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Atlanticargo Increases Frequency of Houston CallsAtlanticargo recently added a seventh vessel to increase the sailing frequency of its service from thePort of Houston Authority’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal. " M/V GRINDANGERincreases the sailing frequency to seven daysservice from the United States to the UnitedBaltic ports.

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Results ReleasedFor Trade Survey

Houston chief executive officersalready active in Mexico expect to seemore gains for exports than for importsthis year, according to a recent survey.

The fall 1995 Houston Survey ofBusiness Expectations was conducted bythe Greater Houston Partnership andTelesurveys of Texas. Surveyors asked431 CEOs a series of questions aboutdoing business with Mexico.

Overall, 40 percent of Houston CEOsreported their firms currently do busi-ness in Mexico. The extent of involve-ment differs sharply by industry. About70 percent of wholesale trade firms, 60percent of manufacturers and 47 percentof transportation, communications andutilities firms are doing business inMexico.

Of the respondents, 32 percent ofwholesale, 32 percent of manufacturingand 28 percent of transportation, com-munication and utilities CEOs said they

anticipate increases in the value ofimports frorn Mexico this year,

The share of CEOs polled whoexpect the value of their fimls’ exportsto Mexico to rise this year ranged from16 percent in retail trade to 48 percentin wholesale trade.

"Mexico clearly figures prominentlyin Houston’s future, and Houston --equally clearly -- will be an importantpartner with Mexico as NAFTAreshapes North American trade relation-ships," said Jim Kollaer, president of theGreater Houston Partnership. "Theextent to which Houston firms alreadyare involved with Mexico is just a fore-taste of mutual benefits yet to come." ~1

PHA AnnouncesNew Appointment

Clara de Rosa has joined the Port ofHouston Authority staff as secretary inPHA’s Eastern Sales Office, located inBohemia, New York. In her new posi-tion, Ms. de Rosa replaces Pat Kennedy,

who retired recently. She will assist JackWojewnik, PHA’s Eastern sales u, anager.

"Ms. de Rosa’s appointment brings usback to full staff in this crucial office,"noted Daniel Marrero, director of PHA’sTrade Development Division. "I amconfident she will be a tremendous assetto our efforts along the East Coast."

Before joining the Port Authority’ssales staff, de Rosa worked forExcel/Quantronix Corp. in Hauppauge,New York, for 17 years. There, she wasresponsible for shipping lasers and laserequipment to both domestic and inter-national destinations, including Russia,China, Japan and Brazil. She also set upand attended trade shows in Boston,Baltimore and California.

Prior to that, she worked in the legaldepartment of Royal Globe InsuranceCo. in Mineola, New York, for fiveyears. "I am familiar with the steamshipindustry by long association," de Rosaadds. "My husband has been sellingsteamship services for 25 years." ~1

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Port of Houston Authority HostsReception for Consular Corps

The Port of Houston Authority recently staged itsannual reception in honor of the Houston Con-sular Corps. More than 50 countries are repre-sented in Houston by consuls and trade officials.Above: Tom Kornegay [standing) welcomesguests. Seated are, from left, Pat Younger, PHA;Consul General Klaus Aurisch of Germany, deanof the Houston Consular Corps; Houston CityCouncilwoman Gracie Saenz; Harris County JudgeRobert Eckels; and Ned Holmes, chairman of thePort Authority.Left: Larry Feldkamp; William Crassas, honoraryconsul general of the Republic of Cyprus; andGeorge Williamson, PHA.Bottom left: Margarita de Arizmendi, deputy consul of Colombia, and Ted Thorjussen, West GulfMaritime Association.Bottom right: Rosa Perera and Consul GeneralAlejandro Perera of Venezuela.

M/T VENTINA Calls at Houston While onMaiden Voyage

Bona Shipping, formerly Lief Hoegh, recently opened an officein Webster, Texas, a community southeast of Houston. Anewly built Bona tanker, the M/T VENTINA, recently called atShell’s crude oil terminal at the Port of Houston. Moran-GulfShipping Agencies represented the vessel.Shown in the wheelhouse of the VENTINA are (from left) E.J.Roland and Capt. J. Thomas Tray of Bona; Capt. RajeevSharma, master of the vessel; Jack Beasley of the PortAuthority; and Joseph Longoria of Moran-Gulf.

MSC Increases SouthAmerican CapacityMediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC)recently added a vessel thatincreased the capacity of its SouthAmerican service. The vessel,M/V MSC TAMATIKI, recentlymade its maiden voyage to thePort of Houston Authority’sTurning Basin Terminal. Vessels inthe service sail to the West Coastof South America, calling atGuayaquil, Callao, Valparaiso,Arica, Antofagasta and Iquique.Mendoza is served via Valparaiso.

On hand for a maiden voyageplaque presentation aboard theTAMATIKI were (from left)Cencetta Dibarlolo of MSC; ScottGreen, Port Authority; Capt.Nicholas Michael Crowther, mas-ter of the vessel; and CookieRasco and Hector Lamadrid ofMSC.

Delmas AnnouncesLine Name Change

Dehnas America Africa Europe Linehas undergone major changes in recentmonths, changing its name, relocatingits headquarters to Houston and an-nouncing new appointments in its topmanagement.

Late last year, the carrier announcedplans to move its headquarters fromIselin, New Jersey, to Houston andnan, ed John Pascoe as the company’snew chief executive officer. In January,the carrier changed its named toAmerica Africa Dehnas Line (AADL).

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"We wanted to update the name tomore accurately reflect the service weprovide for our customers. The Europecall was dropped some time ago," saysPascoe.

Another reason for the change is theDelmas name is highly regarded by cus-tomers in Africa, and the companywants to promote the line’s ability toaccess Delmas’ infrastructure on theAfrican West Coast, Pascoe said.

From 1988 until assuming the AADLpost, Pascoe was vice president of NorthAmerican operations for Australia-NewZealand Direct Line, a major carrier inthe Australasia trade lane. He worked inLong Beach while serving in that posi-tion. He also served as vice president ofequipment for ANZDL since 1991 andhas more than 18 years’ experience intransportation logistics.

In addition to these changes, AADLhas announced the appointment of PauldeBlanc as vice president of sales andmarketing for the line. DeBlanc isresponsible for developing and imple-menting AADL’s sales and marketingprogram in North America and WestAfrica. He has more than 12 years’experience working in shipping opera-tions and sales and most recently was anaccount executive in Houston forMaersk Inc.

AADL provides service every 23 daysfrom the U.S. Gulf and East coasts tothe African West Coast. The carrierdeploys three vessels in the trade, pro-viding direct service from Houston andNew York to Pointe Noire, Cabinda,Luanda, Matadi and Port Gentil.

Shipco Service GoesWeekly to Mid-East

Shipco Transport Inc. U.S.A. nowoffers a fixed weekly service to theMiddle East.

Shipco utilizes Maersk vessels direct,covering the ports of Jeddah, Sharjah,Doha, Jebelai, Muscat, Kuwait, AbuDhabi, Damman, Nava Sheva, Dubai,Baharain and Karachi.

Shipco’s Houston office may be con-tacted at (713) 861-2100. [El

Waheed RetiresFrom Biehl & Co.

Biehl & Co. President Don Waheedhas retired after 35 years with one of theoldest and largest shipping agencies inthe United States.

In announcing the retirement, BiehlChairman John Springer praisedWaheed’s service to the company and tothe shipping industry: "During histenure, Don contributed a tremendousamount to the growth of this company."Springer said the announcement of anew president of the 95-year-old firmwould be made shortly.

Waheed joined Biehl in 1960 as asales representative. He was named pres-ident in 1990. His entire career withBiehl was spent in Houston, overseeingthe operation of the company’s nineport and service offices throughout theUnited States.

He was active in the industry andserved in leadership positions with the

West Gulf Maritime Association,International TransportationManagement Association, HoustonWorld Trade Association, HoustonCustomhouse Brokers and FreightForwarders Association, InterAmericanChamber of Commerce, TransportationClub of Houston, Houston InternationalSeafarers Center and the GreaterHouston Port Bureau.

Through Waheed, Biehl has beenvery active in the worldwide MultiportShip Agencies Network, which hasmembers in 92 countries. He served sev-eral years as director of Multiport andrecently chaired the organization. ~1

Houston CompanyAnnounces Change

Columbia Coastal Transport Inc. hasformed a new division to move specialproject cargo. Gary Retherford headsthe new division, which is based inColumbia Coastal’s Houston office.

"Project moves are a logical extensionof our tug and barge services since we caneasily accommodate breakbulk, outsizedand overweight cargoes on our bargedocks," said Bruce Fenimore, president ofColumbia Coastal Transport. "We offersmall and large oceangoing barges, de-pending upon the project requirements."

Columbia Coastal’s project divisionwas established specifically to handleoutsized and overweight cargoes movingbetween all U.S. ports, as well as to andfrom the Caribbean, Central America,Mexico and the northern part of SouthAmerica. The division also handlesheavy-lift moves.

As a U.S.-flag carrier with ICC com-mon and contract authority, ColumbiaCoastal can transport all Jones Act car-goes between U.S. ports, includinginland waterways. The company hasFederal Maritime Commission authorityfi~r foreign port calls.

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Retherford joined Columbia Coastalin October 1994, when he was hired asport manager in Houston. His priorwork experience includes three yearswith Sea-Barge Inc. as regional projectmanager handling all aspects of thecompany’s project move logistics. Beforethat, he spent five years with PearcyMarine Inc. as project/marketing andline manager.

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Dredging SlatedAt PHA Terminals

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Dredging of the Jacintoport slip isbeing timed to coincide with mainte-nance dredging of the Houston ShipChannel between Greens Bayou andCarpenters Bayou. The U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers expects to award acontract for this work in the first quarterof 1996. ~1

Marine Log PlansLocal Trade Show

Marine Log will host its fourth annualShip Repair & Marine Maintenanceconference in Houston on March 28and 29. The conference will be held atthe Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel innorth Houston.

The trade show covers all aspects ofship repair and conversion, repair yardmanagement and caaintaining vessels inservice cost effectively.

Other Marine Log conferences sched-uled for 1996 are Maritime Operations:The Human Element, in Washington,D.C., April 29 and 30; TankerLegislation, also in Washington, Sept.17 and 18; Propulsion, New Orleans,Sept. 23 and 24; Ferries, date and placeto be announced; and CommercialShipbuilding USA, Washington, D.C.,Dec. 10 and 11.

For more information about the shiprepair or other Marine Log conferences,contact Jane Poterala, conference direc-tor, at (212) 620-7209. Her fax numberis (212) 633-1165.

Local Firm AddsCovered Storage

AAA Worldwide Consolidators Inc.has just expanded its industrial storagespace sixfold, making it one of thelargest machinery storage facilities inthe Houston area.

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ITEL TerminalsExpands Network

ITEL Terminals Inc. has acquiredSoutheastern Container Services. Withthis acquisition, 1TEL added locations inCharleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; andJacksonville, Fla., expanding the compa-ny’s depot network to 10 locations.

The addition of these three locationshas increased ITEL Terminals’ nationalstorage capacity by 30 percent toapproximately 100,000 TEUs andincreased its employee ranks to morethan 350.

ITEL Terminals has committed morethan $10 million for this transactionwhich included the acquisition, long-term property leases and capital for facil-ity improvements. 1TEL’s initial planswere to utilize the current Charlestonand Savannah facilities and to relocatethe Jacksonville terminal from its cur-rent 11-acre site to a newly designed 25-acre facility.

"This transaction is consistent withITEL Terminals’ growth strategy," saidMike Baldwin, ITEL Terminals presi-dent and chief executive officer. "Ourcustomers have been asking us toexpand our network of terminal facili-ties. This acquisition provides us withthe opportunity to enter into marketplaces where we can improve customerservice through the implementation ofour proven management techniques andinformation systems. We look forward tothe challenges that the southeast mar-ketplace demands and will continue to

consider other expansion opportunitiesas they present themselves."

ITEL Terminals is a 100 percentmanagement-owned company, head-quartered in Oakland, Calif., with depotoperations in Houston, Seattle,Oakland, Los Angeles, Memphis,Chicago, Charleston, Savannah,Jacksonville and Southaven, Miss. ~1

Kathlene ReevesRepresents MIB

Kathlene Reeves recently was namedregional representative for MIB Servicesin Houston. She will be responsible forworking with existing MIB members andrecruiting new members.

"MIB has experienced a great deal ofgrowth in Houston, especially in energy-related and transportation businessesand the construction industry," said EzraSchneier, MIB president. "The additionof a Houston representative to the MIB

team will help us better respond to theneeds of our members."

Reeves previously worked for CoastalTowing Inc. in Houston.

MIB supplies companies with back-ground information on job candidates,offering members a filll range of back-ground reports to assist them in makinghiring decisions. Employers that use theservices represent the marine, trans-portation, oil and gas exploration andproduction, drilling, geophysical, shiprepair, construction, trucking and manu-facturing industries. For more infor-mation, contact MIB at (713) 334-5407or (800) 929-0654.

MSC AnnouncesStaff Changes

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA)Inc., general agent for MediterraneanShipping Co. - Geneva, has recentlyannounced two appointments in its NewYork offices.

Ron del Favero has been promoted tothe newly established position of U.S.trade manager for the SouthAtlantic/Gulf service to Europe. DelFavero’s long tenure in shipping hasincluded various management positionswith Containership Agency and HoeghLines befi~re joining MSC.

Also, Andrew Sallans h~ts joined thecompany as district sales manager inNew York for Manhattan, Brooklyn andStaten Island. Sallans has 13 years ofsteamship industry experience and mostrecently worked with Sea-Land Serviceand Lykes Lines.

MSC - Geneva operates a world-wide fleet of 72 container ships andmaintains a container inventory of135,000 TEUs. The line oflers threeweekly services from Houst~m and eightother U.S. ports to Northern Europe,one service to South Africa/Australiaand one to the South American westcoast.

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Local Man NamedTo State Board

Vidal Martinez of Houston has beenappointed by Texas Gov. George Bushto serve on the policy board for theTexas Department of Commerce.Martinez, whose term will expire inFebruary 1999, replaces Renee Higgin-botham-Brooks of Fort Worth.

From 1987 to 1991, Martinez wasdirector of the Texas Department ofCommerce’s Texas-Mexico Authority. Agraduate of the University of Texas andthe University of Houston Law center,he practiced international and commer-cial law for 18 years.

Martinez has served on the boards ofthe Greater Houston Partnership,Greater Houston Conmmnity Foun-dation, Greater Houston Convention &Visitors Bureau, Harris County HealthFacilities Development Corp. and otherarea organizations.

The policy board adopts rules foradministering the Commerce Depart-ment’s programs.

ERI Offers MoreHazmat Classes

Educational Resources internationalInc. (ERI) has expanded its hazardousmaterials training program for the trans-portation industry to include six classesper year.

The classes, which satisfy the certifi-cation requirements of the U.S.Depamnent of Transportation, will beoffered on a regular basis. Classes are

available on Saturdays so employers arenot understaffed on busy weekdays.

All material needed for certificationwill be covered in a single day.

"Many of the firms we deal with arelooking fi~r reasonably priced, straight-forward courses, which will take up aslittle of their valuable staff time as nec-essary and still afford thcm the certifica-tion which is required by law," saysRobert Pryor, president of ERI.

Deborah Braunstein is instructor forthe classes. She has more than 12 years’of logistics experience.

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