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PRATHER Cco,.i,,.ea f~o,. Page 13)

different directions, they used ropesand hooks to steer them where theywanted them to go. I’ve seen menmake hundreds of dollars in a day ascotton jammers because they werepaid by the number of cotton balesthey loaded."

Clay says the longshoremen usedpulleys -- wooden planks lubricatedwith grease or soap - to move cargo.Although these techniques are ob-solete today, it dispels the image oflongshoremen having all muscleand few brains.

G00D AND BAD TIMESLongshoremen had good and bad

years. During World War II, there

was little work in Houston, andmany had to move to other placeswhere they could find jobs related tomilitary operations.

After the war, waterfront activitypicked up, and during the 1960s andearly 1970s, plenty of jobs at goodpay were available on the docks.During these years as many as 50gangs of 16 and 17 men were em-ployed by Local 872. Longshoremenwere making $4 per hour during1968-69 when the Port of Houstonlogged in 10 million man-hours.

Of course, this all slacked off dur-ing strikes when the longshoremenand their families had to live withoutpay for weeks or even months. NiaDorian Bechnel’s dad was a long-shoreman, and she vividly recalls a

strike during the ’60s when all of thefood was gone from the two chest-type freezers her family keptstocked for the lean times. Becnelalso recalls how all of the neighbor-hood longshoremen would sharewhatever food they had- home-grown vegetables, chickens, pigs andother meats.

THE STORIES THEY TELLStories too numerous to detail give

a glimpse of the 75-year history ofblack longshoremen from 1914 tothe present:

Working in 100-degree weather in-side the ships when sweat would col-lect in the shoes of longshoremenand make sloshing noises as thegangs moved cargo...(Continued on Page 22)

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The Port of Houston Magazine publishes the Meeting Calendar as a serwice for local transportation-related organizations. Listings are provided bythe individual organizations and may be submitted or updated by calling226-2184 or writing to P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77252-2562.

COUNCIL OF AMERICAN MASTER MARINERS INC., PORT OF HOUSTON CHAPTER:Meets third Tuesday of each month at 11:30 am. at Sonny Look’s. For in~formation, call John Gibson, 458-9652.

DELTA NU ALPHA-CHAPTER 36: Meets the last Tuesday of each month, 11:30a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For information, call Marcia Faschingbauer,675-1306.

DELTA NU ALPHA-CHAPTER 282: Next meeting to be announced. For infor-mation, call Altha Williamson, 476-8269.

HOUSTON CUSTOMHOUSE BROKERS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION: Nextmeeting will be Nov. 15. For information, call 228-7447.

HOUSTON TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION: Meets the secondFriday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Sonny Look’s Restaurant. For infor-mation, call Jeanne Hooke, 241-4768.

INTERNATIONAL MAINTENANCE INSTITUTE-SAM HOUSTON CHAPTER: Meets thethird Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. at the Concord Hotel (formerly RamadaInn-Hobby AirportJ. For reservations, call Joyce Rhoden, 481-0869.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: Meets the thirdThursday of every month. For information, call Karen Moon, 880-9798.

MARINE SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS: Meets the second Tuesday of eachmonth, 11:30 a.m at Brady’s Landing. For information, call SusannnePagano, 781-2713.

MARINE SQUARE CLUB OF HOUSTON: Meets the second Wednesday of eachmonth, l 1:30 a,m. at Brady’s Landing.

NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION: Meets the last Thursdayof each month, 11:30 a.m, at Kaphan’s. For information, call Don Davis,929-2373.

PORT SAFETY AND ADVISORY COUNCIL: Meets the first Thursday of alternatingmonths starting with January, 11:30 a.m. at the International Seamen’s Centerat the Port of Houston Authority’s Turning Basin Terminal, For informationor reservations, call Lt. David Atkinson, 672-6630.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY MARITIME ASSOCIATION: Meets the fourth Wednes-day of the month, 11:30 a.m at Brady’s Landing. For information, call JimMoore, 928-5010.

TEXAS INTERMODAL TRUCKERS ASSOCIATION: Meets the first and third Tuesdaysof each month, 6:30 p.m. For information, contact Bernice Vann, 674-7345.

TEXAS PASSENGER TRAFFIC ASSO(JATION: Meets the second Wednesday of eachmonth. For information, call Tina Ruffeno, 236~4079.

TRANSPORTATION CLUB OF HOUSTON: Meets the first Tuesday of each month,11:30 am. at Brady’s Landing. For information, call Jim Wilett, 228-2825.

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, HOUSTON CHAPTER:Meets the first Thursday of each month, II :30 a.m at Brady’s Landing.For information, call Bill Bowes, 451-2711.

WOMEN’S TRANSPORTATION CLUB OF HOUSTON: Meets the second Mondayof each month. 5:30 p.m. at Kaphan’s. For information, call Zelma Keenright,896~7711.

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PRATHER (Co.~..ed f~om Page 20)The days when money was lent for

two bits (25 cents) on a dollar fellow longshoremen...

Local liquor stores that would sub-tract what was owed them on paydayas they cashed longshoremen’schecks...

Women cleaning the ship holdswhen molasses or other cargospilled...

Having to take two or three bathsafter loading carbon black, which

stuck to the skin like black flour andwould reappear on white shirts dayslater as sweat oozed from thepores...

Nicknames like Toothdaddy, Slim,PoBoy and Soldier Boy...

Longshoremen who made theirown tools, including the metal cot-ton hooks...

The days before the hiring hallswere built when shape-ups andchurch services took place undertrees, and showers were taken in abuilding that looked like the Alamo.

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A LEGACYIn 1983, Local 872 merged with its

white counterpart- Local 1273-as did other organizations that nolonger needed separate facilitiesafter passage of major civil rightslegislation. So Local 872 is now amemory- a legacy of black menwho laid the groundwork forprogress.

One graphic illustration of thatmemory is a mural which hangs inthe auditorium of the merged union,Local 24. The mural, painted by Dr.John Biggers, retired Texas SouthernUniversity faculty member, depictsvarious aspects of a longshoreman’sjob in earlier days including menhooking cotton bales.

The mural also shows cargo beinglifted in huge nets and ocean-goingvessels lined up waiting to be load-ed and unloaded. The black mendepicted wearing suits are probablyunion officials.

In retrospect, black longshoremenhave had an effect on Houston’seconomy since the first bargesfloated to what is now Allen’s Land-ing near the foot of Houston’s MainStreet. According to Bob Lee, aHouston sociologist, "Withoutlongshoremen there would havebeen no Port of Houston." []

ilI~RO ~XPRBS BE61NSSERVICE TO HOUSTON

Mexico Express recently initiatedless-than-truckload freight service ona weekly basis from Houston andother Texas cities to Mexico.

Starting in August, Mexico Expressoffered scheduled service from theTexas cities of Houston, Dallas,Austin, San Antonio and Laredo toMonterey, Guadalajara and MexicoCity.SERVICE OFFERINGS Standard transittime for the service is three businessdays.

The service allows a single carrierto be responsible for shipments fromorigin to destination, company of-ficials said. Shipments will becleared by Mexican customs at thefinal destination, rather than theborder.

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ONTSHIP SPAIN

M/V CONTSHIP SPAIN calls at Houstonwhile on its maiden voyage for Costa LineThe M/V CONTSHIP SPAIN, a reflagged vessel making its first voyage for Costa Line,called recently at the Port of Houston. Shown (from left) are Andy Ott of the Port Houston Authority; Capt. C.B. Walgate, master of the vessel; and Glenn Buchanan ofStrachan Shipping Co., line manager for Costa Line. The vessel provides additionaltonnage for a slot charter service which includes Costa Line, Spanish Line, D’Amico Lineand Italian Line. The service connects Houston and Mediterranean ports.

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STEWART & STEVENSONADDS NEW DIVISION

Stewart & Stevenson has launcheda new product division in Houstonthat provides accessories forgenerators, trucks and vessels.

The accessory products divisionwas established to provide a "one-stop shop" for fleets and fields of allsizes. Stewart & Stevenson carriesthe products of 45 vendors, includingAC-Delco, Donaldson and NalcoCoolant Systems.SERVICES The company’s salesrepresentatives, on request, conductcomplete fleet and stock surveys ofindividual facilities and also can ar-range for inventory control services.

Sales representatives for the divi-sion, and their sales areas, are Don-na Burk and Tommy Tobias, South-east; Chris Streiff and John Karrer,Northwest; Fred Lockley, Southwest;and Paul Montalbano and JimGarner, Northwest.

For more information on the ac-cessory products line, call Stewart &Stevenson at (713) 671-6156.

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McDONNELL DOUGLASTO BUILD NEW FACILITY

McDonnell Douglas Corp. has an-nounced plans to build a Houstonarea facility for space station mock-up work and light manufacturingactivities.

The facility will be built adjacentto Ellington Field, located southeastof Houston in the vicinity of theJohnson Space Center.TWO-YEAR DECISION The HoustonEconomic Development Council(HEDC) and Greater HoustonChamber of Commerce met withMcDonnell Douglas officials over atwo-year period to discuss thepossibility of the company buildingthe facility in Houston. Themeetings were informal at first. Butin November 1988, HEDC submittedHouston’s proposal to the companyand solicited construction costestimates and timetables fromHouston area engineering firms.

Aerospace is one of five industriestargeted by HEDC as a potentialgrowth industry for Houston.

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MBF INDUSTRIES SELECTS HOUSTON AREA FOR NEW PLANTMBF Industries Inc. announced

plans to open a new facility in theHouston area to provide rail carrepair, maintenance, exterior paint-ing and interior lining applications.The facility was scheduled to open inSeptember.

Houston-based MBF purchased a103,000-square-foot facility on 80acres in Hockley, Texas, in west Har-ris County. The company plans toadd an additional 100,000-square-foot building.EASY RAIL ACCESS "The selection of the

Hockley site positions the companyto better serve its customers that areconcentrated throughout the Hous-ton/Texas Gulf Coast region," saidK.M. Markoe, MBF president. "Addi-tionally, the numerous mainlinerailroads serving Houston provideeasy access to our facility fromthroughout the southwest UnitedStates."

The company planned to initiallyopen its facility with 20 employees,with employment expected to total

approximately 125 people bySeptember 1990. In addition, theHouston Economic DevelopmentCouncil (HEDC) estimates the plantwill create 101 indirect jobs.LOCAL AID HEDC and several localeconomic development organiza-tions and chambers of commerceassisted MBF in locating itsoperation.

MBF Industries Inc. was foundedin 1970 and also has operations inLouisiana and Oklahoma.

HIETALA NAMED PHAMARKETING DIRECTOR

A.W. "Andy" Hietala has beennamed director of trade develop-ment for the Portof HoustonAuthority, PHAExecutive Direc-tor James D.Pugh has an-nounced.

Hietala willhead the PortAuthority’sTrade Develop- HIETALAment Division, which comprises thesales, market research, communica-tions and public relations depart-ments. His responsibilities will in-clude developing and overseeing thePort Authority’s trade developmentactivities to maximize cargo volumeand commerce through Houston andPort Authority facilities.BACKGROUND He previously wassenior marketing manager for thePort of New Orleans, a position hehad held since 1986. He also workedfor Lykes Brothers Steamship Co.Inc. for more than 29 years, mostrecently serving as the company’svice president of market develop-ment in New Orleans. During hisemployment with Lykes, Hietalaheld assignments in Hong Kong;Tokyo; Genoa, Italy; Mobile,Alabama; and Liverpool, England.

Hietala graduated from ColumbiaUniversity with a bachelor’s degree.He served two years of active dutywith the U.S. Navy, finishing hisservice with the rank of lieutenantin the naval reserve.

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UNIVERSAL AFRICA LINESBEGINS HOUSTON SERVICE

Universal Africa Lines has in-itiated a new direct service betweenU.S. Gulf ports and West Africa.

The first sailing loaded at Houstonin mid-September, with Oceans In-ternational Corp. of Houston namedas U.S. Gulf agent for the service.First Ocean Marine Co. is generalagent for the North American conti-nent for the monthly service.AFRICAN PORTS Regular ports of call inAfrica will be Soyo and Cabinda inAngola, Banana in Zaire, Port Gen-til in Gabon, and Warri, Onne (PortHarcourt) and Calabar in Nigeria.Ports in the Congo and Cameroonwill be served on inducement.

Oceans International has offices at5005 Mitchelldale in Houston. Thetelephone number is (713) 956-2200.

PORT DATAThe Houston Public Grain Elevator hasa capacity of 6 million bushels and morethan 600 separate bins for storing prod-ucts delivered by truck or rail. Operatedby the Port of Houston Authority, theelevator is one of five such facilities onthe Houston Ship Channel.

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HORMONE-FREE BEEF EXPORTED AT HOUSTONTexas Agriculture Commissioner

Jim Hightower recently presidedover the loading of the first con-tainer of hormone-free beef shippedfrom Texas to Europe.

A 40-foot container holding 40,000pounds of the meat was loadedaboard the M/V NEDLLOYD HUD-SON at the Fentress Bracewell Bar-bours Cut Container Terminal, aPort of Houston Authority facility.NEW MARKET NICHE "This is the start ofa modern-day cattle drive that canput millions of extra dollars into thepockets of enterprising Texas ranch-ers, feedlot operators and meatpackers; create badly needed jobsand more activity at our ports andfor our labor unions; and satisfy alucrative new market niche inEurope and elsewhere," Hightowersaid.

The shipment marked the inaugu-ration of a "Texas Plan" to allowTexas ranchers to supply thehormone-free beef Europeans want.It was the first movement ofhormone-free beef from the United

States to Europe since the federalgovernment and the EuropeanEconomic Community developed animpasse on the issue of artificialgrowth hormones in cattle, resultingin an embargo on all U.S. beef salesto Europe on Jan. 1.BOUND FOR LIVERPOOL The beef wasprocessed by Cox Packing Co. ofDevine, Texas. Cox has a pending op-tion with TSW Meats Ltd. of Liver-pool, England, to supply an addi-tional 20 containers of hormone-freebeef in the coming months. The

meat will be sold to retailers,hospitals, schools and caterers.

The Texas Department of Agricul-ture is working with other Texasranchers, feedlot operators andmeatpackers who are in the processof complying with U.S. and Euro-pean procedures to supply Europeanbuyers with beef that contains no ar-tificial growth stimulants.

"We hope this will put an end tothe ’Big Beef’ over beef sales toEurope. We have the beef the Euro-peans want," Hightower said.

Texas AgricultureCommissioner JimHightower raises aTexas flag on theM/V NEDLLO YDHUDSON ashormone-freeTexas beef isloaded aboard thevessel fortransport toEurope.

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New container stacker expandscapacity of Strachan’syard at Barbours CutA new container stacker has expanded thecapacity of Strachan Shipping Co.’sintermodal yard at Fentress BracewellBarbours Cut Container Terminal by 25percent. The specially designed unit canstack empty containers four high to a heightof 38 feet. Older equipment can handle onlythree-high container stacking. Strachan’s10.5-acre facility is the only intermodal yardin the Southwest certified by the AmericanBureau of Shipping for repair of containers.

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HOUSTON IS NO. 2FOR RELOCATIONS

U.S. business executives rankHouston as the second-best city inthe nation for relocation of abusiness, a recent survey indicates.

The annual poll was commis-sioned by Cushman & Wakefield Inc.and conducted by Louis Harris andAssociates.

About half of the chief executiveofficers surveyed indicated they ex-pect Houston’s business conditionsto improve during the next 12months.SEVERAL CRITERIA Houston was listedamong the top 10 cities in eight ofthe 17 criteria discussed in thesurvey. Houston ranks second in of-fice space cost and availability andhas the third-best governmentalclimate for business, the surveyindicated.

Houston was ninth on the list foravailability of executive and profes-sional employees, 10th for quality oflife, eighth in access to domesticmarkets, third in availability of siteswith existing services and second foravailability of skilled workers.

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OIL-RELATED GOODSSUPPORT PERU TRADE

Shipments of oil well equipmentand supplies support a lively tradebetween the United States and Peru,with U.S. Gulf ports sharing in theactivity.

"There has been an increase overthe last couple of months," says BenSolis of Biehl & Co. Inc., agents forNaviera Neptuno S.A., also known asNanepsa.VARIETY OF CARGO Nanepsa vessels sailevery 12 to 13 days between U.S.ports and ports in Peru and Chile.These vessels carry a variety of oilfield cargo -- including drilling figs,pipe and other supplies -- to Peru,Solis says.

Peru’s oil reserves have beenestimated at 535 million barrels.Peru has a formidable foreign debt,

but banks and lenders are continu-ing efforts to adjust the obligationsof nations with heavy debt problems.PERUVIAN TRADE Total Peruvian tradethrough the Ports of Houston andNew Orleans exceeded $209 millionin 1988.

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NOVEMBER TRADE TRIP TO CARACAS PLANNEDA group of Houston business and

medical professionals, led by CityCouncil Member Eleanor Tinsley,will participate in a trade mission toCaracas, Venezuela, next month.

The trip, scheduled for Nov. 12, ispart of the Houston International In-itiatives (HII) program. HII is series of trade missions to LatinAmerica organized to attractbusiness for Houston industries andexpand the city’s economy.SEMINARS PLANNED During the Caracastrip, Houston delegates will meetone-on-one with business contactswho are interested in their goods andservices. In addition, Houston physi-

JOHN HOOPAUGH HEADSLOCAL PROPELLER CLUB

John Hoopaugh of Hollywood Ma-rine has been named president ofthe Port ofHouston Propel-ler Club for1989-90.

Other officersfor the new termare CharlesFlournoy ofJohn L. Wor-tham & Son, firstvice president;Chris Orth of HOOPAUGHBludworth Bond Shipyard Inc., sec-ond vice president; William Klyng ofDeepsea Agents, secretary; and A.Monroe Bean, retired from the Portof Houston Authority, treasurer.BOARD MEMBERS Serving on the boardof governors are Barry Bowen ofShell Oil Co., Robert Deem of TexasMarine & Industrial Supply Inc.,Donald Allee of the Port Authority,Patrick Studdert of Buffalo MarineInc. and Mark Buese of Dixie Car-riers Inc. Other governors are DavidForeman of Hollywood Marine Inc.,attorney Carol Sloss, Henry Hilliard,Jr., of Southwestern Barge Fleeting,H. Dennis Steger of Channel-Lynchburg Shipyard and MichaelSullivan -- an ex officio governor --of Offshore Marine Supply Inc.

The Propeller Club of the UnitedStates is the largest nonprofitorganization in the world devoted topromoting American waterbornecommerce.

cians will lecture and present papersto Venezuelan physicians during aseries of seminars.

Tinsley founded HII in 1987 to ad-vance Houston’s business oppor-tunities in Latin America.

"If Houston is going to have long-term economic growth, we have tobuild stronger trade relationshipswith countries in Latin America,"Tinsley said. "HII is the first step ina long-term effort, and we are en-couraged by our response to the pro-

gram."FUTURE PLANS HII organizers haveplanned three trade missions in1990 - to Chile, Mexico and Brazil.

HII is sponsored by Tinsley, the ci-ty of Houston, the Houston WorldTrade Association, the U.S. Depart-ment of Commerce’s Houston officeand the InterAmerican Chamber ofCommerce.

For more information on HII, con-tact Goldie Waghalter at Tinsley’s of-fice, (713) 247-2013.

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HISTORY: PART X (co~t#~~edfrom Page 17)

advantage over Galveston.Meanwhile, improvements to the

channel and facilities had continueddespite the economic problems.

In 1932 Col. Warren Hannum toldport officials that the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers had approved adepth of 32 feet and widths of 400feet in Galveston Bay and 300 feet atMorgan’s Cut. As this project nearedcompletion in 1935, the approveddepth changed to 34 feet and the

engineers set the minimum widthbetween Morgan’s Point and the tur-ning basin at 200 feet.

The U.S. Lighthouse Department

placed 32 acetylene lights alongthe channel between Lynchburg andthe Sinclair refinery in 1933. Rangebeacons were improved, and, at last,the waterway could be used at night.

Rep. Albert Thomas and Rep.Joseph Mansfield asked for aresurvey of the channel in 1941, andthe engineers approved a 300-footwidth from Fidelity Island to theturning basin. Six years later

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WEEKLY SERVICE TO THE CARIBBEAN.¯ LCL -- 20-Foot, 40-Foot Containers & Project CargoeDoor to CFS/CY ServiceeWeekly Caribbean Service To All Islands

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engineers recommended a depth of36 feet for this same part of thechannel.

The channel improvements sup-ported the growth of industries alongthe shores of the Houston waterway.In 1935, 24 percent of the knownTexas oil reserves existed within 100miles of Houston, and 40 percent ofall Texas petroleum moved outthrough the channel.

In addition, vast deposits of natural

gas, salt and sulphur were locatednearby. In 1930, 57 percent of theworld’s supply of sulphur came fromBrazoria, Matagorda and Whartoncounties, all within 100 miles ofHouston. Houston offered a secureharbor, fresh water and good

weather.In 1940 the 14 refineries along the

ship channel held 11 percent of thenation’s capacity to producegasoline, and the oil companiesaround Houston employed 50,000people. The area had the resources,facilities and personnel to respondto the nation’s war needs.

In 1940, Humble Oil and RefiningCompany, a firm that made morethan a billion gallons of aviation fuelduring World War II, received a $12million contract from the WarDepartment to produce toluene, aningredient of high explosives, frompetroleum. Shell Oil, however, at itsDeer Park Plant, processed the coun-try’s first barrel of toluene inDecember of that year.

In 1943, the Defense Plant Corp., a

federal entity, opened a plant atBaytown, which was operated byGeneral Tire and Rubber Co. Usingintermediate petroleum productsmade at facilities in the nearby citiesof Texas City and Humble, the newplant produced Buna-S rubber. At thetime experts estimated that 50 per-cent of the world’s synthetic rubberwould come from Texas.

Interdependence was a hallmarkof the Houston Ship Channel’s bur-geoning chemical complex. SinclairOil built a $24 million plant atBaytown in 1943 to produce buta-diene, one of the ingredients for syn-thetic rubber. Goodyear built a $12million Buna-S factory in Baytownthat same year, and the Monsantoplant in Texas City and a DowChemical facility at nearby Velascobegan to provide styrene for the

Goodyear plant. The proximity ofall these facilities reduced shippingand storage costs.

Investment in chemical installa-tions amounted to about $600million during World War II and$300 million immediately there-after.

In the meantime, the channel andthe shipping facilities along its

banks were changing. In 1941, Con-gress approved a resurvey of thechannel, and Army engineersrecommended that it be widened to300 feet from Fidelity Island to theTurning Basin in 1944. Congress ap-proved this project the next year.

Following the war, the U.S. govern-ment took action to rebuild the

economy of the world, and cotton,grain, petroleum products and othergoods began to flow through the Portof Houston in large quantities. Ton-nage figures moved steadily upwardand the port’s facilities werestrained by the sudden increase inthe flow of commerce.

A post-war construction boomcaused prices to rise sharply andlabor strikes delayed many projects,but the last half of the decade was aperiod of progress for the port. In

1947, the Army engineers recom-mended the Houston Ship Channelbe deepened to 36 feet. New wharveswere built and existing ones wereimproved. Tunnels were built toremove ferry boats from the channelat two points and make the northside of the channel more accessiblefor development. The WashburnTunnel was completed in 1950, andthe Baytown-La Porte Tunnelopened to traffic in 1953. []NEXT MONTH: Tonnage increasesand expansion of facilities continuethrough the next two decades.

In 1944, area voters approved *1.5

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million in bonds so the NavigationDistrict could buy the city-ownedfacilities it had been leasing since1922. The voters also approved a$2,250,000 bond issue for portimprovements. The ’ ~

KENT MERRITT JOINS I CaribbeanGEOTEST ENGINEERINGBrought To You By.B. Kent Merritt has joined Geotest ¯ =Engineering Inc. as principal andvice president. Votainer

Merritt will be responsible forGeotest’s geotechnical engineeringpractice. He has a master’s degree ingeotechnical engineering fromOklahoma State University and isformer president of BKM Associates.

Geotest is a Houston-based geo-technical engineering and construc-tion material testing company.

HOUSTON FORWARDING FIRM#lOVES TO NEW tOOITION

Lee’s Material Services, a Houstonair freight forwarding and exportpacking company, has moved to anew location so larger orders can beaccommodated.

LMS’s new address is 5810 StarLane. The telephone number is (713)664-9216, and the facsimile numberis (713) 666-3662.

The company’s services includeair freight forwarding, professionalpurchasing, packaging, materialscontrol and generating reports.

The company’s founder, RobertLee, is certified as an IATA airfreight forwarder. Lee is currentlyseeking certification as a customsbroker and is obtaining an ocean for-warder’s license from the FederalMaritime Commission.

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M/V PRESIDENTE IBANEZ CALLS AT HOUSTONWHILE ON MAIDEN VOYAGEThe M/V PRESIDENTE IBANEZ, a multipurposevessel operated by Empresa Maritima S.A.(Empremar, Chile), called at the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Turning Basin Terminal recently duringits maiden voyage. Shown during a plaquepresentation commemorating the occasion are,from left, Thomas W. Healey of ContainershipAgency Inc., Empremar’s U.S. Gulf agent; JoseBocatto of the Port Authority; Capt. Daniel CafenaC., master of the vessel; Elena Escamilla ofContainership Agency; and Capt. Juan Villarroel,Empremar’s owners representative in New York.The vessel has a heavy lift capacity of 150 tons, hasa container capacity of 642 TEUs and has 32 plugsibr refrigerated containers. The ship also carriesbreakbulk cargo. Empremar offers regular linerservice between U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports toPeru, Chile and Bolivia.

U.S. REP. JACK FIELDS MAKES WORKINGTOUR OF PORT OF HOUSTON FACILITIESU.S. Rep. Jack Fields of Texas recently took ahands-on working tour of the Port of Houston,visiting port facilities as the guest of theInternational Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).In the photograph, Fields talks with reporters atWharf 27, located in the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Turning Basin Terminal. Watching,at far left, is Leroy Bruner, president of ILALocal 24 and member of the Port of HoustonCommission.

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ILTA HOLDS ANNUAL OPERATING CONFERENCEAND TRADE SHOW AT ADAM’S MARK HOTELThe Independent Liquid Terminals Association(ILTA) recently held its Ninth Annual OperatingConference and Trade Show at the Adam’s MarkHotel in Houston. Shown is an exhibitor at thetrade show, which featured more than 115 booths.The five-day conference included seminars andpanel discussions on terminal design, regulatoryproposals, equipment standards and other topicsof interest to the industry.

ARRIVAL OF M/V CONTI FINLANDIA DOUBLESNEXOS LINE CAPACITY TO HOUSTONThe M/V CONTI FINLANDIA recently made its firstcall to Houston under the Nexos Line Inc. name. Nexoshas chartered the vessel on a longterm basis, replacingthe smaller vessel the carrier previously used anddoubling the line’s capacity. The CONTI FINLANDIAfeatures two 50-ton cranes that can be used in tandemto lift up to 100 tons. The ship calls at Houston everytwo weeks and sails to ports in Belize and CentralAmerica.

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M/V DANICA SUNRISE CALLSAT HOUSTON, UNLOADS REACTORPARTS FOR HIMONT PLANTThe M/V DANICA SUNRISE, owned by H.Folmer of Copenhagen, recently called at thePort of Houston during its maiden voyage.The vessel is 65.5 meters long and wasdelivered to H. Folmer in April. While inHouston, the ship discharged refinerymaterials, including eight reactor legsmeasuring 115 feet each in length. Theshipment was loaded at the port ofCivitavecchia, Italy, and was destined for aHimont Inc. refinery in Pasadena, Texas.Project Traffic and Logistics chartered thevessel, and Phoenix Shipping 1986 Inc. wasthe agent.

MEXICAN LINE REPRESENTATIVES VISITPORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY FACILITIESRepresentatives of Transportacion MaritimaMexican (TMM, or Mexican Line) recentlyvisited Houston and toured port facilitiesaboard the M/V SAM HOUSTON, the Port ofHouston Authority’s inspection vessel. Shownon the deck of the SAM HOUSTON are (fromleft) J. Mendez and C. Ruiz of TMM’sTampico office; L. Gonzalez of the carrier’sVeracruz office; J. Bocatto, Port of HoustonAuthority; M. Pineda, of TMM’s Veracruzoffice; C. Tello of the line’s Tampico office;and A. Lopez and A. Cors of TMM’s Houstonoffice.

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The $100-million OMNIPORT/Houstonfacility represents a major technologicalrevolution in the handling of breakbulkcargo. Only Belgium and New Zealandemploy innovative technology comparableto Houston’s newest cargo handling facil-ity. In Houston, it is operated skillfully andprofessionally by workers from the Inter-national Longshoremen’s Association.

With this new technology, ILA Longshore-men are loading and unloading boxed,bagged and other packaged goods. Theyare proudly participating in a systemsapproach designed to increase productivityand to decrease costs. Like their client-employers, ILA Longshoremen understandand appreciate the value of time and moneyin business.

The II~ has been a partner in the growthand stability of the business at the Portof Houston. With the West Gulf MaritimeAssociation, the ILA has been the primarysource of labor at the Port of Houston forseventy-five years--and for good reason.ILA Longshoremen are skilled, seasonedspecialists. They work hard and do the jobright--every time.

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