HOUSTON CARGO AND LINER SERVICE UPDATEGLASS The Automotive Glass Divi-sion of Ford Motor Co. has selectedHouston as load port for a majormovement of containerized floatglass to Italy and Turkey. This traffic,which began in August, will continuethrough April of 1988 and is expectedto amount to several hundred oceancontainers each month. The glass isfrom Ford’s production facility inTulsa, Oklahoma, and will be appor-tioned among several liner ocean car-riers serving the Mediterraneanmarket from Houston.FROM THE MIDWEST Two large export-ers in the U.S. Midwest have boostedtheir general cargo business overPort of Houston Authority wharves.American Colloid Co., a Chicago-based manufacturer of additives andbinders for drilling muds, has chosenHouston as its sole load port in theU.S. Gulf. Shipments from AmericanColloid’s plants in Wyoming andNorth Dakota will move throughHouston to South American des-tinations. Meanwhile, the PetroliteCorp. of St. Louis, Mo., scheduled amovement of lubricating oil additivesbound for Venezuela via Houston.FARRELL LINES The U.S. Maritime Ad-ministration has approved FarrellLines’ application to serve the Brazil-U.S. trade. Farrell is already servingWest Africa from Houston. Vesselswill discharge West African cargo atHouston and then will proceed toBrazil for loading. This developmentwill significantly increase Farrell’soverall liftings at Houston.PERUVIAN LINE C.P.V. Peruvian StateLine initiated a monthly operation atPHA’s Turning Basin Complex recent-ly with the sailing of the M/V SILVERARROW. Serving base ports on thewest coast of South America, C.P.V.is represented in Houston by OceansInternational Corp.NEW IRREGULARS Two new irregularservices have commenced at Hous-ton. Meridian Steamship brought innew vessels for the handling of riceand paper products bound for the Per-sian Gulf, with repeated Houstoncalls expected for several months.Forward Marine Corp. also began asteel-oriented service linking Houstonwith Brazil, with two vessels undercharter.DRILLING RIG Wharf 36 at the TurningBasin Complex was selected fromamong several Texas ports to handlea 2000-ton drilling rig en route fromthe Texas Permian Basin to Africa.

WHEAT A 2,500-ton parcel of wheatseed moved across PHA’s wharvesrecently in two shipments. Originatingin Colorado, the movement was des-tined for Turkey. Turkish Lines wasthe carrier, and Watkins Grain Co. ofBennett, Colo., was the shipper.RICE Bagged rice shipments haveproliferated at PHA facilities this year.This traffic included a consolidatedmovement of 42,000 tons en route toIraq that was loaded at wharves onthe south side of the Turning BasinComplex. At least four rice millers

contributed to this parcel whichmoved on four charter vessels.Separately, another 13,000 tons weremarshalled for shipment to Turkey,and another parcel of rice destinedfor the Middle East was loadedaboard a United Arab Shipping Co.vessel. United Arab usually only callsU.S. East Coast ports.DUMP TRUCKS A consignment of 26heavy duty dump trucks left Houstonbound for India recently. The truckbodies were made by WestinghouseAir Brake Co. of Illinois.

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WORLD TRADE ASSOCIATION PLANS TRIP TO ARGENTINAand agricultural machinery."

The Houston International Initia-tives are a series of trade missions toselected countries. Working withestablished business groups in thesecountries, participants will be intro-duced to prospective clients. Eachcontact will be selected because ofhis interest in the participant’s prod-uct or service.

The first initiative group went toMexico, Handy noted. "We selectedBuenos Aires as our second destina-tion because it is the center of indus-trial and commercial trade for a

The Houston World Trade Associa-tion, in conjunction with severalgovernment and business entities,will sponsor a "Houston InternationalInitiative" to Buenos Aires, Argentina,in November.

"Our research has shown sales op-portunities in Argentina exist inseveral sectors of the economy,"noted Bob Handy, HWTA director."These areas include telecommuni-cations, electronic components,chemicals, oil and gas field equip-ment, computers, biotechnology,medical and scientific instruments

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dynamic and progressive Latin Ameri-can nation," he explained. "As Hous-ton moves forward to more fullydevelop its commercial resources,we can look to Latin America as amarket with expanding trade poten-tial."

The delegation will leave Nov. 13and return Nov. 21. Others involved inthe Houston International Initiativesprogram are Houston City Council-woman Eleanor Tinsley, the Port ofHouston Authority, the Houston officeof the U.S. and Foreign CommercialService, the Greater Houston Con-vention and Visitors Bureau, theHouston International Protocol Al-liance, the Houston InteramericanChamber of Commerce and theHouston Chamber of Commerce.

For further information on this pro-gram, call the Houston World TradeAssociation at (713) 225-0967.

TRANSNAVE ASSUMESAGENCY DUTIES FORECUADORIAN SERVICE

Transnave Inc. of Houston is serv-ing as agent for Transnave (Trans-portes Navieros Ecuatorianos), whichis headquartered in Guayaquil, Ecua-dor.

Barbara Voorhees is generalmanager for the Houston operations,with Arturo Salinas as line managerand Peggy Searles as trafficmanager.

Transnave Inc.’s address is 129411-45 North, Suite 420, Houston, Texas77060. The telephone number is (713)872-0276, and the telex number is6868810 (Answer back: TNE-HOU).Telefax number is (713) 873-6146.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCHFORUM MEETING SLATEDIN SAN ANTONIO NOV. 16

The 1987 annual meeting of theTransportation Research Forum willbe held Nov. 16-18 at the FourSeasons Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

Registration fees are $200 for mem-bers and $250 for non-membersbefore Oct. 16. After Oct. 16 the feesare $240 and $290.

For more information and registra-tion materials, contact Lisa Botnick,Transportation Research Forum,1133 Fifteenth St., N.W., Suite 1000,Washington, D.C. 20005. The tele-phone number is (202) 293-5913.

Costa Rican official speaks onCaribbean Basin InitiativeRicardo Solera, regional manager of CostaRica’s Investment and Trade PromotionOffice in Atlanta, Georgia, recently spoke ata Houston Interamerican Chamber ofCommerce luncheon. Solera discussed thebenefits the Caribbean Basin Initiative canoffer U.S. companies. The U.S. Congressenacted the initiative, which includes taxand trade incentives, in 1983 to revitalizeand open markets in 28 developing countriesin Central America and the Caribbean.

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A seminar titled "Planning andManaging Warehouse Operations"will be offered in Houston Nov. 12and 13.

The seminar, organized by the Ed-win L. Cox School of Business ofSouthern Methodist University, isaimed at industrial and materialshandling engineers, warehousemanagers and managers who handleinventory and distribution.

A representative of Tompkins Asso-ciates Inc., a warehouse and distri-bution consulting firm, will teach theseminar. Topics to be covered in-clude an introduction to warehouseoperations; planning for space, equip-ment and personnel; operating pro-cedures; personnel safety; productdamage; pilferage; and reporting,systems.

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GRUA1AIAN CORP. SIGNS LEASE FOR SITE OFNEW SPACE-RELATED MANUFACTURING FACILITY

Grumman Corp. recently signed a40-year lease with the city of Houstonfor property at Ellington Field thatwill be used for the company’s newcivil space operations. The new com-plex, when built, will be the firstspace-related manufacturing facilityin the Houston area.

Jacob Bussolini, Grumman vicepresident of business operations, andMayor Kathy Whitmire signed thelease for a 66-acre tract located nearEllington Field in Southeast Houston.The contract has options for the leaseof 79 additional acres of nearby landand for extending the lease period foranother 40 years.

"In addition to creating new jobs,Grumman’s decision to move someof its operations to Houston sends avery strong signal throughout theaerospace industry that Houston is astrategic location for aerospace opera-tions," Whitmire said.

Grumman is relocating the civilspace unit of its Grumman SpaceSystems Division from Long Island,New York, to Houston. The civilspace unit will be renamed HoustonOperations. Initially, Grumman willrelocate 100 people from its facilitiesin Long Island. If the company ishired as a subcontractor in the spacestation project, its Houstonworkforce would require 1,000 em-ployees.

The $50 million complex will in-clude three main buildings totalingmore than a half-million square feet ofoffice space. The facilities will includean office building, a simulation and

PHOENICIAN MARITIMERELOCATES OFFICES

Phoenician Maritime Inc., aHouston-based steamship firm withbrokering and chartering operations,recently relocated its offices.

The company’s new address is2350 North Belt East, Suite 720,Houston, Texas 77032. The newtelephone number is (713) 590-1500.The Fax number is (713) 590-1507,and the Telex number is 211696PHOEN UR.

Phoenician Maritime is generalagent for Compagnie Maritime D’Af-fretement (Nouvelle), DIA ShippingCo., S.A., and Fincosa Shipping.

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Grumman officials said theyselected the Houston site because ofits proximity to the Johnson SpaceCenter. This fall, the National Aero-nautics and Space Administration(NASA) expects to pick four contrac-

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City officials and business leadersalready are marketing Houston toother aerospace companies as apotential commercial center foraerospace-related operations.

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HENSEN & ASSOCIATESOFFERS NEW SERVICES

E.N. Hensen & Associates Inc., aHouston-based trade and traffic con-sulting firm, now offers services in in-ternational trade.

E.N. Hensen will assist U.S. com-panies wanting to enter or expand in-to the international business arenaand also will help foreign companiesinterested in doing business in theUnited States or Canada.

The service will be headed by J.Johannes Hensen, who has extensiveexperience in international marketingand trade expertise, said Jack Hensen,principal of E.N. Hensen. The servicewill help companies that do not havetheir own export departments or thatseek an outsider’s perspective on in-ternational business and salesdevelopment, Jack Hensen said.

E.N. Hensen was founded in 1957to provide professional trafficmanagement services to companiesthat did not have their own trafficdepartments.

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HOUSTON ECONOMIC INDICATORS SHOW IMPROVEMENTHouston’s economy should show

signs of improvement with a gradualupward trend occurring through thenext five years, says Lee W. Hogan,president of the Houston EconomicDevelopment Council.

"It’s not time for ticker tapeparades, but recent indicators hintthat the worst may be about over forHouston," Hogan says.

Recent studies on the Houstoneconomy published by the Universityof Houston Center for Public Policysupport a more positive outlook forHouston, Hogan says. Employmentbarometers, an increase in domesticdrilling and Port of Houston activityand continued improvement in thepetrochemical industry all suggest animproving economy ahead forHouston, Hogan says.MORE JOBS Houston’s employmentoutlook also looks more promising,Hogan says. Houston experiencedfour consecutive months of increasesin non-farm employment throughJune, indicating a reversal of trendsexperienced since 1985. In July, non-government jobs grew by 2,600 withnoteworthy gains of 1,700 jobs inconstruction and 900 jobs in mining.

Also in July, the Houston HelpWanted Index, which precedeschanges in employment by six to ninemonths, stood at its highest levelsince early 1986. "This is further evi-dence that job growth should con-tinue during the coming months,"Hogan says.

"This year will also be a pivotalyear for the Port of Houston," Hogansays. "High levels of crude importsthrough the port and large grain ex-ports to the Soviet Union should pushtonnage levels above 1986 figures.

"Even more exciting is the level ofactivity in the petrochemical in-dustry. Houston’s petrochemicalcompanies are headed possibly for a

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AUSTRIA TO BE HONORED AT CONSULAR BALLAustria will be the honored country

on Oct. 17 at the 36th annual Con-sular Ball, to he held at Houston’sLincoln Hotel. The event is organizedby the Houston Junior Chamber ofCommerce.

The white-tie-and-tails ball, whichis one of Houston’s most prestigioussocial functions, honors the 56 coun-tries that have consulates in the city.Houston has one of the largest con-sular corps in the United States.

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general in Houston, will be honoraryconsul for this year’s ball. Thehonorary chairman is John Cater,president and chief operating officerof MCorp, and the chairman is JamesBradley of the Junior Chamber ofCommerce.

The ball will open with the tradi-tional grand march. Participants willinclude Houston Mayor Kathy Whit-mire, the chairman and honorarychairman and key representatives ofthe Port of Houston Authority,

Houston Chamber of Commerce,Harris County, the Houston ConsularCorps, the Houston Junior Chamberof Commerce and other entities.

For the cocktail receptionpreceding the ball, the decor will in-clude a grand entrance similar to thestreet in Salzburg where WolfgangMozart was born. The ballroom willresemble an Austrian courtyard, com-plete with an orchestra and singersperforming Austrian music.

Prior to the ball, the InternationalService Award is presented to an in-dividual who has made outstandingcontributions in the field of interna-tional service. Last year’s award reci-pient was Andre Crispin, president ofthe Crispin Co. and organizer of thefirst Houston Consular Ball.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSEXPO SET OCT. 22AT THE ASTROHALL

The Houston International Busi-ness Expo will be held Oct. 22 at theAstrohall exhibition center in con-junction with the U.S. Mayors’ Con-ference on International Trade.

The expo will be open from 4 p.m.to 9 p.m. and will feature interna-tional foods and entertainment, aswell as exhibits sponsored by foreigntrade offices, financial institutionsand other foreign businesses and or-ganizations.

The expo is the first event of itskind for the city of Houston. Theevent was inspired by the HoustonChamber of Commerce’s Interna-tional Business After Hours event inFebruary, which approximately 1,800people attended.

The International Business Expo isbeing organized by the HoustonChamber of Commerce, with theassistance of an advisory boardrepresenting the Houston WorldTrade Association, the Houston Inter-national Consular Corps, the ForeignTrade Representatives Group, thePort of Houston Authority andseveral other local organizations.

Tickets for the event will be $10 inadvance and $15 at the door. Exhibitbooths may be rented at a cost of$175 for Chamber of Commercemembers and S300 for non-members.For more information, contact theHouston Chamber of Commerce at(713) 658-2438.

EMC TAKES OVER LINERAGENCY RESPONSIBILITYFOR UK AND IRELAND

Evergreen Marine Corp. (UK) Ltd.has taken over liner agency respon-sibility for Evergreen in the UnitedKingdom and Ireland.

A new management team has beenappointed and a full re-appraisal ofliner agency requirements in the U.K.and Ireland is taking place. Evergreenhas retained much of its formeragent’s staff and will operate from thesame office accommodations. Ad-dresses and telephone, telex andtelefax numbers are unchanged.

The changeover occurred inAugust, coinciding with the arrival inFelixstowe of the M/V EVERGENERAL, the first of 11 GX-classvessels (3,428 TEUs) which are beingphased into Evergreen’s westboundRound-the-World service. The EVERGENERAL is the largest container-ship ever to berth at Felixstowe andarrived in Europe fully laden.

Richard Huang has been namedmanaging director of EMC (UK). retains his position as managingdirector of Evergreen International(Deutschland) GmbH, the companythrough which Evergreen managesits European activities.

In Houston, Evergreen providesregular liner service from BarboursCut Container Terminal to ports in theRed Sea-Arabian Gulf, CentralAmerica, the Caribbean, the Mediter-ranean, Europe and the Far East.

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The Institute of International Con-tainer Lessors (IICL) has issued its up-date Directory of Certified ContainerInspectors. The directory contains706 names of inspectors in 33 coun-tries who have passed the IICL Con-tainer Inspectors’ CertificationExamination.

Copies of the directory may beordered from IICL, Box 605, Bedford,N.Y. 10506. For more information,call (914) 234-3696.

The IICL certification examinationis based on IICL inspection and repairmanuals. The next examination willbe given Nov. 14. Copies of theregistration form and informationbulletin are available by contactingIICL, telex 469587, telefax 914-234-3641.

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Private petrochemical executives from Mexico visit HoustonRepresentatives of Industrias Resistol S.A., a here, from IGt?, are Steve Jaeger, PHA,. Misaelprivate petrochemical group with bead- Breton, PHA; Arnie Sancbez, Housmex Inc.;quarters in Mexico CiO!, recently met with Donald Allee, PHA; and Alfredo Ortega andPort of Houston Authority qfficials. Shown .[or,~e Garzon, both of lndustrias Resistol.

EMERGENCY RESPONSERESEARCH CENTER ISDEDICATED

The nation’s first CommunityAwareness and Emergency Response(CAER) Resource Center was dedicat-ed Sept. 15 at the Deer Park Public Li-brary. The CAER Resource Center willhouse a wide variety of informationand reference material specificallydealing with possible communityemergencies.

"Deer Park residents, students andothers can use the information tobecome better informed about localindustry, chemicals and other pro-ducts manufactured in this area," saidJimmy Burke, Deer Park mayor andchairman of the CAER Team.

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NETHER£ANDS/U.$. CULTURAL EXCHANGEPROGRAM BEGINS IN HOUSTON

The first events in a 10-yearcultural exchange program betweenthe Netherlands and the UnitedStates were held in Houston inSeptember.

Texas was chosen as the inauguralstate for this program, which was ini-tiated in 1986 by the Dutch ministry ofWelfare, Public Health and CulturalAffairs.

The inaugural events, titled "Hol-land Highlights, A Festival of DutchMusic and Art," included a worldpremiere, two visual arts exhibitionsand an exhibition of graphic scoresalong with a month of chamber musicand new music performances.

The schedule began with a showingof reliefs and drawings by the modernDutch artist Jan Schoonhoven at RiceUniversity’s Sewall Art Gallery. Theexhibition opened Sept. 3 and will re-main on view through Oct. 16.MUSIC An exhibition of graphicscores opened at the Sarah CampbellBlaffer Gallery at the University ofHouston Sept. 8 and will be open tothe public through Oct. 18 in con-junction with the Festival of NewMusic. Music festival performancesbegan Sept. 21 and will continuethrough Oct. 14 at various locationsthroughout Houston. The festival,which features Dutch instrumentaland vocal artists, was organized bythe Amsterdam Music Center DeIJsbrker. A performance of the Rotter-dam Philharmonic Orchestra at 8p.m. Oct. 14 in Jones Hall will closethe festival.

The Houston Symphony Orchestrapresented a world premiere of "Sym-phonic Transformations" by Dutchcomposer Tristan Keuris during Sept-ember. Finally, a rotating exhibit ofeight Dutch masterworks from the17th and 18th centuries opened Sept.22 at the Museum of Fine Arts inHouston. Each of the eight paintingswill be on view at the museum forabout six weeks.TEXAS TOUR Following the Houstonevents, the Orchestra of the Eight-eenth Century, which represents 14countries from around the world, willperform in Texarkana, Austin and SanAntonio.

The exchange program is directedat the national level by the Founda-tion for Cultural Exchange TheNetherlands-USA. In addition to bring-

ing Dutch cultural events to theUnited States, the foundation will ar-range for American art works and art-ists to appear in Holland.

In Texas, the program is directedby The Netherlands-Texas CulturalExchange Program Inc. Rudy En-gelander, formerly director of inter-national affairs of The NetherlandsTheatre Institute, is executive direc-tor of the exchange program. Fundingis being provided in part by ShellCompanies Foundation Inc., ABN

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SHINWA PRESIDENT VISITS PORTNorio Kido, president of Shinwa (U.S.A.)Inc., visited Port of Houston Authorityoffices recently. Shown in the photo,from left, are Capt. John R. Kaighen, vicepresident of Chaparral Stevedoring Co. ofTexas, stevedore for Toko Line; JamesWidman, PHA projects manager; Kido;and Wayne White, manager of FritzMaritime Agencies Houston office, agentsfor Toko Line.

M/V FREEDOM INAUGURATESSERVICE BETWEEN HOUSTONAND WEST AFRICAThe M/V FREEDOM, operated byGeneral Line, recently made itsmaiden voyage to the Port ofHouston, inaugurating a monthlyservice between Houston and WestAfrica. Shown at a plaque presenta-tion honoring the new service are(from left) Don Wiesner of ClipperShip Management; Michael Lamb ofPort/Cooper T. Smith StevedoringCo.; James Widman, Port of HoustonAuthority; N. Vrettos, master of thevessel; and Chris Vella of OverseasFreight.

COSTA RICAN TRADE DELEGATIONTOURS HOUSTON SHIP CHANNELA trade delegation representing privateand public entities from Costa Ricarecently visited the United States tostrengthen business ties between thetwo countries. Delegation memberstoured Port of Houston Authorityfacilities aboard the PHA inspectionvessel M/V SAM HOUSTON. Themission was sponsored by the Export-Investment Promotion Center of CostaRica and the U.S. Department of Com-merce office at the U.S. Embassy inSan Jose, Costa Rica. In thephotograph, trade mission directorVictor Cambronero (left), commercialspecialist with the U.S. CommerceDepartment, receives an appreciationplaque from Cesar Navarro, presidentof the Houston Interamerican Chamberof Commerce.

GRANULAR UREA MOVEMENT BEGINSAT HOUSTON’S BULK MATERIALHANDLING PLANTA 5,000-ton shipment of granular urea,bound for Australia, is loaded aboardthe M/V CINCHONA at the Port ofHouston Authority’s Bulk MaterialsHandling Plant. The shipment is one ofseveral that International CommoditiesExport Corp. (ICEC), which charteredthe vessel, is moving through theplant. ICEC is based in White Plains,N.Y., and is an international trader offertilizers, fertilizer raw materials,chemical and feedstuffs. Portions ofthe urea movement will go to Belgium.

PAPER CARRIER CALLS ATHOUSTON WHILE ON MAIDEN VOYAGEThe M/V ALIDA GORTHON calledat PHA’s Turning Basin Complexrecently while on its maiden voyageand discharged newsprint on itsway from Canada to Dallas. Theship is equipped with a vacuumdischarge system that delivers 20rolls of paper per lift. Shown, fromleft, are Dave Sweeney, forestproducts service manager for Ryan-Walsh Stevedoring Co. Inc.; JamesWidman, PHA projects manager;Capt. Ronny Olsson, ship’s master;and Robert L. Zajicek, port managerfor Southern Steamship AgencyInc., agent for the vessel. The shipis operated by Gorthon Lines ofSweden.

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Council of Logistics Management: Meetsat 11:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Four SeasonsHotel. Speaker: Howard Cole, president,Motivation Science. For more informa-tion call 227-2381.

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 36: Meetsthe last Tuesday of each month, 11:30a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For more infor-mation call Steve Broussard, 227-9735.

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 282: Next meet-ing will be Oct. 13, 11:30 a.m., atRodeway Inn in Pasadena. For informa-tion call Altha Williamson, 476-8269.

Houston Transportation Clerks Associa-tion: Meets the second Friday of eachmonth, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Landing.For more information call Jeanne Hookeat 241-4768.

International Maintenance Institute-Sam Houston Chapter: Meets thethird Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. atthe Ramada Inn-Hobby Airport. Forreservations, call Joyce Rhoden at481-0869.

International Transportation Manage-ment Association: Meets the thirdWednesday of every month, 6 p.m. atthe Anchorage Restaurant. For more in-formation call Vonnie McClellan at861-7822.

Marine Services Association of Texas:Meets the second Tuesday of eachmonth at 11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Landing.For information call Susanne Pagano,781-2713.

Marine Square Club of Houston: Meets thesecond Wednesday of each month at11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For infor-mation, call Jack Smith at 930-1220.

National Defense Transportation Associa-tion: Meets the last Thursday of eachmonth, 11:30 am. at Kaphan’s. Formore information call Jerry Ponton,353-5843.

Port Safety and Advisory Council: Nextmeeting will be Nov. 5. For informationcall Lt. Lia deBettencourt at 672-6630 orP.O. Box 446, Galena Park, TX 77547.

Texas A&M University Maritime Asso-ciation: Next meeting to be announced.For information call Greg Gant at337-5882 or 644-1633.

Transportation Club of Houston: Meets thefirst Tuesday of each month at 11:30a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For more infor-mation call Jim Willett, 228-2825.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy AlumniAssociation, Houston Chapter:Meets the first Thursday of each month,11:30 a.m. at the Houston Engineeringand Scientific Society Club, 2615 Fan-nin. For reservations, call 451-2711.

West Gulf Intermodal Association: Meetsthe last Wednesday of each month, 5p.m. at Dirtys Restaurant on Durham.For more information call Shelly Thorn-ton, 224-9254.

Women’s Transportation Club ofHouston: Meets the second Monday ofeach month, 5:30 p.m. at Kaphan’s. Forinformation, call Zelma Keenright,682-5548.

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Representatives of China’snational oil industry recentlyvisited Houston to discuss ajoint project with OccidentalPetroleum. Shown gathering atthe Port of Houston Authority’sExecutive Offices are (from left)..Michael Henley of Fritz AirFreight,. Tian-Z Shentwu of Oc-cidental,. Donald Allee, PHA;Gao Shi Kui of Nan Hal EastOil Corp.;John Horton, PHA; LiChang-An of Nan Hai East &China National Oil Corp. ,. PerryMcGee, PHA; Zhang Gui Hu ofNan Hal West Oil Corp.; SteveJaeger, PHA; Charles Anki ofArthur J. Fritz,. and DavidSimpson of PHA.

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