Attending the Mexican trade seminar u’ere (/tom leJ?) Richard Leach, preside~tt of the Port Houston Authority: Houston City Councilu,ornan Eleanor Tinsley, u’bo u,as the h~ncbeo~t,s’l)eaker.. and Luiz QuiHtero, Mexican trade commissioner[or the Atlanta r~qiott, u,bo s/)o#edt.trDl,~ a mortlDl,~ se.s’si~)tl.

MEXICAN TRADE COMMISSIONER SPEAKS AT SEMINARInformation about the U.S.-Mexico trade often em-

phasizes the threat Mexican imports pose to U.S.manufacturers, when in fact the two countries canbenefit each other economically, a Mexican tradecommissioner says.

Some American manufacturers and organizedlabor groups view Mexican products as a threat andhave pushed for the restriction of Mexican imports.Media reports often emphasize the negative side ofthe U.S.-Mexico trade. These factors have put astrain on U.S.-Mexico trade relations, said LuizQuintero, Mexican trade commissioner for the Atlantaregion of the United States.

"It is sad to see how, instead of strengthening ourrelationship and enhancing our common efforts, moretime and resources are devoted to exploiting what-ever negative aspect can be successfully marketed,"Quintero said. "No wonder we remain such distantneighbors."

Quintero spoke during a seminar titled "DoingBusiness with Mexico," organized by the HoustonWorld Trade Association. The seminar was held justdays before Houston City Councilwoman EleanorTinsley was to lead a trade delegation to Mexico.

MUTUAL BENEFIT "1 am a firm believer in the urgentnecessity for a close look at the mutual advantagesafforded by our proximity," Quintero said.

If proponents of import restrictions were to look atthe overall trade picture, Quintero said, they wouldlearn that encouraging Mexican imports to the UnitedStates would pave the way for the flow of U.S. prod-ucts to Mexico. Many Mexican manufacturers areseeking U.S. products and services so they can pro-duce high-quality products for the internationalmarkets, he said. In Mexico City, for example, theareas that are most promising for American exporters

are oil and gas machinery, electric power productionand distribution, computers and software, agriculturalequipment, telecommunications equipment, pollution-control devices, hotel and restaurant equipment andmedical instruments.

"In these cases, we are talking about a completelynew market for temporary imports to be used for ex-port purposes," Quintero said.

MAQUILADOBA Mexico’s maquiladora -- or in-bondprogram is another promising area, he said. Underthis program, Mexican plants import to their coun-try raw materials, parts of components to be proc-essed, assembled or manufactured. The finishedproducts are then re-exported. No tariffs are paid onthe raw materials or components. When the finishedproduct is re-exported to the United States and im-port duties are assessed, the cost of the originalcomponents is deducted from the value of the fin-ished product.

The program helps keep U.S. products interna-tionally competitive, Quintero said.

"It also provides and protects jobs in the U.S., andthis is a proven fact," he said. "At least 165,000 jobsin the U.S. are directly related to the in-bond pro-gram.

"By exporting American-made components to Mex-ico for assembly or finishing, U.S. manufacturers cancompete effectively in the area that counts the mostfor America -- the production of high-quality inputs."

In terms of trade, Quintero said, the United Statesand Mexico are at a crossroad where "not everythingis as dark as some people want to paint it, nor iseverything as bright as most of us wish."

"Don’t you think it is imperative for all of us tostop fighting the battle of the Alamo and to take ad-vantage of fruitful cooperation close to home?"

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MEETINGCALENDAR

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 36: Meetsthe last Tuesday of each month, 11:30a.m. at Kaphan’s. For more informationcall Nancy McWaters, 675-2311.

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 282: Nextmeeting will be Aug. 11, 11:30 a.m., atthe Rodeway Inn in Pasadena. For moreinformation call Altha Williamson,476-8269.

Houston Transportation Clerks Associa-tion: Meets the second Friday of eachmonth, 11:30 a.m. at Kaphan’s. Formore information call the association,241 4768.

International Maintenance Institute-Sam Houston Chapter: Meets thethird Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. atthe Ramada Inn Hobby Airport. Forreservations, call Joyce Rhoden at481 -O869.

International Transportation Manage-ment Association: August meeting tobe announced. For more informationcall Mack Johnson at 871-3361.

Marine Services Association of Texas:Meets the second Tuesday of eachmonth at 11 :.30 a.nr. at Brady’s Landing.For information call Susanne Pagano,781-2713.

Marine Square Club of Houston: Meets thesecond Wednesday of each month at11:30 a.m at Brady’s Landing.

National Defense Transportation Associa-tion: Meets the last Thursday of eachmonth, 11:30 a.m. at Kaphan’s. Formore information call Jerry Ponton,353-5843.

Port Safety and Advisory Council: Meetingto be announced. For information callLt. Lia deBettencourt at 672-6630 orP.O. Box 446, Galena Park, TX 77547.

Texas A&M University Maritime Asso-ciation: Meets on the third Wednesdayof each month, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’sLanding For information call Greg Gantat 337-5882.

Transportation Club of Houston: Meets thefirst Tuesday of each month at 11:30a.m.. For more information call JimWillett, 228-2825.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy AlumniAssociation, Houston Chapter:Meets the first Thursday of each month,11:30 a.m. at the Houston Engineeringand Scientific Society Club, 2615 Fan-nin.

West Gulf lntermodal Association: Meetsthe last Wednesday of each month, 5p.m. at Dirtys Restaurant on Durham.For more information call Shelly Thorn-ton, 224-9254.

Women’s Transportation Club ofHouston: Meets the second Monday ofeach month, 5:30 p.m. at Kaphan’s.

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BRETON TRAVELS TO LAREDO, TEXASMisael Breton, Latin America sales

manager for the Port of HoustonAuthority, recently made a four-daysales visit to Laredo, Texas. Bretondiscussed with Laredo customsbrokers how they can economicallymove cargo through the Port of Hous-ton to overseas points.

"In Laredo I met with major cus-tomhouse brokers who were very in-terested in knowing about the Port ofHouston and ocean trade in general,"Breton said. "Many of them plan tovisit the Port of Houston and tour ourterminals."

Laredo, because of its proximity tothe U.S.-Mexican border, is a strategicstopping point for Mexican goodsshipped through the U.S. then toforeign destinations. An average of600 trucks from Mexico- 80 per-cent of which are carrying containers-- arrive in Laredo daily, according tothe U.S. Customs Service. This heavycommercial traffic has promptedLaredo customs inspectors to extendtheir business hours to 11 p.m.,from 5 p.m.

Laredo also is linked to Mexico by

major railways -- Missouri Pacificand Texas-Mexican Railway. Both railservices connect with Ferronales, thenational railway system of Mexico.

The Port of Houston offers Mex-ican exporters a variety of options for

moving their cargoes. Goods can bebrought from Mexico to Houston viatruck or rail for overseas shipment, orshippers can use a waterborne feederservice linking major Mexican portswith Houston.

An average of 600 trucks from Mexico -- 80 percent of them carrving containers -- arrive inLaredo daily.

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MAYOR WHITMIRE POINTS OUT HOUSTON’SINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS POTENTIAL

One of the most important tasksfacing Houstonians today is helpingforeign investors better understandthe city’s international businesspotential, according to Mayor KathyWhitmire.

Houston already has a positive im-age in the international business com-munity, an image as an energy capitaland "a little bit of an image as theWild West," Whitmire said. During arecent luncheon speech, the mayorasked members of the Houston Inter-american Chamber of Commerce tohelp her promote the city abroad.

"This is a time when Houstonneeds to place stronger emphasis onour international business ties," shesaid. "It doesn’t take long to figureout that one of our primary needs isfor greater investment capital in thiscommunity."

Houston already is an internationalcity because of its port and its con-sular corps. But another factor, the in-ternational make up of Houston’spopulation, will prove to be a key ele-

ment in expanding the city’s interna-tional ties. Whitmire said an estimated20 percent of Houston residents wereborn outside the United States.

"I think that demonstrates thediversity of the population and thefact that Houston is an area that

One of Houston’s mostimpressive assets, though, isthe quality of life it offers.

naturally lends itself to internationalcultural and economic ties," she said."We have a very international popu-lation. We have found that peoplecome here from every part of theworld and that they are very wellreceived."

Latin America, because of its prox-imity to Houston, should be a focalpoint in efforts to market the city, shesaid.

Available labor, office space and

real estate are prime selling points forthe city, the mayor said, and theenergy, space and medical industriesoffer unlimited potential for foreigninvestors.

One of Houston’s most impressiveassets, though, is the quality of life itoffers. "What I have found in talkingto numerous companies making loca-tion decisions is that no such decisionis made without giving significantconsideration to the quality of life --the living environment, surround-ings, cultural and educationalfacilities that are going to be availableto people who work for an organiza-tion."

Houstonians already have made tre-mendous commitments to their city,she said. "The commitment we needto make today is to let other peopleknow about Houston, becauseHouston is a city.., that has tremen-dous opportunities. Many of thoseopportunities come through our con-nection with people from other coun-tries."

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The awards were jointly sponsoredby the American Institute of MerchantShipping (AIMS) and the Marine Sec-tion of the National Safety Council(NSC) to encourage the industry’s ef-forts to reduce accidents.

Three types of awards were pre-sented: the Jones F. Devlin Awards,the Safety Achievement Awards andthe NSC Marine Section Awards.

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Safety Achievement Awards spon-sored by AIMS and the NSC MarineSection, are given for vessels thathave performed heroic feats. The

PHA staffer speaks toMexican traffic group

Misael Breton, Latin America sales managerfor the Port of Houston Authority, recentlywas a guest speaker at the fifth annualconvention of the Association of Industries ofTransportation and International Commerce

in Mexico City. Until recently, the groupoperated under the name Club of Traffic ofMexico. Breton narrated a slide show andspoke on the infrastructure and developmentof intermodal transportation in Houston.

awards were presented to: the M/VW.O. WATSON, operated by Ameri-can Commercial Barges Lines Co.; theM/V DIXIE TRIUMPH, operated byDixie Carriers Inc.; the U.S.N.S.VEGA of Military Sealift Command;the OMI YUKON, operated by OMICorp.; and the PRINCE WILLIAMSOUND of Sun Transport Inc.

The NSC Marine Section Awardswere presented to segments of themarine industry that achieved acci-dent-free records during the pastyear. Recipients were: Amoco

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BORROWED OPERA SETSRETURNED TO EUROPE

Sets and costumes that the HoustonGrand Opera has borrowed fromvarious European production com-panies are being shipped back toEurope in containers aboard MexicanLine (TMM) vessels. The unusualcargo is moving through the Port ofHouston Authority’s Barbours CutContainer Terminal.

"Many of the sets are relativelyfragile, consisting of paper mache,cardboard and wooden items," saidFrancisco Quiroz, Mexican Line’s U.S.representative. "The shipper and theopera houses in Europe expect thesets delivered on time and in top con-dition."

One of the most recent opera ship-ments to depart Houston was four40-foot containers stuffed with imita-tion swords, spears, stone altars,boulders, caves, animal skins anditems used in the Houston productionof "Norma." The M/VJALISCO car-ried the props, which were bound forLondon’s Royal Opera House.

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EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS VISIT PORT OF HOUSTONA nine-member delegation of Euro-

pean agricultural officials recentlystopped in town for a tour of Port ofHouston Authority facilities. Houstonwas one of 10 cities the delegationvisited d, uring its 28-day stay in theUnited States.

PHA Midwest Sales Manager AndyOtt helped organize the program forthe group’s Houston visit. Thedelegation toured port facilitiesaboard the inspection vessel M/VSAMHOUSTON and stopped to visit PHA’sHouston Public Elevator. Theywatched a film about the port andattended a luncheon hosted by thePort Authority.

The delegation’s visit was part of aproject organized by the Office of In-ternational Visitors of the U.S. Infor-mation Agency. The project wasdesigned to enhance European agri-cultural policymakers’ understandingof U.S. agricultural policy.

During their U.S. tour, the groupmet with state and federal officialsand legislators, academic experts,lobbyists, bankers, businessrepresentatives and farmers. Stopsincluded farm tours, researchstations, processing plants, shippingfacilities and many other sites.

In addition to Houston, the groupvisited Washington, D.C.; Portland,Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; Minneapolisand St. Paul, Minn.; Lincoln, Nob.;

COAST GUARD SETSINDUSTRY DAY EVENT

The Eighth District of the UnitedStates Coast Guard will host an In-dustry Day program Oct. 14 atHouston’s Holiday Inn Crowne PlazaHotel.

The program will consist of panelsessions covering the topics of deepsea shipping, the offshore oil industryand support industries, the towing in-dustry and shoreside facilities.

The luncheon speaker will be RearAdm. J.W. Kime, chief of the CoastGuard’s Office of Marine Safety,Security and Environmental Protec-tion. Cost of attending the luncheonis $15.

For information about the programor reservations, contact Lt. Cmdr.D.W. Kutz at (504) 589-6271, or writethe commander of the Eighth CoastGuard District at Hale Boggs FederalBuilding, Room 1341, 500 Camp St.,New Orleans, La. 71030.

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LEACH AND JAEGERRETURN FROM TRADEMISSION TO EUROPE

Richard [,each, Port of HoustonAuthority president, and Steve Jaeger,PHA marketing director, recentlyreturned from a 2 1/2-week trade mis-sion to Europe. The two visited ship-pers in Norway, Denmark, Poland,West Germany and Sweden.

"The purpose of our trip was tomeet with shipowners serving thePort of Houston and to meet withothers who are considering calling onthe U.S. Gulf," Jaeger said.

Leach and Jaeger spent the first twodays of their trip in Oslo, Norway,then traveled to Bergen, Norway, andCopenhagen, Denmark. They laterwent to Gdynia, Poland; Hamburgand Bremen, West Germany; and theSwedish cities of Stockholm andGothenburg.

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M/V DORIA calls at Houston while on maiden voyageThe M/I" I)ORIA, Costa C¢mtainer Service’s newest vessel, recent(v ,s3~ntbetic resins and rubber, chemicals attd seeds boundJor thecalled at the Port of ltouston Authorit~"s Barbours Cut Container Mediterranean. Shown at a ceremony bonoring the vessel’s arrival"l~,rminal during its maiden voyage. The German built, self are (from left) Ray Mata, division manager for Strachan Shippingsustaining ship has a deadweight capacily of 13,464 metric tons. Co., Costa’s agent; Klaus Krogmann, captain of the vessel; JimThe DORIA discharged containers holding wine, tiles, granite and Stratton. assistant terminal matza~er at Barbours Cut,. and Tb~maschemicals in Houstotl and loaded coHtainerized oil well parts, Harrelson. vice president./br Cc~sta’s U.S. (Tul[ZIIe:,’ican region.

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INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LEAVESHOUSTON FOR CHINA

The M/V QAROUIq, a Kuwaiti-flag vessel, recently waschartered for Sinotrans to carry large pieces ofindustrial equipment to Xingang, China. The shipmentincluded five steam generators, weighing a total of 73metric tons, manufactured by Struthers Tbermo FloodCorp. and 25 gas compressors, weighing a total of 287metric tons, manufactured by Ingersoll RandInternational. Strachan Shipping Co. is agent forSinotrans and was stevedore for the shipment.

IVARAN AND RIISE REPRESENTATIVESTOUR HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL

Houston-based officials with Riise ShippingInc. and lvaran Lines and representatives ofIvaran Agencies of New York recently touredPort of Houston Authority facilities during adinner cruise aboard the PHA inspectionvessel M/V SAM HOUSTON. In thephotograph, PHA Operations Director JamesBaker (left) presents John Wallace, Ivaranregional sales manager, with a plaquehonoring Ivaran’s service from the Port ofHouston. Riise is the Houston agent forIvaran, which offers regularly scheduled.service from Houston to Mexico and Southand Central America.

DEPPE LINE CHRISTENSM/V EUROTEXAS AT HOUSTON

A Deppe Line vessel was christenedthe M/V EUROTEXAS during a callat the Port of Houston. The vesselpreviously was named the M/VHONDURAS. ECAM ContainerAgencies Inc. is agent for Deppe’sservice from Houston to Europe.Shown at a ceremonycommemorating the christening are(from left) Capt. Wolfgang Prey,owner’s representative; DonaldAllee, PHA general sales manager;Capt. Peter Tietiens, master of thevessel; and James Merritt, ECAMvice president.

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AGROMAR INCREASES FREQUENCYOF SAILINGS TO SOUTH AMERICA

A 45-ton compressor bound for an ExxonCorp. refinery in Cartagena, Colombia,recently left the Port of Houston aboardAgromar’s M/V HERMAN BODEWES. Theheavy-lift shipment inaugurated theincreased frequency of Agromar’s SouthAmerican service. Vessels deployed in theservice now call at Houston every 18days. Smith & Johnson is the Houstonagent for the service. Daniel F. Young Inc.was stevedore for the shipment.

TAIWANESE EXCHANGE STUDENTS

RIDE THE M/V SAM HOUSTONTaiwanese exchange students recentlytoured the Port of Houston aboard thePort of Houston Authority inspectionvessel MAV SAM HOUSTON. UnitedAirlines initiated the exchange program,arranging for students in 14 area cities inthe Pacific and the United States toexchange high schools. Also organizingthe program were Sister CitiesInternational and the Houston-TaipeiSociety. Houston and Taipei exchangedabout 25 students as part of the program.In the photograph, Taiwanese exchangestudent Grace Hsieh (left) presents NorrisWhite (right) a pin representing herhometown. White and his wife, Shirley,were Grace’s host family in Houston.Watching the presentation is Mike Scorcio,coordinator of the sister city program forthe Houston mayor’s office.

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WALTMON JOINSADAMS & PORTER

DeWitt Waltmon, Jr., has beennamed accountexecutive forAdams & PorterInternational Inc.The appointmentwas announcedby Hugh T. Wil-son, president.

Waltmon joinedthe firm in Mayand will be in-volved in thesales and servic- WALTMONing of property and casualty ac-counts. A 1980 graduate of the Uni-versity of Texas in Austin, Waltmonwas associated with the Houston of-fice of another large broker for thepast seven years.

Adams & Porter International, Inc.is a Houston-based international in-surance brokerage firm founded in1907.

Houston has the container facility!Barbours Cut has one of the highest containerproductivity rates in the country.

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Celebration held at Barbours Cut Seamen’s CenterLou Lau,ler, a fi~under of the Barbours Cut Seamen’s Center and chairman of the center’shoard of directors, was honored recently during a celebration staged to mark the facility’sfourth annit,ersar],. The center serves creu,men from vessels that dock at the Port o/ HoustonAuthoriO,’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal. John Horan. manager of the terminal, isshown presenting Lau,ler with a PHA plaque in honor of the occasion.

CORPS OF ENGINEERSAPPOINTMENTS MADE

Two staff appointments have beenmade in the Galveston district of theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dis-trict Engineer Col. Gordon Clarke an-nounced.

William Stephenson has beennamed head of the newly formed In-formation Management Office, andMary Monnell has been named headof the Contracting Division.

Stephenson will be responsible forthe office’s automation, communica-tions, audiovisual, records manage-ment, printing and publicationsneeds.

He previously was resource man-agement officer for the Galveston dis-trict. He first started working for theCorps of Engineers in Mobile, Ala., in1962.

Monnell previously was contractspecialist in the Contracting Division,where she had worked since 1977.

She has 17 years’ experience ingovernment work. The division Mort-nell now heads handles all contractsthe district office lets, including thosefor dredging, construction and equip-ment purchases.

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HOUSTON WORLD TRADE ASSOCIATION SLATES PROGRAMSComputers continue to be the

focus during an institute seminar ti-tled "Introduction to Personal Com-puters and Beginning Disk OperatingSystem (DOS)." That seminar will offered at several times and dates.Other computer-related programswill cover data base management andan introduction to Lotus software.

The World Trade Institute also willoffer several programs throughoutthe fall on doing business in particular

The Houston World Trade Insti-tute, an affiliate of the Houston WorldTrade Association, has announced itsprogram schedule for the fall.

The fall program kicks off Sept. 6with the first of its Sunday Seriesseminars. The series begins with athree-hour session titled "Computersfor International Business: AccessingCommercial Information." Thisseminar will also be offered in Octo-ber and November.

countries or regions. Scheduledseminars will cover business possi-bilities in the Pacific Rim, SouthAmerica, Europe, the Soviet Union,India and the Indian subcontinent.

Other seminar topics include abusiness roundtable on how to profitfrom international sales, trade and thepolitical process, marketing and sell-ing products overseas, letters ofcredit, effective communicationswith other cultures, the World Bankand others.

Seminar dates and times were ten-tative as the Port of HoustonMagazine went to press. For a detailedschedule or more information, con-tact the Houston World TradeAssociation at (713) 225-0968, write the association at 1-D WorldTrade Center, 1520 Texas Ave.,Houston, Texas 77002.

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ITMA ANNOUNCES1987-88 OFFICERS

The Houston Chapter of the In-ternational Transportation Manage-ment Association recently elected of-ricers and board members for the1987-88 season.

Vonnie McClellan of EliteBrokerage Services is the organiza-tion’s new president, and Richard Ak-kerman of Gulf-South Marine is vicepresident. Peggy Roberts of RoanokeInsurance is secretary, and KarenMoon of Zim Israeli Shipping istreasurer.

The organization’s board membersare Pierre Abousleiman of Air France,John Wentz of the Houston PortBureau, Ralph Lopez of Marathon Oil,Laurie Seyfert of Lykes BrothersSteamship, Edie Baughan of PACTransport, Roberta Kois of Kois As-sociates and Terry Bride of Taba In-ternational.

ITMA consists of about 250 mem-bers who meet monthly to discusstransportation issues.

Hit the bullseye!Your ad in the Port of Houston Magazine will beseen by everyone from liner executives to majorimporters and exporters. Each of the 15,000copies distributed each month is read by atleast three decision makers in maritime-relatedbusinesses. That’s more than 45,000 keypeople all over the world.

Call (713) 226-2133 for advertising rates.

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BARBER ANNOUNCESPROMOTIONS AT BWAL

Three new appointments havebeen announced for Barber WestAfrica Line.

Ronald E. Militello has been pro-moted to national sales and marketingmanager, James L. Lennon to nationaltraffic manager and Paul E. Schnatz toassistant traffic manager.

Militello has been with Barber Linesfor three years and recently held thepost of national traffic manager. Hewill be responsible for national salescoverage, public relations and adver-tising, strategic marketing and plan-ning and pricing policies.

Lennon, who joined Barber Linesin 1982, was formerly assistant trafficmanager. In his new position he willbe in charge of national inbound andoutbound traffic, liaison with prin-cipals and operation and documen-tation supervision.

Schnatz, who has been with BarberLines since 1984, will assist Lennon inthe area of traffic relations.

Barber West Africa Lines calls at thePort of Houston every 21 days.

DO YOU WANTINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS?Mexico? Overseas? Latin America?WE CAN HELP YOU GET IT.¯ To create funding for export or import transactions

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¯ To create maquiladora, multinational manufacturing, 806/807, in-bond and CBI operations, management and plant locations.

¯ To engage direct personal representation, negotiation and highlevel relations in the host country-market.

INTER-AMERICAS is a multi-disciplines consortium of multinationalbusiness practitioners uniquely qualified to counsel and advise on allmajor facets of international business. The group is chaired by FELIX C.GUERRERO, a successful entrepreneur, platform speaker and counselorto international business, both in private practice and on behalf of theU.S. Department of Commerce, which he served as director in Texasuntil May 1987.

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Asphalt plant shipped from Houston to GuayaquilA portable, computerized asphaltplant bound for Guayaquil, streets. Importadora Industrial Agricola SA of Guayaquil wasEcuador, recently left the Port of Houston Authority’s Turning importer for the shipment. Kerr Steamship Co. is agent forBasin Terminal aboard Transnave’s M/V ISLA BARTOLOME. The Transnave, which offers regularly scheduled service from Houstonplant, manufactured by Caterpillar, will be used for paving city to South America, Central America and Mexico.

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PORT HANDBOOKBEING PREPARED

The Port of Houston Authority hasbegun gathering information for its1988-89 Handbook and IndustrialGuide.

Any maritime-related company isentitled to a free listing in thispublication. Many area companieswill be receiving questionnaires in themail. However, if your firm has beenin business for less than a year or haschanged addresses in the past 18months, you may want to fill out theform below and send it in.

1988-89 Port of Houston HandbookIndustrial Guide Questionnaire

Please print or type.Name of Company

Address

Telephone

Telex

Type of product (if applicable)

Type of company (do not mark more than twocategories)[] Barge Lines/Towing[] Cargo & Hull Inspection[] Construction (Marine-related)[] Container Storage/Repair[] Container/Chassis Leasing[] Containers (Tank)[] Customs Broker[] Drayage Service[] Distributor[] Export Packer[] Foreign Freight Forwarder[] Grain Elevator[] Harbor Mooring[] Harbor Tugs[] Liquid Bulk Storage[] Manufacturer[] Motor Freight Line[] NVOCC[] Pipeline Operator[] Privately Owned Terminal[] Processor[] Railroad[] Real Estate/Developer[] Refinery[] Retailer[] Ship Broker/Charterer[] Ship Builder/Repairer[] Steamship Agent[] Steamship Liner Service[] Stevedore

Send to: Handbook/Communications Dept.,Port of Houston Authority, P.O. Box 2562,Houston, Texas 77252-2562.

SURVEY LAUNCHED TO IDENTIFY MANUFACTURERSNoting that the manufacturing sec-

tor of the Southeast Texas area is oneof the most overlooked, undersoldand unknown sectors of the localeconomy, a coalition of organizationsfrom 13 counties has launched a newsurvey as the first step in marketingthe area’s manufacturing resources.

The City of Houston, the HoustonEconomic Development Council,Houston Community College, theGulf Coast Small Business Develop-ment Center, nine area communitycollege systems, the John Gray In-stitute at Lamar University and theTechnology Management Centerhave launched a project to create adetailed inventory of the 4,000-plusmanufacturing companies in South-east Texas.STRONG BASE "Although it is not asglamorous as high technology, manu-facturing is the economic base of anyarea. In Southeast Texas, we have astrong base of manufacturingcapabilities that is not fully utilizedand that represents a significant assetin marketing this area," says Dr. JonGoodman, director of the Small Busi-ness Development Center.

Manufacturing accounts for morethan 173,000 jobs or about 10 per-cent of the workforce in the Houstonarea alone, Goodman notes.VARIETY OF SEGMENTS The SoutheastTexas coalition is targeting both smalland medium-size manufacturers andmachine shops in a variety of manu-facturing segments, including: basicsteel and metal products, fabricatedmetal products, construction and

related manchinery, oiifield equip-ment, electric and electronic equip-ment, transportation equipment, in-struments and related products.

Counties involved in the survey in-clude: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend,Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson,

Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery,Orange, Waller and Wharton.DIRECTORY The information from thesurvey will be used for several pur-poses, says Goodman. "First, wewant to create a manufacturing direc-Continued on Page 42.

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By more than 20,000 shipboard installations during the past 30years, Atlas-Danmark is one of the world’s leading manufacturersof marine equipment, specializing in:

FRESHWATER PRODUCTION: Atlas-Danmark developed thefirst single-effect FRESHWATER GENERATOR which -- by utiliz-ing the waste heat from the ship’s engines -- converts sea waterinto fresh water. Today 7 out of 10 new buildings are equippedwith an Atlas-Danmark Freshwater Generator.

The Atlas-Danmark double-effect WATER MAKER AFGU 2 S isa highly efficient double-effect evaporator that utilizes the wasteheat from Diesel engines. The unit produces from 8,000 to70,000 gallons/24 hours and is designed especially to meet thedemands of the offshore sector.

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tory that will be a ’Who’s Who’ ofarea manufacturers. The manufac-turers’ directory will be distributedlocally, regionally and nationally."

Goodman says the directory willhelp companies meet specificmanufacturing needs. "The directoryis designed to be used both by com-panies that want to contract for man-ufacturing and companies that areconsidering relocating here and thatneed manufacturing support. The di-rectory may also be used by potentialcustomers such as overseas tradingcompanies that are looking for spe-cific products."

There is no cost to be included inthe directory. "All that a local com-pany has to do is complete the South-east Texas Manufacturing CapabilitiesSurvey," Goodman says.

STEVEDORING FIRMSCONSOLIDATE IN TEXAS

Port Stevedoring Co. andCooper/T. Smith have announcedthey will consolidate their companieswithin the state of Texas. Operationsoutside the state will not be affected.

The new company will operateunder the name Port-Cooper/T. SmithStevedoring Co.

Orville Hall, president of PortStevedoring, will be president of theconsolidated company, and AngusCooper, chairman of Cooper/T.Smith, will be chairman of the newcompany.

Officials with Port-Cooper/T. Smithsaid the consolidation would enablethem to remain competitive despitedecreased business volume in themaritime industry.

SMITH & JOHNSONNAMED AGENT FORCOMAIPA

Smith &Johnson (Houston) Inc. hasbeen named as agent for Cia MaritimaIsla de Pascua S.A. (COMAIPA Line).

COMAIPA is a Chilean-flag line of-fering monthly independent servicefrom Houston to base ports in Chile.The line will offer full-container loadand less-than-container load servicefrom Houston and other U.S. Gulfports on inducement.

For more information, call theSmith & Johnson office at (713)654-5009.

Houston has changed dramatically since thedays when steamboats chugged along theBuffalo Bayou, and Maersk Line is proud tohave been a part of the modern Port ofHouston’s development for over a decade.Maersk was the first line to offer fullycontainerized vessels and our own stevedorecrew to permit the fastest transit timespossible to the Middle East.

Our Maersk Line representatives pledge tomaintain the tradition of service that hasinitiated the success of the Port of Houston.

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