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A renovation project for the Port's Turning Basin Terminal began in 2010 and is expected to take 10 years.{{Update after|2021}} The Turning Basin Terminal is a multipurpose complex with open wharves and 37 docks that are used for direct discharge and loading of breakbulk, containerized, project or heavy-lift cargoes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portofhouston.com/maritime/general_cargo/turningbasin.html |title=The Port of Houston |access-date=January 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218175425/http://www.portofhouston.com/maritime/general_cargo/turningbasin.html |archive-date=February 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The goal of the renovation is to accommodate the increase in the transportation of steel, which increased more than 3.1 million tons in the first nine months of 2011, up from 1.9 million tons over the same period in the previous year.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/business/article/Turning-Basin-turnaround-Port-upgrades-aging-2242123.php The Houston Chronicle]</ref>
The Port of Houston is now the number one port in the nation by total tonnage of goods moved, according to new figures for the 2019 calendar year. The Port, which is comprised of the public and private terminals that line the [[Houston Ship Channel]], has long been No. 1 when it comes to foreign tonnage moved. But the new figures from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers show the local complex handled 285 million tons of cargo in total last year, about 47 million tons more than any other U.S. port and a 6% increase over 2018. The [[Port of South Louisiana]] previously held the No. 1 spot for most total cargo handled. The Port of Houston is also first in the nation in terms of vessel transits, handling on average 50 deep water vessels per day. The Port is comprised of Port Houston’s eight public terminals and almost 200 private terminals situated along the Houston Ship Channel. Port of Houston drives $802 billion in annual national economic value and supports more than 3 million U.S. jobs, according to Port officials.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Port of Houston {{!}} Maritime Injuries|url=https://offshoreinjurytrialattorney.com/victories-page/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
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