Compania Sud Americana de Vapores Express Freight Service From HOUSTON - GALVESTON MOBILE ¯ NEW ORLEANS AND OTHER PORT5 A5 CARGO OFFERS TO ECUADOR¯ PERU BOLIVIA¯ CHILE 29 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Tel. (212) 943-8600 The 500-ton lift capacity barge crane Big John makes its first heavy lift at the Port of Houston, Gulf Agents placlng the component parts of a Proler Steel Corp. scrap metal baler aboard the S. S. LETITIA LYKES. Owned by the Greens Bayou Terminal, the huge crane will be available for heavy lifts at all times STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. anywhere in the Houston Ship Channel, according to Charles R. Gartrell, Jr., vice president and general NEW ORLEANS ¯ HOUSTON ¯ MOBILE GALVE3TON ¯ CHICAGO ¯ ST. LOUIS manager of the Brown Engineering Corp. subsidiary. In addition to the 500-ton boom, a heavy lift CINCINNATI ¯ DALLAS ¯ KANSAS CITY crawler type crane can work off the stern of the 180-foot long by 70-foot wide barge for fast cycling MEMPHIS ¯ ATLANTA ¯ MILWAUKEE of lighter loads. R.W.Smith Elected By CustomBrokers FA ST SER VICE TO THE CONTINENT The _National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America AND SCANDINAVIA elected Frank A. Hult of J. E. Bernard & Co. of New York as president and Alternate Service R. W. Smith, R. W. Smith & Co., Hous- ton, as a vice president. Hult succeeded Walter J. Mercer of Hudson Shipping SWEDISHATLANTIC LINEWILHELMSEN LINES Co., Inc. as president, with Mercer being Regular Freight and Refrigerated Service elected as chairman of the board of FROM GULF PORTS directors. to LE HAVRE - ANTWERP- GHENT- ROTTERDAM SHIPVIA PORT OF HOUSTON BREMEN- OSLO- -COPENHAGEN - MALMO STOCKHOLM- HELSINKI - GDYNIA BEN H. MOORE INSURANCE AGENCY Ben H. Moore - William C. Moore STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY MARINE- CASUALTY- FIRE GENERAL AGENTS Cable: MOORDEEN HoustonOffice 915 World Trade Bldg. CA 8-5227 1400 Cotton Exchange Bldg. CA 8-1431 Other Offices Galveston,New Orleans, Mobile, Miami, Port Everglades,Jacksonville, UNITEDSTEVEDORING Savannah,Dallas, Memphis, St. Louis,Kansas City, Division Of Chicago,Atlanta, Cincinnati States Marine Lines, Inc. New York Agents Cotton Exchange Bldg. CA 7-0687 CA 7-3374 BarberSteamship Lines, Inc.--Swedish Atlantic Line

JULY, 1967 23 Phone:SO 2-3191 Nite. SO3-4090 SO2-3861 SO3-2545 GULF COAST SUPPLY CO. Mechanical Equipment SpareParts -- MarineSpecialties 16th and Water Streets Galveston, Texas

WARREN PETROLEUM

V NATURALGASOLINE GULF WARRENGAS

Tulsa, Oklahoma Houston, Texas

AN AMERICAN FLAG FREIGHTER Travis L. Smith III, above left, director of engineering and planning for the Port of Houston watches a new process for cutting concrete to remove a red marble cornerstone at Allen’s Landing. The marker designated the Every 10 Days location of the original Port of Houston and it was set in concrete three to four feet deep. Magnolia Welding and Supply Companyof Houston donated Fast, efficient cargo handling the time and materials for the job. Oxygen and magnesium rods are used from Gulf Ports to *,the to create an intense heat that melts the concrete. The cornerstone was West Coast of South America relocated in the recently-completed Allen’s Landing park in downtown Houston. GULF & SOUTH AMERICAN STEAMSHIPCO.

831 Gravier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana In other cities contact Lykes or Grace

*SouthboundNew Orleans/C. Z. cargo sublect to special Booking PORTHOUSTON TRANSPORT CORP. arrangements. 6917 NAVIGATION BLVD. ¯ P.O. BOX 9296 HOUSTON11, TEXAS WA1-4168 U. S. CUSTOMBONDED ShipVia SPECIALIZINGIN IMPORT& EXPORTHAULING TRUCKSAND CARGO INSURED BONDEDPERSONNEL Port of Houston Call Us on Your Local Transport Problem

Cable Address "’RICE," Houston KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Inc. United StatesGulf Ports to Spain. . . Morocco. . . Portugal . . . Philippines . . . Japan. . . Brazilian Ports . . . MediterraneanPorts Pakistan. . . . . . Ceylon. . . and WestCoast of South AmericaPorts Clegg Bldg. 506 Caroline St. Cotton Exchange Bldg. Cotton Exchange Bldg. HOUSTON DALLAS GALVESTON

24 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE SINCE 1914 Export and Domestic Crating

OFFICE MOVING AND STORING SPECIALISTS

TRANSFER& STORAGE CO.

812-20 Live Oak St. Phone FA 3-2323

N. Y. K. LINE University of Houston College of Business staff membersDr. Warren Rose, left, and Associate Professor Vernon L. Engberg study a large Three Sailings per Month to photo of the Port of Houston supplied by the Navigation District to hang in the offices of the College’s Transportation Departmentin the University’s HeyneBuilding. Dr. Rose is author of the study on the the Port’s economicimpact on the Houstonarea preparedfor the Navigation JAPANESE PORTS District and published under the title "Catalyst of an Economy"by the University of Houston. DALTON STEAMSHIP CORP. Gulf General Agents

Cable Address: "Dalship" OfficesIn Houston¯ Galveston¯ Beaumont¯ Port Arthur ¯ Dallas ¯ New Orleans ¯ Memphis¯ Mobile

WorkingPartner with the Port of Houston~ \’,~ The SALLY,below, was registered under the Panamanianflag Helpingdevelop ~ recently at the Port of Houstonfor her Houston ownersby Panagangelos Kouruklis, ConsulGeneral of Panama.Above, taking part in the legal pro- the Houston- ~ ceedingswere, left to right, BenLefkowitz, ownerof the SALLY;Kouruklis; Captain Willis Bodden,master of the SALLY;Richard Fernandez,Gulf Coast GulfCoast area /~~" ShippingCorp., agent; and Nick Fostinls, Gulf Coast Shippingport captain. Accordingto Lefkowitz, the SALLYwill be usedprimarily in the molassestrade from the WestIndies. HOUSTONLIGHTING & POWERCOMPANY

SAFESOLVENTS SERVICE Hjalmar Bj~irge, Oslo S. Ugelstad, Oslo Regular Sailings Between Gul~ Ports and Holland. Direct Calls at Other U.S. and European Ports subject to inducement M/T GRANHEIM - 20,200 t.d.w. T/T HONN~R - 19,500 t.d.w. For Sailings, Freight and Further Particulars Apply To: HJALMAR BJ~RGE, P.O. Box 391, Oslo - TLX Oslo 6400 - Cables: HEADTANK Husbanding Agents Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc. Galveston, Texas

JULY, 1967 25 E.S. Binnings, Inc.

Steamship Agents 711 FANNIN, SUITE 906 Telephone: CApitol 5-0531 HOUSTON, TEXAS

C.T.O. LINE (Manila and )

FRENCHLINE (French Atlantic)

HANSA LINE (Med./Red Sea/Persian Gulf)

GRANCOLOMBIANA LINE Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Panamavia Cristobal Diplomas attesting to satisfactory completion of a six weeks’ course in port operations were awarded OFFICES last month by the Port of Houston to Ra01 Hern6ndez, Director of Port Operations of Cartagena, NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON Colombia, and to Oswaldo Vergara, who holds the sameposition at the Colombian port of Santa Marta. MEMPHIS GALVESTON Port Commission Chairman Howard Tellepsen made the presentation. Hern6ndez and Vergara are the ST. LOUIS DALLAS second pair of Colombian port executives to complete the operations training course at the Port of Houston under the Puertas Amigos program sponsored by the Permanent Technical Committee of the Organization of American States and the International Committee of the American Association of Port Authorities.

Y-/tOUSION TO WING 6’0. ¯ ttARBOR AND COASTWISE TOWI... NG HOUSTON¯ GALVESTON° CORPUSCHRISTI FREEPORT¯ TEXAS CITY

Dalton Steamship Corporation

SHIP AGENTS AND OPERATORS TERMINAL OPERATORS AND STEVEDORES Agents/or FINNLINE$ COLDEMAR LINE ¯ CONCORDIA LINE N.Y.K. LINE ¯ POLISH OCEAN LINE ¯ JUGOLINI]A LINE Seventh Floor, WORLDTRADE BLDG. HOUSTON2, TEXAS Cables "DALSHIP" ¯ Teletype 713-571.1421-1422 ¯ Telephone CA 8-8661 10 LINES Offices in GALVESTON, BEAUMONT, PORT ARTHUR, DALLAS, NEW ORLEANS, MEMPHIS, MOBILE and NEW YORK

26 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE Capt.DrakeNamed CABLE: MAHCO FBM 2187 ByCentral Gulf M. G. Maher&Co., Inc. Capt. Edward S. Drake has been ap- pointed manager, marine personnel, for CustomhouseBrokers -- ForeignFreight Forwarders Central Gulf Steamship Corporation, N. F. Johnsen, company chairman, an- Members:Custom Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc. nounced. Sanlln Building 802 World Trade Center Capt. Drake will occupy a new execu- New Orleans 12, Louisiana Hou~on, Texas tive position ~ith the company, which Telephone: 529-5941 CApitol 4-8101 has been created to take care of inereas- TWX-S04.B22-,~40 TWX-713-571.1283 ing marine personnel matters brought about by fleet growth and to implement a national recruiting program. He joined Central Gulf in 1960 and served as mas- ter of different company vessels until 1965. During that year, he was loading EXPERIENCE superintendent for the company in the port of Houston. OF 30 YEARS meansthat youcan be assuredof the maximumin service, speed, efficiencyand economy when you ship with us. Gulf CoastIs Hellenicprovides regular, reliable servicebetween Portugal, the Med- iterranean,North Africa, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, India, Pakistan,Ceylon, Burma...and Atlantic, Gulf, GreatLakes, St. Lawrenceand East Coast AppointedAgent of Canadaports.

Gulf Coast Shipping Corporation has been appointed Gulf Coast agents for both solicitation and husbanding for HELLENIC China Merchants Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., an independent operator in the LINES; LIMITED Orient trade making monthly sailings 39Broadway, NewYork, N.Y. 10006, DI 4-3334 1133International Trade Mart Tower, New Orleans, 522-0732 from the Gulf Coasts to Japan and Tai- Agentsinall principalcities and ports. ~an, Boise-Griflin Steamship Co., Inc.. of New York, general agents, has an- nounced. The appointment became ef- fective with the June sailing from the Gulf of the M. V. HAl PING.

Ship Via Port of Houston

COMPLETE TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICE ¯ Analytical Chemists ¯ Testing Engineers ¯ Materials Inspectors ¯ Cargo Surveyors ¯ Spectro- graphic Analysis SHILSTONETESTING LABORATORY HoustonAgent 1714 WEST CAPITOL AVE., HOUSTON Offices: Houston,New Orleans, Corpus LE BLANC-PARR, INC. Christi, BatonRouge 616 Cotton ExchangeBuilding Representativesin all majorcities 713 CA 2-2259

JULY, 1967 27 BIEHL IS NAMED Marine Express Line, operators of the container ship M. S. LA BONITA be- tween New Orleans and Central America, has named Bichl & Company, Inc., as Gulf General Agents.

INDEPENDENT GULFLINE (Vinke & Co., Amsterdam,Managers) REGULARSERVICE to and from the New ships and new equipment for specialized cargo handling on HANSALine vessels were announced by officials of the Bremen, , shipline to shippers in Houston recently. Managing CONTINENT Director Hermann C. Helms told a luncheon audience that the HANSALine was placing a new class of vessel in the Gulf of Mexico--Persian Gulf trade and that the M. V. UHENFELSwas being modified for heavy lift work in shallow harbors. The UHENFELSwill have 275-ton cranes that can work doubled to lift 550 tons. Counterbalance tanks have been added to the vessel’s sides to allow S~EKIP]9ING, CO l:tP 0 I>~.T ZOI~ it to makethe full 550-ton llft while drawing only 20-21 feet of water. Shown,left to right, are O. M. Lacy, vice president, E. S. Binnings, Inc., steamship agents; Helms; J. P. Turner, managingdirector, Harris General Agent U.S.A. County Navigation District; and KarI-He;nz Hamann, manager of the HANSAAmerican-Persian Gulf Houston ¯ Galveston ¯ New York Service. New Orleans ¯ Memphis Baltimore ¯ Philadelphia Refrigerated Space Available Blades Has NewClaims Manager

J. H. Blades & Co. has appointed John M. McGregor as claims manager. McGregor is a native Houstonian and a BBAgraduate of the University of Houston. He has served as an officer in SWIFT/DIRECT SERVICE FROM the Air Force; entered the US GULF TO insurance business in 1957.

L I VERP 00L CUNARD NAMES TT&T ’]’he Cunard Lira, has appointed the MA NCHES TER Texas Transport & Terminal Company Inc.. to act as their Freight Agent in HOUSTON ¯ COTTON EXCHANGE BLDG. CAPITOL 2-2259 - TWX - 910 881-2650 the St. Louis area for the Compan}’s North Atlantic and Gulf Service, J. Daniel Culpepper, ’s Chief Freight Executive in the United GALVESTON NEW ORLEANS ¯ DALLAS ¯ MEMPHIS Slates, said.

YourVessel will be metat the Bar andPiloted to the Port of Houstonby HOUSTON PILOTS 6302 GULF FREEWAY HOUSTON 23, TEXAS

28 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE K I

The largest single shipment of grain ever loaded in the Houston Ship of the 50,000-ton shipment, with Goodpasture Grain and Milling Co. Channel went aboard the M. V. EUROS, Hansen and Tidemann, Inc. Inc., loading the other 31,000 tons. The record shipment of milo maize agents, recently. Equity Export Corporation loaded the first 19,000 tons was destined for Pakistan.

SERVING THE TEXAS GULF COAST

GALVESTON ¯ HOUSTON CORPUSCHRISTI TEXAS CITY ¯ FREEPORT SUDERMAN & YOUNG TOWING CO. INC, U.S. National Bank Building Galveston, Texas Cable: SANDY,Galveston.

JULY,1967 29 Houston Steamship Agents

ABAUNZA STEAMSHIP AGENCY DELTA STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. RETLA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. CORP. 1300 Texas Avenue, CA7-5101 313 Marine Building, CA7-3108 203 MarineBldg., CA2-9601 Delta East Coast South AmericaLine Retla SteamshipCo., Inc. Delta West Africa Line LauroLine SEA-LAND SERVICE, INC. ShippingCorporation of India FOWLER & McVITIE, INC. 8402 Clinton Drive, OR2-6651 ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Cotton ExchangeBuilding, CA4-9795 Truck Trailer Coastwise Service 711 Fannin. CA4-6075 Macrsk Line AMERIND SHIPPING CORP. The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. STATES MARINE-ISTHMIAN 110 Marine Building, CA7-5335 Antilles ShippingCo. AGENCY, INC. AmericanExport and Isbrantsen Lines Cotton ExchangeBuilding, CA7-3374 CargoShips and Tankers, Inc. FUNCH, EDYE & CO., INC. Agents For Fabre Line 814 World Trade Building, CA7-1521 Bloomfield SteamshipCo. Independent Gulf Line Blue Sea Line Isthmian Lines, Inc. SeawayShipping Corp. LondonExpress Service Isthmian Gulf-MediterraneanService Ship Services, Ltd.; U.S. BulkCarriers, Scandinavian American Line Isthmian Gulf-Red Sea/Persian Gull Inc.; WesternAgency, Inc. Nordana Line Service James W. Elwell & Company GULF COAST SHIPPING CORP. Isthmian Gulf-India/Pakistan Service Western Tankers Corporation 204 Marine Bldg., CA5-0869 Isthmian Gulf-HawaiianService Clipper Marine Corporation China Merchants SteamNavigation Co., Ltd. States MarineLines, Inc. Westwaters Management,Inc. Eddie SteamshipLines, Inc. States Marine-continental Service Colonial Tankers Corporation Jugoo~eanija Lines States Marine-FarEast Service AYERS STEAMSHIP CO., INC. Retla SteamshipCo., Inc. States Marine-MediterraneanService 509 WorldTrade Building, CA7-3261 Transamerican SS Corp. States Marine-World Wide Full Cargo Constellation Line Service Ferrarhos Lines GULF MOTORSHIPS, INC. KoreaShipping Corporation, Ltd. 1316 Cotton ExchangeBldg., CA7-0215 STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. China Union Lines Cotton ExchangeBuilding, CA8-1431 Maritime Companyof the Philippines Argentine Lines BIEHL & COMPANY Wallenius Lines China Merchants SteamNavigation Co., Ltd. Bank Line 6th Floor, WorldTrade Building, CA2-9961 Chilean Line Fern Line HANSEN & TIDEMANN, INC. tIoegh Line North Africa-Middle East Nepal Line (Northern Pan American) 16th Floor, Cotton ExchangeBldg., CA3-4181 Mexican Line Nepal West Africa Line Agrimar de Panama Mitsui OSKLines, Ltd. Hamburg American Line Belgian African Line Nedlloyd Line Insco Lines, Ltd. Corporacion Peruana de Vapores Royal Line North German Lloyd Deppe Line/Belgian Line Swedish-AmericanLine Ozean/Stinnes Lines Federal CommonwealthLine Wilhelmsen Lines Sidarma Line Federal Pacific Lakes Line Mamenic Line Fred Olsen/Interocean Line TEXAS TRANSPORT & Seindia SteamNavigation Co., Ltd. Irish Shipping Line Barber Middle East Line TERMINAL CO., INC. Marine Express Line 11th Floor 711 Fanuin, CA5-5461 L. Smit &Co.’s MoranInternational TowingCorporation Smit-Lloyd,N.V. Cunard Steam-ShipCo., Ltd. Pacific Far East Line Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank,Ltd. C. Clausen SteamshipCo., Ltd. South African Marine Corporation P. N. D jakarta Lloyd Marine Express Line Surinam Line Holland-America Line E. $. BINNINGS, INC. KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Mexican Line 711 Fannin, CA5-0531 NavigazioneAlta Italia (Creole Line) C. T. O. Line INC. Yamashita-Shinnihon Line Flota Mercante Grancolombiana,S. A. 506 Caroline CA7-0165 Union of BurmaFive Star Line (Grancolombiana Line) ColumbusLine Australian Service C. A. Venezolanade Navegaeion French Line KawasakiKisen Kaisha, Ltd. (Venezuelan Line) Hansa Line Japan-Korea-Formosa, Hong Kong WestwindAfrica Line BLETSCH STEAMSHIP CO. LloydBrasileiro Line Brazil Wysmuller Ocean Towage& Salvage 332 Shell Bldg., CA5-1939 Nervion Line Spanish Mediterranean Company Cobelfret Lines North Spain, Portugal Orient Mid-East Line Vega Line TIPTON SHIPPING CO. CANADIAN-GULF LINE, LTD. LE BLANC-PARR, INC. 517 Cotton Exchange Bldg., CA 7-1493 P. O. Box 5355, WA1-4196 Cotton ExchangeBldg., CA2-2259 TRANSATLANTIC SHIPPING Canadian-GulfLine, Ltd. Harrison Line AGENCY, INC. Montreal Shipping Co. Hellenic Line 1326 Cotton ExchangeBldg., CA4-5805 Stockard Shipping Co. Atlantic Shipping Company,S.A. CENTRAL GULF STEAMSHIP LONE STAR SHIPPING, INC. 1505 Texas Avenue, CA4-7531 Edmvan Meerbe~ck & Co., S.A. CORP. Azta Line Ferro Union Corporation 711 Fannin, CA4-6075 Continental Lines Unimar GmbH Central Gulf-MediterraneanLine Contramar Lines Central Gulf-Red Sea Line UNITED FRUIT COMPANY Flomerca Line Freight Traffic Department Central Gulf-Persian Gulf Line Gulf Lines, Ltd. Central Gulf-India/Pakistan Line Orient Overseas Line 908 WorldTrade Bldg., CA5-3597 Central Gulf-WorldWide Full Cargo Term Line United Fruit Company Service WILKENS SHIPPING CO. DALTON STEAMSHIP CORP. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP Cotton ExchangeBuilding, CA7-4395 7th Floor, World Trade Building, CA8-8661 CO., INC. WatermanSteamship Corp. Coldemar Line Cotton ExchangeBuilding, 3rd Floor, Concordia Line CA7-7211 WEST COAST LINE Gulf &South AmericanS.S. Co. 817 World Trade Building, CA3-4546 Jugolinija Line Lykes African Line Black Star Line N. Y. K. Line Lykes Caribbean Line Seven Stars Line Polish Ocean Lines Lykes Continent Line Turkish Cargo Lines DEEPSEA AGENTS, INC. Lykes Mediterranean Line Thule Ship Agency,Inc. CottonExchange Building, CA4-9798 Lykes Orient Line West Coast Line Stevenson Lines Lykes United KingdomLine ZimIsrael Lines Marchessini Lines Farrell Lines 206 Marine Bldg., CA5-0869 30 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE == .=~

32 PORTOF HOUSTON MAGAZINE JULY, 1967 33 6TH FLOORWORLD TRADE CENTER

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On the left, Bank of the Southwest’s Vice President and Manager of the International Banking Department, Merle Crockard, discusses shipping arrangements with Jerry Turner, General Manager of the Port of Houston.

JULY, 1967 35 POSTMASTER:If not delivered in five days, return to P. C). Box 2562, Houston 1, Texas. Return requested. BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Houston, Texas Permit No. 5441 A big one goes up and over

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Loading134,200 pounds of oilwell blowoutpreventer is easy THISIS LONGREACH workfor a stiff-leg derrick at LongReach Docks. Cargo, for useby EssoExploration of , is goingaboard the SS HOLLYBANKbound for Melbourne.Agent was Strachan Ship- ping Companyand H. E. Schurig& Co., Inc. wasforwarder.

* Berthingfor 8 vessels ¯ Locomotivecranes, 75-ton derrick ¯ Marginalrail trackag.e ¯ Modernfreight handling equipment ¯ Simultaneoushandling 200 cars ¯ Coveredarea 1,400,000 sq. ft.

Wharves ¯ Warehouses¯ Cotton Comp,esses Operated by GULFATLANTIC WAREHOUSE CO., Houston, Texas 77001