Jay Wayne Roberts, left, has become a part-ner in the firm of Captain Jack Roberts, MarineSurveyor. He has had a wide background in off-shore vessels and holds a limited masterslicense. N.E. (Goldie) Goldsmith. right, whohas been a surveyor with the firm for the last 12years, has now become a Senior Surveyor.

Gulf Coast IsNamed AgentOrient Overseas Line and Orient

Overseas Container Line announcedthe appointment of Gulf Coast Ship-ping Corp. as their Texas agent.

Earlier this year, Gulf Coast Ship-ping Corp. was named the Line’s agentin New Orleans and with this recentappointment, they will now act asagents in the entire Gulf. Gulf CoastShipping Corp. maintains offices atHouston, Galveston and New Orleansand will be covering the territory ofLouisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma.General agent is Eckert OverseasAgency, Inc. in New York.

** - _ _ =

Dennis Lloyd HansonMarine Surveyor

P.O./Box 66011, Houston, Texas 77006

E.S. BINNINGS, INC.Ship Agents, Stevedores, Terminal Operators

Hansa Line--Arabian GulfGrancolomblana--Colombia, Ecuador, PanamaNawal--West AfricaKnutSen--Mini-Bridge Service to Far East Destinations

NEW ORLEANS, LA. WHITNEY BUILDING (504) 586-0700HOUSTON, TEXAS MELROSE BUILDING (713)225-0531DALLAS, TEXAS COTTON EXCHANGE BLDG. (214) 748-8654GALVESTON, TEX U.S. NATIONAL BANK BLDG. (713)765-7436ST. LOUIS MISSOURI PAUL BROWN BUILDING (314) 241-5294

CABLE ADDRESS: "BINNINGS"

OF THE MORE THAN 30 LINESGoing to the Persian Gulf

¯ None of Them Book More Cargo¯ None of Them Offer Lower Rates

on Breakbulk Cargo¯ None of Them Provide Thru B’s/L

to more Inland citiesFROM MORE LOCATIONS THAN

The National Flag Line ot Iran

Established 1841

NORTON, LILLY & CO., INC.90 West St., N.Y., N.Y. 10006 (212) 791-6500/6506HOUSTON 713-222-9601 NEW ORLEANS1121Walker St. Suite 510 4141ntern’l Trade Mart 504-581-6215

August, 1978 29

U.S. Atlantic / Gulf to

Arabian/Iranian Gulf

P&OSTRATH SERVICES

TILSTON ROBERTS CORPORATION17 Battery PI. NY, NY 10004 212/747-3200

Philadelphia: 215/569-2886 Baltimore: 301/685-1356

ROBERTS STEAMSHIP AGENCY, INC.500 ITM Building New Orleans, La. 70130 504-566-1723Houston: 713-222-0251 Chicago: 312-565-0276

Lawrence T, Fritsch, Port Authority Purchasing Manager since 1968.retired after working for the Port for 33 years. He joined the Port staff asa storekeeper’s clerk in 1945 and worked in maintenance andengineering before taking over as purchasing manager. His many friendson the Port staff held a luncheon in his honor and presented him withtokens of their esteem and affection. Mr. Fritsch is shown at left beingcongratulated by George W. Altvater, Authority Executive Director.

Robert G. Rech, left, new Regional Transportation Manager-Southwestfor E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co. visited the Port Authority officesrecently with Walter Pancoe right, who is retiring from the sameposition. The pair discussed Port facilities and services with members ofthe Trade Development staff.

PRI.TEO ,ORMS FOR ~~SHIPPERS&BROKERS

1~/~...~D P Systems, Inc. ~-’~~’ f(713)683-8224

2517 FAIRWAY PARK DR., SUITE 200 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092

EHNEHIIHIA LINEDIRECT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO THE MIDDLE EAST

Calling Jecldah ¯ Dubai ¯ AbuDabi ¯ Bahrain ¯ Kuwait ¯ Dammam ¯ Doha ¯ KhorramshahrAbadan ¯ Basrah(Other Ports On Inducement)

Refrigerated Space ¯ Containers Available ¯ Ro/Ro Service

U.S. Gulf Agent:

DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

710 World Trade 81dg. Houston, Tex. 77002Tel.: ,(713) 228.8661

Offices In: Dallas, Beaurnont,~Galveston, New Orleans, Memphis

General Agents:

BOISE GRIFFIN STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

One World Trade Center New York, N. Y. 10048Suite 2811

Tel.: (212) 466-0100

30- Port of Houston Magazine

(~ INTERCONTINENTAL

EXPORT CRATING, Inc.AIR OCEAN

INDUSTRIAL -- COMMERCIALMILITARY PACKING

Quality Workmanship - Excellent Service

9300 Airline Dr. 445-2297

The LPG/C GALPARA, a vessel of the PgO Group, made her firstvoyage to the Port of Houston recently discharging 31,500 metric tons ofmixed butane and propane. The vessel, which measures 721 feet long by94 feet wide, was recently built at Thyssen Noraseewerke, Emdenshipyard in West Germany, and is on charter to Mundogas, S.A.. Ber-muda. While in port. the captain of the vessel was presented a colorplaque of the Port of Houston to commemorate the occasion. Shown inthe ship’s lounge are from left: Brian Lonsdale, Chief Engineer; CaptainBob Reid. Relief Captain: Ted Sumerlin, Port of Houston; Captain SimonHarwood. Master of the vessel; Giorgio Bassa, President, Mundogas(Storage) inc., and Philip Langston, Operations Manager, Oivind Lorentzen.

~D3E’])8NORDANA LINE

MEDITERRANEAN SERVICEALGIERS*, TRIPOLI, BENGHAZI, PIRAEUS*, ALEXANDRIA*,

GENOA*, LEGHORN, MARSEILLES and BARCELONA* Transshipment only unless sufficient inducement. Will call other ports on inducement.

ASCONA sails New Orleans Aug. 14 and Houston Aug. 21.IRMGAARD JACOB sails New Orleans Aug. 27 and Houston Sept. 1.F.X. KOEGEL sails New Orleans Sept. 21 and Houston Oct. 3.

BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES. Inc.Gulf Division

Great Southwest Building, Houston (713) 222-8461International Trade Mart, New Orleans (504) 529-5581

All Types of Coverage

Waterfront Insurance, Marine

, CasualtyFire

BEN H. MOORE:~ INSURANCE AGENCY

fill Moore John Goodyear915 World Trade Bldg~ Houston, Tx. 77002

Phone: (713) 228-5227

Cable: MOORDEEN

Byron G. Lewis. Manager of the Kingston Free Trade Zone in,Jamaica was in Houston recently to sponsor a luncheon at theWorld Trade Club to inform the Houston business community of thepotentials of investing in Kingston’s new free trade zone. Shown at theWorld Trade Club are from left: C.A. Rousser, Director of TradeDevelopment, Port of Houston: Mr. Lewis; Michael Scorcio, ExecutiveSecretary to the Port Commission Port of Houston; Lewis HoffackerConsultant-International Affairs Shell Oil Company; and Bernard Mur-phy, Director, Houston World Trade Association.

,l Texas Toll Free: 1-800-792-3208m

I Outside of Texas Dial Toll Free: 1-800-433-3309

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SCAFFOLD BOARDS (Call Collect: 1-713-569-8296)

Houston(713) 466-3543Indianapolis(317) 545-7217Dallas

I (214) 241-0926

PRESSURE TREATED WOOD PRODUCTSHEAVY TIMBERS ¯ PINE ¯ HARDWOOD

DRAGLINE MATS ¯ BOARD ROADCRATING LUMBER

PLYFORMWE SHIP ANYWHERE

Teague(813) 739-2740

Ontario, Canada(705) 457-2650

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Stevedoring Co., [n~ -- Ports of Operation in Houston, Mobile, St. Louis, New Orleans, Bur~side-Dan’ow, Long Beach, Los Angeles,Pa.wn~,oula, Gulflx~. Galveston, Freeport. Norfolk, Ports of Hampton Roads, P.O. Box 53600. HoustorL Texas 77052 (713) 2244236

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EVERGREEN ...DIRECT FROM THE GULF

EVERGREEN LINE offers shippers direct, all water containerservice to the Far East from Houston and New Orleans. CallHansen & Tidemann, Inc., Houston (713) 223-4181 for details.

Anoff~erEVENGNEEN EXTNA

0 EVERGREEN LINESailing bi-weekly, direct to

Pusan, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Hone Kong,Yokohama, Osaka

Ship ViaPort of Houston

32

Barry S. McVey has been appointed AssistantVice President by Hansen and Tidemann, Inc.,ship agents and chartering brokers, headquar-tered in the Houston office. He joined H&T in1973, and became assistant to the vicepresident, West Gulf. In 1975 Mr. McVey took aleave to join Ozean/Stinnes Line in Hamburg,Germany, where he was involved with lineroperations for the entire Hugo Stinnesorganization. Ozean/Stinnes is represented inthe United States by H&T. He rejoined Hansenand Tidemann in Houston in 1977. Mr. McVey isa graduate of the New York Maritime Collegewhere he earned a bachelor of science degreein Marine Transportation.

IISItlIINHOWIHGIlOWTHIRTY YEARS OF "KNOW HOW"ENABLE US TO GUIDE YOUR SHIP-MENTS SAFELY AND QUICKLYTHROUGH CUSTOMS AND ON TOFINAL DESTINATION...OCEAN ORAIR. WHY NOT LET US MEET YOURNEXT CONS IGNMENT, .

OCEAN IMPORTTELEPHONE:236-1216609 Fannin St. Houston, Texas 77002

Port of Houston Magazine

George M, Krohn, head of the Maritime Administration’s Houston Office of Market Develop-ment. recently received the Bronze Medal of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the highest CivilService Award obtainable. In addition to the Bronze Medal, Jim McConn, Mayor of the City ofHouston proclaimed June 23, 1978 as George M. Krohn day in Houston. Shown during the presen-tation at City Hall are, from the left: C.A. Rousser. Director of Trade Development, Port ofHouston; Gary Carbin, Manager, West Gulf, Wilkes Shipping Agency, Inc.; Mayor Jim McConn;George M. Krohn, and Calvin Chimene, Total Petroleum, Inc.

FMC NO- 597

Independent service

From: HoustonNew Orleans

Direct To: AlgiersTunisAlexandriaTartusIskenderun

Vessels will call other EastMediterranean ports

subject to inducement.Gulf General Agents:

8TRACHANSH ! PPING COMPANY

1400 Cotton Exchange BuildingHouston. Texas 77002

713 / 221-8624 Telex: 910-881-3607

HYSTERRANKS FIRSTAMONG THEWORLD’STOUGHESTWEIGHTLIFTERS.

14YST=_R

Hyster lift trucks are unbeatenin performance and reliabili~.There s a big selection of diesel,gas, electric and LP models insizes to move almost anythingworth moving__ offshoreor on. That’s why worldover, Stewart & Stevenson

fa~und Hyster lift trucks ared carrying theweight of the world.

Bu]6 rentor lease with main-tenance a Hyster heavyweight.Service 24 hours a day--aStewart & Stevenson plus.

C. Jim Stewart & Stevenson, Inc. /~~Materials Handling Division, 1701 Preston Ave. ~~Houston, Texas 77002, 713/223-1363 ~y/

Branches: Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Harlingen, San Antonio.

August, 1978 33

;~ H ATCH TENTS~r.~JST~)M F~BIRICAT]t~i~

_________________________:.:..._________~

T. SMITH & SON (TEXAS)INC.CONTRACTING STEVEDORESSERVING THE TEXAS COASTHouston ̄ Galveston ¯ Freeport ¯ Texas City

Beaumon~ ̄ Port Arthur ° Orange

609 Fannin. Suite 529/Houston. Texas 77002(713) 222-6223 TWX 910-881-6260

OFF SES: HOUSTON ̄ NEW ORLEANS

The M/T VENTURA, a vessel of Vee-Marine Line flying the Norwegianflag, made her first call to the Port of Houston recently to load chemicallubricants and additives. The vessel, which measures 560 feet by 93 feetwas built recently in Norway. The vessel will enter Vee-Marine’s U.S.Gulf Coast South America trade. T.T.T. Ship Agencies, Inc. are the U.S.General Agents for the line. While in Port, the captain of the vessel waspresented a color plaque of the Port of Houston to commemorate the oc-casion. Shown during the presentation are from the left: Edward P. Pear-son, T.T.T. Ship Agencies, Inc.: Captain Nor’vald Nilsen, Master of theVessel, and Greg Seaman, Port of Houston.

Houston Division of 13-year-old Tulsacrating firm with a 146,000

square foot warehouse under roof

Export Crating &Forwarding Service

Phone: (713) 676-19219009 Glesby 3351 Ra uch

You supplythe ship or rig.

We supply the rest.Texas Marine is the complete offshore supply store.

We offer literally everything, from soup to nuts. Com-plete deck and engine, provisions, electrical, steward

sundries and fire protection equipment. All you need isthe ship or rig.., and Texas Marine.

TEXAS MARINE& INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.

8050 Harrisburg ̄ P.O. Box 5218Houston, Texas 77012 ̄ Telephone: 713/923-9771

34 Port of Houston Magazine

?

C. Randall Poe has been named Manager,Towing Division, of Hansen and Tidemanv, Inc.,ship agents and chartering brokers. Mr. Poe isheadquartered in H&T’s Houston office. Heoined H&T three years ago and served as

assistant to the Vice President, Sales, until hisrecent promotion. Mr. Poe. who previouslyworked iv the oil industry, will be largelyresponsible for H&T activities througt~out theUnited States on behalf of United Towing Ltd. ofHull, England. who operate a fleet of oceangoing tugs around the world. HgT serve as U.S.General Agents for United Towing, whose ac-tivities include towing and salvage operationsand serving the worldwide oil industry.

Rest easy.You’re ,n good

to West Afr,ca~ANARY

A.=~LA~SJ RMADA LINES-new between the Atlantic and Gulf/ Coasts of the U.S. and the West Coast of Africa but/ experienced in worldwide conventional trades

~A"A’/e ARMADA is part Of a versatile fleet of 47 conventiona[ vessels bringing in-depth knowledge of the trade.’~ ARMADA- a monthly service-handles all types of\ cargo: heavy lift, breakbulkand containers. You are in~. good hands to West Africa.

ARMADA LINESMONROV/A~ ¯ Hansen & Tidemann, Inc. ~

"~ ¯ ~ New York (212) 432-1910

OOUALA~ Houston (713) 223 4181

P. O. Box 15273 ~ 1250 Boyles St. ~ Houston, TX 77020(713) 672-8396 Cable: ATGUL Telex: 77-5539

MCG

GENERAL, HEAVY LIFTS, CONTAINERS& BULK CARGOES

CRANE & HEAVY LIFTEQUIPMENT RENTALS

Gulf Area’s Largest Stevedores

PORTS OF SERVICEJohn W. McGrath Corporation

New York & Albany

Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc.Houston, Galveston, Port Arthur, Beaumont, Freeport,Texas City, Corpus Christi, Lake Charles, New Orleans,

Mobile, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Camden,Newport News, Portsmouth.

Pacific Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores Inc.Columbia River and Puget Sound

East Gulf Marine, Inc.All East Gulf Ports

CAPT. CHARLES A. ALCORN CHARLES H. JACOBSVice-President Assistant Secretary

August, 1978 35

Two Forwarders Have MergedA merger of the Houston" based Gehrig, an ocean freight forwarder,

Harle companies and Rohner, Gehrig customs broker and air freight com-

& Co., Inc. of New York was con- pany located mainly in the Easternsummated in Houston recently. Under U.S.A., has acquired the outstandingthe ,terms of the merger, Rohner stock of J.P. Harle Forwarding Co.,

ip " /¯

Sh Combi Line,oan~,ro~North Europe/UK. U. S. South Atlantic and Gulf ports

Get the BIG 3" Container,LASH¯ ¯ Conventional

Combi Line offers direct weekly express Container serviceto and from U.S. Gulf ports, Miami, North Europe/UK ...LASH every 17 days ...ocean to inland ports andmain rivers U.S.A. andEurope . .. regularly

scheduled multipurposecargoliners with heavy liftgear and reefer capacities.

Harle Services, Inc., and Harle Ship-ping Co., which conduct similaroperations mainly in the South andSouthwest U.S.A.

J.P. Harle, of the Harle companies,and Emil E. Zurcher, president ofRohner Gehrig, said in their joint an-nouncement that the merger wouldbenefit both concerns because theyessentially complement each other.Rohner Gehrig and its affiliate,Panalpina Air Freight Inc., operatemainly in the East and on the WestCoast U,S.A., and Harle operatesmainly in the South and SouthwestU.S.A. which will provide customersof both concerns with a more completeand integrated nationwide service.Rohner Gehrig is a member of thePanalpina World Transport systemwith head office in Switzerland thatoperates a network of offices world-wide.

All the present offices will continueto operate under their present namesand staffs with the exception of NewOrleans and Los Angeles where bothhave offices. At New Orleans,operations will be consolidated underthe Harle names and at Los Angelesunder the Rohner Gehrig andPanalpina names.

DEEPWATER INDUSTRIAL

FOR SALE1600 Feet On Ship Channel

Choice Heavy Industrial Distict ¯ 40-Foot-Deep ChannelSouthern Pacific Rail ¯ Approved Waste Disposal System

¯ Ideal for: Chemical, Petro-Chem, Refinery, Assembly, Heavy Manufacturing ̄

Brochure Available

316 EASTERN AIRLINES BUILDING

ONE GREENWAY PLAZA DRIVE HOUSTON, TEXAS 77046 (713) 622-8155Attention: Thomas G. Mabray

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36 Port of Houston Magazir~

For further information contact

GLANVILLE-MABRAY, INC. ___

Agent Opens Office HereS & H Shipping Company, Inc.,

steamship agents and cargo consultantsheadquartered in Lutcher, Louisiana,have opened a branch office inHouston at 811 Dallas Avenue, Suite

1020. The telephone no. is (713) 652-3170. S & H Shipping Company, Inc.are U.S. Gulf General Agents forTropwood Lines.

Michael A. Sotiriou, who has been in themanagement field for nearly 13 years, hasbeen named manager of the Melrose Building,1121 Walker at San Jacinto. Born in London, Mr.Sotiriou was educated in private schools inEngland. He started his career working withairlines in Europe and the United States. Mr.Sotiriou also manages several other projects indowntown and suburban Houston for the HorneCompany.

CONTRACTING & CONSULTING STEVEDORESGENERAL BULK & GRAIN CARGO HANDLING

CAR & BARGE LOADING & UNLOADING

NEW ORLEANS1324 Intern’l Trade Mart

New Orleans, La. 70130 (504) 581-6215

HOUSTON GALVESTONMcFadden Bldg. 1217 Prairie Ave. 717 U.S. Nat’l Bank Bldg.Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 222-9601 Galveston, Texas 77550 (713) SO 5-9463

August, 1978 37

II MACHINERYm HOUSEHOLD GOODS

m CONTAINERII EXPORT BOX

HOUSTON, TEX.8451 Market Street

Houston, Tex. 77029

(713) 672-6446TELEX 77-5940

Ship Via Port o f Houston

Robert H. Pouch will be the next President ofBarber Steamship Lines, E.J. Barber, Chairmanof the Board, announced. Mr. Pouch will suc-ceed William J. Shields, who will retire October31. A graduate of the Maine MaritimeAcademy, he served in the merchant marineand the U.S. Navy prior to joining Barber.

Steamship Formsin Stock

FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT

¯ DECK DEPT. FORMSDeck Log Books, etc.

¯ ENGINE DEPT. FORMSEngine Log Books, All Types

¯ STEWARD’S DEPT. FORMSREDITYPE 5 PART MENUS

¯ OIL RECORD BOOKSMasters Report Oil Spillage

SEND FOR OUR COMPLETE LIST

J. P. GRUNDY INC.Marine Printers

165 William St., New York 10038

TEL. (212) 233-0840

Water Blasting-Water In ected Sand BlastingRegulated water pressure up to10,000 P.S.I. and up to

350 G.P.M. Volume.24-hour Cleaning ServiceShip-Barge-Tank High Pressure Experts!

8526 S. Loop East Houston 644-3687American Ship & Industrial Cleaning Corp.

3 8Port of Houston Magazine

Representatives from Salsola America, Inc.. U.S. General Agents for Salsola Shipping Lines,S.A., recently visited with Port personnel to announce the opening of their new office in Houston.Salsola Shipping Lines will offer sailings from the U.S. Gulf to the Middle East. The new Houston of-rice is at 1314 Texas Ave. Shown at the Port’s executive office are from the left: Bill Cook, Port ofHouston; Richard Fernandez, Sales Representative, Salsola America, Inc. Houston, Alan Keim,Salsola Shipping Lines, and Fred Dinges, Port of Houston.

D~ElgDABt.E the Clock

DOCKSIDE GENERAL REPAIRSIncluding Electrical and Refrigeration

Worldwide Recognition For Our Tank Cleaning Equipment and ServicesComplete Fabricated Stevedore Equipment

U.S. Department of Labor Certified Testing Station

MARINE MAINTENANCE CO.Houston, Phone (713) 928-5911 Galveston, Phone (713) So 2-7785

TWX: 910.881-6225

Compania Sud Americana de VaporesExpress Freight Service From

HOUSTON ¯ GALVESTONMOBILE ¯ NEW ORLEANS

AND OTHER PORTS AS CARGO OFFERS

TO PANAMAECUADOR ¯ BOLIVIA

One World Trade Center,New York 10048 Tel, (212’) 775-0111

Gulf Agents

TTT SHIP AGENCIES, INC.609 FANNIN

PHONE (713) 225-5461

James J. Flanagan Stevedores In Melrose Building

from the Customs House.tenants are:

The Melrose Building proudly welcomes James J.Flanagan Stevedores as one of its newest tenants. Thisfine company joins the many firms in the transportationand foreign trade field already located in the MelroseBuilding because it is so conveniently located in theheart of Houston’s business district and only one block

Among our transportation

Seatrain Lines, Inc.Overseas Freight Corp.Harper Robinson GroupSmith & Johnson AgenciesContainer Transport Intl.

THE HORNE COMPANY,REALTORS

Lone Star ShippingLykes Bros. S.S. Co.Norton, LillySchenkers InternationalWilkes Shipping, Inc.

Professionally Managedand Leased By

The Horne Company.Michael A. Sotiriou,

Building Manager.Phone: (713) 224-2764

August, 1978 39

Port Commissioner Marcello D. Perry prepares to slice a cake symbolic of the twenty-fifth an-niversary of Heights Savings Association, a financial institution of which she is President. From theleft are Dr. Austin P. Bauer, Mrs. Perry, George N. Fodell and County Commissioner E.A. (Squatty)Lyons, all founding directors, and U.S. Congressman Bill Archer, the speaker. Also attending wereMayor Jim McConn, Harris County Judge Jon Lindsay and Congressman Bob Gammage.

THE MOST POWERFULHARBOR~TUGTEXA~ U LF ONcoAsTTHE

.)

Our newest acquisition -- THE JUDGE

SUDERMAN ~ AND YOUNGTOWING CO., INC.

HARBOR AND COASTWISE TOWINGHOUSTON GALVESTON FREEPORT

CORPUS CHRISTI PORTARANSAS

918 World Trade Building, Houston, Texas 77002Cable: Sandy, Houston 713/227-1128

40 Port of Houston Magazine

Packer OpensNew Service

Foreign Trade Export PackingCompany, a longstanding participantin the field of export packing andforeign freight forwarding, announcedanother expansion of their serviceswith the addition of a Non-VesselOperating Common Carrier(N.V.O.C.C.) service from Houston the United Kingdom and ContinentalEurope.

Started as an experimental operationone year ago, Foreign Trade Exporthas developed and expanded this ser-vice, with the aid of agents in the U.K.and Europe, to a bi-weekly service,

with anticipated expansion into otherworld wide areas.

Foreign Trade Export will offerguaranteed containerization of small,L.C.L. freight, along with reduced ex-port preparation on most items.

INSTRUCTOR SOUGHTThe Texas Maritime Academy, part

of the Texas A&M University System,is looking for candidates for theposition of Instructor/AssistantProfessor of Marine Transportation.

The position involves teaching cour-ses in cargo, navigation, and/or rulesof the road. Minimum professionalrequirements are a Bachelor of Sciencedegree from an accredited college oruniversity, and a Third Mate’s license.

Fast transit timeto Southeast Asiahelpsship

And Barber Blue Sea has the fastest transittime to Southeast Asia--26 days, New Yorkto Singapore.

All Barber Blue Sea sailings from the Gulfand Atlantic coasts are via the Suez Canal. Thatallows us to call at Singapore just 26 days afterdeparting New York.

allows you to saveAndthatmoney on your in-shipment financingand to avoid the costs that late

....delivery can entail.

~,~ Whatever your cargo-contain-~sz~ ~. erized, palletized, unitized, bulk,~ liquid bulk, break bulk, reefer,

wheeled or heavy lift, our Comboclass vessels can get it there fast.

Save on your in-transit finance costs andsave the costs of late delivery...

You ship better on

Barber Blue SeaBARBER STEAMSHIP LINES, [NC,, General Agents

17 Battery Place, N.Y., N.Y. 10004

(212) 825-6889190

U.S. GULF AGENTS: Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., Houston and New Orleans

...direct service toPuerto Rico and theCaribbean.Only Sea-Land gives you somuch service to Puerto Ricoand the Caribbean. Directweekly sailings to San Juan.A fleet of containers andchassis always available todeliver your cargo.., door todoor. Regular dependablesailings between the U.S.,Canada, Europe, the MiddleEast, the Far East andJamaica, Dominican Republic,Trinidad, Haiti, Curacao andthe Windward, Leeward andU.S. Virgin Islands. Plus astaff of Sea-Land profes-sionals -- experts inCaribbean shipping. Moreservice TO the Caribbean.More coverage OF theCaribbean.

The Sea-Land edge ... ~g~.~

it shows up in your bottom line.

Call... Houston {713) 672-665!August, 1978

41

From HOUSTON& NEW ORLEANSto theUNITED KINGDOM

MANCHESTER - LIVERPOOL - ABERDEEN - GLASGOW - LEITHBelfast, Cork and Dublin on Inducement

PHILLIPS-PARR, Inc. usGeneral Agents(713) 224-1893 - 806 Cotton Exchange - HoustonNew Orleans - Galveston - Dallas - Memphis

|

Bond Sale SetFor New Bridge

The Texas Turnpike Authorityboard authorized sale of a $102 millionrevenue bond issue to finance construc-tion of a long-planned second bridgeacross the Houston Ship Channel nearPasadena.

Work on the proposed four-lanebridge, due to open to traffic in 1982,will begin in January. Drivers will pay50 cents per vehicle axle.

TTA officials have planned for a2009 payoff of the bonds used tofinance construction, but they concedethat bond retirement may come muchearlier because of expected trafficgrowth.

The authority projects that 7.5million vehicles will use the bridge in1982 but that annual volume will beclose to 23.7 million by 1993.

FROM U. S. AND MEXICAN PORTS |LA GUAIRA, PTO. CABELLO, RIO, SANTOS,~ MONTEVIDEO,

BUENOS AIRES(WUl Call Other Brazilian and River ]Plate Ports if Sufficient Cargo Offers)

RI

P DAKAR

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WEST AFRICA¯ !e| |I| NOPAL WEST AFRICA LINE "

I| FROM U. S. GULF PORTS . |

MONTHLY TO:

i DAKAR, MONROVIA, LAGOS/APAPA, PT. HARCOURT, WARRI,@

PORT GENTIL. DOUALA. LUANDAt oooooooooeooeooooooeeeoeoooo 2

NOPAL ATLANTIC LINES

iIN CARE OF OIVIND LORENTZEN, INC. !

21103 World Trade Building, Houston, Tx 77002 Telephone: 229-8671

][ General Agents It O~ LORE~I’ZEN, II~C.. 5~2 Fifth &vemme; 19th Floor, 2¢ew York, lq. Y. 10036

tTWX 910-881-5029 CABLE ADDRESS: NOPAJL t

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P.T. D JAKARTA LLOYDINDONESIA/MALAYSIA

ALEXANDRIA SHIPPING CORP.NORTH AFRICA/MEDITERRAN

FLOMERCA LINEEAST COAST CENTRAL AMERICA

PORTUGUESE LINEATLANTIC SPAIN/PORTUGAL

LAURITZEN PENINSULAR REEFERSWORLD WIDE

ROBERTS STEAMSHIP TILSTON ROBERTSAGENCY, INC. CORPORATION

New Orleans OFFICESGalveston New YorkSavannah Philadelphia,Mobile Ba[tlmore,Chicago

Cleveland

SHIP VIA PORT OF HOUSTON42 Port of Houston Magazine

Ragnar N. Streijffert, with Transportation Management Systems ofGothenburg, Sweden, visited Houston recently to explore marketpossibilities and discuss services of the Port. He is shown with OrbeyEdge, left, Harrington and Co, : and C.A. Rousser, Port Director of TradeDevelopment.

N.Y:K. LINEEXPRESS SERVICE

GULF PORTSTO

JAPANGULF AGENTS

DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATIONHOUSTON * GALVESTON * B~A.UMONT * DMJ.A&

PORT ARTHUR ¯ NEW ORLEANS ¯ MEMPHIS - MOBILE

MYERS WAREHOUSE5 MINUTES TO SHIP CHANNEL

PHONE 672-8095

Complete Commercial Warehouse Service

No Congestion

¯ Custom Bonded

¯ Fireproof Construction

¯ Open 7 AM-Midnite

¯ Co-Pack Facilities

¯ 25 Foot Ceiling

¯ 275,000 Square Ft.

¯ Low insurance

¯ Fire, Burglary System

¯ Pool Car Distribution

¯ 47 Truck Doors, 8 Rail

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The Second Special Procurement Mission of the Republic of China was delegation signed a contact with Continental Emsco for the purchase of ain Houston recently, headed by Hsioh-Kwen Shao, Director General of drilling rig. Shown in the Port of Houston’s Board Room are: fifth from thethe Board of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs. The purpose of left. Hsioh-Kwen Shao; to his left is George W. Altvater, Executive Direc-the mission was for the delegates to purchase U.S. goods with the inten- tot, Port of Houston, and to his left is outgoing Consul General Shahtion to strengthen trade between the two countries. While in Houston the Chung Lee of the Republic of China.

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