Outstanding Employee

Protection ServicesHonors Leonard Riche

eonard Riche, a hoseman inthe Port of HoustonAuthority’s Marine I)cpart-

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Outstanding Employee for the PHAProtection Services Division.

Riche works in the PHA marinedepartment as a member of thePHA marine fire-fighting and hazardous nmterial response team. fiealso is responsible for maintainingthe condition of the fire-fightingequipment and the fireboat M/VFEATREfS BRACEIgTLL.

tie joined the Port Authority staffin 1985, working at first in the mailroom of tire office services depart-ment. In 1987, he transferred to themarine department, where he wasassigned to the fireboat 77:~LLEPSEN,which is stationed at Barbours CutContainer Terminal. In 1993, he wastransferred to the fireboatBRACE’WEZL at the Turning BasinTerminal, where he has workedever since.

Riche is described by his cowork-ers as an "extrenlely innovative"man who always finds ways toimprove his job pertk>rmance. Act

ing on his own initiative, he de-signed and built a device that facili-tates the washing and cleaning of.... ;1 .~1 ,c: .... 1 ......... qq .... l....; .... I .....

improved maintenance of fire-fighting equipment at all PttAfireboat stations. Although Richeis not the assigned engineer onthe BRACE’WEIZ, he has demon-strated exceptional mastery ofmarine engineering skills.I)uring a very busy periodwhen the 13RAC’EWELL wasbeing overhauled, he helpedremove and replace theboat’s diesel generators,which significantly reducedthe time and expense ofthe project.

"Leonard has made avery favorable impres-sion both with hissupervisors and peersbecause of his dili-gence and dependabil-ity," says Ruben

Leonard Riche, 1995Outstanding Employee for the PortAuthority’s Protection Services Division.

Arredondo, marine departmentmanager. "On one occasion, withoutbeing asked, he single handedlywashed and painted the fireboat

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G&G International Coordinates Barge Loading at Turning BasinShore cranes bound for Venezuela recently were loadedaboard a deck barge at the Port of Houston Authority’sTurning Basin Terminal and Brown and Root’s waterfrontfacility. G&G International coordinated the loading of thecargo, which also included Caterpillar road-building machin-ery and water pipe loaded at another U.S. port. The shorecranes were placed aboard the STEVENS 2501, a newlybuilt U.S.-flag deck barge, and were discharged inMaracaibo.

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Texas Association of MinorityBusiness Enterprises HonorsPort CommissionerPort of Houston Commissioner Howard Middletonwas honored recently during the BusinessOpportunity Symposium Conference held inHouston by the Texas Association of MinorityBusiness Enterprises. Middleton received theassociation’s Policy Development Award for hiscontributions to the transportation industry. JoyeGiddings, Miss Black Texas Teen, presented theaward to Middleton during a dinner held at theGeorge R. Brown Convention Center.

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J.P. Turner Sr.Dies at Age 91

Jerrold Parker Turner Sr., who ush-ered the Harris County Houston ShipChannel Navigation District through14 years of unprecedented growth,died on June 24.

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SEABOARD FLORIDA MakesFirst Call at Port of HoustonSeaboard Manne recently launcheda roll-on/roll-off service from thePort of Houston to Chile and Peru.Riise Shipping Inc. is agent for thenew service. Shown as theSEABOARD FLORIDA made her firstcall at the Port of Houston are (fromleft) Thomas Miller and Paul Keelerof Riise Shipping; Rainer Lilienthal,PHA; Port Commissioner RobertGillette; Andy Ott, PHA; ChristinaBocatto, Riise; Robert Schicchi,Seaboard Marine; Capt. NitinSatpute; Jose Sierra, Seaboard; andCapt. Lars Riise, Riise Shipping¯ Formore information, see feature arti-cle on Page 5.

ART Vessel Transports Fire-fightingEquipment from Houston to SyriaThe M/V KRONSHTADT recently sailed fromHouston carrying a large shipment of equipment,including a mud plant, to be used in extinguishinga massive oil well blowout in Syria. The shipmentincluded cylindrical tanks, mud tanks, compres-sors, tools, steel tubing and other equipment. Firefighters planned to use the mud plant to force acement-based material into the site to seal off theblowout. The KRONSHTADT is operated byAmerica-Russia-Turkey Ocean Navigation, whoseagent is Gulf & Atlantic Maritime Services. SHEMSIShell Export Materials Services) coordinated thepurchasing and delivery of the bulk of the materialfor this movement. SCAC (Texas) Inc. shipped thecargo as agents for AI Furat Petroleum.

On hand to observe the loading were (from left)Klaus Feindt of SCAC; Darryl Hartley and JimMcQuillan of SHEMS; and Walt Kleczkowski, man-ager of the Port of Houston Authority’s TurningBasin Terminal, where the cargo was loaded.

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MSC Adds MSC MAUREEN toService Between U.S. Gulf andSouth American West CoastMediterranean Shipping Co. has addedthe M/V MSC MAUREEN to its servicebetween the U.S. Gulf and SouthAmedcan west coast. The ship recentlymade her maiden call at the Port ofHouston Authority’s Turning BasinTerminal. The MAUREEN is named for thedaughter of Tom Healey, senior vice pres-ident for Mediterranean Shipping. Healeyis a former Houstonian who now lives inNew York. Containership Agency ]nc. isagent for the steamship line.

Attending a maiden voyage plaque pre-sentation at the Port Authority’s execu-tive offices were (from left) RainerLilienthal, Port of Houston Authonty;Capt. Hartmut Loewe, master of the ves-sel; and Elena Escamil~ and JamesIlardi of Mediterranean Shipping.

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M/V PACIFIC PRINCE Discharges Indian Barite at Care TerminalThe M/V PACIFIC PRINCE, operated by Agri-Energy Shipping, recently made its maiden trip to the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Care Terminal. While in Houston, the ship discharged crude Indian barite, used in making drilling mud.Fregusson, Wild & Co. Ltd. of London sold the barite, and Excalibar Minerals of Houston was the receiver¯ The PortAuthority purchased Care Terminal earlier this year and leased it to Coastal Cargo Co.

Shown at a maiden voyage plaque ceremony aboard the ship are (from left) Mike Bletsch of Bletsch Steamship,agent for the vessel; Tom Heidt, Port of Houston Authority; Capt. Jang Talk Sang, master of the vessel; Ann Olexy ofGulf Coast Logistics, which represented the shipper and receiver; and Stephen Pottharst of Agri-Energy.

Polar Project Services Launches Service BetweenHouston and ThailandThe M/V CHALOTHORN NAREE recently made her maiden voyage tothe Port of Houston, loading a large shipment of project cargobound for the Port of Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The ship is operatedby Polar Project Services, and the Houston call launched a monthlyservice to Thailand and other Far East ports. Shown aboard thevessel are (from left) Tom Heidt, Port of Houston Authority; Capt.Kenneth D’Souza, master of the vessel; Chief Engineer BholaBanerjee; Rainer Lilienthal, Port of Houston Authority; and JacquesLivaudais, Polar Project Services. East Coast Overseas is agent forthe service.

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Kyokuyo Line’s AMBER LILY DischargesApples and Beef at Jacintoport TerminalThe AMBER LILY, operated by Kyokuyo Line, recentlymade her maiden voyage to the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Jacintoport Terminal. While in port, the shipdischarged 30,000 boxes of apples and 134 pallets offrozen beef from New Zealand at the HarbersideRefrigerated Services facility at Jacintoport. The appleswere distributed to regional grocers, and the beef toU.S. restaurant chains and Mexican wholesalers.

The AMBER LILYwas built in 1994 and is registered inPanama. Inchcape Shipping Services is agent for thesteamship line. Attending a maiden voyage plaque pre-sentation aboard the vessel were (from left) RainerLiiienthai, Port of Houston Authority; Capt. TakashiTsuruta, master of the vessel; and Capt. Gunr~arSanden of Inchcape.

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