the port another $50 millon

It’s not a dream situation-it’s a very real challengefacing the Port of Houston to-day. The people have votedthe Port another $50 millonto be spent for improvementsand expansion.

Our Port planners areworking a few years aheadof your requirements. Then,when you need a facility, thePort of Houston will be ableto handle your cargo withits usual speed and safety.

That’s why the Port of

Houston is called theModern Port.

PORT OFHOUSTON

P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Tx. 77001 (713) 225-0671East Coast Field Office:

60 East 42nd St., New York 10017

Port of Houston Magazine

®

Our many satisfied andloyal customers know ofour harbor tug service inHouston and other Texasports.

We can please YOUR shipowners,shipmasters, pilots, and agents. Giveus the opportunity.

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

ANOTHER FINEORGANIZATION IS:

"Everythingyou’ve alwayswanted toknow aboutinflation, butdidn’t knowwho to ask..."

Here in thisthings you neeclto know aboutthe causes ofinflation -- andwhat you cando about it.The booklet isFREE. For yourcopy, just write:"’Dollars andSense’,’ Pueblo,Colorado 81009

booklet are

We can all beatinflation if wejust use our

dollars and sense.ITT TUGS are pleased to donate thi~space to tell others about something

besides our superior tug service.

INTRACOASTAL TOWING& TRANSPORTAT ON CORP

Houston ¯ Galveston ¯ Freeport ¯ Corpus Christi

January, 1980 3

Our facilities on the Houston Ship Channel

Cut downtimewith one-stop repair,

mmntenance,and deaning serHces!

"Marine Maintenance"(713)9285911

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

MARINE MAINTENANCE INOUSTRIES P O BOX 5147, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77012, (7"13) 928 5911, TWX 910 881 6225Divisions: MARINE MAINTENANCE COMPANY - HARRISBURG MACHINE COMPANY ¯ CLEAN CHANNEL INDUSTRIES

SINCE 1910

Full service: dockside,at sea, overseas.Foreign diesel repairsCentrifugal rebabbittingElectronic and automatedsystems repairsMotor and generatorrewindingLicensed repair shop forLiebherr marine cranes andEmail refrigerated containersBoiler repairs and steelworkCertified gear testingTank cleaning and oil spillrecoveryComplete facilities forany job.Two machine and boiler-maker shops with largelathes, mills and pressesBearing shopElectrical and motorrewind shopLay berth with utilitiesCrane barge, tug, andworkboatsFull stock of portableequipment.GeneratorsCompressorsGangwaysPumpsWeldersBoom and winch trucksVacuum trucks

The Port of Houston Magazine

Port CommissionersAnd Staff

FENTRESS BRACEWELL. ChairmanW.D. HADEN, It, CommissionerJOHN H. GARRETT, CommissionerHOWARD J. MIDDLETON, Commtssioner

RICHARD P. LEACH, Ex-ecutive DirectorJ .R. CURTIS, Director ~fPort Operations

TED WALTERS, Asst. Director of Port OperationsW.O. DUNNAHOE, Manager of Port Operations,Turning BasinC.G. SEAMAN, Manager of Port Operations,

Barbours Cut and Bayport Terminal,~W.E. GREER, Acting Manager, Grain ElevatorLESLIE J. SANDERFER, Manager, Bulk Materials

ttandling PlantA. MONROE BEAN, Manager, Storage Warehouses

A. J. M. VAN DE VEN, Maintenance SuperintendentLOUIS D. BROWN, JR., Manager, Marine, Fire

and Safeo’CLAUDE BARTH, Manager, Security

C.A. ROUSSER, JR., Director of Trade DevelopmentLEON UTTERBACK, Eastern Sales ManagerJACK WOJEWNIK, Asst. Eastern Mgr.BILL COOK. Western Sales Manager

TED SUMERLIN, Communications ManagerNORMAN E. HUENI, Director oJ Engineering

DAVID P. WALSH, A~si~tant Chief EngineerTOM KORNEGAY, Assi,stant Chief Engineer

F. WII.LIAM COLBURN, Director of AdministrationLINDA REESE, ControllerALTON B. LAN DRY, Personnel Manager and14’orld Trade Building Manager

BETTY G A R R ETT, Manager qf PurchasingM IC H A E L SCO RC IO, Direct or o/Community

RelationsGEORGE W. ALTVATER, ConsultantS.G. FULLERTON, County Auditor

EXECUTIVE OFFICES1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas 77001

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 Publication

Port of Houston

Authority

Volume 24 Number 1 January, 1980

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Two New Consuls Assigned To Houston--One ofthe most active Consular Corps in the United Statesgets two new members

11

News People Entertained On The Sam Houston--The "1

people who bring you the news see the Port first hand 1,3

Polish Ocean Line Is Proud of Its Fleet--Here is aninteresting story about the development of a line 15

Fellowship Luncheon Honors Consuls--The WorldTrade Association salutes Houston’s Consuls 24

Transportation Observations--Everyone interestedin inland rates needs this information 21

Port of Houston Directory--More new companieslisted in this latest directory 29

The CoverThis Polish Ocean Line Ship is busy unloading its cargo at the Port of Houston. For more

about this interesting company see Page 15.

The Port of Houston MagazineTED SUMERLIN, Editor

Published monthly by the Port of Houston Authority, the PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE isdistributed free to maritime, industrial and transportation interests in the United States and foreigncountries. This publication is not copyrighted and permission given for the reproduction or use ofany original material, provided credit is given to the Port of Houston. Additional information, extracopies or advertising rates may be obtained by writing the PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE.Library of Congress International Standard Serial Numbered 0032-4825. Controlled circulationpostage paid at Fort Worth, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Port of HoustonMagazine, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77001.

5

KETCHIKAN ¯

VANCOUVER. B.C.eSEATTLINP

PORTLAND411

SAN F RAN CISCOIBO/~t(,LANO

LOS ANGELESqbLONG BEACH-

ENSENADAO

SAINTJOHN, N.B.~HALIFAX

QBOSTON

~P, BORN/ D~I~ NEW YORKMtL WAt,,’iE¢4 PHILADELPHIAaE~J~iO " BALTIMORE

il

4~AVANNAH

Q JACKSONVILLE

DMIAMIODenln9 1979

MAZATLAN Q OTAM PICO

MANZANILL00 ~ CiTY¯-if" QVERA CRUZ

0ACAPULCO

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.

January, 1980

STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC.

Steamship Agents, Terminal Operators, StevedoresSuite 5130, One Shell Square Suite 1500, 2727 Alien ParkwayNew Orleans, La. 70139 Houston, Texas 77019Telephone: (504) 566-0500 Telephone: (713) 521-9600TWX: 810-951-5030 TWX: 910-881-2753

Telex: 775692 or 775177

WORLD WIDE DIESELGive your ailing diesel engine personal attention by engines. Auxiliary equipment, propulsion plant elec-highly experienced, skilled service engineers who are trical, automation, and control system problems areready to find and take care of those problems-whether carefully analyzed, and efficiently solved with theyour ship is in port or enroute. Full overhaul and adjust- necessary parts and service-all in the shortestment to factory specifications for all kinds of diesel possible time!

WORLD WIDE DIESEL provides reconditioning serviceor new parts for any type of diesel engine, no matterwhere it was built:

¯ cylinder heads reconditioned and cylinder head crackswelded

¯ any size cylinder liners reconditioned by chromeplating

¯ pistons and piston crowns reconditioned¯ crankshaft journals built up to nominal size with

chrome plating¯ valves and valve stems reconditioned¯ distorted crankshaft journals returned to original

location with our unique and use-tested technology

¯ machine and hone crankpins, main journals, propellershaft journals in place

¯ centrifugal remetalting and machining all kinds andsizes of engine bearings

Of course, diesel engines aren’t our only specialty!WORLD WIDE DIESEL

also reconditions and repairs:o Turbochargers o Ro-Ro ship rampso Fuel injectors, fuel pumps o Governorso Steering machines, systems o Hydraulic craneso Hatch covers of all types o Deck machinery

o Controllable pitch propellers tuned up and repaired

World Wide Diesel has repair crews for:Ships, Tow Boats, Offshore Drilling Rigs and Power and Gas Booster Stations

WorldWide Diesel, Inc.~P.O. Box124T8ZO21NoO;;l:t0~lS)reT~tex L7~:?6rt26, Texas 77571


Send us your card stapled to this ad.We’ll put our Port of Houston facilitiesin your hand. FREE.

Get the facts, then let’s get together.Manchester Terminal and our affiliatedManchester Stevedoring offer threedocks for ocean- going vessel s; accessto a fully-equipped container yard;open area storage for steel products andmachinery; storage warehouses forcotton, bagged and drummed goods;direct rail access to all warehousesand docks; stevedoring service for allcargoes. And there’s a lot more. Sendfor our comprehensive new full colorbrochure. See it and then see usfor complete cargo handling in thePort of Houston.

¯ loading/unloading * receivir’~lltransferring¯ open and covered storage¯ contairmrs, bagged and dry goods¯ shrouding and shrinkwrapptng

MANCHESTER TERMINAL COMPANY AND MANCHESTER STEVEDORING COMPANYA wholly-owned subsidiary of Charter International Oil Company ̄ 10,000 Manchester Street ¯ P.O. Box 5008 ¯ Houston, Texas 77012 ° (713) 926-9631

January, 1980

CLqRK

We think we’re the best in town on lift truckservice. We insist on thorough training for our

mechanics, using the latest factorymaintenance techniques, and repeat it often.Our mobile service vans contain the newestand most sophisticated tools money can buy.And they’re loaded with factory-fresh parts.

For lift truck service that’s done right the firsttime, call us, soon.

CSOUTIILINE EQUIPMENT CO.NORTH: 700 W. Cavalcade, Houston, Texas Ph. 869-6801SOUTH: 4565 South Wayside (Gulfgate) Ph. 641-6880

10Port of Houston Magazine

ColumbiaLucio Antonio Pabon, the new

Consul General to Houston fromColumbia, sees the function of hisoffice as three-fold.

"Our main functions are that of aninformation office to Columbiannationals, and that of a trade anddiplomatic office," said Mr. Pabon.

"There are over 4,000 Columbiansin the Houston area. The ColumbianConsulate handles many questionsfrom them each day. In addition, weprovide visas, and other informationnecessary for both Columbians as wellas those wishing to visit Columbia," hesaid.

The Houston Office is responsiblefor the States of Texas and Oklahoma.In addition to the Houston office,Columbia has between 20 and 25 otheroffices located throughout the UnitedStates.

"Columbia has always had a goodtrade relationship with the UnitedStates," said Mr. Pabon.

"This relationship has been

Lucio Antonio Pobon

culturally as well as financiallybeneficial to both of our countries."

The primary mission of the Houstonoffice is to support trade betweenTexas and Columbia.

"The leading export from Texas toColumbia is oil field equipment. Othermajor exports are chemical productsand grains. Imports from my countryto Texas include leather items andsome coffee," he said.

There are currently two offices ofmajor Columbian businesses located inHouston--Columbia Airlines andAerocolombo. Mr. Pabon says that

January, 1980

Two New Consuls AreAssigned To Houston

within the next few years, he sees otherColumbia-based companies establishingoffices in the United States, andHouston, in particular.

Mr. Pabon has been in Houston forthree years. Before being appointedConsul General, he served as a consulin the Houston office. Before comingto Houston, he served as AssistantAttorney General of Columbia. Heand his wife have twin daughters.

Mr. Pabon hopes to stay in Houstonanother one or two years. Then hehopes to return to Columbia tocontinue his government service.

IsraelIsraeli Consul General Moshe

Gidron sees his major mission inHouston as that of promoting apositive image of his homelandthrough the promotion of goodrelationships between the United Statesand Israel.

Mr. Gidron is not a career diplomat.He previously served in Israel’s armedforces. His last post was that ofDirector General, Ministry ofCommunications.

"I will do whatever is asked for bymy country," he said.

The Israeli Consulate serves fivestates: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico,Louisiana and Arkansas.

"Our office serves Israeli citizensliving in these areas. Many are locatedin the Houston area because of themedical center facilities--hospitals,schools, and so forth. We also serve asa clearing house for those wishing tovisit Israel," he said.

"In addition to serving as a servicecenter to Israelis, our office is deeplyinvolved in diplomatic matters. Israelis in the most important stage of itsdevelopment and growth since theestablishment of the State of Israel in1948," he said.

"The implementation of the CampDavid peace agreement between Israeland Egypt is not only important for thepeace between our two countries, but itis also important and necessary for thebeginning of worldwide peace," headded.

Mr. Gidron is most appreciative ofthe manner in which the United Stateshas handled the difficulties betweenIsrael and Egypt.

"We, as a country and a people,appreciate the support the U.S.government and private citizens haveshown us. President Carter’s supportwas the major factor in bringing thecountries of Egypt and Israel together,first with the meeting at Camp Davidand then by his visit to our twocountries."

Mr. Gidron is optimistic about peacein the Middle East.

"Although there are problems toovercome to obtain a permanent peace,we are working together to workthings out. For the first time we can

Moshe Gidron

sit, Egyptians and Israelis, and talkabout our concerns. We want no morewar."

Besides supporting the peace effortin the Middle East, Mr. Gidron is alsograteful for the positive traderelationships between the U.S. andIsrael.

"Houston is prominently marked onour trading map. The crews of Israeliships enjoy coming to Houston, wherethey always receive a friendly welcome.

The major firms trading with Israelfrom Houston are Zim IsraelNavigation, and Lykes Brothers.

11

OUR NAME CARRI[SLOT W[IGHT.

12

When your business needs a lift, Taylor is unex-celled. For three generations Taylor has beenbuilding lift trucks. And there’s a lot of familypride in their product.

A Taylor lift truck is hand-crafted. Built tolive, it carries its weight a lot longer than otherunits, making it one of the most productive lifttrucks operating. The Taylor line is a real assetto your bottom line.

It can make your operators more productive,too. Operator compartments of Taylor lift trucksare unmatched for operator comfort. Cushionedseating and finger tip controls reduce operatorfatigue and make for easier handling. Taylor lifttrucks have a larger load capacity, also. And theunit’s mobility lets them handle any job whetherit’s lumber, pipe, containers, concrete, steel oranything else you can throw at them.

That’s Taylor’s contribution. The Briggs-Weaver contribution comes in service. Quick.With six Texas warehouses, we maintain a largeparts inventory. In emergencies, parts are deliv-ered on a 24 hour basis, at a realistic price. Ofcourse, Taylor lift trucks are rugged and easyto maintain; they make us look good, too.

That’s a fact whichexplains whyBriggs- .Weaver is in the leadership positionit is today.

Which is a real good reason for you tothink of us first, when you buy your next lifttruck, or need parts or service.

OUR NAM[ CARRIES A LOT Of WEIGHT.Beaumont * Dallas ̄ Fort Worth * Houston ¯ Jasper* San Antonio


The Port of Houston Authority recently hosted onehundred members of the area’s print and electronic media todinner and a cruise down the Houston Ship Channel aboardthe Port’s Inspection Boat SAM HOUSTON. PortCommissioners John Garrett and Howard Middleton,Executive Director R.P. Leach, Director of AdministrationF.W. Colburn; Director of Operations J.R. Curtis; Directorof Trade Development C.A. Rousser and Director ofEngineering Norman Hueni were hosts. Some of those whoattended are shown below.

En

Port Executive Director Richard P. Leach shares some conversationwith Jack Cato, KPRC-TV Newsman and Gene Allen, KPRC-TVAssignments Editor.

Sharon Adams, KHOU-TV Assignments Editor, Jack Pieper, KIKK RadioNews Director, Port Commissioner Howard Middletown and PasadenaCitizen Newspaper reporter Gary Tidwell.

Tom Fox, KPRC-TV Newsman: Mrs. Fox; Mrs. Jack Cato: Jack Cato, Fred Hartman, Publisher of the Baytown Sun and Betty Parks, aKPRC-TV Newsman and Bill Colburn, Port Director of Administration. photographer with the Citizen Newspaper of Pasadena.

Chuck Schramack, KULF Radio reporter: Mrs. Schramack and Mrs. J.R.Curtis.

Bill Inman, Houston Post Reporter: Bill Colburn and Mr. and Mrs. JohnKolb, University of Houston Photography Department.

January, 1980 13

Roll-0n Roll-off Ramp Five 300-Ton Mobile Cranes General Cargo Handling

Bulk Loading Facilities

,I /

,//

Heavy Duty Barge Crane Available

Container On-Off Loading

Containers, general cargo, roll-on roll-off, heavy lift and bulk loading. Ship-pers Stevedoring can handle any jobyou have. And we can handle it any-where in the Port of Houston.

We also operate two private termi-nals handling ships with up to 38’ draft.Special equipment and facilities in-clude five 300-ton cranes, a docksidecrating complex, and a ro-ro ramp.

For project shipments, we offer adockside storage area of 40 acres.

Whatever you have to ship, whereveryou need it done, put the load on us.

Dockside Storage Area for Projec. tShipments

/

IDModular Home Capabilities

1".0.

1606 Clinton Drive, Galena Park,TX 77547 (713) 672-8385 SHIPPERS

STEVEDORINGCOMPANY

Jerry McManus, PresidentB.M. "Bruno" Salesi, Manager

14 Port of Houston Magazine

Changes in the structure of thePolish shipping industry during the late1940’s and early 1950’s spurred theestablishment of the Polish OceanLines Company. Established in 1951,Polish Ocean Lines (POL) in Gdynia,Poland and the Polish SteamshipCompany in Szezecin, Poland, havebeen formed.

Poland began its activities inshipping in 1918, after the countryregained its independence and was ableto begin participating in oceantransportation. It was at this time thatthe Polish merchant marine wasestablished. The merchant marine,over a period of years, led to theestablishment of the Polish OceanLine. Between 1918 and 1951, the linechanged names several times: GdyniaAmerica Lines (GAL) 1930 - 1959;Polish Navigation, the Levant Lineand POL-GRYT, a liner withconnections in Great Britain. GALships initiated participation of thePolish owner in the international linertraffic.

During World War II, the Polishmerchant marine was almost entirelychartered by the British Ministry ofWar. As a result of war operations,carried out efficiently and heroically bythe Polish merchant marine, the Polishline lost 19 ships as well as manyofficers and sailors.

After the liberation of Poland, thereconstruction of the shipbuildingindustry was started. During the periodof 1945-1950, the merchant marine,managed by GAL, played anintervention role with regards toforeign trade and had a favorable

By Dr. H. Dehmel

Director for Shipping Affairs

Polish Ocean Line

impact on seaports reconstruction. By1950, the fleet amounted to 52 shipswith a total tonnage of over 232,000tons, d.w.

As a result of growth and changes inthe organization of the Polishmerchant marine, Polish Ocean Lines,headquartered in Gdynia, took over 35ships with a capacity of 145,000 tons,d.w. The remaining ships were takenover by the Polish Steamship Companyin Szezecin.

Between 1951 and 1969 Polish OceanLines strengthened its position bytaking delivery of many ships fromhome shipyards. Modernization of theships also contributed to the growth ofthe state-owned fleet. The averagespeed of POL ships grew from 11.1knots in 1951 to 12 knots in 1956 to15.8 knots in 1969. During that period,the average age of ships decreasedfrom 12.1 years in 1951 to 8 years in

1970.Shipment of cargoes by POL ships

grew from 2.7 million tons in 1951, to3.1 million tons in 1965 and 3.8 milliontons in 1969. The company also carrieda number of commercial passengers onits cruises.

Some major events in thedevelopment and growth in thecompany was the establishment of anAustralian Line in 1958, and thePersian Gulf Line in 1960, as well asthe initiation of shipping services toports in the People’s DemocraticRepublic of Korea and theestablishment of the Polish-Indianjoint shipping service, INDOPOL. In1962, the East-Africa Line wasestablished and in 1966, POL begantrading with the western coast of SouthAmerica.

Early in 1970 there wasreorganization of seaborne trade

Top executives of the Polish Ocean Line met with Port of HoustonAuthority officials recently. From the left are J.R. Curtis, Director ofOperations, Port of Houston: R.P. Leach, Executive Director of the Port ofHouston; Jan Kic, Vice President and Manager, Gdynia America Line,agents for P.O.L.: Frank Peevey, Assistant Vice President, GdyniaAmerica Line: Tadeusz Grembowicz, Director General Polish Ocean Line

of Gdynia; George W. Altvoter, Consultant, Port of Houston Authority;Zbigniew Teplicki, Chairman, Gdynia America Line, New York: EdwardBobrycki, Manager, North and Central America, Traffic FreightDepartment, and C.A. Rousser, Director of Trade Development, Port ofHouston.

January, 1980 15

We rn

But We Rre The Best!When it comes to handling your

International TransportsBe they Large Or Small...We have the expertise and knowhow.and since we are youn9, Our

Customer ServiceIs Unequaled; Let us prove we do it Better-With your interests in mind

ANTHONY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, INC.

U.H. Heuer, ManagerP.O. Box 527=)8Houston, Tx. 77052

TWX 910-881-5080 (ATS Hou)Telephone: [713] 225-4345

FMC No. 2055

OFFICES IN: Washing*on, D.C., Chicago, Seattle, Venezuela, Saudi, EUROPEAN OFFICE: P.O. Box 10-33-52, D-2800 Bremen(W. Germany) Tel. (0421) 39-30-66 TLX 0-246-156 (COSPED)


introduced to the POL. The PolishSteamship Company took over alltramps, including tankers and tookcharge of all bulk cargo shipping. ThePolish Ocean Lines took over allshipping lines and became the solePolish liner traffic owner, adapting itsactivities to foreign trade, transit andcrosstrade.

As a result of changes made in thestructure of tonnage, the POL was ableto adapt the technology of its shippingto the changed requirements of themarket, preventing the loss of valuablegeneral cargoes, in favor ofcompetitive lines. A growth in tonnageshipped--from 4.5 million tons in1970, to 5.1 million tons in 1975--alsowas noted.

In 1970, POL had 146 vesselsrunning on 30 shipping lines. By 1975,this number increased to 175 shipsserving 35 lines. Ports included theUnited States, Asia, Australia, Africa,Europe and stops in the MediterraneanSea region.

Extension of the POL liner networkand the increased frequency of calls onparticular lines contributed toorganizational changes and theincrease of the POL agencies andcanvassing network aimed at achievingappropriate economic effects throughbetter canvassing of cargo andappropriate ship service in ports.

In 1970, the following liner divisionswere formed: the Asia and AustraliaLines Division in Gdynia; the AmericaLines Division in Gdynia; the Africaand Mediterranean Lines Division inGdansk, and the European and FerryNavigation Division in Szezecin. Theselines constitute almost independentshipping companies, acting on a fullinternal self-financing basis, definingtasks for the division and its particularlines resulting from the social-economic plan.

The operational divisions do not,however, have legal status because theyform a part of the POL Companyacting as a multi-division company.The main office of POL plays the roleof a management board of a multi-division enterprise, having, at the sametime, the rights of a liner traffic branchassociation.

The main office of POL deals notonly with defining of tasks forparticular divisions and services of thecompany, control of their realizationand coordination of their work, butalso with activities such as investments,professional training and so forth.

Besides the liner divisions, the

January, 1980

Pipe is being unloaded from the M/V ZABRZE at

company also has four other divisions.They are the container division, supplydivision, social division and research-development center of liner traffic.

The America Line Division has sixregular lines: two to South Americanports; one passenger line to Canada, aGreat Lakes Line serving Gdynia, theContinent, Canada and the UnitedStates; the North AmericaService/Gdynia-West European Lineserving East Coast, U.S. ports as wellas western Europe: the CentralAmerican Service, including the portsof Gdynia, Bremen, Bilbao, U.S. Gulfports, and ports in France, Belgiumand Holland.

The Central America Services offerone sailing monthly by conventionalcargo vessels, with a capacity of360,000 to 500,000 cubic feet with apossibility of carrying 8 - 12 containerson deck. Some vessels have reeferchambers with a capacity of 50,000cubic feet and deep tanks of 30,000cubic feet. All vessels haveaccommodations for 12 passengers.The vessels accept passengers for oneway or round trip voyages. The cargoservice, offered by Central AmericaService is based on independent PolishOcean Lines tariffs.

the Port of Houston.

Future goals of the POL include thegrowth and modernization of its ships,improved forms of commercialexploitation, containerization, fastservices and mutually advantageouscooperation with Polish and foreigncontracting parties.

At present, the Polish Ocean LinesCompany is a full member of 12 linerconferences, with five further onesmaintained in cooperation with otheragencies. A member of linerconferences, the POL counts on theextension of cooperation with otherowners, particularly with nationallines.

The company also cooperates withother shipping companies. Currently,12 joint services are operating withinthe company frame-work.

POL participates actively with theInternational Shipowners Association,whose function is aimed at the constantincrease of the role and importance ofINSA on the international freightmarket. At the same time, POLparticipates in the work of otherinternational organizations, includingIMCO, BIMCO and UNCTAD, whichcontribute to the development ofinternational shipping relations in amore practical and useful way.

17

Kikuo Yoshida, Consul General of Japan, Mrs. Kikuo Yoshida: andClaude Fouquet, Consul General of France.

Fellowship LuncheonHonors Houston’s Consuls

Consular officials from around the world headed by theHonorable Roy Fox, Dean of the Houston’s ConsularCorps, and Her Majesty’s Consul General from the UnitedKingdom, recently attended the ninth annual WorldFellowship Luncheon at the Houston World Trade Club.This ever popular event drew a larger attendance this yearthan ever before. Alvin Martin, President of the HoustonWorld Trade Association, welcomed the more than 200guests and said that Houston might truly be proud of itsConsular Corps, which now has representatives from 50countries and is one of the largest in the United States. Someof the consuls and guests in attendance at the luncheon areshown on these pages. Identification is from left to right.

Roy Fox, Consul General of the United Kingdom; Mrs. Alvin Martin: Rodolfo Severino, Jr., Consul General of the Philippines; Mrs. Sungand Alvin Martin, President of the Houston World Trade Association. Kwoo Kim, and Sung Kwoo Kim, Consul General of Korea.

Carlos G. Bollivian G., Consul of Bolivia; Claude Fouquet, ConsulGeneral of France, and Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Engberg, ExecutiveDirector, Houston Interamerican Chamber of Commerce.

Consul General Alfred G., L. Ameel of Belgium: Mrs. Ameel, and W. F.Barry Price, Consul of the United Kingdom.


the port another $50 millon

Documents