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The five-day conference, heldevery two years, brings togetherrepresentatives of the road transpor-tation industry. The 1992 con-ference was scheduled to be heldApril 28-May 2 in Barcelona, Spain.

Headquartered in Geneva, the In-ternational Road Transport Unionrepresents road transportationassociations across the globe. Theunion’s goal is to help shapetransport policy in different nations.Environmental Concerns

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Argentine Wine Is New Houston ImportThe editor of Wine Magazine

called Argentina the "sleeping giantof the wine-making world." PedroRivarola wants to help awaken thatgiant.

Rivarola is president of San FelipeFine Wines Inc., an American-Argentine company. Just over a yearago, he, together with Eduardo Ar-zani, vice president of the company,opened a Houston office fromwhich he markets San Felipe winesin the United States.

San Felipe shipped approximately2,000 cases of its wine through thePort of Houston’s Turning BasinTerminal during the first twomonths of the year. Rivarola’s goalis to import 15,000 cases a year viaHouston.Well-Kept Secret

Argentina is among the world’stop wine producers in quality andin quantity, Rivarola says, yet thesewines seem to be a well-keptsecret -- internationally speaking.

"People here in the United Stateshardly know about Argentine wines,and that’s not their fault. Argentinesaren’t used to the idea of exportingtheir wines, so they’re missing out

on an extraordinary market," saysRivarola.

"If you take the time to read thestatistics, you’ll find that the United(Continued on Page 24)

Pedro Rivarola,president of SanFelipe FineWines, saysArgentine winesare among thefinest in theworld. SanFelipe opened aHouston office ayear ago as abase for its U.S.marketingoperations.

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States imports three times morewine from Japan than Argentina,"Rivarola adds. "That’s really amaz-ing, because Argentina producestwice as much wine as California."

Compounding the problem is thedeclining consumption of Argentinewines in Argentina, which Rivarolaattributes to the social andeconomic situation in Argentina.Argentine wine consumption fell by

32 percent between 1968 and 1988,while U.S. wine consumptionalmost doubled.Old Argentine Winery

At 107 years old, San Felipe isone of Argentina’s oldest wineries.San Felipe wines are produced inMendoza, Argentina, by Bodegas yVinedos La Rural.

San Felipe currently imports threewines through Houston: San FelipeBlanco, which is a white wine, andtwo red wines named San FelipeTinto and Felipe Rutini. Already the

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wines are beginning to gain someinternational recognition: FelipeRutini won a silver medal last yearat the Atlanta Wine Competition.

Before going to work for SanFelipe, Rivarola had his own marketresearch company. He put his skillsto good use and spent two yearsresearching the U.S. wine-drinkingmarket before opening the Houstonoffice. Good market research, saysRivarola, is the key to successfullyselling a product.Understanding the Market

"I think that when you study amarket very carefully, you can sellanything in that market," he says."This way, you avoid misunder-standings, and you save time andmoney. You have to follow therules of the market you’re in. Youhave to know how people in thatmarket think."

A large part of Rivarola’s jobthese days is educating Americansabout the quality of his country’swines and how to best serve them.He plans to work with a U.S.marketing company to promote SanFelipe wines here. Additionally, acompany newsletter and person-to-person meetings keep Rivarola intouch with hotels, restaurants,stores and wine drinkers in Texasand other states.Evolutionary Process

"It’s going to take a while, butI’m happy with that," Rivarola says."It’s like evolution. When you’restarting a new business in a newcountry, you have to understandthat it’s going to take a while. Youhave to know the right people, theright time, and you have to be pa-tient. If you think it’s going to hap-pen fast, you’d better quit."

Currently, San Felipe wines areavailable in more than 40 restau-rants, liquor stores, supermarketsand hotels in Houston, Austin,

Galveston and McAllen, Texas."This is a very good market, but

it’s also a very competitive market.We have to work very hard to behere," says Rivarola.The Port’s Role

Rivarola says the Port of Houstonplays an integral role in San Felipe’smarketing strategy. Houston hassome 6,000 restaurants, many ofwhich are potential customers forSan Felipe wines. Rivarola estimatesthat wine consumption within 1,000miles of Houston totals more than11 million cases a year.

The Port of Houston’s centrallocation also allows Rivarola easyaccess to East and West Coastmarkets. He says he’s found that in-land transportation rates fromHouston are competitive, so he canship to either coast via Houstonwhile maintaining a reasonableprofit margin.

Promoting a sleeping giant is nosmall task, Rivarola says, but hewelcomes the challenge.

"It takes time to make a goodwine," he says, "and it takes timeto market a good wine."

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Le Havre Port Officials Visit HoustonOfficials from the Port of Le

Havre Authority held a briefing inHouston recently to announce thenear completion of a six-year, $2.2billion port development plan.

Le Havre has posted a 20 percenttonnage increase since the plan’s in-ception in 1986, said CharlesKnellwolf, the port’s commercialdirector. Knellwolf addressed anaudience of shipping executivesduring the briefing at the Hous-tonian Hotel. A number of Le Havreshipping officials and port represen-tatives were in town for the briefing.

Knellwolf said a favorable out-come to the pending agreementwith French dock workers will fur-ther enhance the Port of Le Havre’scompetitive position. Also, a Frenchgovernment proposal to change44-year-old port labor laws was tobe submitted to France’s NationalAssembly in April. Despite one-daystrikes at the port last fall, containertonnage at the port has risen by 4.9percent.

The Port of Le Havre is one of the few European ports capable of handling fourth-generation container vessels (4,000 TEUs).

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that could be provided by a newdockers agreement, Le Havre willbe in an excellent position to dou-ble general cargo traffic in the nextfour years, recuperating a large por-

tion of the 21 million tons ofFrance’s sea trade that now goesthrough other ports," he said.

Le Havre is France’s leadinggeneral cargo and container portand is the fifth-largest Euro-(Continued on Page 29)

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Saab Tank Control has chosenHouston as home base for its newU.S. industrial marketing office.

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"Houston, the energy capital ofthe U.S., was the logical choice,"said Mark Shisler, Saab’s industrialmarketing manager. "A good manyof our customers -- refineries andstorage terminals -- are either head-quartered or have offices here, andwe want to be on the spot to servethem firsthand."

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pean port. The six-year develop-ment plan was designed to developnew inland transport routes,streamline administrative proceduresand upgrade cargo handling opera-tions. Funding for the im-provements has been provided bythe national and local governments,as well as private investors.New Container Terminal

The development plan includes astate-of-the-art container terminalbuilt in Le Havre’s deep-water tidalbasin. The terminal has made LeHavre one of Europe’s most mod-ern ports and one of the few portsthat can handle container vesselswith capacities as large as 4,000 TEUs.

To reduce turn-around time at the$200 million terminal, the facility isalready being enlarged to add 7,546feet of quay that will be serviced byseven new gantry cranes. The ter-minal expansion brings the Le Havrecommunity’s total investment in thefacility to $84.5 million.

Other ImprovementsOther enhancements resulting

from the plan include developmentof a network of new roads and theNormandy Bridge over the RiverSeine, enhancing Le Havre’s posi-tion as the first port of call on im-port and the last port of call on ex-ports in Europe. Additionally, ad-ministrative procedures at the porthave been streamlined using a high-performance computer system thatis linked to the system used bycustoms authorities.

Knellwolf predicted the newdevelopments at the port will in-crease trade between the Port of LeHavre and the United States by 25percent over the next five years.Currently, that trade totals 4.7million tons. A third of the tradebetween Le Havre and the UnitedStates moves through Gulf ports.

Le Havre handles 12 million tonsof general cargo and almost onemillion TEUs of containerizedcargo, which accounts for 55 per-cent of France’s container traffic.Energy products comprise 70 per

Charles Knellwolf explains the Port ofLe Havre’s extensive development plan.

cent of the port’s activity in termsof tonnage. General cargo traffic atthe port exceeds 12 million tons.Bulk cargo accounts for most of thetrade between Le Havre :md U.S.Gulf ports.

Approximately 8,000 vessels call(Continued on Page 30)

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!Transnave Acquires :M/V ISLA SANTAY ¯for U.S. Gulf Service :The M/V ISLA SANTAY, ̄owned and operated by ;Transnave, recentlycalled at the Port of ."Houston for the first :time. The ship replacesa charter vessel that :was deployed in the ¯service, Transnavevessels call at the Port :of Houston Authority’s :Turning Basin Terminal, :offering service to Tam :pico, Cristobal,Panama, Esmeraldas, :Manta and Guayaquil. :Biehl & Co. is agent :for Transnave. ¯

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which represents; Empremar; Capt.: Michael Anagnostou,¯ master of the vessel;: and Andy Ott, Port-" of Houston Authority.

Empremar ImprovesService to Peru and Chile :Empremar S.A., the national -"line of Chile, added the M/V ;TARGA to its South American "service, increasing thecapacity and frequency of the "service. Empremar operates ithe service jointly withMediterranean Shipping Co. :of Geneva. The addition ofthe TARGA increased the sail- ,ing frequency from everythree weeks to biweekly. Em- ¯premar deploys three vessels :in the service, which accepts :cargo for Peru and Chile. The :TARGA is 162.2 meters long :and has a container capacity :of 500 TEUs.

: Houston international: Seafarers Center¯ Conducts Annual: Chaplaincy Training: Thirteen chaplains from: five countries attended_. chaplain school recently: at the Houston Interna-: tional Seafarers Center.: The Annual Chaplaincy: Training Course is a two-: week program the center: offers each year for new-: ly appointed port min-¯ isters and their assist-: ants. Sister Rachael Smith: and Rev. Luis Chia, both of° whom work at the Houston: center, directed this year’s: program. Deacon Robert: Balderas, national direc-: tor for the Apostleship of¯: the Sea, served as dean: of students. Chaplains¯ attending the program: represented four Chris-: tian denominations from: Germany, the Philippines,: Great Britain, Canada: and the United States.

Champion ExportExecutive VisitsPort of HoustonA representative ofChampion Export Corp., :which is based in Stam- :ford, Conn., recently ¯visited the Port of ¯Houston. Frank Olmeda .*is manager of export :¯traffic for Champion Ex- :port, a subsidiary of ¯Champion International o:Corp. Champion ships :products through the :Port of Houston regular- :ly. In the photograph, :J.T. Moye (left) iManufacturers Con-solidation Service Inc., :a Houston-based inland -"transportation com- ¯pany, visits with OIme- ida (center) and David :Simpson of the Port of :Houston Authority.

Steamship Liner ServiceNote: Numbers in parentheses indicatesailing frequencies.

ABC Container LineAgent: Overseas Freight Corp.

Service: Europe, Southeast Asia,Australia, New Zealand (10)

A. BottacchlAgent: Ahsatex Corp.

Service: South America (14-18)ACL

Agent: Atlantic Container LineService: Europe (7)

Afram Lines Ltd.Agent: Biehl & Co.

Service: West Africa, South & EastAfrica, Mediterranean,Mideast (30)

Agromar LinesAgent: Smith & Johnson

Service: South America (21)America/Africa/Europe Line

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service: West Africa (30)

Antilles Lloyd Ltd.Agent: Gulfship Marine Inc.

Service: Caribbean, Central AmericaArmemnnt Secam

Agent: Armement Secam Texas Inc.Service: Mediterranean, Red Sea,

Persian Gulf, Far East (30)ATL (Project Carriers) Ltd.

Agent: Gulfship MarineService: Red Sea, Arabian Gulf

Atlantic Cargo Service (Italy Only)Agent: Nikou Shipping Co.

Service: Mediterranean (10)Atlantic Cargo Services

Agent: Strachan ShippingService: Europe (10-12)

Baltic Shipping Co.Agent: Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co.

Service: East Coast, U.S. Gulf,Leningrad, USSR

Bank Line Ltd.Agent: Gulf & Atlantic Maritime

Services Inc.Service: East Africa (141

Beeco Shipping AISAgent: Interocean Steamship Corp.

Service: Worldwide ServiceBlue Star PACE

Agent: Southern Steam LineService: Australia/New Zealand (14)

Carriers Maritime AgencyAgent: CMA (Gulf) Inc.

Service: Mediterranean, Mideast, Red Sea(71

CAT LineAgent:

Service:Houston Intl. Shipping AgenciesEurope, Mediterranean, U.K.,Scandinavia, Malaysia, In-donesia, Singapore, Thailand,North, West & South Africa (7)

CAVNIVenezuelan LineAgent: Overseas Freight Corp.

Service: South America (15)

Cedar Star LlnelCanbel LineAgent: Gulf Motorships Inc.

Service: Greece, Cyprus, Turkey,Lebanon, Syria

Central Gulf Lines inc.Agent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship &

CharteringService: South & Central America,

Mediterranean, Red Sea, IndianOcean

CGM U.S. Gulf ServiceAgent: Kerr Steamship Co.

Service: Europe, East Africa,Mediterranean

CMAAgent: CMA (Gulf) Inc.

Service: East Mediterannean, Red Sea,Arabian Gulf, Sub-continent/East& West Africa/Maghreb

CNAN (Compagni NationalAlgerienne de Navigation)

Agent: Biebl & Co.Service: Mediterranean (30)

CSAVIChilean LineAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: South America (14)Coast Container Line

Agent: CMA (Gulf) Inc.Service: Europe

Columbus LineAgent: Biehl & Co.

Service: Australia, New Zealand (14)Concorde Line

Agent: Norton Lilly Intl.Service: Central America, (151

Contimar LineAgent: Sea Transport Inc.

Service: Mideast, Far EastCosco (China Ocean Shipping)

Agent: Norton Lilly International Inc.Service: Far East (10)

Contship Container LinesAgent: Contship Agencies Inc.

Service: MediterraneanCrossAm Line (Contlllnes)

Agent: E.S. BinningsService: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri

Lanka, Mediterranean (30)Dacom Line

Agent: Daher America Inc.Service: West Africa - LCL

Dafra Lines A.S.Agent: Furness Shipping & Agency Inc.

Service: West Africa (21)D.B. Turkish Cargo Line

Agent: Strachan Shipping Co.Service: Mediterranean (30)

Djakarta LloydAgent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship

Service: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand (45)

D.M.I. (U.S.A.) Ltd.Agent: Interocean Steamship Corp.

Service: Far EastD.S.R. Lines

Agent: American Maritime AgenciesService: Europe (30)

D.S.S. Line (Deep Sea Shipping)Agent: CMA (Gulf) Inc.

Service: West AfricaEast Asiatic Ltd. - Trans Pacific Service

Agent: Voigt & Koutroulis ShippingService: Far East

Ellerman LineAgent: Southern Steam Agency

Service: Mediterranean, Mideast, South &East Africa (7)

ELMAIArgentine LineAgent: Strachan Shipping

Service: South America (141Empremar

Agent: Containership Agencies Inc.Service: South America (21)

Empresn Naviera Santa, S.A.Agent: ENS U.S.A. Inc.

Service: South America (21)Euro Express Lines

Agent: Transporteur Le Monde Inc.Service: Europe (14)

Euro Gulf internationalAgent: Care Shipping Inc.

Farrell LinesAgent: Care Shipping Inc.

First Ocean MarineAgent: Allegro International Shipping

Service: Southeast Asia, Far East (30)Forest Lines

Agent: Gulf & Eastern SteamshipService: Europe (101

Frota AmazonicaAgent: Voigt & Koutroulis Shipping

Service: South America, Caribbean (30)Mexico (25)

Gearbulk Container ServiceAgent: Multi-Trans Marine Inc.

Service: Japan, Korea (14)General Lines Ltd.

Agent: Mar-Tex ShippingService: West Africa & East Africa

GrancolombianaAgent: E.S. Binnings

Service: South America (14)Gulf Mldeast Lines inc.

Agent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship &Chartering

Service: South & East Africa,Mideast (30)

Hapag-LloydAgent: Hapag-Lloyd (America) Inc.

Service: Europe (7)Hoegh Lines

Agent: Hoegh Lines AgencyService: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Thailand, Mideast, India,Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka (25)

Hyundai Merchant MarineAgent: Overseas Freight Corp.

Service: Far East (7)Interoceanic Ltda.

Agent: Ayers Maritime ServicesService: Colombia (12)

Italian LineAgent: Southern Steam Inc.

Service: Mediterranean

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Ivaran LinesAgent: Riise Shipping

Service: South America (14)Javelin Line

Agent: Seanav InternationalService: India, Pakistan, Mediterranean,

Southeast AsiaJngolinija

Agent: Overseas Freight Corp.Service: Mediterranean, Mideast (21)

JngooceanljaAgent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship

Service: Mediterranean (15)Klngwood Container Line

Agent: Nikou ShippingService: South & East Africa (15)

Koctug LineAgent: Biehl & Co.

Service: Mediterranean (45-60)Korea Shipping Line

Agent: Ayers Maritime ServicesService: Far East (3(})

Korenhof Shipping Corp.Agent: Gulfship Inc.

Service: S. America (30)Leytn Navigation

Agent: Fritz Maritime AgenciesService: Thailand, Singapore,

Taiwan (21)Linabol

Agent: Strachan ShippingService: South America (14)

Lloyd BrasileiroAgent: Gulf & Eastern Steamship

Service: South America (15)Lykes Lines

Agent: Lykes LinesService: South America (30)

Europe (8), Far East (21),Mediterranean (14)South & East Africa (21)

Maersk LineAgent: Maersk Line Agency

Service: West Africa, East Africa,Mediterranean, Mideast, India,Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka (14)Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand, Far East, Europe (7)

Maragna LineAgent: Biehl & Co.

Service: South America (14)Marimed Shipping Line

Agent: Jomaris Inc.service: S. Mediterranean (30)

Mediterranean Shipping Co.Agent: Containership Agency Inc.

Service: South & East Africa (10)Mideast (30)

Nacional Line(Companhia Maritima Naclonal)

Agent: Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.Service: South America (15)

Navconsa S.A.Agent: Navicon-Texas Inc.

Service: Central/South AmericaNavicon Line

Agent: Navicon-Texas Inc.Service: Central/South America

Naviera Coatzacoalcos S.A. de C.V.Agent: Mar-Tex Shipping

Service: Central America, Mexico (15)Navlera Neptuno S.A.

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service: South America (30)

Navinter LineAgent: Biehl & Co.

Service: South & East Africa (14)

Nedlloyd Tankers (USA) Corp.Agent: Strachan Shipping

Service: Far EastNedlloyd Lines

Agent: Nedlloyd Lines (U.S.A.) Corp.Service: Europe, Mediterranean (7)

West Australia (30)Netubulk Ltd.

Agem: Interocean Steamship Corp.Service: Brazil

Nexos LineAgent: Gulf & Atlantic Maritime

Service: Central America, Belize (14)Nordana Line

Agent: WECO Agencies (Texas) Inc.Service: Central America, Caribbean,

MediterraneanNSCSA(National Shpg. Co. of Saudi Arabia)

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Thailand, Mediterranean,Mideast, Far East (21)

Oasis Express LineAgent: Seanav International

Service: N. Africa, E. Mediterrean, RedSea, Arabian Gulf

Ocean Steamship (Nigeria) Ltd.Agent: Ayers Maritime Services Inc.

Service: West Africa (30)Peruvian Amazon Line

Agent: Barwil Agencies (Texas) Inc.Service: lquitos, Peru/Manaus, Brazil

(8-10)P&O Containers

Agent: P&O Containers (Agencies) Inc.Service: Europe (7)

Polish Ocean LinesAgent: Biehl & Co.

Service: Europe, United Kingdom (16)PNSC (Pakistan National Shpg. Corp.)

Agent: Riise Shipping Inc.Service: India, Pakistan, Mideast (30)

Rlckmers LineAgent: Rickmers Line (America)

Service: Far East (3(/)RTM Line Inc.

Agent: Transtar Shipping Inc.Service: Middle East (7)

SafBank Line Ltd.Agent: Gulf & Atlantic Maritime Services

Service: Southern Africa (14)Scindia (Scindla Steam Navigation Co.)

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service: India, Pakistan, Burma, Sri

Lanka (21 Sea-Land

Agent: Sea-Land ServicesService: Central America, Mexico, Carib-

bean, Europe, Mediterranean (7)Mideast, India, Pakistan,Burma, Sri Lanka (10)

Sea Traders LineAgent: Sea Traders Line Agency

Service: Europe, South America,Africa, Asia (7)

Shipping Corporation of IndiaAgent: Norton Lilly International Inc.

Service: India (30)Sinochart (China National Chartering Corp.)

Agent: Strachan ShippingService: Far East (15)

Sitram (Societe Ivorienne De TransportMaritime)

Agent: Southern Steamship AgencyService: West Africa (30)

Care ShippingEurope, Mexico (14)

Societe Navale Chargeurs Delmas-Vieljeux (Delmas Lines)

Agent: Gulf & Eastern SteamshipService: West Africa (7)

Spanish LineAgent: Trasatlantica Agcy. (USA) Inc.

Service: Europe, Mediterranean (14)Sudan Line

Agent: Voigt & Koutroulis ShippingService: Mideast (30)

Surinam LineAgent: Ascona Shipping Co.

Service: South America, Caribbean (15)Tocomar

Agent:Service:

TLM LineAgent: Empress Shipping Agency

Service: Mediterranean, South & EastAfrica, India, Pakistan (7)Far East

Torm LinesAgent: Kerr Steamship Co.

Service: West Africa (30)Tramarco

Agent: Strachan ShippingService: Central America (12)

Transafrica LineAgent: Seanav International

Service: West, East, South AfricaTransnave

Agent: Biehl & Co.Service Ecuador (14)

Trans Freight LinesAgent: TFL Sales Inc.

Service: Europe (7)Tropical Shipping

Agent: Nikou ShippingService: Caribbean (7)

United Arab Shipping Co.Agent: Kerr Steamship

Service: Mediterranean (17)Mideast, India, Pakistan,Burma, Sri Lanka (10-14)South America

Universal Africa LinesAgent: Oceans International Corp.

Service: West Africa (30)U.S. Africa Line (PorUlne)

Agent: Overseas Freight Corp.Service: West Africa (21)

Waterman-isthmian LineAgent: Waterman Steamship

Service: Mediterranean, Mideast, India,Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka,Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand (25)

Westwind Africa Line, Ltd.Agent: Strachan Shipping

Service: West Africa (30)Wilhelmsen Lines

Agent: Barwil Agencies (Texas) Inc.Service: West Africa (21), South Africa

(12); Far East (24); Australia,New Zealand (24)

WISCOIATL Joint ServiceAgent: Gulfship Marine Inc.

Service: Gulf/CaribbeanZim Lines

Age n t:Service:

Zim-American Israeli ShippingCaribbean, East & West Africa,Australia, Singapore, Thailand,Far East, Mediterranean (10)Near East (14)

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and faster because at Ryan-Walsh we

keep the focus on superior service.

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and faster.

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