports of Houston, Texas City, Galveston and Freeport after waterway assessments. [s2]
- Port Houston resumes operations, after offering extended gate hours at its container terminals the previous day. [s4]
- The Greater Houston Port Bureau reports all Houston Ship Channel restrictions lifted. Draft limits remain at Galveston (35 feet), Texas City (30 feet) and Freeport (36 feet, daylight only). [s5]
Cause
Resolution
2024-07-11 (11 July 2024): The Coast Guard set the recovery condition on 2024-07-09 and Port Houston restarted on 2024-07-10. By 2024-07-11 the Houston Ship Channel was free of restrictions, while the other three ports kept draft limits and Freeport kept daylight-only movements pending further surveys. [s2] [s4] [s5]
Corrections
No corrections to this record as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026).
Sources
- [s1] U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard responds to impacts of Hurricane Beryl, published 2024-07-08 (8 July 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (official)
- [s2] U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard begins reopening ports and waterways following Hurricane Beryl, published 2024-07-09 (9 July 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (official)
- [s3] The Maritime Executive, Hurricane Beryl Shuts Down Texas Energy Ports, published 2024-07-08 (8 July 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (press)
- [s4] Container News, Port Houston resumes operations after Hurricane Beryl, published 2024-07-10 (10 July 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (press)
- [s5] Argus Media, Port Houston fully reopens, others to follow, published 2024-07-11 (11 July 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (press)
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Plain text
World Freight Monitor. "Hurricane Beryl closes the Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City ports." Last updated 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026). https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2024/hurricane-beryl-houston-galveston-ports-2024/
APA
World Freight Monitor. (2026). Hurricane Beryl closes the Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City ports. World Freight Monitor. https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2024/hurricane-beryl-houston-galveston-ports-2024/
BibTeX
@misc{wfm_hurricane_beryl_houston_galveston_ports_2024,
author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
title = {Hurricane Beryl closes the Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City ports},
year = {2026},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-29},
url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2024/hurricane-beryl-houston-galveston-ports-2024/}
}