The Houston Ship Channel closed at 2:05 pm CST (20:05 GMT) Tuesday due to fog. Currently eight vessels have applied to sail inbound Tuesday, with another nine vessels on the list for Wednesday, while six ships are lined up to proceed outbound for both days so far. The suspension of ship movements in the Houston Ship Channel impacts the delivery and loading schedules of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products. The 52-mile ship channel provides access from the Gulf of Mexico through Galveston Bay to ports in Houston and other cities in the area that have many industrial facilities, including refineries, petrochemical plants, and steel and metal facilities.
