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FEBRUARY, 1969 | as well as a huge 500-ton barge crane. There are wharves with spacious transit sheds for cargoes that need protection Your cargo, whether large or and there are open wharves with- small, is handled with money- saving efficiency at the Port of out an obstruction so we can handle your larger cargoes with Houston. In fact, we have elimi- nated heavy lift charges on ship- ease. Handling Your Cargo Is The Busi- ments up to 35 tons moving direct ness We Want/ to or from rail or truck, which wilt save shippers "money by the ton." To lift your cargo there is a PORT OF choice of four 82-ton truck IIOUSTON cranes, two revolving gantry Pride of fhe Gulf cranes, one Paceco container Executive Office: 1519 Capitol Ave. P.O. Box 2562 ¯ Houston, Texas 77001 gantry crane, seven locomotive Serving America’s Heartland cranes, two 50-ton mobile cranes and a big variety of smaller units 248 AmpleUnloading Space It s easy for ships, trucks and rail cars to load and unload cargo with no delay. ..... ..,.Uana~ng~.~ ii~ Experience, modern equipment and con- crete wharves conveniently located to ~i~ warehouses mean quicker service. Manchester s modern convenient facilities include: ¯ Concrete wharves ¯ Automatic sprinkler system ¯ Two-story transit sheds ¯ Large outdoor storage area ¯ High-density cotton compresses ¯ Rapid truck loading and unloading ¯ Modern handling methods and equipment For complete cargo handling service, use Manchester Terminal. i Manchester Term,na¯ ICorporat,on P. O. Box 52278 General Office: CA 7-3296 i - Houston, Texas, 77052 Wharf Office: WA 6-9631 - ~~i~[~!~[~[~E~[~L~I~i~I~L~i~I~d~i~1~[~i~[i~[~i[~[~1~i~[~L~L~[~]~d~d~i~I~[~i~[~[~I~[~i~[~u~u~ FEBRUARY,1969 3 "BUSY HARBORSREQUIRE EXPERIENCED TOWING" " THIRD GENERAT/ON OF TOWING" CORPUS CHRISTI ¯ TEXAS CITY ¯ GALVESTON ¯ FREEPORT ¯ HOUSTON What’s better than know-how? It takes know-how mtd imagination to master the dimcuh, the unexpected, the challenging. At States Marine this combination is brought to bear ml lhe many problems faced by shippers. Operating one of America’s largest cargo neet.~, we can tailor services to fit your needs. Our people have knowledge, experience, initiative ¯ . You can count on their expert advice and personalized service. STATES MARINE-ISTHMIANAGENCY, INC. U.S. National BankBldg., SOuthfield 3-2441 ,.q~ a4a~n.e/.&e.s StatesMarine Lines Gulf-South and East Africa Service ,t RO~*lAI [ CCletSTSOF THE 11 s. 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L. A. strike SAGUARO LINE money! TO SAVONA, GENOA, LEGHORN,NAPLES Service will be resumed on conclusion of I. L. A. strike SEA-LAND I lan UITERWYKCo., Inc. DELIVERS THE GOODS! OFFICES:Tampa, New Orleans, New York, Washington, D.C.ffGalveston HOUSTON:711 Fannin, Suite 3.15, Phone713-228-9681 fast and frequent Deppe Line between the Gulf and North Europe Hansen& Tidemann,Inc. General Agents Houston-- call CA3-4181 YourVessel will be metat the Bar andPiloted to the Port of Houstonby HOUSTON PILOTS 6302 GULF FREEWAY HOUSTON,TEXAS 77023 FEBRUARY,1969 5 Before you trade (or travel) overseas, the following information can be helpful. International Department services include bank credit Houston reports, international transfers, foreign exchange, letters of credit and acceptances, travelers checks, foreign National collections, letters of introduction, and experienced help the businessman’s in every phase of finance necessary for foreign trade Bank and investment. TennesseeBuilding/Milam and Lamar We invite you to call, write, cable, or visit with us soon. Houston,Texas 77001 member F D I C 6 PORTOF HOUSTONMAGAZINE PORT OF HOUSTON Official Publication Of the Harris CountyHouston Ship ChannelNavigation District Volume 11 FEBRUARY,1969 No. 2 DirectoryOf Port Commissioners AndStaff FOR THE Houston Is Focal Point For HPI .................................. 8 NavigationDistrict Three ’Consulates Post New Officers ............................. 12 HOWARDTELLEPSEN, Chairman R. H. PRUETT, Commissioner Scene At The World Trade Club ................................. 14 E. H. HENDERSON,Commissioner W. D. HADEN,II, Commissioner FENTRESS BRACEWELL, Commissioner Visitors See The Port of Houston ................................... 16 J. P. TURNER,Executive Director GEORaEW. ALTVATER,Deputy Director Houston Leads The Nation In Rail Car Unloadings ................... 17 C. E. BULLOCk:,Director of Port Operations HENRYM. BROADNAX,General Sales Manager J. L. LOCKETT,JR., Counsel Netumar Line Serves ’Houston’s Petrochemical Industry ............... 18 S. B. BRUCE,County Auditor VAUCHNM. BRYANT, Director of International Relations The Houston Port Bureau Reports ................................. 20 LLOYDGREGORY, Director o/ Information RICHARDP. LEACH, Director of Engineering & Planning Houston Steamship Agents ......................................... 29 GENEE. STEWART,Chief Engineer J. R. CURTIS,Terminal Manager K. P. RODEN, Sailing ’Schedule of General Cargo Ships ........................... 30 Managerof Grain Elevator W. J. STAGNER,Manager, Storage Warehouses RXCHARDJ. SHmOSKY,Superintendent, Port of Houston Shipping Directory ............................... 32 Bulk Materials Handling Plant J. K. HENDERSON,Controller L. T. FRITSCH,Purchasing Agent A. B. LANDRY,Personnel Managerand World Trade Building Manager THE COVER C. L. SHUt’TRINE,Chief Security O~icer W. E. REDMON,Maintenance Superintendent This month we feature a very young steamship company that has shown T. E. WHATLEY,Administrative Assistant tremendous growth. To find out about the Netumar ’Line see Page, 18. V. D. WILLIAMS,Administrative Assistant SALESOFFICES COWARDP. MOORE, New York District Sales Manager FRANKWARD, Assistant The Port o/ Houston Magazine 25 Broadway, New York, New York HUMVA. HENDERSON,Chicago District TED SUMERLIN, Editor Sales Manager 401 E. Prospect, MountProspect, Illinois Published monthly by the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Naviga- JOHNR. WEILER,Houston District tion District, the PORTOF HOUSTONMagazine is distributed free to maritime, Sales Manager industrial and transportation interests in the United States and foreign coun- C. A. ROUSSER,JR., District Sales Representative tries. This publication is not copyrighted and permission is given for the re- 1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas production or use of any original material, provided credit is given to the Port of Houston. Additional information, extra copies of the magazine or EXECUTIVE OFFICES advertising rates may be obtained by writing the PORTOF HOUSTON Magazine, 1519 Capitol Avenueat CrawfordStreet Telephone CApitol 5-0671 1401 South Post Oak, Houston, Texas 77027. P. O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77001 FEBRUARY,1969 7 WILLSPENII $3 BILLIONIN 191;9 BY GEORGE B. GIBBS Editorial Director, Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine HE LARGESTmanufacturing in- of cquipment used by this industry T dustry in the United States in terms varies all the wayfrom simple piping to of capital expenditures is fhe hydrocar- complicated, esoteric equipment such as bon processing industry (HPI). cyclone separators. The HPI is the manufacturing part of Of just as much importance to the the petroleumindustry, consisting of re- Houston area is the maintenance of ex- fineries, petrochemical plants and nat- isting plants. Maintenance,as a per cent ural gas processing plants. Capital ex- of replacement value, is approximately penditures for these plants in the U.S. 11/2 per cent for U. S. refineries. Petro- will approach $3 billion in 1969. Chemical plants average about 31/2 per The focal point for the hydrocarbon cent. Natural gas processing plants have processing industry is Houston. This is a maintenance cost of less than 1 per because of the large concentration of cent. HPI plants already built and some 27 The stakes are very high for keeping new plants that are under construction. hydrocarbon processing plants running Manyof these vital units are located ou 24 hours a day. It costs almut $1,600 the Houston Ship Channel’s 50-mile- per hour for a 1,000 ton per day am- long, $3 billion-plus industrial complex. monia plant to be shut down. A recent Petroleum refining in the Southwest power failure at a refinery lasted three (Texas Gulf Coast area) amounts and one-half hours and cost $250,000 in over two million barrels per day, which lost products. So, it is not surprising that is 74 per cent of the Texas total and ]9 annual maintenance expenditures in the per cent of the U. S. operating capacity. United States are $1.4 billion just to Twelve major oil companies have gen- keep the plants running. eral headquarters in Houston and eigh- N ADDITION to new capital and teen refineries are operating in the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast area. Imaintenancecosts, the industry could For petrochemicals (chemicals pro- not get along without huge expenditures duced from petroleum), Houston is in for operating material. Exclusive of la- an even more pre-eminent position. At bor costs and capital depreciation, it is least 40 per cent of every basic petro- expected that $21.2 billion will be spent chemical produced in the United States in the U. S. as operating costs. comes from Houston and for some prod- Because of the industry’s need of its ucts, such as synthetic rubber, this re- own raw materials and by-products for gion produces as muchas 80 per cent.