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NEWS AND VIEWS FROM AROUND THE PORT PORT TIDINGS Cargo, Inc., moves into new offices Cargo, Inc., has movedinto new of- rices according to William Kilfoyle, line manager for the Gulf region. The new office is located at 1919 North Loop West, Suite 655. The telephone number is 863-8290 and the telex is 4620057. Craft promoted at Gulf & Eastern Steamship Carol Craft has been appointed as . supervisor Full Cargo Division of Gulf md Eastern Steamship and Chartering Corp., according to Jack R. Holman, vice president of the company. Craft is based in the Houston office and will supervise vessel operations in the West Gulf for Empresade Navegacao Alianca, C.A. Maritima Oceanica Granelera and Jugooceanija Line. BET Transportation and Overland T~rtadon merge According to BET Transportation President, Roy Batts and Walter Overland, Jr., president of Overland Transportation Company, the two com- panies have merged. The new organiza- tion will utilize the name of BET Transportation, Inc., (BTI) and will headquarter at 9811 North Freeway, Suite A- 109. Batts will remain president-operation manager and Overland will serve as vice president-sales. According to Batts, the merger will enable the company to offer a wider ¯ ange of services: local drayage, direct aischarge and storage, container services and over the road trucking with a variety of equipmentincluding van, refrigerated and flat bed type units. The local telephone number is 591-7111 and the toll free number is 1-800-331-0030. Beaufort Navigation opens Houston office Beaufort Navigation, Inc., one of the largest steamship agencies on the West coast, has established offices in Houston and Dallas to accomodate a growing customer base in the Southwest region. "We’re excited about the prospects here, and as a full-service steamship agency, Beaufort will be pursuing a variety of business opportunities," said Bob Meyer, Beaufort’s Southwest District Manager. The Houstonoffice is currently hand- ling Compania Peruana De Vapores Line (CPV Line) with service to/from Peru, well as Korean Marine Transport Cor- poration (KMTC) to/from the Far East. Beaufort Navigation maintains offices and sub-agents throughout the United States. The firm’s Houston address is 1919 Smith, Suite 420, Houston 77002. For additional information phone Bob Meyer, District Manager, or George Flynn, Customer Services, at (713) 751-9222. Telex: 763021. Yangming Line expanding service According to Keith M. Lusebrink, marketing manager for the Houston of- fice of Solar Shipping Agency, Inc., the Yangming Line has expanded its service to Australia. In addition to the regular service to the Far East and Southeast Asian ports, the line will now call at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Burnie from Gulf, East and West Coast ports, as well as inland points throughout the U.S. The service will be independent, non- conference three times monthly and rates are negotiable. Solar ShippingAgency, Inc., is located in Houston at 200 South Post Oak, Suite 1990 and the telephone number is 965-0244. North American Shipping appointed agent for Red Sea North American Shipping Agencies, Inc., (NASA) has been appointed U.S. agents for the Red Sea Navigation Line, a division of Costa Armatori. Red Sea Navigation offers a full con- tainer liner service every three weeks from the Gulf of Mexico to Beirut, Aqaba, Jeddah, Hoeidah and Port Sudan. H.E. Colbum, with more than thirty years in the shipping industry, will manage the line’s activities. NASA headquarters in Houston at 2640 Canal Street, recently opened a New Orleans office. The Houston office telephone number is 453-6922. Naviera Consolidada names traffic manager Larry R. Schaefer has been named traf- fic manager for the Houston office of Naviera Consolidada S.A., according to Richard W. Love, executive vice presi- dent and member of the board of direc- tors for the firm. Schaefer has been in the transporta- tion field for more than 20 years. NaviconLines offers bi-monthly sailings from Houston and other Gulf ports to Costa Rica and Ecuador. Navicon-Texas, Inc., the lines’ Houston office, is located at 12941 1-45 North, Suite 417 and the telephone number is 659-3470. Houston Pilots elect officers The Houston Pilots have elected new officers for 1985. Robert E. Adams will serve as presiding officer and Lance A. Miller and Harry L. Lydick, Jr. will serve on the executive committee. The pilots guide ships between the Gulf of Mexico entrance of the Houston Ship Channel and their berths along the channel. The use of a pilot is required by law. 23

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Page 1: PORT TIDINGS

NEWS AND VIEWSFROM AROUND THE PORT

PORTTIDINGS

Cargo, Inc., movesinto new offices

Cargo, Inc., has moved into new of-rices according to William Kilfoyle, linemanager for the Gulf region.

The new office is located at 1919North Loop West, Suite 655. Thetelephone number is 863-8290 and thetelex is 4620057.

Craft promoted atGulf & Eastern Steamship

Carol Craft has been appointed as

. supervisor Full Cargo Division of Gulfmd Eastern Steamship and Chartering

Corp., according to Jack R. Holman, vicepresident of the company.

Craft is based in the Houston officeand will supervise vessel operations inthe West Gulf for Empresa de NavegacaoAlianca, C.A. Maritima OceanicaGranelera and Jugooceanija Line.

BET Transportation andOverland T~rtadon merge

According to BET TransportationPresident, Roy Batts and WalterOverland, Jr., president of OverlandTransportation Company, the two com-panies have merged. The new organiza-tion will utilize the name of BETTransportation, Inc., (BTI) and willheadquarter at 9811 North Freeway,Suite A- 109.

Batts will remain president-operationmanager and Overland will serve as vicepresident-sales.

According to Batts, the merger willenable the company to offer a wider¯ ange of services: local drayage, directaischarge and storage, container servicesand over the road trucking with a varietyof equipment including van, refrigeratedand flat bed type units.

The local telephone number is591-7111 and the toll free number is1-800-331-0030.

Beaufort Navigationopens Houston office

Beaufort Navigation, Inc., one of thelargest steamship agencies on the Westcoast, has established offices in Houstonand Dallas to accomodate a growingcustomer base in the Southwest region.

"We’re excited about the prospectshere, and as a full-service steamshipagency, Beaufort will be pursuing avariety of business opportunities," saidBob Meyer, Beaufort’s SouthwestDistrict Manager.

The Houston office is currently hand-ling Compania Peruana De Vapores Line(CPV Line) with service to/from Peru, well as Korean Marine Transport Cor-poration (KMTC) to/from the Far East.

Beaufort Navigation maintains officesand sub-agents throughout the UnitedStates. The firm’s Houston address is1919 Smith, Suite 420, Houston 77002.For additional information phone BobMeyer, District Manager, or GeorgeFlynn, Customer Services, at (713)751-9222. Telex: 763021.

Yangming Lineexpanding service

According to Keith M. Lusebrink,marketing manager for the Houston of-fice of Solar Shipping Agency, Inc., theYangming Line has expanded its serviceto Australia.

In addition to the regular service tothe Far East and Southeast Asian ports,the line will now call at Sydney,Melbourne, Brisbane and Burnie fromGulf, East and West Coast ports, as wellas inland points throughout the U.S.

The service will be independent, non-conference three times monthly and ratesare negotiable.

Solar Shipping Agency, Inc., is locatedin Houston at 200 South Post Oak, Suite1990 and the telephone number is965-0244.

North American Shippingappointed agent for Red Sea

North American Shipping Agencies,Inc., (NASA) has been appointed U.S.agents for the Red Sea Navigation Line, adivision of Costa Armatori.

Red Sea Navigation offers a full con-tainer liner service every three weeksfrom the Gulf of Mexico to Beirut,Aqaba, Jeddah, Hoeidah and PortSudan. H.E. Colbum, with more thanthirty years in the shipping industry, willmanage the line’s activities.

NASA headquarters in Houston at2640 Canal Street, recently opened aNew Orleans office. The Houston officetelephone number is 453-6922.

Naviera Consolidadanames traffic manager

Larry R. Schaefer has been named traf-fic manager for the Houston office ofNaviera Consolidada S.A., according toRichard W. Love, executive vice presi-dent and member of the board of direc-tors for the firm.

Schaefer has been in the transporta-tion field for more than 20 years.Navicon Lines offers bi-monthly sailingsfrom Houston and other Gulf ports toCosta Rica and Ecuador. Navicon-Texas,Inc., the lines’ Houston office, is locatedat 12941 1-45 North, Suite 417 and thetelephone number is 659-3470.

Houston Pilotselect officers

The Houston Pilots have elected newofficers for 1985. Robert E. Adams willserve as presiding officer and Lance A.Miller and Harry L. Lydick, Jr. will serveon the executive committee.

The pilots guide ships between theGulf of Mexico entrance of the HoustonShip Channel and their berths along thechannel. The use of a pilot is required bylaw.

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New addition to theEmpresa Naviera Santa Line

The M/V SANTA FE made its maiden voyage tothe Port of Houston recently where it loadedgeneral cargo, containers and 2,000 tons ofsulfer from the Port of Houston Authority’s BulkMaterials Handling Plant. The vessel flies thePeruvian flag, has an overall length of 410 feetand a breadth of 56 feet. This vessel is a newaddition to the Empresa Naviera Santa, S.A.Line for their liner service serving Houston andother Gulf ports to destinations in Peru andChile. Pictured here at a plaque presentation tocommemorate the event are (from left): MisaelBreton, PHA Latin America Representative;Chief Engineer, Antonio Lopez, and Captain J.Aurelio Fernandez. Oceans International Cor-poration, based in Houston, are the generalagents for the line.

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DALLAS 214- 747~)648, MEMPHIS 901-526-5153, ST. LOUIS 314-231-3389, TULSA 918-492-2721.

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MEETINGCALENDAR

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 36: Next meetingis scheduled for March. For more informa-tion contact Vernon Scherer, 688-8593

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 282: Next meeting isscheduled for March. For more informationcontact James Fontenol, 691-2051.

Export Packers Association of Houston: Nextmeeting is scheduled for March 13. Formore information contactJ. T. Strawn, Jr.,748-1900 or Robert Cowan, 941-4996.

Houston Customhouse Brokers and Freight For-warders Association: Next meeting isscheduled for March. For more informationcontact George Strange, 228-7447.

Houston Transportation Clerks Association:Next meeting is scheduled for March 8,11:30 a.m., at at Kaphan’s Restaurant.Contact Larry Hopper, 465-8448.

Marine Square Club of Houston: Meets the secondWednesday of every month at 11 : 30 a.m. atBrady’s Landing.

International Transportation Management Ass(ciation: Next meeting is scheduled foiMarch. For more information contact MackJohnson, at 871-3361

National Defense Transportation Association:Meets the last Thursday of every month,11:30 a.m., at Kaphan’s Restaurant. Formore information contact Mark Ehrlich537-8297.

Propeller Club of Houston: Next meeting isscheduled for March 18, 12:30 p.m. atRiverband Country Club. This will be a golfouting. For more information, contact RickBates, 868-1661 or Dick White 241-3796.

Transportation Club of Houston: Meets the firstTuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. atthe Shamrock Hilton Hotel. For more infor-mation contact Jim Willett at 228-2823.

United States Merchant Marine Academy AlumniAssociation: Meets the first Thursday ofevery month, 11:30 a.m. at the WhitehallHotel. For more information contact MikeKice, 672-8396.

West Gulf Intermodal Association: Meets thelast Wednesday of each month, 5 p.m. atDirty’s Restaurant. For more informationcontact Richard Hinely, 690-1600.

Women in Transportation and Shipping: Neymeeting is scheduled for March. For mo.information contact Shellie LaBlanc,666-7307.

Women’s Transportation Club of Houston: Meetsthe second Monday of each month, 5:30p.m., Kaphan’s. Contact Joy Lloyd,452-8865.

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Venezuelan Line offers additional service

The M/V RIO COLORADO will add additional service from Houston toPunta Cardon, Amuay Bay, Guaranao, El Tablazo, Bachaquero and LaSalina for the C.A. Venezolana de Navegacion (Venezuelan Line). The~,essel recently made its maiden voyage to the Port of Houston. Flyingthe British flag, the vessel has an overall length of 359 feet, a breadth

of 52 feet and is of 5,564 DWT. Pictured here at a plaque presentationare (from left) Renato Venturini, Strachan Shipping Company, agents forthe line; Port of Houston Authority Latin America Representative, MisaelBreton; Captain Wang Chung Hsien; and Hector Garza, Strachan Ship-ping Company.

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8uderman and Youn~ has set the standard forreliable harbor and coastwise towin~ services on theTexas Gulf Coast since 1895. You can count on ourfleet of tugs manned by skilled crews and equippedwith the latest in tow~, gommunication andnavigration aids.

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918 World Trade Center, Houston, Texas ??OO2713/2,27-1128 Cable: SANDY HOUSTON

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TMM expands service,Oceans Intl. hosts reception

Oceans International Corporation recentlyhosted a reception for Transportation MaritimaMexicana, S.A. (TMM) honoring the inaugura-tion of its expansion of service. The line begancalling on Houston on the westbound portion ofits European service with the arrival of theM/V MONTERREY. Pictured here at the recep-tion are (from left): Leonard R. Speer, vicepresident of sales, Oceans International; Port ofHouston Authority Latin America Reprsentative,Misael Breton; John W. Britton, senior vicepresident, Oceans International; FranciscoQuiroz, TMM; Eduardo Rosillo, TMM; MarioRonzon, TMM; and Ocean International Presi-dent, Burnell J. Russell.

Signet announces oceantransportation services division

Signet Marine Group, an operatingentity of Signet Corporation, has formedan Ocean Transportation Services Divi-sion under the umbrella of Signet Cor-poration of Houston, according to J.Barry Snyder, president and chief ex-ecutive officer of Signet, and Thomas V.Van Dawark, executive vice president ofDillingham Maritime.

Under the terms of the agreement be-tween Signet and Dillingham Maritime,Signet will charter Dillingham vessels toaugment the existing Signet fleet.

The Ocean Transportation ServicesDivision of Signet Marine Group willspecialize in marine towing andtransportation of liquid, dry bulk, brea"bulk, containerized, and project cargoesin the Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Carib-bean. In addition to the transportationof materials, Oceans Transportation Ser-vices has expertise in the loading andsecuring cargoes.

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Japanese Steel from new Sanko ship

Flying the Panamanian flag, another of the Sanko state-of-the-artvessels, the M/V SANKO CHESTNUT made its maiden voyage tothe Port of Houston recently with a load of steel from Japan. The612 foot vessel has a breadth of 91 feet and is of 3,796 DWT. Ata plaque presentation ceremony are James Paul, Strachan Ship-ping Company, agents for the line; Captain A. Ando and Port ofHouston Director of Operations, J.R. Curtis.

Another Sanko vesselmakes way to Houston

Discharging 3,700 tons of steel from Antwerp,the M/V SANKO PRELUDE made its maidenvoyage to the Port of Houston recently on its wayto the west coast of Mexico. The 521 foot vesselhas a breadth of 78 feet and is of 14,147 DWT.Pictured here at a ceremony to commemoratethe event is Dever Besana, chief officer; J.R. Cur-tis, director of operations for the Port of HoustonAuthority; Captain Lars H. Fergo; Howard Mc-Cann, Sanko-Kisen (USA) Corp.; and JamesPaul, Strachan Shipping Company, agents forthe line.

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RO/RO & breakbulk, out of gauge,FCL/LCL Service to United Kingdom,Continent, Scandinavia and Baltic

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Service to South African ports

CHINA NATIONAL CHARIERII~G CORPORATIONFull cargoes and general cargotoThe People’s Republic of China

CHINAOCEAN SHIPPING COMPANYFull cargoes and general cargotoThe People’s Republic of China

TmNedlloyd Lines

Middle East Service RO/RO, FCL and LCL/LTLservice to Red Sea and Arabian Gulf.

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Ship Agents ar2180 N. Loop ,s713/683-3500 ° GaF

OFFICES Charleston. S.C Savannah Ga BrunswPensacola Fla Mobile. Ala Pascagoula. M~ss NewONew York N Y Chicago. Ill St Louis Mo Dallas Tex

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)ING COMPANY

.,vedoresLI. ¢ , Texas3THACHAN"

Service to West and East Mediterraneanand North African ports

HOEGH ~ UNESServices:East Coast/Gulf to India, Sri Lanka and Southeast AsiaWest Coast to Singapore and Arabian Gulf

Mitsu| O.SK. LinesContainer and breakbulk service toJapan/Far East via mini-land bridge

SANKO KISEN (E.S.~.) EI]P,P.REPRESENTING THE SANKO STEAMSHIP CC. LTD. TOKYO

Import (USA) steel, automobiles fromJapan and Europe Export (USA) grain,bulk fertilizer to Japan

VENEZUELAN LINECOMPANIA ANONIMA VENEZOLANA DE NAVEGACIONService to Venezuela

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FMC NO. $97

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New Orleans, LA 70154 Houston, TX 77210 Telex: 77-5606 Mobile, AL 36652(504) 581-3320 (713) 224-8101 1205) 433-8474

TWX: 810 951-5220 TWX: 910 881-5784 Telex: 50-5532Telex: 58-4286 Telex: 77-5606

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1800 West Loop South, Suite 1600 ¯ Houston, TX 77027

Viewpoint-frompagecustoms duties to navigation im-provements and to impose cost sharingonly on dredging projects with a depthgreater than 45 feet. This concept passedin the House of Representatives but hasnot been accepted by the administrationor the Senate.

Most of the proposed legislation hasattempted in one way or another to pro-vide a fast track solution for authorizingnavigation improvements. Some of theproposals would help to solve the pro-blems, others appear to be little morethan window dressing. Fast tracking isopposed by environmentalists whoare basically against development of thenation’s infrastructure.

Local interests, both public andprivate, have provided all of theshoreside facilities that make the naviga-tion system work. This is real cost sharingwhen the system is looked upon as awhole. In fact, since 1824 when thefederal government began constructio-of the nation’s navigable waterways,approximately $7 billion has been in-vested in waterway construction andmaintenance by the federal governmentand approximately $7 billion has beeninvested by local entities in shoresidefacilities.

The time for action has long sincepassed. Let us hope that an equitablecompromise can soon be reached if weare, as a nation, going to take advantageof the most cost-effective means of ship-ping. []

SHIP VIA THEPOR T OF HOUS TON

HOEGH INTRODUCESTHE FUTURE TODAYIt begins with the M/V H6egh Dene, the first of four new multi-purposevessels designed for the unique needs of the Middle East, S.E. Asiaand Far East. It comes to you with regular sailings, cargo-flexibility, theability to discharge at difficult ports and the leverage to helpshippers stay competitive in the ’80’s.

HOEGH LINES:MIDDLE EAST/PACIFIC SERVICE

LOS ANGELES Transpacific Transportation Co. (213) 629-4192SAN FRANCISCO Transpacific Transportation Co. (415) 986-0786

PORTLAND Transpacitic Transportation Co. (503) 222-3235SEATTLE Transpacitic Transportation Co. (206) 624-7393

NEW YORK Nedlloyd (212) 432-9150CHICAGO Columbus Oversezts Agency (312) 939-4857

HOUSTON Strachan Shipping Co. (713) 683-3500GAMA SERVICE

MIDDLE EAST/ATLANTIC-GULFNEW YORK 0mnium Agencies (212) 820-9200

HOUSTON F.A. Voight Shipping Co. (713) 957-3445NEW ORLEANS F.A Voight Shipping Co. (504) 561-8585

S.E. ASIA-FAR EAST/ATLANTIC-GULFNEW YORK Nedlloyd (212) 432-9150

CHICAGO Columbus Overseas Agency (312) 939-4857HOUSTON Strachan Shipping Co. (713) 683-3500

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Venezuelan Line begins fortnightly serviceThe Venezuelan Line (Venezolana De Navegacion) has inaugurated fortnightly service with the arrival of the M/V ARAGUA. The 519 footJessel has a breadth of 71 feet. The line has also begun its mini-landbridge service from the U.S. West Coast to Maracaibo, Guanta, LaGuaira and Puerto Cabello via the Port of Houston. Pictured here at a

ceremony to commemorate the maiden voyage of the vessel are (fromleft): Renato Venturini, Strachan Shipping Company, agent for the line;Captain Jose Manuel Ballaben Bueno; PHA Latin America Represen-tative, Misael Breton; and Hector Garza, Strachan Shipping Company.

ROSE MARINE SERVICES, INC.1101A PLEASANTVILLE RD.e HOUSTON, TX 77029e(713) 678-8012eTELEX 853207eTWX 9103500472

¯ CARGO HOLD AND TANK CLEANING WITH HYDRO BLAST EQUIPMENT

¯ COMPLETE DIESEL REPAIR ¯FABRICATION

¯ AIR CONDITION eMETALIZING

¯ ELECTRICAL WORK eREFRIGERATION

MARINE CONSULTANTS

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\ Ambassador of Indonesiatours port

His Excellency Ambassador A. Hasnan Habib(right) recently visited Houston and toured thePort of Houston via the M/V SAM HOUSTON.Port Commissioner Rey Gonzales also hosted aluncheon for the Ambassador and he waspresented with the Texas state flag by PHACommunity Relations Director Michael Scorcio(left). Leading exports to Indonesia are ther-moplastic resins and leading imports for thecountry are lubricating oils.

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REPRESENTINGAct/Pace ....................... Australia/New ZealandArmada/GL TL Line ................... South & East AfricaCompagnie Nationale Algeriene

De Navigation (CNAN) ...................... AlgeriaCompanhia Chilena De Navegacion

Interoceanica, S.A ............................ ChileCompanhia Maritima Nacional .................... BrazilCompanhia De Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro .......... BrazilNational Shipping Corp. of the Philippines .......... BrazilShipping Corp. of India ............................ IndiaShipping Corp. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd ........... TrinidadWestwind Africa Line ....................... West AfricaWestwood Shipping Lines ................ Europe/Far East

Established 1841

26 OFFICES TO SERVE YOU

DALLAS MEMPHIS NEW ORLEANS214-747-5064 901-521-9070 504-581-6215

NORTON, LILLY & CO., INC

Behring appointsDarnell to head oceanand import divisions

Behring International, Inc. PresidentMichael Donnelly has announced theappointment of Gene Darnell to headBehring’s Houston air, ocean and importservice staffs.

Darnell bringsto Behring 17 yearsof experience asboth shipper andforwarder in theinternational traf-fic and logistics in-dustry. In previouspositions as projecttransportationmanager for Fluorand Brown &Root, Darnelldealt extensively with steamship andairline carriers in negotiation of freightrates and project planning. Hisbackground also includes managementpositions in a major Houston courier andfreight forwarding firm.

One of Darnell’s initial respon-sibilities will be to oversee the consolida-tion of various Houston operating unitsfor air exports, ocean exports, imports,and sales under one roof at Behring’sMorales Road facility near Intercontinen-tal Airport.

Behring Shipping Company has beenin the freight forwarding industry silits formation in 1917. Behring Interna-tional is a supplier of global freight for-warding, export packing and warehous-ing services for both domestic andmultinational industries, with more than40 domestic and foreign facilities.

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Altvater joinsBaltic Marine

Former Executive Director of the Portof Houston Authority, George W. Alt-

vater has beennamed sales agentfor Baltic Marineaccording to JackSmith, presidentof the Houstoni~rm.

Altvater hasbeen involved withthe maritime in-dustry for some 47years joining thestaff of the Port of

Houston Authority in 1959 and servingas director of sales; deputy director; andexecutive director from 1971 to 1979.

Baltic Marine specializes in the repairand maintenance of ships, barges andtug boats in addition to industrialfabrication.

New headquarters for the firm are,cated at 7815 LaPorte Freeway at Bat-

tleground Road in LaPorte and thetelephone number is 479-6666.

Argentine Line representative visits port facilities

Captain Jorge Ves Losada, delegate general of A. Bottacchi, S.A. in the United States and Canada,recently visited with Port Authority representatives for a tour of facilities and a briefing on portcapabilities. Pictured here are Losada (left) with Port of Houston Latin America Representative,Misael Breton, mapping out the tour of the Barbours Cut Container Terminal.

SHIP VIA THE PORT OF HOUSTON

BIEHL STEAMSHIP AGENTSAND BROKERS

"Service has been our trademark for over 79 years"

2855 MANGUM ROAD * HOUSTON, TX 77092 * (713) 688-7700REPRESENTING

HAPAG-LLOYD ...................... Gulf/South Atlantic/Continental Ports/UK/ScandinaviaHAPAG.LLOYD TRANS-PACIFIC .................................. Gulf/South Atlantic/Far EastSCINDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD .............................. Gulf/India/BangladeshKOCTUG LINE ............................... Gulf/South Atlantic/Turkey R East MediterraneanMEXICAN LINE (TMM) ............................................. Gulf/East Coast South AmericaNAVIERA NEPTUNO S.A ..................................................................... Gulf/PeruP.M. & O ................................ Gulf/South Atlantic/East Malaysia/Brunei/MicronesiaCOLUMBUS LINE ...................................................... Gulf/Australia/New ZealandMARAGUA LINE (Maritima Aragua, S.A.) .................................... Gulf/VenezuelaANTILLES LLOYD ................................................. Gulf/Caribbean/Central AmericaTHE NATIONAL SHIPPING CO. OF SAUDI ARABIA ................... Mid East and Far EastLINABOL ............................................................................................... Bolivia

HOUSTON ̄ NEW ORLEANS ̄ GALVESTON ̄ BEAUMONT ¯PORT ARTHUR ̄ORANGE ¯ MOBILE ̄ BROWNSVILLE ¯CORPUS CHRISTI ¯ MEMPHIS ̄ DALLAS ̄

ST. LOUIS ¯ ATLANTA ̄ SAVANNAH ¯ DENVER ̄ NORFOLK

CABLE ADDRESS: BIEHL, HOUSTON ¯ TELEX 794-220 ¯TWX 910-881-1710

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WHEN THERE’S A JOB TO BE DONE

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Johnson named directorof marketing for Bulkfleet

Thomas J. Johnson has been nameddirector of marketing for BulkfleetMarine Corporation, an operating com-pany of the Houston-based Signet Cor-poration, according to J. Barry Snyder,president and chief executive officer ofSignet.

Johnson will supervise marketing ac-tivities and will be involved in newbusiness development and acquisitionsfor Signet Marine Group, of whichBulkfleet is a part. He will also overseemarketing services for the parent com-pany, Signet Corporation.

Bulkfleet Marine Corporation, a divi-sion of Signet Corporation, is a marineoperating company with long-term con-tracts for the transportation of refinedpetroleum products in the U.S..Houston-based Signet Corporation is aprivately-held group of shipping, travel,and real estate development companiesengaged in bulk and energy distribution,towing, ship management, air and seatravel services, and real estate mana~ment.

Marine Administratorselect new officers

The Association of Marine Ad-ministrators has elected its spring 1985officers: Thomas McCulley, president;Wally Wells, vice president; SallyEssmyer, secretary; Ray Naruszewicz,treasurer; Russell Parish, public relationsand Andrews Edmonds assistant publicrelations.

The group is the maritime businessorganization of Texas A&M University atGalveston and promotes education inthe maritime industry.

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Aquatran appointsItalian agent

William Higgins Jr., vice president ofEuropean operations for Aquatran, Inc.,has announced the appointment of FRA-BER as its agent in Genoa, Italy. Sailingsto Italy will commence about the thirdweek in January, with regular sailingsfollowing twice a month. Through billsof lading will be issued to Italy from anyof Aquatran’s 26 receiving depotsthroughout the United States, and col-lect shipments will also be accepted.

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Railroad from page5

Switching services for the big rail linesare handled by two local operations--theHouston Belt and Terminal RailroadCompany and the Port TerminalRailroad Association. The Belt is ownedby some of the major carriers itserves, with 50 percent of the linebelonging to Missouri Pacific, 25 percentowned by Santa Fe and a 12.5 percentshare owned by Burlington Northern.Chicago Pacific, formerly Rock IslandRailroad, owns the remaining 12.5 per-cent.

The Port Terminal Railroad Associa-

tion (PTRA), is an association member railroads which move cargothrough the Port of Houston. Servingthe port is the main reason the line ex-ists, said the PTRA’s general manager,H.E. Handley. Most of the freight mov-ed from one place to another within the¯ ~ort is moved by the PTRA.

The line was founded in 1924 to pro-vide impartial switching service for all ofthe trunkline railroads operating here.

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Without such an arrangement, it wouldbe difficult for the major rail lines tofunction at the port, said Handley. "Itwould be utter chaos if all five railroadstried to switch the city docks or the bigchemical plants," he said.

The PTRA performs all terminal ser-vices for its member lines. All cars goingto an industry served by the PTRA arebrought into the port over the memberline’s railroad and then turned over tothe PTRA, Handley explained. ThePTRA’s services include spotting of railcars, getting the empty ones released andreturning them to the member lines, hesaid. "That way, you’ve got one carrierserving the 156 industries located up anddown the ship channel rather than five."

Most freight moved within the port iscarried by the PTRA. The line handlesabout 450,000 cars a year, Handleysaid, a considerable number for arailroad with only 32 miles of main track.But in addition to its own track, thePTRA maintains another 141 miles oftrack owned by the Port of Houston

Authority. Adding the rail owned by theprivate industries the PTRA serves tothat brings the total miles of track usedby the line to 332.

On its own main line, the PTRA has17 miles of track serving the channel andanother 15 on the north side. Includedin its service area is the largest chemicalcomplex in the world as well as three ofthe south’s largest grain elevators,Handley said. In addition, the linehandles a wide variety of products at thepublic docks.

To keep up with the demand forquality rail service, all of the lines haveheavily invested in capital im-provements.

Over the last 10 years, the KatyRailroad completely rebuilt its main linebetween Kansas City and Houston at acost of $400 million. Burlington North-ern plans to spend $759 million on im-provement projects, while SouthernPacific spent $100 million in the Gulf

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New vessel forDIA Shipping Company

The M/V CAPE HOPE made its way to the Portof Houston for the first time recently with a ship-ment of oilfield steel. The vessel, a new purchasefor the DIA Shipping Company, has an overalllength of 405 feet and has a capacity of 15,369meters for grain. Flying the Cyprus flag, thevessel proceeded from Houston to CentralAmerica and then to Northern Europe. At aceremony to commemorate its maiden voyage toHouston were (from left): Ronald Makzume,Lyonel A. Makzume Shipping Agency of Turkey;Bill Rasco, receiving the plaque on behalf of thecaptain; Port of Houston Authority WesternRepresentative, Dave Simpson; and George Ar-maos, president of Phoenician Maritime, Inc.,agents for the line.

Port Police officerrecognized for rescue

Port police office George A. Gowenhas been given a certificate of apprecia-tion for his successful rescue of a seaman

who had acciden-tally fallen in theHouston ShipChannel.

Officer Gowenwas called to assista fellow officerwho had witnesseda seaman, KjellSundenius, fallsome 18 feet intothe channel. Dueto the height of

the wharf, the officers could not reachthe man. It was observed that the manwas apparently suffering from hypother-mia and had lapsed into un-consciousness. Gowen climbed down arope into the water and while holding onthe rope with one hand, he managed tograsp the seaman with the other preven-ting the man from drowning. He heldthis position for about thirty minutes un-til the port fireboat and the U.S. CoastGuard arrived.

In reporting the event, John W.ayan, shift commander, remarked, "A

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Heavy lift company to openplant operations in Houston

A.M. Cerra, president of Clearing, a division ofU.S. Industries and John Bolton, trafficmanager, visited the Port of Houston recently toinspect Wharf No. 32 (a recently opened heavylift-project cargo dock), and Barbours Cut Con-tainer Terminal. The company is planning toopen plant operations in Houston, shipping~tructures up to 30 feet in length and weighing

excess of 300,000 pounds. Pictured hereuuring the tour are Port of Houston Director ofTrade Development, Armando S. Waterland;Cerra; Bolton, and PHA Latin AmericaRepresentative, Misael Breton.

Roberts electedVP for Signet

Kenneth J. (Jim) Roberts has beenelected vice president of operations forSignet Marine Group, an operating enti-ty of Houston-based Signet Corporation,according to J. Barry Snyder, presidentand chief executive officer of Signet.

Roberts will oversee operations of twoSignet Marine Group divisions, theestablished Bulkfleet Marine and thenewly-formed Ocean Transportation Ser-vices.

Before joining Signet, Roberts accruedtwenty years of management experiencein maritime relation positions. He is agraduate of Western Michigan Universityin Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has beenactive in the Ports and Waterways Divi-"on of the Chamber of Commerce.

Houston-based Signet Corporation is aprivately held group of shipping, travel,and real estate development companiesengaged in bulk and energy distribution,towing, ship management, air and seatravel services, and real estate manage-ment.

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M/V LILENTHAL makesmaiden voyage

The M/V LILENTHAL made its maiden voyagerecently, arriving at the Port of Houston Authori-ty’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal. The Ger-man flag vessel has a capacity of 582 TEUs, anoverall length of 418 feet, a breadth of 28 feetand is of 8,020 DWT. At a ceremony towelcome the ship into port were (from left)David Carter, Strachan Shipping Company,agents for Costa Charter; Captain Bultze; RoyCarlisle, Port of Houston Authority; and CaptainLorenzo Di Casasrande, Costa Line.

Fact Finding Mission From MallThe Director General of the Office of Agricultural Products, Morif-ing Kone, visited the Port of Houston for a briefing on facilitiesand prcedures. The Republic of Mall is located in West Africaand is completely surrounded by other countries. The country’seconomy is based on agriculture, the country’s mainsource of foreign exchange. Pictured here at the briefing are Portof Houston Authority Latin America Representative, MisaelBreton; Thomas Conry, Institute of International Learning; Kone;Andrew LeCompta, translator; and Michael Scorcio, PHA directorof Community Relations.

Reception held for Hyundai chairmanA reception was recently held for Ju Yung Chung, chairman of theHyundai Group. The Korean congoiomerate consists of 34 corporationsincluding the Hyundai Merchant Marine Company, Ltd. The receptionwas held to honor Chung, pictured here with Port of Houston AuthorityExecutive Director, Richard P. Leach, and to introduce Chung to city of-ficials and customers.

Evergreen ’round-the-world’ vesselmakes maiden voyage

Evergreen Lines’ new ’round-the-world’ feeder service includes the M/VEVER BREEZE which made its maiden voyage to the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal recently loading 187 TEUsbound for the Caribbean. The vessel has an overall length of 396 feet, abreadth of 68 feet and of 7,525 DWT. The Houston call was also for theexchange command from an outgoing vacationing captain to a newone. Pictured here at the plaque presentation are: Captain Chen PeiTeh, the new captain of the vessel; Barbours Cut Manager, John Horan;and Captain Liu Ching I.

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New vessel for Olympic Maritime discharges steel

Olympic Maritime S.A., based in Monte Carlo, is converting their fleetfrom oil tankers to bulk carriers. The M/V OLYMPIC MELODY, one of sixnew vessels, made its maiden voyage to Houston discharging approx-imately 10,000 tons of steel pipe from the Korean firm, Hyudai MerchantMarine Corporation. The vessel, which flies the Greek flag, has an overalllength of 595 feet and a breadth of 73 feet. At a ceremony to com-memorate the event are Captain George A. Rapanakis and Port ofHouston Authority Deputy Director of Operations, John Green.

PORT SIDEDestination: Bolivia

More than 85 long tons of oilfield exploration equipment, including fourvibrator trucks, were loaded from Wharf 30 on the M/V JONNY WESCHrecently. The cargo shipped by Western Geophysical Houston, was boundfor Santa Cruz, Bolivia and moved through the Port of Santos in Brazil.The vessel is operated by Nacional Line of Brazil and is represented hereby Norton, Lilly and Company, agents for the line.

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The M/V JAPAN CARRYALL recently docked atthe Port of Houston AUthority’s new Wharf 32discharging 1,112 Nissan vehicles. TheJapanese-flag vessel, a pure carrier, Is a newaddition to the Japan Line LTD. Pictured hereat a ceremony to commemorate the maidenvoyage of the vessel to the Port of Houston are..Robert Zajicek, Southern Steamship Agency,agents for the line; PHA Latin America Repre-sentative Misael Breton; Captain Shohei Hirose;and Y. Douzono, chief engineer.

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Coast area alone during the last threeyears. The company is now planning tobuild a new yard at Strang. New yardshave already been built in Lake Charles,San Antonio and Beaumont, whileimprovements have been made at Engle-wood and Glidden.

Santa Fe has built a new intermodalfacility at its main yard in Pearland,while MoPac has invested in SD-50engines which save 1,100 gallons of fuelevery 1,000 to 1,500 miles. The locallines--the Belt and the PTRA--havealso kept pace with industry demands byconstantly upgrading and improvingtheir facilities.Another step forward for the railroad in-dustry here has been the Houston Ter-minal Project.

A federally-sponsored task force look-ed into labor and management problemsto try to come up with solutions to im-prove traffic flow. The task force in-troduced experimental labor agreemenwhich resulted in improved services.Even though some union jobs were lostover the changes, the union allowed it.Different lines now allow use of eachother’s tracks. The results are less conges-tion and better traffic flow.

T he chief benefit of the marriage of

labor and management as a resultof the project is improved service, saysUnion Pacific’s Bob Britz. "It’s offeredan opportunity to talk with labor andmanagement," he said. "Union andmanagement have seen problems in thepast. Now, they must work together inorder for the railroads to be a profit mak-ing business."

Streamlining and innovative ideas,such as the Houston Terminal Project,are the keys to a healthy rail industry inthe future, railroad officials say.

Fewer railroads exist today than did 25years ago, but those remaining operateon fewer miles of track and carry about40 percent more traffic than they oncedid.

Looking to the past, the future of therailroad industry seems clear. Leaner,smarter, innovative carriers will take therail industry in Houston from its humbleorigins along Buffalo Bayou into the nextcentury and beyond. []

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Incotrans’ Gulf-Europe Service touted at Kerr reception

Kerr Steamship Company hosted an end of the year celebration at the~/arwick Hotel. Approximately 650 guests attended the reception at7hich Incotrans’ Gulf-Europe service was touted. Pictured here are

(from left) John Broadbent, marketing manager USAC; Frank mar-tingdale, vice president, Kerr; Ken Porter, manager services, USAC;

Port of Houston Commissioner, Howard Middleton; Andy Nuzzi, ex-ecutive vice president, Kerr; Jack van Houten, Incotrans residentgeneral manager; Peter Southweil, owners representative, Torm Lines;and Henning Theobald, vice president, Kerr.

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The M/V SALVADOR, part of Ivaran Line’sSouth American service, made its maidenvoyage to the Port of Houston recently. Theline, represented by Riise Shipping, Inc., is theonly service that offers passenger accommoda-tions to South America. With four ships in theroute, the line offers sailings every two weeks.Flying the flag of Norway, this vessel is a cornbination bulk/container/breakbulk carrier andhas a 500 TEU capacity. Pictured here at areception marking the vessel’s first visit are(from left) ’Jose’ Bocatto, sales manager Riise; Annette Couvillion, New Orleans salesrepresentative of Riise; Port of Houston Authori-ty Latin America Representative, Misael Breton;Captain Bendt Ternoe; Captain Lars Riise,president of Riise Shipping; Christina Morales,Riise Shipping; and Siraji S. Popatia, managerof Riise Shipping in Houston.

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Signet donates $10,000the U.S. Merchant

Marine Academy FoundationHouston-based Signet Corporation

donated $10,000 to the United StatesMerchant Marine Academy Foundation,Inc., at a private ceremony held recentlyin Kings Point, New York, according toCharles R. Cushing, chairman of theUSMMAF.

J. Barry Snyder, the founder of SignetCorporation, is a graduate of the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy and a reci-pient of the 1980 Outstanding Profes-sional Achievement Award given by theU.S. Merchant Marine Academy AlumniAssociation.

The Foundation was created in the late1950’s to support programs designed forthe enrichment of midshipmen life andfor the good of the Academy. Many ofthese programs, including faculty hous-ing projects, athletic, recreational andcultural programs, and alumni publica-tions, receive little or no governmentfunding. Signet’s donation will help

?port these existing USMMA Founda-tion programs.

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

CABLE ADDRESSBINNINGS

American Heavy Lift Shipping CompanyFlota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A.National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA)NYK Line (Nippon Yusen Kaisha)Starman Shipping GMBHTransatlantic Project & Contract Cargoes, AB

HOUSTON, TEXAS--1415 North Loop West, Ste. 1200... (713) 861-2772NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA--Whitney Bank Building.. (504)586-0700MOBILE, ALABAMA--800 Commerce Building ......... (205) 433-2616DALLAS, TEXAS--Cotton Exchange Building ........... (214) 748-8856MEMPHIS, TENNES SEE--Lincoln American Tower ...... ( 901) 527-6511

SHIP VIA THEPORT OF HOUSTON

FORSYTH

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ARIEL MARITIME GROUP, INC.Representing-

TRANSAFRICA LINEExpress FCL/LCL ServiceTo: West, South, East Africa*Weekly from Houston

JAVELIN LINEExpress FCL/LCL ServiceTo: Eastern Mediterranean, india, Pakistan, Ceylon, Malaysia*Weekly from Houston

OASIS EXPRESS LINEExpress FCL/LCL ServiceTo: Persian/Arabian Gulf, Red Sea and North Africa*Weekly from Houston

Call For Rates and Sailing DatesNeptune Marine Agency, Inc.

8201 La Porte Freeway, Suite 100 *Houston, Texas 77012Phone: (713) 928-6454

New Orleans: (504) 241-5580 * New York: (212) 964-5670

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INTERNATIONALCONTAINER SALES, INC.

11326 Wallisville Rd.Houston, TX 77013

(713) 673-6902

"A Full Service Container Repair Depot"

USED OCEAN CONTAINERS FOR SALE

8’ x 8’6" x 20’ and 8’ x 8’6" x 40’ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS OR STEEL

We can accommodate requests for wind and watertight containers or special requirements to fit yourneeds.

CONTAINER USES:

*One Way Shipping *Tool Sheds *Office Buildings*Storage *Etc.

Quick Container Services, Inc.4049 Reed Rd.

New Orleans, LA 70127TELEX 79 09 70

Motor freight companyhosts open house

Express Trucking, Inc., a newly formed com-pany, held an open house recently to introducethe industry to its facilities. The company,located at 6111 Griggs Road, has a 40,000 footwarehouse and will handle container andgeneral cargo movements from Houston. Pic-tured here at the reception are (from left):Charles Molho, board chairman of the com-pany; Yemil Zarzar, vice president, Gulf andEastern Steamship Corporation; I.S. "Jack"Molho, executive vice president of the truckingfirm; Ralph Benzaquen, vice president, M.G.Maher and Company, and Ron Messner, pr~dent of Express Trucking.

Makzume Shipping appointsPhoenician Maritime in U.S.

Phoenician Maritime, Inc., has beenappointed U.S. representative for LyonelA. Makzume Shipping Agencies,Turkey, according to Ronald Makzume,general managing director.

Makzume Shipping Agencies is one ofTurkey’s leading ship agents, brokers,forwarders and container operators. Thefirm annually handles over 1,500 vesselsin Turkish ports, books more than200,000 tons of Turkish import/exportcargo, and forwards approximately80,000 tons of cargo to hinterlanddestinations in the Middle East.

Established in 1944, the diverse ship-ping organization chose Houston as abase for U.S. operations because of theareas growth potential.

Makzume Shipping Agencies controlsa fleet of 450 trucks and specializes intranshipment of cargoes from Mersin - "Iskenderun, Turkey, to primarily A,~onations.

Phoenician Maritime, Inc., is locatedat 1225 North Loop West, Suite 627,Houston, Texas 77008. The firm’stelephone number is 713/863-0550.

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From fine china to the heaviest equipment you can muster,Strachan Stevedoring is ready to handle your cargo with themost expert crews in the business.

Our operations have been nationally recognized fortheir low incidence of damage, as well as for speed and effi-ciency of our fully-equipped Houston Ship Channel locations.

For container storage and RO/RO facilities, plus a fullcomplement of heavy lift cranes and top lift equipment, callStrachan Stevedoring. We’ll show you how more than fiftyyears of experience can work in you r favor.

hrbours Cut Turning Basin7131683-3500 Telex: 910-B81.3607 Cable: "STR&CHAN"

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SEA-LAND PEOPLEPeople. They make the difference between

one company and another. Ships, contain-ers and terminals are necessary. And impor-tant. So are chassis, cranes and computers.

But in the final analysis, it’s people whomake them work. Loyal, dedicated, profes-sional people.

Sea-Land people.They’re working harder to make shipping

easier for you.

Sea/LandWhat we did for shipping,

we’re doing for service.1984 Sea-Land Service, Inc,