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Volume 20 APRIL, 1976 No. 4

PortCommissionersAnd Staff

FENTRESS BRACEWELL, ChairmanW. D. HADEN, II, CommissionerMRS. MARCELLA D. PERRY, CommissionerPAUL DROZAK, CommissionerJOHN H. GARRETT, CommissionerGEORGE W. "ALTVATER, Executive DirectorC. E. BIJLLOCK, ’General Manager--

OperationsRICHARD P. LEACH, General Manager--

AdministrationF. WILLIAM COLBURN, CounselMICHAEL SCORCIO, Executive Secretary

to the Port CommissionC. A. ROUSSERi JR., Director o/Trade

DevelopmentEDWARD P. MOORE, Eastern Sales ManagerFRANK WARD, Eastern District Sales ManagerARMANDO WATERLAND, Midwestern

Sales ManagerB1LL COOK, IVestern Sales ManagerBARCLAY TERHUNE, Sales RepresentativeVAN DEWITT, Sales RepresentativeTED SUMERLIN, Advertising ManagerMIDDY RANDERSON, Publicity ManagerJ. K. HENDERSON, ControllerNORMAN E. HUENI, Chief EngineerDAVID P. WALSH, Assistant Chie] EngineerALTON B. LANDRY, Personnel Manager and

V/orld Trade Building ManagerJ. R. CURTIS, Director, Port OperationsW. D. DU~NAHOE, Manager, Port OperationsC. G. SEAMAN, Manager Operations,

Barbours Cut and BayportK. P. RODEN, Manager, Bulk Materials

Handling Plant and Grain ElevatorA. MONROE BEAI~, Manager, Storage

WarehousesL. T. FRITSCH, Purchasing AgentA. J. M. VA~ DE VEX, Maintenance

SuperintendentLouis F. BROWN, JR., Manager Marine,

Fire and Sa/etyJAMES C. VOREIS, Manager o/SecurityS. G FULLERTON, County Auditor

EXECUTIVE OFFICE1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002P.O. Box 2562, Houston. Texas 77001

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CONTENTS

FMC Commissioner Bob Casey Is Honored 10

Port Has Reception For Mexico City Shippers

The Houston Port Bureau Reports .........

Houston Stevedores Are Entertained By Port.

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Floating Exhibit Visits Houston ........................................ 16

Borbours Terminal Work Progressing ........................... 17

Port of Houston Snap Out Directory .................................... 23

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THE COVER

This aerial view of Barbours Terminal shows how work is progressing on twolarge container berths. To find out more about this vital new development, seePage 17.

The Port of Houston Magazine’FED SUMERLII~, Editor

Published monthly by the Port of Houston Authority, the PORT OF HOUSTONMagazine is distributed free to maritime, industrial and transportation inter-ests in the United States and foreign countries. This publication is not copy-righted and permission is given for the reproduction or use of any originalmaterial, provided credit is given to the Port of Houston. Additional informa-tion, extra copies or advertising rates may be obtained by writing the PORT OFHOUSTON Magazine, Post Office Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77001.

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Commissioner Casey shares the accolades for his many accomplishments with his wife, Hazel.

FMC Commissioner Bob Casey Is HonoredBob Casey, long-time U. S. Congress-

man from Houston and newly-appointedFederal Maritime Commissioner, was inHouston last month for a whirlwind dayof functions given in his honor.

This first FMC member from theTexas Gulf Coast area was accompaniedby the other FMC commissioner from

the Gulf Coast, Ashton Barrett of Missis-sippi, who also is the member of longeststanding on the Commission.

The busy day began with a specialtour of the Port of Houston aboard thePort’s inspection vessel SAM HOUS-TON. The two FMC Commissioners werejoined by Fentress Bracewell, Chairman

of the Port of Houston Commission,Port Commissioners W. D. Haden IIand John H. Garrett, and several Portstaff executives.

Following a luncheon at the Petro-leum Club and a news conference, Caseyand his wife were the honorees at areception given by the Port of Houston

Federal Maritime Commissioner Ashton Barrett of Mississippi and Mrs.Barrett relax during the evening reception.

Newspaper publisher Fred Hartman; Port Commissioner John Garrett, andFrank Glass, Chairman of the Board of Spaw-Glass, Inc.

Port Executive Director George W. Altvater, Harris County CommissionerBob Eckels and his son, Robert Eckels.

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Harris County Commissioner Squatty Lyons; Houston City CouncilmanFrank Mann; and Joe Warfield, First Mate of Sabine Towing Co.

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Federal Maritime Commissioner Bob Casey and Mrs. Casey enjoy theinformal atmosphere of the dockside reception with Fentress Bracewell, right,Chairman of the Port of Houston Commission.

at the docks in Transit Shed 22. Whilethe Galena Park High School band sere-naded the guests, Commissioner andMrs. Casey greeted approximately 1,200friends and well-wishers from through-out Harris County and surroundingareas.

Casey commented that he was pleasedwith his appointment and that he would"make sure the Houston area receives

the attention it deserves as the country’sthird largest Port." He added that hewould draw the attention of the Commis-sion to the entire Gulf Coast area. Healso said he would work to ensure thatthe United States merchant marinemaintains a competitive stature withcountries like the Soviet Union wherethe merchant fleet has been steadily in-creasing.

Commissioner Casey’s youngest son, Kevin, takesa turn at the wheel aboard the SAM HOUSTON.

Mrs. John Gayle Jr.; John Gayle Jr., Brazoria County Commissioner, andMrs. Marcella D. Perry, Houston Port Commissioner.

Former Port of Houston Commissioner Red Pruett; Port Commissioner W. D.Haden II and Mrs. Haden; and Mrs. Pruett.

Port Executive Director George Altvater presents a photo of the Port ofHouston to FMC Commissioner Casey during the luncheon.

APRIL, 1976

FMC Commissioner Barrett is admiring the photo of the Port of Houstonwhich was presented to him during the festivities.

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Port Has Reception ForMexico Eity Shippers

The Port of Houston’s Armando S. Waterland and C. A.Rousser traveled to Mexico City last month to be hosts at areception at the Camino Real Hotel for Mexican shippers andsteamship agency officials. Several shipping executives fromHouston also attended the dinner to lend their support to thePort’s trade development efforts in Mexico. Approximately180 guests attended. The following photos, identified left toright, are of some of the guests at the function.

!iiii!! i iReynaldo Garza, Celanese Mexicana; Juan Antonio Garza, Operations

Department of the Mexican Navy; Benjamin Lozane, Sea Land; and JorgeAndrade, Guanos y Fertilizantes.

i i~! i ~ :Elma Cirilo, Integrated Container Service; Boris Hesces, Southern Pacific;

and Susana Rodrlguez, Integrated Container Service.

Armando Waterland, Port International Sales Manager; R. E. Arriaga,Lone Star Shipping Co.; and C. A. Rousser, Port Director of Trade Develop-ment.

Carlos Valenzuela, Productas Internacionales; and Juan Brown, Carga deMexico.

Daniel B. Hastings, Daniel B. Hastings Ca.; Jaime Flares-James, SouthernPacific; Jesus Salcido, Texas Mexican Railway Ca.; Juan Rodrlguez, SouthernPacific; C. A. Rousser, Port Director of Trade Development; Paul Rajas andMaria Medina, General Motors.

Francisco Olguin Hobart, O. H. International; Arturo Nelson, C. A.Nelson Co.; and Jesus Sonchez, Conservas La Torre.

Peter Harmsen and Carlos Figuera, Tecomar; Tomas Esparza, Camesa;and Benjamin Lozano Cantu, Sea Land Service.

Federlco Miranda, Southern Pacific; Enrique Rios Velazquez, Canasupo;Gerardo Caterilla, Lykes Brothers Steamship Co.; Cesar Naval, Cubetas yBanas; and Fernanda Navarre, Sea Land Service.

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Luis Emilio Garza Hoth, Tecomar; Jesus Vega, Asoclaclon ActividadesPortuarias; Enrique Echegaray; and A. Bandrich, Esso Mexicana.

Johan P. Schryver, H. J. Schryver and Co.; Detlev Federlco Diffner, Hapag-Lloyd; Gerald Koster, Casa Veerkam; and Ulrich Gundrum, Schryver deMexico.

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Miguel Ascencio, Union Tank Car Co.; Bertha Zuek, Union Tank Car Co.;and C. Galfas, Family Lines System.

Samuel Atkins, U.S. Embassy; Captain Best, U.S. Embassy; and Capt. A.Hernandez, U.S. Embassy.

R. B. Weston, American Association of Port Authorities; Jim Harrison, Guillermo Jalme, Industrial Minera; Juan M. Knight Montiel, Autotrans-Diamond Shamrock; and Bill Landes, Transoceanic Shipping Co. portes Gacela; and J. P. Harle, J. P. Harle Forwarding.

Armando Waterland, Port International Sales Manager; Paul Osuna Berg-strom, ICS de Mexico; Javier Ramirez, Cordemex; Eduarda A. Cota, F.F.C.C.de Mexico; and Israel Cantu, Texas Mexican Railway.

Luis L. Salinas, Salinas Forwarding; R. E. Arriaga, Lone Star Shipping;Don Waheed, Biehl and Co.; and Raymond Coronado, Osborne International.

Jose Teufer, Productos de Maiz; Jose Gutlerrez, Missouri Pacific System;Jose R. Munoz, Productos Mexalit; Carolina Anguiano, Quimica Sumex; andUlrich Gundrum, Schryver de Mexico.

Peter Harmsen, Tecamar; Frank Bailey, Sea Land; Gunter Rhode, Volks-wagen de Mexico; John Burgess, Sea Land; Jim Brleger, Sea Land; andArmando Waterland, Port International Sales Manager.

APRIL, 1976 13

ICC INSTITUTES RULE-MAKING PROCEEDING on EX PARTE NO. 261, DECISION HAS BEENdefinition of market dominance: The released by the Interstate CommerceInterstate Commerce Commission has recently Commission: New and revised rules andserved a notice of proposed rule-making ........... previously prescribed forproceeding in Ex Parte 320 for making filing and publishing joint rates overfindings of market dominance as required by international-domestic routes, modifiedthe Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory and/or clarified in certain respects in theReform Act of 1976. The Bureau continuesto watch this matter closely, as it isdesigned to determine whether a marketdominance situation exists in whichcompetition is insufficient to protect thepublic from unjust and unreasonable rates.

I & S DOCKET N0. 8863 SWITCHING ANDMINIMUM carload charges still going throughlegal process: Briefs were filed in theFifth Circuit Court of Appeals urgingsupport of the Commission’s order. TheBureau continues to assist in defending theCommission’s position and requests thatthe order be sustained on petition forreview by the railroads.

EX PARTE 318, GENERAL RAIL FREIGHT RATEincrease continues to be postponed:Continuing controversy and numerousprotests, including an action by theBureau, has prompted the ICC to twicepostpone the effective date of the 7~increase originally scheduled for February24. Arguments that the increase woulddestroy port relationships and the non-application of the increase on WesternTerritory have been significant factorsfor the postponements.

FMC DOCKET 73-80, CARGO DIVERSIONPRACTICES at U.S. Gulf Ports by commoncarriers by water which are members of theGulf-European Freight Association to bedelayed by hearing counsel until April 12,1976: Hearing Counsel in this matter fileda request for an extension of time untilthe guidelines are finalized in F.M.C.Docket 73-35.

Commission’s recent order decided January30, 1976, in Ex Parte No. 261, in theMatter of Tariffs Containing Joint Ratesand Throu~/q Routes for the Transportationof Property Between Points in the UnitedStates and Points in Foreign Countries.The Interstate Commerce Commission’sauthority and decisions will only apply tothe land portion of a through rate. TheCommission order indicated that there willbe some of its tariffs publishingregulations relaxed in order to permit thepublication of tariffs by ocean carriersin conformity with F.M.C. regulations.Petition for Reconsideration has beenfiled.

LYKES FILES COMPLAINT WITH F,M.C. againstMini-Bridge Service: Lykes Bros. SteamshipCo., Inc. has charged that members ofthe Far East Conference are charging lessfor the through land-water internationalservice between U.S. Atlantic and Gulfareas and the Far East than even thecontract shippers enjoy under availableincentive rates on all-water service. Lykesclaims that the result of the mini-bridgeservice at the alleged lower level of ratesmeans that "substantial quantities oftraffic" that Lykes and other conferencemembers have reasonably expected to carryvia all-water routes under the conferencetariff will be diverted via the mini-bridgeroute to the Pacific Coast ports. Arequest that the conference agreement becancelled unless the mini-bridge operationsby members of F.E.C. were ceased, was madeby Lykes, and, as an alternative, aproposal was suggested that would placerates for such service by the mini-bridgemember carriers at higher non-contractlevels. The F.M.C. has directed that ahearing on this complaint (Docket 76-15)be started no later than September 4, 1976.

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The latest in the Port’s series of industry-related luncheonswas given at the World Trade Club recently to express thePort’s gratitude to the executives of many stevedoring com-panies operating in the Houston area for their support. Thefollowing pictures are of some of the guests at the luncheon.Identifications are from left to right.

Houston Stevedores AreEntertained By Port

Merlin J. Clark, James J. Flanagan Stevedores; Donald M. Lehde, Waltonand Son Stevedoring; Clarence E. Simmons, Walton Transportation Co.;and Don Williams, James J. Flanagan Stevedores.

Ralph S. Barkin, Guy D. Graves and Paul Estachy, all with SouthernStevedoring Inc.; and O. J. Kneisler, Gulf Stevedore Corp.

Jerry Kneisler, Gulf Stevedore Corp.; J. E. Lewis, Southern Stevedoring;Jim Rath, General Stevedores Inc.; and B. D. Harris, Southern StevedoringCo. Inc.

B. J. Bartlett, Gulfwlde Stevedores; P. L. Carter, Texas Stevedores Inc.;Capt. D. R. Varner, United Stevedoring Corp.; and William Robb, Youngand Company.

Charles H. Jacobs, Alex Laudo and John A. Donley, all with Atlantic andGulf Stevedores Inc.; E. Jack Walton and John W. Billings, both with Waltonand Son Stevedoring, and C. E. Bullock, Port General Manager-Operations.

Van C. DeWitt, Port Sales Representative; D. F. Pratka, Strachan Steve-doring; E. Sepulveda, Young and Company; J. F. Verberne and Adrlaan vanDe Voorde, both with Strachan Stevedoring.

J. R. Curtis, Director of Port Operations; Dave Sweeney, and L. WilliamScott Jr., both with Canadian Gulf Lines Inc.; and O. H. Hall, Port Steve-doring Co. Inc.

C. A. Rousser, Port Director of Trade Development; J. A. Eriksson ofStockholm, Sweden, Wallenius Lines; Bob Larson, Auto Terminal and Steve-dore Inc.; h Vesterby, Wallenius Lines; and L. E. Tucker, Auto Terminaland Stevedore Inc.

APRIL, 1976 15

Floating Exhibit Visits Houston

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Bicentennial barge and towboat, theSERGEANT FLOYD, are shown docked at the Port of Houston’s Wharf 3. Theboat and barge are on a tour of U.S. cities carrying exhibits on the historyof one of the United States’ oldest military organizations.

Corps Of Engineers Observes BicentennialThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ riverboat SERGEANT

FLOYD made a two-day visit to the Port of Houston lastmonth carrying exhibits and historical paraphernalia as partof a Bicentennial tribute.

To the delight of the many school children and othervisitors who toured the exhibits, the show included audio-visual histories of the Corps and a film about the accomplish-ments of one of the United States’ oldest military organiza-tions. The Corps of Engineers was founded by a resolutionof the Continental Congress in 1775 when George Washingtonofficially appointed the first Chief Engineer of the ContinentalArmy.

One of the Army engineers’ first duties was the construction

of fortifications at Breed’s Hill outside Boston. Those fortifica-tions were instrumental in helping the Patriots defend BunkerHill against the British.

The towboat’s visit to Houston was sponsored by theGalveston District of the Corps. The boat was launched in1932 and served many purposes before being designated afloating museum. She will make stops at cities along theIntracoastal Waterways until next December when the boatwill become a permanent museum and exhibit hall for theCorps.

The boat was named for Sgt. Charles Floyd, an engineer-soldier who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their explora-tions of the Louisiana Territory and was the only fatalityof that expedition.

The many school children who toured the towboat were able to see ships inthe Port’s Turning Basin area as well as enjoy the exhibits aboard the boat.

This scale model of the towboat was one of the many exhibits viewed byvlstors during the boat’s two-day stay in Houston.

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Barbours Terminal Work Progressing$53 Million Development Scheduled To Open Early Next Year

Will Add Two Container Berths To Existing LASH Berths

Construction is well underway on thePort of Houston’s unique BarboursLASH/Container Terminal which, whencompleted in the first quarter of 1977,will offer the newest and finest inter-modal facilities of any port in the Gulfof Mexico.

The $53 million development is lo-cated just off the 40-foot deep HoustonShip Channel, a short two-and-a-halfhours from the Gulf. Now under con-struction close to the two existing LASHterminals are two 1,000-foot containerwharves.

Two 40-long ton electrically poweredPaceco container cranes will be erectedon the apron of the wharves and will beable to move the length of both wharves.One crane has a rotating trolley mecha-

BY MIDDY RANDERSON

nism to accommodate containers carriedon Lash ships which are stowed athwartship and thus require this special han-dling.

Three diesel-electric powered LeTour-neau yard cranes also have been ordered,each with a 40-long ton capacity forquick stacking of containers. Each wharfwill be backed by 36 acres of gradedland, with initial development providingseven acres of paved marshalling area.Present construction at the two wharves

The drilled shaft foundation piers for the twocontainer wharves will be covered with a concretecap to form the actual dock area.

will offer space for 2,700 of the 20-footcontainers or their equivalents. Therewill be 50 electrical outlets for refriger-ated containers. Eventual expansion ofthe facility calls for a capacity of asmany as 8,100 of the 20-foot containersor their equivalents and as many as 132refrigeration outlets.

Approximately a mile from the ter-minals, a container freight station isbeing built. It is on the access road lead-ing to Barbours Terminal which re-cently was completed by the Port andruns two miles from the state highwayto the new terminal. The containerfreight station will provide 55~000square feet of stuffing and strippingspace. Rail access will be extended tothe container freight station and may

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be extended to the docks when necessary.To expedite traffic to and from the

wharves, an entry permit station is beingbuilt close to the container freight sta-tion. There will be five entry gates tothe terminal with room for expansion.

Buildings behind the wharves will in-clude a two-story terminal office build-ing with 8,000 square feet of spacewhich will have four covered entry lanesand one additional entry lane for over-sized loads. There will be one 2,300-square feet amenities building for eachwharf which will house lunchrooms,locker rooms and office space for long-shoremen and stevedores. There also willbe an equipment repair shop for mainte-nance of dock equipment, cranes andtractors.

Another plus of the Barbours Termi-nal site is that even when present con-struction is completed there will be roomfor unlimited expansion as shipping de-mands increase.

With the two new container cranesadded to the three already in operationthe Port’s Turning Basin area, the Portof Houston offers the quickest turnaround time in the Gulf for containerships.

Two LASH berths are now in opera-tion at Barbours Cut: a U-shaped pierfor LASH and LASH/container vesselswhich was completed in 1972, and asecond dolphin-system LASH berthacross from it on the Barbours Channel.The almost four acres of paved marshall-ing area behind the pier offer outletsfor 12 refrigerated containers and there

is fleeting area for 100 LASH bargesnearby.

Situated near the center of the UnitedStates on the Gulf Coast, the Port ofHouston is the traditional entrance ofcommerce destined for the entire Mid-western area of the United States. Withthe new facilities at Barbours Terminaladded to the 45 general cargo berths inthe Port’s Turning Basin area and theliquid cargo facilities at the Port’s Bay-port Division, the Port of Houston isable to serve all types of cargo move-ment. From a 500-ton component of oilfield machinery to the many LASH andContainer movements, the Port of Hous-ton can handle them all.

More than 13 million people livewithin a 300 mile radius of the Portof Houston. Houston itself leads theSouth in population, buying income,

Map showing the Tri-Ports of Houston

building permits, bank demand deposits,retail sales, capital expenditures andmany other fields of economic impact.

This industrial market in the fastestgrowing area of the United States is aprime generator of LASH and containercargoes. Backing up the Port of Hous-ton is a system of superb highways, theservice of six Class A railroads, andmore than 2,000 miles of U.S. intra-coastal waterways.

The muhi-billion dollar Houston areamarket and easy access to the heartlandof America make the Port of Houstonthe prime entry point for cargoes fromthroughout the world. With the newBarbours Terminal faeilities, the Port ofHouston features the biggest and best inintermodal services and the foremostexpertise in the field.

These cages of reinforcing steel are being placed in the drilled shafts for the foundation of the two new container wharves.

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The cranes shown in the center are working on the construction of thetwo 1,000-foot container wharves being erected at the Port of Houston’sBarbours Cut LASH/Container facility. The LASH pier at right has been inoperation since 1972.

This artist’s conception of the completed Barbours Cut facility shows the "’’~"two wharves under construction as well as the configuration of possiblefuture docks. "~

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Briggs-Weaver IsNamed Dealer

Briggs-Weaver Industrial Truck Di-vision (ITD) has been named the dealerfor the state of Texas for the ApacheFork Lift Truck in the 15,000-140,000pound capacity range by Ken Myrick,Vice President of Myler Industries ofHouston.

The company has expanded its pro- users include Strachan Shipping, T.duction facilities and plans are being Smith & Sons, M. & M. Lumber Co.,made for an additional expansion, Mike Utility Supply, Gifford Hill, C. & H.Myrick, General Manager. said. With Transportation and many other corn-the appointment of a dealer network, panics.Myler Industries will direct their total Briggs-Weaver ITD has sales and ser-efforts toward increased production of vice facilities in Houston. Dallas andthe Apache. Fort Worth. R. E. Maxwell, Division

The Apache has been operating on Manager, said the company is planningthe wharves and throughout the Houston an open house soon to introduce thearea since 1967. Ken Myrick said that Apache and those who are interested in

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