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The corps program includes $24.1million for maintaining deep-draftshipping channels and $13 millionfor shallow-draft channels, said Col.Brink Miller, district engineer.Miller spoke at the recent annualmeeting of the Gulf IntracoastalCanal Association in Corpus Christi,Texas.HOUSTON PROJECTS One of the majordeep-draft channel projects underway is the Houston Ship Channelacross Galveston Bay. Work sched-uled for fiscal 1990 includesmaintenance dredging of theHouston Ship Channel betweenBolivar Roads and Red Fish Reef.

Additional corps projects include$2.4 million for administration ofthe Army Department regulatoryprogram, $60,000 for project condi-tion surveys, $1.9 million for

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a series of 12articles on the port’s role in the development ofthe Houston economy. The comic strips shownwere first published in the Houston Chronicle in1959 as part of an educational campaignsponsored by the Port of Houston Authority. Thestrips were drawn for PHA by Bob Schoenke,The commentaries have been updated for thisseries. Some of the information for this series isdrawn from articles and essays written for the1959 educational campaign.

ADOVE: The LASH barge dock was the dominantstructure at Barbours Cut in 1974 as the Port ofHouston Authority worked on plans to build anultramodern intermodal terminal at the site.RIGHT: Today, construction is under way on a fifthberth for the Fentress Bracewell Barbours CutContainer Terminal.BELOW: PHA’s premier container terminal as it willappear in the mid-1990s. New berths and equipmentwill help the Port Authority keep pace withincreased demands for facilities to handlecontainers, automobiles and roll-on/roll-off cargo.

LAST IN A SERIES OF TWELVE ARTICLES

THE LAST 20 YEARS:TRANSITIONS AND

INNOVATIONSThe 1970s were good years forHouston and its port. The citywas becoming more cosmopoli-tan, and its economy was enter-ing a boom era that would con-tinue throughout the decade. Oilproducts and chemicals were ingreat demand, and Houston’smassive industrial complexoperated day and night convert-ing crude oil and intermediateproducts into the substances used to makethe modern products the world wanted tobuy. Meanwhile, the transportation industrywas beginning to undergo some innovativechanges.

I ntermodalism was still a fairly newtransportation term in 1970. The worddescribed the concept of packing cargo

in such a way that it could be carried frompoint of origin to destination without beingunpacked and repacked several times alongthe way. The focus was on saving time, laborand storage charges.

Initially, intermodalism prompted thedesign of two new types of oceangoing vessels:container ships and barge carriers. Con-tainers could be transferred directly from avessel to either truck chassis or rail cars forinland journeys. The barges could be easilydeployed along inland waterways.

Realizing that these new vessels would re-quire deeper channels, very different fa-

cilities and special equipment for cargohandling, Port of Houston Authority officialsannounced plans to build a new terminalspecifically designed to serve these needs.

In 1928, Capt. Clyde A. Bar-bour had acquired 1,435 acres atMorgan’s Point near the spotwhere Buffalo Bayou and the SanJacinto River met Galveston Bay.His goal was to create a marineterminal to rival the Port ofHouston, located furtherupstream on the bayou. He suc-ceeded in dredging a canal offthe main ship channel and

called it Barbours Cut. However, the GreatDepression kept Barbour from realizing hisdream, and the area remained only partiallydeveloped for decades.

In 1952, the Port Authority purchased landalong Barbours Cut for future development.

When Houston’s port commissioners decidedto build an intermodal terminal in the early1970s, they selected Barbours Cut as the ap-propriate site for the new facility.

The terminal, located only two hours’ sail-ing time from the open sea, was developedwith voter-approved bonds. It has grown fromone dock to four container berths, and by 1993the terminal will almost double in capacitywith the construction of additional berths.

The terminal’s name was changed to theFentress Bracewell Barbours Cut Container

Terminal in 1988 in recognition of FentressBracewell, who served as the port’s chairmanfor 15 years, the longest tenure of any chair-man in the port’s history.

Intermodalism, however, was not the onlychange that affected Houston’s port in the1970s. In 1971, the Texas Legislaturechanged the name of the Harris CountyHouston Ship Channel Navigation District to(Continued on Page 27)

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RODEO LEAVES HOUSTON PORT FOR MIDDLE EASTSome 140 tons of carnival rides,

concession stands and a portablearena- all part of a Texas rodeobound for the Middle East- wereloaded recently at the Port ofHouston.

The unusual cargo was loadedaboard the M/V ADRIEN MAERSK,operated by Maersk Lines, recentlyat the Port of Houston Authority’sFentress Bracewell Barbours CutContainer Terminal.CELEBRATION PLANNED The shipmentwas part of the Texas Rodeo, whichorganizers say is the first rodeo everto tour the Middle East. The tourkicks off Dec. 2 in Abu Dhabi, Dubai,United Arab Emirates. On that day,the rodeo will be part of a patrioticcelebration sponsored by SheikhZayed Bin Sultan A1 Nahayyan,president of the Emirates. The themeof this year’s celebration isAmerican Heritage.

From Abu Dhabi, the rodeo will goto Muscat, Oman; Dammam, Riyadhand Jeddah in Saudi Arabia; andKuwait.

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RIDES AND MORE The shipment loadedat Barbours Cut Terminal includedmore than a dozen carnival rides,concession stands, sound equip-ment, a portable rodeo arena andcowboy gear. Rodeo personnel and

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Hapag-Lloyd opened its newHouston office at 2855 Mangum,Houston 77092. The carrier previous-ly had representation at the Biehl &Co. offices in the same building.Hapag-Lloyd’s new Houstontelephone number is (713) 683-0557.HAGEN APPOINTED Wolf Hagen hasassumed responsibility for the newregion. Hagen previously was seniorvice president for the company’sEast and Midwest regions. Hagenwill work in the company’s Atlantaoffice, which will be the head-quarters for the Gulf/South Atlantic.

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the Port of Houston Authority. Withthe name change, the Port Authori-ty also obtained expanded powersfor fire, safety and navigationcontrol.

Tonnage at the Port of Houston in1970 was 64.6 million tons,

a record at that time. However, thebest was yet to come. Annual totalsclimbed steadily from 1970 through1974, dipped slightly in 1975 andthen zoomed upward to a peak of117.6 million tons in 1979.

The Port Authority took bold stepsto keep pace with the growing de-mand for cargo facilities. In 1971,the Port Commission took overoperation of the Long Reach Docks,adding eight berths and accompany-ing sheds and warehouses to thepublic facilities at the TurningBasin. That same year, a containermarshaling yard was built at theTurning Basin, and an order wasplaced for a container crane to serveWharves 23 through 31.

Arrangements were made towiden and deepen the channel

into the Bayport Turning Basin toaccommodate vessels carrying liquidbulk to and from the Bayport In-dustrial Park. A joint project be-tween the Port Authority andFriendswood Development Co., thechannel was dredged to a depth of 40feet and a width of 300 feet. Thechannel and turning basin at Bay-port were dedicated in November of1974. In 1976, 100 ships and 262barges called at this facility.

Meanwhile, other improvementswere being implemented by govern-ment agencies and private industriesalong the channel. A high-rise bridgewas built across the ship channel aspart of the interstate highway sys-tem. This bridge tied the dock areaand the port’s 200-acre industrialpark directly into the east loop.

About the same time, the U.S.Coast Guard installed an inno-

vative Vessel Traffic System thatused radio, radar and closed-circuittelevision to regulate traffic on theship channel. This was the third suchsystem to be installed in the UnitedStates and was the first to use televi-sion for this purpose.

As the port observed its 60th birth-day in 1974, the Port Authority be-gan an initiative to promote tradeand understanding between Hous-ton and the rest of the world. Thefirst year of this initiative, PHArepresentatives visited Brazil, NewZealand, Australia, Japan, Englandand Northern Europe. Closer tohome, they visited the West Coast,East Coast, Southwest, Midwest andMexico.

The latter part of the decade was afast-paced scenario of increasing

business coupled with major expan-

sion and improvement projects. Asecond phase of building at BarboursCut was completed in 1977, and con-tainer vessels began using the ter-minal’s two 1,000-foot-long wharves.The facility also had a terminalbuilding, acres of paved marshalingarea and a computerized container-handling system. The Port Commis-sion approved construction of a roll-on/roll-off ramp and extension of arail spur to the facility that sameyear.

Also that year, the Port Authority(Continued on Page 28)

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bought the ll5-acre Dickson GunPlant and established Port HoustonIndustrial Park East on the site. Inaddition, several projects werebegun to improve the HoustonPublic Elevator, including installa-tion of a dust control system andelectronic scales.

Tonnage began to decrease in1980, but changing trends in the

international marketplace prompted

the Port Commission to authorizeexpansions and improvements at allthe public facilities.

A fourth container berth becameoperable at Barbours Cut in 1984,and a new turning point wasdredged in the basin. New trucklanes and scales were installed tospeed turnaround time at thisterminal.

Wharf 32, a specialized dock

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dling Plant that same year, and im-provements continued at the Hous-ton Public Elevator.

The decline in shipping promptedthe Port Authority to take more ag-gressive actions in the areas ofmarketing, pricing and attractingnew services. Added emphasis wasgiven to international sales andmarketing efforts. Adjustments inregulations and rates were made tokeep Houston competitive withother ports. Other transportation en-tities were encouraged to providemore and better service to Port ofHouston users.

One of these new services was the

double-stack train. This special-ized system allows two shipping con-tainers to be placed on top of eachother, dramatically reducingtransportation costs. The firstdouble-stack train was operated bythe Southern Pacific Railroad be-tween Houston and Los Angeles in1981. Since then, its use has spreadthroughout the United States.

Another service offered to Port ofHouston users in the 1980s was aForeign Trade Zone. Today, the zonecontains a number of sites that servea variety of functions in support ofshipping. Goods brought into thiszone from fbreign countries are notsubject to customs inspection orduties until they are introduced in-to the U.S. marketplace.

The Port of Houston is recognizedas the most significant factor in

securing Houston’s status as one ofthe world’s foremost internationaltrade and energy centers. Port-related industries generate some $3billion a year in economic activityin the Harris County area.

The Port Authority’s commitmentto progress and economic securityfor Houston continues today. Bar-bours Cut is still being expanded,and improvements at other publicfacilities are under way.

Harris County voters recently ap-

proved a bond issue to providelocal funds to widen and deepen theHouston Ship Channel. A proposalfor federal funds for this project isbeing reviewed by government agen-cies. Together, the federal and localfunds would enable the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers to improve thechannel to accommodate the largervessels. []

HWTA BUSINESS SEMINAR FOCUSES ON CHILEPanelists representing govern-

ment agencies and corporationsrecently discussed business oppor-tunities between Chile and Houstonat a seminar held at the StaufferPresidente Hotel in Houston.

Two discussion sessions and aluncheon speech were designed togive Houston businessmen informa-tion that would help them developties with Chile. The seminar wassponsored by the Houston WorldTrade Association and the ChileanGovernment Trade Bureau.PUGH SPEAKS Jim Pugh, executivedirector of the Port of HoustonAuthority, was among the speakers,describing the advantages of ship-ping goods through Houston.

"The other speakers here todayhave urged you to consider doingbusiness with Chile," Pugh noted."I’d like to tell you why you oughtto do that business through the Portof Houston."HOUSTON ADVANTAGES Pugh cited the ci-ty’s proximity to major U.S. marketsand manufacturers, the port’s abili-ty to offer quality transportation

service at competitive prices and thevariety of cargo-handling facilitiesavailable in Houston.

"Houston already has more tradewith Latin America than any otherport in the United States," he said."You can take advantage of the ex-isting volume of business to operatemore efficiently."SERVICE BASE He also discussedHouston’s base of inland transporta-tion services, which includes fourmajor railroads and 150 truck lines.In addition, he noted that Houstonhas a wide range of internationalfinancial services, a large consularcorps and a very active U.S. Depart-ment of Commerce office.

"Houston has what it takes tomake the cargo move -- both importand export," Pugh said. "People areready to help you at both ends.Houston is ready and willing to helpanyone interested in doing businesswith Chile, and Chile is also ready tohelp."OTHER SPEAKERS Other Houstonspeakers included Robert Crooks, apartner in Coopers & Lybrand, who

JIM PUGH

discussed ways to establish abusiness presence in Chile, andLarry Opalka, vice president anddirector of the M.W. Kellogg Co., whotold how his firm designed and builta methanol complex in southernChile.

Octavia Errazuriz, ambassador of(Continued on Page 30)

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Chile to the United States, was theluncheon speaker, discussing Chile’spolitical stability.

Speakers representing Chilean in-terests included Ricardo Matte,financial representative, CentralBank of Chile; Paulina Reiss,economic counselor, Embassy ofChile, Washington, D.C.; and Fer-nando Soro, director, ChileanGovernment Trade Bureau, Chile.

Also serving as a panelist wasCarlos Montoulieu, director, Officeof South America, U.S. Departmentof Commerce.

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EASTERN EUROPE OFFERS TRADE OPPORTUNITIESThe dramatic changes occurring

in Eastern Europe could create tre-mendous opportunities for Houstoncompanies, says Edward Monto,president of the Houston WorldTrade Association.

"If I were the chief executive of acompany interested in doing busi-ness overseas, I would seriously con-sider going to East Germany to seehow my firm could benefit fromwhat appears to be a significantbreakthrough in relations," Montosaid in a recent press briefing. "Thisbreakthrough, coupled with a largeinflow of foreign aid, could createsignificant exporting activities."1988 TRADE Ocean trade betweenHouston and Eastern Europe totaled$214 million in 1988, about I percentof the $22 billion in trade throughthe Port of Houston. The $214million in trade between Houstonand Eastern Europe included $84million in imports and $130 millionin exports.

"Two-thirds of Houston’s oceantrade with Eastern Europe in 1988was with Poland and Rumania,"Monto said. "West Germany,however, was Houston’s second-largest trading partner (after Japan)in 1988 in terms of the dollar valueof’ goods exchanged, which means

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The company’s U.S. subsidiary,NISSEKI Chemical Texas Inc., is pur-chasing a 25-acre site for the plant in

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Construction of the $20 millionplant was expected to begin soon andshould be completed in the spring of1991, Katayama said.SOLVENT USES NISSEKI ChemicalTexas will produce solvents used tomake carbonless copy papers andelectric insulating oil. The productswill be distributed domestically andoverseas, with all raw materials com-ing from domestic sources.

The Houston Economic Develop-ment Council, Friendswood Devel-opment and Houston Lighting &Power Co. all worked closely withNippon Petrochemicals to help thecompany assess the advantages ofestablishing a Houston location.

Nippon Petrochemicals is a whol-ly owned subsidiary of Nippon OilCo., the largest petroleum firm inJapan. The company produces avariety of chemical products cover-ing ethylene-related commodities aswell as specialty chemicals such ascomposite materials, carbon fiber,engineering plastics and biotech-nology.

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Advertising in the Port of Houston Magazine is still one of the best bargains around.Ad rates have not changed since September 1988. However, rising printing costs haveforced us to establish a new advertising schedule effective January 1, 1990. We wantto give you the opportunity to avoid these rising costs. Place your 1990 advertisingschedule before December 31, 1989 to avoid the rate increase.

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Roy Beery recently resigned asvice president of the Houston WorldTrade Association to pursue careerinterests in the private sector.

Beery joined the association in Oc-tober 1988 and was instrumental inHWTA’s merger into the GreaterHouston Partnership earlier thisyear.GOALS ACCOMPLISHED His previous ex-perience includes nine years withBernuth Lembcke Co., an importerof European cold-tar chemicals, andsix years with C. Itoh & Co.(America) Inc., a major Japanesetrading firm.

"When ! joined HWTA last Oc-tober, my goal was to help rebuildthe organization and restore it to aposition of importance within theinternational business community,"Beery said. "HWTA’s successfulmerger with the Greater HoustonPartnership in July marked theculmination of my plans for theorganization."

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McDONNELL DOUGLASSLATES NEW FACILITY

Work has begun on a McDonnellDouglas Space Systems Co. facilitythat will support the company’s cur-rent Houston operations and supplyflight hardware for the Space StationFreedom.

The new facility, to be built in twophases, will be located on a 12-acresite adjacent to Ellington Field and(;lear Lake City.TWO BUILDINGS PLANNED Constructionhas already begun on a 35,000-square-toot building. A Crew HealthCare Systems prototype, space sta-tion mockups and hardware modifi-cations will be developed in thisstructure.

A three-story, 68,000-square-footbuilding will be constructed later t0rthe development, testing andverification of truss assembly hard-ware for the space station.COMMUNITY EFFORT John Brock, presi-dent of the Houston EconomicDevelopment Council (HEDC), saidthe decision to locate the space sta-tion support facility in Houston wasthe result of two years of’ eftort.

Heavy Transport- Fabrication to Foundation"Over-the-Road" Transporters to 125 tonsSelf-propelled Transporters to 7000 tonsJacking-Lifting Systems to 1300 tonsHydraufic Transporters to Specs.

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PLANNING IS UNDER WAY FOR BUSINESS EXPOThe Houston World Trade Associa-

tion is accepting reservations fordisplay booths and seminar par-ticipation at the 1990 GreaterHouston International BusinessExpo.

The expo will be held February 22and 23 at the George R. Brown Con-vention Center.SHARED OPPORTUNITIES The theme ofthis year’s expo is Texas and LatinAmerica: Shared Opportunities. Theexpo will include an exhibit featur-ing booths from more than 200 corn-

BROWN & ROOT NAMESNEW REPRESENTATIVE

Shelly Peoples has joined the ex-port crating department of Brown &Root U.S.A. asbusiness devel-opment repre-sentative.

Peoples is re-sponsible for de-veloping newbusiness for thedepartment, thatprovides clientsin a variety of in-dustries with a PEOPLESwide range of export packing serv-ices.

Her previous experience includesassignments with Kerr SteamshipCo. Inc. and Daher America Inc.

Brown & Root is a Houston-baseddivision of Halliburton.

panies, including manufacturers, ex-porters, distributors, wholesalers andorganizations involved in interna-tional trade. More than 2,000 peopleattended last year’s exhibition.

The expo also will include severalseminars focusing on internationalfinancial issues, medical technologyand health services, energy andpetrochemicals, agri-industry andtransportation.EXP0 COSTS The cost of display booths

for both days is $350 for membersand $600 for non-members. Admis-sion to the conference, includinglunch and seminar participation, is$90 per day for members and 5150per day for non-members. Admis-sion to the exhibition only is $10 perday in advance and $15 at the door.

For more information, contactMarianne Caldwell or Pat Foley atthe Houston World Trade Associa-tion, (713) 658-2407.

THERE’S A FINE LINEBETWEEN HOUSTON

AND NORTHEUROPE.

PERUVIANS DISCUSSOIL OPPORTUNITIES

Petro Peru officials were inHouston recently to tell the Houstonbusiness community about oppor-tunities for oil exploration in Peru.

The nine-member delegation in-cluded Daniel Nunez-Castillo, chair-man of the company’s board ofdirectors. Nunez has an economicsbackground.

The group made a presentation atthe Ritz-Carlton Hotel. They dis-cussed prospective areas for explora-tion, geological data, the country’sfavorable investment climate and at-tractive contract terms madeavailable by new legislation.

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TIP ANNOUNCES NEW "WIDE MOUTH" REEFERSmouth" construction that max-imizes use of the existing cube byflush-mounting the evaporator. Thenew units feature an automaticstop/start function which reducesengine wear, saves fuel and cutsmaintenance costs, Meline said.

They are also equipped with R-502refrigerant and meet TIP standardspecifications, including fuel-savingcompressor unloaders, solid statedefrost times and terminators,

TIP (Transport InternationalPool), an over-the-road trailer rent-ing and leasing company, has an-nounced a major expansion of itsrefrigerated van fleet.

The firm has added a number of"wide mouth" reefers to meet theneeds of the growing refrigeratedcarrier market, according to EdwardMeline, vice president, marketing.FEATURES The new reefers are 48 feethy 102 feet and feature a "wide

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fuel/water separators, dry aircleaners and digital thermometers.BROCHURE A brochure giving moredetail about these vans may be ob-tained by calling (800) 333-2030 by writing the Marketing Depart-ment, TIP, Two Bala Plaza, Bala Cyn-wyd, Pennsylvania 19004-1597.

TIP, formerly Gelco TIP TrailerLeasing, has a fleet of more than40,000 trailers, including 50 differenttypes available at more than 120locations in North America.

TEXAS MARINE/TEXMARREALIGNS OPERATIONS

Texas Marine/TEXMAR is realign-ing its operations to concentrate onthe company’s core businesses ofmarine supplies and food services.

The company’s industrial supplybusiness will be incorporated intoBriggs-Weaver, a sister companyowned by Sammons Enterprises Inc.UPDATED SERVICE "What this means tothose who buy our industrial supplyservices is access to expanded in-dustrial product lines, state-of-the-art, efficient warehousing and serv-ice from an organization focusedon their industry’s needs," said BradWhyte, vice president of TexasMarine/TEXMAR.

"Our marine supply and food serv-ice customers will see updated,reorganized warehousing and serv-ice from an organization focused ontheir industry’s needs," he added.HISTORY Texas Marine was foundedin 1937 to provide supplies and serv-ices to the marine industry at thePort of Houston. The name waschanged to Texas Marine & Indus-trial Supply Co. when industrial sup-plies were added to Texas Marine’sproduct line. TEXMAR Foodservicehas provided food distribution serv-ices since 1959. In 1970, TexasMarine was acquired by SammonsEnterprises Inc.

Texas Marine/TEXMAR is head-quartered in Houston, with branchoffices elsewhere in Texas and inLouisiana.

PORT DATAMore than 645 m~lhon tons of Import andexport cargo moved through the ?oft ofHouston m 198S makmo it, the leadm(jU.S. port m foreign trade

CARE APPOINTS SMITHNEW TRAFFIC MANAGER

Leroy Smith has been appointedgeneral traffic manager for CareShipping Inc. of Houston, Texas.

Smith’s new responsibilities in-clude overseeing all equipment,documentation and logistics for CareAgencies’ U.S. Gulf operations, in-cluding Euro-Gulf International, Far-

tell Lines, Multimodal, Sextant Lineand Care Terminal and StevedoringCo.SHIPPING EXPERIENCE Smith has workedin the shipping industry for 20 yearsand worked for Maersk Lines inCharleston, South Carolina.

Care Shipping maintains officesthroughout the U.S. Gulf and pro-vides services from Houston toEurope, the Mediterranean, WestAfrica, Brazil and Mexico.

PORT DATAMore than 35 million tons of petroleumand petroleum products moved throughthe Port of Houston in 1988. Other majorcargoes shipped through the port includegrain, organic chemicals, gas and ironand steel.

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~Peat MarwickInternational Business AdvisorsThe professional accounting firm of Peat Marwick, through itsspecialized international practice and consulting services, can

work with you to identify growth opportunities as well asanticipate and solve problems.

Peat Marwick, with offices in more than 100 countries, offers:

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Whether you need assistance establishing or maintaining your

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BECHTEL IS EXPANDINGHOUSTON OFFICE

Bechtel Corp. is in the process ofhiring 600 additional employees forits newly formed Houston regionaloffice, second largest of the engineer-ing and construction firm’s world-wide system.

The regionalization programbegan in July and is designed to con-centrate engineering, procurementand construction resources for all 12of the company’s business lines in-to five regional offices in London,Houston, Los Angeles, San Franciscoand Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Most of the employees Bechtel isseeking in Houston will be engineersand support staff, said Stu Tholan,senior vice president and managerof the Houston regional operation.

PORT DATAFentress Bracewell Barbours CutContainer Terminal has four1,000-foot-long container berths; aRO/RO platform; a 282-foot-long, U-shaped LASH dock; and marshalingarea for 100 barges.

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PALLETIZED CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARYPalletized Trucking, a Houston-based company that

started as a "mom-and-pop" operation, recentlycelebrated its 20th anniversary.

The company was established in 1969 by the husband-and-wife team of Rex and Marillyn King. The Kings, afterlosing their life savings in a business investment,formed Palletized Trucking by borrowing against an in-surance policy to buy a truck. They started the businessin their home and later set up shop in a filling stationon a one-acre site.

Today, Palletized operates a 10-acre terminal. Thecompany has 65 employees and manages approximate-ly 125 owned and contracted trucks. Palletized truckscarry a variety of freight in the Houston area and acrossthe country.FAMILY BUSINESS Palletized’s staff includes several familymembers: the Kings’ sons Michael and Ron, daughterSally, daughter-in-law Donna King and their niece,Terry McLaughlin.

"It took a lot of hard work, but we’ve been lucky, too,"says Marillyn King. "I think one reason we’ve been ableto stay in the business and succeed is because we’rediversified."AWARD WINNERS Earlier this year, the Kings received theTexas Motor Transportation Association (TMTA)Leaders of the Year award for their dedication to theorganization. The Kings were the first couple ever toreceive the award. They have been members of TMTA

Rex and Marillyn King, founders of Palletized Trucking,received the Texas Motor Transportation Association’s Leadersof the Year Award for 1989. Rex King (left) is president of thecompany, and MariUyn King is executive vice president.

since 1976 and are also involved in the Texas IntermodalTransportation Association and several othertransportation-related organizations.

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Houston (713) 226-0395

China Ocean Shipping .............. China/Far East

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D’Amico ............................. Italy/Spain

National Shipping Corp.of the Philippines ................. Philippines

Shipping Corp. of India ...................... India

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Palletized Trucking Inc.One of Houston’s Most Complete Trucking Services

Freight Specialists on All Types of Volume Freight Shipments

oWinch Trucks ¯ FlatbedsoHeavy Hauling oDouble-drop Lowboyso40’, 45’, 50’, 57’ Vans eStretch Floatse13 Axle Lowboy eSteering DolliesoOilfield Machinery oWarehouse Movements

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ITC PtAN$ TO MOVE,RETROFIT I0 TANKS

Intercontinental Terminals Co.has announced that it will disman-tle, reassemble and retrofit 10 tanksto another location within itsHouston Ship Channel terminal atDeer Park, Texas.

"These tanks are already classifiedas general chemical and petroleumstorage," said ITC president StephenMiles. "The transfer will locate themcloser to our docks."NEW (ONTROLS All 10 retrofitted tankswill be equipped with the latestengineering advances in environ-mental controls, Miles said. All 10tanks should be in operation duringthe second quarter of 1990. Includedin the renovation are six 80,000-barrel tanks and four 30,000-barreltanks.

]TC and its affiliate companiesprovide terminal services andspecialized facilities to meet the li-quid and dry bulk storage re-quirements of the petroleum,chemical and petrochemicalindustries.

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control de fluidos¯ Equipo medico y de emergencia

Contactar:Jesse VillarrealAmparo CortesHugo Vrsalovic

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JO TANKERS ADDS FOUR NEW SHIPS TO FLEETJo Tankers has concluded long-

term contracts with partners inItaly and Norway covering thecharter of four new chemical parceltankers.

Last year Jo Tankers handledabout 600,000 metric tons of chemi-cal cargoes in the Port of Houston,according to Finn Fredriksen, vicepresident of Jo Tankers USA Inc. JoTankers vessels call Houston two orthree times a month.THE NEW VESSELS "The newbuildingsare designed so that all tanks aresuitable for the carriage of IMO 2chemical products, while some tanksare designed to carry IMO 1 prod-ucts," Fredriksen said. "All fourvessels will have fully segregatedstainless tanks to provide opera-tional flexibility and minimumcargo contamination risks."

In Italy an agreement has beensigned with Navigazione Alta ItaliaSPA for two 12,300 deadweight tontankers. The two vessels are being

built by SEC in Viareggio, Italy, andwill be delivered in the fall of 1991and in 1992.

In Norway an agreement has beenreached with Knutsen O.A.S. for two17,000 deadweight ton tankers.These ships will be built in Spainand will be delivered in the secondquarter of 1991 and the first quarterof 1992. All four vessels will be builtwith double bottoms and doubleskins.

"Together with the two 8,000

deadweight ton vessels ordered by JoTankers in Japan in August, thesevessels demonstrate the company’sstrategy of continuous fleet renewaland expansion," Fredriksen said. JoTankers operates a fleet of morethan 25 chemical parcel tankers inworldwide services.

The company’s Houston office islocated at 1717 East Loop 610, Suite465. The telephone number is (713)671-2572. The telecopier number is(713~ 671-9706.

TRANSAX/RATES BUYSPTS OF WASHINGTON

Transax/RATES, a leading mari-time information company based inVirginia, has acquired ProfessionalTariff Service Inc. (PTS) Washington, D.C.

PTS provides tariff publishing andwatching services to the maritimeindustry. Robert Reges, former presi-dent of PTS, will be leaving the in-dustry to start a new career. The restof the PTS staff will join the Trans-ax/RATES operation, according toKevin Foy, assistant vice president oftariff services for Transax/RATES.

A leading provider of maritimetariff publishing services and elec-tronic tariff databases, Tran-sax/RATES is a member of theKnight-Ridder Business InformationServices division.

[ PORT DATAThe Houston Public Grain Elevator hasa capacity of 6 million bushels and morethan 600 separate bins for stormg prod-ucts delivered by truck or rail. Operatedby the Port of Houston Authority, theelevator is one of five such facilities onthe Houston Ship Channel

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PORT TONNAGE MOVES UP IN THIRD QUARTERTonnage at Port of Houston ter-

minals moved upward in the thirdquarter of the year to reach a year-to-date total of 72.1 million, a slightimprovement over 1988’s third-quarter total of 71.8 million tons.

After a disappointing secondquarter, the tonnage figures began toedge upward in July and continuedto climb throughout August andSeptember. Crude petroleum andpetroleum products were responsi-

ble for much of the increase, bothrising 9 percent for the nine-monthperiod. These two categories helpedcompensate for a 9 percent drop inshipments of industrial chemicals.

At Port of Houston Authority

facilities, the Bulk Materials Han-dling Plant continued to show im-provement, with a 96 percent in-crease in tonnage for the threequarters. Bulk shipments at the li-quid terminals at Bayport were up

FINN CONTAINER CARGO SERVICESFINN CONTAINER CARGO SERVICESnow offers weekly service to theCaribbean, leaving Houston everySaturday and New Orleans every

~~nday

ISLANDS SERVICED: d *-Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, ~ ~_ ~--~Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, B ira in i, q~"k.~_.~~ ~--~"~’--"Bonaire, Caicos, Cayman Islands,Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, ~: ~’~.Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, ~g.-Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, ,--~;St. Barthelemy, St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts,St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, St. Vincent, :’% %"~.~_San Andres Island, Surinam, Tortola, Trinidad, Turks

WEEKLY SERVICE TO THE CARIBBEAN.¯ LCL -- 20-Foot, 40-Foot Containers & Project Cargo¯ Door to CFS/CY Service¯ Weekly Caribbean Service To All Islands

CARGO CUT-OFF DATEHouston: Every Friday

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Los Angeles: Every Wednesday

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SEA AGENCIES2131 W. Willow St.

Long Beach, CA 90810Phone: (213) 424-7992Fax: (213) 424-8892

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slightly over the same period lastyear. Steel exports at PHA facilitiesrose 110 percent to 166,760 tons.

For the entire port, tonnage in thegeneral cargo category was down 12percent to 5.6 million tons, whilebulk cargo crept upward 2 percent to66.5 million tons.

RAIL CAR MAINTENANCEFIRM OPENS FACILITY

MBF Industries Inc. opened afacility in west Harris County inNovember to provide rail car repair,maintenance, exterior painting andinterior lining applications.

The plant, with 103,000 square feetof space, is located in Hockley,Texas. A 100,000-square-foot addi-tion is planned later, according toMBF President K.M. Markoe.ECONOMIC EFFECT John Brock, presi-dent of the Houston EconomicDevelopment Council, said the plantwill have an annual economic effectof $11.5 million on the Houston areaeconomy.

The new plant will employ 20 per-sons when it opens and 125 by theend of its first year, Markoe said.

HOUSTON FIRM PICKEDTO CERTIFY PACKAGING

RVR Package Testing Center, aresearch and development depart-ment of Houston-based RivianaFoods Inc., has been authorized tocertify that design and strength ofhazardous materials packaging willmeet United Nations requirementsfor international shipping.

The UN standards go into effectJan. 1, 1991. The U.S. Department ofTransportation (DOT) has certifiedonly 12 laboratories to conduct suchpackage-testing, said Lejo Brana,director of RVR Package TestingCenter.

"These new regulations will affectthousands of U.S. companies," saidBrana. "We’re prepared to assistthose companies with cost-effectiveplanning, engineering and testing."

Further information may be ob-tained by calling the center at (713)861-8221.

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Gala benefits Seamen’sCenter, features ’Diamondin the Rough’ themeEach year a gala, complete with auction, is held to raisefunds for the Houston International Seamen’s Center. The1989 version of this event honored the Port of ttouston’s 75thanniversary and featured a "Diamond in the Rough" theme.Special honorees during the evening were Bill Hawkins, aveteran supporter and board member for the center, and JackHall, director of the center since it opened in 1972. Theseamen’s center, the world’s largest, provides services for40,000 visiting seafarers each year.

AB0tE: Harris County Commissioner Jim Fonteno (right) wasthe auctioneer. Shown with him is Port Commissioner C.C.Smitherman.

LEFT: Co-chairmen for the event were Sherry Itolmes, wife otPort Commission Chairman Ned Holmes, and PortCommissioner Michael Solar.

BEL0~’: During the auction, Brunello Salesi (right), presidentof Shippers Stevedoring Co., purchased a diamond and goldpin shaped like a ship’s anchor. At left is Bobby Wizig ofRobert’s Fine Jewelry. The Houston jewelry firm and theDiamond Information Center of New York provided the pin.

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TORM LINES EXECUTIVE VISITS HOUSTON"DANISH LINE REPORTS TONNAGE INCREASETorm Lines’ M/V BOKA recently called at the Port of’ttouston Authority’s Turning Basin Terminal. The arrivalcame as Torm reported an increase in tonnage for itsU.S.-West Africa service. The BOKA’s arrival also coincidedwith the Houston visit of Henrik Schrum, vice presidentand liner department manager for Torm’s worldheadquarters in Copenhagen. Torm is represented by KerrSteamship Co. and offers monthly sailings from Houstonto West Africa.

UAL’S M/V R4 I~ARD CALLS ATHOUSTON, INITIATES DIRECTSERVICE TO WEST AFRICAThe M/V BAYARD recently loadedcargo at the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Turning Basin Terminal,initiating Universal Africa Lines’ directservice between the U.S. Gulf and WestAfrica. Oceans International Corp ofHouston is U.S. Gulf agent for theservice and First Ocean Marine Co. isgeneral agent in North America. Shownat a plaque ceremony honoring thenew service are (from left) RamonTruman of First Ocean; J. Koek of HMTInternational Shipping & ForwardingB.V.; and David Simpson, PHA.

M/V BALTIYSK DISCHARGES 25 CONTAINERSOF RUSSIAN VODKA AT PORT OF HOUSTONThe M/V BALTIYSK, a combination cargo vesseloperated by Baltic Shipping, recently visited the Portof Houston for the first time. The Soviet-flag vessel isequipped to handle containers, heavy lifts and roll-on/roll-off cargo. While in Houston, the shipdischarged a variety of cargo, including 25 containersof Russian vodka. Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co. serves asagents for Baltic Shipping.

PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY EMPLOYEESGIVE FOOD TO HOUSTON HUNGER COALITIONEmployees at Port of Houston Authority facilitiesrecently collected more than 5,000 pounds of foodduring a food drive for Houston’s Interfaith HungerCoalition. Donations totaled more than 10 pounds peremployee. In the photo, Ellen Mitchell of the HungerCoalition, accepts the donations from Port of HoustonChairman Ned Holmes.

HOUSTON SHIPYARD TO CONVERT CHESAPEAKE TO PETROLEUM DISCHARGE VESSELThe Maritime Administration (MARAD) will take approximately one year. Once therecently awarded a $13.4 million contract to work is complete, the CHESAPEAKE willttouston Ship Repair Inc. to convert the become one of MARAD’s Ready Reservetanker S/S CHESAPEAKE to an offshore Force vessels, which are deployed in thepetroleum discharge ship. The conversion early stages of a military emergency.

DAIICHI CHUO PORT CAPTAIN TORU MOTEGILEAVES HOUSTON FOR SEATTLE ASSIGNMENTToru Motegi, port captain for Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha,recently left his Houston post to accept a promotion inSeattle. Shown is David Simpson (right) of the Port Houston Authority presenting Motegi with a plaque forhis support of the Port of Houston. Daiichi’s new Houstonport captain is Kacufumi Takeuchi. Fritz MaritimeAgencies represents Daiichi.

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STEAMSHIP L’NtR SRV’CtNote: Numbers in parentheses indicatesailing/requencies.A. Bottacchi

Agent: Sea-Land Agencies Intl.Service: South America (14-18)

ACL/Gulf Container LineAgent: Atlantic Container Line

Service: Europe (7)ACT/PACE

Agent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship &Chartering

Service: Australia/New Zealand (14)Afram Lines Ltd.

Agent: Oceans International Corp.Service: West Africa, South & East

Africa, Mediterranean,Mideast (30)

Agromar LinesAgent: Smith & Johnson

Service: South America (21)America/Africa/Europe Line

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service: West Africa (30)

Antilles & Africa LloydAgent: Barwil Agencies (Texas) Inc.

Service: Red Sea & Arabian Gulf (30)ATL (Project Carriers (Ltd.)

Agent: Gulfship MarineService: West Africa (30)

Atlantic Cargo Service (Italy Only)Agent: Nikou Shipping Co.

Service: Mediterranean (10)Armement Secam of Paris

Agent: Transtar Shipping Inc.Service: Mediterranean, Red Sea, Per-

sian Gulf’, Far East (30)Atlantic Cargo Services

Agent: Strachan ShippingService: Europe (10-12)

Baltic Shipping Co.Agent: Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co.

Service: East Coast, U.S. Gulf,Leningrad, USSR

Bangladesh Shipping Corp.Agent: Ayers Maritime Services

Service: Mideast, India, Pakistan,Burma, Sri Lanka (30)

Bank Line Ltd.Agent: Gulf & Atlantic Maritime

Services Inc.Service: East Africa (14)

Barber Blue SeaAgent: Barwil Agencies (Texas) Inc.

Service: Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong,Philippines, Singapore, In-donesia, Malaysia,Thailand (15)

Barber West Africa LineAgent: Barwil Agencies (Texas) Inc.

Service: West Africa (21)Beeco Shipping A/S

Agent: Interocean Steamship Corp.Service: Worldwide Service

C.A. Maritima Oceanica GraneleraAgent: West Indies Agency

Service: South America (21)Caribbean Bulk Lines

Agent: Care ShippingService: Caribbean (30)

Carriers Maritime AgencyAgent: Phoenician Intl. Shipping

Service: Mediterranean, Mideast, RedSea (7)

CAVN/Venezuelan LineAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: South America (15)Cedar Star Line/Canbel Line

Agent: Gulf Motorships Inc.Service: Greece, Cyprus, Turkey,

Lebanon, SyriaCentral Gulf Lines Inc.

Agent: Gulf’& Eastern Steamship &Chartering

Service: South & Central America,Mediterranean, Red Sea, In-dian Ocean

CGM U.S. Gulf ServiceAgent: Kerr Steamship Co.

Service: Europe, East Africa,Mediterranean

CNAN (Compagni NationalAlgerienne de Navigation)

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service: Mediterranean (30)

CSAV/Chilean LineAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: South America (14)Coast Container Line

Agent: Phoenician MaritimeService: Europe

Columbus LineAgent: Biehl & Co.

Service: Australia, New Zealand (14)Concord Line

Agent: Care Shipping Inc.Service: Central America,

Caribbean (15)Cosco (China Ocean Shipping)

Agent: Norton Lilly International Inc.Service: Far East (10)

Costa Container ServiceAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: Mediterranean (14)CrossAm Line (Contilines)

Agent: E.S. Binnings Inc.Service: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,

Sri Lanka, Mediterranean (30)Dacom Line

Agent: Daher America Inc.Service: West Africa - LCL

Dafra Lines A.S.Agent: Furness Shipping & Agency

Inc.Service: West Afi’ica (21)

D’Amico Societa di Navifazione LineAgent: Norton Lilly International

Service: Mediterranean (18)D.B. Turkish Cargo Line

Agent: Johnson Maritime Services(Gulf) Inc.

Service: Mediterranean (30)Djakarta Lloyd

Agent: Gulf & Eastern SteamshipService: Singapore, Indonesia,

Malaysia, Thailand (45)D.M.I. (U.S.A.) Ltd.

Agent: Interocean Steamship Corp.Service: Far East

D.S.S. Line (Deep Sea Shipping)Agent: Phoenician Maritime

Service: West AfricaEast Asiatic Ltd. - Trans Pacific Service

Agent: Voigt & Koutroulis ShippingService: Far East

Ellerman LineAgent: Southern Steamship Agency

Service: Mediterranean, Mideast, South& East Africa (7)

ELMA/Argentine LineAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: South America (14)Empremar

Agent: Containership Agencies Inc.Service: South America (21)

Empresa Naviera Santa, S.A.Agent: Tagship Inc.

Service: South America (14)Euro Express Lines

Agent: Transporteur Le Monde Inc.Service: Europe (14)

First Ocean MarineAgent: Allegro International Shipping

Service: Southeast Asia, Far East (30)Forest Lines

Agent: Gulf & Eastern SteamshipService: Europe (10)

Frota AmazonicaAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: South America, Caribbean (30)Mexico (25)

Gearbulk Container ServiceAgent: Multi-Trans Marine Inc.

Service: Japan, Korea (14)General Lines Ltd.

Agent: Mar-Tex ShippingService: West Africa & East Africa

GrancolombianaAgent: E.S. Binnings

Service: South America (14)GCL/Gulf Container Line

Agent: Gulf Container LineService: Europe (7)

Gran Golfo ExpressAgent: Gran Golfo Express

Service: Mexico, Caribbean (10)Gulf Mideast Lines Inc.

Agent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship &Chartering

Service: South & East Africa,Mideast (30)

Hapag-LloydAgent: Hapag-Lloyd (America) Inc.

Service: Europe (7)Hoegh Lines

Agent: Hoegh Lines AgencyService: Singapore, Indonesia,

Malaysia, Thailand, Mideast,India, Pakistan, Burma, SriLanka (25)

Hyundai Merchant MarineAgent: Overseas Freight Corp.

Service: Far East (7)Interoceanic Ltda.

Agent: Ayers Maritime ServicesService: Colombia (12)

Italian LineAgent: Containership Agency Inc.

Service: MediterraneanIvaran Lines

Agent: Riise ShippingService: South America (14)

Javelin LineAgent: Gulf’ Motorships Inc

Service: India, Pakistan, Mediter-ranean, Southeast Asia

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STEAMSHIP AGENTSAllegro Intl. Shipping Co ........ 953-9066American Maritime Agencies .... 877-8870American Shipping &

Chartering ................... 961-1677American Shipping Lines ....... 988-8819Armada Shipping Inc ........... 870-1133Ascona Shipping Co ............ 526-0164Atlantian Shipping Inc .......... 537-9557Atlantic Container Line/GCL .... 673-3440Ayers Maritime Services ........ 227-3261Barwil Agency (Texas) Inc ....... 862-5575Biehl & Company .............. 688-7700Bletsch Steamship Co ........... 225-1939Burlington Northern Worldwide .873-0250Cardinal Points Steamship

Agencies .................... 999-3534Care Shipping Inc .............. 445-5992Carroll Freight Systems ......... 926-9244Containership Agencies Inc ...... 681-8880Cooper Shipping Co ............. 681-3043Deepsea Agents ................ 961-4921Dock Express Contractors Inc .... 626-0405EC.AM Container Agencies ...... 956-0343Emerald Shipping &

Consolidation ................ 448-6886Empress Shipping Agency ....... 861-7720E.S. Binnings Inc ............... 861-2772Finmarine Inc ................. 480-9071Finn Container Cargo Services... 526-2700First American Shipping/

Trading Inc .................. 359-3369Fritz Maritime Agencies ........ 957-1883Furness Shipping & Agencies .... 847-9600General Maritime Agency Inc .... 956-0307General Steamship Corp ......... 333-1956Gleneagle Ship Management Co.. 780-8977Goins International Inc ......... 688-1005Gran Golfo Express ............. 873-5060Gulf & Atlantic Maritime

Services lnc .................. 681-3475Gulf & Eastern Steamship ....... 956-2228Gulf and Overseas

Shipping Corp ................ 680-8385

Gulf America Agencies Inc ...... 453-0478Gulf Motorships Inc ............. 470-8081Gulf Ocean Group .............. 674-9080Gulf Ocean Shipping Corp ....... 480-0055Gulfship Inc ................... 661-2992Gulfship Marine Inc ............ 682-1445Hapag-Lloyd (America) Inc ...... 683-8557H.D. Gale Maritime Agencies .... 674-2600Hoegh Line Agency ............ 683-3607Hong Kong Islands ............. 688-3800International Maritime

Transport .................... 589-8886Interocean Steamship Corp ...... 869-3040Jahre Shipping USA Inc ......... 627-1050Jo Tankers, USA Inc ............. 671-2572Johnson Maritime Services ..... 682-8406Kerr Steamship Co .............. 521-9600Lykes Bros. Steamship .......... 941-0700Maersk Line ................... 599-5200Mammoet Transport U.S.A. Inc...931-2175Marine Americas Shipping &

Transport Inc ................. 875-3050Mar-Tex Shipping ............... 652-3180Max Marine lnc ................ 947-9902Moran-Gulf Shipping Agencies . .880-0940Multi-Trans Marine Inc .......... 957-0088Navicon - Texas ................ 873-5060Navios Ship Agencies Inc ........ 676-2280Nedlloyd Lines ................. 931-2100Nedlloyd Tankers ............... 931-2185Nexos Line .................... 451-4575Nikou Shipping ................ 686-4568Nippon Liner Systems .......... 861-7639Norton Lilly International Inc...222-9601Oceans Projects International ...682-8714Oceans International Corp ...... 956-2200Oceanwide Houston Inc ......... 591-1616Odfjel Westfal-Larsen (USA) ..... 474-9300OOCL (USA) Inc ................ 880-1127Overseas Freight Corp ........... 681-0205Peninsular Shipping ............ 780-9276Phillips-Parr Inc ................ 224-1893

Phoenician InternationalShipping Co .................. 590-1500

Phoenix Shipping Inc ........... 446-2171Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co ....... 675-2808Riise Shipping ................. 880-5343Rohde & Liesenfeld Projects ..... 875-1923Seabulk Oceans Systems Corp .... 623-0331Seagulf Maritime Inc ........... 520-0662Seaharbors Steamship

Agencies Inc ................. 678-7300Sea-Land Agencies

International ................. 878-1365Seanav International ........... 688-6963Smith & Johnson ............... 455-1100Solar Shipping ................. 965-0244Southern Steamship Agency ..... 956-0096St. Ives Navigation Co ........... 862-6597States Shipping Agency Inc ...... 683-6850Steamship Agency Services ...... 932-1777Stolt-Nielsen Inc ................ 943-8901Strachan Shipping ............. 683-3500Tagship Inc .................... 680-8388Texas American Shipping Corp... 863-9330Texas Seatrade Corp ............. 359-1515TFL Sales ..................... 957-8920Transmarine Navigation Corp .... 475-0640Transporteur Le Monde Inc ...... 861-7720Transtar Shipping .............. 455-4477Trasatlantica Agency (USA) Inc..688-0256TRICOM Shipping Agency ...... 863-8866United Shipping Agency ........ 678-8818Universal Shipping

Agencies Inc ................. 678-8138Voigt & Koutroulis Shipping Co..957-3445Waterman Steamship ........... 681-3863West Indies Agency ............. 236-1314Zim Lines ..................... 880-9798

KEY PERSONNEL/PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITYJim Pugh, Executive Director ............. 226-2153Tom Kornegay, Managing Director ........ 226-2180

Customer Service ........................ 226-2198

1-800-999-4875

OPERATIONSJim Baker, Director ...................... 670-2676

Fentress Brocewell Borbours Cut Container TerminalJohn Horan, Manager ................... 470-5530

Bulk Materials Handling Plant/Houston Public ElevatorGlenn Feilner, Manager .................. 670-2563

Turning Basin TerminalJohn Horton, Manager ................... 670-2674Operations Supervisors .................. 670-2675

SecurityCharles Martin, Manager ................. 670-2431

TRADE DEVELOPMENTAndy Hietala, Director ................. 226-2120Don Allee, General Sales Manager ....... 226-2174Lee Vela, Public Relations Manager ...... 226-2131Janet Anderson,

Communications Manager .......... 226-2185

ADMINISTRATIONLinda Reese, Director .................. 226-2188Bill Brady, Controller .................. 670-2555Len Waska, Purchasing Manager ........ 226-2160

FACILITIESJoe Scroggins, Jr., Director ............. 928-7258James Hare, Real Estate Manager ........ 928-7263John Kahl, Chief Engineer ............. 226-2140

FOREIGN TRADE ZONEJack Beasley, Manager ................. 928-7269

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