Good MorningWorld !

When the sun rose this morning, itrevealed the new and modern Port ofHouston ready for action. Here is a Portthat has everything--everything that isrequired to handle your cargo quickly andefficiently. Whether you need facilities forbulk, breakbulk, containers or ro/ro, thePort of Houston has it ready today. Buteven more, we are spending additionalmillions of dollars to provide more andbetter facilities for your future needs.Next time save days and money.

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P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Tx 77001 Phone (713) 225-0671East Coast Field Office: 60 East 42nd St., New York 10017

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We offer the safety, know-how,promptness and dependability youneed.

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ITT TUGS are pleased to donate thisspace to tell others about something

besides our superior tug service.

INTRACOASTAL TOWING& TRANSPORTATION CORP

Houston ¯ Galveston ¯ Freeport ¯ Corpus Christi

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Our facilities on the Houston Ship Channel

Cut downtime with full topside repair,cleaning, and oil spill services!

We’ve got the experienced personnel to solve your problem.., any day, any time, in port or at sea.

Gulf coast servicerepresentatives for:Diesel Propulsion

$Ui.ZERM.A-NBURMEISTER & WAIN

RefrigerationEMAILCARRIER TRANSICOLD

CranesLIEBHERR

Full service: dockside,at sea, overseas.Foreign diesel repairsCentrifugal rebabbittingElectronic and automatedsystems repairsMotor and generatorrewindingBoiler repairs and steelworkCertified gear testingTank cleaning and oil spillrecovery

Complete facilities forany job.Machine and boilermakershops with largelathes, mills and pressesBearing shopElectrical and motorrewind shopLay berth with utilitiesCrane barge, tug, andworkboats

Full stock of portableequipment.GeneratorsCompressorsGangwaysPumpsWeldersBoom and winch trucksVacuum trucks

W/SINCE 1910

Marine Maintenance Industries RO Box 5455 ̄ 8201 Cypress at Broadway Houston Texas 77012 ¯ (713) 928 5911 ̄ Telex 792 769 ̄ TWX 910 881 6225Galveston 1802 Mechanic Galveston Texas 77550 ¯ (713) 762-7785

Divisions: HARRISBURG MACHINE COMPANY ¯ CLEAN CHANNEL INDUSTRIES

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The Port of Houston Magazine

Port CommissionersAnd Staff

FENTRESS BRACEWELL. ChairmanW.D. HADEN. n. CommissionerMRS. MARCELLA D~ PERRY, CommissionerJOHN H. GARRET7. CommissionerHOWARD J. M1DDLETON, Commissioner

RICHARD e. LEACH, Executive DirectorJ. R. CURTIS. Director of Port Operations

TED WALTERS. Asst. Director of Port OperationsW.D. DUNNAHOE, Manager of Port Operations,Turning BasinC.O. SEAMAN, Manager of Port Operations,Barbours Cut and Bayport TerminalsW.E. GREER, Acting Manager, Grain ElevatorLESLIE J. SANDERFER. Manager, Bulk MaterialsHandling PlantA. MONROE BEAN. Manager, Storage Warehouses

A.J.M. VAN DE VEN, Maintenance SuperintendentLOUIS F. BROWN. JR.. Manager, Marine, Fireand SafetyCLAUDE BARTH, Manager, Security

C.A. ROUSSER. JR.. Director of Trade DeveloprnemBASIL J. FINN General Sales ManagerLEON UTTERBACK. Eastern Sales ManagerJACK WOJEWNIK. Asst. Eastern Sales ManagerROBERT PERROTTA. Midwestern Sales ManagerJOSE ARTURO CASTELLANOS. Sales RepresentattveTED SUMERLIN. Communications ManagerDON ZULLO. Assistant to CommunicationsManagerEDWARD L. HORN. Public Relations Manager

NORMAN E. HUENI. Director of EngmeeringTOM KORNEGAY. Assistant Chief Engineer

F. WILLIAM COLBURN, Director of AdministrationLINDA REESE. ControllerALTON B. LANDRY. PersonneI Manager andWorld Trade BuiMing ManagerBETTY GARRETT. Manager of PurchasingALGENITA SCOTT DAVIS. Counsel

MICHAEL SCORCIO,, Director of CommunityRelation~

GEORGE W. ALTVATER, ConsultantS.C. FULLERTON, County Auditor

EXECUTIVE OFFICES1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002

P.O. Box 2562. Houston, Texas 77001Telephone: (713) 225-0671

TWX" 910-881-5787

NEW YORK OFFICE’60 East 42nd. Street, New York 10017

Telephone: (212) 867-2780

TERMINAL OFFICESTurning Basin: (713) 672-8221Barbours Cut: (713) 471-5091

Official PublicationPort of Houston

Authority

Volume 24 Number 5 May, 1980

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Antwerp Delegation Visits The Port of HoustonwAdistinguished group of Belgians tells us about theirPort and Nation. 13

Jumbo Shipping Opens Houston Headquarters Thiscompany specializes in moving the big things aroundthe world.

15

Transportation Observations--New rail Plan III ratesprotested in vain. 17

West Africa Service Inaugurated By JECO Shippershave another service to this important area. 21

Port of Houston Directory Clip these pages for quickreference. 27

The Cover

The NIGERIAN BREWER is steaming across the Gulf of Mexico, headed tothe Port of Houston. This is one of the ships that will be in the new JECOservice to West Africa. For more see Page 21.

The Port of Houston MagazineTED SUMERLIN, Editor

ED HORN, Associate Editor

THE PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE ¢ISSN 0032-4825) is published monthly by the Portof Houston Authority and is distributed free to maritime, industrial and transportation interests inthe United States and foreign countries. This publication is not copyrighted and permission isgiven for the reproduction or use of any original material, provided credit is given to the Port ofHouston. Additional information, extra copies or advertising rates may be obtained by writing thePORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE. Controlled circulation postage paid at Fort Worth, texas.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Port of Houston Magazine, P.O. Box 2562, Houston,

Texas 77001.

As time changed...Hellenic has changed with the times.1938 HELLENIC-BREAK BULK

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1958 HELLENIC- REEFERS

1968 HELLENIC-CONTAINERS 1978 HELLENIC-RO-RO

led Sea~Mediterranean~Lrablan/Persian Gulf/East;frica/ Ceylon.Burma

Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today

HELLENICLINES LIMITED

39 Broadway, New York(212) 482-2440

303 Great Southwest Bldg.Houston (713) 224-8607

2712 International Trade Mart.New Orleans (504) 581-2825

EXPRESS SERVICEReefers-Containers

Deep-Tanks

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Sailing every 22 days to the MiddleEast. Depend on it. Our Ro/Ro contain-erships sail every 22 days from the U.S. Gulfand Atlantic Coast ports direct to the MiddleEast. Like clockwork.

With a stern ramp capacity of 400 tons,our Ro/Ro’s are capable of handling alltypes and sizes of rolling stock-from trac-tors and cement trucks to huge scrapersand graders. And these totally self-sustain-.ing ships can handle 20’s, 40’s, high cubes,open tops, reefers, flatbeds and trailers.

For further information, contact yournearest Nedlloyd representative, or foreignfreight forwarder.

General agent, Nedlloyd, Inc.,New York, N.Y., 212/432-9150Carolina Shipping Co:

Charleston .................... 803’577-7880International Great Lakes

Cleveland ............ 216696-2612Lavino Shipping:

Baltimore ........... 301,685-6068Newport News ............ 804’623-4525Pittsburgh .................... 412,281 7825Philadelphia .................. 215/448-4000

Patterson-Wylde:Boston ..................... 617/338-0400

Patton Steamship:Detroit ........................ 313/353-6611

Strachan Shipping:Chicago ...................... 312/427-2908St. Louis ...................... 314/231-3389New Orleans ................. 504/527-6600Houston ...................... 713/221-8500

Transpacific Transportation Company:San Francisco ................ 415/986-0786Los Angeles ................ 213/629-4192Portland ............ 503/222-3235Seattle ................. 206,624-7393Vancouver .............. 604,’688-0611

m~mNedlloyd Lines

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I SOUTH TEXAS LIFT TRUCK, Inc.Specializing In Container Handling Equipment

KALMARService

Parts

Rentals

Sales

Houston San Antonio Baton Rouge

CAPACITYService

Parts

Rentals

Sales

STILT

~ontact:Tommy StilesAndy AndrickMelvin TriplettSteve HowardRoy Vinson

Born Out of The Need For Good ServiceA SSIS TANCE 24-H0 URS-A-DA Y

(713) 675-2427

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Capacity. Competence.Credibility.¯ Cranes with capacities exceeding

200 tons.

¯ Fork lift fleet with capacities to80,000 pounds.

¯ Specializing in steel, project, andheavy-lift cargoes inbound andoutbound.

¯ Marshalling yard inside the Portfor project cargo. Steel yard forstoring or distributing steelprojects.

¯ Complete break-bulk and con-tainer services.

¯ Bonded or public warehousingand trucking facilities at subsid-iary Sea Marine Warehouse.

¯ Constant supervision at everyjob, large or small.

¯ Port Stevedoring Company isone of the largest locally ownedstevedoring companies on theGulf Coast. We invite yourinquiry.

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Executive Office ° 901 World Trade Bldg. ̄ 1520 Texas Avenue ̄ Houston, Texas 77002(713) 227-2173 ° TWX 910-881-5790Dock Office ° 8123 Plummer St. * Houston, Texas 77029 ° (713) 675-2378

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OurshipsflynorPstop to Australia

and New Zealand.On a Bank & Savill ship, your con-

tainer cargo will go straight to Australia orNew Zealand, with no intermediate stops.And it will get there so fast, you’ll probablythink our ships have wings.

Bank & Savill’s new express containerservice offers more direct sailings from theGulf Coast to Australia and New Zealandthan any other line. Our ships are the new-est in the trade. Each is self-sufficient andtotally dedicated and geared to containershipments.

Each ship is fitted with four 35-toncranes with Haaglund container loaders.And vessels are computer loaded and dis-charged for increased control and effi-ciency. Regardless of a terminal’s contain-

er facilities, your shipment can be loadedand unloaded safely and fast.

Bank & Savill is a conference carrierwhose coordinating agent is StrachanShip-ping Company in Houston, Texas. We offerservice to Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland,New Plymouth and Lyttelton. Cargo is alsoaccepted for Brisbane, Adelaide, Fre-mantle, Wellington and Dunedin withprompt rail and truck connections. We’rethe principal all-water carrier, direct fromHouston and New Orleans.

When you need to know your ship-ment will arrive where you want it, whenyou want it, fly with Bank & Savill, thefastest shipping line from the Gulf Coastto Australia and New Zealand.

Bank & SavillMore Direct Sailings-More Direct Destinations

Fewer Hassles.Bank & Savill, 1400 Cotton Exchange Building, P.O. Box 52490, Houston, TX 77052, 713/221-8539, Telex: 79-1176

Dallas-214/747-0648; NewOrleans-504/527-6721; Tulsa-918/492-2721; Memphis-901/526-5153Agent- New York & North Fast States: Boyd, Weir & Sewell. I nc, 212/668-9457

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NICHOLAS NICHOLSON (USA) INC.

PROUDLY ANNOUNCE INAUGARATION OF

NORTH EAST MARINE LINES

M. V. DONGA(British Flag Elder Dempster Lines)

REGULAR MONTHLY SERVICE BETWEEN UK, CONTINENT,

MEDITERRANEAN, INDIA, PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH

M.V. AEOLIAN WIND ETA ETDHamburg 8th April 10th AprilBremen 11 th April 14th AprilAntwerp 16th April 18th AprilHull 20th April 22nd AprilKarachi 12th May 16th MayBombay 18th May ---

M.V. STRAVOS - K.Calcutta 2nd April 20th AprilPort Sudan 10th May ---

M.V. MALIAKOSBedi Bunder 20th April 30th AprilRotterdam 17th May ---

M.V.T.B.N.Hamburg 20th MayBremen 24th MayAntwerp 29th MayHull 2nd JuneKarachi 25th JuneBombay 2nd July

23rd May27th May31 st May4th June30th June

Principal Managers8, Operators

Nicholas Nicholson (USA) Inc.400 FM 1960 W. Suite 257Houston, Texas 77090Ph. (713) 893-5105/6Tlx: 774590

General AgentsEurope

Agency Maritime LalemantTavernierkaai 2Tavernierbuilding2000 Antwerpen, BelgiumPh. (032) 314950TIx: 31351

General AgentsWest Germany

F.H. Bertling Schiffahrtskontor KGP.O. Box 100540D2000 Hamburg 1,

W. GermanyPh. 321276TIx: 161338

FOR TRANSHIPMENT CARGOES EX USA VIA EUROPE PLEASE CONTACT (713) 893-5105/6

May, 198011

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When it comes to comprehensive service, KerrSteamship Company, Inc., has the edge over itscompetitors hands down. The professional personnelstaffing our extensive network of offices in the majorports and hinterland market cities of North Americaare in constant communication to cut the red tapeout of your cargo movements. If you need a bill of

lading released in Atlanta, Anchorage or Acapulco,we can do it. If you have a special cargo handlingproblem in Boston, Baltimore or British Columbia,we can solve it. If you have a sales lead in Charleston,Chicago or Cranford, we can pursue it. No matterwhere you are, or your problem is, Kerr has youcovered.

STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC.

Steamship Agents, Terminal Operators, Stevedores

Suite 5130, One Shell SquareNew Orleans, La. 70139Telephone: {504) 566-0500TWX: 810-951-5030

American General Tower, Suite 15002727 Allen ParkwayHouston, Texas 77019Telephone: (713) 521-9600 ̄ TWX: 910-881-2753

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