A tug (above) is nudging the WindjammerCHRISTIAN RADICH into its berth at the Port ofHouston. During the welcoming ceremoniesPort Commissioner W.D. Haden, II, presentedthe ship’s captain with a maiden voyageplaque.

NorwegianWindjammerVisits PortHoustonians were treated to a rare

and beautiful sight recently when the 3-masted square-rigged CHRISTIANRADICH sailed up the ship channel tothe Port of Houston Authority’s dock4 in the Turning Basin. The 205-footNorwegian vessel, manned by 17officers and 88 cadets, was greeted byan enthusiastic crowd, and a host ofmaritime and civic leaders.

During the official welcomingceremony, Port of Houston AuthorityCommissioner W.D. Haden, II,presented Commander Jan MagneFjeld-Hansen with a color plaque ofthe port.

The CHRISTIAN RADICH isowned and run by the institutionOstlandets Skoleskib, while theNorwegian Ministry of Education isresponsible for the operating expenses.Aboard the training vessel the youngcadets are taught seamanship anddiscipline that will qualify them forservice in the Norwegian MerchantMarine or Navy.

CHRISTIAN RADICH is theinstitution’s fourth ship, and since1881 approximately 10,500 boys havebeen given their basic training inseamanship onboard these ships.

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Richard Daschbach, Chairman of the FederalMaritime Commission, center, was thefeatured speaker at a Houston luncheonrecently. Among those who welcomed thespeaker are, from the left, Maurice T.Hesterman, Director, Regional MarketDevelopment, U.S. Maritime Administration;Ted Thorjussen, Vice President, West GulfMaritime Association; Mr. Daschbach; RichardP. Leach, Executive Director, Port of Houston,and C.A. Rousser, Director of TradeDevelopment.

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Foreign Trade, FMC Chairman SaysBY ED HORN

Federal policy toward oceanshipping is undergoing a favorable seachange, the chairman of the FederalMaritime Commission told a Houstonaudience of shippers and carriers.

Chairman Richard J. Daschbachsaid the proposed Ocean Shipping Actof 1980, under consideration byCongress, would make governmentmore of a catalyst than an obstacle toforeign trade.

"The bill gives me confidence forfacing the future by dramaticallyreversing U.S. policies," Mr.Daschbach said. He was the mainspeaker at a luncheon which concludeda conference on "EmergingShipper/Carrier Relationships in U.S.Foreign Trade." The conference wassponsored by the Houston WorldTrade Association, the West GulfMaritime Association and the Port ofHouston Authority in cooperationwith the Central Region of the UnitedStates Maritime Administration, anagency of the U.S. CommerceDepartment.

Mr. Daschbach said the legislationwould encourage exporting, helpshippers to obtain equal footing withtheir foreign competitors, andencourage energy conservation and theexpansion of the American flag fleet.

Under the bill, formation of

shippers’ council, common in otherdeveloped countries, would bepermitted in the United States.Exporters and importers would haveantitrust immunity as carriers now do,when working together. "This is aconcrete vehicle for U.S. shippers toreach parity with their foreigncounterparts," said Mr. Daschbach."We’re trying to get away fromtextbook theories of economics andmove toward realistic approaches."

The chairman said recent worldevents have served to remind thegovernment of how important a U.S.merchant marine fleet is to nationalsecurity. He reported that 61 of 79critical and strategic materials areimported by ship. Foreign flag vesselscarry more than 50 per cent of 20 ofthese materials, he said.

Mr. Daschbach said his agency ispreparing to do its part in helping toachieve the goals of the proposedlegislation. "It is our responsibility toguarantee this fleet a regulatoryenvironment in which it can prosper."

The Ocean Shipping Act of 1980, infact, would require the FederalMaritime Commission to resolveregulatory questions within sevenmonths of their submission. "My onlycomplaint about holding our feet to thefire is that the flame is not hot

enough," Mr. Daschbach said. Heindicated he would like to see thedeadline period shortened to fourmonths or even 90 days.

Mr. Daschbach encouraged shippersand carriers at the meeting to study thelegislation and make their opinionsknown during the Congressionalprocess, rather than simply acceptinggovernment action.

Other participants in the program atthe World Trade Club of Houstonincluded:

[] Donald G. Aldridge of NewYork, Senior Vice President AtlanticDivision, Delta Steamship Co., Inc.

[] J.F. Muheim of Switzerland,Chairman. of the Standing Committee,European Shippers’ Councils.

[] Gerald H. O’Brien of New York,Executive Vice President, AmericanImporters Association.

[] Maurice T. Hesterman of NewOrleans, Chief, Regional MarketDevelopment, U.S. MaritimeAdministration.

[] James G. Tompkins III ofHouston, Chairman, West GulfMaritime Association.

[] C.A. Rousser, Jr., Director ofTrade Development, Port of HoustonAuthority.

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Central Gulf Expands ActivitiesFrom Port of Houston To Mid-East

Combination container/breakbulkvessels are mainstays in a new twice-monthly service that Central GulfLines is operating from Houston andother U.S. Gulf ports to the MiddleEast.

Central Gulf inaugurated the servicein 1979 to supplement its regularLASH (Lighter Aboard SHip) serviceto the Middle East. Early in 1980, theCompany began a mini-bridge servicefrom the U.S. West coast via Houstonto ports in the Red Sea.

Concurrent with these new activities,Central Gulf expanded its Houstonoffice operation and moved CompanySenior Vice-President, Hugo F.Hansen, to its Houston headquartersin the 1121 Walker Building. Mr.Hansen directs the Company’smarketing and operations functionsfor the southwestern United States,and also heads up Central Gulf’sSpecial Project Division. Hansen wasformerly Vice President - Operations,headquartered in New Orleans, andhas also served the Company asDirector of Far Eastern Operations.

"We have for some time recognizedthat the Houston area has grownrapidly and we have been looking

forward to expanding our activitieshere," Mr. Hansen said.

Houston has been a major port forCentral Gulf, since the Company’sinception more than 30 years ago. TheCompany’s Houston offices wereestablished in the mid-1950’s in theHouston First Savings Building andtoday are located in larger quarters at1121 Walker Street.

Central Gulf was founded in NewOrleans in 1947 by the late Niels F.Johnsen, who was a lifelong marinerand had been active in the shippingbusiness in the United States since1915. Originally chartered as CentralGulf Steamship Corporation, theCompany name was changed in 1972 toCentral Gulf Lines, Inc.

Central Gulf began operations byacquiring one of the then-plentifulLiberty ships and inaugurating servicebetween U.S. Gulf coast ports andports in the Far East.

The LASH vessel S.S. GREEN ISLAND loadsgiant generators at the Port of Houston’sBarbours Cut facility. Forward deck areascontain standard LASH barges, which are alsostowed three high below deck. The ship is 893feet long and has a deadweight of 46,000 tons.

The Company’s early years werecharacterized by operation of vessels inbulk trades, by time-chartering vesselsto other operators and by chartering invessels to meet specific cargo servicecommitments. In short, Companymanagement displayed a willingnessand determination to "go where thecargo is" in order to maintaincorporate viability and to achievegrowth and development objectives sonecessary for future expansion. Thisbasic philosophy has helped CentralGulf to initiate and gain leadingpositions in liner cargo services, toinnovate and pioneer in the operationof the LASH barge-carryingtransportation system, and to solidifyits participation as an active member ofthe United States Merchant Marine.

With ten years of successfuloperation as a strong foundation, thedecision was made to undertake amajor expansion program leading toestablishment of Central Gulf as aprincipal owner and operator andpaving the way to future growth anddevelopment. These and subsequentforward steps were taken withoutbenefit of an operating subsidy, acondition that has applied to Central

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Gulf operations from the Company’sinception to the present.

Preparatory to inaugurating a linerberth service in the fall of 1957, aprincipal Company office was openedin New York and other offices wereopened in Houston and Galveston towork in concert with the home office inNew Orleans and a network of officesand agents that had been established indomestic and overseas ports. Niels W.Johnsen directed New York activitiesas Vice-President in charge of Atlanticoperations, and Erik F. Johnsenassumed similar responsibilities in NewOrleans as Vice-President for Gulfoperation. Today, they serve asChairman and President of theCompany, respectively.

A third principal Companyexecutive, Harold S. Grehan, Jr.,joined Central Gulf in 1958 tosupervise traffic operations and is nowExecutive Vice-President and adirector with offices in New Orleans.Mr. Hansen, who heads the Companyoffices in Houston, joined CentralGulf in 1965, was elected a Vice-President in 1972 and named SeniorVice-President in 1979.

In September of 1957, Central Gulfbegan operating a liner service betweenU.S. Gulf and Atlantic ports and portsin the Mediterranean, Red Sea, PersianGulf, Pakistan and India. From aninitial 24 scheduled sailings annually,the liner service was developed to thepoint that in the middle sixties itincluded as many as 54 sailings eachyear; in fact, U.S. MaritimeAdministration records show that bythe close of 1963 Central Gulf hadbecome the leading carrier on thesetrade routes.

During the years 1957-1967,concurrent with the establishment andexpansion of liner cargo services,Central Gulf proceeded to acquire andextensively refurbish the vessels thatcomprised its then 12-vessel fleet whileat the same time maintaining someeight ships on full-time charters.

In the late 1960’s there wasincreasing demand for cargo vesselspace to supply our armed forces andcivilian contingents in the Vietnamarea. Central Gulf’s liner fleet hadbeen carrying military cargo regularlyon the trade routes it served, and in1967 and 1968 the Company beganplacing its recently-converted and re-outfitted C-4 vessels on full-timecharter to the Military SealiftCommand.

At the close of Vietnam operations,three of these GREEN PORT,

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GREEN WAVE, and GREENFOREST- were among the first toparticipate in rescue operations. Onseveral voyages to and from the area,they transported to safety thousands ofrefugees, receiving commendationsfrom the Secretary of the Navy and theMilitary Sealift Command on theirreturn to the United States.

Even while expanding and upgradingits liner fleet, Central Gulf had beenactively seeking solutions to problemsassociated with increased portcongestion in areas it served as well aslooking for more efficienttransportation systems that wouldenable the Company to continue toprogress and to remain competitive in aperiod of change that was affectingocean carriers and the AmericanMerchant Marine.

These considerations led todiscussions with naval architect JeromeGoldman, head of the firm of Friede &Goldman, who at that point in theearly 1960’s had completed basicresearch and produced preliminarydesigns for a barge-carrying vessel.This new concept was well-suited toCentral Gulf requirements, and theCompany took immediate interest inits further development.

Economic feasibility studies,extensive model testing, examinationand re-examination of the many detailsof the design and the concept, all wereundertaken in close concert with thenaval architects to produce a newtransportation system that wouldexhibit high performance capabilityfrom the outset. Many years of hardwork by all those involved made itsdevelopment possible.

This new transportation system thatwas to assume an important place onthe maritime scene is familiar now asthe LASH System. LASH, for LighterAboard SHip, is an ocean/inlandsystem which, simply put, involvesloading cargo in standard-dimensionLASH barges (375 L.T. capacity) either inland or coastal points, thebarges are then loaded aboard theocean LASH carrier, at anchor oralongside docks, by its own 510-tongantry-type crane and transported atspeeds up to 22 knots to portdestinations where the cycle ofdischarging and loading is completedagain and the ocean vessel continues onits trade route.

Central Gulf pioneered LASHoperations, beginning in 1969 with theworld’s first LASH vessel, ACADIAFOREST, and adding a sister ship,ATLANTIC FOREST, in 1970.Today, the Company is the world’slargest LASH operator with a fleet thatincludes five LASH ocean carriers(capable of carrying 83 - 89 LASHbarges each) and more than 1,200LASH barges. Central Gulf has alsodeveloped and operates three float-on/float-off feeder LASH vesselsknown as FLASH, and three self-propelled feeder LASH vessels knownas SPLASH. The FLASH units carryeight LASH barges under tow, and twoof the SPLASH vessels carry 18 LASHbarges and 108 TEU’s while the third isequipped to carry 15 LASH barges.Houston is a principal port for theCompany’s LASH operations.

In addition to its LASH operationsand its more recent combinationcontainer/breakbulk service, CentralGulf has recently acquired two C-3 andtwo C-4 vessels which have been placedon charter to the U.S. Navy’s MilitarySealift Command.

The identifying mark on the stacksof Central Gulf vessels is a multi-pointcompass rose, a design thatappropriately symbolizes theCompany’s cargo services. CentralGulf trade routes encompass both theU.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts, NorthEurope, the Mediterranean Sea,Middle East, East Africa, Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia.

Central Gulf Lines, an affiliate ofInternational Shipholding Corporation,is continuing to expand and diversifyits cargo transportation services; andHouston, with its prime location andvast market area potential, is playingand increasingly vital part in theCompany’s ongoing programs.

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Spain And Bolivia Asstgn" New Consuls HereBolivia

When Carlos G. Bailivian becameConsul of Bolivia in Houston, he hadno trouble getting acquainted with thecity. He had lived here for eight yearsand earned a degree in sociology fromthe University of Houston.

The Bolivian Consulate in Houstonwas established in 1976 while Mr.Ballivian was still attending UH. Heserved as Vice Consul from 1974 untilhis promotion to Consul.

As a Houston resident since 1970,Mr. Ballivian has seen the city growinto the dynamic international tradecenter it is today. "Our country feltlike Houston was becoming very

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important to us, which is why theConsulate was established," he said.

Bolivia is a land-locked nation,surrounded by Brazil, Paraguay,Argentina, Chile and Peru. "Chiletook away our Pacific sea coast 100years ago," Mr. Ballivian said.Bolivians annually observe a "SeaDay" on March 23 as a reminder ofthis loss.

Despite having no coast, Mr.Ballivian said, "We have great hope ofsoon starting a Bolivian merchantfleet." The country does much of itsinternational trade through free portsestablished for Bolivia by Brazil atSantos and by Argentina at Rosario.

Bolivia sends tin, lumber and sugarto the United States and imports "justabout everything" and especially oilfield equipment and refinery andpetrochemical plant machinery fromthis country, the Consul said.

In addition to providing assistance incommercial endeavors, the Consulate

April, 1980

serves visitors from Bolivia andprovides tourist information topotential visitors. Mr. Ballivian saidmany Bolivians visit Houston to usefacilities of the Texas Medical Center.

He said about 500 Bolivian familiesreside in the Houston area, about halfof them settled as permanent residents.In addition to the state of Texas, theConsulate area includes New Mexicoand Arizona.

A new Vice Consul, Jaime Rios, hasjust arrived in Houston to assume hisduties, and Mrs. Norah Walker wasrecently appointed as Honorary ViceConsul.

Mr. Ballivian said the Boliviannational oil company, YasimientosPetroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos orYPFE has a Houston office, as doesthe airline Lloyd Aero Boliviano. Hesaid the possibility of passenger servicebetween Houston and Bolivia is underinvestigation. LAB is now providing aweekly cargo flight to Bolivia fromHouston.

Spain

Since arriving in Houston lastSeptember, Antonio Soler, ConsulGeneral of Spain, has spent much ofhis time traveling through the territoryhis Houston office supervises.

The Houston Office of theConsulate of Spain serves the States ofTexas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.And, according to Mr. Soler, "it willtake me several months more tobecome fully acquainted with the area Idirect."

Mr. Soler sees his job as ConsulGeneral and the job of the HoustonConsulate of Spain as being multi-faceted.

"It is my belief that the office of theconsulate should first serve the citizensof the foreign country living in theU.S. There are only about 2,000Spanish citizens living in the three-statearea this office supervises. We handlethings such as visas, passports, andother items of a personal or businessinterest. Additionally, this office alsoserves those non-Spanish citizenswishing to visit Spain. This is a veryimportant function of this office," hesaid.

In addition, Mr. Soler hopes, duringhis tenure as Consul General of Spain,to increase educational and culturalprograms between Spain and thiscountry.

"We hope to intensify thecooperation between the universities ofSpain and the universities in the U.S.,but particularly those located in Texas,Oklahoma and New Mexico. Thiscooperation would include theinterchange not only of students, butalso of university professors."

The continuation of cultural tiesbetween Texas and Spain is alsoimportant to Mr. Soler.

"I would like to help further developan Institute of Hispanic Culture inHouston. Houston and Texas are veryrich with Spanish culture. It is my hopeto bring to Houston, Spanish artists,and art_expositions, as well as Spanishmusicians, so that people may see thenew Spanish art," he said.

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Aside from promoting the culturebetween the U.S. and Spain, Mr. Soleralso wants to encourage thecontinuation of good commercial tradebetween the two countries.

"Spain and the United States havebeen allies since 1956. Withoutexaggeration, I feel that we have agood, solid relationship with the U.S.This wifl continue and will hopefullyallow the continuation of tradedevelopment between our twocountries to prosper," said Mr. Soler.

"Trade has been particularlysuccessful between Spain, Texas, andHouston in general. Houston is a’boom’ town, culturally, economically,educationally and socially. Houston isthe energy, medicine and spaceexploration capital of the world. Thisfactor is a prime reason why moreSpanish-based companies are planningto develop the market here. We want tostrengthen our trade relationships," hesaid.

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TRANSPORTATIONOBSERVATIONS OF THE HOUSTON PORT BUREAU

BRIEFS FILED INSWITCHING CASE

CHARGE IS PLANNEDFOR MOVEMENT OFEMPTY CONTAINERS

RAILROADS RESTOREPORT EQUALIZATION

N.L.R.B. FILES BRIEFON CONTAINER RULE

FMC RULES ON MEATCONTAINERIZATION

LEGISLATION FORTRUCK WEIGHTAND LENGTH

This case was remanded to the I.C.C. by the Fifth Circuit Court, and afterconsiderable evidence and testimony, on the part of all parties, bothprotestants and defendants the briefs were filed March 31, 1980. This case hasbecome an historic case, as it began in June, 1973, and has been very activesince that time.

The railroads have published, effective April 18, 1980, distance scale Plan IllTOFC/COFC rates, from ramp to ramp. Assuming there was a load in eachdirection, it would result in a 15 per cent reduction in the Plan III/s in eachdirection. However, if a container is to be returned empty, the empty rate willbe about 45 percent of the new Plan III rate, resulting in an overall increase ofapproximately 22 per cent. The railroads may well look to the owner of thecontainer for any empty movement of the container.

Historically the railroads have equalized their carload import/export rateswithin the southwestern states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and someports of Texas to some degree. For example, the lowest rates were extendedto all ports in the East and West Gulf ports. Due to a Tariff Increase Ex Parte368-A, the East Gulf Ports were given a slight advantage, but the Houston PortBureau took a very strong stand in this matter and was successful inencouraging the Southwestern Railroads to establish a competitive level ofrates that are scheduled to become effective May 4, giving all West Gulf portsequal advantage.

The National Labor Relations Board filed their brief with the U.S. SupremeCourt on the 50-mile container rule. NLRB opposes assignment of the strippingand stuffing of containers by ILA labor only when originating or destined to apoint within 50-miles of the port. Replies to NLRB’s position no doubt will befiled.

The Federal Maritime Commission issued its order denying RefrigeratedExpress L~ines’ petition to adjust unfavorable shipping arrangements againstbreak-bulk handling of frozen meats from Australia and New Zealand to U.S.Ports.. The case involved the Australian Meat & Livestock Corporation’s (AMLC)failure to redesignate Refrigerated Express Lines as a carrier and decision todesignate only container ca rriers as authorized to engage in thetransportation of refrigerated meats from Australia to U.S. Atlantic and GulfCoast ports. FMC ruled against Refrigerated Express Lines and for thecontainerization of meats, concluding that AMLC’s decision was based uponsound economic and trade consideration.

The Senate passed Bill S. 1390 which allows vehicles operating in interstatecommerce on the interstate System to take advantage of the 80,000 poundlimit in all states and a combination length limit of 65 feet. In addition, stateswould be allowed, if they wish, to increase truck width to 102 inches from thepresent 96-inch limit. At present, there is no federal length standard, and eachstate had been free to set its own restrictions on both size and weight oftrucks. The Senate bill now goes to the House for action.

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