About

Located adjacent to the Barbours Cut Terminal in La Porte, Texas, Cooper/Ports America, LLC is the premiere empty container facility in the area. C/PA is a full service facility with capabilities in the following areas:

Facility

Cooper/Ports America, LLC sits on a prime 30 acre tract located a quarter mile from the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal Facility.

Services

C/PA offers the following services:

• Complete intermodal equipment and depot services
• Direct service of empty containers to/from vessel
• Container and chassis repair
• Container and chassis storage
• Steam cleaning for food grade/USDA bookings
• Refrigerated container repairs
• Monitor with reefer plugs on site
• Chassis pool rental
• Web access to customer equipment and booking releases

Technology

C/PA employs state of the art technology. Our systems include:

• Depot Management System
• Wireless Yard Manager Hand Held terminals (providing both Gate and M&R functionality
• Job Scheduling (automated communications tool)
• Digital Intermodal - A web based interface allowing customer access to equipment, activity, and booking data

Management

It is out philosophy to exceed customer expectations. We accomplish this goal by employing the most qualified individuals to ensure that our clients' needs are met. We tailor our services to your business requirements affording you, our customer, a strong competitive advantage.

Cooper/Ports America, LLC is a partnership between Ports America Inc. and Cooper T Smith. As leaders in their fields, these companies bring experience, reliability, and integrity to Cooper/Ports America, LLC

Cooper T Smith is one of the largest private terminal companies with a distinct history in Houston.

Ports America is proud to be the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the United States, opening in more than 42 ports and 80 locations.

Cooper/Ports America, LLC is a full service facility for the management and repair of intermodal equipment at the Port of Houstons Barbous Cut Terminal.

Cooper/Ports America, LLC is a depot operator with unmatched worldwide resources, inherit capabilities, modern technology, environmentally friendly machinery and unmatched experience at operations container depots. Our facility is focused, in concert with the Port of Houston Authority, on ensuring quality services and exceeding the requirements and expectations of our mutual maritime partners.