Together jacintoport and seaboard marine are proposing to install a new terminal operating system (TOS)

The Federal Highway Administration awarded Jacintoport International LLC a $3.65M Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on September 29, 2025, for completion by December 31, 2027. The grant funds the installation of a new Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Jacintoport and Seaboard Marine facilities in Houston, Texas. This TOS implementation represents a collaborative effort between the two port entities to modernize terminal operations and improve transportation infrastructure efficiency at a critical regional maritime hub.

The TOS system will deliver measurable operational and environmental benefits through reduced truck gate idling time (minimum 10-minute reduction per vehicle), decreased truck congestion within port facilities and associated approach roads, and improved yard equipment efficiency. These operational improvements are designed to generate significant secondary environmental benefits, including substantial reductions in carbon emissions and air and water pollutants affecting the port facilities, associated waterways, and surrounding communities. The project addresses both immediate cargo handling efficiency and broader regional air quality and sustainability objectives consistent with the Highway Planning and Construction program's multimodal transportation infrastructure improvement goals.

This will enable both entities to significantly reduce the per truck idling time at the gates by a minimum of 10 minutes. Which in turn will reduce truck congestion within the port and related roads leading into the ports. The TOS system will also improve the efficiency with the trucks picking up or dropping off containers in the yard as well as increasing the efficiency of yard equipment, reducing operating time. All these efficiencies coupled with reduced idling time at the gates will result in a significant reduction of the amount of carbon emission and air and water pollutants that would affect their respective ports and the related waters and surrounding communities.