THE INTERSTATE COMMERCECOMMISSION and the provisions in the agreement itself." adopted on June 15 the recommended report He recommended that a provision for appeal and order of Examiner Edward L. Boisseree, by interested parties, other than carrier that the southern ports foreign freight members, be instituted; that the provisions committee’s application to amend its agree- that votes may be taken by members prior ment under Section 5a of Part I of the to receipt of shipper objections is un- Interstate Commerce Act, which authorizes acceptable, and there is no standard for rail carriers to form cooperative rate the five day vote by telegram; that no bureaus to publish rules and charges for provision is made for publicizing certain transportation. The proposed amendments amendments that may affect interested would change the Southern Ports Foreign parties; and, that there is no provision Freight Committee’s Articles of Organiza- for mandatory public notice of independent tion and Procedure as follows: "(1) Estab- action proposals. Examiner Boisseree sug- lish an Executive Committee as the govern- gested that the proceeding be held open ing body with power of review over actions to afford the applicants an opportunity to of the general committee, (2) Provide that submit revised amendments. The proceeding Committee action applies for account of will be held open for three months, begin- all lines, (3) Redesignate the Tariff ning with the May 15th date of his order. Publishing Agent as a Tariff Publishing Officer, (4) List the current tariff pub- lications, (5) Name a new individual Chairman and Attorney-in-Fact for the THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT Court for the carrier parties, (6) Revise the list District of Colorado has granted a tem- carriers currently signatory to the agree- porary restraining order in the case of ment, (7) Change the Territorial Applica- Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc., et tion to reflect abandonment of lines, al. vs. the United States of America and (8) Substitute the General Freight Traffic Interstate Commerce Commission. This order Committee-Eastern Railroads fcr the now prevents the Interstate Commerce Commission abolished Central Territory Railroads and the United States of America from en- Freight Traffic Committee, (9) Amend the forcing or attempting to enforce the order independent action provision to cover final and requirements of the Interstate Com- merce Commission entered in its Docket No. action of the Executive Committee, and (10) Make other incidental changes neces- 34971, requiring the refund of overcharges sary to clarify or effectuate the described resulting from an increase in freight changes." rates in the Middlewest territory which The area of controversy primarily the the Commission found to be unreasonable subject of protests by the Gulf Forts and ordered cancelled. Association and the Houston Fort Bureau, along with other interested parties, was the establishment of the Executive Com- THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN Railroads has mittee as a review committee. It was con- announced increases in demurrage charges tended that this establishment would delay from $5 to $i0 for each of the first four decisions regarding the proposed changes days, and from $I0 to $20 for each of the in freight rates. The Southern Ports Foreign next two days instead of the next four Freight Committee has operated without any days, and from $15 to $30 for each subse- appeal committee for the last sixty years. quent day. In addition, Saturdays, Sundays Examiner Boisseree concluded that "It is or holidays were to be considered as impossible to determine with any certainty chargeable days when the last day of free what the amended agreement actually pro- time began at 7 a.m. of the day immediately vides," and he held that the provisions prior to the Saturdays, Sundays or holi- are "indefinite, ambiguous, and conflict- days. The National Industrial Traffic ing" with a "conflict between the explana- League will seek suspension and investiga- tion offered in the instant application tion of these charges.

AUGUST, 1970 19 Houston’s Honorary Norwegian Consul W. D. Haden III, left, and Norwegian Vice Consul Oddvar Lagreld proudly flank the new emblem of their consulate which is now hanging in the lobby of the World Trade Building, where 10 of Houston’s 41 consular offices are located.

oriental wisdom

R. F. Keyworth was recently namedvice presi- dent of Texas Transport & Terminal Company, Inc., according to an announcement made by R. R. Barkerding, president of TTT. Keyworth has been with Texas Transport for 23 years. During his career he has served as general superinten- dent of Texports Stevedoring, Inc. in Galveston and as operations manager and vice president of Texports in Houston.

T. J. Stevenson HandlingPeruvian

194combined years of shippingexperience T. J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., general agents in the United States and Canada [or Con]pania Peruana de Vapores, S.A. Bring your problems to us. The many Orient Overseas Line offers four regular (Peruvian State Line), announced that problems that have been resolved by each express services from U. S. Atlantic & Gulf and every one of these men have saved Ports to the Far East & Southeast Asia, all agency matters for the line’s services you time and moneyon almost every including direct sailings betweenN.Y. and t’rom U. S. Gulf Ports to the West Coast shipment. Manila and our new service between N.Y. of South America will be handled by --Japan & Korea. Cargo vans, reefer, and Together they combine 194 years of deep tank space available. Stevenson’s own offices in Houston and experience. So when you ship Orient Overseas Line you are shipping with the New Orleans. most frequent independent service to the Stevenson’s Houston office located in Far East and Southeast Asia. the Petroleum Building is managed by Next time use someOriental Wisdom. John A. Lala, while the New Orleans of- Ship Orient Overseas Line. ;ENERALAGENTS "Chop ecker’t ~,~ company, inc. fice in the International Trade Mart is 19 RectorSt., NewYork 10006 ¯ Telephone:DI 4-8686 managed by Warren J. Sheppard.

2O PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE |NDEPENDENT GULF LINE (Vinke& Ca., Amsterdam,Managers) REGULARSERVICE to andfrom the CONTINENT

SHIPPING C 0 I:~P OI~t~T ZON General Agent U.S.A. Houston¯ Galveston¯ NewYork New Orleans¯ Memphis¯ Baltim Philadelphia¯ Wilmington Refrigerated SpaceAvailable

Argentina’sambassador to the United States, Dr. PedroEduardo Real, right, visited Houstonrecently and wasgreeted at the International Airport by TexasSecretary of State Martin Dies, Jr., left, and Major Gen.Ross Ayers, Adjutant Generalof Texas. Also welcomingthe Argentine diplo,mat were Mark SHIP VIA Hepler, center, representing MayorLouie Welch; the Hon. Alejandro Caride, Argentina Consul Gen- eral shownnext to AmbassadorReal, and representatives of the Port, Consular Corps, Chamberof PORT OF HOUSTON Commerceand the businesscommunity. OceanLaboratory To Be Built Here CABLE: MAHCO FBM 2187

Offshore Technology Corporation has acquired four acres in the Kingwood M. G. Maher& Co., Inc. Area near Lake Houston for an ocean laboratory, first of its kind in Houston, according to Victor G. Grinius, xice CustomhouseBrokers -- Foreign Freight Forwarders president. Tile F.seondido, California based firm Members:Custom Brokers & ForwardersAssociation of America, Inc. will const r uet a 20,000-square-foot SanlinBuilding 812 PetroleumBldg. building at the site. located in North- NewOrleans 12, Louisiana70112 Houston,Texas 77002 park, a new industrial development in Telephone:529-5941 224-8101 the Kingwood Area. TWX-810-951-5220 TWX-713-571-1283 The Offshore Technology purchase is the first in North.park, an area devoted to dew4opment of new business, includ- ing light industrial operations. The firm’s facility will include a model basin appruximately 200 feet long, 50 feet wide and 15 feet deep, equipped with a wave generator capable SWIFT/DIRECT SERVICE FROM of producing regular waves of height US GULF TO and period controlled to simulate anv desired ocean conditions. LIVERPOOL

MA NCHES TER LONGHORN TRANSFER SERVICE, INC. SPECIALIZING~IMPORT/EXPORT TRUCKING HOUSTON* COTTONEXCIIANGE BLDG. CAPITOL4-1893- TWX. 910 881-2650 7112 Avenue C Houston, Texas 926-2661 "Perfectionin Performanceis Achieved Only byExperience" GALVESTON NEW ORLEANS " DALLAS ¯ MEMPHIS

AUGUST,1970 21 We Buy Restricted or Blocked Foreign Funds For U.S. Dollars. Sell us your foreign royalties, dividends, rents, in- heritances, gold and silver coins and bullion. BEAUMONT MARTIN (713) 524-4027 3300 Main Street Houston, Texas 77002

Captain H. G. Englund, center left, masterof the NorwegianFlag vessel ANCOSPAN is pre- sented an aerial plaque of the Port of Houston by Allan Luecke, right, of the HoustonJunior Chamberof Commerceat ceremonies observing the ship’s maidenvoyage to Houston. The ANCO SPANis the third of four sister ships that have been, or are being, built by AncoTanker Ser- vices of Oslo, Norway.Also at the presentation wereBob Houston, left, representative of Texas Transport & Terminal Company,Inc., agents for Anco, and D. E. "Gene" Johnson, president of Houston NewOrleans TECTerminal wherethe vessel wasberthed. Aug. 20 Aug. 26 Sept. 30 Sept. 27 Oct. 17 Oct. 14 OSTRICHESARRIVE NewYork - 90 West Street - (212) 732-2211 A shipment of 25 ostriches from Houston - 420 McFaddenBldg. - 222-9601 Southwest Africa has arrived in Houston Dallas - 513 Cotton ExchangeBldg. - 747-5064 aboard the Lykes Lines cargoliner Mobile - Marine Bulk Ore Terminal - 433-1536 JAMES McKAY. They were loaded aboard the ship in the port of Walvis Bay. The birds were about six months old. Whenfully grown they will reach FastRegular Cargo Service a height of eight feet, weigh as much as 300 pounds and live as long as 30 HOUSTON,NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE years. They were trucked to a new 550- acre game park knownas the World of WEEKLY Animals, at Dallas. to La Guaira*, Curacao* and Trinidad* FORTNIGHTLY to Maracaibo, Aruba*, Guanta, Barbados*, GULFPORTS CRATING CO. Export Packing Georgetown and Paramaribo Commercial--Military *Fortnightly from Mobile B0xing--Crating--Processing HOUSTON:1600 N. 75th St., 923-5551 Agents: NEWORLEANS: 1717 Tchoupitoulas 525-9936 Houston,Mobile, NewOrleans, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, Memphis, Atlanta ...... STRACHANSHIPPING COMPANY Philadelphia, Pittsburgh ...... LAVINO SHIPPINGCO. Baltimore, Norfolk ...... RAMSAY,SCARLETT & CO. BEN H. MOORE Detroit, Cleveland ...... INTERNATIONALGREAT LAKES SHIPPING CO. INSURANCE AGENCY Ben H. Moore- William C. Moore MARINE- CASUALTY-FIRE ]legalIlelherland$ Sleamship tompanu Cable: MOORDEEN 25 BROADWAY,NEW YORK, N. Y. 10004 915 World Trade Bldg. 228-5227

22 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE Port Safety and Advisory Council Chairman Arthur Stout, left, congratulates Coast Guard CommanderAI Rose, Captain of the Port and P.S.A.C. secretary, after presentinghim with an engravedplaque of appreciation at the Council’s last meeting. CommanderRose, who retired from i’he Coast Guardin July, wasactive in the work of P.S.A.C. during his tour of duty here. MSTSIs Renamed The Military Sea Transportation Ser- vi(o Office in Houston is now tile Mill tarv Sealift Command Office, Houston. accent(ling to MSTS officials. Approval for the name change of the MSTS Com- mand was given by Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard alter it was of- tlcially endorsed by Navy Secretary John ChaFee. The Military Sea Transportation Ser- vice was formed October ], 1949 as a central organization to co-ordinate all DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE DeFense Departnlent shipping. Its prede- U. S. GULF PORTS ~’essors were the Army Transport Ser- TO: vice and the Navy Transport Service. Under the command of Navy Com- mander Stephen B. BarnetL the Hous- MANCHESTER-LIVERPOOL-GLASGOW ton office is responsible for co-ordinat- ing the movement of military cargo in Houston Galveston New Orleans Mobile the West Gulf region from Lake African Prince Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Aug. 12 Charles, Louisiana to Brownsville, Sommerslsle Aug. 17 ~ Aug. 21 ~l" e Xas. Lancasterian Prince Sept. 6 Sept. 8 Sept. 11 The Port of Houston is visited by Lombardy Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 upwards of 150,000 seamen yearly com- ing in on ships from more than forty nations. Lying as it does some five miles Houston: 814 World Trade Bldg. - Phone (713) 227-1521 from the heart of Houston, the Port has offered little in the way of recre- NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON WITHY 8~ CO., LTD. ation for these visitors from overseas, ~’~~~’~" GALVESTON * NEW YORK other than waterfront bars and bang- ALEXANDERSHIPPING CO.~MEMPHIS¯ DALLAS ST. LOUIS "CHICAGO outs. Points of interest are far away and transportation is difficult and costly and, as a result, seamen ow~r the years :’.1 _ ¯ have not found Houston an attractive port of call. lJ1l~l--__ ._.. UNITEDSTEVEDORING Stevecloru=’ llnC. CottonExchange Bldg. DivisionOf StatesMarine Lines, Inc. 227-0687 227-3374 CONTRACTING& CONSULTING STEVEDORES Environmental Technology Division, GENERAL, BULK & GRAIN CARGOHANDLING Shilstone Testing CAR & BARGE LOADING and UNLOADING Laboratory, Inc. Pollution problems investiga- NEWORLEANS tions-Air and water pollution sam- 1338 INTERNATIONALTRADE MART pling - Laboratory analyses--Waste treatability and reuse studies-Control TEL: 522-6101 recommendations-Consultation with HOUSTON GALVESTON abatement design engineers. Other 320 McFADDENBLDG. 717 U.S. NAT;L. BANKBLDG. environmental testing services. TFL: 222-9601 TEL: 765-9.463

Established 1901 S t IL t 1714west capitol Avenue Houston, Texas 77007 (713) 224-2047 814Conti Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 (504) 524-8395 i ! ¯ q

AUGUST, 1970 23 Bags of alumina, being shipped by Reynolds Metals Companyof Richmond, Virginia, are shown being "stuffed" or loaded into a Sea-Land con- tainer at Port of Houston docks recently. The granular, bagged alumina is brought into Hous- ton where it is handled by W. R. Smith Ware- house. This particular container, along with other containers full of alumina, went out aboard the Sea-Land container ship S/S FAIRLAND.

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Regular Sailings From: HOUSTON ¯ GALVESTON ¯ BEAUMONT Carlos M. Ayala, former director of the Latin MOBILE ¯ NEW ORLEANS American Division of I. S. Joseph Company,Inc., ALSO OI’HER TEXAS PORTSAS CARGOWARRANTS Minneapolis, Minnesota, and working out of Houston for the past 18 months, has established his own business here after retiring lost month. MANILA ¯ HUNG KONG ¯ BANGKOK ¯ SAIGON ¯ SINGAPORE Ayala has established the Ayala Export Trading D JAKARTA ¯ PORT SWETTENHAM ¯ PENANG ¯ BELAWAN DELl Company, 798 Thornbranch, telephone (713) 497-2980, and will deal in exports and export Agents Agents: consulting. A native of Cuba, he was in the BARBERSTEAMSHIP LINES, INC. BIEHL & COMPANY brokerage and rice farming business there and Sixth Floor, WORLDTRADE BLDG., was active in Cuban sugar sales negotiations with 17 Battery Place, NewYork, N. Y. 10004 HOUSTON,TEXAS the United States during World War II. He also (212) 944-1300 CApitol 2-9961 was secretary of the Santiago de Cuba Chamber of Commercefor seven years. TexasTransport & TerminalCo., Inc. Cable Address Steamship Agents 1 Ith Floor, 711 Fannin St. TERMINAL HOUSTON Houston, Texas 77002 Tel: 713/225-5461 (Established 1895) TEXPORTS STEVEDORE COMPANY, INC. ContractingStevedores

CREOLE LINE CUNARD BROCKLEBANK SERVICE HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE Italian Ports South Africa North European Ports United Kingdom P. N. D JAKARTA LLOYD LINE East India-Ceylon-East Pakistan North African, Red Sea and Indonesian Ports LLOYD BRASILEIRO YAMASHITA-SHINNIHON LINE Brazil Y-S Line VENEZUELAN LINE Japanese Ports Venezuelan Ports UNION OF BURMA WESTWIND AFRICA LINE FIVE STAR LINE West African Ports Rangoon N. V. BUREAU WlJSMULLER New Orleans, La. Houston, Texas Charleston, S. C. New York, N.Y. Galveston, Texas Brownsville, Texas Memphis, Tenn. CJeveland, Ohio Philadelphia, Pa. Chicago, IlL Corpus Christi, Texas St. Louis, Mo. Savannah, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Norfolk, Va. Dallas, Texas Boston, Mass.

24 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE D~P~ttDI~,BL~Around the Clock DOCKSIDE GENERALREPAIRS Including Electrical and Refrigeration WorldwideRecognition For OurTank Cleaning Equipment and Services CompleteFabricated Stevedore Equipment U.S. Departmentof LaborCertified Testing Station MARINEMAINTENANCE CO. Houston,Phone (713) 923-2884 Galveston,Phone (713) SO2-7785

A. K. Meadowshas established his new customs brokering firm at 206 McFaddenBuilding recently. A. K. Meadows Customhouse Brokers, telephone (713) 228-5007, was formed in November 1969 and previously located at the Houston Intercontinental Airport. In Houston since 1956, First class Americanflag service with frequent sailings Meadows was employed by several Houston customhouse brokers during that time and is well from U.S. Gulf ports, Vera Cruz and Tampico to the known in customs and freight forwarding circles. Married, he has four children and makes his Caribbean, Brazil, Uruguay and Argen- homein Tomboll, Texas tina. Every two weeks to West Africa from U.S. Gulf. SmithPromoted Cliff(,M J. Smith has bccn named executi~t" ~ice president, agencydivi- sion. for Furnt’ss.Withy & Co., Ltd., ac- Modern cargo liners offering dependable express cordingto P. V. (). Evans,resident di- services for refrigerated, bulk, dry, liquid, heavy-lift, rector in NorthAmt’rica. Smithwill conlimteto makehis head- containerized and general cargoes. quarters in NewOrlt’ans, wherehe will Delta. SteamshipLines, Inc., P. O. Box 50250, NewOrleans, La. 70150 ha~eauthority over the company’st)p- New York ¯ Washington ¯ Chicago ¯ Houston erations in the U.S. Gulf.

HOUSTON:,,,,,, link in the chain o’ Lykes 6 trade routes

Generationsof LYKESshipping experience are backof today’s outstandingservice to the export-import trade. Our newcargo fleet is amongAmerica’s finest and/ -- L~n L ! N E S fastest with more20-knot ships than any other ~ i ,_&& single privately-ownedfleet in the world. They ~|~-~ ~~r~/~ are regularly and dependablyscheduled. ~ ~’ LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., INC. Cotton Exchange Bldg., Houston, Texas Offices and Agentsin the United States andin Principal WorldPorts U. K. LINE ¯ CONTINENTLINE ¯ MEDITERRANEANLINE ¯ AFRICALINE ¯ ORIENTLINE ¯ CARIBBEANLINE

AUGUST,1970 25 PORTHOUSTON TRANSPORT CORP. 6917 NAVIGATIONBLVD. ¯ P.O. BOX9296 HOUSTON11, TEXAS 921-4168 U. S. CUSTOMBONDED SPECIALIZINGIN IMPORT8, EXPORTHAULING TRUCKSAND CARGOINSURED BONDEDPERSONNEL Call Us on YourLocal Transport Problem

f DALTON TEAMSHIP ORPORATION ~s hip Agents & Term/nal Operators A Japanesestudy team of diesel motorspecialists, composedof leaders WESTGULF EASTGULF in Japan’sdlesei industry, visited the Port of Houstonrecently to studyits 7th FloorWorld Trade Center 2300International Trade Mart facilities andparticularly the diesel-powered heavy-lift cranes. Above, Marvin Houston,Texas 77002 NewOrleans, Louisiana 70130 Karnes,center, an assistant shopforeman, explains the operationof an Tel: CA8-866] ¯ TWX:713-571-]421 Tel: 524-0701¯ TWX:504-822-5024 82-ton mobilecrane to team-translatorTakao Watanabe (arms crossed), assistedby J. A. SweaHngen,crane foreman. Below, crane mechanic, Teddy Cable"DALSHIP" Brooks,with the giant 50-tondiesel-electric gantryon Wharf 23 in the background,answers some questions for the visitors. Gulf Agentsfor: ALCOALINE CONCORDIALINE ¯ FINNLINES JUGOLiNIJALINE ¯ NY.K. LINE ¯ POLISHOCEAN LINE OFFICESIN: Beaumont¯ Dallas ¯ Galveston¯ Memphis ¯ Mobile ¯ NewYork PortArthur ¯ In MexicoCity--Agencia Transoceanica deVapores, S.A. ,...,

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TODD LAUNCHES TANK BARGE Todd Shipyards Corl)oration (Houston Division) launched a 195’ x 36’6" x 10’6" tank harge for the Alamo Barge Lines of Houston. The vessel was christened "Sun Chem 1200" by SEA-LAND Miss Suzannc Virginia Smith, daughter of Mr. Edward A. DELIVERS THE GOODS! Smith, president of Alamo Barge Lines. This is the sixth barge constructed for Alamo at Todd Houston within recent years. 26 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE MANAGER IS NAMED T. Thorjussen has been named vice president and general manager of Jan C. Uiterwyk Company,Inc.’s Houston office. Louis H. Rubino succeeds Thorjusscn as vice president and general manager of the steamship agency’s NewYork office.

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SINCE 1914 Export and Domestic Crating OFFICE MOVINGAND STORING SPECIALISTS WALD The director for economic affairs and transportation of the Greater Rotter- damport region, E. D. Kruitjbosch, right, recently visited the Port of Houston TRANSFER& STORAGECO. on an Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship for a study of its industrial complex and facilities. He stated he found a striking similarity between Houston and his own Port of Rotterdam with its oil and petro-chemieal in- 5205 S. Rice Ave. Phone 666-2121 dustry. He is shown here going over plans with Richard Leach, director of engineering and planning for the Navigation District.

Shipping to South Africa?.. N.Y.K. LINE Ship the preferred way, via Safmarine’s direct scheduled EXPRESSSERVICE service by men who know their business and the country best. THREE MONTHLY SAILINGS Remembermonyour next shipment save time and money GULF PORTS ¯.. go direct ! TO JAPAN Plus MonthlyService Direct To: HONG KONG ¯ KEELUNG ¯ KAOHSIUNG GULF AGENTS DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATION HOUSTON- GALVESTON, BEAUMONT. DALLAS PORT ARTHUR. NEWORLEANS ¯ MEMPHIS¯ MOBILE

WorkingPartner with thePort of Houston Helpingdevelop ~=~.\’ the Houston- ~N SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE CORP. [N.Y.] ’~ ~ "B.,,.,,P";:.;,;o;,~;’~d~%u,~?,~b.y.~ GulfCoast area //~ ]] FROM:HOUSTON, GALVESTON. NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, CHARLESTON. BALTIMORE,PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK. TO: CAPETOWN,PORT ELIZABETH, ~-AST LONDON,DURBAN, LOURENCO, MARQUES AND BEIRA. ~ HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY

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CompaniaSud Americana de Vapores ExpressFreight ServiceFrom HOUSTON¯ GALVESTON MOBILE ¯ NEW ORLEANS ANDOTHER PORTS AS CARGOOFFERS TO PANAMA ECUADOR" PERU BOLIVIA¯ CHILE 29Broadway, New York, N. Y. Tel. (212)943-8600 Gulf Agents STRACHANSHIPPING CO. NEW ORLEANS ¯ HOUSTON ¯ MOBILE GALVESTON ¯ CHICAGO ¯ ST. LOUIS ATLANTA ¯ DALLAS ¯ MEMPHIS

Although this dumptruck rig looks relatively small against the giant boom of Brown & Root’s huge barge crane, "Big John," and compared to Gulf & South American Steamship Line’s M/V SAVE MOI~ ON GULFFARMER, this work vehicle and four others loaded at the Port of Houston weighed in at 62 tons each. The tires on the trucks, for example, were all eight feet high and each truck had To~rI~OTOR dumpcapacities of 66 cubic yards. FORK LIFT TRUCKS: E.S. Binnings, Inc. Steamship Agents RENT THEM ! 711 FANNIN, SUITE 906 Telephone: CApitol 5-0531 HOUSTON, TEXAS Save capital and maintenance costs. Get extra help in rush periods. Rent Towmotorlift trucks from Mustang. You pay for their use only when you use them. And we pay for repairs and service. Towmotor FRENCHLINE builds trucks to 60,000 lb. capacities. (FrenchAtlantic) Choose from our complete fleet of all types and capacities. Call today . . . HANSALINE (Med./RedSea/Persian Gulf)

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28 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE HOUSTONSTEAMSHIP AGENTS AMERIND SHIPPING CORP. RETLA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. 906 Petroleum Bldg., 227-5335 FOWLER& McVITIE, INC. 711 Fannin, 227-3108 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Cotton Exchange Building, 224-9795 Retla Steamship Co., Inc. Cast Transportation Ltd. (Richmond Shipping Ltd.) Maersk Line Clipper Marine Corporation The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. *SEA-LAND SERVICE, INC. Colonial Tankers Corporation Antilles Shipping Co. 8402 Clinton Drive, 672-6651 Coral Line Truck Trailer Coastwise Service *Independent Gulf Line James W. Elwell & Company FRITZ MARITIME AGENCY STATES MARINE-ISTHMIAN Orient Overseas Container Line Pollux Marine Agency 706 Petroleum Bldg., 228-0221 AGENCY, INC. Ship Services Ltd.: Cotton Exchange Building, 227-3374 Western Agency, Inc. FURNESS, WITHY & CO., LTD. Bloomfield Steamship Co. Western Tankers Corp. *Isthmian Lines, Inc. Uruguayan Line 814 World Trade Building, 227-1521 Isthmian-Gulf-Medlterranean Service Westwaters Managemcnt, Inc. Blue Sea Line Isthmian Gulf-India/Pakistan Service Western Agency, Inc. Furness Line Isthmian Gulf-Hawaiian Service Western Tankers Corp. *Gulf Container Line Isthmian Gulf-Red Sea/Persian Gulf Service Nordana Line States Marine Lines, Inc. AQUA STEAMSHIP AGENCY, INC. States-Marine-Continent al Service States Marine-Far East Service 509 Petroleum Bldg., 224-6207 GULF COAST SHIPPING CORP. States Marine-Mediterranean Service Marine Transport Lines, Inc. States Marine-World Wide Full Cargo Sovereign Marine Lines 300 McFadden Bldg., 225-0869 Mercury Marine Agencies, Inc. China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Service Crescent Marine Corp. Eddie Steamship Lines, Inc. STATES SHIPPING AGENCY Penntex Steamship Corp. Jugooceanija Lines Transamerican SS Corp. 912 World Trade Bldg., 225-0357 Atlantic Shipping Company, S.A. AYERS STEAMSHIP CO., INC. Agence Maritime Transoceanique, S.A. 509 World Trade Building, 227-3261 GULF MOTORSHIPS, INC. East West Shipping Agenciel, Inc. Columbia Steamship Co. 421 Cotton Exchange Bldg., 227-0215 National Shipping Corporation Gallen Line Wallenius Line Sea King Corporation *Maritime Company of the Philippines China Union Line STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. Cobel fret Lines BIEHL & COMPANY Maritime Fruit Carriers Co., Ltd. Cotton Exchange Building, 228-1431 6th Floor, World Trade Building, 222-9961 lntermarine Line *Argentine Lines *Cartainer Line Bank Line *Barber Lines Barber Line Nepal Line (Northern Pan American) Black Star Line Nepal West Africa Line HANSEN & TIDEMANN, INC. Blue Star Line *Hamburg American Line 16th Floor, Cotton Exchange Bldg., 223-4181 Chilean Line KSC Line Hcegh Lines *North German Lloyd Agrimar De Panama Mexican Line Ozean/Stinnes Lines *Belgian African Line *Mitsui-OSK Lines, Ltd. Sidarma Line d’Amieo Line Nedlloyd Line Mamenic Line Deppe Line *Royal Netherlands Line Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Federal Commonwealth Line *Swedish-Atlantic Line Marine Express Line Federal Pacific Lakes Line Unterweser Beederei Farrell Lines Fred. Olsen Interoeean Line Wilhelmsen Lines L. Smit & Co.’s Insco Lines Gulf Alaska Line Irish Shipping Limited T. J. STEVENSONCO., INC. Smit-Lloyd, N.V. United Towing Co. 308 Petroleum Bldg., 224-1703 C. Clausen Steamship Co., Ltd. Pacific Far East Line South African Marine Corporation Dafra Lines Surinam Line Pan tfemisphere Transports, Inc. E. S. BINNINGS, INC. Stevenson Line 711 Fannin, 225-0531 Peruvian State Line Flota Mercante Granco]ombiana, S.A. *HELLENIC LINES, LTD. Netumar Line (Grancolombiana Line) 303 Petroleum Bldg., 224-8607 TEXAS TRANSPORT & *French Line *Hansa Line TERMINALCO., INC. Knutsen Line KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Empress Maritime de Chile llth Floor, 711 Fannin, 225-5461 INC. Ante Tanker Parcel Service BLETSCH STEAMSHIP CO. *Cunard Brocklebank Service 506 Caroline 227-0165 P. N. Djakarta Lloyd Cotton Exchange Bldg., 225-1939 Columbus Line Australian Service *Hoiland-America Line Orient Mid-East Line *Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Lloyd Brasileiro Line Navem Line Navigazione Alta Italia (Creole Line) CANADIAN-GULF .L~, LTD. Nervion Line *Yamashita-Shinnihon Line P.O. Box 5355, 921-4196 Union of Burma Five Star Line Canadian-Gulf Line, Ltd. LE BLANC-PARR, INC. *C. A. Venezolana de Navegacion Montreal Shipping Co. (Venezuelan Line) Cotton Exchange Bldg, 224-1893 Westwind Africa Line Stockard Shipping Co. Harrison Line N.V. Bureau Wijsmuller CENTRAL GULF STEAMSHIP LONE STAR SHIPPING, INC. *THRUTAINER DIVISION- CORP. 1505 Texas Avenue, 224-7531 UNIVERSAL CARLOADING & 711 Fannin, 224-6075 Ferrarhos Line DISTRIBUTING, INC. Central Gulf-Mediterranean Line Florida Lines Central Gulf-Red Sea Line Maritime Line 1217 Prairie, Room201, 223-4109 Central Gulf-Persian Gulf Line Orient Overseas Far East Line Cartainer Line Central Gulf-India/Pakistan Line Orient Overseas Southeast Asia Line Central Gulf-World Wide Full Cargo Service Orient Overseas Continental Line TRANSATLANTIC SHIPPING Stephen Bros. Line AGENCY, INC. J. M. COOK COMPANY *Term Line 806 Petroleum Bldg. 224-5805 817 World Trade Building, 223-4546 Flomerca Line Belgo-American Line Compania Peruana De Vapores Overseas Marine Services (Peruvian State Line) *LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP Gulf Navigation Line D.B. Turkish Cargo Line Mardina Line International Maritime Agencies, Inc. CO., INC. Continental Lira’s *Seven Stars (Africa) Line Cotton Exchange Building, 3rd Floor, 227-7211 *Zim Israel Navigation Company, Ltd. Gulf & South American S.S. Co. JAN C. UITERWYK CO., INC. Transport Commercial Corporation Lykes African Line 711 Fannin, 228-9681 Lykes Caribbean Line Azta Line DALTON STEAMSHIP CORP. Lykes Continent Line Guatemala Line 7th Floor, World Trade Building, 228-8661 Lykes Mediterranean Line Jumbo Shipping *Alcoa Line Lykes Orient Line Naviera Lagos *Concordia Line Lykes United Kingdom Line Uiterwyk Shipping Limited *Finnlines United Yu,goslav Line *Jugolinija Line NORTON, LILLY & CO. *N. Y. K. Line UNITED FRUIT COMPANY *Polish Ocean Lines 320 McFadden Bldg., 222-9601 Freight Traffic Department Jayanti Shipping Co., Ltd. Lauro Line 908 World Trade Bldg., 225-3597 *DELTA STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. Shipping Corporation of India United Fruit Company 1315 Cotton Exchange Bldg., 227-5101 Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. Empressa Hondurena de Vapores, S.A. Delta East Coast South America Line New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd. Delta West Africa Line Port Line WILKENS SHIPPING CO. 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31 PORTOF HOUSTONSHIPPING DIRECTORY FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS Santa Fe Lines, 1360 Houston Club Bldg ...... 228-6441 & CUSTOMS BROKERS Southern Pacific Lines, 913 Franklin ...... 222-1121 Air Express International Wm.P. HobbyAirport ...... 645-6654 MARITIME ASSOCIATIONS LawrenceBraverman, 508 Petroleum Bldg ...... 222-8121 West Gulf Maritime Association, 516 Cotton ExchangeBldg...227-1429 Dorf International, Inc., 231 WorldTrade Bldg ...... 224-6445 WestGulf, MaritimeIndustry Office of Labor Relations, Arthur J. Fritz &Co., 708 PetroleumBldg ...... 228-0351 513 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 224-8801 James A. Green, Jr. & Co., 1710 Melrose Bldg ...... 222-2473 AND SERVICES Harper, Robinson & Co., Melrose Bldg ...... 224-5514 CONTAINER FACILITIES E. R. Hawthorne& Co., Inc., 231 WorldTrade Bldg ...... 224-6445 TERMINALS Intermodal Freight Forwarding,Inc., 808 Petroleum Bldg ..... 225-1171 Port of HoustonMarshalling Yard, City Docks26 & 29 ...... 672-8221 Judson-SheldonInternational, 918 World Trade Bldg ...... 224-6966 Container Trailer Marrying Company,5614 Pine Street 77026. 774-4813 Loretz & Co., 614 Petroleum Bldg ...... 228-4391 Sea-Land Service, P. O. Box 447, 77547 ...... 672-6651 Maher& Co., Inc., 812 Petroleum Bldg ...... 224-8101 Waterfront Services, Inc., 9640 Clinton Dr., 77029 ...... 675-0931 G. E. Posey Corp., 708 Petroleum Bldg ...... 228-0351 CONTAINER AND CHASSIS LEASING Railway Express Agency, Inc., 2818 McKinney...... 227-5121 ATCLeasing Corporation--Agent, Missouri Pacific Darrell J. Sekin & Co., 901 Petroleum Bldg ...... 223-4251 Internmdal Transport, Inc., 6800 Kirkpatrick Blvd., R. W. Smith & Co., 910 Petroleum Bldg ...... 224-9921 77028--Telephone ...... CA7-3151 W. R. Zanes&Co.. 222 Cotton Exchange Bldg ...... 225-0541 Container Transport International--Agent, Gulf Ports Crating Co., 1600 North 75th St.--923-5551 or CommonMarket Forwarders, FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS 309 Houston World Trade Center ...... 225-3521 AdvanceShipping Co., 1300 Texas Ave ...... 228-0316 Integrated Container Service--Agent, Container Trailer Behring Southports Shipping, Inc., 339 World Trade Bldg...222-1324 Marrying Company,5614 Pine St., 77036 ...... 774-4813 Buckley & Co., 221 World Trade Bldg ...... 222-6321 Interpool--Agent, Port WarehouseService, Inc., ButTalo Forwarding Co., 609 Petroleum Bldg ...... 227-7248 8500 C|inton Drive, 77029 ...... 675-3571 Cobol International, M&MBldg ...... 228-0811 Rail Trailer Agent, Auto Terminal & Stevedoring Co., ColumbiaExport Packers, Inc., 413 Cotton ExchangeBldg...227-6313 1316 Cotton ExchangeBldg., 77002 ...... 673-4993 CommonMarket Forwarders, Inc., 309 World Trade Bldg ..... 224-5175 RenTco, Div. Fruehauf Corp., 7402 Eastex Freeway ...... 692-2709 Constable & Madison, 1300 Texas ...... 227-1581 Sea-Container--Agent,Waterfront Services, Inc., Ellis ForwardingCo., 1305 Prairie ...... 222-7326 9640 Clinton Drive, 77029...... 675-0931 Gonzales International Service, 619 Petroleum Bldg ...... 227-8273 XTRA,Inc.--Agent, Gulf Coast Truck-Trailer Sales, Inc., J. P. Harle ForwardingCo., 1220 Texas Ave ...... 225-5371 7606 North Loop E., 77028 ...... 675-4326 F. J. Herbelin, 1217 Prairie Ave ...... 223-8317 HoustonFreight ForwardingCo., Inc., 1251 Esperson Bldg .... 224-0417 CONTAINER COORDINATION International Expediters, Inc., 416 UnionStation Bldg ...... 224-0137 Container Trailer Marrying Company,5614 Pine St., 77026..774-4813 Kuehne& Nagel, Inc., 502 Petroleum Bldg ...... 225-0383 Thrutainer Division of Universal Carloading Company, McLendonForwarding Co., McFaddenBldg ...... 224-8489 710 Cotton ExchangeBldg., 77002 ...... 223-4109 J. R. Michels, Inc., 406 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 225-1671 Sea-LandService, Inc., P. O. Box447, 77547 ...... 672-6651 MoheganInternational Corp. of La., 236 World Trade Bldg...228-9856 HARBOR TOWING J. H. Russell Forwarding Co., McFaddenBldg ...... 225-0096 Bay-HoustonTowing Co., 805 World Trade Bldg ...... 222-6231 SchenkersInternational Forwarders,Inc., Intracoastal Towing& Trans. Corp., 1008 World Trade Bldg...227-2297 614 Petroleum Bldg ...... 224-5561 Suderman& YoungTowing Co., 329 World Trade Bldg ...... 227-1128 Shipco Co., 825 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 228-7511 James Sierra &Co., 4141 North Freeway Bldg ...... 692-6211 SEAMEN~S SERVICE CENTERS H. E. Sehurig & Co., 1201 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 224-8541 ltouston International Seamen’sCenter, 6917 Navigation ..... 921-4168 Stone ForwardingCo., Inc.. 806 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 225-5391 Interfaith Seamen’s Center, 201 South 67th ...... 921-2928 H. S. Thielan, Inc., 506 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 227-6237 Norwegian Seamen’s Mission, 8201 Wier Dr ...... 649-4631 Transoceanic Shipping Co., Inc., 239 WorldTrade Bldg ...... 224-9587 Lutheran Seamen’s Ministry, 1222 Marleen ...... 944-0461 Universal Transcontinental Corp., 416 UnionStation Bldg .... 224-0433 Norwegian GovernmentSeamen’s Service, 2129 Rainbow..... 926-8162 Vairon &Co., 508 World Trade Center Bldg ...... 225-3521 World Trade Forwarding Co., 217 World Trade Bldg ...... 224-9743 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Hugo Zanelli, 328 M&MBldg ...... 223-9315 Customshouse,701 San Jacinto ...... 226-4316 H. L. Ziegler, Inc., 301 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 224-6781 Regional Commissioner,515 Rusk ...... 226-4891 Customs, Special Agent In Charge, 701 San Jacinto ...... 226-4301 CUSTOMS BROKERS CustomsInspector, 7300 Wingate ...... 921-4107 Robert F. Barnes, 719 Petroleum Bldg ...... 227-6592 Coast Guard, Dickinson Gun Plant ...... 672-6639 Leslie B. Canion, 16th Floor, Petroleum Bldg ...... 228-9546 Coast Guard Marine Inspection, 7300 Wingate ...... 926-9407 David E. Grieve, 1025 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 225-2201 Federal CommunicationsCommission, 515 Rusk ...... 226-4306 Meadows& Green. 1710 Melrose Bldg ...... 222-2473 Food &Drug Admin.(Import Inspection) ...... 923-4189 A. K. Meadows,206 McFaddenBldg ...... 228-5007 Plant Quarantine, 7300 Wingate ...... 926-7491 Mark A. Mena, 1220 Tex~ Ave ...... 227-3114 Military Sea Transportation Service. Federal Office Bldg ...... 225-3289 NAVIGATION DISTRICT Department of Commerce,515 Rusk ...... 226-4231 Shipping Commissioner, 7300 Wingate ...... 921-5000 Port of Houston Departmentof Labor, 6731 Harrisburg ...... 926-1711 Executive Offices, 1519 Capitol ...... 225-0671 Terminal Office, Turning Basin ...... 672-8221 CO~IMON CARRIER BARGE LINES Public Grain Elevator, Turning Basin ...... 672-8221 American CommercialBarge Line, 2919 Allen Parkway ..... 529-7611 Bulk Materials Handling Plant, Greens Bayou...... 453-3531 Coyle Lines, P.O. Box 13244 ...... 524-8143 Dixie Carriers, 1616 West Loop South ...... 622-5502 PRIVATELY OWNED TERMINALS Federal and Gulf Canal Barge Line, 6001 Gulf Freeway ..... 923-9451 AdamsTerminal, Ship Channel ...... 748-2566 John I. Hay Co. (Div. of A. L. MechlingBarge Line) Long Reach Docks, Turning Basin ...... 926-3131 13123 Industrial Way...... 453-8551 Manchester Terminal, Ship Channel ...... 227-3296 A. L. Meehling Barge Line, 13123 Industrial Way...... 453-8551 Petty Terminal Corp., Ship Channel ...... 923-9342 Union Barge Line Corp., 3118 Richmond...... 526-3908 Equity Docks, Inc., P. O. Box68, Deer Park ...... 479-2801 Valley Barge Line Co., 1714 C & I Life Bldg ...... 224-8464 HOUSTON PORT BUREAU EXPORT PACKERS 334 World Trade Bldg ...... 228-7447 A.B.C. Moving& Storage, Inc., 2601 Southwest Freeway...... 526-4160 HOUSTON PILOTS AmericanExport Crating Corp., 4802 Clinton ...... 675-3124 6302 Gulf Freeway ...... 645-2441 Associated Transfer &Storage Co., 2620 N. Loop ...... 695-5811 Bekins Van & Storage Co., 3502 Bissonnet ...... 668-0611 CARGO INSPECTION Brand Export Packing, Inc., 2310 McCarthy...... 675-3536 Charles Martin Inspectors of Petroleum, 1215 Dumble...... 926-2677 Central Ship-Shape Crating, 6666 Gulf Freeway ...... 644-5695 National Cargo Bureau, Inc., 517 World Trade Bldg ...... 224-5496 Export Crating & Box, P.O. Box45914, 77045 ...... 227-0719 E. W. Saybolt &Co., Inc., 608 Oil & Gas Bldg ...... 224-9666 Foreign Trade Export Packing Co., 8109 Market Street Road..672-8211 Superintendence Company,Inc., 7131 Harrisburg Blvd ...... 923-2525 Globe BoxCo., 1128 Silber Rd ...... 686-4315 RAILROADS Great Southwest Warehouses, Inc., 1255 West Loop North...681-5801 Burlington Northern, Inc. (BN--C&S--FW&D) Gulf Ports Crating Co., 1600 N. 75th St ...... 923-5551 303 Union Station Bldg ...... 224-0638 Houston Export Crating, 7414 Wingate ...... 923-5527 Houston Belt &Terminal Ry. Co., 202 Union Station Bldg...227-4341 International Export Packers, 818 Aleen ...... 672-8236 Missouri-Kansas-TexasLines, 2819 HumbleBldg ...... 224-6596 Robertson & Sons, 9503 AvenueL ...... 926-7901 Missouri Pacific R. R. (T. &P. RailwayCo.) Wald Transfer & Storage, 812 Live Oak ...... 223-2323 406 Union Station Bldg ...... 227-3151 Walker Moving & Storage Co., 7420 Wynnpark...... 869-5821 Port Terminal R. R. Assn., 7298 Clinton ...... 672-7593 WatsonTransfer &Storage Co., 7019 Katy Rd ...... 861-8177 Rock Island Lines, 415 UnionStation Bldg ...... 227-8294 WestheimerTransfer & Storage, 4700 Kirby ...... 526-3911 PORTOF HOUSTONSHIPPING DIRECTORY SHIP BROKERS AND CHARTERING FOREIGN CONSULATES Collin & Gissel, 8201 Erath ...... 923-5571 ARGENTINA--208World Trade Building (77002) ...... 224-8407 C. W. CroomCo., 3807 S. Sandman...... 522-2701 Alejandro V. Caride, Consul General Fowler &McVitie, Inc., Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 224-9795 BELGIUM--2001Kirby Drive, Suite 314 (77019) ...... 526-0242 Gulf Coast Marine, Inc., World Trade Bldg ...... 228-0945 HermanJ. Matsaert, Consul General Steuart Tankers Company,401 Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 225-0981 BOLIVIA--1OO0Federal Road (77015) ...... 453-1313 States Shipping Agency, 912 World Trade Bldg ...... 225-0357 HonoraryConsul C. J. Thibodeaux& Co., 940 Esperson Bldg ...... 225-1531 Dr. MaxRoth, Transatlantic Shipping Agency,Inc., 806 Petroleum Bldg ..... 224-5805 BRAZIL--M00Montrose Blvd., Suite 500 (77005) ...... 526-3941 Jorge de Oliveira Maia, Consul General STEVEDORES CHILE---602Service Street (77008) ...... 864-7670 All-Ports Stevedoring Corp., P. O. Box40, Deer Park ...... 479-3481 Ben M. Rencoret, Honorary Consul Atlantic &Gulf Stevedores, Inc., 1250 Boyles ...... 672-8396 CHINA--240World Trade Building (77002) ...... 228-0059 Auto Terminal &Stevedore, Inc., 1316 Cotton Exchange...... 227-0218 Tsing-Kang Chu, Consul General Byer’s Barge Terminal, 13031Industrial Rd ...... 453-7101 COLOMBIA--1405Chamber of CommerceBuilding (77002)..227-5420 Canadian Gulf Lines, Ltd., P. O. Box5355 ...... 921-4196 Jaime Lopez-Reyes, Consul General Chaparral Stevedoring Co., 509 World Trade Bldg ...... 227-3261 COSTARICA--4714 San Jacinto (77004) ...... 524-1327 Dixie Stevedores, Inc., 320 McFaddenBldg ...... 222-9601 Jorge Herrera, HonoraryConsul James J. Flanagan Stevedores, 7117 Navigation ...... 928-5683 DENMARK----1301Conti St. (77001) ...... 228-3835 General Stevedores, Inc., 5401 Navigation ...... 923-6678 Paul B. Hansen, HonoraryConsul Gulf Stevedore Corp., Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 223-4184 DOMINICANREPUBLIC--1925 Southwest Freeway (77006).523-4131 Gulfwide Stevedores, 711 Fannin ...... 225-0531 Modesto Diaz, Consul Liberty Stevedore Co., Inc., Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 224-9795 ECUADOR--1230Americana Building (77002) ...... 228-2151 Mid-GulfStevedores, Inc., 711 Fannin, Suite 908 ...... 224-7875 Dr. Hector Aguilar, Consul Port Stevedoring Co., Inc., WorldTrade Bldg ...... 227-2173 Rogers Terminal and Shipping Corp., 14910Market Street .... EL SALVADOR--3815Montrose, Suite 222 (77006) ...... 522-3306 452-4741 Jos6 Trabanino, Jr., Consul General Southern Barge Terminal, 13161 Market Street Rd ...... 453-3504 Southern Stevedoring, Cotton Exch. Bldg ...... FINLAND--8222Manchester (77012) ...... 921-4196 228-8481 RaymondEdmonds, Honorary Consul Strachan Shipping Company,Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 228-1431 Texas Contracting Co., Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... FRANCE--202Gulf Building (77002) ...... 228-0128 222-2259 Georges MacClenahan,Consul General Texas Star Stevedoring Company,Cotton ExchangeBldg ..... 228-4343 Texas Stevedores, Inc., 7th Floor, WorldTrade Bldg ...... 228-8661 GERMANY--36OOYoakum Boulevard (77006) ...... 529-3731 Texports Stevedore Company,Inc., 711 Fannin ...... 225-5461 Dr. William O. Denzer, Consul General United Stevedoring Corp., Cotton ExchangeBldg ...... 227-0687 GREATBRITAIN--1OO5 World Trade Building (77002) .... 223-2301 Young& Companyof Houston, 6th Floor, World Trade Bldg..222-9961 A. J. W. Hockenhull, Consul General GUATEMALA~3407Montrose Blvd., Suite 105 (77006) .... 522-6737 GRAIN ELEVATORS Mrs. Stella Checsman,Consul General Cargill, Inc., Jacinto Port ...... 452-4741 HAITI--3138 South MacGregor(77021) ...... Elco Shipside Elevator, 9100 Becker ...... 923-1689 748-5754 Union Equity Cooperative Exchange, Battleground Rd ...... 479-2801 Dr. ReubenJ. Sheeler, HonoraryConsul Goodpasture Grain & Milling Co., 1606 Clinton ...... 672-2536 HONDURAS--1925Southwest Freeway (77006) ...... 528-6589 Public Grain Elevator, Turning Basin ...... 672-8221 Laura Rivera, Consul General ICELAND--HoustonFirst Savings Building (77002) ...... 222-9974 MOTOR FREIGHT LINES Dr. Charles H. Hallson, HonoraryConsul AlamoExpress, Inc., 2334 Gulf Terminal Drive ...... 923-6655 ISRAEI-,~230World Trade Building (77002) ...... 225-5417 Arkansas-Best Freight Systems, Inc., 5821 North Loop East..692-7261 Benjamin Bonney, Consul General Bates Truck Line, Inc., 802 No. Nagle ...... 227-8291 Braswell Motor Freight Lines, Inc., 3801 Cherry ...... 222-9793 ITALY--209World Trade Building (77002) ...... 222-7860 BrownExpre~, Inc., 4300 Irvington ...... 695-3691 Achille Arcidiacono, HonoraryVice Consul Central Freight Lines, Inc., 4101 Fulton ...... 697-2011 JAPAN--504First City National Bank Building (77002) .... 224-9565 Consolidated Freightways, 4847 Blaffer ...... 675-7411 Arao Ohta, Consul General Dixie Truck Line of Rosenberg, 2410~ Commerce...... 222-6211 JORDAN--708Main Street (77002) ...... 224-2911 East Texas Motor Freight, 5700 North Loop ...... 697-5391 Sabir M. Amawi,Honorary Consul England Transportation Co., 2200 Collier ...... 923-5576 KOREA--802World Trade Building (77002) ...... 227-4856 Farris Truck Line, 24101/2 Cmnmerce...... 227-7501 KwangSoo Alan, Consul General Galveston Truck Line Corp., 7415 Wingate ...... 926-7454 LIBERIA--2826Dowling (77004) ...... 227-3730 Gulf Atlantic Cartage Division, Quitman& West ...... 222-7304 Dr. Charles W. Pemberton, Honorary Consul Gulf Coast Express, Inc., 2400 Capitol ...... 222-0357 LUXEMBOURG--6822Ridgeway (77017) ...... 649-4601 J. V. Harrison Truck Lines, Inc., 720 Terminal ...... 672-7569 Albert D. Cox, Honorary Consul Herder Truck Line, 5842 Harvey Wilson ...... 675-5241 Lee WayMotor Freight, Inc’., 5510 Armour...... 675-6161 MEXICO--503World Trade Building (77002) ...... 223-1700 LonghornTransfer Service, Inc.. 7112 C ...... 926-2661 Luis F. Orci, Consul McLeanTrucking Co., 5800 Kelley ...... 694-5521 NETHERLANDS--315World Trade Building (77002) ...... 224-9656 The Merchants Fast Motor Lines, Inc., 1919 Collingsworth...224-5851 F. A. Hoefer, Consul General Mercury Freight Lines, Inc., 2505 Rusk ...... 228-1583 NICARAGUA--1925Southwest Freeway (77006) ...... 528-6563 Missouri Pacific Truck Lines, Inc ...... 227-3151 Antonio J. Renazco, Consul General M. P. Truck Lines, Inc., 6800 Kirkpatrick ...... 227-3151 NORWAY--231World Trade Bldg. (77002) ...... 222-0142, 222-6231 Port Houston Transport Corp., 6917 Navigation ...... 921-4168 W. D. HadenII, Honorary Consul RamseyTruck Lines, Port of HoustonIndustrial Park ...... 675-7441 PANAMA--3400Montrose (77006) ...... 523-3OO5 Red Arrow Freight Lines, 2222 North Wayside ...... 672-9405 Maria Ehrman-Lefevre, Consul General Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc., 4004 Irvington ...... 694-6691 PARAGUAY--2322Underwood (77025) ...... 668-8989 Republic Truck Lines, 2200 Collier ...... 928-3251 Dr. Martin Cattoni, HonoraryConsul RoadwayExpress, Inc., 9415 Wallisville Road ...... 675-2511 PERU--4034Falkirk (77025) ...... 665-6911 Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., 1235 Gazin ...... 675-5344 Roberto Bonifaz Larriategui, Consul General The Santa Fe Trail Transportation Company,6002 Esperson..926-4441 PORTUGAL--3705South Main (77025) ...... 523-5531 Southern Pacific Transport Company,810 North San Jaeinto..222-1121 Margaret Stegent, Honorary Vice Consul Strickland Transp. Co.. 5521 HarveyWilson ...... 675-3271 SOUTHAFRICA--16OO Cotton Exchange Bldg. (77002) .... 223-4181 Transcon Lines, 1505 Keene ...... 223-5151 Svend Hansen, Honorary Consul Valley Copper State System ...... 697-5301 Western Gillette, Inc., 102 Benningtou...... 694-6645 SPAIN--207World Trade Building (77002) ...... 223-7997 Yellow Freight System, Inc., 6767 North Freeway ...... 697-2861 Maria-Cruz Gonzalo de Anta, Chancellor SWEDEN--3400Montrose, Suite 803 (77005) ...... 524-7459 LIQUID BULK STORAGE Bengt Rosio, Consul General General American Tank Storage, Galena Park ...... 672-0531 SWITZERLAND--7818Nairn (77036) ...... 774-4670 Hc~ Terminals, Ship Channel ...... 453-6301 Fritz E. Fuchs, HonoraryConsul South Coast Industries, P. O. Box85, 77001...... 225-9465 VENEZUELA--203World Trade Building (77002) ...... 223-6395 Tee Terminals, Inc., Galena Park ...... 675-2222 Reinaldo Leandro, Consul General The BANKLINE Ltd. SWEDISHATLANTIC- WILHELMSEN Regular Service from Swedish Atlantic Line, Gothenburg, Sweden and WlUh. Wilhelmsen, asia, Norway L~, U. S. Gulf Ports to Regular Freight and Refrigerated Service FROM GULF PORTS Australia to LE HAVRE - ANTWERP- GHENT - ROTTERDAM @lid~ BREMEN - HAMBURG OSLO - GOTH EN BURG - COPENHAGEN- MALMO Newlea,land STOCKHOLM- HELSINKI - GDYNIA STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY GENERALAGENTS ¯ Brisbane Houston Office ¯ Melbourne 1400 Cotton Exchange Bldg. CA 8-1431 ¯ Auckland Other Offices ¯ Lyttelton Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Miami, Port Everglades, Jacksonville, Savannah, Dallas, Memphis, St. Louis, ¯ Sydney Chicago, Atlanta ¯ Adelaide New York Agents Barber Steamship Lines, Inc. ¯ Wellington ¯ Dunedin

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P. O. Box 52278 -- Houston, Texas 77052 General Offices: 425 Cotton Exchange Bldg. (713) 227-3296 Houston’s Privately-Owned and Operated Terminal