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Volume 37 December 1995 Number 12

H. THOMAS KORNEGAYExecutive Director

GEORGE T. WILLIAMSONManaging Director

MARTHA WILLIAMSGeneral Counsel

ROSIE BARRERADirector of Public Affairs

JAMES ELDRIDGEDirector of Administration

JOHN P. HORANDirector of Pert Operations

JAMES B. JACKSONDirector of Facilities

DANIEL MARRERODirector of Trade Development

TED G. WALTERSDirector of Protection Services

TOMMY J. TOMPKINScounty Auditor

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DEPARTMENTPort Side 21

ON THE COVERGraphic art created by Port of Houston

photographer Ray Soto provides a sam-piing of materials from PHA’s new

lntemet site.

PORT COMMISSIONERS

NED HOLMESChairman

H..l. MIDDLETONCommissioner

ROBERT GILLETTECommissioner

LEROY BRUNERCommissioner

JOHN WEBB JR.Commissioner

BETTI MALDONADOCommissioner

CHASE UNTERMEYERCommissioner

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hippers around theworld now can visit thePort of Houston withthe click of a computermouse. Cybersurfers can

cruise right up to the docks at thePort of Houston Authority’s newhome page on the Interact.

The Port Authority’s home pagefirst appeared on the "Net" inOctober. PHA electronic pages fea-ture information on Port Authorityservices and facilities as well asgraphic and photographic images ofthe port. Plans call for electronic mail(E-mail) and other features to added.

When the Port of Houston homepage went online, Houston was one

of only 10 ports in the world to havea site on the Internet. Several portshave indicated they plan to establishhome pages by the end of this yearor in 1996.

"The Internet is a tremendousresource for businesses. The Port ofHouston home page gives us a pres-ence in the offices, and even homes,of the hundreds of thousands of peo-ple who k)g on or off the Interneteach day," says Eddie Fuller, managerof information services for the PortAuthority. "Several ports already havedeveloped home pages, but we thinkours is the sharpest looking yet andoffers the broadest variety of informa-tion and photographs."

The PHA home page was clevcl-oped by John Frassanito andAssociates, with the assistance of sub-contractors, using graphics, pho-tographs and text provided by thePort Authority. Any individual with amodem, Internet access and Webbrowser can dial up the port on theircomputer. PHA’s site features a vari-ety of information that shippers willfind useful, including descriptionsand photographs of PHA facilities,text from the authority’s 1994 annualreport, a "PHA Gallew" of port pho-tos, listings included in the Port ofHouston Magazine’s quarterly tele-phone directory and a sectkm on fre-quently asked questions (FAQs, inInternet parlance).

The PHA home page includeslinks to the home pages of the city of

Houston and state of Texas. The¯ American Association of Port Authorities

has announced plans to develop itsown home page. Eventually, the Portof Houston and AAPA home pageswill be electronically linked for quickand easy access.

By the end of this month, the PortAuthority hopes to add E-mail capa-bilities to its Internet offerings. Oncethat feature is in place, users will beable to send electronic messages andinquiries to the Port Authority; thePHA market research department willrespond to E-mail messages or for-ward them to the appropriate PHAdepartment for handling.

The Port Authority also plans toadd educational information to itselectronic pages that will be gearedfor students in kindergarten through12th grade. Another possibility isinclusion of feature articles from thePort q/’Houstotl Magazine. Eventual-ly, the Port Authority may also postits daily roster of ships in port on itsNet site.

The Web page is the latest of sev-eral computer tools the Port Authorityhas implemented to make life easierfor its customers and its staff. ThePHA management information serv-

ices staff has been expanding andimproving the organization’s localarea network (LAN) to facilitate manyday-to-day tasks. Other develop-ments include:,,,~ In January 1994, the PortAuthority began electronically trans-mitting its tariffs to the FederalMaritime Commission. Now. anyshipper can review the tariffs oncomputer via the FMC’s AutomatedTariff Filing and Information System,-,~ Ten shipping lines now use thePort Authority’s electronic data inter-change system (EDI). Eleven times day, these companies receive infor-mation on gate moves at BarboursCut Container Terminal. PHA staffhave been working with five lines todevelop a system that allows carriersto transmit booking information tothe Port Authority; that project isexpected to be completed around theend of this year. Eventually, the PortAuthority may develop a means fortransmitting information to shippersabout containers released at BarboursCut.~l

For more inforabout computerized ser-vices of the Port Authority,contact the managementinformation servicesdepartment at (713) 670-251I or (713) 670-2443.

The address for the PHAhome page is -http ://www/vannevar. com/port of houston.

Once E-mail capabilitiesare available through thePHA Home Page, messagesmay be sent to the PHAmarket research depart-ment at mktresrch@neosoft, com.

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OIL FIELD TRUCKING COMPANY

OBSERVES IOOTH ANNIVERSARY

A ]Iouston-based oil fieldtrucking company,WM. Dewey & Son,

celebrated its lOOth ,mniversary inOctober.

Founder W.M. Dewey, an oilfield teamster, started offering con-tract hauling of drilling rigs andpipe in 1895, when oil was discov-ered in Texas. During the early1900s, Dewey used horses, mulesand hca%" wagons to move thefreight to rig sites and pipelinelocations over muddy rural roadsin Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama andLouisiana.

He established his headquartersin Humble, Texas, a suburb ofEl{)tislon, when oil was discoveredthere in 1904. In 1928, he movedthe offices to Houston. At the time,the city was fast evolving into theoil exploration and pipeline centerof the world.

i)ewev’s son C.G. Dewey oper-ated the company until 1995,when T(Md Mcl)<)well, manager an oil field trucking company ter-minal, and his wife Jean purchasedthe con]pai]y. Back then, Dewey &Son’s fleet consisted of six tractor-trailer rigs. The McDowells stayedinvolved in managing the compa-ny until their deaths a few yearsago. Now the company is run byBob and Edward McDowell, Toddand Jean’s two sons, along withtheir uncle, George McDowcll.

Bob is president, Edward is execu-tive vice president, and George isvice president.

"’The company’s success can beattributed to the coordinatedeftorts of the entire Dewey team-- its 100 employees," says BobMcDowell.

Today, Dewey & Sows fleet con-sists of 69 tractors and 77 flatbedtrailers. The company provides serv-ices primarily in Texas, Louisiana,Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi.One hundred employees work atDewey & Son’s yard on l louston’seast end anct the company’s 150-acrepipe storage location. Sixty drivers,

many of them longtime Deweyemployees, haul oil field pipe todrilling locations; they boast <)t"an enviable safety record. Com-pany mechanics maintain thetrucks, and the staff uses comput-ers to track preventive mainte-nance of the fleet.

1)ewey & Son -- the companyand its fleet -- has grown andchanged over the years, much liketl~e industry in which its operates.

"It is :in ever-changing businessthat requires exceptional coordina-tion of resources and people," saysGeoige McDowell.

Today the company’s challengesinclude providing better clispatch-ing anti storage operations to staycompetitive in the oil indusilT,which can go boom or bust: evalu-ating changing conditions resultingfr()m g<>vernment deregulation or historically regulated business; andcooMinating the efforts <)f Deweyemployees t<) continually improvecustomer satist~tction and meetnew standaMs for quality serxice.

W,M. l)c\ve} eke S()n’s main ter-minal and headquarters are l()cated:it 1101 McCarty l)rive. For i]]oreinformation about the companyand its services, call (713) 672-7511 or send a fax to (713) 672-2622. ~i

Above: This photo, taken in 1904, showsthe Dewey teamster organization makingequipment deliveries in an oil field.

"nftims iala" Benefits

Seafarers Centers

embers of tile ship-ping communityslicked back theirhair, donned saddle

oxford shoes and rocked around theclock in keeping with the "FabulousFifties" theme of the 1995 ttoustonMaritime Gala. The annual gala raisesfunds for the Houston InternationalSeafarers Center.

This year’s gala raised an estimatedS125,000, surpassing last year’s totalof more than $90,000.

Jim Fonteno, Harris County Com-missioner for Precinct 2, was the honoree of the evening. He received theBronze Anchor Award, which recognizes individuals for their contribu-tions to the maritime industry andsupport of the Seafarers Center.

Fonteno once served in the L.S.Merchant Marine. tie is a former Portof Houston commissioner and hasserved on the County CommissionersCourt for 21 years. A licensed auc-tioneer, he has provided his servicesto numerous charitable events, raisingmore than $3 million for such charita-ble activities as the Houston MaritimeGala. IIis county precinct includes965 miles of paved county roads, 30parks, nine libraries, eight communitycenters and more than a dozen other

buildings that servecounty residents.

Fonteno and StevePhelps, justice of thepeace for Itarris Coun-ty Precinct 8, P<)sition 2,were auctioneers for thisyear’s gala. Harris County ConstableBill Bailey, also of Precinct g, wasmaster of ceremonies for theevening, and Vivian Korncgay, wit\’of Port of Houston Authority execu-tive director Tom Kornegay, \vas galachairperson for the second consecu-tive year.

The formal event benefits theH(}uston International SeafarersCenter at the P<}rt Authority’s TurningBasin Terminal and its facility nearBarbours Cut Container Terminal.These centers se~we as places whereseafarers at the Port of Houston canrelax, participate in sports and othersocial activities and receive spiritualguidance. The centers are staffed bycommunity x<>lunteers and chaplainsrepresenting nine religious denomi-nations. The chaplains regularlyb<>ard ships in port t<> meet with ~is-iting crew men]bets.

"Each year, thousands of sailorsDora arouI-,d the world, working onvessels that call the Port of llouston’s

clocks, visit the seafarers cen-tels," says Vivian Kornegay. "Thefunds raised from the gala allow thecenter to continue to provide a com-fortable atmosphere where sailorscan relax after spending weeks atsea. The money raised will help fundthe ongoing services and pr<~gran> ofthe facilities."

The centers otter telephones thattseafarers may use t<) call fl-icnds andfamily, snack bars, gift shops,libraries, chapels and athletic facili-ties. Together, the centers haveserved more than one million seafar-ers. Each year. chaplains fl()tll arcmndthe world come t<) the center at theTurning Basin Terminal to loam I~t)wto assist seafarers anti meet their spe-cial needs.

Gala cxents this year included dinner and dancing and live and silentauctions. Lixc auction offeringsincluded cruises aboard htx~Lty yachtsand fishing boats, an electronic ship’slog, hunting trips, trips t<) Mexicoand the Elvis Presley ma1~sion ~ltGraceland, and an autographed jack-et (>nce o\vil_ed by coLlilttT-vceslcrnsinger Clint Black.7_l

Opposite page: Shown,from left, are Ted Thorjussen,Seafarers Center board of directors; VivianKornegay, gala chairperson; and RiversPatout, Seafarers Center board of directors.

Above: Harris CountyCommissioner Jim Fonteno andhis wife, Jo Ann, and Patout.

Below: C. Fogerty and husbandFrank Fogerty of Inchcape; Port ofHouston Commissioner HowardMiddleton and wife Doris.

Kurt Nagle Succeeds Eric Stromberg at AAPAKurt Nagle has been named presi-

dent and chief executive officer ofthe American Association of PortAuthorities (AAPA). He previouslywas AAPA senior vice president.

Nagle, 40, succeeds ErikStromberg, who resigned to head theNorth Carolina State Ports Authority.

Nagle joined AAPA in 1985 asdirector of membership services andin 1987 was promoted to vice presi-dent of nlembership services. In 1989,he was named senior vice president.

His responsibilities as presidentinclude directing the association’sadministrative functions, planning

and conducting AAPA’s two annualmeetings and a series of educationand training programs, and overseeing general membership services andpublication of the annual directolT.

Before joining AAPA, Nagle wasdirector of international trade for theNational Coal Association and assis-tant secretaW of the Coal ExportersAssociation. He previously workedin the U.S. Commerce Department’sOffice of international EconomicResearch. Nagle holds master’s andbaccalaureate degrees in economicsDora George Mason University inVirginia.

AAPA was founded in 1912 andrepresents more than 132 public portauthorities in the United States,Canada, the Caribbean and LatinAmerica. The association also hasmore than 200 contributing and asso-ciate members, firms and individualswith an interest in seaports of theWestern Hemisphere.

AAPA has an annual budget of$1.2 million and employs 12 peoplefull-time. The association is governedby a 57-member board of directorsthat, when appropriate, delegates itsauthority to an ll-member executivecommittee.

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Local Exel CenterEarns ISO Rating

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has rccei\ col IS() 9002 certification.

The La Porte location is the first Exclsite to receive 9002 certification.

Excl staff began pursuing certifica-tion for the facility when severalchemical inctust~ T c:ustomcrs ex-pressed an interest in the process,

"We saw that ISO 90(i)2 was direction in which the industry wasmoving," said Gary Williams, presi-dent of Exel Logistics" chemical sector.

Employees were organized into 50different cross-functional and multi-level teams. EveW one of tlle compa-ny’s 59 associates participated, devel-oping job descriptions, proceduresdocumentation and flow charts foreveW job. Internal audits of the facili-

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Mo~ng Refineries

We started

our busi-ness bytellingothers

how to ship things, then we startedmoving grain cargoes, and nowwe’re moving refineries to Siberia7explained Prasad Menon, presidentof Houston’s IMC Maritime Group.His company rose from tbunding tothe 1994 list of Houston’s 100 fastestgrowing private companies in onlysix years.

His company began in 1982 asIndependent Maritime Consultants,providing maritime advisory ser¢icesto shippers and shipping lines onoverseas shipments. By 1988, a separate IMC Maritime Group was offer-

ing chartering services to the clientsof its parent company.

IMC’s first project inw>lvedshipping agricultural products fromHouston and other Gulf ports. Thatbusiness continues today after morethan a half-million tons of bulk and

bagged grains have been shippedw<~rldwide.

The company was awarded itsfirst cargo contract to ship oil fieldequipment for a major oil companyin 1990. Within two years projectshipments had outgrown their agri-cultural products business, and theoriginal consulting business hadfallen away.

"Project cargoes are a specialtythat can’t be handled by every ship-ping company, and we had assem-bled a uniquely resourceful team ofexperienced mariners who couM ctoanything we asked," said Menon.

Today, IMC provides project ship-ments worldwide, but they estab-lished their reputation by helpingclients open markets in Russia andthe former Soviet llnion. IMC hastransported large portions of oil fieldmaterials, such as pipe, modularhousing and drilling equipment, tothe remotest oil fields of Siberia. Ithandled the first and largest ship-

ment tot a major U.S. oil companyinto the Caspian Sea and did so byan all-water route fiom Houston.

"More than anything else," saidMenon, "’IMC has a reputation forreliability." He attributes it to "extensive knowledge of maritime shipping,foreign markets and cultures, andground transport ... plus our abilityto provide customers the highestlevel of responsiveness, flexibilityand service."

To put it another way, "We solvetough problems."

Most of the problems solved byIMC Maritime Group are those facedby companies whose cargoes don’t fitliner vessels or the timetables of thescheduled carriers. IMC finds theright vessels and fixes them for theright schedules, often adding specialservices to guarantee a successfuldelivery.

For example, in order to delivernearly 100,000 revenue tons of oilfield equipment into frozen Siberia,

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Siberia

IMC employed a fleet of Russiantrucks and moved the entire ship-ment to a staging area built by IMCon the Arctic tundra. Getting it theremeant using an ice road speciallybuilt by IMC’s client across the deso-late landscape. This limits the shipment to a winter transportation proj-ect since tile road melts away in thesummer. The logistics not onlyinvolved the tracks and materials butalso tile personnel and support forthe whole operation.

"Our task is twofold," said CaptainKiran Ketkar, IMC’s marketing vicepresident. "First, we have to reachtile destination, but then we have todo that with oversized, overweight,often unusual cargoes! That explainsthe unusual depth of planning exper-tise we have on staff."

"We have been tested in LatinAmerica and the Far East, but ourmost trying experience was gettinggas compressors from Houston intothe land-locked Caspian Sea!" addedMenon.

At that time, trillions of cubic feetof natural gas were being flared inAzherbaijian’s Guneshli Field on theCaspian Sea while the country’s capi-tal, Baju, actually imported gas forf\lel. It needed a pipeline, and major U.S. oil company proposed tobuild it. Sections of pipe are easyenough to move, but a pipelineneeds giant compressors too andmoving those are another matter.

Although it’s a sea, the Caspian island-locked with no natural seawayto the outside world. There is onlyone way in or out by water: usingthe Volga and Don Rivers and thenarrow Volga-Don Canal vv’hich con-

Opposite: An IMC charter vessel dischargesproject cargo under extreme ice conditions inArchangel, Siberia.

nects them. But the rivers andcanal :ire within Russian terri-tory, and they permit onlySoviet-flagged vessels to usethem. No foreign-flagged ves-sels are permitted passage.

"We worked through localagents and arranged an exception,"added Ketkar. "They would let a for-eign vessel through, but only undertile flag of a former Soviet state. Welocated some Azheri-flagged vesselslarge enough to carry the compres-sors yet small enough to transit thecanal. That’s how our work pro-ceeds, inch by inch."

Today, instead of having to wasteits precious resource, Azherbaijian isable to power its capital city withnative natural gas.

"Our customers say we make theimpossible look easy," said Menon,"but they only see the visible part ofthe work. Behind the scenes iswhere the creative energy resides intile project cargo business."

Today, as you proceed down theHouston Ship Channel and see a ves-sel loading huge equipment or anodd collection of fabricated material,it’s could be IMC Maritime Groupmeeting another challenge. ~1

IMC contract personnel providespecial handling for steel tubulargoods as part of a project cargoshipment from Houston.

Below: Housing and equipmentmodules are lifted onto an IMCcharter vessel in Houston. Theseunits were bound for the Guneshlipipeline project in Azerbaijian.

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