It Takes Dedication.

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Volume 36 August 1994 Number 8

H. THOMAS KORNEGAYExecutive Director

GEORGE T. WILLIAMSONManagingDirector

F. WILLIAM COLBURNGeneral Counsel

ROSIE BARRERADirector of Public Affairs

JAMES ELDRIDGEDireclor of Administration

JOHN P. HORANDirector of Port Operations

DANIEL MARRERODirector of Trade Development

PERRY M. McGEEDirector of Facilities

JASON W. SIMPSONDirector ol Protection Services

TOMMY J. TOMPKINSCounty Auditor

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2Adjusting to the Market

6Southern Europe Trade Mission

11Propeller Club Awards

DEPARTMENTSCalendar ............................. 5

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ON THE COVERA composite graphic illustrates the variety of all-water services available at the Port of Houston.For information concerning new services andimprovements instituted by existing carriers, seePage 2.

PORT COMMISSIONERS

NED HOLMESChairman

H.J. MIDDLETONCommissioner

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Adjusting to the Market

Wi rld tradeften seems toimic thosenyl inflatable

globes. You’ve seen them, thebeach ball-like spheres imprintedwith the seven continents; thesmall spigots on the North orSouth Pole allow you to blowthem up. Like these globes, theworld of trade is characterized byshrinking and swelling markets,and ocean carriers stay competitiveby adapting to such fluctuations.

"As volatile as global trade canbe, it is a fact of life that steam-ship lines have to be flexible. Astrade goes boom or bust, carriersmust respond by adjusting theservices they offer," says GeorgeWilliamson, managing director ofthe Port of Houston Authority."We’re very fortunate at the Portof Houston because we’re seeingfar more expansion than shrinkagein terms of the steamship servicesavailable here."

In the first six months of 1994alone, more than a dozen carriers an-nounced new services or improvedtheir existing services to Port of

Houston Authority facilities. Im-provements to existing services wereaccomplished by adding vessels,replacing smaller ships with largerones or by adding ports of call.These "new and improved" serv-ices encompass a variety of tradelanes and employ vessels designedto transport containerized, break-bulk, roll-on/roll-off and projectand heavy-lift cargo.

Take for example the newestservice to the Port of Houston,which comes courtesy of PanAmerican Independent Line. Mind-ful of the rich promise of LatinAmerican growth, the carrier in-augurated a South American serv-ice from the U.S. Gulf in May. PanAmerican is rotating three cellularvessels in the service; the shipscall bimonthly at the Port Authori-ty’s Barbours Cut Container Ter-minal. South American destinationsfor the service are ports in Vene-zuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguayand Paraguay. Norton Lilly Interna-tional Inc. is agent for Pan American.New Destinations

Other carriers have expandedtheir services by providing on-

carriage toadditional portsof call. A case in pointis Zim Israel Navigation Co.,which is positioning itself to serveone of the most opportune mar-kets of the next decade -- Vietnam.Zim has launched an independentservice from North America, SouthAmerica and the Caribbean to Viet-nam. Zim Container Service pro-vides transport from Houston withtransshipment from Hong Kong.

In April, Maersk Inc., Sea-LandService Inc. and P&O ContainersLtd. extended their joint servicefrom Barbours Cut Terminal to in-clude on-carriage to the Mideast.Nine vessels are in the rotation.Maersk and Sea-Land also launched

New offerings include Pan American in-dependent Line’s service between theU.S. Gulf and South America. The M/VALASKA is one of three cellular vesselsbeing used for this route.

A number of carriers have im-proved service to the Port ofHouston in recent months. Anexample is Argentine Line(ELMA), which added a fourthship, the M/V CUMBRIAN EX-PRESS, to its Gulf route.

a joint bi-monthly service to

the East Coast ofSouth America.

ASM Line, represented by Gate-way Maritime Agencies Corp.,launched a new service fromHouston in January. Three vesselsare deployed in the monthly serv-ice, which links the U.S. Gulf withports in Brazil and Argentina.Extended Reach

Mediterranean Shipping Co. ofGeneva (MSC) is making severalchanges that will extend its reach.The carrier recently inaugurated aweekly service between the UnitedStates and Italy. MSC already offereda weekly service from Barbours CutTerminal to Northern Europe, in-cluding Antwerp. Now, MSC vesselscan relay cargo from Antwerp toNaples and Leghorn. MSC also offersweekly service to the Eastern andWestern Mediterranean, South Africa,East Africa, Australia and the

Indian Ocean andoperates a joint serv-ice with Empremarthat serves Chile, Peruand Ecuador.

"Mediterranean Shipping offersmany destinations for shippers outof the Gulf," says Jim Ilardi, direc-tor of sales for the U.S. Gulf re-gion of Mediterranean ShippingCo. (USA) Inc. (formerly calledContainership Agency Inc.)."We’ve made commitments to theGulf Service over the past severalyears, and we want to give ship-pers service to the trade lanes thatthey have been looking for."Added Capacity

Several carriers have improvedtheir service capacity via Houston byadding vessels. These lines include:¯ Atlantic Cargo Services, which

added a sixth vessel to its servicebetween the U.S. Gulf and theUnited Kingdom, European con-tinent and Scandinavia. This add-ed vessel improved ACS’ sailingfrequency from 10 days to eightdays. Strachan Shipping Co. isagent for the service.

¯ Argentine Line (ELMA) added fourth ship to its Gulf serviceearly this year. Strachan ShippingCo. represents the line.

¯ Baltic Shipping Co., representedby Rice, Unruh, Reynolds Co.,has added two multipurpose ves-sels to its Baltic-Gulf service. Theadditions bring the total numberof vessels in the service to sixand increase the sailing frequen-cy from 21 days to fortnightly.The vessels sail from the U.S.Gulf to Rotterdam, Bremen andSt. Petersburg.

¯ Frota Amazonica is adding anewly built container vessel toits service from the U.S. Gulf

and East coasts to South America.The addition improves Frota’ssailing frequency to 10 days.Voigt & Co. Inc. Shipping Co.represents Frota.

¯ Ivaran Lines is adding six identicalnewbuildings to its U.S. Gulf-to-South America service over atwo-year period. Riise ShippingInc. is agent for the service.

¯ In July, customer demand prompt-ed Mediterranean Shipping toadd a fifth vessel to the SouthAmerican West Coast service thecarrier offers jointly with Em-presa Maritimas S.A. (Empremar)of Chile. The addition improvedthe sailing frequency from 10clays to eight. MSC plans to adda sixth vessel in August, changingthe sailing frequency to six days.

¯ Nordana Line added a secondmultipurpose ship to its LatinAmerican fleet in June. Nordanaoffers biweekly fixed-day sailingsfrom the Gulf to ports in Guate-mala, Costa Rica, Panama, Col-ombia, Venezuela and Honduras.Weco Agencies (Texas) Inc.represents Nordana.

¯ Polish Ocean Lines added afourth vessel to its service fromthe U.S. Gulf and South Atlanticto Europe, increasing the fre-quency of that service from 10days to 8 days. Biehl & Co. Inc.represents the carrier.

¯ SudAmericana de Vapores (ChileanLine) has added two heavy-lift ves-sels to its service between the U.S.Gulf and South America. Strachanis agent for the service.

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Meeting Calendar

The Port of Houston Magazine pub-lishes the Meeting Calendar quarterlyas a service for local transportation-related organizations. Listings areprovided by the individual organi-zations and may be submitted by faxto (713) 670-2564 or in writing P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas77252-2562.

American Merchant Marine Vet-erans: Meets the second Tuesday ofeach month, 11 a.m. at Houston Inter-national Seafarers Center. Forinformation, call Jim Titus, 337-3131.

Council of American Master Mari-ners inc., Port of Houston Chapter:Meets third Thursday of each month at11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For in-formation, call John Eliason, 681-2727.

Houston Customhouse Brokers &Freight Forwarders Association:Meets the third Wednesday of alter-nating months starting with January.For information, call 678-4300.

Houston Transportation Profes-sionals Association: Meets the sec-ond Thursday of each month, 11:30a.m. at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza.For information, call Jeanne Hooke,241-3555.

International Maintenance Institute-Sam Houston Chapter: Meets thethird Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m.at the Holiday Inn at Hobby Airport.For reservations, call Joyce Rhoden,481-0869.

International Transportation Man-agement Association: Meets the sec-ond Wednesday of every month at tileOmni Hotel. For information, call JolieJourdan, 442-5001.

National Association of RailwayBusiness Women: Meets the thirdWednesday of each month. For infor-mation, call Lou-Ann McClendon,546-3238.

National Defense TransportationAssociation: Meets the last Thursdayof alternating months, starting withFebruary, 11:30 a.m. at Kaphan’s. Forinformauon, call Don Davis, 338-6621.

Port of Houston Toastmasters:Meets every Wednesday at noon at theHouston International Seafarers Center.For information, call Dolores Salinas,670-2551.

Port Safety and Advisory Council:Meets the first Thursday of alternatingmonths starting with January, 11:30a.m. at the International SeafarersCenter at the Port of Houston Authori-ty’s Turning Basin Terminal. For infor-mation or reservations, call EricHarvey, Lt. J.G., 671-5105.

Texas A&M University MaritimeAssociation: Meets the fourthWednesday of the month, 11:30 a.m.at Brady’s Landing. For information,call Jim Moore, 928-5010.

Texas Business Travel Association:Meets the second Wednesday of eachmonth. For information, call Tina Ruf-feno, 236-4079.

Transportation Club of Houston:Meets the first Tuesday of each month,11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For in-formation, call Tom Cooney,237-1315.

U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyAlumni Association, HoustonChapter: Meets the first Thursday ofeach month, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’sLanding. For information, call JohnZemanek, 451-2711.

Women’s Maritime Association:Meets bimonthly -- on alternatingWednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdayat noon -- aboard the TEXAS CLIP-PER at Texas A&M University atGalveston. For specific meeting datesand other information, contact JoySloan at (409) 762-6822.

Women’s Transportation Club ofHouston: Meets the second Monday ofeach month, 5:30 p.m. at Steak andAle, Post Oak at Galleria. For informa-tion, call Gina Zenor, 237-8682, orRonda Wilkinson, 674-4400.

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Trade Mission

Communicating withEuropean Customers

United KingdomTrade with Houston2,476,000 Short Tons (1993)

oft of HoustonAuthority representa-tives recently returnedfrom a rigorous two-

mission in SouthernEurope. Their itinerary includedtwo dozen meetings with steam-ship lines, chemical and steel pro-ducers and other companies thathelp keep Houston’s docks busy.

Port of Houston CommissionerC.C. Smitherman, PHA ManagingDirector George Williamson andPHA General Sales Manager AndyOtt made the trip, visiting London,Liverpool, Antwerp, Genoa, Mar-seilles and Paris.

"Houston handles a sizable shareof the European trade. In this andany trade, it’s very important thatwe have some way to gauge howwell we’re doing at satisfying ourcustomers," says Ott. "Trade mis-sions help us do that. On theSouthern European trip, for exam-ple, we visited personally withrepresentatives of more than a dozensteamship lines, many of which al-ready offer regularly scheduledservices to Houston, and severalcompanies that import and exportproducts. And earlier

this year, we visited several con>panies in Northern Europe."

The Houston group began theirjourney in London, meeting withrepresentatives of SafBank LineLimited. SafBank offers regular sail-ings between PHA’s Turning BasinTerminal and West Africa. Theirother London stops were the of-rices of Peninsula & Oriental SteamNavigation Co., a major containeroperator that participates in nearlyevery steamship trade in theworld; Inchcape, a London-basedcompany that offers steamshipagency, bunkering, insurance andother services; and Bechtel Corp.,an international engineering andconstruction firm.

Smitherman, Williamson and Ottalso discussed Houston’s servicesand port facilities with severalsteel producers and steel carriers.The first of these meetings tookplace in Liverpool at the offices ofBritish Steel, the largest steeltrader in the United Kingdom.

"Throughout the trip, we were

BelgiumTrade with Houston870,000 Short Tons (1993)

FranceTrade with Houston705,000 Short Tons {1993)

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very pleased with the response wereceived from the steel industry,"says Ott.

Steel imports through Houstonhave increased dramatically sincethe resolution last year of anti-dumping suits. Imported steel prod-ucts accounted for nearly 980,000tons of cargo during the first fivemonths of 1994, up 116 percentfrom the same period in 1993.

Traveling next to Antwerp, theHouston delegation visited with exec-utives of Atlantic Cargo Services,which has served Houston since the1950s; Lykes Lines, a U.S.-flag car-rier involved in services linking theUnited States with Europe, the Medi-terranean, Africa and South America;Tilcon, which operates tank con-tainers worldwide and specializesin trade between Europe and theAmericas; and ACSA 92 N.V. andHerfurth & Co. N.V., two steelcharter vessel operators.

In Italy, Smitherman, Williamsonand Ott met with representativesof Italian Line, which moves con-tainerized cargo between Houstonand Valencia, Spain, and Spezia,Italy.

Traveling next to Marseilles, thegroup met with executives ofCompagnie Maritime D’Affrete-ment, which serves thenean, the Subcontinent and South-east Asia. They also toured thePort of Marseilles. Tonnage mov-ing through Houston accounts for7 percent of the French port’scontainer traffic of 430,000 TEUs.The Port of Marseilles’ total 1993tonnage was 87.3 million.

The group’s Paris itinerary in-

cluded meetings with represen-tatives of Rhone-Poulenc, a majorchemical company that operatesplants around the world and hasmoved products through Houston.Another Paris stop was the officesof Usinor-Sacilor (known as FrancoSteel in the United States), theworld’s second-largest steel pro-ducer, which has moved steelproducts through Houston. Thegroup also met with executives ofDelmas, France’s largest privatelyowned company, which offers reg-ularly scheduled sailings fromHouston to West Africa.

The next Paris stops were theoffices of Louis Dreyfus and Co., atrader dealing in steel, cocoa andgrains and other commoditiesworldwide, and SCAC, an interna-tional forwarding and logisticscompany. The group also metwith Compagnie Generale Mari-time, the largest French-flag line,which calls at Houston.

In Spain, the Houston groupstopped at the offices of Com-panhia Trasatlantica Espanola S.A.,a Spanish-flag carrier. []

ItalyTrade with Houston1,111,000 Short Tons (1993)

SpainTrade with Houston968,000 Short Tons (1993)

Note: The trade statistics on thesepages are from the U.S. Departmentof Commerce.

Import Steel Continues toIncrease at Port FacilitiesTwo chartered vessels shared a wharfrecently at the Port of Houston Authori-ty’s Turning Basin Terminal. The M/VTORBEN (foreground) and the M/V HELLESTEVNS both discharged import steel atWharf 32 on June 13. More than 1 milliontons of inbound steel crossed PortAuthority docks during the first sixmonths of 1994, an increase of 116 per-cent over the first half of 1993. The M/VHELLE STEVNS brought its shipment infrom Spain. The importer was EnsisteelInc. of Houston, which charters one ortwo vessels a month to bring in steel.Agent was Peninsular Shipping AgenciesInc. The M/V TORBEN was carrying steelfrom Shanghai for Ferrostal andMarubeni. Agent was Smith & Johnson(Houston) Inc. Shippers Stevedoring Co.supervised the discharge of bothshipments.

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Port of Houston commissioners ap-proved the contract at their regu-lar monthly meeting ill June. Construc-tion of the 1,000-foot-long berth willcost an estimated $6.9 million. Thecompleted berth will give the terminal6,000 feet of continuous quay.

The Berth 6 project is part of amajor expansion plan for the PortAuthority’s busy container terminal.In November 1993, Harris Countyvoters approved the sale of port im-provement bonds, $90.3 million ofwhich is earmarked for projects atBarbours Cut.

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Galveston CorpsChanges Command

Col. Robert Gatlin recently as-sumed command of the GalvestonDistrict, U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, from Col. John Basilotto.A retirement ceremony for Basilottofollowed the change of commandceremony held at Fort Point inGalveston, Texas.

The Houston Ship Channel lieswithin the Galveston District’sjurisdiction.New Chief Engineer

Gatlin was director of the FortRucker public works unit before histransfer to Galveston. He was com-missioned a second lieutenant in theTennessee National Guard aftercompleting officer candidate schoolin 1968. He began his active careeras detachment commander in the69th Engineer Battalion in Vietnam.In 1977, Gatlin served as the S-4and commander of Charlie Com-pany of the 82nd Engineer Battalionin Bamberg, Germany.

From 1988 to 1992, Gatlin wasdeputy brigade commander for the7th Engineer Brigade. This brigadewas deployed to the Persian Gulfand became the largest engineerunit since World War II, with 8,500soldiers. He has also served withthe Charleston District of the Corpsof Engineers and was deputy gar-rison commander at Fort Ord, Calif.Retiring Commander

In addition to completing hisassignment as commander anddistrict engineer of the GalvestonDistrict, Basilotto also completed a26-year military career. During histwo-year assignment at Galveston,the district won a number ofawards, including the SynergyAward for work on the Sims Bayouflood control project and the ArmyCommunities of Excellence trophyfor outstanding facilities andcustomer service.

Basilotto’s career included servicein Germany, Panama and Vietnam,as well as the United States. Hecommanded both combat and con-struction units, serving as staffengineer at the highest levels.Basilotto and his wife plan to makeGalveston their permanent home.

Towing Association ExecutiveExplains Proposed Legislation

owing companies must examinetheir internal hiring and trainingprocedures to help prevent in-cidents like the 1993 accident

where damage to a bridge caused thederailment of a passenger train, an in-dustry expert says.

The Anlt~’ak Sunset Limited derailed fromthe Bayou Canot Bridge in Mobile, Ala.,last September, plunging into the waterbelow. The incident occurred just minutesafter a towboat and six barges, lost inthe lbg, rammed the bridge and knockedthe rail out of alignment. Forty-sevenpeople died in the incident. Investigatorsattributed the accident to human error andthe tugboat’s lack of a compass.

The barge and towing industry has comeunder close scrutiny since the Amtrak de-railment, and Congress is considering atleast two towing vessel safety bills. KenWelis, vice president of the American Water-ways Operators’ southern region, discussedthe accident and proposed legislation dur-ing a recent luncheon of the Propeller Club’sPort of Houston Chapter. The AmericanWaterway Operators (AWO) represents theinland and coastal barge and towing indus-try and the shipyards that serve the industry.Focus on Prevention

Wells recalled a National TransportationSafety Board news conference he attendedin Mobile after the accident. Reporters’inquiries focused on two questions: howthe incident happened and how similar in-cidents could be prevented in the future.

"That last question has framed thedebate for the last eight months," Wellssaid. "The barge industry understood atthat time that if we could not answer thatquestion, it would be answered for us.The industry has tried very hard to remainat the front of that issue."

In December, U.S. TransportationSecretary Federico Pena issued a 19-pointproposal for improving licensing, equip-ment and reporting requirements imposedon tug and barge operators. The AWO and

other industry representatives have sincebeen working with Congress and theDepartment of Transportation to look foreffective and practical ways to implementthe proposal, Wells said.Two Proposals

In addition, the House Merchant Marineand Fisheries Committee is consideringtwo bills that would require towingvessels and barges to be equipped withnavigational safety aids such as radar, cornpasses and Fathometers. Operators wouldbe required to demonstrate their proficien-cy in using navigational equipment. Oneof the bills also seeks to mandate inspec-tions and vessel-manning requirements.

Still, Wells said, the industry must behonest about the cause of the incident:Human error is the cause of eight of every10 marine accidents.

"That is something that you cannotlegislate away, you cannot regulate away,and you can never spend enough moneyto make it go away on its own," he said."You deal with human error by dealingwith the human, through better testing,better licensing and better training."

The industry can expect to see the im-plementation of hands-on tests in whichtowboat operators mustshow they can operate avessel properly. Suchtests will probably be-come a required part ofthe Coast Guard licensingprocess. The Coast Guardalso is likely to increasethe number of vessel in-spections and beef up en-forcement, particularlywith operators that havehigh accident and casual-ty rates.An Internal Solution

"But ultimately tile so-lution lies with the com-panies themselves, their

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Ken Wells, vicepresident of thesouthern region ofAmerican Water-ways Operators,discusses safetyand environmentalissues facing thebarge and towingindustry.

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(Continued from Page 11)internal screening process, their com-mitment to training and their com-mitment to holding on to their bestpeople once they have them trained,"said Wells. "And those company pro-grams will become very, very im-portant in the coming years."

Wells also discussed environ-mental issues affecting the industry.In Europe, he said, environmen-talists consider the towing industryan all}, because they know watertransportation cuts down on airpollution, vehicular traffic, spillsand accidents. In the United States,however, much of the environmen-tal community has a myopic viewof barge transportation and its im-pact on the ecosystem. Only 12percent of marine pollution comesfrom vessels, he said; the remaindercomes from land-based discharges.Wells also commended the Port ofHouston for its relationship withthe Galveston Bay Foundation,citing this tie as a "model for therest of the country." []

PropellerAnother highlight of the Pro-

peller Club luncheon was thepresentation of the organization’sannual awards. Tom Kornegay, ex-ecutive director of the Port ofHouston Authority, received thePropeller Club Man of the YearAward for his support of thegroup. Kornegay was selectedbecause he always offers his time

Club Presents Awardsand services to the club, accordingto Pat Studdert, president of thePropeller Club.

Steve Valerius, executive vicepresident of Hollywood Marine;was named Maritime Man of theYear. Studdert commendedValerius for his active role in in-dustry organizations and his effortsto promote the maritime industry.

Abeve, left: Pat Studdert (right) presents the Propeller Club’s Man of the YearAward to PHA Executive Director Tom Kornegay.Above, right: Studdert presents the Maritime Man of the Year Award to SteveValerius of Hollywood Marine.

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