HISTORY: PART VIII (Continued from Page 9) improved waterway was officially designated as the Houston Ship Channel. With funding available, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began its work, and in June 1912 a contract was awarded to the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company to dredge the channel. Soon, five dredges were working on the channel. C apt. Charles Crotty, U.S. superintendent in charge of field work and supervisor of the dredging operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discussed the project in an article published in Engineering News on July 23, 1914. "The plant engaged on the work is of the most modern and efficient type of hydraulic suction pipe-line dredges," he said, listing the equip- ment as follows: ¯ GEO. W. CATT, steel hull, 27-inch suction pump, 24-inch discharge pipe. ¯ TEXAS, WASHINGTON, PEN- SACOLA and GALVESTON, wood- en hulls, 22-inch suction pumps, 20-inch discharge pipes. ¯ HOUSTON, a new wooden hull, steam turbine, electrically driven pump and cutter engine, 24-inch pump, 22-inch discharge pipe. l rp he completion of this channel I will allow vessels to reach a harbor 50 miles closer to the point of production of the greater part of our commodities, and to form con- nection with the 17 railways center- ing at Houston," Crotty told his engineering audience. He also told them the channel would provide for "expansion of the growing business of the Southwest and create a great inland fresh-water harbor." Further, he predicted that in- dustries would develop along the 25-foot-deep channel and that cargo crossing its docks would include raw and finished products, fuel oil, iron ore and even coal. And, as a final note, Crotty said, "Of course, Houston expects to reap a consider- able share of the trade developed for this section of the country by the opening of the Panama Canal." W hile the dredges sucked up the bayou silt to carve the channel, Houstonians were preparing for the increase in traffic Crotty and others were predicting. In 1913 the city of Houston authorized a bond issue of $3 million to provide docks, wharves and other public facilities. When the channel dredging was completed on Sept. 7, 1914, Houston was ready for deep-water cargo vessels. In September, the WILLIAM C. MAY, a four-masted sailing vessel drawing 18 feet of water, arrived at the Clinton docks with a cargo of cast-iron pipe. On October, 1914, the DOROTHY, a 310-foot-long motor vessel drawing 19.5 feet, unloaded 3,000 tons of an- thracite coal at Clinton. T he channel was officially dedicated Nov. 10, 1914, with thousands of people attending the ceremonies. In Washington, D.C., U.S. President Woodrow Wilson pushed a button and fired a cannon on the banks of the ship channel in Houston. Houston now had access to the sea. [] NEXT MONTH: The SATILLA ini- tiates regular steamship service to Houston and ushers in an era of trade development and business growth. 19
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HISTORY: PART VIII(Continued from Page 9)
improved waterway was officiallydesignated as the Houston ShipChannel.
With funding available, the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers began itswork, and in June 1912 a contractwas awarded to the Atlantic, Gulfand Pacific Company to dredge thechannel. Soon, five dredges wereworking on the channel.
Capt. Charles Crotty, U.S.superintendent in charge of field
work and supervisor of the dredgingoperations for the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers, discussed the project inan article published in EngineeringNews on July 23, 1914.
"The plant engaged on the work isof the most modern and efficienttype of hydraulic suction pipe-linedredges," he said, listing the equip-ment as follows:¯ GEO. W. CATT, steel hull, 27-inch
¯ HOUSTON, a new wooden hull,steam turbine, electrically drivenpump and cutter engine, 24-inchpump, 22-inch discharge pipe.l rp he completion of this channelI will allow vessels to reach a
harbor 50 miles closer to the pointof production of the greater part ofour commodities, and to form con-nection with the 17 railways center-ing at Houston," Crotty told hisengineering audience. He also toldthem the channel would provide for"expansion of the growing businessof the Southwest and create a greatinland fresh-water harbor."
Further, he predicted that in-dustries would develop along the25-foot-deep channel and that cargocrossing its docks would include rawand finished products, fuel oil, ironore and even coal. And, as a finalnote, Crotty said, "Of course,Houston expects to reap a consider-able share of the trade developed forthis section of the country by theopening of the Panama Canal."
While the dredges sucked up thebayou silt to carve the channel,
Houstonians were preparing for the
increase in traffic Crotty and otherswere predicting. In 1913 the city ofHouston authorized a bond issue of$3 million to provide docks, wharvesand other public facilities. When thechannel dredging was completed onSept. 7, 1914, Houston was ready fordeep-water cargo vessels.
In September, the WILLIAM C.MAY, a four-masted sailing vesseldrawing 18 feet of water, arrived atthe Clinton docks with a cargo ofcast-iron pipe.
On October, 1914, the DOROTHY,a 310-foot-long motor vessel drawing19.5 feet, unloaded 3,000 tons of an-
thracite coal at Clinton.
The channel was officiallydedicated Nov. 10, 1914, with
thousands of people attending theceremonies. In Washington, D.C.,U.S. President Woodrow Wilsonpushed a button and fired a cannonon the banks of the ship channel inHouston. Houston now had access tothe sea. []
NEXT MONTH: The SATILLA ini-tiates regular steamship service toHouston and ushers in an era of tradedevelopment and business growth.
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WATERBORNE COMMERCE RISES 8 PERCENTCargo moving across the navigable
channels maintained by the U.S. Ar-my Corps of Engineers’ GalvestonDistrict rose 8 percent in 1987.
Recently released figures indicatedthat 293 million tons of goods weretransported over the 1,000 miles ofnavigable channels that the districtmaintains.TEXAS WATERWAYS Texas has about 5percent of the nation’s waterways,with commerce in Texas constitut-ing approximately 15 percent of thenational total, said Col. John Tudela,district engineer.
Commerce along the Gulf In-tracoastal Waterway, which linksTexas to the central United States viathe Mississippi River System, re-mained fairly stable, totaling 71.8million tons in 1987.HOUSTON LEADS Nineteen Texas portsposted tonnage increases. The leaderwas the Port of Houston, whichposted an 11 percent tonnage in-crease. The port ranked third in thenation, handling 112.5 million tonsof cargo in 1987.
"This is indicative of the healthy
economic climate which is return-ing to the state of Texas and the roleplayed by waterways maintained bythe Corps of Engineers," Tudela said.
Deep-draft oceangoing vessel andbarge traffic surpassed 7.8 billion tonmiles in Texas in 1987. Each tonmile represents one ton of cargotransported one mile. Houston ledthe list with 4.6 billion ton miles.TOP COMMODITIES Crude petroleumcontinued to be the leading com-modity along the Texas coast. Othertop commodities along the coast dur-ing 1987 were residual fuel oil andgasoline.IMPROVEMENT PLANS The Corps ofEngineers recently completed plansfor improvements to the HoustonShip Channel. The corps proposalcalls for widening and deepening thechannel to accommodate modernvessels and provide increased safety.The proposal is currently underreview by federal authorities.
The Corps of Engineers compileswaterborne commerce data usingreports from waterway operatorsand shipping and towing companies.
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Goins has worked in the shippingindustry for 27 years. He operatedGoins International and also hasworked for Sea-Land Services Inc.and Kerr Steamship Co.
Meridian’s new office is located at10700 Northwest Freeway, Suite 180,Houston, 77092. The telephonenumber is (713) 688-1005. The faxnumber is (713) 686-9006, and thetelex number is 362751.
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Japan is the Port of Houston’sleading trading partner in dollarvalue, with imports and exports thattotaled $2.2 billion in 1988. JETROopened its fifth U.S. office inHouston in 1969. The organizationnow has seven U.S. offices and 78 af-filiates in 57 other countries. InJapan, JETRO has 30 branch offices.JETRO OFFERINGS JETRO has close tiesto the Japanese ministry of interna-tional trade and industry and workswith local businesses to developcommercial opportunities and pro-mote investment. Yutaka Nakata ischief executive director of theHouston office, having served heresince 1986.
SEAMEN "S CENTER GALASCHEDULED SEPT. 23
A gala to benefit the Houston In-ternational Seaman’s Center will beheld Sept. 23 at the Westin OaksHotel, 5011 Westheimer, Houston.
The event, dubbed ’Diamond inthe Rough," will also honor the Portof Houston’s 75th anniversary ofbecoming a deep-water port.
"This year’s gala will highlight theport’s history as well as the historyof the Seamen’s Center," saidMichael Solar, co-chairman of theevent.DIAMOND BROOCH A dinner, auctionand entertainment will be featuredat the gala. A featured auction itemwill be a one-of-a-kind diamond andgold pin shaped like a ship’s anchor.The pin is being provided by TheDiamond Information Center ofNew York and Roberts Fine Jewelryof Houston.REPAIRS AND REDECORATING "Fundsraised at this event will be used to re-decorate the center and make badlyneeded repairs," said SherryHolmes, co-chairwoman. Thecenter’s interior decor has not beenchanged since its opening 17 yearsago.
Ticket and table sponsorship infor-mation may be obtained by calling(713) 672-0511.
JETRO provides local businessrepresentatives with information ondoing business in Japan. A library ofresearch materials, publications andvideo cassettes is available to thosewho have questions about Japanesemarkets and procedures. A com-puterized database called TOPS(Trade Opportunities Services) canidentify and introduce potentialtrade partners from the United Statesand Japan.OTHER SERVICES In addition, JETRO
sponsors seminars and develops pro-grams with universities and groups,such as the American Productivityand Quality Center in Houston. Thisyear JETRO coproduced a specialJapanese language catalog of Texasexports in cooperation with theTexas Department of Commerce.
The JETRO office in Houston islocated in One Houston Center, Ste.2360. The telephone number is (713)759-9595. The telecopier number is(713) 759-0921.
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Doyle has worked for the PortAuthority since October of 1971 and,in his current position, is a memberof the engineering department. Hisassignment is to provide quality con-trol for construction projects, ensur-ing that contractors comply withplans and specifications issued bythe engineering department.
"Bill has earned the respect andadmiration of his peers and super-visors as well as that of the construc-tion community," says Joe Scrog-gins, Jr., director of facilities. "Nojob is insignificant to Bill. Big orsmall, they all receive full scrutinyfrom beginning to end. He is a stead-fast, dependable employee in whomthe Port Authority entrusts specialconfidence."
Between now and next spring,each of the Port Authority’s divisionswill select an outstanding employee
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David Knapp of Houston, formervice chairman of Fannin Bank, hasbeen elected senior vice presidentfor Lykes Brothers Inc.
Knapp was elected at the sametime that the company named TomRankin chairman and chief execu-tive officer of the 79-year-old Floridafirm. Rankin was also named chair-man and chief executive officer ofShore Management Inc., the majori-ty owner of Lykes Steamship, andLykes Energy.
Knapp has been a Lykes directorsince 1971. He also serves as direc-tor of Shore and Lykes Steamship.OTHER APPOINTMENTS Other new LykesBrothers Inc. appointments includeA. Bronson Thayer, executive vicepresident and chairman of the ex-ecutive committee; Bill Bailey,senior vice president and chief fi-nancial officer; and J.T. Lykes III,vice president.
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Tremayne has 20 years’ ex-perience in the marine industry.From 1972 to 1986, he was presidentof Timsco Inc., a company that of-fered preventive maintenance andinventory control programs to themarine industry worldwide. For thepast three years he has been a con-sultant in marine engineering.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE A formerCoast Guard engineer and U.S. NavalReserve officer, Tremayne holds adegree in civil engineering fromTrinidad State Junior College and amaster’s degree in business ad-ministration from the University ofMissouri-Rolla.
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PANELISTS DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LOGISTICSFive members of widely varying
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The panel included James Cook,Houston district director of the U.S.and Foreign Commercial Service ofthe U.S. Department of Commerce;Pam Garifalos, ocean exportmanager, WTS of Houston; A.F.(Gus) DeMouy, area sales manager,Amtrans Line; and Claudia Hall,sales manager, Emery/CF Air. JoelWolff, a principal with the DrakeSheaham Division of KPMG PeatMarwick in New York City, was thekeynote speaker for the seminar.YANKEE TRADER REEMERGING "Two hun-dred years ago, Americans had areputation as tough, aggressivebusinessmen," Cook told seminarparticipants. "So aggressive werethese early Yankee traders that, by1805, the United States was secondonly to Great Britain in interna-tional business and trade."
In past years, Cook said, the
United States has lost a lot of itsprestige and position in interna-tional markets. "Management andlabor’s commitment disappeared.Meanwhile our foreign aid was help-ing other countries to industrialize.Finally, the rest of the world becameindependent. They no longer need-ed our products. They began to ex-port. We began to have a tradedeficit. Our banks lost money indealing with Third World nations.
"We went from the largest creditornation to the world’s largest debtornation," he said. "However, theYankee trader is reemerging.American business is regainingsome of its share of the internationalmarket."
Between 1986 and 1987, he said,U.S. exports rose 16 percent. U.S.companies have become more effi-cient in the past few years, he said,and there is a renewed commitmentto quality.
Cook finished his discussion byoutlining some guideliness for ex-porters and describing some of theprograms his agency provides to
help U.S. businesses participate inworld trade.FREIGHT FORWARDERS Freight for-warders are the architects oftransportation, according to PamGarifalos. "We don’t just preparedocuments," she said. "We handle awide variety of products and provideexpertise and experience the shippermay not have."
Forwarders serve as a source of in-formation for their customers, main-taining libraries of trade informa-tion and handling shipments frompoints of origin to destinations. Aforwarder can advise a shipper aboutregulations, documentation, pack-ing requirements, flag restrictions,interpretation of contract terms, let-ters of credit and other matters,Garifalos said. The forwarder alsohandles many of the mechanicaltasks necessary to shipping, in-cluding preparation of documents.
"Thus, the shipper can make hisbest offer to a client knowing he canmeet the transportation require-ments for delivery," she said.(Continued on Page 30)
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OCEAN CARRIAGE DeMouy describedthe role of ocean carriers in interna-tional transportation.
He discussed the different types ofservices operated by vessel owners,including bulk services (liquids suchas oil and chemicals), specific car-riers (grain, etc.), charter services(suited for project cargoes) and linerservices.
"Liner services operate regularlyon particular trade lanes and carrya variety of cargo," he explained."Whatever your requirements, thereis probably a liner service vessel tofit your needs."
AIR FREIGHT Hall discussed air freightforwarding, noting that this is asmall but very dynamic industry.
"People will say to me, ’I don’t domuch air freight,’ " Hall said. "Theymay be talking about $3 million ayear in air freight costs as comparedto $12 million a year in ocean freightcharges. Well, that may not be a lot
in your books, but in mine, it’s alot."
The air carrier industry offers a lotof support, Hall said. "They’recustomer oriented and you’re theclient," she explained. "Service, serv-ice, service.., sometimes it’s worthmore than price.
"You may want to use a combina-tion of shipping modes," Hall added."Every industry has a multiplicity ofneeds in transportation. That’swhere you need input, that’s whenyou need to call and start askingquestions."INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS Wolff ad-dressed the need for companies toblend marketing and financing withtransportation in the globalmarketplace.
After outlining the reasons forglobalization (the development of worldwide business system), Wolffdescribed three characteristics he feltwere necessary to provide qualityservice:¯ International reach -- the ability
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¯ Market specialization- a widergeographic market forces a morefocused approach.
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TRANSPORTATION CWBANNOUNCES OFFICERS
Vernon Scherer has been namedpresident of the Transportation Clubof Houston for the 1989-90 term.
Dale Crawford is the organiza-tion’s first vice president, and PhilMcGonigle is second vice president.Other officers are John Wentz,treasurer; J.R. Willett, executivesecretary; and the Rev. Robert Long,chaplain.
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The directory lists the names andaddresses of nearly 1,000 inspectorswho have passed the IICL ContainerInspector’s Certification Examina-tion within the last five years. Forthe first time, a group of recertifiedinspectors is listed.~GAN IN 1953 Forty-one countries arerepresented in the new directory.The certification program was in-itiated in 1983 by IICL, with theassistance of Educational TestingService of Princeton, New Jersey.
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ship positions in this community,that Houston keep pace with otherGulf Coast ports that already havechannels deeper than 40 feet. If thiscommunity does not have compet-itively priced water transportation,it is logical to assume that the com-munity will suffer serious adverseconsequences as its market share ofU.S. Gulf commerce diminishes.
ECONOMIC BENEFITSFrom the foregoing, it seems ob-
vious that a deeper channel wouldprovide immediate economic bene-fits which would increase over timeas trading patterns and methods ofoperations change.
With regard to safety, the majori-ty of ships now calling Houston andwhich will call in the foreseeablefuture will be Panamax (barely ableto pass through the Panama Canal)or smaller. It should be obvious thata wider channel will increase themargin of safety for all vessels usingthe channel.
Larger tankers, when they come
into operation, will reduce the num-ber of ship calls and thus reduce theopportunities for misfortune. To ad-dress the issue of whether a widerchannel will be a safer channel, thePort of Houston Authority has en-tered into a $70,000 contract withMarine Safety International atKing’s Point, New York, to studychannel safety issues.
TIMING IS IMPORTANTThe district engineer has estimat-
ed that if the project moves withreasonable dispatch through the re-maining steps in the process ofauthorization and appropriation,construction would start around theturn of the century. It is reasonableto assume that there will be delays,so it is imperative that each step beexpedited if the Houston area is tomaintain its competitive status.
Under the terms of the WaterResources Development Act of 1986the local sponsor of a project be-comes an active partner with thecorps in the development of a proj-ect. In the case of the proposedHouston Ship Channel project,which was begun under differentregulations, the Port of Houston
Authority’s involvement began on-ly recently, but will allow the PortAuthority to have a say in the finaldesign of the project and to deter-mine whether the project will bedone in phases or in one step.
TWO PHASES CONSIDEREDThe current thinking is that the
most practical approach would be toaccomplish the ship channel im-provements in two distinct phases.The first would be to deepen thechannel to 45 feet and widen it to 530feet or 600 feet. Delaying the secondphase would allow time to validateassumptions made concerning en-vironmental impact and also allowtime to better assess the economicbenefits.
The Port Authority is convincedthat the proposed improvements areneeded and that they will benefit thecommunity economically, save ship-pers time and money and make thePort of Houston safer and more com-aetitive. []
PORT DATAIn 1988, nearly 6 million tons of gram moved throughthe five elevators located at the Port of Houston An-other 45 million tons of grain moved across Houstondocks in bags or containers
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lOCAL COMMITTEESHONORED FOREMERGENCY PLANNING
Seven Harris County emergencyplanning committees recentlyreceived national CommunityAwareness and Emergency Re-sponse (CAER) Achievement Awardsfor Community Emergency Pre-paredness.
The award recipients were theemergency planning committees forthe Bay Area, Baytown, Chan-nelview/Cloverleaf/Sheldon/High-
lands/Haden Road, Deer Park,Houston, La Porte and Pasadena.OTHERS HONORED In addition, 29 in-dustrial facilities were recognized fortheir emergency response planningefforts.
The awards, given by the Chemical
Manufacturers Association, werepresented at a recent luncheon. Theawards luncheon was sponsored bythe Harris County Office of Emer-gency Management, Texas Depart-ment of Emergency Management,the Chemical ManufacturersAssociation and the East HarrisCounty Chemical ManufacturersAssociation.PROGRESS RECOGNIZED The award wasestablished to recognize local plan-ning committees and individualfacilities that have made significantprogress in implementing integratedemergency response programs intheir communities. Criteria for theaward include:¯ Preparing, documenting and
testing a community emergencyresponse plan;
¯ Training emergency response per-sonnel to execute the plan and useavailable equipment properly; and
¯ Developing a community outreachprogram to inform local citizensabout issues relating to Title III ofthe Superfund Amendment andReorganization Act (SARA).SARA is a federal law requiring in-
dustrial facilities to report certainchemicals and emissions and toestablish emergency planningprograms.
PORT DATAThe Port of Houston exchanged 64.5 milliontons of goods worth $22 million with foreignports during 1988. Imports totaled 41.6 milliontons, while exports totaled 22.9 million tons.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR POSTER COMPETITIONA poster made by Jerome Mar-
tinez, an eighth grader at Houston’sM.C. Williams Middle School, wasnamed best of show in the 1989 Na-tional Transportation Week postercontest in Houston.
Martinez was among 993 Houstonarea students who entered the com-petition. Frost Elementary School inthe Houston Independent SchoolDistrict won a participation awardfor submitting 130 posters, the mostfrom any one school.SEVENTH-EIGHTH GRADE Four studentsfrom Williams Middle School wontop honors in the seventh and eighthgrade category. They were ZuleikaOllva in first place, followed by MarkStevenson in second place, MarcusMason in third place and DonaldWright with honorable mention. Allfour students were eighth graders.FOURTH-SIXTH GRADE In the fourththrough sixth grade category,Rosario Garcia, a sixth grader fromWilliams Middle School, won firstplace. Khalil Ghorbani, a fifth graderat the Alief school district’s Alex-ander Elementary School, won sec-ond place. Marc Hosking, also a fifthgrader at Alexander, won thirdplace. Lori Day, a fourth grader atAlexander, won honorable mention.FIRST-THIRD GRADE In the first through
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Expo ’89 Business and Opportuni-ty Marketplace, an annual eventaimed at bringing together Houstoncorporations with businesses operat-ed by minorities and women, will beheld August 31 at the MarriottHouston Galleria Hotel.
Approximately 2,000 represen-tatives of businesses operated byminorities and women will partici-pate, as well as representatives of 150major corporations, according to theHouston Business Council.EXPO ACTIVITIES Expo ’89 activities willinclude opportunities to identifycontract opportunities for goods andservices, an awards luncheon and aclosing reception.
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third grade category, Julio A1-maguer, a first grader at Houston’sJ.D. Henderson Elementary, wonfirst place. Second-place honors wentto Brandon Atchison, a secondgrader at Alief’s Alexander Elemen-tary. Jasmine Ignatius, a secondgrader at Alexander, won thirdplace, and Roosevelt Williams, athird grader at Houston’s BastianElementary, received honorablemention.KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten students
who received honors were: MarcusMontgomery of Houston’s MadingElementary, first place; ShevetJohnson of Mading Elementary, se-cond place; Eddie Gonzales ofHouston’s Sherman Elementary,third place; and Andrea Butler ofMading Elementary, honorablemention.
Each winner received a $100 sav-ings bond for first place, a $75 sav-ings bond for second place and a $50savings bond for third place.
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PORT AUTHORITY DIRECTORAPPOINTED TO NATIONAL DEFENSEEXECUTIVE RESERVEJames Pugh, executive director of the Portof Houston Authority, has been appointedto the Maritime Administration unit of theNational Defense Executive Reserve. Theappointment assures that local portmanagement has the needed authority tooperate in the event of a national defenseemergency. Shown (from left) are James Murphy of the Maritime Administration,Pugh and George M. Krohn, manager ofthe Maritime Administration’s Houstonoffice.
AMERICAN-MADE STEEL PIPE ISSHIPPED TO CHINA THROUGH THEPORT OF HOUSTONThe M/V HA1 XIANG loaded steelpipe bound for China at the Port ofHouston in early June. The pipe wasmanufactured at a scrap-based NorthStar Steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio.Heat-treating and end-finishing weredone in Houston. The vessel isowned by Sinochart (China NationalChartering Corp.) and was repre-sented in Houston by StrachanShipping. Stevedore was ShippersStevedoring Co. North Star is asubsidiary of Cargill Inc.
MARITIME OFFICIALS SAY FAREWELL TO DAIlCH! CHUO’S HOUSTON REPRESENTATIVECaptain S. Fujiwara, general manager ofDaiichi Chuo Shipping (America) Inc.’sHouston office, left recently to return to dutieswith Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha in Japan. Hehas been replaced in Houston by Capt. J.Nishiyama. Shown (standing, from left) areJames Widman, Port of Houston Authority
(PHA); Jack Green, Fritz Maritime Agencies;Capt. Fujiwara holding a plaque from the PortAuthority, Nishiyama; Capt. Toru Motegi, DaiichiChuo’s Houston port captain; Roy Quarles, FritzMaritime; and David Simpson, PHA. Seatedare Cynthia Espueda (left) of Daiichi Chuoand Linda Paredez of Fritz Maritime.
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FIRST VESSEL CALLS AT ASLANDCEMENT FACILITY ON HOUSTONSHIP CHANNELThe M/V SOROLLA, equipped forpneumatic loading and unloading ofproduct, was the first vessel to call atthe new Asland Cement Corp.facility located at what used to beknown as Adams Terminal on theHouston Ship Channel. Shown (fromleft) are J.A. Tavarez, vice president,Asland Cement Corp., Humble,Texas; vessel Capt. Jose MariaVinuesa; and Joaquin Targhetta,president, Asland, Gretna, Louisiana.The vessel is owned by Cia.Valenciana de Navigacion and waschartered to Asland Cement CYMSA.Agent for the vessel was PeninsulaShipping.
NEW STEEL SHIP,M/V LAKAMBIN1,CALLS AT HOUSTONON MAIDEN VOYAGEThe M/V LAKAMBINI,a new vessel designedprimarily to carry steel,called recently at the Portof Houston as part of itsmaiden voyage. Shown ata plaque presentationwelcoming the vessel to
Houston are (from left)Jack Green, FritzMaritime Agencies;Capt. Hamelito Obja-An,master of theLAKAMBINI; DavidSimpson, Port ofHouston Authority;Capt. J. Nishiyama,Daiichi Chuo Shipping(America); and Capt.Toru Motegi, DaiichiChuo. The ship isoperated by DaiichiChuo and is representedin Houston by FritzMaritime.
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M/V FLA VIA ! CALLS AT PORT OF HOUSTON ON FIRST VOYAGE FOR ARMEMENT SECAMThe M/V FLAVIA I, a Cyprus-flag vessel Houston by Transtar Shipping Inc. After
making her first passage for Armement Secam leaving Houston, the vessel was scheduled to
of Paris, loaded pipe at the Port of Houston call at Tennerife in the Canary Islands,
recently. Armement Secam is primarily a Hodaida in Yemen and Bombay and
project cargo carrier, represented in Vizakhapatnam in India.
NEW TANKER M/V MEDITERRANEAN FIRSTCALLS AT HOUSTON WHILE ON MALDEN VOYAGEThe M/V MEDITERRANEAN FIRST, a crude andpetroleum product tanker delivered March 31,1989, called recently at the Port of Houston whileon its maiden voyage. In the photo, David Simp-son of the Port of Houston Authority (right)presents a maiden voyage plaque to Capt.Shigetaka Takenaka, master of the vessel. Built bySumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., the tanker isowned by Mars Shipping Co. S.A. and is charteredto Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha. Daiichi is repre-sented in Houston by Fritz Maritime Agencies.
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