More than 60 ships have been delayed since a section of the Houston Ship Channel was closed Monday following a vessel collision that caused MTBE to spill into the waterway, a Houston Pilots dispatcher said Tuesday. The dispatcher said 35 inbound and 30 outbound vessels were in the queue late Tuesday afternoon. The ship channel is closed to all traffic from the Fred Hartman Bridge to ship channel light 86 while salvage operations continue. US Coast Guard Capt. Brian Penoyer said it was not yet possible to estimate when the section would reopen. Article continues below… Platts Global Alert is a complete real-time information service for the global energy industry, providing breaking reports of deals done, price indicators for crude and products and more than 200 end-of-day assessments. “I’d like to give an estimate that would be helpful, but we have to proceed step […]