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NEW CONSTRUCTION AT HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY’S BAYTOWN REFINERY FAMED TURNING BASIN OF THE PORT OF HOUSTON This aerial view shows the skyscrapers of the CHy of Houston ~n the background

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Volume 1 Number 9 SEPTEMBER, 1959 Directory Of Officials FOR THE Ship Channel Attracted Giant Humble Company ...... 7 Port of Houston Port’s Report on Progress ...... 9 PORTCOMMISSIONERS HOWARDTELLEPSEN, Chairman 1958 Tonnage Set Record ...... 11 W. N. BLANTON,Vice Chairman JOHN G. TURNEY R. VERNON WHITESIDE Largest Ship Calls at Houston ...... 11 J. P. HAMBLEN

EXECUTIVEDEPARTMENT New Terminal Office Opened ...... 13 J. P. TURNER, General Manager VERNON BAILEY, Assistant General Manager J. L. LOCKETT, JR., Counsel Four Japanese Firms Locate Here ...... 15 SAMUEL B. BRUCE, Auditor EDITH HANNER, Executive Assistant NORMANE. HUENI, Chie/Engineer Women’s Traffic Club Meets on Ship ...... 17 ROBERTW. ROBINSON,Business OHice Manager T. E. WHATLEY, Administrative Assistant VINCENT D. WILLIAMS, Administrative Assistant Bureau Aids Port Customers ...... 19

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SALESDEPARTMENT GEORGFW. ALTVATER,General Sales Manager JOHNA. LALA,District Sales Manager THE COVER 25 Broadway, New York, N. Y. HUMEHENDERSON, District Sales Manager One of the greatest industrial complexes in the United States is located Board of Trade Building, Chicago, Ill. along the Houston Ship Channel. And one of the greatest industries of this CHARLES A. BARROWS, District Sales Manager complex is the Humble Oil & Refining Company’s huge plant at Baytown so Board of Trade Building, Kansas City, Mo. it is appropriate that we salute this outstanding company in the first of a JOHNR. WEILER, District Sales Manager series of articles about Ship Channel industries. It is also appropriate to show 1519 Capitol, Houston new construction, because there is always something new going on at Humble. OPERATIONSDEPARTMENT W. F. LAND,Terminal Manager T. H. SHERWOOD,Manager o~ Grain Elevator D. M. FRAZIOR,Maintenance Manager THE PORT OF HOUSTON Magazine is pub- mission is given for the reproduction or use lished monthly and distributed free to mari- of any material, provided credit is given to the time, industrial and transportation interests in Port of Houston. EXECUTIVEOFFICES the United States and foreign countries. Its purpose is to inform shippers and others inter- Additional information or extra copies of 1519 Capitol Avenue at Crawford Street ested in the Port of Houston of its develop- this magazine may be obtained by writing the Telephone CApitol 5-0671 ment, facilities, plans and accomplishments. office of publication, The Port of Houston, P. O. Box 2562, Houston 1, Texas This publication is not copyrighted and per- Post Office Box 2562, Houston 1, Texas.

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BUSYSCENE at Humble’s Baytownrefinery docks shows No. 1 dockin foreground.Houston Ship Channel curves out of left of picture.

HUMBLEOIL & REFINING Company’s Baytown refinery, 30 miles from Houston on the Ship Channel at Mitchell Bay, covers approximately 3,000 acres. Its southeast portion includes Blackwell Peninsula between Black Duck Bay and the Ship Channel. The first tract of land, comprising approximately 2,200 acres adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel, was chosen for its tidewater advantages. Construction was begun in 1919 on a refinery to process grade "A" coastal crude for the production of lubricating oils. Loading docks on the channel, and a housing section for employees were begun at the same time. In the meantime, men lived in tents, ate in mess halls and workedin the low-lying, rice-field land turned into a sea of mudby incessant rains. OnMay 11, 1920, the first oil was charged to stills. Formal completion was celebrated on April 21, 1921. Even before the plant was placed in operation, however, Baytownrefinery underwent considerable change in original plans. This pattern of improvement, and expansion, has been carried on by Humblefrom that time to the present. Today, HEARTOF Baytown refinery operating section showsthree catalytic with a crude oil charging capacity of 282,000 barrels a day, crackingunits amidstother processingplants. No.3 Cat Crackerat left Baytownrefinery is one of the nation’s largest and most effi- is Humble’snewest cracking plant. No. 1 is in the center, andNo. 2 at cient refineries. extremeright. By the fall of 1919. for example, in response to growing demandsfor gasoline, Humbleadded 16 pressure stills to re- plant to a complete, well-rounded refinery emphasizing motor fining equipmentoriginally planned. fuels. Addition of pressure stills, to crack gas oil for the produc- In 1923, the Baytown refinery was still producing more tion of gasoline, was not the only major change in Humble’s lubricating oils than anything else. However, by 1925 the initial plans for its new refinery. So manystills and other value of its motor fuels outstripped that of lube oils, refined units (not called for in original plans) were added that the oils, and fuel oils combined,and the refinery’s rated capacity refinery, originally estimated to cost $1 million or $U/2 mil- was 50,000 barrels a day. lion, actually cost $10 million. But along with this camean Following its early-established pattern of expansion and increase in capacity up to 10,000 barrels a day. improvement, Humbleset up a refining research organization Early difficulties in use of equipment and refining tech- in 1924 at Baytownrefinery for the primary purpose of im- niques-had scarcely been overcome before Baytown under- proving quality of lubricating oils as well as other products. went further expansion. In 1922, ten morecrude oil stills were After 1925, Baytown began to hit an even more rapid added, plus six steam stills for rerunning kerosene and proc- stride. The following four years were marked by increased essing light crudes. This brought about more economy,larger capacity and efficiency, more economical operations, higher capacity, lower unit product cost, and more uniform results levels of product quality and considerable additions to equip- in terms of product quality. ment. Humble’searly use of cracking coils marked a transition By August of 1926, additional thermal cracking coils were from Baytown’spredominant role as a lube oil manufacturing built, bringing the total to 20 units operating. In 1927, two SEPTEMBER,1959 high-pressure Cross coils were added, units which vitally im- sometime, the plant producedabout two-thirds of the nation’s proved the anti-knock quality of gasoline. Baytown’s rated toluene. During the entire course of the war, the Baytown capacity rose from 50,000 barrels a day in 1925-26 to 100,000 Ordnance Works turned out more than 51~ million barrels barrels per day in 1927. of toluene--nearly half the nation’s supply of that essential With emphasis on finishing equipment for improving prod- ingredient of TNT. uct quality during 1928 and 1929, five vacuumstills were WhenJapan captured the source of natural rubber supplies added for rerunning kerosene and naphtha. A treater and a in the Far East in 1942, the U. S. was forced to begin a pro- second agitator were built to improvefinishing of refined oil. gram for making synthetic rubber. Early in 1942, Humble In 1930 and 1931, at the beginning of the depression, new entered into a contract with the Defense Plant Corporation units and other equipment were added when it was shown to build and operate a butadiene plant for the governmentat that these would improve operations and lead to economies. Baytown. Butadiene, made from oil, is the main ingredient For example: in April, 1930, Baytown’sfirst pipe still was of the Buna-S type of rubber used in tires. That plant went placed in operation--allowing for more efficient distillation into operation in September of 1943, and a month later a of crude oil than was possible with the older-type shell stills. similar but smaller plant went into operation at Humble’s Investments in fixed assets at the refinery movedsteadily Ingleside Refinery. upward, even in the depression years. Amongimportant new units built were the propane dewaxing and phenol extraction The ink was hardly dry on the butadiene contract in 1942 plants which helped Baytownmake great strides in increasing before Humbleentered into a contract with the Defense Plant the production and raising the quality of its lubricating oils. Corporation to build and operate a Butyl rubber plant for the government. Butyl is the type of synthetic rubber used in In 1938, Humbleput into operation at Baytownthe world’s inner-tubes, and the Baytownplant was one of three built in first commercialalkylation plant. Since Alkylate is "the back- the United States and Canada during the war. The Butyl plant bone of 100-octane aviation gasoline," this plant served Hum- began operating satisfactorily in 1944. During the next year ble well whenit began large-scale production of aviation fuels. it produced about half the total amount of Butyl rubber made Several polymerization units were built during 1935-38 to in the UnitedStates. increase the octane numberof motor fuels. Then in 1939-41 three other alkylation units were added to the first one. In By 1945, almost 35 per cent of Humble’s products were turn, this made it necessary to build seven more light ends going to the war effort. Rated refining capacity was increased fractionating units, to separate those light hydrocarbonswhich from 169,000 barrels a day in 1939 to almost 224,000 barrels could be used as raw materials for alkylation. a day in 1945--190,000 at Baytown and the remainder at When World War II came, Baytown’s equipment and its Ingleside. people were well prepared and ready, technologically, to do Expansion and improvement went on apace at Baytown anything that would be asked of them. It was well that they Refinery after the close of Warld War II. Manyadditions were ready, for wartime needs skyrocketed the demand for were made to the plant’s basic refining equipment. Scores of aviation fuels, toluene for explosives, synthetic rubber, lubri- other units were modernized or enlarged, more office space cants, and certain chemicals. Baytownquickly arranged its was provided or improved, a new dock (No. 5) was built operations to secure the greatest possible production of war the ship channel, and a number of outmoded units (such as materials in the shortest possible time. shell stills) weredismantled. As early as 1940, Humblehad authorized the construction Of special interest and significance since the end of World of a fluid catalyst cracking unit, which offered a markedim- War II is the upsurge in Baytown’s production of chemicals provementover thermal cracking methods for converting frac- from petroleum--the so-called petrochemicals. As interme- tions of crude oil into gasoline base stocks. Whenit was com- diate raw materials and as end products, these find increased pleted in 1942, the "No. 1 Cat" joined with other refinery use in synthetic fibers, rubber, and detergents; in solvents, units in moving Humblewell to the fore as a producer of industrial alcohols, and fertilizers; and in a sky’s-the-limit aviation gasoline. During the period immediately after Pearl array of plastics and similar materials. Harbor, Humbleproduced about 20 per cent of all the 100- octane aviation gasoline madein the United States. Someunits which produce petrochemicals are relatively new at Baytown; others have been approved, and still others Even this was not enough. By mid-1943, plans were made are in the planning stages. for Baytownto produce about 20,000 barrels of aviation gasoline a day--and a year later this figure was increased to But Humblebegan to set the stage for this work years ago. 30,000 barrels a day. Before Pearl Harbor, the entire refining Conversion of the Baytown Ordnance Works to peace-time industry in the U. S. had produced only 44,000 barrels a day! production of aromatics and solvents for paints, varnishes and As a result of these efforts, Baytownproduced and de- the like, helped furnish somebasic capacity for the production livered during the war more 100-octane aviation gasoline than of petrochemicals, such as cyclohexane used in the manufac- any other refinery in the world. On December14, 1944, Bay- ture of nylon. town people celebrated the production of their billionth gal- In more recent years, Humblewent boldly and broadly into lon of this vital war material. Theirs was the first refinery other petrochemical fields when it bought the two synthetic in the world to make that much, and one of only three to rubber plants from the federal government. Even before that, reach that goal during the war. a Paraxylene unit, completed in late 1952, made Baytowna In the course of research on ways to improve gasoline producer of the raw material for the manufacture of another quality, Humble men had discovered during 1937-38 a way popular synthetic fiber. of making toluene from oil. (Before this, toluene had been Raw materials from a number of other Baytown units extracted from coal tar.) The Armyurged that the process (catalytic cracking, catalytic polymerization, naphtha frac- be developed for large-scale production, and by the fall of tionation, and the like) are used in a number of chemicals 1940, work had begun on the Baytown Ordnance Works. It needed to make a variety of products such as synthetic rub- began producing toluene six weeks ahead of schedule in 1941 ber, detergents, and plastics. In fact, there are few basic re- and was operated by Humblefor the government. fining units which do not contribute in some way to Bay- Eventually, production at the Baytown Ordnance Works town’s petrochemicals program. rose to twice as muchas the plant was designed for. And, for ¯ CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE DOCKS18, 19 and 20 at the Port of Houston have been completed.A Pan Atlantic trailer ship is in the backgroundat Dock20. Workmenare erecting a hugetransit shed over Docks18 and 19 in the foreground. Theextensive marginal tracks with cross- oversalong the water’sedge will expedite movementof cargoes. $19.5 MILLION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMIS MOVING AHEAD

THE PORTOF HOUSTON,riding the crest of increasing The repair and maintenance facilities, nowlocated back of imports and exports, is spending $19.5 million for waterfront Dock 10, will be movedinto a group of new buildings to be facilities that will expedite the flow of cargo. erected adjacent to the grain elevator to the rear of Dock16. This is the greatest expansion program ever undertaken Bids for these facilities are to be received on September2. since Houston becamea deep water port. The present shop buildings will be razed and the area Long knownas one of the world’s most efficient ports, cleared and paved for a new open storage area. Houstonis getting additional facilities that will makepossible Final plans and specifications for the ll-story World Trade faster turn-arounds for ships and smoother movement of Center, to be erected at Texas Avenueand Crawford Street, cargo. adjoining the present Port CommissionBuilding, are nearing Already Dock 20 has been completed and is now in use. completion. Docks 18 and 19 have been completed and work is progress- A storage warehouse, costing an estimated $345,000, will be ing rapidly on the erection of prefabricated metallic transit built near Dock17. sheds, 200 by 500 feet each and joined to make one building The Public Grain Elevator will get a second truck dumper 1,000 feet long. This project should be completed by mid- and the electrical system will be modernized.Bids on this will December. be taken in about 60 days. Railroad service tracks behind wharves 17, 18, 19 and 20 Wharf 1, which has handled untold thousands of tons of are being constructed and should be in operation by Decem- cargo, will be rehabilitated. Preliminary plans are being ber 1. drawn and it is estimated that the work will cost $413,000. These projects are the principal items in a $7 million bond The Port Commissionhas also allocated $750,000 for its issue which was voted by Harris County on January 31, 1957. share of the cost of relocating railroad tracks in the vicinity The Port Commission earlier this year authorized a $12.5 of Harrisburg and Broadway. This will eliminate a number of million revenue bond issue which will provide a variety of grade crossings and simplify the handling of freight in the neededfacilities. port area. This expansion program, as tremendousas it is, is only the A bulk handling plant is the major project to come from beginning. General Manager J. P. Turner has already made this bond issue. Bids for the loading and unloading machinery up a supplemental revenue bond program for $20 million for the plant will be received by the Port Commission on which will be considered four years after the present program October 7. The plant, which will include docks for two ships is under contract. This plan includes four newdocks, enlarg- and railroad trackage, will cost approximately$3.9 million. ing the grain elevator and a variety of other improvements. Continuing down the Ship Channel from Dock 20 will be If you knew the Port of Houston when she was a girl, re- two more docks to be constructed from the bond issue. These member her well because you may not recognize her next docks will each be 600 feet long and 267 feet wide with transit time. Nowthat she is a vivacious 44 years of age, she’s ex- sheds 540 feet long and 200 feet wide. The total estimated cost panding in every direction. Isn’t that appropriate for a lady is $3.5 million. of those years ? Wethink so. SEPTEMBER,1959 9 HOUSTON ~one of the U. S. GULF PORTS ... broughtcloser to worldmarkets by...

Lykes6 WorldTrade Routes with regularly scheduledsailings betweenU. S. GULFPORTS andthe world- U. K. Line Africa Line Continent Line Caribbean Line Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. Mediterranean Line Orient Line Offlces at: NEW ORLEANS, HOUSTON, GALVESTON, NEW YORK, Beaumont, Brownsville, Chicago, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Kansas City, Lake Charles, Memphis, Mobile, Port Arthur, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, D. C. OFFICES AND AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL WORLD PORTS. 10 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE Port SetsTonnage Record ~iiiiiiiiiiiiiii ToLead All GulfPorts

THE PORT OF HOUSTON set an all- Mr. Tellepsen referred specifically to time tonnage record in 1958 to once J. P. Turner, general manager, for his more become the leading Gulf port, ac- outstanding leadership in building up cording to the official figures released port facilities and expediting the flow of by the Corps of Engineers. cargo. The 1958 total was 55,258,046 tons, Houston’s significant advance was an increase over the record set in 1957 made more impressive when compared with 54,945,531 tons. to statistics from other ports which Howard T. Tellepsen, chairman of the ranged from severe declines to moderate Port Commission, pointed out that this increases. is a steady increase which is being car- Beaumont was ranked as the second ried into 1959. For the first half of this Texas port with 24,529,907 tons in 1958 year the total was 29,466,249 tons as as compared to 25,680,572 tons in 1957. compared to 25,551,673 tons for" the Port Arthur was third with 23,530,210 same period in 1958. in 1958 and 23,532,813 in 1957. Corpus INCREASEDexports and imports, such as New Orh’ans cargoes for 1958 drop- Christi was fourth with 21,744,814 in this automobilefrom Europe, helped boost the ped to 51,711,671 tons from the peak of Port of Houston’s tonnageto an all-time high 1958 and 23,176,415 in 1957. Galveston mark. 56,140,924 tons in 1957. Totals for the was fifth with 6,266,470 in 1958 and East Coast ports are not yet available, 5,938,618 in 1957. but New York will. of course, retain its In looking over the statistics for the No. 1 ranking. Port of Houston, the gain cannot be at- LYKES LAUNCHING Speaking of the tonnage mark for tributed to any one group of items. In- The S.S. James Lykes, first of 5;3 ne~ Houston, Mr. Tellepsen said: "I believe creases in imports of steel, coffee, auto- cargoliners to be built for Lykes Bros. this increased tonnage can be attributed mobiles, machinery, as well as raw prod- Steamship Company, Inc., at a cost of in part to the additional facilities allow- ucts were noted. Exports of grain, petro- a half billion dollars, will be launched ed by the bonds voted by the citizens leum, oil well supplies and drilling equip- and a result of the new management the at the Pascagoula, Mississippi, shipyard ment have led the way in outbound of Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation on " " Port is now operating under. cargo. September 12.

Largest Tanker Calls At the Port of Houston THE46,000-ton Supertanker Transeastern called at the Port of Hous- ton on its maiden voyage. Christened July 28 at the BethlehemSteel- off its cargo on the West Coast with about 90,000 barrels. The Trans- yard in Quincy, Mass., the Transeastern is the largest tanker under eastern is 736 feet long and has a 102-foot beam, makingit the largest U. S. registry. The big, newship lifted 300,000barrels of aviation gas- ship to ever navigate the upper Ship Channel at the Port of Houston. oline for the M.S.T.S. for U. S. bases in the Far East. Restricted to a The I.T.T. tug at the stern is dwarfedby the huge ship. Hansen& Tide- draft of 33 feet for the transit of the PanamaCanal, the ship will top mann,Inc., were agents for the ship. SEPTEMBER,1959 11 BANKIN6...

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BIG AS A HOUSEThis is one of 17 trailers manufactured by Elder Trailer and Body Company of Denver which were shipped on board the Nopal Line’s M.S. Vulkan to Puerto 1)eseado, Argentina. This trailer is so long that it was lifted at an angle so it could be lowered through the hatCh. Global Supply Conlpany of Houston shipped the trailers to Yacimientos Petroliferos for use as crews’ quarters during oil drilling operations. U. S. ToHold Title To Ordnance Depot Acreage A House-Senate conference committee has decided that the governmentwill retain 518 acres of the 5000 acre San Jacinto Ordnance Depot on the Houston Ship Channel. The Armyplans to turn the depot land over to the Civilian General Services Administration in August, 1960, for sale to the highest bidder. The conferees decided that the government would retain 118 acres of the land for straightening of the Ship Channel and an additional 400 acres for spoil disposal whenthe Ship Channel is deepened. The 400 acres would be retained only for 10 years, after whichit will be sold. General ManagerJ. P. Turner, appearing in Washingtonin Through our International Banking May, had urged Congress to retain title to an adequate amount of the depot land for widening and deepening the Department, Bank of the Southwest Channel. Representative Albert Thomas, who has been working for maintains a wide network of corre- years to have the depot declared surplus so the land can be spondents throughout the free world. ~teveloped for industry, said he anticipates no changes in the We provide direct service for fast, ef- bill whenit goes to the floor of the Senate and House. ficient handling of all types of foreign bank transactions. WARREN PETROLEUM

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12 PORT OF HOUSTONMAGAZINE A BEAUTIFUL,modern Terminal Office Building has been completed on the waterfront adjacent to Dock 13. Offices are provided for grain elevator operation as well as the terminal. Administrative offices for the port are in Port CommissionBuilding in the business distriet of Houston.

TERMINAL Manager W. F. Land in his new office. PERSONNELin the terminal office have this good looking office.

GRAINElevator Manager T. tI. Sherwood OPERATIONSof the Grain Elevator are handled from this efficiently designed office. at his desk. SEPTEMBER, 1959 13 Cable Address "RICE," Houston RICE, KERR & COMPANY, INC. UnitedStates Gulf Portsto Spain. . . Morocco. . . Portugal. . . Philippines. . . Japan. . . BrazilianPorts . . MediterraneanPorts . . . Pakistan ... India ... Ceylon... Panama Canal and West Coast of South AmericaPorts 506 Caroline Street Cotton Exchange Bldg. Cotton Exchange Bldg. HOUSTON DALLAS GALVESTON ~ MEMPHIS: DON M. ALEXANDERSHIPPING CO., 403 COTTON EXCHANGEBLDG.

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Four of Japan’s largest trading com- steel and steel products, but his companies have recently opened offices in pany will ship manyother types of mer- Houston to coordinate the rapidly grow- chandise. ing commercebetween the two nations. In the last year ahnost one-sixth of all The companies are: U. S. products going to Japan have Mitsui and Company,Ltd., the largest movedthrough the Port of Houston, ac- private trading organization in Japan. cording to Kyutaro Izaki, president of Mitsubishi International Corporation. Ataka and Company,Ltd. Approximate- ly 22 per cent of Japanese exports have C. Itoh and Company. comeinto the United States through the Ataka and Company,Ltd. Port of Houston, he added. H. Kobayashi, Houston manager for "You can see why we are sure Hous- Mitsui, said that his firm plans on bring- ton will becomethe most important cen- ing into the United States large quan- ter for our companyin the Southern and tities of steel, building materials and WesternU. S.," Mr. Izaki said. many other products which are being manufactured in Japan. He expects to The Ambassadorfrom Japan has indi- buy large quantities of steel scrap, grain, cated that a consul general’s office will cotton, machinery, chemicals and fuel be located in Houstonthis fall. for shipment to Japan. GIFTSE X C H A N G E D GeorgeAltvater, generalsales managerfor the Port of Houston, "We not only want to improve busi- gavea Texashat to KyutaroIzaki, president NEWVICE PRESIDENT ness relations between our country and of Atakaand Company,during a recent visit the United States, we are also interested to Houston.Mr. Izaki in turn presented a HermanConstable, Jr., has been elect- in improving cultural relations." Mr. beautifulJapanese doll to Mr.Altvater for dis- ed vice president of Dixie Forwarding Kobayashi said. play at the Port Commissionoffice. Company, I. M. Fox, president, an- Seiji Kobori, who has opened Mitsu- nounced. Mr. Constable had been with bishi’s office here, said that his firm ex- the year, Mr. Kobori estimated. Other another forwarding company for six pects to do $20 million of business here Japanese exports will include lumber, years before joining Dixie a year ago. during the remainder of 1959. Of this, plywood, canned goods, chemicals and approximately $12 million will be ex- non-ferrous metals. He expects to ship ports from the U. S. and $8 million will from the United States such items as J. FouchetElected be imported from Japan. cotton, scrap metal, machinery, food "Webelieve that Houston, not Dallas. stuffs and fertilizer. ConsularDean Here will becomethe commercialcenter of the Bunichiro Tanabe, president of Mit- southern tier of the United States." Mr. Jacques Fouchet, consul general of subishi International, is expected to be France, has been elected dean of the ./ Kobori said. in Houston in September. Houston consular corps to replace Ray- Mitsubishi customers will ship 30,000 Kunio Kokizawa is manager of the mondS. H. Hoo, consul of China. to 50,000 tons of steel products into the Houston office for C. Itoh and Com- Other recent changes in the corps in- Southwest between now and the end of pany, Inc. He expects to import mostly clude the following assignments: H. Niblock, named consul of Great.,,/ Britain, replacing F. G. Bestall. Dr. Reuben Scheder, honorary consnl ,/ PORT COMMISSION BUYS 150 ACRE of Haiti, replacing Ray Wood. TRACT FOR FUTURE EXPANSION Mrs. Carmenza Calix, honorary consul of Honduras, replacing E. E. Mur- Encouraged by booming business and of Mrs. Lina Detering, deceased. The phy, Jr. record earnings, the Harris County District will make a 29 per cent cash Mrs. Rafael Huezo, Jr., honorary con- o/ Houston Ship Channel Navigation Dis- down payment, with the balance paid sul of Nicaragua, replacing Mr. Huezo trict has acquired a strategically located over nine years, and bearing four per until the new consul is appointed. Mr. 150-acre tract on the north side of the Huezo is the new general manager of Ship Channel. cent interest. Acquisition of the land will permit the the port of Corinto. By unanimous action, the Port Com- James W. Salterio, honorary vice ,/" mission agreed to pay $8,000 an acre building of three additional docks; pro- consul of Panama, has been appointed for the tract which adjoins the so-called vide more railway yards, and give more special representative of the Colon Free Houston Endowmenttract. ready access to the port from the North Zone. Side. The motion to purchase the land was Lutgardo Belevan Cabrera, cousul / made by Commissioner J. P. Hamblen. In a letter to the Port Board, Mr. Det- general of Peru, replacing Julio Noriega and seconded by Commissioner John G. ering said it was the hope of his family Pazos. Turney. the land would be bought by the Naviga- Mrs. M. M. Prats, honorary consul of General ManagerJ. P. Turner negoti- tion District, and thus render the great- Guatemala, replacing Roberto Espinosa. ated the transaction with Carl A. Deter- est possible service to the people of Har- David Bintliff has been appointed ing, independent executor of the estate ris County. honorary consul of Guatemala. SEPTEMBER,1959 15 HELLENIC LINES

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From Gulf Ports i to ¯ MEDITERRANEAN PORTS ¯ RED SEA PORTS ¯ PERSIAN GULF TO PUMPIN ARGENTINAThese are some of the 50 pumping units for Pan American INDIA, PAKISTAN Oil Company’soperation in ComodoraRivadavia, Argentina, being prepared for shipment by the Foreign Trade Export Packing Cmnpany.Supplied by Continental Emsco, the 50 units will CEYLON AND BURMA weigh 750 tons and measure50,000 cubic feet.

Heavy Lifts MoreShips May Sail citizen on the board from accepting de- livery or chartering a U. S. flag ship. UnderAmerican Flag Many large life insurance companies Deep Tanks have a lot of money for shipbuilding, Freshman Congressman Bob Casey of Representative Casey said. But because Houston introduced as his firs! legisla- all of their directors are not American Refrigerated Space tion a bill designed to place more ocean- citizens they dare not loan the money going vessels under the American flag. because they could not foreclose, if nec- Passed without opposition, the bill essary. Passenger amends the Merchant Marine Act of Representative Casey is a member of Accommodations 1920 and the Shipping Act of 1916 to the House budget, marine and fisheries not eliminate a company with a foreign commiltee. HELLENIC LINES, Ltd. independent NEWYORK: 39 BROADWAY service DJEDDAH.PORT SUDAN NEWORLEANS: 319 INTER- GREATLAKES, GULF NATIONAL TRADE MART and NORTHATLANTIC PORTS DAMMAN.BAHREIN to HANSEN REDSEA and KUWAIT.BASRAH AND PERSIANGULF KHORRAMSHAHR TIDEMANN

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16 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE WOMEN’S TRAFFIC CLUB HAS MEETING ON M. S. BANGGAI

MEMBERSof the Women’sTraffic Club of Houston were entertained on board the Nedlloyd Line ship, M.S. Banggai, recently. The ladies were treated to an excellent buffet and then taken on a tour of the ship. In the photo at the right Mrs. Jo Newtonof States Marine-Isth- mian Agency, Inc., president of the club, is enjoying the companyof Captain Gerrit Passenier.

TREAT FROMHOLLAND -- First Mate HOSTFOR THE EVENING--L. W. Homburg, vice president of the Strachan Shipping Com- Berend Gozensis describing the Dutch pastry pany, who acted as host to the Women’sTraffic Club, is discussing the ship with VehnaMc- to RosamaeTriggs of WaldTransfer, left, and Manusof Magcobar,vice president of the club; Fran Hitchcock, president of the RailwayBusi- Grace Beall of the HoustonBelt and Terminal ness Women’sAssociation, and Frances Bevill of Consolidated Chemicals, past president of the Railway. club.

In July, 1958, the third catalytic cracking unit went into HUMBLE OIL ¯ co.T,.uEDFROM operation at Baytown. This unit has a capacity of 55,000 This program gains momentum with each passing month. barrels a day. Recently, 80 acres of land were set aside as a specialty area The newest major unit at Baytown is No. 2 Phenol plant, for new plants for the manufacture of chemical products. A completed in August, 1959, to process 31.000 barrels of lubri- Benzene unit, one of the world’s largest, was completed in cating oils per day. early 1958, with a design capacity of about 30 million gallons Approximately 85 per cent of the hundred or more products of high purity benzene a year. Benzene is used principally in manufactured at Baytown refinery is shipped via tankers and the manufacture of styrene, one of the basic materials of a barges from Humble’s docks. The first dock, to accommodate type of synthetic rubber used in making automobile tires. two tankers, was built in 1919-20. In the mid-twenties, the It is also the principal ingredient of hard, durable plastic, and second dock was built. Later barrel, and barge loading docks can be used in the manufacture of detergents, phenol, insec- were constructed. ticides, resins, and other products. Completion of No. 5 dock gave Humble facilities for load- Also nearing completion in the specialty area, is a polyole- ing six tankers simultaneously. During intervening years, all fin unit, designed to manufacture 40 million pounds of poly- dock facilities have been improved, to reduce the time re- propylene per year. Polypropylene is well suited for the inanu- quired for loading ocean-going tankers. For example: No. 5 facture of plastic materials, fabrics, etc. dock has been extended and improved to accommodate the Adjacent to the specialty area, is an Ethylene plant, com- largest ocean-going super tankers. pleted late in 1958. This new unit produces 113 million Recently, Humble put into operation hydraulically operated pounds per year of 98 per cent purity ethylene, a gas product loading arms on its No. 2 dock, which eliminates the use of which is the base stock for a number of synthetic products loading hose. Overhead service lines were installed as a part such as ethylene glycol, an anti-freeze; styrene for synthetic of the new loading system. rubber; molded plastics, industrial ethyl alcohol, and poly- Shipment of petroleum products from Humble’s Baytown ethylene material. docks averages 12-15 million tons per year.

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18 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE PORT BUREAUAIMS TO HELP SHIPPERS

The Houston Port Bureau. which was Greg B. Perry succeeded Mr. Cum- kali Companyof Clcmeland. Ohio, after recently reorganized, is now devoted en- mins as traffic manager of the hureau. which he returned to the Port of Hous- tirely to the improvement of rates and a position he held until March 1, 1956. ton as assistant to General Manager J. P. (:ondilions oil (:argo moving through the For two and a half years Mr. Perry was Turner. On June 1, 1959, he returned to Port of Houston, according to John B. general traffic manager of Diamotid AI- his first love, the Houston Port Bureau, Mayfield. president. as general manager. "We are now able to accommodate the Porl interests are unanimous in their requirements of a rapidly expanding Waterman’sSubsidy Is belief that with a competenl staff of traf- port," Mr. Mayfield said. "’This move fic experts the Houston Port Bureau can provides assurance to the Port of Hous- RecommendedTo F.M.B. he of inestimable value 1o its customers. ton of more direct service and attention The application of Waterman Steam- Through the Bureau, shippers may ob- to the transportation needs of its cus- ship Corporation for an operating-dif- tain the besl advice and assistance pos- tomers." ferential subsidy covering the various sible to help solve their lransportalion The 1959 reorganization of the Port foreign trade services operated by that problems. Bureau returns the organization to its company was favorably recommended In its activities, the Bureau has con- original form as established in 1936. by Federal Maritime Board Examiner cerned itself with the broad aspecls of Harold B. Cummins was employed on Edward C. Johnson. carrier competition, and to the rale June l, 1936, to set up the Houston Port The subsidy application of Waterman structure which would offer to all ex- and Traffic Bureau, Inc.. in its transpor- covers services on routes between Gulf porters and importers utilizing the Port tation representative capacity. He skill- ports and Continental Europe and of Houston an opportunity to do busi- fully guided the bureau’s work until his United Kingdom, between Gulf ports ness with fair Iransportation charges death on August 10, 1952. He left an and the Far East, between Pacific Coast Cooperative efforts are under way outstanding reputation in port traffic ports and the Far East and between At- with several customers to obtain rate ad- management. lantic ports and Continental Europe. justments enatding products to enter into Much of the rate structure which ~as Waterman operates one of the few the foreign markets on a more equitable worked out with the transportation agen- American Flag liner fleets without an basis. While the Bureau has interested cies and regulatory bodies bv Mr. Cum- operating-differential subsidy, and is itself somewhat in competitive relations mins even today permits customers of seeking the privilege to help equalize with other ports, its primary considera- the Port of Houston to utilize the coin- cost of its vessel operations with that of lion has been toward those acconlplish- mort carriers at fair and reasonable foreign flag lines, and to assist in pro- ments which would be directly beneficial charges. ~iding funds for vessel replacement. to its customers.

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Trailers E. S. BINNINGS, INC. Save Money? Gulf Agents Sealed trailer bodies move from COTTON EXCHANGEBUILDING, HOUSTON, TEXAS your door to destination by land and sea. No handling! No damage! No pilferage. Standard and reefer. Serves the East, South and Puerto Offices Rico. Contact Sea-Land today. GALVESTON--NEW ORLEANS--DALLAS--MEMPHIS

PAN-ATLANTICSTEAMSHIP CORPORATION General Agents for North America and the Caribbean A McLean Industries Company 8402 Clinton Road, Houston, Tex. GENERALOFFICE: Foot of DoremusAvenue, Port Newark, N. J. {P. 0. Box ]050) BLACK DIAMOND S/S CO., 39 BROADWAY, N. Y. PUERTORICAN DIVISION: 19 Rector Street, New York, N. Y. PORTOFFICES: Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, New Orleans, Tampa, San Juan, P. R.; Ponce-Mayaguez,P. R. 2O PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE J. He BLADES& CO. Marine Insurance NOTA SIDELINE HOUSTON JA 9-4103

INDEPENDENT GULF LINE TELLING THE HOUSTONSTORY--Businessmen and civic leaders in Argentina and Brazil (Vinke& Co., Amsterdam,Managers) were hearing all about the Port of Houston from Vaughn M. Bryant, director of international relations, who is making a trade tour. In Sao Paulo Mr. Bryant spoke at a luncheon. Among those at the head table were, left to right, Dr. Manoel da Costa Santos of Petrobras; Mr. Bryant, and R. M. Butrick, U. S. Consul General in Sao Paulo. After this picture was taken, Mr. Bryant FORTNIGHTLY was admitted to a hospital in Buenos Aires for surgery. to andfrom the CONTINENT Ship Via E.S. Binnings,Inc. SHIPPING C 0 3R, P 0 RAT’E O~k~ FERN -VILLE Steamship Agents General Agent U.S.A.

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CompaniaSud Americanade Vapores RegularFast Freight ServiceFrom HOUSTON ¯ GALVESTON BLOOMFIELD MOBILE ¯ NEW ORLEANS ANDOTHER PORTS AS CARGO OFFERS TO STEAMSHIP C0 MP AN Y COLOMBIA¯ ECUADOR° PERU BOLIVIA¯ CHILE INCLUDINGPUNTA ARENAS, CHILE DIRECT Owners, Operators, Agents ~ United States Flag Vessels 29 Broadway,New York, N. Y. RegularSailings FromU. S. Gulf Ports to ContinentalEurope, Tel. WHitehall 3-8600 East Coastof United Kingdomand Scandlnavia-Baltic Gulf Ag.ents: STATES MARINE LINESmBerth Agents STRACHAN SHIPPING CO. NEWORLEANS * HOUSTON * MOBILE * GAL- Offices In All Principal Gulf Ports VESTON¯ CHICAGO * ST. LOUIS* CINCINNATI DALLAS* KANSAS CITY * MEMPHIS* ATLANTA

SEPTEMBER, 1959 21 For QualityExport Packing capable hands I NTE RPAC~K at the helm SKILLEDTECHNICIANSmEXCELLENT FACILITIES ~’x~ . . . of Port Houston are Near Port of HoustonTurning Basin ~/// bringing outstanding progress. Lowcost electric service is also a key factor INTERNATIONALEXPORT in growth of the port PACKERS this area. WM. L. BREWSTER, GENERAL MANAGER 818 Aleen ORchard2-8236 HOUSTONLIGHTING & POWERCOMPANY BIEHL & COMPANY Agents for Baron Line North GermanLloyd Bull-Insular Line, Inc. Nopal Line Fern-Ville Far East Lines Ozean-Stinnes Lines Gulf West Africa Line Scindia Steam NavE- Hamburg-American Line gation Co., Ltd. Mamenic Line Sidarma Line NEW ORLEANS MOBILE MEMPHIS i HOUSTON GALVESTON DALLAS

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MARCHESSINI LINE REGULARINDEPENDENT SAILINGS TO YOKOHAMA,KOBE, PUSAN, KEELUNG, HONG KONG, MANILA, BANGKOK From Mobile Houston New Orleans "EURYDAMAS’ (2) ...... SEPT.5 " AUG. 3-1 SEPT. 3 ,.INTEGRITAS .~ ...... SEPT. 2 SEPT. 11 SEPT. 7 "EURYDAMAS" ...... SEPT. 16 SEPT. 13 SEPT. 9 INTEGRITAS ’ ...... SEPT. 4 SEPT. 15 SEPT. 10 "NINNY FIGARF’ ...... SEPT. 28 OCT. 7 OCT. 2 (2) Calls Manila and Hong Kong Only ALEXANDRIA,LATTAKIA,BEIRUT, PORTSAID, DJIBOUTI, KARACHI,BOMBAY, D JAKARTA,SINGAPORE . EURYDAMAS ~’ ...... SEPT. 5 AUG. 31 SEPT.3 "Eurydamas" will also call Khorramshahr, Bahrein, Khor-EI-Muffata P. D. MARCHESSINI& CO. (NEWYORK), INC. R. D. LACY & CO., INC. Gulf Agents NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON MOBILE 615 Cotton Exchange Bldg. 1220 Texas Avenue First National BankBldg. TUlane 6101 CApitol 3-4549 HEmlock 2-6828 0 cc o_.E c,.cEE

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SOLICITINGYOURBUSINESS THROUGH THEPORT OF HOUSTON HOUSTONFREIGHT FORWARDERS EXPORTPACKERS HOUSTONEXPORT CRATING & CONSTRUCTIONCO., INC. AND CUSTOM-HOUSEBROKERS 7414 Wingate ...... WAlnut 3-5527 * Designates Forwarders ~: Designates Forwarders and Brokers William Peacock, Jr., Vice President t Designates Brokers INTERNATIONAL EXPORT PACKERS SBEHRING SHIPPING CO. 818 Aleen (Zone 29) ...... ORchard 2-8236 962 M. & M. Bldg.. CApitol 2-1325, Teletype HO-236 William L. Brewster, General Manager tLESLIE B. CANION LEE CONSTRUCTIONCORP. 208 Fidelity Bank Bldg ...... CApitol 8-9546 1600 North 75th Street ...... WAlnut 3-5551 SDORF INTERNATIONAL, INC. 311 Cotton Bldg., P. O. Box 2342 .... CApitol 4-6445 INTRACOASTALCANAL AND

SFRANK P. DOW CO., INC. INLAND WATERWAYSERVICES 706 Scanlan Bldg ...... CApitol 4-2785 CommonCarriers

SE. R. HAWTHORNE& CO., INC. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BARGELINE CO. 311 Cotton Bldg ...... CApitol 4-6445 1714 C. & I. Life Bldg ...... FAirfax 3-4156 Roger D. Winter, Manager of Sales, Houston SJUDSON SHELDON INTERNATIONAL Robert A. Knoke, Traffic Representative 817 Cotton Exchange Bldg ...... CApitol 4-6966 UNION BARGE LINE CORP. Suite 304-N, Adams Petroleum Center JAckson 6-3908 *LEE SHIPPING CO. Warner J. Banes, District Traffic Manager WAlnut 3-5551 1600 North 75th Street ...... Dennis L. McColgin, Traffic Representative *REPUBLIC INTEROCEANCORP. 400 Hamilton Street ...... CApitol 5-5456 TOWINGSERVICE BAY-HOUSTON TOWING CO. W. R. ZANES & CO. 811 Cotton Exchange Bldg ...... CApitol 2-6231 220 Cotton Exchange Bldg ...... CApitol 5-0541 INTRACOASTAL TOWING & TRANSPORTATION CORP. STEVEDORES 1302 Texas Ave ...... CApitol 7-2297 SUDERMAN& YOUNG TOWING CO., INC. GENERALSTEVEDORES, INC. 708 Cotton Exchange Bldg ...... CApitol 7-0830 5401 Navigation Blvd ...... WAlnut 3-6678

UNITED STEVEDORING CORPORATION HAULING Coh’on Exchange Bldg ...... CApitol 7-0687 Import - Export and CApitol 7-3374 LONGHORNTRANSFER SERVICE, INC. 7112 Avenue C ...... WAlnut 6-2661 MARITIMETRANSLATIONS 10 Years Serving The Port of Houston WINSTONI. KOOMEY,M.A., French, English, Spanish PORT HOUSTON TRANSPORT CORP. 610 Avondale ...... JAckson 9-0808 7005Griggs Road ...... WAlnut 1-1113

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SEPTEMBER,1959 27 POSTMASTER:If not delivered in five BULK RATE days, return to P. O. Box 6278, Houston 6, Texas. Return Postage Guaranteed. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Houston, Texas Permit No. 5441

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Ashipment of pipe launching units is unloaded from trucks and placed on the dock at Long Reach for later THISIS LONGREACH loading aboard the SS DEL VALLE. The shipper and sup- plier wasCollins Construction Co. of Port Lavaca, Texas.

¯ Be~hingfor 8 vessels ¯ Locomotivecranes, 75-ton derrick Modernfreight handlingequipment Simuitaneouslhand!ing200 cars ¯ Coveredarea 1,400,000 sq, ft,