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September Coffee Industry Happy Hour

Join the Greater Houston Coffee Association for a Coffee Industry Happy Hour! This is open to anyone in the coffee industry – from importers to roasters!

No fee to attend or registration required – pay your own way!

Interested in sponsoring the first round of drinks? Click here or email coffee@txgulf.org.

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Port Houston Import Dwell Fee Updates – Effective June 26

Photo of container being lifted by a crane at Barbours Cut.

The following changes will be effective June 26, 2023. Import Dwell Fees will not be charged on days Port Houston container terminal gates are closed. In addition, the new rate for the Import Dwell Fee is $59.52.

Sustained Import Dwell Fee

  • Commencing on the eighth day after the expiration of free time (whether the commencement of such free time predates the effective date of the Sustained Import Dwell Fee), any such unit will be charged $59.52 per Gate Day.
  • “Gate Days” refers to all days other than days when Terminal truck gates are closed for scheduled terminal closures.

To access more information, please refer to:

  • Tariff No. 14, Additional rates, rules and regulations governing Barbours Cut Container Terminal
  • Tariff No. 15, Additional rates, rules and regulations governing Bayport Container Terminal

Please contact your Port Houston representative for additional support.

Thanks, Port Houston  

M/V Sam Houston Boat Tour of the Houston Ship Channel

The Greater Houston Coffee Association invites you aboard the M/V SAM HOUSTON for a special 90-minute boat tour along the Houston Ship Channel.

Thank you to our sponsors!

  Port Houston

Important notes:

  • Guests must arrive by 2:45 pm for the 3:00 pm boarding.
  • Each guest must have a current government-issued photo ID to board (no exceptions)
  • Registration deadline is 12:00 noon on May 2, 2023. However, this tour will fill up, so register early to save your seat. Registration priority is given to GHCA members.
  • Attendees will receive an email with the invitation and map.
  • Attendees are advised to wear low heeled, closed toe shoes.

 

Registration is now closed. Walk-in registration is not permitted.

2021 Annual Meeting & Happy Hour

Join the Greater Houston Coffee Association for the 2021 Annual Meeting and Happy Hour!

Carlos De Aldecoa, president & CEO of Cadeco Industries, is the evening’s featured speaker. Guests enjoy one complimentary drink and dinner. Table sponsors receive a reserved table of 8 with preferred seating.

Tickets & Sponsorships – Online Registration is now open!

Annual Sponsor** (does not include tickets): $1,000
Sponsor Table of 8: $800
Individual Tickets*: $45
Annual Sponsor** + Table (includes 8 tickets): $1,500
*Individual ticket sales end at 5 pm Oct. 18. Tickets purchased at the door incur a $5 convenience fee.
** Annual sponsors must commit by Oct. 11, 2021, for banner to be displayed at Annual Meeting.

Sponsorship Benefits:

Annual Sponsors:

  • Banner displayed at all GHCA events for 12 months
  • Premium marketing in email campaign to 4,000+ professionals
  • Premium marketing in onsite + post-event media
  • Note: Deadline has passed for banner to be displayed at Annual Meeting.

Table Sponsors:

  • Reserved table of 8
  • Premium marketing in email campaign to 4,000+ professionals
  • Premium marketing in onsite + post-event media

Thank you to our sponsors!

Host Sponsor

Annual Sponsors

            Port Houston

Table Sponsors

     Port Houston

Webinar – Leaving the Port: Trucking Coffee

Join the Greater Houston Coffee Association for Part 5 of a seven-part webinar series detailing the coffee supply chain from farm to cup. In Part 5, “Leaving the Port: Trucking Coffee” Frank Files, Director of Sales & Marketing at Clark Freight Lines, will discuss trucking coffee in the port of Houston.

This event is FREE to attend thanks to our sponsors ACM Logistics & Consulting and Port Houston.

Registration is required – register online now.