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PO-~TVolume 32 December 1988 Number 12

JAMES PUGHExecutive Director & CEO

TOM KORNEGAYManaging Director

JAMES BAKERDirector of Port Operations

STEVEN JAEGERDirector of Marketing

F. WILLIAM COLBURNDirector of Administration

JOE SCROGGINS, JR.Director of Facilities

JOE FLACKCounty Auditor

RICHARD LEACHPresident

THE PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE (ISSN 0032-4825) published monthly by the Port of HoustonAuthority, P.O, Box 2562, Houston, Texas77252-2562, and is distributed free to maritime,industrial and transportation interests in theUnited States and foreign countries. SECONDCLASS POSTAGE PAID AT HOUSTON, TEXASAND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PORTOF HOUSTON MAGAZINE, P.O Box 2562,Houston, TX 77252-2562 The magazine staff in-cludes: Communications Manager, Janet Anderson; Editor, Ann Bordelon; Writer, Susan Hum-phrey; Advertising Manager, Sheila Adams; Procluction Supervisor, Nancy Switzer; and Photo-grapher, Ray Soto. This publication is notcopyrighted and permission is given for thereproduction or use of any original materials,provided credit is given to the Port of HoustonAdditional information, extra copies or advertising rates may be obtained by writing the PORTOF HOUSTON MAGAZINE

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T A B L E 0 F C 0 N T E N T S

Port of Houston opens South American officeAnnouncements made in Houston and Caracas, Venezuela

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Organization of American StatesHouston salutes OAS 40th anniversary

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Gala benefits Houston Soamen’s CenterHarris County Judge Jon Lindsay honored at annual event

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PHA’s New York field officePromoting the port for nearly 40 years

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Houston’s 37th annual Consular BallRepublic of Turkey is spotlighted nation

D E P A R T M E N T S

Port Tidings 11

Port Side 35

Liner Service 38

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ON THE COVER

Venezuelan Consul General GonzaloEspina (left), and Houston Port Commis-sion Chairman Ned Holmes announcedthe opening of a Port of HoustonAuthority field office in Venezuela.

Executive Offices1519 Capitol AvenueP.O. Box 2562Houston, TX 77252-2562Tel: (713) 226-2100TWX: 910-881-5787Telecopier: (713) 226-2134

Field Offices60 East 42nd StreetNew York, NY 10165Tel: (212) 867-2780

PORT COMMISSIONERS

Torre KLM, Pent HouseAvda. Romulo GallegosSanta EduvigisCaracas 1071, VenezuelaCountry Number: 01-58-2Tel: 283-2067, 283-1489Fax: 283-1221Telex: 25541, 27244

NED HOLMES H J. MIDDLETON ivIILTON CARROI,L ROBERT GILLETTE LEROY BRL NER CC. SMITHERMAN J. MICHAEL SOLARChairman (~ommissJolaer (;omlnissioner Con/missioner COllal]lissioner Commissioner Commissioner

PORT OF HOUSTONOPENS SOUTH

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OFFICEhe Port of Houston Authorityhas opened a field office inCaracas, Venezuela, to aug-ment PHA marketing efforts in

South America.The opening of the new office

was announced at gatherings held inHouston and Caracas. The office of-ficially opened Nov. 1.

"We look forward to expandingour trade with South America," NedHolmes, chairman of the Port ofHouston Commission, said during aHouston news conference to an-nounce the opening. "We believethat the office will greatly enhance

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our ability to market our port in thatvery important market. We’re hop-ing to expand on the North-Southtrade axis between Houston andSouth America."CARACAS EVENTS In Caracas, the PortAuthority hosted a luncheon and re-ception at the Caracas Hilton Inter-national to announce the opening.About 70 representatives of the ship-ping community, government andmedia attended. The Port Authorityalso hosted an informal evening re-ception at the office. Houston-basedPHA representatives attending theCaracas opening were Holmes, Com-missioners Michael Solar and C.C.Smitherman, Executive DirectorJames Pugh and General Sales Man-ager Donald Allee.

Arturo Gamez, a native of Vene-zuela with extensive experience in

the shipping industry, will be incharge of the South American office.Gamez is the Port Authority’s newSouth America regional salesmanager.NATURAL GATEWAY "Houston, be-cause of its location and intermodalconnections, is a natural gateway forcargo originating in South America,"Gamez said. "From Houston, cargocan be landbridged to the U.S. WestCoast and Canada. A carrier can savetime and money by using Houstonas an entrance instead of the PanamaCanal."

"This office will greatly

enhance our ability to

market our port in a very

important market."

The Caracas office is located inthe Torre KLM Penthouse, AvenidaRomulo Gallegos, Santa Eduvigis,Caracas 10711, Venezuela. The tele-phone numbers are 283-2067 and283-1489. Telex numbers are 25541and 27244, and the telecopier num-ber (Fax) is 283-1221.

LEFT: James ,°ugh (left), PHAexecutive director, visits withDr. Gonzalo Espina, Venezu-ela’s consul general in Houston,during a luncheon held toannounce the opening of theCaracas office.

CENTER: Ned Holmes (right),chairman of the Port ofHouston Commission, discussesthe new field office with areporter during a Houston newsconference.

RIGHT.. The Port Authorityhosted a luncheon and receptionin Caracas in conjunction withthe opening of the new office.Here, O%om left) Houston PortCommissioners Michael Solarand C.C. Smitherman discussthe new office with NormanWoodroffe, Corporacion Rincon,and Capt. Lelys Gonzalez, C.A.Maritima Oceanica Granelera.

TRADE OPPORTUNITIES Venezuela isone of the port’s top five tradingpartners, moving 2.7 million tons ofcargo through Houston in 1987.South American trade with the Portof Houston totaled 6.6 million tonsin 1987. Of this, 3.5 million tonswere imports to Houston, while 3.1million tons were exports. SouthAmerica sends a variety of com-modities to Houston, including steel,petroleum products and derivativesand agricultural products. Com-modities moving from Houston to

South America include a number ofraw materials and grain.

Holmes said the Caracas officewill play a vital role in the Port of

South American trade with

the Port of Houston

totaled 6.6 million tons of

cargo in 1987.

Houston’s future."In the next few decades, we ex-

pect South America to increase itsrole in world trade significantly,"Holmes said. "The new field officein Venezuela is an important part ofour plan to attract as much of thattrade as possible to the Port ofHouston."

The Port Authority operatesanother field office in New York Ci-ty. For more information on theNew York office, see Page 12 of thisissue. []

Espina (left) is interviewed by a televisionreporter at a Houston news conferenceannouncing the opening of the new office.

Arturo Gamez has joined the Port Authority staff as PHA South America regional salesmanager. He is domiciled at the Caracas office.

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CITY OF HOUSTON SALUTESOAS ANNIVERSARYT

he secretary general of the Or-ganization of American States(OAS) and 10 OAS ambassadorsrecently were in Houston for

events commemorating the organiza-tion’s 40th anniversary.

Secretary General Joao ClementeBaena Soares was accompanied byOAS ambassadors representing theUnited States, Bolivia, Colombia, theDominican Republic, Ecuador, E1Salvador, Paraguay, Saint Lucia andCosta Rica.

The international delegation at-tended the Houston InternationalBusiness Expo, which saluted the

how closely our destinies are linked,"Ned Holmes told Business Expo parti-cipants. Holmes is treasurer of thechamber of commerce’s board of di-rectors and chairman of the Port ofHouston Commission.

The chamber also organized aluncheon for the OAS delegates.Soares and Holmes were keynotespeakers for the luncheon. The dele-gation also was honored at a dinnerhosted by the Port of HoustonAuthority.

The OAS, based in Washington,D.C., was established in April 1948 inBogota, Colombia. The organization’spurpose is to promote solidarity andpeace among its member countriesand to foster economic, social andcultural development.

The OAS membership consists ofthe United States, Mexico and about30 other countries in CentralAmerica, South America and theCaribbean. []

Richard ~ McCormack (right), whorepresents the United States on the ()ASCouncil, accepts his "Captain of the Port"designation from Holmes.

Joao Clemente Baena Soares, secretarygeneral of the Organization of AmericanStates, spoke briefly at a dinner given by thePort of Houston Authority for visiting ()ASambassadors.

OAS anniversary. The expo, now inits second year, is organized by theGreater Houston Chamber of Com-merce.

"Houston takes tremendous pridein saluting the Organization ofAmerican States on the occasion of its40th anniversary. Our city and thestate of Texas understand perhapsbetter than any other area how vitalLatin America and the CaribbeanBasin are to the United States and

Ned Holmes, Port of Houston Commission chairman, presented"Captain of the Port" certificates to the OAS ambassadors. Here, Dr.

Joseph E. Edmund& chairman of the OAS Council (left), accepts hiscertificate.

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tended the gala, now in its fifth year.During the evening, three people were honored for

their support of the center. Harris County Judge Jon Lind-

Supporters of the Houston International Seamen’s Center discuss thefiretruck party that was sold during the gala auction. Mickey Lane,president of Strachan Stevedoring Co., bought the party package. Thedalmatians represent Spark V, a live canine who is the Houston FireDepartment’s mascot. Shown are ~rom left) Port of HoustonCommission Chairman Ned Holmes; the Rev. Rivers Patout of theSeamen’s Center staff,. Harris County Judge Jon L indsay; andHouston Fire Marshall Eddie Corral.

say was recognized for his contributions to the center, theport and the Houston maritime community. ClarenceDupre, a Houston banker and past president and treasurerfor the center’s board of directors, was honored for hisservice and support. Also recognized for his hard workwas Bill Washburn, a longtime volunteer at the center.

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Attending the gala were Ramon Xilotl Ramirez (center), consulgeneral for Mexico in Houston; Xilotl’s wife (left), Monserrat; andPort of Houston Commissioner Michael Solar.

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Turning Basin projects include shedrepairs, wharf work and rail repairs

Three new projects will soon beunder way at the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Turning Basin Termi-nal, and three other projects havebeen completed.

L. Arnold Construction Co. hasreceived a contract to replace thetransit shed roof at ManchesterWharf 2 at the Turning Basin Ter-minal. The shed’s 30-year-old roofwill be replaced with a galvanizedcorrugated metal roof. Downspoutswithin and outside the shed alsowill be replaced. The work willcost an estimated $198,000.

The Port Authority recentlybegan seeking bids for the re-habilitation of railroad tracks be-hind Wharves 10-17 at the TurningBasin Terminal. The project willcost an estimated $1.6 million andis part of an extensive track reha-bilitation program at the terminal.Plans call for the replacement oftrackage and 16 rail switches, aswell as new pavement, drainageand subgrade work.

Bids also were being sought forrepairs to Wharf 12. Earlier this

Riprap to be installedat Bulk Materials Plant

Plans are under way to installriprap -- concrete blocks orboulders used to prevent ero-sion -- at the Bulk Materials Han-dling Plant.

The Port Authority recentlystarted seeking bids for the con-struction of approximately 2,550feet of riprap along the channelshoreline at the plant. The workwill cost an estimated $254,000.

year, a vessel struck the wharf,damaging the front beam and slab.The work will cost an estimated$12,600.

Cagle Construction Co. finishedrepairing damaged floor slabs inTransit Sheds 24 and 25 at a costof approximately $490,000, andColor Interiors Inc. finished repair-ing floor slabs inside Shed 22 at acost of approximately $43,400. Inaddition, Anchor Fence Co. fin-ished installing new perimeterfencing at the Port of Houston In-dustrial Park-West at a cost of$28,400.

Propeller Club slatespast president reception

The Port of Houston PropellerClub will host a cocktail receptionand buffet Jan. 19 to honor pastand present Port of Houston Com-missioners and Propeller Clubpresidents.

The event will start at 6 p.m. atBrady’s Landing Restaurant. State,county and city officials will be onhand for the festivities.

The cocktail reception and buffetwill be held in conjunction withthe Port of Houston’s 75th anniver-sary as a deep-water port. The Portof Houston Propeller Club willmark another milestone -- its 50thanniversary -- in 1990.

Tickets are $25 a person. Formore information, contact WilliamKlyng, club secretary, at (713)961-4922.

The Propeller Club of the UnitedStates is the largest non-profitorganization in the world devotedto the support of U.S. waterbornecommerce.

CrossAm appoints BiehlGulf and East Coast agent

CrossAm Line of Antwerp,Belgium, has named Biehl and Co.Inc. of Houston as general agentfor the U.S. Gulf and East Coast.

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Transtar appointed agentfor Secam in U.S. Gulf

Transtar Shipping Inc. has beennamed U.S. Gulf agent for Arme-ment Secam, a Paris-based projectcargo carrier.

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n an office on New York’s busyEast 42nd Street, across fromGrand Central Station, three peo-ple work continuously to pro-

mote a port that is 1,400 miles away.The trio is the staff of the Port of

Houston Authority’s Eastern Sales Of-rice: Mark Butler, eastern sales man-ager; Jack Wojewnik, assistant easternsales manager; and Pat Kennedy, sec-retary. The office covers a sales terri-tory of 14 states, as well as EasternCanada.ESTABLISHED IN 1949 The Harris Coun-ty Houston Ship Channel NavigationDistrict -- the forerunner of the PortAuthority- first established a pres-ence in New York in 1949. The newlyopened Eastern Regional Office wasoperated by the Houston Port andTraffic Bureau, the navigation dis-trict’s sales and promotional arm.

"Proclaiming to the whole UnitedStates that the Port of Houston wasaggressively bidding for world trade,the Eastern Office of the Port Bureauopened in New York City on May 1,1949," wrote William Richards, thenthe district’s new eastern representa-tive. Richards described the office’smission in an article for the HoustonPort Book, the forerunner of the Portof Houston Magazine. He called thenew office the "springboard for cap-turing foreign trade in WesternEurope."

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more tonnage for thePort of Houston."

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careers working in the transportationindustry. Butler joined the PortAuthority about a year and a half agoand previously worked in sales andmarketing management for a U.S.steamship line. Wojewnik has beenwith the Port Authority for more than11 years and also has steamship agen-cy and railroad experience. Kennedy,having worked at the Eastern SalesOffice for 18 years, has also becomean expert. In addition to her admin-istrative duties, she handles customerrequests for rate and service informa-tion when Butler and Wojewnik areon the road.

Butler and Wojewnik travel six to

nine days a month, meeting withshipowners, ocean carriers, agents,shippers, consignees, freight for-warders and customs brokers. Theyalso work closely with support indus-tries such as stevedores, motor car-riers and railroads.

"All of these entities are importantto us," Butler says. "They can in-dividually or collectively influencethe deployment of vessels andcargoes which generate activity inHouston."STAYING IN TOUCH Keeping up withdevelopments at PHA facilities andwithin the Houston shipping com-munity is "an absolute priority,"Butler says. He and Wojewnik main-tain daily contact with the Houstonoffice by telephone and receiveregular reports on the port’s opera-tional, financial and policy matters, aswell as market trends.

"In addition, we travel to Houstonregularly to meet with managementand see each facility in operation,"Butler adds. "We get an additionalperspective from customers in theNortheast who have activity or repre-sentation in Houston."SOLID REPUTATION Marketing the Portof Houston’s facilities in New York isessentially the same as selling them inHouston, Butler says. The only dif-ference is that not as many shippingclients in the Northeast have visitedthe port. Nevertheless, Butler adds,the Port of Houston has a solid repu-tation.

"The general impression ourcustomers in the Northeast have isthat we are a progressive and growingport that deals effectively with indus-try changes," he says. "They see thatwe have the plans and the funds tobuild and improve the facilities theyneed to further develop the marketsthey access through Houston." []

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AAPA LISTS SEMINARSFOR UPCOMING YEAR

The American Association of PortAuthorities has issued its 1988-89calendar of education and trainingprograms. This year’s schedule in-cludes seminars, as well as AAPA’s an-nual spring conference.

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the lower or central Texas coast,commerce would have been greatlyaffected if not thoroughly disrupted,he said.

The district engineer comparedpossible disruption of traffic on thecanal from a hurricane to disruptionof commerce by the 1988 droughtand shallow water on the MississippiRiver.NO GOOD ALTERNATIVES "It would takeperhaps a million railroad cars or 3.5million trucks to carry the traffic thatmoves on the GIWW," Tudela ex-

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