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November, 1977 9

Foreign Banks Opening Offices HereBY CLAYTON COX

Houstonians may not know exactlywhat a "representative office" doesbut they know a lot of foreign banksare opening them here.

To partisan local thinking, that’s notsurprising. Banks and Houston share anative tongue--money.

Even relative newcomers can recitethe litany of their city’s achievements:Energy capital of the world, thenation’s third largest seaport, fastestgrowing city in the nation’s fastestgrowing area.

TO NON-BANKERS, those areample attractions for even the world’slargest banks.

Local bankers and the new Houstonrepresentatives won’t argue with thatthinking. But some of them will admitthere are other reasons for the sudden"rush to Houston" the financialindustry is witnessing.

One of them is the probability thatCongress will enact stronger controlsover foreign banks operating in theUnited States. Since traditionally U.S.legislation provides a "grandfather"clause to suspend new requirements forestablished operations, there is cause to"get in while the getting’s good."

Another reason put forth by cynics isthat Houston is just the current "fad"of the banking world. It’s the "favoritewatering hole" right now but notnecesarily forever.

WHATEVER THE reasons, 25foreign banks have opened representativeoffices here--ll of them thisyear and another nine haveannounced plans to do so.

An exact score is hard to keepbecause representative offices, whichconduct no actual banking business,are not regulated by Texas law. Theycan open without permits or registration.

But if they can’t conduct business,what do the offices accomplish?

Says Joseph A. McCue, senior vicepresident and Houston representativefor Barclays Bank International, Ltd.,"we’re trying to make money for ourown establishments."

SUCCESS, HE SAYS, is measuredby the business a representative officeis able to refer to its operating offices.

And, since most of the Houstonnewcomers have operating branches inat least one U.S. city, referrals neednot go all the way back to thehomeland.

W.H. Moise, chief representative for

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Dresdner Bank. Germany’s second largestbank with assests of $45 billion, held a pressconference at the Petroleum Club to announcethe official opening of a representative office inHouston. Dresdner Bank is the world’s ninthlargesl bank. and is the first German bank tobe represented in the southern United’ States.Here Dr. Manfred Meier Preschany, Member ofthe Board of Managing Directors is showninforming the press of the new bank’sobjectives.

Bank of Montreal, says another reasonfor being here is to identify potentialbanking customers with operations inCanada. One of the oldest Houstonoffices, Bank of Montreal came herein the early 1960s when Houston-basedoil and oil-service companies becameactive in Canadian energy exploration.

SWISS A/’ID GERMAN representativesadd another purpose for their presencehere--being on hand to identifyinvestment opportunities for theirbanks and their customers back home.

Even if no "actual banking" isconducted at representative offices,they are arranging loans and providingservices to local companies.

How do local bankers feel about thecomoetition?

Merle Crockard, who heads Bank ofthe Southwest’s international opera-tions, says the foreign banks areperforming a valuable service.

"IF HOUSTON IS to become atruly international city, we have toconvince large corporations they don’thave to establish headquarters in NewYork or base their internationaldivisions there.

"That’s the most important thingexpansion of international banking isdoing for Houston--helping toconvince the corporations."

Robert C. Howard, InternationalDepartment head at First City NationalBank, adds, "The very size of theinternational banks locating here haschanged the scope of local banking.They have almost unlimited loan

capacity, which means they can go withoverlines.

"MANY COMPANIES prefer towork through a local bank, where theymust maintain an account anyway,with international banks participating."

The real competition, both Howardand Crockard say, comes from theEdge Act banks established in Houstonby some of the largest U.S. banks.

Federal law limits those banks tointernational activities but Crockardsays, "Edge banks either wear two hatsor have affiliated outlets doingdomestic business.

"But, all the big Houston customershave been called on by those U.S.banks before."

LOCAL OFFICES have replaced the"Sunday plane to Hou~ston" for anumber of money-center bankers, andit’s true a lot of domestic loans arebeing negotiated in the productionoffices attached to the Edge banks.

That isn’t new.What is new is the recent--and rapid

--expansion of energy departments atthe loan production offices.

William Wilson, vice president andmanager of Bank of AmericaInternational of Texas, says his firmhas transferred its Energy SouthwestSection from Los Angeles to Houstonthis year. In that section are bankingofficers who used to travel from LosAngeles but now serve a five-state areafrom Houston.

RUSSELL JONES, president ofCitibank International Houston, saysCitibank’s local domestic loanproduction activities are divided intotwo parts--an oil and gas section and anon-energy section with the oil andgas staff still reporting to New York.

With all the new internationalcompetition, Jones and Wilson say theHouston market may be gettingcrowed. Wilson mentions "pretty thinpricirig" and Jones says Houston’spresent level of economic activitywon’t support all the banks movinghere.

"IT’S QUITE A tribute to the citythat so many large banks consider thepotential to be here. And that they’rewilling to pay the price for localrepresentation."

© 1977, The Houston PostReprinted by Permission.

Port of Houston Magazine

Luis Foianini

BOLIVIA

The Bolivian Consul General inHouston says that his country up-graded the Houston office from aConsulate to a Consulate Generalbecause of the increasing amount ofcargo moving through the Port ofHouston to and from his country.

Consul General Luis Foianini addedthat the increase in petroleumexploration and drilling in Boliviacauses a greater market for oil fieldmachinery that is manufactured in theHouston area.

Born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Mr.Foianini was graduated from theUniversidad de Juiz de Fora MinasGerais in Bolivia and HealdEngineering College in San Francisco.He began his career in the foreignservice in San Francisco where heserved as both Vice Consul and ConsulGeneral of Bolivia. His decision toenter the diplomatic service was notinfluenced by his family, he says,although one of his uncles is BolivianAmbassador in Rome.

Mr. Foianini and his wife, Neda,have two children who attend school inHouston.

CHINAThe newest Chinese Consul General

in Houston, Shan-chung Lee, arrivedin Houston six months ago afterliterally exchanging jobs with K.C.Dunn, his predecessor as ConsulGeneral here.

Mr. Lee had served for five years asDirector of the Department of GeneralAffairs in the Ministry of ForeignAffairs in Taipei, the post now held byDunn.

A native of Canton, Mr. Leereceived an Economics Degree from

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Three New ConsulsGeneral NamedForPosts In Houston

Shan-chung Lee

Philippine Far Eastern University. Hehas served with the Ministry of ForeignAffairs since 1942.

During his career he has heldpositions as Attache and ThirdSecretary of the Chinese Embassy inManila; Secretary of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs in Taipei; FirstSecretary of the Chinese Embassy inMadrid; Deputy Director of thePersonnel Department of the Ministryof Foreign Affairs; and Counselor atthe Chinese Embassy in WashingtonD.C., a post he held from 1966 to1972.

Consul General Lee and his wife,Kwei-lien, have five grown children,including twin sons, and fivegrandchildren. All of his children areeither working or studying in theUnited States.

PERU

Peru’s new Consul General inHouston, Martha Toledo, is quite ararity--she is one of only 25 women torepresent Peru professionally inConsulates and Embassies throughoutthe world.

Miss Toledo is a native of Limawhere she attended a French Catholichigh school and later was graduatedfrom Catholic University with a degreein law. She says that she was temptedto settle in her home city and practicelaw, but has always been fascinated by

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the "vital role international diplomacyplays in the world." Upon graduationfrom law school, she entered theDiplomatic Academy of the Ministryfor Foreign Affairs.

When she completed the two yearcourse at the Academy, her firstposting was to Buenos Aires. She spentfour years there, serving as ViceConsul, Consul and Second Secretaryin the Peruvian Embassy.

She then spent two years as ConsulGeneral in Barcelona, Spain, beforetaking over the Houston ConsulGeneral’s po:~ition.

She says she is very impressed withthe "dynamic atmosphere" inHouston, although she must travelquite a bit to cover the five-state areashe serves as Consul General. In Texasalone, she added, there are more than1,500 Peruvian nationals, many ofthem students and doctors.

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Terry Jordan, E.S. B nn ngs; Thomas E. Pryor, Barber-Biehl Inc.; Paul J.Jones, Barber-Biehl Inc. Irby Banquet, Ayers Steamship Co.; Capt. KalleJensen, TTT Ship Agencies; and Richard H. Cromwell, TTT Stevedores Inc.

Richard Webster, M.T.S. Agencies Inc.; Wayne White, Hansen andTidemann Inc.; C.E. Bullock, Port Associate General Manager; Roland C.Cornelius, Hansen and Tidemann Inc.; and Pete Reixach, Hellenic Lines.

Robert Reid, Hansen and Tidemonn Inc.; George W. Altvater, PortExecutive Director; Svend Hansen, Hansen and Tidemonn Inc.; TuneoKawahara, Mitsui OSK Lines; Shigetsugu Dewa, NYK Line; and Capt.Masaki Kashihara, Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha.

Norris Chantey, Assistant to the Port Terminal Manager; Jim DeFelice, Maritime Transport Overseas, Inc.; Kathy Monaghan, NopalAtlantic Lines; Michael Schafer, Nopal Atlantic Lines; and DickBridgman, Gulf Maritime Agencies.

Francis Landry, Delta Lines; Gerry Coterillo, Lykes Lines; John Horton,Assistant to the Port Terminal Manager; Mark Kaminski, Delta Lines; andDale Miller, Gulf Coast Shipping Corp.

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George Miles, Lykes Lines; J.M. McNeel, Maxi-Marine MaritimeServices; George Strange, Houston Port Bureau; Manuel Paredez, GulfCoast Shipping Corp.; Ran Taylor, Lykes Lines; and Michael Jurkiewicz,Delta Lines.

F. William Colburn, Port Counsel; Randall Poe, Hansen and Tidemann;Larry Renaud, Ayers Steamship Co.; Thomas E. Vetter, Big Lift USA; RayCrellin, Barber-Biehl Inc.; and Emmett Morrison, Oceans International.

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Ben Hanson, Strachan Shipping Co.; Bill Suggs. Norton, Lilly and Co.;K.D. Davenport, TTT Ship Agencies; Charles Turbeville, TTT ShipAgencies; Steve Stewart, Norton, Lilly and Co.; and Don Jones, Norton,Lilly and Co.


Bill Homburg, Strachan Shipping; Christer Cinthio of Gothenburg,Sweden, with Atlanticargo Services; Richard P. Leach, Port of HoustonGeneral Manager, and Mickey Lane, Strachan Shipping Co.

James H. McCain, E.S. Binnings Inc.; Gale Wise, Kerr Steamship Co.;R.P. Leach, Port General Manager; Henning Theobald, Kerr SteamshipCo.; and William Pruitt, Gulf Maritime ,Agencies.

Richard G. Snowden, Wilkes Shipping Agency Inc.; Don Alle, AIItransInternational; Gary Arbogast. Sea-Land Service; Charles Lloyd, AIItransinternational; and Herbert N. Baker, Waterman Steamship Corp.

Armando Waterland, Port Midwestern Sales Manager; JoeMcDermott, Kerr Steamship Co.; Capt. E. Baker, Lykes Line; ArthurGladwin, Lykes Lines; Peter Phillips, Phillips-Parr, Inc.; and J.G.Tompkins, Lykes Lines.

Henning Theobald, Kerr Steamship Co.; R.E. Berkefeld, Gulf Stream;Gale Wise, Kerr Steamship Co.; Bill Homburg, Strachan Shipping Co.;and Fred Dinges, Port Market Analyst.

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John Phillips, Phillips-Parr Inc.; J.A. Livaudais, Central Gulf Lines; AIQuiroz, Lone Star Shipping Inc.; Capt. J.M. Platt, Delta Lines; and R.H.Blair, Dalton Steamship Corp.

Philip Cordes, Lykes Lines; Joe Aleo, Lykes Lines; Wiley George, WestGulf Maritime Association; J.R. Curtis, Director of Port Operations;William Chapman, Lykes Lines; W.E. Sullivan, Lykes Lines.

AI Quiroz, Lone Star Shipping; Roy Gill, Kerr Steamship Co.; A.R.Snyder, Kerr Steamship Co.; James Casey, Texas Seatrade Corporation;Richard Fernandez, Nordship Agencies; and Arthur Vail, Texas SeatradeCorp.

W.H. Hepburn, Big Lift USA Inc.; Jim Bletsch, Bletsch Steamship Co.;Janet Morrow; David G. Vetter, Big Lift USA Inc.; and O.J. Kneisler, GulfStevedores.

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Danny Culpepper, Roberts Steamship Agency; C.A. Rousser, PortDirector of Trade Development; Lewis Homburg, Strachan Shipping Co.;Lorry Keller, Moersk Line; and Mogens Lauridsen, Maersk Line.

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I-MC TO INVESTIGATE WHARFAGE CHARGES:Concerned that proposed changes in treatment of wharfagecharges at U.S. Eastand Gulf Ports by the Far EastConference may be discriminatory, the Federal MaritimeCommission has ordered the Conference to show cause whythese provlsions should not be eliminated from their tariff.These proposed changes were filed by the FEC in May andprovided that wharfage and other charges charged byterminal operators against vessels were to be rebilled by thecarriers instead of being absorbed by them, for the account ofthe cargo. These provisions were to become effective August23. but were postponed until October 1. The FMC hasdecided to investigate these new rules since it was felt thatthey may give undue preference or advantage to certain portsor persons who ship through ports having these provisionsinstead of ports which do not: have these provisions. Thisproceeding is assigned Docket FMC 77-47.

FMC DENIES REQUEST: In a decision served September22. 1977. the Federal Maritime Commission has denied arequest by Phoenix Container Lines to extend the timeallowed to file replies to exceptions taken to the initial decisionof an FMC Administrative Law Judge in Docket 73-38. thelead mini-bridge case, These exceptions were filed by severalcomplainants and intervenors including the Houston PortBureau. Phoenix Container ]Line had filed for theenlargement of the time as well as requesting the FMC tostrike certain portions of the exceptions. In denying thisrequest, the FMC stated that more than enough time for filingsuch replies was already afforded under the present schedule.Furthermore the few exceptions which Ph oenix hadrequested be stricken were not overly large, and that Phoenixwould not be unduly burdened by replying to theseexceptions.

ICC PROPOSES NEW FOURTH SECTION RULES: Inresponse to issues raised by t]he Houston Port Bureau as wellas traffic departments of Galveston Wharves and the Port of

departures from fourth section rules which involve mini-bridge traffic now and in the future In its letter to theCommission. the Port Bureau along with the other two portsclaimed that the railroads alone have the backup informationrequired to show that these proposed rates arecompensatory. The proposal to issue the blanket fourthsection relief was done by the ICC on its own motion. Thiscase is docketed as "No. 36584. Petition Seeking Institutionof Rule Making to Amend 49 CFR Part 1301."

CHARGES FOR OVERLOADED CARS APPROVED: Atthe October public hearing of the Southwestern FreightBureau. the carriers voted to approve a proposal whichwould assess the applicable interstate switch charge of$196.70 or the intrastate charge of $175.45 on cars found tobe overloaded or overcrowded and returned to the loadingpoint or plant to remove the excess weight. This would applyonly in Houston and on the PTRA or the HB&T. Althoughthis proposal was approved over the objections of the PortBureau, which suggested a charge of $65.99 to applyinstead, we have requested and received ExecutiveCommittee reconsideration of this proposal.

INCREASED WEIGHING CHARGE DEFEATED: At theSeptember public hearing of the Southwestern FreightBureau. the Houston Port Bureau along with other interestedshippers, was successful in having a proposal disapprovedwhich would have increased weighing charges. This proposalwould have imposed a charge of $65.99 per car, in additionto the applicable switching charge, for loaded or empty carsweighed when moving in switch service within the Southwest,when the weight ascertained would not be used for theassessment of freight charges.

Ice SUSPENSION BOARD TO INVESTIGATE: The I.C.C.Suspension Board in response to a Protest and Petition for

New Orleans, New Orleans Traffic and Transportation Suspension submitted by the Nueces County NavigationBureau, the ICC has proposed new rules concerning the filing District, Port of Corpus Christi, has voted to investigateof fourth section applications which cover "mini-bridge" reduced rates on Corn, Grain Sorghums, and Soybeans fromoperations between railroads and steamship companies.These new rules will require that the applications coveringthese operations must be filed by railroads, in lieu ofsteamship companies, as is done now. As an alternative, theICC has proposed to grant Section Four relief for all

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Kansas and Colorado origins to Beaumont, Galveston,Houston; Port Arthur, and Texas City, Texas. The PortBureau replied to the petition by Corpus Christi, andrequested the Commission not to suspend. This case isDocket No. 67225 I&S Proceeding 9173.


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Hansa Line’s newest Roll on/Roll off vessel,RAUENFELS, made her maiden voyage toHouston recently, coming directly to the Portfrom the shipyard. The ship is 634 feet longwith a capacity of 519 TEU’s on deck, and with7,215 running feet of lanes under deck. Thisvessel and her sister ship, the RABENFELS,offer monthly service from the U.S. Gulf andEast coasts to the Middle East. The Gulf Coastagent for Hansa is E.S. Binnings, inc.

Gulf Coast Shipping Corporation wasrecently the host for a reception held at theWorld Trade Club honoring Gulf West AfricaLine’s new conference service to West Africa.In attendance were Birger Boquist of Oslo,Norway, the Line’s director, and Lou Rubino ofMercantile & Marine, Inc., New York, generalagents for the line. Gulf West Africa Line willbe utilizing newly built "Freedom" class shipsdelivered by Ishikawajima-Harima HeavyIndustries of Japan. These vessels handle bothcontainerized and break-bulk cargoes andhave heavy lift capabilities up to 60 tons.Shown at the reception are from left: W.D.Haden II, Port Commissioner, Port of Houston;Mr. Boquist; Tom Fleshman, Director of Sales &Marketing for Gulf Coast Shipping Corp.: Mr.Rubino, and Earl O. Silver, Vice President, GulfCoast Shipping Corp., Houston.

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The French Navy made a friendly invasion ofHouston recently when two Naval vessels paida courtesy call on the Port of Houston. TheDestroyer GUEPRATTE and Frigate LENORMAND brought 26 officers and more than500 seamen and NCO’s to sample Texashospitality. While the Frenchmen wereattending parties and taking tours, the captainsof the vessels opened the ships to public toursso that Houstonians could get a taste of life inthe French Navy. At welcoming ceremonies atthe docks, Port Executive Director George W.Altvater presented both captains with colorplaques of the Port of Houston. He is shown atcenter shaking the hand of Cmdr. P. de LaRochebrochard, Commanding Officer of LENORMAND, while Capt. C. Jammayrac of theGUEPRATTE looks on.

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Evergreen Line will inaugurate anindependent regular containership ser-vice from the Port of Houston direct toa full range of ports in the Far Eastlater this month. It will be the first andonly full-container all-water servicefrom Houston in this trade.

The announcement of the new ser-vice enlarges the scope of shippingfacilities offered at Houston and addsthe Gulf to Evergreen’s growing list ofworld trades. The shipping line beganserving the U.S. market two years agoand already operates fortnightly ser-vices from both the East and Westcoasts.

The Evergreen Gulf service, whichwill also call at New Orleans, willoperate between these Gulf ports andthe ports of Osaka and Yokohama,Japan; Pusan, Korea; Hong Kong, andTaiwan.

C.A. Rousser, director of tradedevelopment for the Port of Houston,

Svend Hansen, Jr.,is President of Ever-green Handt Corpora-tion.

Capt. Shiuan YuKuo is Executive VicePresident of EvergreenHandt and EvergreenMarine.

who recently returned from a visit toEvergreen’s Taipei headquarters said:

"Evergreen Line is progressive,financially stable, with good ships andfine management. We at Houston arequite proud that we can now offer thisservice.

"It is a monumental step for bothHouston and Evergreen and the linewill have our fullest cooperation atevery step."

The first vessel, the 1,500-ton EVERMODEST, is scheduled to call atHouston this month. The first west-bound sailing will take place inDecember with the EVER MERCY.

The trade will be covered byEvergreen’s M-class vessels, multi-purpose containerships which cancarry 570 20-foot equivalents. Thesevessels can also carry a mix of 300 to400 containers and 5,000 tons of

Hatsu Y.F. Chang is Paul Yeh is PresidentFounder and Chair- of Evergreen Marineman of the Evergreen Corp. in Taipei,Line. Taiwan.

breakbulk freight.The M-class ships were all delivered

to Evergreen in the last 12 monthsfrom Narasaki Zosen K.K. in Japan.The EVER MASTER, newest of thisclass of ship, began service in April.

Evergreen’s equipment also includesa fleet of newly manufactured con-tainers and chassis and constitutes themost modern of these fixtures availabletoday.

The addition of the Evergreen Gulfservice represents another part of thecompany’s carefully planned growthprogram of "step by step in a steadyway" as outlined by Paul Yeh,president of Evergreen Marine Corp.in Taipei, Taiwan.

Nevertheless, the shipping company--less than l0 years old--has developedits U.S. container services introducingnine newly constructed speciallydesigned container vessels in that timewhile continuing to build its worldwidebulk carrier and charter operations atthe same time.

Mr. Yeh has described the U.S. tradeas Evergreen’s "Golden Service Line"and has indicated that the companyhad specifically planned for its vesselsto be large enough to accommodate theneeds of its American customers andefficiently sized to allow for economyin operation and speed.

The EVER MASTER and EVERMODEST-- and all M-class ships--are16,500 deadweight tons each and havea service speed of 18 knots. The other

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ships in Evergreen’s U.S. service cancarry from 750 to 1148 TEUs each.

Evergreen Marine Corp. (California)Ltd. of Long Beach are general agentsfor the service. Gulf agents are Hansenand Tidemann, Inc., in Houston andall Gulf ports. Evergreen Handt Corp.,general agents for the East Coast ser-vice, are New York agents for the Gulfservice. L.A.S.T. Inc. of Chicago willhandle Midwest sales. Stevedoring willbe done by the Gulf Stevedore Corp.

Evergreen Marine Corp. was foun-ded in 1968 by Hatsu U.F. Chang, whoserves as company chairman and whomet with Houston officials, along withPaul Yeh, on the Gulf service.

Evergreen was into liner services by1969 with a Far East/Mid East serviceand, three years later with a service tothe Caribbean. Evergreen still servesboth of those trades.

In August 1975, the first Evergreencontainership, the EVER SPRING,began serving the East Coast. Threeother S-class ships followed and allfour have since been jumbo-ized to ac-commodate a growing need by EastCoast shippers for more space.

In addition, the M-class ships andthe EVER VALIANT, first of four V-class vessels under construction, havebegun serving the U.S. Today’s total ofnine Evergreen ships will grow to 13early next year when the remainingfour V-class ships are delivered.

From the very start, ChairmanChang’s commitment to the Americanshipper was total. The ships are ownedby Evergreen, back-up equipmentstreamlines the operation, and aworldwide computer system linkingTaipei with the United States providesa valuable informational link to eachof Evergreen’s trades. Evergreen alsooperates its own inland transportationcompany in Taiwan, Everglory Tran-sport Corp.

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The bright green containers that identify the Evergreen Line are being loaded on board theEVER SPRING to be discharged at the Port of Houston.

Since typhoons this past summerhave forced the closing of theKaohsiung container terminal inTaiwan temporarily, Evergreen hascontinued to serve its customers viaKeelung. By using its own inland net-work, Evergreen has been able toguarantee safe, expedient, andEvergreen-controlled delivery offreight to all its Taiwan customers.

Mr. Chang notes: "Our containeroperations are a fully integrated doorto door service combining land and seaoperations and we are now able to of-fer Gulf shippers to the Far East thisdirect and modern service."

He "added that Evergreen’smarketing, sales, and operations teamincorporate many years of experience

in shipping, intermodalism, the Gulf,and the Far East.

Wayne White, Vice President ofsales for Hansen and Tidemann inHouston, said:

"H&T is delighted to continue itslong association with the quality ship-ping offered by Evergreen. We are cer-tain the customers in the Southwestwill find this to be a dependable and ef-ficient service."

The major exports to the Far Eastfrom Houston are cotton, refinedchemicals, oil-field related materials,machinery, manufactured goods and awide range of agricultural products.Imports include electronics equipment,plywood, chemicals, and a variety ofgeneral merchandise.

The sleek lines of the M-class ships are evident in this maiden voyage picture of the EVER SPRING.

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PAKHOED USA FORMED

Pakhoed USA Inc. is formallyorganized and will act as holdingcompany for expanding U.S. activitiesof Pakhoed Holding N.V. ofRotterdam, The Netherlands.

Houston-based Pakhoed USA willassume responsibility for corporatedevelopment activities and providefinancial control and variousadministrative services for its U.S.subsidiaries, principally Pakhoed CoalInc. and Paktank Corp.

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A. Frederick Dinges, Jr. has joined the Portof Houston Authority’s Trade Developmentstaff as Market Analyst. In this newJy-createdposition I Mr. Dinges’ duties will includeassimiJation and analysis of data on cargomovements, future trade patterns andpotential new markets. Mr. Dinges previouslyhad worked as a Research Associate in thePort’s Engineering Department, where he alsoserved as a graduate intern during the summerof 1975. He received his Master of Sciencedegree from Texas AgM University, and also isa graduate of the University of Kansas atLawrence, and Donnelly Community College inKansas City. Mr. Dinges served four years inthe U.S. Navy.

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Le Havre Helsinki, Range~includingDunkirk, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amster-dam Bremen. Bremerhaven, Hamburg.Copenhagen, Gdynia. Bordeaux

CONTINENTAL EUROPE SOUTH AMERICA EAST COASTLINE AGENT PORT RANGE LINE AGENTAtlanticargo Strachan Shipping Co. Brazil. Uruguay and Argentina including Argentine Lines Strachan Shipping Co.Baltic Shipping Moram

Fortaleza, Belem. Vitari¢~ Rio Grande Delta Line Delta Steamsh’ip LinesCentral Gulf Central Gulf Lines Porto" AJegre, Bahia. Rio de Janeiro, ErotaAmazonica TTT Ship AgenciesCombi Line Biehlg Co.Santos. Montevideo. Buenos Aires Holland Pan American Ayers SteamshipCo.Lykes Continent Lykes Bros. Steamship Bahia Blance. Paranaqua and Amazon Lloyd Brasileiro Roberts SteamshipPolish Ocean Dalton Steamship River Ports. Also includes Iquitos. Peru. MexicanSea-Land Service Sea-Land. Inc. Biehl g Co.

Unigulf Line Hansen g Tidemann Nopal Line Oivind LorentzenWaterman Waterman Steamship Peruvian Amazon Line Smith g Johnson

Per~,vian State Line Roberts Steamship

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UNITED KINGDOMPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

London Southampton, Felixstowe. Atlanticargo Strachan Shipping CoLiverpool. Dublin. Belfast Aberdeen Baltic Shipping MoramDundee, Glasgow. Grennock, Leith Central Gulf CentraIGulf LinesGrangemouth, Manchester, Etc. Combi Line Biehl g Co.Harrison Line Phillips Parr. [ncLykes Continent Lykes Bros. SS Co,Norwegian American Nordship Agencies Inc.Sea-Land Service SeaLand. Inc.

MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATICAND AEGEAN

PORT RANGE LINE AGENTIberian Peninsula. including Bilboa, Black Sea Shipping Norton kil y g Co.Oporto. Lisboa. Cadiz. Barcelona. Constellation Line Ayers SS Co.Alicante and others as well as Mar- Hellenic Hellenic Lines Inc.seilles, Genoa. Naples, Leghorn. Italian Line SeatrainVenice. Rijeka, Piraeus, Haifa. Istanbul. Jugolinija Dalton SteamshipAlexandria Algiers, Benghasi, Black Jugooceaniia Lines Gulf Coast ShippingSeaports and others. Koctug Line Biehl g Co

Lykes Mediterranean Lykes Bros. SS Co,Nervion Ker Steamship Co.Nordana Barber-Biehl. Inc.Costa Line Strachan Shipping Co.Sea-Land Service Sea-Land Inc.Tras Mex Line Strachan Shipping Co.Torm Line Kerr Steamship Co.Turkish Cargo Lines Thuleship Inc. of TexasUiterwyk Line Uiterwyk CorporationZim Isreal Inter-Gulf Agencies

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All principal West Coast Ports from Black Star Line StrachanShippingCo.Dakar south including Abidjan, Lobita, Compagnie Zairoise Roberts SteamshipPort Parcourt. Bouala. Tema, Luanda. Dafra Kerr SteamshipCo.Monrovia, Matadi. Lagos Port Gentil, Delta Delta Steamship LinesPoint Noire. Freetown. NAWAL E.S. Binnings, Inc.Nopal Line Oivind LorentzenNordana Barber Biehl Inc.USAFRiCA Line Nordship Agenc.esWestwind Africa TTT Ship Agencies

SOUTH AND EAST AFRICAPORT RANGE LINE AGENt"Capetown to Port Sudan range in- Hellenic Hellenic Lines Inc.cluding, Durban, Lourenco Morgues, Lykes African Lykes Bros. SteamshipDar-Es-Salaam, D ibouti, Aqaba, Mom- South African Marine Hansen g Tidemannbasa. Port E izabeth and others.

CARIBBEAN AND EAST COASTCENTRAL AMERICA

PORT RANGENorth Coast Saute America East CoastCentral America. Mexico and CaribbeanIslands including La Guaira. Santa Mar-ta. Barranquilla. Cristobal~ PuertoLimon Paramaribo Barbados, PuertoCabezas. Puerto Cortes, KingstonAruba, Willemstad. Port-au-Prince. VeraCruz. Tuxaan. Tampico. Coatzacoalcos,Progresso. Puertacabello. Maracaibo.Santo Tomas, Port of Spain.

November, 1977

LINE AGENTAlcoa Line Dalton Steamship Co.Armagua Hansen g TidemannArmasal Uiterwyk CorporationArian Roberts Steamship Co.Delta Line Delta Steamship LinesEcca Line Nordship Agencies Inc.Flomerca Line Lone Star ShippingFrota Amazonica TTT Ship AgenciesGrancolombiana E.S. Binnings, IncLykes Caribbean Lykes Bros. SS Co.Hispan Line Nordship Agencies Inc.Honduran Seatrain AgenciesMexican Line Biehl & Co.Royal Netherlands Strachan Shipping Co.Sea-Land Service SeaLand. inc.Venezuelan TTT Ship AgenciesTecomar Strachan Shipping Co.

WEST COAST CENTRAL ANDSOUTH AM[ERICA

PORT RANGE LINE AGENTPorts ~rom Central America to Chile in- Armagua Uiterwyk Corporationeluding Acaiutla, Corinto. Buenaven. Armasal UiterwykCorporationtura, Puntarenas, La Libertad La Union Chilean Line TTT Ship AgenciesBalboa Manta, Paita Callao. An- Ecuadorian Steamship Ayers SteamshipCo,tofagasta, Valparaiso. San Antonio. GrancoJombiona E.S. ginnings, Inc.Guayaauil, Talcahuano, IIo. Lykes West Coast Lykes Bros. SS Co.

Mamenic Line Biehl g CoNavi rnex Line Oivind LorentzenPeruvian State Line Roberts Steamship

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALANDPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

Including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide Bank Line Strachan Shipping Co.Fremantle and other major Australian Columbus Line Kerr Steamship Co.ports and Auckland, Wellington and Fesco Line Moramother major New Zealand ports. Shaw Savil Line E.S. Binnings, Inc.

INDIAN OCEAN, PERSIAN GULF,ARABIAN SEA, RED SEA

PORT RANGERange from Aden to Calcutta includingDuwaif. Korramshar. Bombay, Madras,Karachi. Bandar Abbas. Bangladesh.Bahrain. Basrah. Jeddah. etc.

LINEAmerican ExportArya LineAspen SteamshipBaltic ~- Blasco LineBarber LineCast North AmericaCentral GulfConcordia LineDjakcrrta LloydHanso LineHelJellic LineHoegh LinesIran Express LinesMoerskMarine TransportMega LineNatl. Shipping PakistanNedlloydPacific Far EastPakistan ShippingP. g O. StrathSaudi National LineSea-Land ServiceSCi LineScindia LineStar Li~eUnited Arab ShippingWaterman Line

AGENTPhillips Parr, Inc,Norton LillyOlympic ShippingMorarnBarber-Biehi, Inc.Oivind LorentzenCentral Gulf LinesDalton Steamship Co.Roberts SteamshipE.S. Binnings. Inc.Hellenic Lines, Ltd,Strachan Shipping Co.Uiterwyk CorporationMaersk SteamshipMarine Transport ServicesAyers Steamship Co.TTT Ship AgenciesStrachan Shipping Co.MTS Agencies inc.Nordship Agencies Inc.Roberts SteamshipSmith 8 JohnsonSeaLand, Inc.Norton LillyBieh[ g Co.Alltrans In1.Kerr Steamship Co.Waterman Steamship

FARPORT RANGE

All principal ports of Japan. Korea.Taiwan, l"hailand, Vietnam, Indonesia.Philippine Republic and Malay Penin-sula including Hang Kong andSingapore.

EASTLINE

Barber Blue SeaChino MerchantsChina UnionDoiichi Chuo LinesDiakarta lloydEddie Shipping AgencyEvergreen ContainerFesta LineFesco LineHoegh LinesK LineKorea ShippingLykes OrientMitsui~ aSK LinesNYK LineOrient OverseasPhilippinesPhoenix Container LineRelta Steamship Co.Scindia LineSea Express ServiceSCi LineShinwa Kaiun LinesTo PengTerukuni KaiunToko Kaiun KabushikiWatermanYang MingYS Line

AGENT

Barber-BiehJ Inc.Gulf Coast ShippingGulf MotarshipsFritz MaritimeRoberts Steamship Co.Gulf Coast ShippingHansen g TidemannMoramSmith & JohnsonStrachan Shipping Co.Kerr Steamship Co.Ayers SteamshipLykes Bros. SS Co.Strachan Shipping Co.Oivind Lorentzen[one Star S]lipplngAyers Steamship Co.Kerr Steamship Co.Gulf Coast ShippingDalton SteamshipE.S. Binnings, Inc.Norton LillyFritz MaritimeOivind LorentzenFritz MaritimeFritz MaritimeWaterman SteamshipMaxi-MarineTTT Ship Agencies

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The National Institute of Venezuelan Portsrecently honored the Port of Houston bychoosing it as the site for training twoVenezuelan port executives. The new Institute,designed to provide advanced training for portmanagers, ,sent Poblo Diaz, left, GeneralManager of the Port of Cumana, and JoseAvilan, center, General Manager of the Port ofLa Guaira, to Houston for six weeks of portobservation. They studied all aspects of portoperations and administration and wereparticularly interested in studying the Port’smodern intermodal facilities. They are shownwith Armando S. Waterland, right, PortInternationall Sales Manager.

Hansen & Tidemann Inc. General AgentsHouston - Call (713) 223-4181

d,~;~1,.’~ Steamship Agents & Brokers ’~r~"~ 6TH FLOOR WORLD TRADE CENTER "~.

ESTABLISHED 1905 HOUSTON, TEXAS

REPRESENTING

COMBI LINE (HAPAG-LLOYD INTERCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT (ICT)B.V ....... GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC/CONTINENTAL PORTS/U.K.

BARBER BLUE SEA .................. GULF/FAR EAST

BARBER LINES .. GULF/MIDDLE EAST

SCINDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. GULF/INDIA

PHONE 222-9961

KOCTUG LINE ...... GULF/TURKEY AND EAST MEDITERRANEAN

FARRELL LINES .................... GULF/AUSTRALIAMEXICAN LINE (TMM) EAST COAST S. AMER. & CARIBBEAN

MAMENIC LINE GULF/WEST COAST CENTRAL AMERICA

C. CLAUSEN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.. LIVESTOCK CHARTER SERVICE

HOUSTON ̄ NEW ORLEANS ̄ GALVESTON ̄ BEAUMONT ¯ ORANGE ̄ MOBILE ̄ BROWNSVILLE ̄ CORPUS CHRISTI ¯ MEMPHIS ̄ DALLAS

CABLE ADDRESS: BIEHL, HOUSTON ¯ TELEX 775-412 ¯ TWX 910-881-1711


Behring International, Inc., Houston basedinternational freight forwarder, has electedMerrill P. O’Neal as President, replacing Alan I.Newhouse, who remains as Chairman of theBoard of Directors. Also elected were Dennis J.Thibault as Senior Vice President and GeorgeA. Murphy as Vice President. James. M.Kaechele has been appointed to the executivecommittee of the firm. He is Vice President-Air.O’Neal, Thibault and Kaechele maintain theiroffices in Houston, while Murphy maintains hisoffice in New York City. Behring International,Inc. has offices in 15 U.S. cities, and six foreigncountries.

LONGHORNTRANSFER SERVICE, INC.SPECIALIZINC~--IMPORT/EXPORT TRUCKING7112 Avenue C Houston, Texas

926-2661"Perfection in Performance is Achieved Only

by Experience"

GULF PORTS CRATING CO.Export PockingCommercial--MilitaryBoxing--Crating---Processing

HOUSTON: 1225 McCarh/ 675-9101NEW ORLEANS: 1717 Tchoupltoulem 525-9936

DOCUMENTATION SEMINAR

Docments and financial instrumentsused in processing international ship-ments will be reviewed at the Third An-nual International Ocean Documenta-tion Seminar in Houston’s Marriott/Astrodome Motel, South Braeswood atGreenbriar, December 7.

In addition, a panel consisting of an

admiralty attorney, a charter broker, amarine under writer and a U.S. CoastGuard representative will reviewcharter party practices and procedures.

Registration for the seminar is $15and includes a luncheon. For moreinformation contact Dewayne Hollin,12605 East Freeway, Suite 302,Houston, Texas 77015; telephone (713)453-8557.

J ~ ~ The Shipping Corporation of India, Ltd.

~ MONTHLY

INDEPENDENT DIRECT SERVICETO

SINGAPOREINDONESIABANGKOK

FROM

HOUSTON & NEW ORLEANSAND MONTHLY SERVICE FROM GULF PORTS

TO BOMBAY. COCHIN. MADRAS. CALCUTTA

General Agents: Est. 1841

NORTON, LILLY & C0.,INC.HOUSTON 1121 Walker St. Suite 510 713-222-9601NEW ORLEANS 414 Intern’l Trade Mart 504-581-6215NEW YORK 90 West St. New York, N.Y. 212-791-6470

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We supply the rest.\~.._.._ ~-~-~.. Texas Marine is the com~,,~te offshore supply store.~-~ ’ " " ’ ~’~’,, -- ~- -_~~,~~~[,~ ~:,:%.~_ ~ We offer literally everything from soup to nuts. Corn-\ ~ ~ -:~ h!~ l~-~/~,2"t~, ’//,, ¯ .,.. .\ "~ _ r#,,~_~_~l q ,~.~,P~ r] 1 pletedeckandengme prov.,tons eectrca steward\ "~ ~~L-:"~l~ ~.[_~ sundries and fire protecUon equipment. All you need is\ ,~, ~r/. ’~~,=\,,"~liCz the ship or rig and Texas Marine

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-------J, TEXAS MARINE...... & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.’ - ’~; ~’ ~ "

You supplythe ship or rig.

8050 Harrisburg ̄ P.O. Box 5218Houston, Texas 77012 ̄ Telephone: 713/923-9771

November, 1977 25

The LOWDERCo.

6509 Madrid, 77021

¯ Lashing Supplies¯ Turnbuckles, Clips

& Shackles¯ Chain & Wire Slings¯ Heavy Lift Gear¯ Container Fittings

24-Hour Service(713) 748.5456

Ship Via Port of Houston ]

The M/S THERMOPYLAE, a 700 TEU combi vessel of the Barber Mid-East Line was in the Port ofHouston recently and a luncheon was held aboard the vessel by Barber-Biehl, general agents forthe line, to commemorate the occasion. During the luncheon, the captain of the vessel, with over26 years at sea, was presented a color plaque of the port. The THERMOPYLAE marks the fourthnew vessel brought into the Port of Houston by Barber Mid-East Line. Shown from left to right are:Tom Kiger, Traffic Representative, Barber-Biehl; Captain Harald Lovik, Master of the Vessel; J.R.Curtis, Director, Port Operations, Port of Houston, and Ted Dugey, former Vice President, Biehland Co.

IOAtlanticargo... the flexible cargo service to North Europe ports with container and breakbulkcapabilities on all vessels. Our frequent sailings ( from Houston, New Orleans, Mobile andTampa every 10 days) give you the opportunity to plan your cargo shipments to meet theconsignees’ needs and your production schedules.

Rotation of overseas ports can be adjusted to meet requirements of special shipments to helpyou get your cargo delivered when and where needed. When you want a shipping service to North

Europe that will flex to your needs, call Atlanticargo.

U.S. General Agent: Strachan Shipping CompanyAtlanticargo Division

I~O. Box 5:2490 ¯ Houston, Tex. 77052Tel: 713/228-1431 ¯ Tx: 910-881-5079


The M/S RIO MARAPA, a vessel of the Argentine Line, was in the Port of Houston recently and aluncheon was held aboard the vessel in honor of Argentina being the featured country for thisyear’s Consular Ball. Shown on the flying bridge are from left: Garrett Boyd, Jaycee Consular Ball;Mrs. E.A. Stumpf III, Ladies Chairman, Consular Ball; Captain Jose C. Tealdi, Master of the vessel;Alberto Vilela, Consul General of Argentina; Captain Jorge Luis Wachter, Former Traffic &Operations Manager Gulf 8, Pacific Zone, Argentine Line, and Michael Scorcio, Executive Secretaryto the Port Commission, Port of Houston.

MAERSK ORDERS FOUR SHIPS

Maersk Line has placed an orderwith Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark,for four dry cargo semi-container,Ro/Ro vessels, with expected deliveryof the first vessel in 1978.

The vessels will have a Deadweightof 27,400 Tons and a Speed of 18.5

Knots. Two tweendecks throughoutthe ships will provide storageflexibility, and they will have acontainer capacity of 838 twenty footequivalent. A Ro/Ro ramp withpermissible weight of 15 kilo tons and900 trailer meters on upper tweendeckwith adequate height and strength forregular road trailers.

Compania Sud Americana de VaporesExpress Freight Service From

HOUSTON ̄ GALVESTONMOBILE ° NEW ORLEANS

AND OTHER PORTS AS CARGO OFFERS

TO PANAMAECUADOR ° BOLIVIA

One World Trade Center,Now York 10048 Tel. (2|2) 775-0111

Gulf Agents

TTT SHIP AGENCIES, INC.609 FANNIN

PHONE (713) 225-5461

PAY VERY LITTLEATTENTION TO THIS HYSTER TRUCK.

Hyster believes that if more thought and care go intothe design and construction of its lift trucks, you canpay less attention to maintenance and repair once .~lt[it goes to work on your dock.

Take the Hyster 1980 SpaceSaver,for instance. Some unusualfeatures are built in to keep itrunning longer and reduceexpensive downtime. Likean exclusive cooling systemthat virtually eliminateswasted air flow and thechance of overheating. Anda High-Energy ignition

14YST-R

system which requires no points or condensers. Evenmost wear parts are lubed for life.

The 1980 SpaceSaver packs a lot of powerinto a short turning radius. And it does so withreduced noise levels. Stewart & Stevenson isyour exclusive distributor for all Hyster lift

trucks. That means you’re assured 24-hourservice and a large inventory of local parts.

We’d like you to take a quick look atHyster lift trucks in person. You may

never have to pay much attention to lifttrucks again.

C. Jim Stewart & Stevenson, Inc.Material Handling Division1701 Preston ,AvenueHouston, Texas 771302 713/223-1363

Branches: Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Harlingen, San Antonio

November, 1977 27

inefLloyd

INDEPENDENT MIDDLE EASTCONTAINER SERVICEVIA "EUROBRIDG E"

TO¯ TEH ERAN

¯ BAGHDAD¯ JEDDAH

¯ DAMMAM¯ LATTAKIA

¯ BENGHAZI¯ ALEXANDRIA

¯ TUNIS andOther Mid Eastand East AfricanPorts

every 10 days¯.. direct from Houstonand New Orleans toTeheran via Leningrador Istanbul

every 14 days... from Houston andNew Orleans toother destinations

GENERAL AGENTS

Container-Lloyd(USA) INC

90 Broad St.New York, N.Y. 10004Phone (212) 344-3940TOLL FREE (800) 621-6639

GULF COAST AGENTS

Container-Lloyd912 Cotton Exchange Bldg.Houston, Texas 77002Phone (713) 224-9171

The M/V MEMNON, one of Barber Blue Sea Lines’ new Combo ships, made her maiden voyageto Houston last month and her captain was presented a color photo of the Port to commemoratethe event. Shown during ceremonies aboard ship are from left Thomas E. Pryor, Vice President ofBarber-Biehl Inc., agents for the vessel; C.E. Bullock, Port Associate General Manager; Capt. J.C.Morris, Master of the vessel, and W.D. Dunnahoe, Manager of Port Operations for the TurningBasin.

12 OFFICES SERVING THE GULFAND SOUTH ATLANTIC

NEW YORK ̄ WILMINGTON ̄ CHARLESTON ̄ SAVANNAH ̄ JACKSONVILLEPORT EVERGLADES , MIAMI , TAMPA ̄ MOBILE ̄ NEW ORLEANS ° HOUSTON ° ATLANTA

: _i,, ,arr, ny.on, co.,,.,, ,.,.SHIP AGENTS / CONTRACTING STEVEDORES / TERMINAL OPERATORS / CARGO CONSULTANTS

HOUSTON: 310 Melrose Bldq., 1121 Walker, P.O.Box 52488, Houston 77052Phone: (713)224-4012 ¯ TWX: 910-881-2649 ̄ Cable: HARICO, Houston


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Briggs-Weaver ITD recently sponsored a gala open house called "Big Red Day" in honor of theintroduction of Briggs-Weover as the Texas dealer of Taylor Machine Work’s new "Big Red" forklifts. W.A. (Big Red) Taylor Jr. was on hand himself to help show off his new line of versatile andinnovative industrial machines. The open house consisted of food and good ale country-Westernmusic. Shown at the Briggs-Weaver plant are from left: H. Tom Kornegay, AdministrativeEngineer-Chief Planning Engineer, Port of Houston; W.A. Taylor Jr., Taylor Machine Works, Inc.;Steve McKenney, President, Briggs-Weaver; R.E. Maxwell, Vice President, Briggs-Weaver ITD, andJ.R. Curtis, Director Port Operations, Port of Houston.

~,~0U$t 0~1 Houston, "Tex. 77002

TVVX: 9~0-88 -O~lle ¯ obese AlO- 36601

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DOCKSIDE GENERAL REPAIRSIncluding Electrical and Refrigeration

Worldwide Recognition For Our Tank Cleaning Equipment and ServicesComplete Fabricated Stevedore Equipment

U.S. Department of Labor Certified Testing Station

MARINE MAINTENANCE CO.Houston, Phone (713) 928-5911 Galveston, Phone (713) So 2-7785

TWX: 910.881-6225

Only Sea-Land gives you somuch service to the Carib-bean. Containers and chassisalways available to deliveryour cargo -- door-to-door.Sea-Land terminals staffed bySea-Land professionals -- ex-perts in Caribbean shipping.Regular, dependable Sea-Landsailings between the U.S.,Canada, Europe, the MiddleEast, the Far East and Jamai-ca, Dominican Republic,Trinidad, Haiti, Curacao, andthe Leeward, Windward, andU.S. Virgin Islands. Moreservice TO the Caribbean.More coverage OF the Carib-bean. That’s the Sea-Landedge.

The Sea-Land edge... E

it shows up in your bottom line.

Call... Houston (713) 672-6651

November, 1977 29

¯ Export Packing¯ Full Integrated Service... UnderOne Roof.¯ Terminals & Offices inMany Major Countriesof The Free World.¯ Heavy DutyOverhead

Service.

Facilities.

Daniele Gervais, right, reporter for the French trade magazineMoniteur du Commerce Internationale, was in Houston recently workingon a survey of the Texas economy to be run in her magazine. While here,she interviewed Port Authority executives to get facts for her storyshowing how the Port contributes to Houston’s booming economy. She isshown in the Authority offices with Dominique Godin, CommercialAttache in the French Government’s Commercial office here, who washer escort in Houston, and Middy Randerson, Port Publicity Manager.

Two buses from Mexico City recently were loaded at the Port ofHouston for Libreville, Gabon. The buses were purchased by thePresident of Gabon to have in readiness for the summit meeting of theOrganization of African Unity held in Libreville. Schenkers InternationalForwarding handled the shipment which was loaded aboard Dafra Lines’M/V THERA. Kerr Steamship Company is agent for the vessel.

CLIMATICIN ANY COUNTRY... IN

r~rvi©es,Inc.

I BROTHER8

Northeast, NEW YORK (212) 366-870057-48 49th St., Maspeth, NY 11378

Southwest. HOUSTON (713) 672-64468451 Market St., Houston, TX 77029

SANTINI BROS.. INC./I.C.C. No. MC 52022Agents-United Van Lines/I.C.C. No. MC 67234

Providing SCAMP ® underwater hull clean-ing service to ships calling in the Gulf Coastarea. Complete hull cleaning in-the-water inless than 12 hours with our mobile equip-ment. Notify RMP at least 48 hours prior toarrival and we will be waiting at the dock.2W0 West Loop South, Suite 1456 Houston, Texas 77027Telephone 715~91~-1826 Telex 775665Los Angeles-San Dlego-Honolulu.Horfolk.San FranclKo-Houston

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Louis F. Hoogsteden, with Philippens and Company of Rotterdam, TheNetherlands, visited the Port recently to see facilities and meet withlocal maritime industry executives. He is shown in the Port Authorityoffices at right with W.R. Cook, Port Western Sales Manager.

;~ HATCH TENTS~CUST~M F~BRICATI~I~

TEXAS STAR SHIPPING CO., INC.Steamship Agents-- Stevedores

Charter BrokersTexas Gulf Ports

Houston Office:506 Cotton Exchange Bldg.(713) 228-4343TWX 910-881-1535

Corpus Christi Office:521 Atlantic Mobil Bldg.

(512) 884-7769

From PORT OF HOUSTONinican Republic;:a:Suriname

Houston Agent:Dalton Steamship Corporation7th Floor World Trade Building

Houston, Texas 77002.Phone: 228-8661

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November, 1977 31

Lucas Horolambous, Manager of the CyprusGrain Commission from Nicosia, Cyprus, was inHouston recently to inspect the Port’s exportgrain facilities. While here, he visited with Portexecutives and is shown second from rightwith, from left, Tommy Baker, TexasDepartment of Agriculture; J.F. Somers ofWashington D.C., U.S. Department ofAgriculture; Dean P. Lewis of Washington D.C.,Great Plains Wheat, Inc., and W.R. Cook, PortWestern Sales Manager.

Cable Address "’KERRLINE" Houston

KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Inc.United States Gulf Ports to Spain . . . Morocco . . . Portugal... Japan

Hong Kong . . . Korea . . . Singapore . . . Arabian and

Persian Gulf Ports... West Africa

Clegg Bldg.506 Caroline St.

HOUSTONCotton Exchange Bldg.

DALLASCotton Exchange Bldg.

GALVESTON

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Don’t Tie Up Your Ship.24-hour service [] Radio-equipped vehicles [] Safest equipment[] Trained techniciansWe have 27 years experience in Houston and a thorough knowledgeof commodities and characteristics of fumigants.Thoroughly trainedpersonnel in spraying,fumigation, gas removal, safety.

For Peace of Mind, Call Big State.

HOUSTON 675-3451II

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A~lvi ~\ 7 Galveston ~1~v.~=.v , ,

PE~sT kSonTrolNIGHT AND Rex Grabill Bill Spitz Ed Haddock

HOLIDAY NUMBERS: 465-9371 723-1801 784-3456


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