The Port of Houston Authority Trade DevelopmentDepartment recently entertained California shipping Califo i~ Shippindustry executives in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The rn erspurpose of this and other trade missions is to keep the

hforeign trade community informed about new developments reat the Port of Houston. Representing the Port of Houston

,,,÷": d o,,Authority at the California meetings were C.A: Rousser, Enter ne PortDirector of Trade Development and W.R. Cook, SalesManager/Western United States. Pictured, left to right, onthese pages are some of thos’e who attended the events.

SAN FRANCISCO

Chase Webb and Gloria Meyer, both of Behring Int’l, C.A. Rousser,Port Of Houston Authority; Madelyn Sears and Bud Young, both of KaiserAluminum & Chemical Corp.

Chris Thompson, Tom Carney and Don Baker, all of Agricom Int’l, andW.R. Cook, Port of Houston Authority.

Ed Hartnett, A.T. & Santa Fe Railroad; J. Whitney Phillips, Hansen &Tidemann; David J. Cameron, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.; Patrick W. David Cabbell, Unimodallnc.; Tish Parson, A.G. Robinson and Helde

Pollock, Louisiana-Pacific Corp., and Gary Wright, A.T. & Santa Fe Brautigam, all of Pacific Molasses Co., and Eric Whitsman, Hansen &

Railroad. Tidemann.

Dick Osmundson, Atkins, Kroll & Co., Ltd.; Eric G. MacAIpine and H.Campbell, both of Anglo Overseas Transport Co., Ltd.

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P.J. Cannot, Bill Schwartzwater and N.R. Kitsch, all of Southern PacificTransportation Co.

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Chuck Konopka and Dick Dugan, both of Komatsu America Corp., andJ.H. Mullen, Kaiser Steel Corp.

J. Murry Fox, Pacific Agricultural Cooperative for Export; JacobNebeling and Capt. A.L. Bleicher, both of Marine Chartering Ca., Inc.

Barry E. Piper and Tom Veronneau, both of Itel Container Division, andJorgen With-Seidelin, Furness In!erocean.

Jay Hirst, Joe Ripley, Ken Goldstein and Ed Sewall, all of SouthernPacific Transportation Co., and Phil Remedios, Levi Strauss International.

Joe Kowalek and Peggy D. Free, both of Southern Pacific MarineTransport, and W.R. Cook, Port of Houston Authority.

Frank Fazio and Gloria Meyer, both of Behring International: RobertHallenborg, Johnson ScanStar, and John Barthrop, Consultant.

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Export Packers AreGuests On Sam Houston

The companies responsible for the safe delivery of muchcargo moving through the Port of Houston--the exportpackers--were honored recently when they were guestsaboard the Port’s Inspection Boat, the SAM HOUSTON.The group was treated to an interesting trip down the ShipChannel and a barbecue dinner. Many of those on board areshown here, from left to right.

A.E. Armstrong, Gulf Ports Crating Co.; Glen Portwood, BehringInternational Export Packers; Larry Kainer, Koiner Export Crating Co.,Inc.; and Ray Fuentes also with Kainer Export Crating Co., Inc.

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li ......’~AI Kainer, Brand Export Packers Inc.; Wilbert Kainer, Brand ExportPackers, Inc.; Ted Waiters, Port of Houston Authority; Ernie Hall, KainerExport Crating Co. Inc.; and J.J. Adamcik, also with Kainer ExportCrating Co., Inc.

Irby Former, Sepac; Paul Warriner, Gulf Ports Crating Co.; DaleThompson, Sepac; and Lee Farmer, also with Sepac.

J.T. Strawn, Sepoc; Freddie Grounds, Brand Export Packing, Inc; DavidFretwell, Gulf Ports Crating Co.; Bob Studard, Gulf Ports Crating Co.; andI.B. Bryan, also with Gulf Ports Crating Co.

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Don Wikinson, Gulf Ports Crating Co.: Ray Ooherty, Heights CratingCo.; Robert Cowan, Expac; and Charles Stringfield, Gulf Ports CratingCo.

Marvin Bates, Bates Export Crating; Doug Thompson, Expac; JackMcCrary, Expac; Wayne McCormick, Behring International ExportPackers; and Carl Holt, Behring International Export Packers.

Frank Forsberg, Behring International Export Packers; Glen Portwood,Behring International Export Packers: Bill Herrin, Behring InternationalExport Packers: and T.K. Chapman, Behring International ExportPackers.

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TRANSPORTATIONJ

OBSERVATIONS OF THE HOUSTON PORT BUREAU

LAW JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF PORT BUREAU: Anadministrative law judge from the Interstate CommerceCommission acted on a motion filed by the Houston PortBureau, which requested the Port Bureau an otherprotestants in the Houton Switching Case be served withcopies of any exhibits or other documentary evidence offeredin rebuttal by the railroad respondents at additional hearingsheld in Washington, D.C., on December 3, 1979, at leastthree weeks in advance of that date. The Bureau alsorequested access to any and all underlying data relied on bythe respondents’ witnesses for their rebuttal testimony. As aresult of this order, the respondent rail carriers served suchcopies on the protestants, including the Houston PortBureau, by November 13, 1979, and all protestants wereallowed to have access to any underlying studies which wererelied Upon by railroad witnesses in their rebuttal testimony.

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ICC ACTS ON PORT BUREAU’S PETITION: The InterstateCommerce Commission, as a result of a petition filed by theHouston Port Bureau, has decided to exempt ex-water trafficfrom the Commission’s investigation into improvement ofTOFC/COFC regulation. The Commission in Ex Parte 230(Sub. No. 5) Practices of Carriers Involved in the IntermodalMovement of Containerized Freight; Improvement ofTOFC/COFC Regulation had proposed to exempt fromregulation, either in whole or in part, all-rail transportation ofTOFC/COFC shipments in order to provide quicker andeasier procedures, allowing motor carriers to begin suchservice, including affiliations with railroads, and would set-upa "zone of reasonableness" which would allow motor carrierrates within that zone to be raised or lowered at will. TheCommission also proposed changing current interchangeregulations with rail carriers and clear up specific rules orprocedures allowing motor contract carriers to substitute railservice for all motor services. The Port Bureau urged theCommission to exempt all ex-water traffic from theproceeding as it would be detrimental to the Port of Houston’sinvestments in container facilities and would possibly lead toincreased rail rates within western territory. The Bureauclaimed also such deregulation would only increase the ratesmore and cause a greater loss of TOFC/COFC traffic to theHouston area.

Ice ISSUED WARNING AGAINST DEREGULATION: TheInterstate Commerce Commission has been warned againstadditional administrative deregulation of the trucking industryby Senator Howard W. Cannon. Senator Cannon, acting inhis capacity as chairman of the Senate Commerce Scienceand Transportation Committee, urged the Commission to notmake certain types of policy changes before Congress isallowed to act legislatively on trucking reform. SenatorCannon warned the Commission against new policies whichwould cause major changes in the trucking industry or affectcurrent interrelationships between carriers. Some examples ofsuch policies would be a major change in the rate structure

between regulated carriers. Also, the Senator urged theCommission not to make any policies which would treatvarious areas of the motor carrier industry different than otherareas unless having a very good and overwhelming reason todo so. He did state, however, that he would not wish toprejudge any policy decisions made by the Commission orwhich might be made. It is felt that current ICC Chairman, A.Daniel O’Neal, and Chairman-designate, Darius Gaskins, willfollow Senator Cannon’s advice to some degree; however, itis also expected that the Commission’s current proceeding,MC-135, Master Certificates, which is intended to ease entryinto specialized hauling fields, will continue as an information-gathering proceeding. The Port Bureau has written SenatorCannon commending him on this statement.

RAILROAD REFORM BILL INTRODUCED: SenatorHoward M. Cannon (D-Nevada) has introduced his longawaited bill on rail regulatory reform. This new Bill S-1946was introduced on October 29, and was the subject ofhearings on November 7th, 8th and 9th. This bill is entitled"The Railroad Transportation Policy Act of 1979." This billwill amend the Interstate Commerce Act, by adding a new railtransportation policy giving rail carriers additional flexibility intheir rate-making process; by having the carriers rely more oncompetitive market forces, avoid undue concentration ofmarket power, reduce problems of entry and exit, maintainfair wages and safe working conditions and encourage safetransportation operations. The policy also urges theCommission to encourage reasonable rates fortransportation, maintain the undue discrimination anddestructive competition portions of the current Act, andeliminate uncompensatory rail rates and promote energyconservation. The policy also urges the Commission to bereceptive to public needs and issue quick decisions.

A rate flexibility zone proposed, would allow carriers toraise their rates by 4% in a year, within the zone, withoutbeing subject to Commission suspension or investigation; butwith a five year maximum of 12%. The Commission mustfind also that no rate authorized under the cost provision willexceed a reasonable maximum rate. The Commission is alsoto check the carriers overall revenue levels, and report toCongress every three years on needs to modify the rateprovision sections if necessary. Although the bill does notcontain any changes for joint rates and through rates, ananalysis of the bill had a compromise to allow a carrier topublish a surcharge which would increase earnings over anyspecific route to a level covering its variable cost of handlingtraffic under a joint-rate, without concurrence of anyconnecting carriers. The surcharge would be applied in equaldollar amounts to all of the carriers’ routes covered by therate; and to all competing single-line routes with all increasesoccurring solely to the carrier publishing the surcharge.

Before increasing the rate, however, the carrier must giveother carriers forty-five days’ notice to respond to such asurcharge and allow the other carrier to initiate its ownsurcharge, no less than twenty-five days before the effectivedate of the original rate.

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Camera Views of the News

Medafrica Line (U.S.A.) Inc. had a receptionrecently to introduce G.A. Perrucci, Presidentand owner of the line, to the Houston shippingcommunity. At the left, J.R. Curtis, Port ofHouston Director of Operations, is presenting acolor photograph of the Port of Houston to theguest of honor. From the left are R.H. Blair,Vice President, Dalton Steamship Corporation,agents; Mr. Perrucci: Mr. Curtis, and W.J.Keely of New York, President, Medofrica Line.

C.A. Rousser, Jr., Port of Houston’s Directorof Trade Development, presented a Remingtonplate in behalf of the Port Authority. From theleft are Mr. Rousser; P.L. Carter, Executive VicePresident, Dalton Steamship Corporation; Mr.Perrucci; J.A. Devine of New York, VicePresident, Marketing and H. Rostad of NewYork, Sales Representative.

A group of government officials fromRotterdam visited Houston recently on a trademission to the United States. While here, thegroup was taken on a tour of the Port ofHouston on board the Inspection Vessel SAMHOUSTON. Seated on the stern of the ship are,from the left, A.P. Gerretsen, City Councilman;Andre Van Der Louw, Mayor of Rotterdam, andR.M. Van Middlekoop, City Councilman.

Other members of the trade mission, at thebow of the inspection vessel, are AnnCapotosto, Jvo Biota and Tony Brantenaan.While in Houston members of the group talkedto a number of businesses and manufacturingcompanies.

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His Excellency Nam Duk-Woo SpecialAssistant to the President of Korea forEconomic Affairs recently addressed theHouston World Trade Association on the"Current Economic Situation in Korea". In hisaddress Minister Nam discussed the stabilizinggovernment measures designed to controlKorea’s present inflation. He also gave anauthoritative update on today’s businessproblems and the future outlook. Minister Namis probably the best known and most highlyrespected Korean official dealing witheconomic affairs so far as the Americanbusiness community is concerned. Shown at theWorld Trade Club are from the left: BernardMurphy, Executive Director, Houston WorldTrade Association; Martha Mewhirter, DeputyDirector of the International Institute ofEducation, Southwest Regional Office; FlorenceNeumeyer, Special Assistant RepresentingMayor Jim McConn; Leonard Patillo, ExecutiveVice and General Manager, Houston Chamberof Commerce; Minister Nam, and Sung KwooKim Consul General of Korea.

Ditton NamedDr. Robert B. Ditton, Associate i e

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Salen Has NewMiddle East Service

Salen Project/Liner Services has announced theinaugration of its new liner service from the Gulf Coast tomajor ports in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf.

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What do baseball players do during football season? In the case ofHouston Astro stars Joaquin Andujar, center, and Cesar Cedeno, right,it’s volunteering time to support relief efforts for their DominicanRepublic homeland, still recouping from the devastation of HurricaneDavid. Outside the Astrodome, Honorary Dominican Republic ConsulAntonio Renazco works with the stars readying food and medicalcontributions from the Houston/San Antonio, Texas area for courtesyshipment to the Caribbean Islands via Sea-Land containership service.

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The Bank Line, Ltd. recently sponsored a reception at the HoustonWorld Trade Club to honor the line’s new fortnightly container servicebetween Houston and the U.K./European Continent. U.S. General Agentfor the line is Gulf Coast Shipping Corporation. Pictured at the receptionare from the left: E.O. Silver, Jr., Vice President and General Manager,Gulf Coast Shipping Corporation: V.A. Maroney, Director, Bank LineLtd., London: W.D. Haden, II, Commissioner, Port of Houston Authority;N.J. Babin, President, Gulf Coast Shipping Corporation and G.E. Nagel,Bank Line Coordinator, Gulf Coast Shipping Corporation, New Orleans.

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The M/V DANA AFRICA, a vessel of NordanoLine flying the Liberian flag made her first callto the Port of Houston recently to load projectcargo. At a luncheon on board are, from left toright: Robert Mackey, Vice President andGeneral Manager, Barber Steamship Company:Fritz Kundsen, Owners Representative,Nordona Line: Captain Hans J. Zachariasen,Master of the vessel: J.R. Curtis, Director ofPort Operations, Port of Houston Authority;Paul J. Jones, Vice President, BarberSteamship Company: Jack O’Dae, OwnersRepresentative, Nordana Line, and Bob Muller,Houston Line Manager, Nordana Line.

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Port of Houston Authority CommissionerJohn H. Garrett (second from left) recentlypresented Captain F. Tilburg of the M/VMENTOR a maiden voyage plaque at aluncheon aboard the vessel. With them areFrank McGraw, Line Manager, StrachanShipping Company (left) and (far right) Curtis, Port of Houston Authority OperationsManager.

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In Houston to study port facilities, a group ofPhilippine shipping executives recently metwith Port of Houston officials. Pictured left toright are Carlos Laude, Director, PhilippineInternational Shipping Corporation (PISC);Minorow Saito, PISC-Tokyo; Bob Curtis, Port ofHouston Authority Operations Director;George Lim, President, PISC-Manila; CaptainM.N. Baig. Executive Vice President andGeneral Manager, PISC-Manila; Port ofHouston Authority Executive Director RichardP. Leach; William McKay, Orbey Edge, and PatButler, Smith and Johnson; and C.A. Rousser,Port of Houston Authority Director of TradeDevelopment.

Ship Wakes CauseLittle Erosion

Ship generated waves arecontributing very little, if any, toshoreline erosion in upper GalvestonBay, according to a report presented tothe Texas section of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers at a recentmeeting.

Prepared by Dewey H. Brunt III,Coastal and Navigation PlanningSection of the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineer’s District Office, and JerryR. Rogers, Associate Professor,Department of Civil Engineering,University of Houston, thecomprehensive report was based on astudy at Shoreacres on the Westernshore of Galveston Bay.

That particular site was selectedbecause of an erosion problem that hasbeen observed for many years. Theaverage energy arriving at the shorelineper hour was calculated for wind andship generated waves over a period offive months. Recordings were madewhen a ship passed the study site andthe Coast Guard’s Vessel TrafficService supplied information on thesize and speed of the ship.

No waves were recorded fromoutbound ships and the largest wavefrom an inbound ship was .4 of a foot.Most of the inbound readings were inthe range of .1 to .2 feet, which led tothe conclusion that erosion at that siteis mainly due to wind-generated waves.

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The largest barge load of marine cargocontainers ever to sail into the Port of Houstondocked here recently. The 689 emptycontainers were brought here from Cristobal,Panama by CTI-Contoiner TransportInternational, Inc., a leasing company, in orderto meet heavy year-end market demands bysteamship lines. "This is the third time sinceJune that CTI has moved empty containers intothe Port of Houston in order to meet the needsof containership operators here," said GaryBlack, CTI’s District Manager for Houston. Henoted that a considerable amount ofcontainerized cargo is shipped into Houstonand that once this cargo is unloaded, thecontainers are available to steamship lineswith outbound traffic. This is how most of thecontainer demand is satisfied at the Port, hesaid, but sometimes the demand exceeds thesupply of containers that become available inthis way. "We will continue to reposition emptycontainers to Houston when this happens," saidMr. Black. Unloading af the barge began at 7A.M. Manday. Before unloading wascompleted at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, more thanhalf the containers had been committed tovarious steamship lines. The barge was towedinto port by the Tugboat Drew Foss, which isowned and operated by Dillingham Maritime ofSeattle, Washington. Dillingham’s HoustonAgent is Eller Company. CTI owns and operatesthe world’s largest fleet of marine cargocontainers--250,000 20-foot equivalent units(TEU). It also operates a pool of 20-footinternational air cargo containers. Thecompany maintains offices and depots in morethan 34 countries on six continents.

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CABLE ADDRESS: BIEHL, HOUSTON ¯ TELEX 775-412 ¯ TWX 910-881-1710

December, 1979 47

TTT Shnp Agencnes, Inc. !Cable Address: (Established 1895) |

Terminal Houston TTT Stevedores of Texas, Inc. jls

Telephone:(713) 225-$461 Contracting Stevedores 16th Floor, 609 Fannin |TWX: 910-881-2555 Houston, Texas 77002 i

WESTWIND AFRICA LINE FROTA AMAZONICA, S.A. |West African Ports Gulf To Caribbean and North Brazilian

MAR CHILEAmazon River Ports

Chilean Flag Express Direct Conference YAMASHITA-SHINNIHON LINEService U.S. Gulf To Chilean Ports Y-S Line To Ports in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong

Taiwan and Okinawa

CUNARD BROCKLEBANK CNAN LINEService to East India-Sri Lanka-Bangledesh To Algerian Flag Service From U.S. Gulf

South Atlantic and U.S. Gulf Ports To Algeria and TunisiaSl

| SIMPSON, SPENCE & YOUNG| UNION OF BURMA 5 STAR LINE Brokers For TheSale,Purchase and

Rangoon Chartering of Ships

OFFICES: Atlanta, Baltimore, Beaumont, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Cleveland, Corpus Christi, Dallas,m Detroit, Freeport, Galveston, Houston, Jacksonville, Lake Charles, Memphis, New Orleans, New York,Norfolk, Philadelphia, Savannah, St. Louis.SUBAGENTS: Brownsville, Mobile, Panama City, Pensacola, Port Everglades, Tampa, Wilmington.

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Lone Star GroupTo Serve Industry

The formation and full operationalstatus of Lone Star Group, Inc., amaritime service organization withcorporate headquarters in Houston,has been announced by John V.

Templet, President."Our company, a fully intergrated

and flexible group, will service theinternational shipping community in amulti-purpose capacity as vesseloperators and agents, as well as projectcarriers and marine brokers." Mr.Templet said.

The company’s office is at 1121Walker, Suite 2100.

LINE

Captain Fazal A. Kormin, who has been inseveral management positions since he retiredfrom the sea, has established NicholasNicholson (USA) Inc., as a ship managementcompany and marine consultants. The firm isnow representing the Eagle Star MaritimeCompany and the Society Maritime Company,both Liberian based steamship companies.Captain Karim arranges for the purchase ofships, obtains crews and establishes routeswhere cargo is available. He also consolidatesoperations of several tramp steamers to formindependent berth services. NicholasNicflolson is located at 400 FM 1960, Suite 257.

Norton, Lilly & Co., Inc.NEW ORLEANS 414 Intern’l Trade MartNew Orleans, La 70130 504-581-6215HOUSTON 1121 Walker Street, Suite 510Houston, Texas 77002 713-222-9601

Independent FortnightlyContainer & BreakbulkService. Gulf Ports to:GENOA.LEGHORNCASABLANCANAPLES’PIREAUSCONSTANZA’ODESSA

With Atlanticargo you can ship containers, breakbulk,heavy lifts, out-of-gauge pieces and self-propelled units.We operate fully flexible, multi-purpose, deep-sea ro/rovessels between the U.S. Gulf and North Europe.

General AgentsSTRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY

Atlantic Cargo DivisionP.O. Box 52490 - Houston, Texas 77052

Phone: (713) 221-8516 TWX: 910-881-6368

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Administration on behalf of its

Build New Ships subsidiary Sea-Land Service, Inc. totrade in eight high-speed SL-7

R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. containerships to the government andannounced that an application has build new diesel-powered vessels in

From HOUSTON& NEW ORLEANSto theUNITED KINGDOM

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

PHILLIPS-PARR, Inc. usGeneral Agents

(713) 224-1893 - 806 Cotton Exchange - HoustonNew Orleans - Galveston - Dallas - Memphis

United States shipyards.If a trade-and-build package can be

negotiated with the MaritimeAdministration, Sticht said, contractsfor construction of diesel-poweredcontainerships in United States yardsare expected to be signed during thefirst half of 1980 for vessel deliveriesby 1983.

Charles I. Hiltzheimer, chiefexecutive officer of Sea-LandIndustries, Inc., the parent company ofSea-Land Service, said, "U.S.shipyards face an ominous scarcity ofnew orders in 1980 and beyond. If thisproject is approved by the MaritimeAdministration, it would not onlyprovide Sea-Land with an opportunityto add to its diesel-powered fuel-efficient containership fleet, it wouldprovide substantial new constructionwork for U.S. shipyards."

Export Packers Association of Houston, Inc.INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN EXPORT PACKING

MEMBERS: BEHRING INTERNATIONAL EXPORT PACKERSBRAND EXPORT PACKING, INC.CROWN EXPORT PACKING CO.C & N EXPORT PACKING, INC.GULF PORTS CRATING CO.HOUSTON EXPORT CRATING CO.HUDSONS CRATING CO.INTERNATIONAL EXPORT PACKERSKAINER EXPORT CRATING CO., INC.UNIVERSAL EXPORT PACKERS, INC.WORLD EXPORT PACKING CO., INC.

EHNEHIIilIA LINEDIRECT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO THE MIDDLE EAST

Calling Jeddah ¯ Dubai ¯ AbuDabi ¯ Elahrain ¯ Kuwait ¯ Dammam ¯ Doha ¯ KhorramshahrAbadan ̄ Basrah (Other Ports On Inducement)

Refrigerated Space ̄ Containers Available

U.S. Gulf Agent:

DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATION710 World Trade Bldg. Houston, Tex. 77002

Tel.: (713) 228-8661

Offices In: Dallas, Beaumont, Galveston, Flew Orleans, Memphis

General Agents:

BOISE GRIFFIN STEAMSHIP CO., INC.One World Trade Center New York, Fl. Y. 10048

Suite 3811

Tel.: (212) 466-0100

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Joins MedafricaJoseph A. Devine, Jr., has been

named Vice President/Marketing, forMedafrica Line (USA), Inc.,announced Medafrica President

William J. Keeley.Mr. Devine has more than 15 years

of marketing and sales experience. Hewill direct Medafrica Line’s marketingefforts from the U.S. East and GulfCoasts to the west coast of Africa.

Larry Guerin, left, Assistant Vice Presidentof Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., and Editor ofthe company’s monthly magazine which hasbeen distributed internationally since 1946,receives the 1979 American Merchant MarineWriters Award for his contributions to a betterand more accurate understanding of the vitalimportance of the U.S. flag merchant fleet fromCaptain William V. Figari, National President ofthe Propeller Club of the United States at arecent luncheon.

TransportationProfessionals

One of the nation’s leaders in traffic/transportationtalent 8, opportunities. Years of actual trans-

portation industry experience and professionalpersonnel counseling since 19S0.

¯ Airline¯ Steamship¯ Trucking¯ Industrial

¯ Executive¯ Management¯ Entry Level¯ Clerical

"Serving all areas of transportation"Transportation Professionals I

Personnel Consultants9700 Richmond, Suite 201

Houston, Texas 770421-713-974-0417

Wilson Agency, Inc. of Texas Moves to Melrose Building

The Melrose Building proudly welcomes WilsonAgency,Inc. of Texas as one of its newest tenants. Thisfine company joins the many firms in the transportationand foreign trade field already located in the MelroseBuilding because it is so conveniently located in the heartof Houston’s business district and only one block from theCustoms House. Among our transportation tenants are:

Eller & Co.Seatrain Lines, Inc.Overseas Freight Corp.Harper Robinson GroupHall-Buck MarineContainer Transport Intl.

IIIITHE HORNE COMPANY,REALTORS

Lone Star ShippingLykes Bros. S.S. Co.Norton, Lilly & Co.

Alexander InternationalJames J. Flanagan

Professionally Managedand Leased By

The Horne Company.Michael A. Sotiriou,

Building Manager.Phone: (713) 224-2764

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u s E. E e sII FOR SALE : 20’ & 40’ II For EXPORT PACKING purposes we maintain inI Houston, in New Orleans and other cities an

I inventory of used containers for sale: 8’ x 8’ x 20’

Iand 8’x8’x40’. All units in watertight, structurally Isound condition; prices competitive; your prior I

I inspection welcome.I II Phone CONTAINERHOUSE I

II Cornelia, Georgia: 404-778-6483I served as Executive Vice President of the Southwestern Foundation for

SHIP VIA THE PORT OF HOUSTON

MYERS WAREHOUSE5 MIN~NT|O6;;I:o~C~ANN|L

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No Congestion

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¯ Open 7 AM-Mldnlte

¯ Co-Pack Facilities

¯ 25 Foot Ceiling

Myers Warehouse Co., Inc.

Dr. Vernon L. Engberg, Associate Professor Emeritus of the Universityof Houston, has been named Executive Director of the HoustonInteramerican Chamber of Commerce (HICC). Since 1972 Dr. Engberg has

International Business Education and Research, and in that position hasplanned, advertised and directed numerous conferences and shortcourses for internatinal business executives. Dr. Engberg’s duties at theHICC will include supervision of the day to day activities of the Chamberunder the general supervision of the president, and he will play animportant role in planning seminars and conferences and in thepublication of the chamber’s newsletter. Pictured are Dr. and Mrs.Engberg.

IndependentMarine Surveyors

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550 Aleen St. ¯ Phone (713) 672-8095

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Reliable and Experienced24-Hour Service

GENERAL MARINE SURVEYING - PROMPT REPORTSHull Deadweight Bunker Container InspectionsCargo On-Off Hire Salvage Port Captain Assignments

Containers All Project CargosSpecialist for Loading ¯ Stowage ̄ Securing ¯

Heavy Lifts ¯ Consultants for Design ¯Economic Studies ¯ Acquisitions ¯ Grain Stability

CalculationsCaptain Bill D. Case, President

WORLD MARINE ASSOCIATES, INC.324 World Trade Bldg., Houston, Texas 77002

TELEPHONE: 713-222-3306 TELEX: WOLMAR 774229

Suite 401 N.O. Federal Bldg., 4948 Chef Menteur, New Orleans, La.

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