Channel 13 Television’s DougMurphy, left, along with a Channel 13 producer and cameraman,spent a day at the Port, filming a segmentfor The Port’s Inspection Vessel SAMHOUSTON was busy on both days of that station’s Live At Five program.Channel 13’s entire five o’clock news the observance as more than 2200 people took advantage of the sight program was done live from the Port’s Inspection Boat SAMHOUSTON. seeing cruise.

Four-year old TommySnyder met Seaman LongshoremanCarlton Thomasspent his day Aris Saauedro at the International Seaman’s off at the Port with grandchildren(left to right) Rabble Markman and Lynn Boyd, Lykes Center. Seaman Saauedra was enjoying a Keith, Nikki and Casey Thomas. They are Brothers, enjoyed a conversation at the break from his duties on the M/V MANDOLYDAgreeted aboard the SAMHOUSTON by deck International Seaman’sCenter. at the Seaman’sCenter lounge. hand Don Zello.

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Fred and Margaret Hughesand son Alexander took time out to meet These visitors from Iowa were just passing by whenthey decided to Rev. Loweat the Seaman’sCenter. The Hugheshave recently movedto take advantage of the cruise offered on the SAMHOUSTON. They are from England. welcomedaboard the vessel by deck hand Don Zello.

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Rolls of newsprint are being lifted on board the M/VANAat the Parr of Houston as part of its varied break bulk cargo destined for Central America.

In just six years Armasal Line has today Armasal only irregularly calls at Plans call for both ro/ro’s to work moved from "the new kid on the West coast Central American ports. in tandem on an expanded trade route block" to a vibrant, growing steamship Three years into the shipping that will include the line’s present line serving U.S. Gulf ports, Central business, with a stable and successful Central American ports plus Panama America, Panama and Mexico record in its new trade, Armasal and Mexicoon a weekly basis. regularly with Roll-On/Roll-Off and executives got set to take a giant Armasal executives have stated that breakbulk vessels. Houston has been a step forward. Careful analysis, backed future plans will make it possible for major port of call since the outset. by solid marketing plans, led to the the companyto go fully to/to. advent of the company’s first Roll- Concurrent with its decision in It all began in the summerof 1973 On/Roll-Off vessel. It was December, February of this year to appoint Smith when a group of Central Americans 1977, when Armasal’s order for a new & Johnson as general agents for the decided that their area needed "local" ro/ro vessel was completed by a United States and Canada, Armasat expertise and improved ocean shipping shipyard in Bremerhaven, West Line moved its headquarters to New service. Taking this determination a Germany. Orleans. The line is presently located in step farther, they madeheadquarters in the offices of Smith & Johnson (Gulf), Tampa, Fla., chartered three The company’s first ro/ro ship, Inc. breakbulk vessels and initiated named MIRIAMafter the wife of a top Smith & Johnson has maintained an fortnightly service between U.S. Gulf Armasal executive, has made more office in Houston for many years. The ports and ports on the East and West than 100 consecutive weekly voyages to Houston office is headed by Patrick C. coasts of Central America. the East coast of Central America, Butler, who is now Vice-President- The venture was successful from the adding Puerto Morelos, Mexico on a West Gulf for Smith & Johnson (Gulf), start, combining experienced line fortnightly basis. Inc. He is assisted by sales director management headquartered in the "Steady as a rock" might best Gerald Guerra, a 14-year, Houston- United States with a corps of veteran describe the Miriam’s performance as area shipping executive, whojoined the agents and forwarders in Central it calls at Santo Tomas(entry port for company this past summer. American nations...so successful, in Guatemala City), San Salvador via Smith & Johnson also has principal fact, that Armasal made the decision in Santo Tomas, Puerto Cortes (with offices in New York and Chicago, and 1974 to buy its first breakbulk vessel inland connections to San Pedro Sula has recently appointed Furness (the M/V ANA that is featured on the and Tegucigalpa) and Puerto Morelos. Interocean Corporation to handle cover of this month’s magazine) and The ship carries up to 62 forty-foot agent activities in the West coast cities followed that acquisition one year later trailers. of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle by purchasing a second and larger Realizing complete success with the and Portland. All provide full breakbulk vessel, the M~V CA RMENA. MIRIAM, Armasal in the last year representation for Armasai, and fo~: made a decision to charter and operate the various other lines represented by The service continued unbroken with a second ro/ro vessel in its trading Smith & Johnson. the operation of the two newly- areas. The new vessel, with a much The "new kid on the block" has purchased vessels, plus chartered larger cargo capacity than the indeed grown up...and the years ahead tonnage as required. Concentration MIRIAM, is scheduled to begin seem destined to add more muscle to gradually centered on the East coast of operations in late November/December an already thriving steam.ship Central America, to the point that of this year. company.

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20 Port of Houston Magazine TRANSPORTATION OBSERVATIONS OF THE HOUSTON PORT BUREAU

COURT VOIDS LABOR BOARD DECISION AGAINST over managementof the bankrupt railroad while using Rock Fifty Mile Container Rule: The United States Court of Island equipment and employees The Commission had Appealsfor the District of Columbiahas set aside a decision ordered this take-over after deterrning the RockIsland did not by the National Labor Relations Board, which had been have enough moneyneeded to restore full service along the blocking a rule designed by the NewYork Shipping 7,000 mile thirteen state system of the railroad. This order Association and the International Longshoreman’s becamenecessary due to the strike by the United Association (ILA) requiring the use of ILAlabor for stuffing Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Railway and and stripping of all containers handledwithin fifty miles of a Airline Clerks, whooriginally struck the RockIsland over port. The Court of Appeals claims the rule is not as the NLRB problems with pay. It was estimated the RockIsland handles claims, a job creating provision, but a valid job protection about 10%of the mid-west grain moving to domestic clause. The Labor Relations Board stated the rules did not and foreign markets. It is believed the mid-westfarm industry preserve work for longshoremen,but that it created new jobs has been losing in the neighborhoodof four to five million stating that traditionally off pier stuffing and stripping of dollars a day due to the strike by the RockIsland. The ICC containers was done by consolidating companies and not claims this take-over of the RockIsland will cost the longshoremen.Many observers feel this case will nowgo to Governmentapproximately fifty million dollars to restore the SupremeCourt for a final decision as to whether the Fifty service to the RockIsland, muchof this cash going for higher Mile ContainerRule is a valid rule or an illegal one. This ruling wages for rail workers whowere not being paid the prevailing set aside by the Court of Appeals was decision No. 78-1510, railroad industry wagerate by the RockIsland and the other ILA and NYSA,Petitioners versus NLRB.Respondent. moneyneeded to meet operating costs for Rock Island service and yield a 6%operating profit. It is felt this order by the Commissionwill be the first step in future restructuring of the rail service in the RockIsland region. The Commission FOREIGN OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERSURGE NO will hold public hearings in this region and after studying the Change in Licensing System In NewMaritime Legislation: results of those hearings, decide whether to amendthe order Foreign freight forwarders have urged the Congress not to after sixty days. Onestep might be to order directed service makeany major changes in current licensing requirements for over only portions of the RockIsland whereit is felt services ocean forwarders in any new maritime legislation. The needed are very important and having other areas either forwarders did request the Congress include non-vessel abandonedor bought by other carriers interested in providing operating commoncarriers (NVOCC)to be allowed to join a service. international through rate arrangements with inland carriers. Varous spokesmen for the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of Americaclaim the current requirementsfor licensing of foreign freight forwarders has RAILROAD PROPOSALS TO SET EMPTY MARINE workedout extremely efficiently and has put an end to certain Container Charges Resulting In Large Increase In Rates abuses which existed before the requirements for licenses Disapproved. The Houston Port Bureau participated in a were inacted in 1961. The spokesmenurged also forwarders public hearing on a proposal set forth by the Southwestern be allowed to continue to be entitled to brokerage from Lines Freight Bureau, the Southern Ports Foreign Freight carriers upon performanceof certain classified services and Committee, the Western Trunk Line and lllinois Rate claimed extreme harm to the shipping public if such Committeeswhich sought to set up a sliding scale of rates provisions were not continued. The International Association based on mileage for movementof empty marine containers. of NVOCC’surged the Congressional sub committee holding The Bureau participated in the public hearing in opposition to hearings on the OmnibusMaritime Bill to allow NVOCC’sto these proposals and discussed an alternate plan being enter into through-rate arrangements with domestic regulated considered by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. carriers. The group also asked that a bill include a provision for a certain minimumshowing of financial ability and responsibility to enable to a companyto perform as an NVOCC.Both the customs house brokers and the Ice ALLOWS RAILROADS TO PUBLISH FUEL COST Association of NVOCC’sopposed areas of the bill which Increases With NewGeneral Rate Increase: The Interstate wouldlimit participation in ocean carrier rate-making CommerceCommission has authorized the nation’s railroads conferences claiming service would decline and rates would to include the total charges of 4.7% whichcover fuel cost increase. increases shownin Ex Parte X-311 in the new general increase proceedings scheduled to becomeeffective October 1, 1979 but postponed by the ICC until October 15, 1979. The newtariff will be called Ex Parte X-368Aand will remain ICC ISSUES DIRECTED SERVICE ORDER FOR ROCK approximately the same in the numberand percentages of Island: The Interstate CommerceCommission has issued a increases as was previously proposed, except all items in the directed service order in the RockIsland Case ordering the newtariff will include the 4.7%increase from the X-311fuel Kansas City Terminal Railroad Company,a switching firm cost tariff. The Commissionclaimed justification for this action ownedby the RockIsland and eleven other carriers, to take was due to need for simplification of the increase procedure.

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Former Mayor Louie Welch, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Houston Chamberof Commerce,recently addressed the Houston World Trade Association on his recent Transportation economic mission to the Peoples Republic of China. Former MayorWelch was the leader of a delegation of 20 Houston business men on a two-weektrade trip to the Peoples Republic of China. J.L. Taylor, Economic Development Professionals Division of the Chamberof Commerce,was the Oneof the nation’sleaders in traffic/transportation mission coordinator. The mission members discussed the future development of energy talent 8, opportunities.Years of actualtrans- resources in China. At the luncheon meeting, portation industry experienceand professional Former Mayor Welch and Mr. Taylor reported on the mission. The meeting was co-sponsored personnelcounseling since 1950. by the Houston World Trade Association, the International Business Committee of the ¯ Airline ¯ Executive Houston Chamberof Commerce,the Institute of International Education and the Port ot ¯ Steamship ¯ Management Houston Authority. Shownat the World Trade ¯ Trucking ¯ EntryLevel Club are, from the left: Jon Lindsay, Harris County Judge; Former Mayor Welch, and Alvin ¯ Industrial ¯ Clerical Martin, President, World Trade Association. "Servingall areasof transportation"

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November, 1979 Algenito Scott Davis has been named Counselfor the Port of HoustonAuthority. Mrs. Davis received her legal training at the Howard University School of Low. A native Houstonian, she wasformerly a Tax Attorney with Shell Oil Companyfor the past live years.

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26 Port of HoustonMagazine EXPRESSSERVICE GULF PORTS TO JAPAN Several hundred members of the shipping community were entertained at Houston’s Petroleum Club by Maarten L’de Ruiter, DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATION General Managerfor the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company,Mrs. L’de Ruiter and Mickey Lane, Vice President, West Gulf, Strachan HOUSTON¯ GALVESTON¯ BEAUMONT¯ DALLAS Shipping Company,agents for Royal Netherlands. PORTARTHUR ¯ NEWORLEANS ¯ MEMPHIS¯ MOBILE

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28 Port of Houston Magazine The National Maritime Council, the major organization representing the $28 billion U.S. maritime industry, recently sponsored a free public forum in Houston. NMCpanel discussed the current and future role of the Part of Houston and included a question and answer period. Shown at the head table are, from the left: J.P. Harle, President J.P. Harle Freight Forwarders; James Stirrer, Seapac; Tom Harrelson, Delta Steamship Lines; Buddy Raspberry, International Longshoremen’s Association; Mel Harper, Manager of Traffic, Huges Tool Company; C.A. Rousser, Director of Trade Development, Port of Houston Authority, and Warren Eitelbach, Vice President, Lykes Bros. Steamship Company.

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November, 1979 35 A 50~ton payload was lifted by a cargo barge that floats on water or land in a demonstration recently near the Houston Ship Channel. Manufactured by Wesland Mackace of England, the barge uses the Hovercraft principle. Two fans lifted the barge, which had a gross weight af 150 tons. Westland Mackace has opened a Houston office with Jim Ireland as Vice President and General Manager.

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The Melrose Building proudly welcomes Wilson Agency,Inc. of Texas as one of its newest tenants. This fine companyjoins the manyfirms in the transportation and foreign trade field already located in the Melrose Building becauseit is so convenientlylocated in the heart of Houston’sbusiness district and only one block from the CustomsHouse. Amongour transportation tenants are: Eller & Co. Lone Star Shipping Seatrain Lines, Inc. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co. Overseas Freight Corp. Norton, Lilly & Co. Harper Robinson Group Alexander International Hall-Buck Marine James J. Flanagan Container Transport Intl. Professionally Managed and Leased By The Horne Company. Michael A. Sotiriou, THE HORNE COMPANY, Building Manager. REALTORS Phone: (713) 224-2764

36 Port of Houston Magazine Line Reorganizes Concordia Line of Norway, which, since 1952 has run regular liner service DON’T miss FI CRLL from U.S. Gulf ports to the Red Sea APOLLOgives you professional telephone answer- and Arabian Gulf, has reorganized. ing with a personal touch every hour of every day. The reorganization primarily Experienced and skilled operators give you the involves the merger of the Arabian Redec Company with Concordia Line. kind of service you need in your business. Apollo The new transportation system is run considers every calJ important and the caller is by the newly formed Saudi Concordia treated with courtesy and understanding. Shipping Co., Ltd., under the trade name Saudi Concordia Line. 222.e221 The merger of the two groups is ~.PJ~LJJJB ?~"~JF~N5WERINGSERVlEE. IRE. limited to the USA/Red Sea/Arabian 608 Fannin, Suite 307 Gull’ trade, and other trade activities Houston, Tx. 77002 will continue independently. ~----~--~-:

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38 Port of Houston Magazine Dredging Engineering Course Offered A dredging engineering course Bryan, Texas. sponsored by the Center for Dredging For more information, contact: Dr. Studies and the National Sea Grant John Herbich, Director, Center for Program in cooperation with the Dredging Studies, Department of Civil Office of Continuing Education of Engineering, Texas A&MUniversity, Texas A&MUniversity, will be held College Station, Texas 77843. January 7-11, 1980, at Texas A&Min

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Gulf General Agents: C(x~per Stevedoring Co., Inc. Telephoneour Houston Office (713) 224-4236, P.O. Box 53600, Houston, Texas 77052. Ports of Operation in Mobile, St. Louis, New Orleans, Burnside/Darrow. Lake Charles, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, (:I fill:) !r"(~N*~ :’~ Gulftx~rt, Pascagoula, Beaumont,Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Freeport, Orange, Port Arthur, Point Comfort, Norfolk, Ports of [lampton Roads, Newport 1216 Cotton Exchange Building News" ~°rtsm°uth Ste~~R,~rlg Houston, Texas 77002 713/221-8621 Telex: 775 207

ESTABLISHED1886 SHIP AGENTS & STEVEDORES EVERGREEN... DIRECT FROMTHE GULF REPRESENTING: ArgentineLine, EVERGREEN LINE offers shippers direct, all water container service to the Far East from Houstonand NewOrleans. Call Atlantic CargoServices, Hansen& Tidemann,Inc., Houston(713) 223-4181for details. Bank& Savill Line, Another BlackStar, HoeghLines, MitsuiO.S.K. Lines, EVERGREEN EXTRA Nedlloyd, RoyalNetherlands, (~) EVERGREENLINE CostaLine, ChinaNational. Sailing bi-weekly, direct to Pusan, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Hong Kong, STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPANY Yokohama, Osaka Cotton ExchangeBuilding Houston, Texas 713/221-8500 Cable: "STRACHAN"

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Delta SteamshipLines LASHvessel, the DELTASUD, looked as though shemight be goinginto orbit whenshe recently sailed from the Port of 4SSOCIATES, Houstonfor BuenosAires, Argentine.Stowed on boardthe vessel were two gigantic rockets actually amusementpark rides that simulate a Reliable and Experienced spaceflight. 24-Hour Service GENERAL MARINE SURVEYING - PROMPT REPORTS Hull Deadweight Bunker Container Inspections Cargo On-Off Hire Salvage Port Captain Assignments Containers All Project Cargos Specialist for Loading ¯ Stowage ¯ Securing ¯ NORDANA_k!NE Heavy Lifts ¯ Consultants for Design ¯ MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE Economic Studies ¯ Acquisitions ¯ Grain Stability ~,. ALEXANOy~:pIRAEUS Calculations ~A, MARSEILL.. ~GIERS* __ DANA ARAB~nd New Orleans Nov. 23. CaptainBill D. Case,President A VESSEL ~~d New0rleansDec. 14. WORLD MARINE ASSOCIATES, INC. DANAAMER,CA~nd _Ne_ w _Or_l_eans Jan. 5. 324World Trade Bldg., Houston,Texas 77002 H~ies from 120to 190 tons. TELEPHONE:713-222-3306 TELEX:WOLMAR 774229 BARBERSTEAMSHIP LINES Suite 401N.O. Federal Bldg., 4948Chef Menteur, New Orleans, La. GULFDIVISION ~ ~NG, HOUSTON (713) 222-8461 INTERNATIONALTRADE MART, NEW ORLEANS (504) 529-$581

P. O. Box15273 -- 1250Boyles St. -- Houston,TX 77020 (713) 672-8396 Cable: ATGULTelex: 77-5539 GENERAL, HEAVY LIFTS, CONTAINERS & BULK CARGOES CRANE & HEAVY LIFT EQUIPMENT RENTALS Gulf Area’s Largest Stevedores A& PORTSOF SERVICE JohnW. McGrathCorporation NewYork & Albany Atlantic& Gulf Stevedores,Inc. Houston,Galveston, Port Arthur, Beaumont,Freeport, TexasCity, CorpusChristi, LakeCharles, New Orleans, Mobile,Baltimore, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Camden, NewportNews, Portsmouth. Pacific Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores Inc. ColumbiaRiver and PugetSound EastGulf Marine,Inc. All EastGulf Ports CAPT. CHARLESA. ALCORN CHARLESH. JACOBS Vice-President Assistant Secretary

40 Port of Houston Magazine GREAT NEWS FOR INVESTORS: TEXAS HAS ITS FIRST SHIP MANAGEMENT COMPANY NICHOLAS NICHOLSON (USA) INC. (Initally established in the United Kingdom.) Managers/Operators, Charterers & Marine Consultants. Thirty Years of professional experience in world wide shipping. OFFERING A FULL RANGEOF SERVICES covering sale/purchase of vessels, recruiting of officers/crew, maintenance& surveys, also full commercialoperations. NICHOLAS NICHOLSON (USA) INC Tel: (713) 893-5105/6 TIx: 790036 400 F.M. 1960West Cable: NELSONHOU Suite257 Houston,Texas 77090

We’reone of the fewlines con- For completeinformation fident enoughto publishboth aboutNedlloyd Lines’ outward our departureand our arrival MiddleEast schedules,inward dates. service from Genoaand Mar- Our modern,efficient Ro/Ro/ seilles, aswell asour Pacific to Container-shipsand equipment Africaservice, call us. assureyou of on-timedepar- tures,on-time arrivals. Youcan dependon that. ~mNedlloyd Lines

Generalagent, Nedlloyd,Inc., Pittsburgh 412/281-7825 Strachan Shipping: Transpacific Transportation NewYork, N.Y., 212/432-9150 Philadelphia 215/448-4000 Chicago 312/427-2908 Company: International GreatLakes: Patterson-Wylde: St. Louis 314/231-3389 San Francisco 415/986-0786 Cleveland 216/696-2612 Boston 617/338-0400 New Orleans 504/527-6600 Los Angeles 213/629-4192 Lavino Shipping: Patton Steamship: Houston 713/221-8500 Portland 503/222-3235 Baltimore 301/685-6068 313/353-6611 The Carolina Shipping Co: Seattle 206/624-7393 Newport News 804/623-4525 Charleston 803/577-7880 Vancouver 604/688-0611

November,1979 41 Kiger Is Named attended the University of Texas. He By BBSServices fortnightly "supercarrier" service has been associated with Barber Blue from the Gulf to the Red Sea and Sea activities in the Gulf since 1972. Tom C. Kiger has been named Arabian Gulf, fortnightly service from Mr. Kiger is assisted by James Assistant Vice President, Barber Blue the Gulf to Southeast Asia and the Far McNeillie, Line Manager for the BBS Sea Department, and as such is East, and weekly from the Far East to Gulf/Middle East Service and Charles responsible for BBS Services in the the U.S. Gulf. A. Jonietz, Line Manager for the BBS U.S. Gulf. Barber Blue Sea maintains Mr. Kiger is a native of Houston and Gulf/Far East Service.

Worldwide Project Cargo Shipping & Handling Services: The specialization of Transport Solutions Maritime TransportOverseas, Inc.

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Project Turnkey Handling Versatility: [] Tailored services in addition to ocean transportation,including stevedoring, term- MaritimeTransport Overseas, Inc. inal operations,lighterage andinland tran- North AmericanHeadquarters: 2100 Travis, Suite 1207, Houston, sportation. Texas77002/Telephone: (713)652-0707/TWX:(910)881-S478/Telex: 774-134. MTO:Experience, Reliability, Other Offices In: New York/Montreal/Dusseldorf/Bremen/ Flexibility and a wealth of new Ideas Hamburg/Antwerp/London/Paris/Dammam/Dubai/Riyadh/Jeddah/ M.T.O. Teheran ANNOUNCINGSOME SMALL CHANGES THAT MAKEHYSTER’S BIGGEST LIFT TRUCKS EVEN BETTER. Hyster, the pioneer of pneumatictire lift trucks has madesome small but dramaticimprove- mentsin its newestlineup of big capacity models.A quick turn of the wheellets you know there’s a newsteer axle conceptwith fewer movingparts than the previoussystem. Thatmeans less to maintain,and less to go wrong.It’s not easy to see, but underthe frame, a planetary drive axle is standard equipment.With a ruggedhypoid axle available as an option. Theseare both differencesyou can feel. If you’renot imme- diately impressed,you will be by Hyster’s manyother extras. Like the new overheadair cleaner. The5-speed oil clutch transmissionand hydraulicfiltration system. Or the famousMonotrol pedal that controls forward, reverse and speed with just one foot. Stewart &Stevenson is the exclusivedistributor for Hysterlift trucks, so add 24-hourservice and local parts inventoryto U the long list of Hysterbenefits. You’llsee why 14YST-- R the smallthings makeHyster’s big lift trucks betterthanever. ~ ~®

C. Jim Stewart & Stevenson, Inc. Material Handling Division 1701 Preston Avenue Houston, Texas 77002 713/223-1363 Branches: Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Harlingen, San Antonio

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