Key Personnel ! Port of Houston Authority

The area code for all telephone numbers below is 713 unlessotherwise indicated.

Tom Kornegay, Executive Director ................ 670-2480Bill Colburn, General Counsel ...................... 670-2607Customer Service ............................... 670-2569

or 1-800-688-DOCK

AdministrationLinda Reese, Director ........................... 670-2550Bill Brady, Controller ............................. 670-2555Len Waska, Purchasing Manager ................... 670.2460

FacilitiesPerry McGee, Director ............... 670-2626Brenda McDonald, Real Estate Manager ............. 670-2679

OperationsJohn Horan, Director .................. 670-2676

Barbours Cut Container TerminalJimmy Jamison, Manager ....................... 470-5530Container Inquiry System ....................... 678-7600

Bulk FacilitiesJames Hare, Manager .......................... 670-2563

Turning Basin TerminalJohn Horton, Manager .................. 670-2674Operations Supervisors .................... 670-2675

Protection ServicesJason Simpson, Director ..................... 670-2632Richard Barren, Marine Manager ................ 670-2636Dick Gorini, Environmental Affairs Manager ...... 670-2603Alton Landry, Safety Manager ............... 670-2634Sammy Leach, Security Manager ................... 670-2431

Trade DevelopmentDon Allee, Director .................... 670-2583Jack Beasley, Foreign Trade Zone Manager ........ 739-8522Arturo Gamez, South America Sales Manager ...(58-2) 283-1489Jetfield Jefferson, Communications Manager ..... 670-2597Bruce Kendall, Market Research Manager ......... 670-2580

Andy Ott, General Sales Manager ........ 670-2587Jack Wojewnik, Eastern Sales Manager ......... (212) 867-2780Trade Development Faxline ................ 670-2564

Executive Offices111 East Loop NorthP.O. Box 2562Houston, Texas 77252-2562Tel: (713) 670-2400Telecopier: (713) 670-2564

Field Offices60 East 42rid Street

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Volume 34 August 1992

H. THOMAS KORNEGAYExecutive Director

DONALD R. ALLEEDirector of Trade Development

JOHN P. HORANDirector of Port Operations

PERRY M. McGEEDirector of Facilities

LINDA S. REESEDirector of Administration

JASON W. SIMPSONDirector of Protection Services

TOMMY J. TOMPKINSCounty Auditor

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THE PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE ispublished monthly by the Port of Hous-ton Authority, P.O. Box 2562, Houston,Texas 77252-2562, and is distributed freeto maritime, industrial and transportationinterests in the United States and foreigncountries. POSTMASTER: Send addresschanges to PORT OF HOUSTON MAGA-ZINE, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, TX77252-2562. The magazine staff includes:Communications Manager, Jeffield Jeffer-son; Editor, Ann Bordelon; AdvertisingSales/Production, Sheila Adams; Writer,Susan Humphrey; Photographer, RaySoto; Secretary, Nancy Thorman; and In-tern, Vickee Gray. This publication is notcopyrighted and permission is given forthe reproduction or use of any originalmaterials, provided credit is given to thePort of Houston Authority. Additional in-formation, extra copies or advertisingrates may be obtained by writing thePORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE.

DEPARTMENTS

Port Tidings 9

Port Side 27

Liner Service 31

ON THE COVERThe M/V STOLT HIKAWA called atHouston recently during its maidenvoyage. The new parcel tanrer willprovide service between the U.S. Gulfand the Caribbean, one of severalnorth-south trade lanes that ex-perienced cargo increases in 1991.

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Changing Trade Lanes

’F wo months ago, theM/V STOL T HIKA WA

pulled into the Port ofHouston to load 10 dif-

ferent chemicals bound for Mexicoand the Caribbean. The newlybuilt tanker’s visit is a sign of thetimes. Stolt-Nielsen Inc. says itsbusiness in Mexico and the Carib-bean is growing, and recentstatistics confirm this observation.

Commerce with LatinAmerica--comprising Mexico,South America, Central Americaand the Caribbean -- is the Port ofHouston’s second-largest trade.Last year, Houston exchanged 20million tons of cargo with LatinAmerica. That’s a 33.5 percent in-crease from 1990, making this thefastest-growing trade served viaHouston. Two Latin Americancountries -- Mexico andVenezuela -- are among the Portof Houston’s top five trading part-ners in terms of both tonnage anddollar value.

"The growth in the LatinAmerican trade supports thetheory that a north-south tradeaxis is developing. We expectedthis, given the economic stabiliza-tion and industrial developmenttaking place in Latin America,"says Bruce Kendall, market re-search manager for the Port ofHouston Authority.

Kendall and his staff routinelysift through data on shipments thatmove via Houston and other U.S.ports. Their task is to compile in-formation that will help PortAuthority staff in their planningand marketing activities. Thestatistics mentioned in this articlewere drawn from U.S. Departmentof Commerce information ob-tained through Trade InformationServices.

"Of course, these numbers

reflect only the changes that tookplace between 1990 and 1991.Still, they provide some interestingclues as to where the cargo is go-

Houston’s fast-

est growing trade

is with LatinAmerica.

ing and what shifts are occurringin different trades," Kendall says.Latin America

Mexico accounted for the largestgrowth in the Latin American tradewith Houston, representing a 56percent increase, Commerce De-

partment figures show. The Carib-bean accounted for a 45 percentjump in this trade, followed by a29 percent increase in the CentralAmerican trade and 14 percentgrowth in trade with SouthAmerica.

"The overwhelming increase inthe Latin American trade was dueto petroleum," Kendall says.

Petroleum and petroleum prod-ucts were the leading commoditiestransported between Houston andLatin America last year. Petroleumshipments between Houston andMexico doubled.The Atlantic

But the Port of Houston’s largesttrade, by volume, is with the At-lantic community, consisting ofSouth, East and West Africa; Eur-ope; and the Mediterranean. In1991, the Atlantic trade accountedfor almost 24 million tons of thecargo that passed through Houston.

The parcel tanker MIV STOLT HIKAWA called at the Port of Houston duringits recent maiden voyage. Stolt Tankers says its parcel tanker business isgrowing in Mexico and the Caribbean.

While Houston’s trade withAtlantic ports declined slightly in1991, West Africa was a note-worthy exception in this region.Trade between Houston and WestAfrica doubled in 1991 for a totalof 3.5 million tons. The largestshare of that trade consisted ofpetroleum and petroleum prod-ucts, which totaled 2.8 milliontons.

"The volume of petroleumproducts moving between Hous-ton and West Africa doubled in1991," Kendall says. "The exportside accounted for ahnost all ofthat increase."

Other sizable increases in theWest African trade included cerealpreparations, plastics, animal oils

Tarade between

Houston and West

Africa doubled

in 1991.and fats, iron and steel, andspecialized machinery.Changes in West Africa

The liberalization of policies inWest Africa has enabled a numberof businesses in that country toqualify for World Bank or Interna-tional Monetary Fund financing. Asa result, construction projects andlight manufacturing are on theupswing, creating a need in WestAfrica for imported products suchas plastics and petrochemicals.Several steamship lines have fo-cused on this market’s transporta-tion needs in recent years.

"We have a number of verygood lines- such as Term Lines,Wilhelmsen Lines and DelmasAAEL -- serving this trade," saysDon Allee, director of trade devel-opment for the Port Authority."They offer regularly scheduled

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service to West Africa. Some ofthem have expanded their servicesby increasing their capacity or sail-ing frequency. Some of them areconsidering expanding their serv-ices further."Other Trade Lanes

The Red Sea trade follows second-ranked Latin America by volume with14.7 million tons. Houston’s tradewith the Red Sea expanded by 2.6percent in 1991. This growth isprobably due in part to the resump-tion of commerce that was delayedor put on hold during the PersianGulf War, Allee says.

The Pacific trade, which in-cludes the Far East, Singapore and

India, accounts for 7.1 milliontons of Houston’s cargo. TheAustralia/New Zealand traderepresents 776,700 tons. Houston’strade with Australia/New Zealandgrew by 6 percent.

"Agribusinesses in Australia andNew Zealand are purchasing a tre-mendous amount of fertilizers andfertilizer additives," says Allee."That trade is also importing largeamounts of synthetic resins andchemicals. Houston benefits fromthese trends because of the highconcentration of resin and chemi-cal plants here. Two major car-riers -- Columbus Line and BlucStar PACE -- provide regular serv-ice between Houston and Australia/New Zealand."Overall Growth

The Port of Houston’s stake in asingle market varies from trade totrade, hut the port’s performancein overall foreign commerce con-tinues to grow. Houston led thenation in foreign trade in 1991with more than 67.5 million tonsof foreign waterborne trade. Thatreflects a 7.2 percent increase over1990’s total of 63 million tons.

"The largest increases occurredin commodities that are the Portof Houston’s bread and butter,"says Kendall. "In fact, 78 percentof the 1991 increase is accountedfor by two major commodity cate-gories: petroleum and grain."

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Harbor 8: Doing Something Different

ix years ago, fourHouston longshoremendecided they wantedto enter the management

end of the business. They createdtheir own opportunity by startinga new stevedoring company.Believing that every one of thefour men worked twice as hard,they named the company Harbor 8.

"You have to be creative in thestevedoring industry," says C.T.Baxter, vice president of Harbor 8."We knew we wanted to do some-thing different, so we started thiscompany and created these jobs."

Today three of Harbor 8’sfounders are still with the com-pany. D.C. Williams is president;C.T. Baxter is vice president; andJ.J. Williams is vice president andsecretary/treasurer. The companyprovides stevedoring services forseagoing vessels calling at ports inthe West Gulf and the South Atlan-tic. The Port of Houston is thecompany’s primary port.Range of Services

Though their company is small,the owners of Harbor 8 say theypride themselves in their ability tooffer a full range of services, includ-ing vessel chartering, terminal op-erations, container stuffing andstripping and handling general cargo,bulk grains and project cargo.

One of their biggest local clientsis Tidewater Materials, which runsa coal slag operation near the Portof Houston Authority’s Bulk Mate-rials Handling Plant. They alsoload bagged flour and bulk wheatto ships and barges for Cargill Inc.;unload bagged milk from rail cars,warehouse it and stuff it into con-tainers at the Port of Houston forthe United States Department ofAgriculture; load and unload mili-tary vehicles and equipment for

D.C. Williams (top) and C.T. Baxterlead the stevedoring company theyand two other longshoremen found-ed six years ago.

the U.S. armed forces; and loadproject cargo for Prescott Shipping.A Development Period

Harbor 8 flourishes today, butits founders remember earlier timeswhen the company was little known.They refer to the company’s firstthree years in business as a "devel-opment period." One of the earli-est difficulties they faced was get-ting large firms and potential clients

to realize Harbor 8 could performas well as or even better thanlarger stevedoring companies.

Many of Harbor 8’s regularclients now see the advantages ofdoing business with a small com-pany, Baxter and D.C. Williamssay. One distinguishing factor,Williams says, is the experience heand his associates received whileworking as longshoremen.

"We know what it’s like work-ing down on the docks, and nowwe know the management side,too," he says. "Some companieshire managers who took classes incollege but never worked on thedocks. That’s what makes our com-pany different. We all worked aslongshoremen, so we have a lot ofexperience."Accessibility Is A Benefit

Baxter touts accessibility asanother of the company’s benefits.

"With some companies, a cus-tomer has to talk to person afterperson after person before he talksto someone who can really helphim," he says. "If you have a prob-lem or a question about your cargo,you don’t want to do that. That’swhat makes Harbor 8 different. Ifone of our customers has a problem,they can just call one of us."

Baxter credits the Houstonmaritime community with helpinghim and his associates learn therudiments of managing a successfulstevedoring company. The found-ers of Harbor 8 discovered earlythat members of the Houstonmaritime industry were most will-ing to help their fledgling com-pany. Houstonians had to dig theirown ship channel to create theirport, Baxter says, which is prob-ably why the community appre-ciates anyone who is willing to

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Toward More Efficient Trucking

n recent months, the Portof Houston Authority hasbeen working with truck-ing and freight forwarding

Changes have

been made to

reduce delays.

signed to increase profitability fortruck owners without increasingcustomer costs. Educational pro-grams are being combined withprocedural changes to enhanceproductivity and eliminate delays.PHA Participation

The Port Authority has par-ticipated in the educational pro-gram in several instances. A"Truckers Guide" to PHA facilitieswas published in both English andSpanish and distributed to motorfreight companies. Port Authorityofficials met with the represen-tatives of major trucking firms todiscuss problems and possiblesolutions.

At the Fentress Bracewell Bar-bouts Cut Container Terminal,

interests to speed processing oftrucks at its facilities.

The Port Authority’s effortscomplement an initiative led bythe Texas Intermodal TruckersAssociation (TITA). The Associa-tion of Freight Forwarders andCustoms Brokers and the operatorsof container yards are also par-ticipating in the effort.

According to a recent TITAnewsletter, the initiative is de-

dispatchers attended a specialseminar and drivers participated intours which explained the organi-zation of the terminal and howdocumentation is handled.Changes at Barbours Cut

Procedural changes have beeninstituted at Barbours Cut to pro-vide additional service to thetrucking industry. The terminalnow operates two express lanesfor trucks with empty containersand an additional lane for loadedcontainers on a regular basis. Anadditional inventory clerk hasbeen added to improve wheeledunit locations.

An extra radio channel is nowavailable for road operations, andmore pay phones have been in-stalled for drivers who need to calltheir offices.

To further relieve congestion atthe main gate, the bobtail lane (fortruck tractors without chassis) hasbeen moved to the chassis yard,and a fax machine at the new loca-tion allows drivers to pick upwork orders before proceeding tothe main gate.

In August, the customer serviceand booking operations will bemoved away from the terminal."This measure will result in lesswaiting time for drivers who donot have procedural problems,"explained Jimmy Jamison, Bar-bours Cut Terminal manager."Already, truck turn times haveimproved 10-15 minutes for driverswith proper documentation."

Private Firms CooperatePrivate firms have also made

changes to better serve the truck-ing industry. Sea-Land, whichoperates its own terminal withinBarbours Cut, will open a newautomated interchange this month.Telephones will be installed at thescales and the bobtail lane sodrivers will not have to leave theirtrucks to check out.

Other changes made by privatefirms include the following:¯ Fairway Terminal has extended

its hours to 6 p.m. to allow

drivers to return chassis afterBarbours Cut closes its gates.

¯ Container Care replaced its inter-change procedure with a receipton off-hire equipment.

All.parties have

increased usage

of CONICS.

¯ Winners Container Yard (W.W.Rowland) is re-routing its trucksthrough a separate gate to relievecongestion at the main gate.

Forwarder EffortsThe Houston Customhouse

Brokers and Freight ForwardersAssociation is also cooperating toimprove truck turnaround time.The organization recently distrib-uted information to its members to

improve the documentation givento truckers. The forwarders arealso considering development of auniform truck order format.

All parties have increased usageof the CONICS system at BarboursCut Terminal. CONICS is a com-puter system which tracks cargoand provides information on thelocation and status of containersand RO/RO cargo at the terminal.Documentation Crucial

"Delays most frequently occurbecause of improper documenta-tion. The trucking companies, freigEtforwarders, customs brokers and car-go interests are working with us toeliminate that kind of delay," saidJohn Horan, PHA operations director."Trucks with proper documentationshould already be experiencingbetter turnaround times. We hopeto see a decrease in documentproblems soon. Our primary goalright now is to educate and guidethose who have to prepare the docu-mentation so these problems can besolved as quickly as possible." []

Ila Bonnette, park control coordinator at Barbours Cut Terminal, describescommunlcaUons procedures during the open house held for truck driversand operators.

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¯Turning BasinBids Sought for New Yard Cranes i Repairs Begin

The Port of Houston Authorityrecently began taking bids for thepurchase of four new yard cranesto be used at the FentressBracewell Barbours Cut ContainerTerminal. The cranes will cost ap-proximately $4.5 million.

The terminal currently has 15rubber-tired gantry cranes that areused to stack and unstack con-tainers in the container yard. Thevolume of containers movingthrough the terminal and the con-struction of a fifth berth have

necessitated the addition of newcranes to the fleet.

The Port Authority also sought¯ bids for repairs to the asphalt ati Barbours Cut Berths 1 and 2. The! project will cost approximately

$3OO,O00.i M.B. Western Industrial Contrac-! ting Co. has received a contract to! repair the fender system at Bar-: bours Cut Berth 1. The fender wasi damaged when struck by a vessel.

The repairs will cost approximately: $53,000.

Sea-Land Automates InterchangeSea-Land Service Inc. planned

to open a new, highly automatedinterchange at its Barbours CutTerminal facility starting August 1.

Plans called for telephones tobe installed at the scales and thebobtail lane so drivers don’t haveto leave their tractors. Driversstopping at the scale and bobtaillanes are now required to providespecific information so trucks arenot delayed.

Drivers with loads entering theterminal must provide: truckingcompany name, tractor weight and

i identification, booking number,: container number, chassis numberi and name of steamship line.

Drivers picking up empty con-tainers must provide the trucking

! company name, tractor identifica-¯ tion, booking number and steam-; ship line name. Drivers departing

the terminal with a load must pro-vide the trucking company name,

! tractor identification, containeri number and steamship line name.

For more information, contactSea-Land at (713) 470-8500.

Maersk Asking for SCAC CodesMaersk Inc. now requires SCAC

codes for all trucks carryingMaersk containers to and fromFentress Bracewerl Barbours CutContainer Terminal.

Maersk implemented a new poli-cy effective July 1 requiring truck-ers to have SCAC codes in an ef-fort to speed truck movementsthrough the terminal. To preventfurther delays, Maersk requirestruck drivers to provide the book-ing number and correct name ofthe trucking company.

Recent changes in the compu-terized container tracking system

at Barbours Cut Terminal help fa-cilitate truck movements. The

i computerized inventory systemnow includes an "1" designation

i for in-bond, allowing the port to re-: lease the containers to truck driv-

ers without having to call to verifythe release.

i Currently, Maersk is linked bypersonal computer dial-up directly

: with the Port Authority electronic! data system. Maersk manually in-

puts its load releases to the PortAuthority via EDI and is looking in-

i to new applications for EDI, such as: electronic transmission of bookings.

"- Two new maintenance projectsi are under way at the Port of Hous-! ton Authority’s Turning Basin: Terminal.: The Port Authority recently sought: bids for replacement of the roof: on Transit Shed 25. The shed’s exist-iing roof is 30 years old. Replacement: of the roof will cost approximately: $250,000.i Bids also were taken for repairs to; railroad Tracks 451 and 452, whichi lead to Wharves 8 and 9 at thei terminal. The repairs include upgrad-: ing the rail from 90-pound to 115-i pound rail and will cost approximately: $170,000.

:: Projects Completedi At PHA Facilities: Two projects were completed re-: cently at Port of Houston Authority: facilities.

! . M.B. Western Industrial Contract-: Jng Co. finished repairs to Transit: Shed 24 in the Turning Basin Termi-: hal. The work cost $114,000.

i Brown & Root U.S.A. Inc. finished: the pavement and utilities at Berth: 5 at Fentress Bracewell Barbours

Cut Container Terminal. The proj-: ect cost $4.1 million.

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(Continued from Page 5)work hard to create new business.

"We didn’t really know the man-agement part of the business whenwe started out, but people herewere always willing to help us,"Baxter recalls. "Houston is different¯I don’t know if you’d get as muchsupport at another port."Looking Ahead

Now Harbor 8’s principals arelooking ahead, focusing on ways toexpand their business. They hopeto purchase additional cargo-handling equipment, add eight steam-ship contracts to their client list,expand their company’s geographicreach and <)pen an office on theEast Coast. In the long term, they

hope eventually to own and operateseagoing vessels, including U.S.-flagand foreign-flag vessels.

"Most companies want to grow.So do we," Baxter says. "If you wantyour company to grow, you haveto have goals¯ That’s one of ourgoals--to own ships." []

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district cngineer since 1989. He pre-viously was assigned to the staff ofthe U.S. Army Command and Gen-eral Staff Collcge in Fort Leaven-worth, Kan.New Chief’s Background

Basilotto most recently was depu-ty chief of staff for engineering, U.S.Army South, in Panama. A native ofDayton, N.J., he received his commis-

Col. John Basilotto has assumedcommand of the Galveston Districtof the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Hc succeeds Col. Brink Miller, whonow commands the Corps’ New Eng-land Division, based in Waltham, Mass.

A ceremony at the district’s newoffices on Fort Point Road markedthe change with the symbolic trans-fer of the Corps of Engineers flagfrom Miller to Basilotto.

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He attendcd the Command andGcneral Staff College in 1981. tlisother assignments include assistantprofessor of military science at theUniversity of Dayton, organizationaleffectiveness consultant to the 130thEngineer Brigade in Germany, brigadeintelligence officer, battalion executiveofficer, chief of the engineer officerAdvance Course Division of the U.S.Army Engineer School and Com-mander of thc 19th Battalion inFort Knox, Ky.Awards and Responsibilities

Basilotto’s military decorations in-clude the Bronze Star, MeritoriousService Medal, Air Medal, ArmyCommendation Medal and otherservice and foreign awards.

As commander and district engi-neer in Galveston, he is responsiblefor the district’s $100 million annualwater resource development program. District projects range fromflood control and hurricane-floodprotection to an extensive realestate mission for Corps militaryand civil works projects, as well aswork for other agencies.

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Petroleum products and cerealpreparations are thc Port of Hous-ton’s top two commodities in termsof tonnage. Last year, petroleumand petroleum product shipmentsthrough Houston were up 2.2 milliontons, or 6 percent, for a total of 40.6million tons. Cereals and cereal prepar-ations increased by 1.2 million tons,a 17.7 percent increase, for a totalof 8.5 million tons.

Other major commodity increaseslast year include: organic chemicals, up567,700 tons; crude fertilizers, up465,500 tons; plastics, up 410,000tons; and specialized machinery, up172,800 tons. Inorganic chemicals roseby 59,3(i)0 tons, and gencral industrialmachinery and equipment increasedby 53,900 tons. []

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Rhame Is Top OperationsJerry Rhame has been named

1992 outstanding employcc for tilePort of Houston Authority (PHA)Operations Division. He is cranecquipment coordinator at the Fen-tress Bracewell Barbours Cut Con-tainer Terminal.

Rhamc has worked for the PortAuthority since November 1963. His

responsibilities include supervisingmaintenance of the wharf cranes atBarbours Cut Terminal.

Hc was named outstandingemployee because he maintains ex-cellent relations with Port Authoritycustomers; he possesses comprehen-sive knowledge of the maintenanceof all cranes and equipment; and heis willing to be on hand when a jobmust be done.

"Jerry’s contributions have been apositive force in the growth of thistcrminal since its inception," saidJimmy Jamison, manager of Bar-bouts Cut Terminal.

Throughout thc year, each PortAuthority division selects an

Employee for 1992outstanding employee. The divisionhonorees become candidates for thePHA Employee of the Year Award,

which is presented at the PortAuthority picnic each spring.

Jerry Rhame, 1992 outstandingemployee for the PHA OperationsDivision.

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Coastal Crating Co.Begins Operation

A group of former Brown & Rootemployees have opened a new busi-ness, Coastal Crating Company, inHouston. Core employees of Brown &Root Export Crating launched CoastalCrating after Brown & Root decided totrim departments not involved inits engineering and constructionoperations.

Dick Tate, who was the generalmanager of Brown & Root ExportCrating, is the owner of CoastalCrating.

Coastal Crating’s operation is lo-cated on a seven-acre site in south-east Houston. Facilities includestabilized outside storage, a 37,000-square-foot warehouse with 40 dock-high doors and a 10,000-square-footbuilding that houses the company’ssaw line and box assembly.

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Monument Will Honor U.S.S. HOUSTONThe Texas Commanderv of the

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(CA30) and its crcw.The HOL(S’TON was launched in

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Hearing ()f the vessel’s fate,Houstonians in 1942 launched adrive to raise funds for tile con-struction of ;i new U.3".S HOL(S’TON(eL-81). Enough l\mds were raisedto build both tile new HOUSTONand a small aircraft carrier namedthc [~.S.S. SA;\’./ACINTO (CVL-30).

The gT.S.S. ItOUST()N monumentwill bc erected in Sam HoustonPark, behind the Harris County

Heritagc Society Museum indowntown Houston. The centerpiece for the monument will be theship’s 600-pound bronze bell,which Javanese divcrs salvaged in1973. The Navy prcscnted thc bellto the city of Houston. The bell iscurrently on display :it tile tlcritagcSociety Museum.Texas Commandery

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the United States’ ()ldcst naval socic-ty, is a nonprofit organization. C()n-tributions to the m()numcnt fundare tax-deductible.

To contribute t() the fund ()r tain more information ~tbout theU.S.S. ttO[.(gT’()X monument, contact: Texas C()mmandcry, NavalOrder of the (lnitcd States, q72q

Stillbrookc, Houston Texas’77035-q911.

The Texas Commandery of the Naval Order hopes to raise funds to build a monu-ment in memory of the U.S.S. HOUSTON and its crew. The cruiser was sunk in theSunda Strait in 1942. This photograph shows the cruiser as it appeared in 1931.

The Port of Houston Magazine pub-lishes the Meeting Calendar as aservice for local transportation-related organizations. Listings areprovided by the individual organi-zations and may be submitted or up-dated by calling 670-2594 or writingto P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas77252-2562.

American Merchant Marine Vet-erans: Meets the second Tuesday ofeach month, 11 a.m. at the HoustonInternational Seafarers Center. Forinformation, call Jim Titus, 337-3131.

Council of American Master Mari-ners inc., Port of HoustonChapter: Meets third Thursday ofeach month at 11:30 a.m. at Brady’sLanding. For information, call JohnEliason, 681-2727.

Houston Customhouse Brokers &Freight Forwarders Association:Meets the third Wednesday of eachmonth. For information, call678-43O0.

Houston Transportation Profes-sionals Association: Meets thesecond Thursday of each month,11:30 a.m. at the Holiday InnCrowne Plaza. For information, callJeanne Hooke, 241-3555.

International MaintenanceInstitute-Sam Houston Chapter:Meets the third Tuesday of eachmonth, 6 p.m. at the Concord Hotel(formerly Ramada Inn-Hobby Air-port). For reservations, call JoyceRhoden, 481-0869.International Transportation Man-agement Asociation: Meets thesecond Wednesday of every month.For information, call Theresa Garcia,880-2042.

Marine Square Club of Houston:Meets the second Wednesday ofeach month, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’sLanding.

National Association of RailwayBusiness Women: Meets the thirdWednesday of each month. For in-formation, call Lois Dippel,546-3341.

National Defense TransportationAssociation: Meets the last Thurs-day of each month, 11:30 a.m. atKaphan’s For information, callGlenn Meadows, 468-4724.

Port Safety and Advisory Council:Meets the first Thursday of alter-nating months starting with January,11:30 a.m. at the InternationalSeafarers Center at the Port ofHouston Authority’s Turning BasinTerminal. For information or reserva-tions, call Ens. J. Francic, 671-5111.

Texas A&M University MaritimeAssociation: Meets the fourthWednesday of the month, 11:30 a.m.at Brady’s Landing. For information,call Jim Moore, 928-5010.

Texas Intermodal TruckersAssociation: Meets the secondTuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m.For information, contact TrumanGriffin, 920-2179.

Texas Business Travel Associa-tion: Meets the second Wednesdayof each month. For information, callTina Ruffeno, 236-4079.

Transportation Club of Houston:Meets the first Tuesday of eachmonth, 11:30 a.m. at the HyattRegency Hotel downtown. For infor-mation, call Tom Cooney, 686-0050.

U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyAlumni Association, HoustonChapter: Meets the first Thursday ofeach month, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’sLanding. For information, call BillBowes, 451-2711.

Women’s Transportation Club ofHouston: Meets the second Mondayof each month, 5:30 p.m. atKaphan’s. For information, callJewel Bell, 664-6850, or LindaRomer, 580-0630.

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Tinsley Leads TradeMission to Eomdor

Houston Council Member Eleanor Tinsleyrecently led a six-member delegation ofHouston business representatives to Guaya-quil City and Quito, Ecuador.

The trade mission was part of theHouston International Initiatives (HII) pro-gram, which helps foster business oppor-tunities between Houston companies andforeign businesses. The Ecuador trip wasthe 16th trade mission to Latin Americasponsored by HII and the Houston In-teramerican Chamber of Commerce.

Representatives of Houston floral,seafood, telecommunications, plumbing, airconditioning and chemical businesses par-ticipated in the trip. Arturo Gamez, SouthAmerica sales manager for the Port ofHouston Authority, also was on hand forthe trade mission.

"We established several business contactswhich led us to purchase 1,000 pounds offlowers," said Darlenna Burleson of PikesPeak of Houston. Another company, Con-dor International, purchased 3,000 poundsof tuna and mahi mahi during the mission.

"Many business contacts were made byour delegation through one-on-one businessmeetings prearranged by Houston Interna-tional Initiatives," said Tinsley. "Judging bythe quality of these meetings, this trip was aSuccess."

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MIV THEKWINI Joins Wilheimsen’s South Africa ServiceThe M/V THEKWINI, a ship now deployed in Wilheimsen Lines’ service to SouthAfrica, recently called at Houston for the first time. The RO/RO vessel replacesthe M/V TARKWA, which now sails in the carrier’s West Africa service.Wilhelmsen moved the TARKWA because the ship’s gear made it more suitablefor the West Africa trade. Wilhelmsen launched its North America-South Africaservice in January. Two vessels are deployed in the South Africa service, which isrepresented by Barwil Agencies. Shown at a plaque ceremony marking theHouston arrival of the THEKWINI are (from left): Peter Basler of Barwil; AngusHanes, Port of Houston Authority; Capt. Victor Espino, vessel master; and JohnCowan, former master of the vessel. Cowan was on hand to assist the new master.

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