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Rcprcsentativcs from the Gambia Ports

Authority signed a cooperative tradc agreement

with thc Port of" Houston Authorit T during a

recent visit. In just four months, delegations from

ninc African nations have visited with Port

Authorib’ officials to discuss trade opportunities.

In ff, ct, one group from thc East African nations of

Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania camc at the U.S.

Dcpartmcnt of Agriculture’s invitation specifically

to stimulate the trading of grains, rice and oil seeds.

Being greeted by Kase Lawal, Vice Chairman of the

Port of" Houston Commission are left to right:

Ibrahima D.K. Jangana, Managing Director of the

Gambia Ports AuthoribT; Ousman M. Jobarteh,

Traffic Manager of the Gambia Ports Authority;

Ousman Jammch, Pcrmancnt Sccretarv of the

Republic of Gambia’s Department of State for

Works, Communication, Inlbrmation, Prcsidcntial

Affairs 8¢ National Assembly.

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Miscellaneous photo with Kase: Kase Lawal, Vice Chairman of the Port of

Houston Commission welcomes Mr. O. Jobarteh, Operations Manager for

the Gambia Port Authority, during his recent visit to the Port of Houston.

Representatives from the Port of Abidjan in Ivory Coast

spent a week touring the Port of Houston Authority’s

Barbours Cut and Tnrning Basin terminals, and attending

briefings on human resources, training and development,

and police and fire protection. From lcft to right: Gnakale

Djedje of the Port of Abidjan; lohn Horan, Port of

Houston Authority Trade Development Director;

Mamadou Kane of the Port of Abidjan; Port of Houston

Authority Commissioner Jim Fonteno; Tom Kornegay,

Port of Houston Authority Executive Director; Barthelemy

Koffi Tanoh and Clementine Api Tanoh-Adiko of the Port

of Abidjan. Last year the main imports f?om Ivory Coast to

the Port of Houston werc coffee, tea, cocoa, wood and

cotton. The leading exports included cereals, plastics, meat,

and machinery. Total trade with the Ivory Coast in 1999

was 31,993 short tons valucd at $31,367,815.

Stimulating Trade with Africa

A dclcgation from tile Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority visited

the Port of Houston Authority, to learn morc about human resource

planning, job allocation, training and development policies, and securiw.

Their visit included a tour of the Port AuthoritT’s f~cilities. Left to Right:

C.C. Ncttcy, Port Internal Auditor tbr the Ghana Ports and Harbours

Authority; T.E.M. Ofbri, Fire/Safety Managcr of the Ghana Ports

and Harbours Authority; lohn Horan, Port of Houston

Authority, Trade Development Director; Gordon Amin, Port Personnel

and Administration Manager fbr the Ghana Ports and Harbours

Authority; and Tom KornegaB Port of Houston AuthoriD~ Executive

Director. Somc 34,618 short tons of trade with Ghana with a value of

$37,943,140 moved through the Port of Houston in 1999. The top

imports from Ghana were wood, aluminum, ceramic products, coffkc

tea, and spiccs. The leading exports were milling products, plastics,

inorganic chemicals, cereals, and machinery.

Kase Lawal, Vice Chairman of the Port of Houston Commission welcomes Chief O. Maduekwe, the Nigerian Minister of

Transportation, during his rcccnt visit to the Port of Houston. Accompanicd by representatives from the Port Authorig, of Nigcria,

Chief Maduekwe toured the Port Authority’s facilitics, and discussed trading opportunities.

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On behalf of the Port

Commission Chairman Jim

Anchor Award from

Board

Authority, Port

accepts the Bronze

Orlando, President of the

Centers, at the recent Maritime

Gala. The award was given

in recognition of the

cooperative efforts between

the Port Authority and the

Seafarers Centers which has

President Bill Clinton has signed legislation that includes

authorization for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge I

12-foot deep barge lanes on either side of the Houston Ship

Channel from Boliver Roads to Morgan’s Point. Also

included in this legislation is $53.5 million to continue the

expansion of the Houston Ship Channel from a depth of 40

feet to 45 feet, and from width of 400 feet to 530 feet.

"We appreciate our Texas delegation’s support of the Port

of Houston Authority by securing the barge lane language and

the filll appropriation for the continued expansion of the

Houston Ship Channel," said Port of Houston Authority

Chairman Jim Edmonds. "This barge lane authorization and

the fifll $53.5 million appropriation keep the Houston Ship

Channel project on its optimal construction schedule, which

save the taxpayers money in the long run."

Chairman Edmonds added, "The work done by our

delegation, especially Senator Kay Bailey Hutcheson,

Congressmen Tom DeLay, Chet Edwards, Gene Green, Ken

Bentsen and Nick Lampson, to add the barge lane language

shows their dedicated support of commerce in Houston and

safety on the Ship Channel. The barge lanes will separate

barges and tugs from the large ocean-going vessels and allow

all vessels to maneuver more safely as a result."

Rickmers Line has begun a new breakbulk monthly

service from the Port of Houston Authority’s Turning Basin

to North Europe.

HUAL of Norway inaugurated a monthly ro-ro service

to West and South Africa from the Turning Basin.

Wallenius/Wilhelmsen Line began operating a monthly

ro-ro service from Houston to the East Coast of South

America. The line has a contract with Volkswagen to carry

their Brazilian autos to the U.S.

Star Shipping has added a vessel to its weekly service to

North Europe from the Port of Houston. This brings the

total number of ships in the weekly service to seven.

The Port Commissioners, employees, vendors, and

tenants of the Port of Houston Authority extend their

deepest condolences to Port Chairman Jim Edmonds on the

passing of his beloved wife Kay.

Sympathy is also extended to the family and friends of

Howard Tellef Tellepsen, who served for 14 years as I

Chairman of the Port Commission. Mr. Tellepsen recently

passed away.

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