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27 man, Theodore Burton of Ohio. engineers that had recommended HISTORY:PART VII "Burton proved himself a construction of the channel. Miller from Page 9) relentless, resourceful enemy of the confided to Burton and later testified Rivers and Harbors Committee. adoption of the engineers’ report before the Rivers and Harbors Com- They were well received, and hopes favoring the construction of the ship mittee that he believed deep water ran high that the engineers’ report channel," Tom Ball commented in possible but not practical for would be accepted and appropria- a book he wrote later about the ef- Houston. tions would be forthcoming. forts to obtain the Houston deep- Ball, in response, asked that Col. heir hopes were soon crushed. water channel. Robert be allowed to testify. Robert TPresident William McKinley took issue with Miller, expressing the decreed that no rivers-and-harbors urton’s disapproval of the project opinion that the project was of great commercial importance not only to bill would be passed in that session. Bstemmed from a conversation Congress adjourned, and when it with Maj. Alexander Miller, who, Houston, but to Texas and the Trans- convened again, the Rivers and Har- with Col. Robert and Capt. George Mississippi West as well. "The chan- bors Committee had a new chair- Derby, had served on the board of nel.., would provide an inland har- bor more secure from storms, and save more than 50 miles in railroad transportation," Robert testified. he project was not immediately Tabandoned, but Burton managed to keep funding to a minimum. Houston’s ship channel received on- ly small appropriations, and the work proceeded slowly. In 1900 the engineers decided to modify the channel plan from the original depth of 25 feet to 181/z feet. Ball had not intended to serve more than three terms in Congress, but with the channel project still pending, he ran for office again in 1902. When Congress convened in December, he prepared himself for a showdown with Burton, enlisting support from both the Democratic and Republican members of the Rivers and Harbors Committee. n the meantime, a tragic event had Istrengthened Houston’s position. The Shippe In September 1900 a tropical storm accompanied by a six-foot tidal surge devastated Galveston Island, killing 6,000 people and destroying the ci- Choice. ty. This event enhanced the argu- Highly skilled personnel plus modern,fast, up-to-date specialized vessels to meet the needs of your cargo. ments for a port protected from the sea. all asked the Rivers and Harbors MORESERVICE BCommittee to appropriate suffi- SARAJEVOEXPRESS, and KOPERE.XPRESS-- totall)’ a~.tomated container vessels complement our ex~enslve uee. cient funds to restore the harbor at Galveston and to recognize Hous- Direct Independent Container Service to: ton’s proposal for a 25-foot-deep Middle East, Mediterranean, channel. He also asked for an im- mediate appropriation of $1 million Adriatic, and North Africa to begin dredging the channel from from both Coasts and Gulf. Houston to the Gulf of Mexico. Bur- General Agents: ton, outnumbered by other members of the committee, finally conceded defeat. Suite 2045 One World Trade Center HOUSTON] By 1904 the initial appropriation New York, N.Y. 10048 I (713) 681-0205 (212)432-116011170 was exhausted. At this time it became clear that the $4 million mentioned in the engineers’ report

28 of 1897 would not be nearly enough Houston was not the only Texas trigued by the idea, especially since to complete the project. More funds coastal city that wanted access to the they had been assured that the water- became available in March 1905, and sea. Beaumont also wanted a deep- front would be publicly controlled. dredging of the Turning Basin began water channel, and leaders there They voted unanimously to accept at the head of Long Reach, so were working on a bill that would the proposal, and the Houston dele- named because it was the longest allow them to form a navigation gation returned home to take on the and straightest stretch in the upper district. Ball suggested that Houston task of establishing a navigation bayou. join the Beaumont interests in district and convincing voters to ap- y 1908 the Turning Basin was writing a bill and securing its prove the issuance of $1.25 million Bcompleted, and the channel had passage through the state legislature. in bonds. been dredged to a depth of 18.5 feet. The resulting legislation author- he Harris County Ship Channel From that year until 1912 little was ized the creation of navigation TNavigation District was approved done on the channel aside from districts with the power to improve by voters in January of 1910. The maintenance. Once more, Houston- waterways and to issue bonds to pay first commissioners were Charles ians had to find a way to get the for the improvements. The bill was Dillingham, R.S. Sterling and C.G. channel project moving again. passed by the Texas Legislature in Pillot. Horace Rice had become mayor of 1909. Congress authorized the project to Houston in 1905. He had already n December of 1909 a delegation deepen the Houston Ship Channel to served as mayor from 1896 to 1898, Ifrom Houston appeared before the 25 feet in June of 1910. This piece of and he was vitally interested in pro- Rivers and Harbors Committee in legislation set a precedent for cost- moting Houston as a seaport. He Washington with an unusual sugges- sharing agreements between the fed- used his yacht, the ZEELAND, to tion. The proposed Harris County eral government and local govern- show the channel to prominent Houston Ship Channel Navigation mental entities. visitors and even proposed that the District would issue bonds to cover city take over and complete the "Prior to Houston’s offer, no half the cost of deepening the substantial contribution had ever channel project. Houston Ship Channel to 25 feet. been made by local interests to se- His suggestion was met with en- The federal government would only cure the adoption of their projects," thusiasm by a number of Hous- need to finance 50 percent of the wrote Ball in his book, The Port of ton leaders, and Tom Ball was asked project. Houston. "No project has since been to suggest a plan. Ball knew that The committee members were in- (Continued on Page 30)

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31 TURNINGBASIN AT BARBOURS CUTTO BE ENLARGED Plans are under way to enlarge the Berth 5 is expected to be completed will be approximately $44,000. turning basin at the Port of Houston in mid-1991 and Berth 6 in mid-1992. PHA officials commissioned the Authority’s Fentress Bracewell Bar- NEWYARD CRANES The Port of Houston new model after testing a pilot bours Cut Container Terminal. Sev- Commission has approved plans to model developed by the university. eral other projects have been started purchase four Transtainer yard That model simulated the terminal’s or completed recently at the cranes for Barbours Cut Terminal gate activity, such as truck turn- terminal. Berth 5. around time under varying condi- The Port Authority recently Plans call for the cranes to be tions, arrival rates, number of con- sought bids to have the existing turn- delivered in late 1990 or early 1991. tainer arrivals, mix of full and emp- ing basin dredged to a diameter of The cranes will initially be used at ty containers and number of in- 1,600 feet. The project will cost an Berths 1 and 2 during periods of bound and outbound gates. estimated $7.1 million. heavy vessel activity and will be The new model will simulate ac- EXPANSIONNEEDED "The enlarged turn- moved to Berth 5 after the berth is tivity for the entire terminal. The ing basin is needed to accommodate completed. The Port Authority plans model will enable the Port Authori- the larger vessels and increasing traf- to seek a purchase contract with an ty to simulate differences in vessel fic at Barbours Cut Terminal," said option to buy two additional cranes arrival rates, container moves per John Kahl, PHA chief engineer. "We for use at Berth 5. The cost for all vessel, equipment available for con- expect dredging to start around four cranes would be approximate- tainer handling, truck turnaround September and to be completed by ly $4 million. times, equipment maintenance, the end of the year." COMPUTERMODEL Port Commissioners staffing levels and other infor- Approximately 3.4 million cubic also have authorized the develop- mation. yards of material will be removed ment of a computer model simulat- "These models allow us to show from the existing basin, and the old ing cargo activity at the terminal. terminal users how changes in ter- Tenneco Inc. dock will be removed. The Port Commission recently minal facilities, equipment and staff- The Port Authority acquired the authorized the Port Authority to ing wil] affect their operations at dock and surrounding acreage in a enter into a contract with the Barbours Cut Terminal," said John land swap with Tenneco so a fifth University of Houston for the proj- Horan, terminal manager. "We ex- berth could be built in the area. ect. Cost for developing the model (Continued on Page 33) NIKOU SHIPPING COMPANY / U.S. Gulf Agents for SCANFREIGHT 20 Years of Uninterrupted WorldwideConsolidation Services

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32 TWOMANUFACTURERS TOOPEN HOUSTON AREA FACILITIES Two companies -- a maker of CE0 MANUFACTURINGThe second com- our business," said CEO President- plastic equipment and a newly pany, CEO Manufacturing, will Carlos Kuri. formed clothing manufacturer- make T-shirts and sweatshirts in a will open facilities in Houston. HEDC assisted both companies 13,000-square-foot facility on Bunker during their search for new loca- The facilities will create 50 direct Hill Road in west Houston. CEO had jobs and an annual economic im- tions. HEDCis an operating division considered sites in North and South pact of $5.9 million, according to the of the Greater Houston Partnership. Carolina but chose Houston because HEDC’smission is to create jobs in Houston Economic Development of the supply of skilled labor. the Houston area through market- Council (HEDC). "Houston has a positive business ing, sales, business development and PLASTICSINTERNATIONAl Plastics Inter- philosophy that made it attractive to national Enterprises is relocating its image enhancement programs. manufacturing operation from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Brookshire, Texas, near Houston. The company Two monitors were installed in the designs, builds and rebuilds equip- BARBOURSCUT(Continued from Page 32) cab. After a trial period, PHAperson- ment for the plastic molding nel determined that the equipment industry. pect these models to result in im- significantly improved visibility. Plastics International had consid- proved customer service." Video equipment now will be in- ered relocating to Dallas but chose CAMERASPURCHASED Video cameras stalled on the terminal’s 10 remain- Houston because of the availability will soon be installed on the ter- ing yard cranes. The additional of real estate, companyofficials said. minal’s yard cranes to improve equipment will cost $34,200. "In Houston, we also are closer to visibility for crane operators. Radio- PAVINGFINISHED Kingsley Construc- our customer base, and the Port of Holland USAhas received a contract tors Inc. recently completed addi- Houston provides excellent access to for the installation. tional paving of an area landward of our offshore markets," said Jose R. In November 1987, a camera was Wharf 4. The contractor paved an ad- Marazita, president of Plastics Inter- installed on each of the two blind- ditional 3.86 acres. national. The company’s new plant side legs on Yard Crane K to test the Kingsley also is paving another occupies 32,000 square feet. effectiveness of the video equipment. 10.25 acres behind Wharf 5.

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36 in culture, language, management style and the "way to do business" Put Your Message will remain. This diversity will con- tinue to act as a barrier for business, WhereYour Market Is! and successful companies will need to take it into account. FUTUREOFU.S. BUSINESS Fundamental questions should be Your ad in the Port of Houston raised concerning the future of U.S. Magazine will be seen by everyone business. For some, opportunities from liner executives to major importers will open up to sell to new cus- tomers, to develop new products and and exporters. Each of the 15,000 to build links with other firms. copies distributed each month is read Others may find threats to their cur- by at least three decision makers in rent businesses or changes in tech- nical regulations. We may also see maritime-related businesses. That’s more new competition coming from Euro- than 45,000 key people all over the pean companies with new, larger world. and stronger operational bases. These situations demand a major reevaluation of the future of our businesses. Call for rates: We must evaluate the changes in our market and how we will address our new competition. Consideration (713) 226-2133 must be given to reorganization. Combinations of businesses through mergers or acquisitions could strengthen market presence, broad- en the range of products and services and spread financial risk. Manage- ment structure should be examined When you move... for its ability to maximize new op- 1 For fastest service attach OLD mailing label in space below. portunities and defend current market position. The training of cur- If mailing label is not available, print your former company’sname rent employees in new languages and address in this box. and other skills should be consi- dered. Finally, the transportation and logistics implications of the 1992 changes and EC 1992 can be charac- terized as a revolution. It is causing U.S. companies to revolutionize their approach to doing business in Europe and has already brought 2. Print your NEW mailing address here. about the dislocation of European Name companies. EC 1992 is happening now, and critical discussions on the Company shape of Europe are taking place to- Address day; 1992 is simply the completion date. Noone will fire a starting pistol City State Zip on Jan. 1, 1993. The race has already begun. [] 3. Mail to: Circulation Department Port of Houston Magazine PORT DATA P.O. Box 2562 The Port of Houston exchanged 64.5 Houston, Texas 77252-2562 million tons of goods worth $22 million with foreign ports during 1988. Imports Pleaseallow six weeksfor changeto takeeffect. / totaled 41.6 million tons, while exports totaled 22.9 million tons.

37 BROCK,MANZO NAMED TO TOPHEDC POSITIONS SALVATOREMANZO Manzo will manage Two top positions have been JOHNBROCK Brock replaces Lee Ho- gan, who was named president of the the Direct Business Assistance pro- filled at the Houston Economic gram for HEDC.He replaces Richard Development Council (HEDC), Greater Houston Partnership in Somerville. operating division of the Greater January, when HEDC and the Houston Partnership. Greater Houston Chamber of Com- Manzo retired from the Rice University staff recently, after serv- John Brock has been named presi- merce merged to form the new dent and chief operating officer, and organization. ing for 10 years as director of the ex- ecutive department programs in the Salvatore Manzo has been appointed Previously, Brock was senior vice director of business development president of marketing for Paine Jesse Jones Graduate School of Administration. and financing. Webber Properties Inc. in Houston. HEDC’smission is to create jobs in A Houston native, Brock holds a The Direct Business Assistance the Houston region through market- master’s degree in business ad- program matches businesses with ing and sales, business development ministration from the University of professionals who can provide ad- and image enhancement programs. Texas. vice and direction the companies need to succeed and grow. JOHNSONMARITIME ANNOUNCESCHANGES THERE’S A FINE LINE Johnson Maritime Services has announced four management BETWEEN HOUSTON changes as a result of the firm’s "phenomenal growth," company AND NORTH President George Gatz said. Executive Vice President Gregory EUROPE. Powell is relocating from the com- pany’s U.S. Gulf headquarters in Houston to New York, where he will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations. OTHERCHANGES Joseph Hinson has been promoted to the position of vice president of liner services for the U.S. Gulf and will work in Houston. Eldon Spencer has been named president of the company’s West Gulf operations and will work in the Houston office. Charles Boon has been promoted from controller to treasurer. $ OFTBA L L WINNERS ANNOUNCEDFOR NTW Teams representing Lawrence Ex- MEXICAN lINE port Services and Palletized Truck- SAILINGS EVERY 8 DAYS ing won top honors in the two divi- sions of the 1989 National Transpor- tation Week Softball Tournament. INDEPENDENT NON-STOP SERVICE Lawrence Export’s team won first ¯ 18.5 knots service speed ¯ Competitiverates place in the mixed division. Other ¯ Five vessels with 870 TEUcapacity winners were Alliance Shippers, se- ¯ Reefer containers cond; Strachan Shipping, third; and ¯ Heavylift capacityto 250 tons Southern Pacific, fourth. In the men’s division, Palletized U.S. GENERALAGENTS Trucking was the champion. Other OceansInternational Corp. winners were GATX,second; Central 5005Mitchelldale Houston,TX 77092 Freight, third; and Eagle Air Freight, Telex: 762-182TWX: 910-881-1591 Phone:713-956-2200 fourth.

38 DIXIECARRIERS AND OWL TANKERS LAUNCH FIRSTOF NEW STAINLESS STEEL BARGES Dixie Carriers recently launched the first of three specialty barges built to bring liquid bulk from other U.S. Gulf ports to Houston. The barges feature multi- grade stainless steel tanks. Dixie will bring a variety of liquid cargoes to the Baytank (Houston) Inc. facility Bayport Terminal for consolidation and export aboard tankers operated by Odfjell Westfal-Larsen (OWL Tankers). Shown (standing, from left) are Steven Bradshaw, Dixie; Jan Bakke, OWL;Jose Bocatto, Port of Houston Authority; Joseph Pyne, Dixie; and Haavar Nordberg and Einar Seljenes, OWL.In front (from left) are Manny Leon, OWL; Jostein Markussen, Baytank; Virgil Gant, Dixie; and Neal Platzer, Platzer Shipyard, builder of the barge.

PORTAUTHORITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTWINS PUBLIC RELATIONSSOCIETY AWARDS The Public Relations Society of America recently awarded the Port of Houston Authority a gold Excalibur Award for its 1987 annual report and a bronze award for the 1988 advertising campaign. Shown here with the PRSA gold award and a plaque showing one of the eight advertisements in the 1988 campaign are Tom Kornegay, PHA managing director, and Janet Anderson, PHA communications manager. The ad shown also won an award from Distribution Magazine as the overall most informative port advertisement published in 1988. The PHA communications department was responsible for creating and executing the ad campaign.

SOVIETGRAIN OFFICIALS TALK TO TEXAS WHEATPRODUCERS IN HOUSTON Two representatives of Exportkhleb, the Russian government agency responsible for grain import and export decisions for the U.S.S.R., were in Houston recently. Their visit, which was arranged by the Texas Wheat Producers Board, included informal discussions on trade policy issues, talks with the Federal Grain Inspection Service and a tour of the Port of Houston. Shown (from left) are Oleg Klimov, director general of Exportkhleb, Moscow; Andy Ott, Port of Houston Authority; and Alexander Ivlev of Exportkhleb, NewYork. After leaving Houston, the pair proceeded to Washington, D.C. for consultations on the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Long Term Grain Agreement.

39 HYDRAULICEXCAVATOR UNLOADED AT HOUSTON FORDELIVERY TO NEVADAGOLD MINE A 300-ton hydraulic excavator recently was directly discharged from Atlanticargo’s M/V STAR EAGLE at the Port of Houston Authority’s Fentress Bracewell Barbours Cut Container Terminal. The excavator, once assembled, will have a length of 34 feet and height of 22 feet and will be the largest of its kind in the United States. The excavator was manufactured by Mannesman Demag Corp., an Illinois company, and will be used to load 110- to 170-ton off-highway trucks. Harper Robinson of Houston was Demag’s broker for the shipment.

HOUSTONCONSUL DELIVERS BIRTHDAYLETTER FROM PHA TO LIBERIA’SPRESIDENT Samuel Doe (left), president of the Republic of Liberia, shakes hands with Rodger Harris, newly appointed honorary consul for Liberia in Houston. Harris traveled to Liberia recently to discuss purchases of machinery from Texas companies by the Liberian government. He also delivered a letter from Port of Houston Authority Chairman Ned Holmes congratulating the president on the celebration of his birthday May 6. Vessels flying the Liberian flag represent 12 percent of the world’s shipping.

4O INTERNATIONALEXECUTIVE OF YEARAWARD GIVEN TO CONOCO CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER Constantine "Dino" Nicandros, president and chief executive officer of Conoco Inc., recently accepted an award designating him as Houston’s 1989 International Executive of the Year. The award is given annually by the Kiwanis Club of Houston and the Greater Houston Chamber of Com- merce. Conoco is active in the petro- leum industry internationally and has operations in 26 countries.

ICELAND’SAMBASSADOR INGVARSSON ANDWIFE HONORED WITH RECEPTION lngvi lngvarsson, Iceland’s ambassador to the United States, and his wife recently were in Houston. During their visit, Charles Hallson, honorary consul of Iceland, and his wife hosted a reception honoring Ambassador and Mrs. Ingvarsson. Shown (from left) are Mrs. Hallson and Consul General Hallson; Lee Vela, Port of Houston Authority public relations manager, presenting the ambassador with a certificate proclaiming him an honorary captain of the port; and Mrs. Ingvarsson.

INDUSTRYGOLF TOURNAMENT BENEFITSSEAMEN’S CENTER The first Coast Guard/Marine Industry charity golf tournament was held recently at the La Porte Bay Forest Golf Course, with proceeds going to the Houston International Seamen’s Center. More than 150 golfers -- representing 70 different companies, six local Coast Guard commands and the Port of Houston Authority participated in the event. The Seamen’s Center operates facilities at the Turning Basin Terminal and Fentress Bracewell Barbours Cut Container Terminal. These facilities provide places for crewmen from vessels calling at the Port of Houston to relax, play games and visit.

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