"’She’s down to her marks and readyto sail.’"

That’s a frequently heard expressionwherever ships are loaded because thePlimsoll mark is the standard thatlimits the depth a ship may draw. It’s asafety factor ¯ thai mariners depend onbecause they know that a ship tooheavily loaded could run into trouble.But it has not always been this simplebecause the Plimsoll mark is only 100years oid,.although other methodswere used from the days of the earliesttraders.

According to the maritime law of theancient island Kingdom of Crete in2500 B.C., loading and maintenanceinspections of vessels were required.Rome, in its heyday, adopted loadinglimitations and many of the Italiancity-states of the 10th through 16thcenturies included the codes in theirmerchant ship regulations. The precur-sor of the Plimsoll Mark or load linewas most probably one of the marks

¯ prescribed by a Venetian law. Thisstatute required that a vessel be loadedonly to a depth as indicated by a fixedline. The line was marked on the sideof the hull and varied for each of theseafaring city-states. Venetians used acarved cross; Genoese, three ironplates; and Sardinians, the center of apainted circle much like the PlimsollMark used today.

By the late 15th century, commercemoved from Mediterranean and Balticwaters to the Atlantic and other oceansto become virtually worldwide. Oceantrade routes to the Americas, to the FarEast and to India opened for the Atlan-tic powers as ships able to withstandthe rigors of ocean crossings weredeveloped. Regulations based on theold Mediterranean law, which made animpression on the Crusaders, wereadopted by England and the northernEuropean states. Nearly a centurylater, in 1561, representatives of thecountries whose ships sailed the BalticSea met in Copenhagen to developstandard maritime procedures in thatarea. Included was a statement that acaptain would be fined for "overbur-dening his ship."

As shipbuilding practices changed,maritime laws became more explicit.However, casualties continued to in-crease. So much so that James Hall, a"Tynemouth shipowner, alarmed overthe loss of men and ships and the in-crease in insurance rates, succeeded inobtaining and investigation by theLondon Board of Trade. Hall’srequest, made during the early 1860’swith the backing of Newcastle com-

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Thousands of Ships SavedBy Plimsoll Mark On Hull

mercial interests, resulted in the Lon-don agency’s finding that overloadingwas a frequent cause of ship disasters.

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Enactment of corrective legislation¯¯¯was slow in spite of ship’s casualtiesaveraging six a day. Parliament rejec-ted Hall’s proposal that a governmentinspector with adequate powersexamine ships and refuse a certificateof seaworthiness to those which did notmeet good shipping standards.

At about this time, a Liberal mem-ber of Parliament, Samuel PlimsoU, aself-made coal dealer from London,joined the fight. He became outragedat the very common practice ofoverloading coal vessels and vowed towage a campaign to establish detailedloading legislation. His efforts wereblocked by partisan political op-position, initially by Prime MinisterDisraeli and then by opposition from agroup of shipowners. In 1870, Plim-soil’s book, "Our Seamen--An Ap-peal," was published. It dramatizedthe perils that British seamen facedwhen serving aboard overloaded andunseaworthy vessels and did much toarouse the public to their plight. Inspite of the book, enactment of specificlegislation remained several yearsaway.

Another Royal Commission was ap-pointed in 1873 to investigate thealleged unseaworthiness of Britishships and to suggest amendments in the

law. The commission decided thatwhile it lacked sufficient informationto establish formal legal standards, itwas, however, able to recommendfreeboard of three inches for every footof hold.

While legislative efforts were con-tinuing, the British underwritingsocieties had recognized the problemsof overloading and developedguidelines for freeboard. The Liver-pool Underwriters were the first tobas~ their freeboard tables on depth ofhold, allowing 2 1 /2 inches per foot fora depth of 10 to 12 feet and 4 inches perfoot up to a depth of 26 feet.

Finally, Parliament passed the 1876Merchant Shipping Act which requiredthat every British vessel engaged inforeign trade have a permanent line onits side denoting the waterline limit forloading a ship. Freeboards were to berecorded by shipowners at the CustomsHouse and the center of a painted cir-cle was to be used as the load in mark.(Today, freeboard is computed as thenumber of feet that a hull projectsabove the water.) The Act of 1876 wasa sufficient portent of victory thoughfully detailed compulsory loadingregulations were not passed until 1890,when the first Load Line Bill was enac-ted by Parliament.

In the ports of the United States, theCoast Guard has been assigned respon-sibility for enforcement of loadingrequirements and has been givenauthority to prosecute violators. Theshipowner is subject to a further con-straint, for marine underwriters refuseliability for loss when it can be proventhat the ship has been loaded beyondthe assigned marks and was unseawor-thy. The elimination of losses causedby overloading since the passage of theBritish Merchant Shipping Act a cen-tury ago is a dramtic memorial to theforesight, the courage and the long bat-tle waged by James Hall and SamuelPlimsoll for protection of the sailorswho must brave the sometimesawesome power of the sea.

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Children Treated To VisitOn Board Ship In Port

BY MIDDY RANDERSON

Several youngsters enjoyed anadventurous morning aboard a ship atthe Port of Houston recently becauseof a speech made in Bergen, Norway.

During a trade development trip toEurope and Scandinavia, George W.Altvater, Port Authority ExecutiveDirector, encouraged Bergen ship-owners attending a Port-sponsoredluncheon to use Port of Houstonfacilities. Upon his return to Houston,Altvater received a telex from the com-pany of Jebsens Rederi in Bergensaying that they certainly had taken hismessage to heart and had five of theirvessels due at Houston during the nextmonth.

K.E. Stroem-Pedersen, ManagingDirector of Jebsens’ London branch,visited Houston in connection with thearrival of the ships and told Altvater hewould like to invite a group of childrento tour one of his vessels.

"Whenever we have the oppor-

tunity," Pedersen said, "Jebsens likesto do something for the local com-munity. That way we feel we can ac-complis.h more than simply enter-taining shippers at a cocktail party."

Altvater arranged for 20 childrenfrom the Harris County BurnettBayland Home to visit the Jebsensship, BEDOUIN BRUNES, docked atthe Oiltanking of Texas, Inc. terminal.

The children, ages eight to 15,toured the ship from engine room tobridge with ships’ officers as expertguides. They got to see typical crewquarters and the shining clean galley,hear explanations of cargo loading andcrew duties, and took turns at theship’s wheel and radar scanner. Thetour ended with a hamburger and hotdog lunch in the elegant officer’smessroom.

The officers were kept busy an-swering hundreds of questions fromthe children who were getting their first

K.E. Stroem-Pedersen, Managing Director ofJebsens London, gives a boost to a would-besailor for a better view of the ship’s foredeck.

exposure to maritime life.Pedersen explained that the human

touch is an important part of Jebsens’way of doing business. In 1977, A/SKristian Jebsens Rederi was named asNorway’s Company of the Year, thefirst time a shipping company had wonthat honor. The Jebsens Group runs atotal fleet of 64 bulk carriers ranging insize from 3,500 to 35,000 dwt. Half ofthe fleet serves the North Sea/Europeantrade with the remainder running on aworldwide basis.

The company is headquartered inBergen with branches in London,Hamburg and Bermuda. They alsohave offices in Fremantle, Singapore,Auckland, Montreal and Oslo dealingwith operations, chartering, agencywork, sales and purchase.

Jebsens also manage two semi-submersible off shore drilling rigs andhave a self-positioning drill ship underconstruction.

mShip’s officers made sure each child had a turn at looking in the radar

scanner.

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Children from the Burnett Bayland Home are all eyes and ears duringtheir tour of the bridge of the BEDOUIN BRUNES.

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Harald Hess, Fimasa-Haniel; Raymundo Alvarez, Agencia Transoceanicade Vapores, Ricardo Beard, Sea-Land, and Claus H. Reinking, CIME.

Mexico City ShippersHear A bout Houston

Port Authority officials flew to Mexico City recently tomake trade development calls and sponsor a luncheon forMexican shippers and steamship executives at the UniversityClub. Several Houston-based maritime executives joined thegroup at the luncheon. These photographs are of some ofthe guests attending and are identified left to right.

Joaquin Rincon Adams, Texas Commerce Bank; Harold Weddle, ofHouston, Southern Pacific; George W. Altvater, Port of Houston; BenGlawe, Texas Industrial Commission; Bob King of San Francisco,Southern Pacific, and T.A. Fante, Southern Pacific.

Don Waheed of Houston, Biehl and Co;. Adolfo Topete and PedroReyes, both with General Electric de Mexico, and Robert Ante ofHouston, R.W. Smith Co.

Federico Miranda, Southern Pacific; Susana de la Hoz, ECEMEX; HugoBriones, Nacional de Cobre, and Jaime Flores, Southern Pacific.

Jose Gutierrez, Southern Pacific; Baltazar Solgodo, Salgado Y Salgado;Armando Waterland, Port of Houston; Juan Merigo, Sea-Land: Jose LuisLevy Aguirre, Levy Aguirre Y Assoc., and Raul Osuna, Transporte Com-binado.

Frank Sinclair of New York, Pepsico; F. Gonzalez-Learra, Bank ofAmerica; Gerd Grimm, Tratasa; Ricardo Diep, Tecomar S.A., and Fer-nando Navarro, Sea-Land.

Armando ,Waterland, Port of Houston; Joaquin Corona, EatonManufacturera; Jorge A. Hernandez Rojas and C. Rafael HernandezRojas, both with Trada S.C., and Jesse Villareal of Houston, Posey Inter-national.

Art Sanchez of Houston, Sea-Land; Juan Rodriguez of Houston,Southern Pacific, and Jesus Salcido B., Tex Mex Railway.

Jesus Vega, Conasupo; Armondo Waterland, Port of Houston, AlfonsoMolinar, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; Jose Herrera Gambas,Rafael Lizarraga, and Bernardo R. Avilez, all with Conasupo, andFederico Casillas, Celanese.

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Mrs. John Garrett; Jim Fonteno, Harris County Commissioner; Mrs.Jim Fonteno, and Mrs. Hazel Farrar, Mrs. Fonteno’s mother.

City Councilman Frank Mancuso; Mrs. E.A. Lyons; County Com-missioner E.A. Lyons; Mrs. Frank Mann, and City Councilman FrankMann.

i !ii~ 1Frido Smulders, Consul of the Netherlands; Yngve Holmberg, Consul

General of Sweden; Mrs. J.K. Henderson; Mannus Nijdam, Consul of TheNetherlands, and J.K. Henderson.Port Authority Controller.

City Councilman Louis Macey; His Excellency Jean Goguikian, Am-bassador of Lebanon to Colombia; A.G. Zwan, Honorary Consul ofLebanon; H.K. Kim, Consul General of Korea, and Carlos Soto, HonoraryConsul of Honduras.

Vittorio Taccetti, Consul of Argentina; Mrs. Vittorio Taccetti; Mrs.Clark Chen, and Clark Chen, Consul of China.

Mrs. Bob Curtis; Mrs. Mannus Nijdam; Mrs. Frido Smulders and Mrs,Leticia Umana, Consul General of Costa Rica.

Ms. Rose Queyquep; S.S. Hsu, Consul of China; Michael Scorcio.Executive Secretary to the Port Commission: Mrs. J.A.M. Verdonk. andMrs. Martha Toledo, Consul General of Peru.

Mrs. Tom Bass; City Councilman Tom Bass, and H.K. Kim, ConsulGeneral of Korea.

Mrs. Martha Toledo, Consul General of Peru; Mrs. H.K. Kim; Mrs. JackBrannon, and Mrs. J.A.M. Verdonk.

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The Port of Houston Authority recently sponsored its an-nual boat trip and dinner for the Houston Consular Corps,one of the largest in the United States. A majority of mem-bers of the Houston City Council and Harris County Com-missioner’s Court attended the function and Houston’sMayor, the Hon. Jim McConn, added his remarks to thewelcoming speech made by Port Commission ChairmanFentress Bracewell. The following photos show some of theguests on board the SAM HOUSTON prior to the dinnerand dance at the San Jacinto Inn. Identifications are fromleft to right.

City Councilman Jim Westmoreland: The Hon. Jim McConn, Mayor ofHouston: Dr. Jack Brannon, Honorary Consul of Costa Rica, and FentressBracewell, Port Commission Chairman.

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Richard P. Leach, Port Authority General Manager: Mrs. RichardLeach: Mrs. Harb Hayre, and Harb Hayre, Honorary Consul of India.

Port Commissioner John Garrett: Miriam Eichelberger, Consul ofGuatemala: Mrs. Maria Luna: County Commissioner Jim Fonteno: Mrs.Bill Colburn, and Bill Colburn, Port Authority Counsel.

Bob Jesperson: Mrs. A.G. Zwan: Mrs. Shirley Jesperson, HonoraryConsul of Lesotho; Mrs. Louis Macey, and City Councilman Louis Macey.

Mrs. Paul Hedemann: Mrs. Yngve Holmberg; Paul Hedemann,Honorary Consul of Denmark: Mitsui Matsuzu, Consul of Japan, end S.S.Hsu, Consul of China.

Mrs. Frank Mancuso: Mrs. Frank Mann: Mrs. Fentress Bracewell: Mrs.Yvonne Pantoja, Consul of Brazil, and Ms. Stella Campos.

J.A.M. Verdonk, Consul General of The Netherlands: Peter Daabuul:Mrs. Jim Westmoreland: Sabir Amawi, Honorary Consul of Jordan, andMrs. Jim McConn.

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Middy Randerson, Port Authority Publicity Manager: Don Newquist:Mrs. Leonard Patillo, and Leonard Patillo, Houston Chamber of Commer-ce.

July, 1978

Mr. Eichelberger: Mr. Jimenez; Jachim Trafkowski, Vice Consul ofGermany: Dr. Hans Ziegler, Consul of Germany: Ms. Monica Pantoja,and Talbot Cooley.

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INedlloyd Line’s Ro/Ro vessel,the M.S. NEDLLOYD ROCKANJE,arrived at the Port of Houston’snewest Ro/Ro berth at Barbours CutTerminal on June 8 to begin a new erain Nedlloyd’s longstanding relation-ship with the Port of Houston.

For nearly 40 years Nedlloyd Linehas been operating its regularlyscheduled liner service between theUnited States and the Middle East andfor nearly 40 years Nedlloyd hasregularly included loading at the Portof Houston. Nedlloyd has watched thePort of Houston, as the oil center andgateway for Southwest capital goodsexports, grow to become a major fac-tor in the United States/Middle Easttrade. The constant improvement of itsfacilities, such as Barbours Cut Ter-minal, has been a major reason for thisgrowth.

Like Houston, Nedlloyd Lines isalso expanding and improving itsU.S./Middle East service. In 1976,Nedlloyd Line with the assistance of itsGulf agents, Strachan Shipping Com-pany, made an in-depth study of itsservice and the needs of the U.S./Mid-dle East trade. This study confirmedthat while there was still a need formodern heavy lift geared conventionalvessels, the U.S./Middle East tradewas increasingly turning towardsRo/Ro and container vessels.

In late 1976, Nedlloyd Linesacquired the Ro/Ro vessel, M.S.NEDLLO YD ROCKANJE, and addeda new dimension to its regular conven-tional container service. The M.S.NEDLLOYD ROCKANJE is a 5700dwt twin-screw Ro/Ro vessel, equip-ped with bow thrusters. The shipdischarges via twin stern ramps itscargo capacity of 1500 running meters

of trailers and/or rolling stock plus 104teu containers within six hours.

Acquisition of the M.S. NEDLLOYDROCKANJE was only the beginning ofNedlloyd Lines expansion and im-provement in its service from theUnited States to the Middle East. In1977 the company began constructionof four Ro/Ro vessels and fourmodern Multi-Purpose vessels fordelivery in 1978/79. These vessels arecurrently under construction. Two ofthese new Ro/Ro vessels and two orthree of the modern Multi-Purposevessels are presently scheduled for in-corporation into Nedlloyd’s U.S./Middle East service beginning in Oc-tober of this year.

Nedlloyd’s new Ro/Ro vessels willrank among the largest and most ef-ficient Ro/Ro vessels currently inoperation or on the drawing boards.The M.S. NEDLLOYD ROTTER-DAM and the M.S. NEDLLOYDROCHESTER, which are being builtin the Netherlands, have an LOA of196.5 meters, an extreme breadth of32.3 meters are 21,500 dwt, are equip-ped with both bow and stern thrustersand will have a service speed of about20 knots.

These Ro/Ro container vessels willhave a lane capacity of 4618 runningmeters (picture 378 forty foot trailersin line end to end almost three mileslong). The vessels will be equipped withquarter sternramps which have anequivalent width of a six lane highwayand will be capable of supportingheavy loads on wheels of 400 tons!

These vessels will have a maximumcontainer capacity of about 1200 teu’sand can carry almost any combinationof containers, trailers and rollingstock, but were designed to carry an

ideal mixture of 752 teu’s and 2500running meters of trailers, cranes,mobile homes, etc.

Nedlloyd’s other two Ro/Ro-con-tainer vessels, the M.S. NEDLLOYDROUEN and the M.S. NEDLLOYDROSARIO are being built in Japan.The particulars of these vessels aresimilar to the Dutch built vessels, ex-cept the vessels being built in Japanwill have a large container capacity dueto a difference in deck configuration.All four are Ro/Ro-container ships.

Construction of four Ro/Ro-contain-er vessels is a major capital investmentby anyone’s standards. In addition,Nedlloyd also has under constructionin the Netherlands four modern Multi-Purpose vessels. These vessels, alsoscheduled for delivery in 1978/1979,are to be named the NEDLLOYDBAHRAIN, NEDLLO YD BAL TI-MORE, NEDLLO YD BANGKOK andNEDLLOYD BARCELONA. Thesevessels will have a service speed ofabout 17 knots and will be 21,500 dwtwith-bale capacities of 1.2 million cu.ft. each. These vessels will be capableof carrying various combinations ofbreakbulk, unitized and containerizedcargoes including refrigerated con-tainers. These vessels will have acapacity of 646 teu’s, refrigerated con-tainers included. In addition, as withpractically all of Nedlloyd’s vessels,these new Multi-Purpose ships will becapable of handling heavy cargoes. Infact, each of these vessels will be self-sustaining for pieces of up to 225 tons.

When the two new Ro/Ro vessels,along with possibly two or more Multi-Purpose vessels enter Nedlloyd’s U.S./Middle East service, the company willhave increased its cargo capacity 400per cent. However, modern vessels and

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expanding capacity are not enough.People must provide service andNedlloyd Lines, along with its majoragents, Strachan Shipping Co. in theU.S. Gulf and Lavino Shipping Co. inthe North Atlantic, are expanding thealready experienced staffs to providefor more efficient personalized service.In New York, Nedlloyd Inc., GeneralAgents for Nedlloyd Lines, Rotter-dam, is currently undergoing a majorreorganization to provide the shippingpublic with more efficient service.

In addition to the major changesbeing made in the United States,Nedlloyd Lines is reorganizing and ex-panding its own personnel throughoutthe Middle East. New offices, staffedwith personnel from the head office inRotterdam, are being opened in SaudiArabia, the Emirates, Iran and in othercountries to insure prompt and ef-ficient flow of cargoes to ultimatedestinations. These offices will work inconcert with Nedlloyd’s longestablished network of experiencedagents throughout the Middle East toprovide the best possible service.

Those who are familiar withNedlloyd Lines know that growth, ex-pansion and improvement of servicesare not new to this company. Thehistory of the Nedlloyd Group, ofwhich Nedlloyd Lines is part, is ahistory of growth and expansion thatgoes back to 1870. It is a story ofgrowing trust and cooperation by anumber of like-minded shipping com-panies whose outlook became so closeon basic matters of policy that it wasinevitable they should one day cometogether in the same Group.

The Nedlloyd Group is housed intheir new headquarters building inHoutlaan in Rotterdam. The Nedlloyd

Group consists of about 100 companiesemploying 17,000 people with a net-work of offices all over the world. It isa closely-knit combination of versatiletransportation specialists whose ac-tivities cover every link of the transpor-tation chain. Nedlloyd Lines is a majorlink which came about when two well-known shipping companies - Konin-jlijke Nedlloyd and Royal InteroceanLines joined forces. Nedlloyd Linesoperates shipping lines all over theworld.

In addition to its service from theUnited States to the Red Sea and Mid-dle East, Nedlloyd Lines operates linerservices between Asia and East-South-West Africa, Central America and theEast and West Coasts of North andSouth America as well as betweenAustralia/New Zealand and the FarEast/Japan, South East Asia, SriLanka, India and Africa.

Nedlloyd plies between Europe andWest Africa, South Africa, EastAfrica, the Red Sea, the Middle East,India/Pakistan/Bangladesh, Indonesia,Australia, New Zealand, the PacificIslands, the Caribbean and the FarEast / Japan.

Nedlloyd Bulk is another member ofthe Nedlloyd Group operating 12general purpose bulk carriers, 4 crudeoil tankers, 7 chemical tankers and 2LPG/ammonia tankers plus an LNGtanker of 61,000 DWT that is nearingcompletion.

Neddrill is another member of theGroup whose job is drilling for oil andgas under contract. The success of thiscompany is undoubtedly due in largemeasure to the equipment it can callupon--two newly converted drillships.One of these, Neddrill I, is equippedwith anchors and can drill in up to 1000

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feet of water. Neddrill II can work inup to 2000 feet of water. This ship iskept in position by nine computer con-trolled propellers. Both ships can rideout adverse weather conditions and cancarry sufficient supplies to remain onstation for 100 days at a time.

The other members of the NedlloydGroup are Nedlloyd Fleet Services, In-dustrial Services Division, Ports andSpecialized Transport Division andDamco International Transport, whooffer a variety of specialized services tothe shipping public.

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TRANSPO ATIONOBSERVATIONS OF THE HOUSTON PORT BUREAU

[.C.C. POSTPONES GENERAL RAIL INCREASE: The In-terstate Commerce Commission postponed until June 17th,the rail general increase Ex Parte 349, which was scheduledto become effective June 8, 1978. The provisions of this in-crease will be the same as originally filed with the exception ofsome changes on the increases pertaining to movements ofcoal. The increase on coal was reduced from 7 per cent to 4per cent and increases on printing paper, wrapping paper,paper bags and peanuts moving from points in Southwesternterritory to Eastern territory were reduced from 4 per cent to 2per cent. Rates on several other commodities such asnewsprint paper, sodium alkalies, industrial gases, sulfuricacid, natural or synthetic rubber, manufactured iron or steel.soda ash, plastic materials and iron and steel pipe will be in-vestigated by the I.C.C. due to the possibility of the railsmaking unduly high profits on these commodities.

SUPREME COURT FAVORS UNIFORM NATIONALDetention Charges: The Supreme Court has approvednationwide shipper detention charges for motor carrier trans-portation. Several motor carriers as well as the National In-dustrial Traffic League had petitioned the Supreme Court tochange the decision of the Commission and its basic orderstating the Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously inits, (1) definition of "spotting" so as to preclude commoncarriers from performing the movement of a loaded trailerfrom a hauling yard and receiver’s dock, as part of carrier’sline haul obligation, (2) failure to establish a basis for level the detention charges prescribed, and (3) placing the burdenfor detention non-contributable to the carrier on the shipper.This decision by the Supreme Court now clears the way forfull implementation of the detention rules for motor carriersprescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission in ExParte No. MC-88, Detention of Motor Vehicles - Nationwide.

BILL DESIGNED TO END RATE CUTTING: The Mer-chant Marine Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marineand Fisheries Committee has approved a modified version ofH.R. 9998 which is a bill which is designed to end theproblem of rate cutting by state controlled carriers, such as theRussian Fleet. This new legislation titled "The Ocean andShipping Act of 1978," would provide a series of amendmentsto the Shipping Act of 1916 and give the Federal MaritimeCommission power to suspend rates over state controlledcarriers in certain instances, for a period of up to 180 days;also the F.M.C. would have power to give 60 days notice ofthis suspension and the burden of proof would be on the con-trolled carrier to show its rates were just. The carrier however,could file new rates which could become effective im-mediately if the previous rates were suspended, howeverthese new rates would still be subject to Federal MaritimeCommission review. In addition to the above powers theF.M.C would also be given access to other U.S. agencies ~:~data relating to constructive cost, the F.M.C. would also be

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directed to "consider the impact of its actions upon the con-tinuity, the level, and the quality of common carrier service toor from the ports affected by this decision." In addition theprovisions or powers by the F.M.C. would not be applicableexcept when the state controlled carrier is competing directlywith the U.S. flag vessels. This bill is expected to come beforethe full Committee some time soon.

MINI-BRIDGE CASES SET FOR ORAL ARGUMENT: TheFederal Maritime Commission held oral argument on June13 in two mini-bridge cases, No. 73-38, Council of NorthAtlantic Shipping Association. International Longshormen’sAssociation, Delaware River Port Authority and MassachusettsPort Authority v. American Mail Lines Ltd., et al., in whichthe Houston Port Bureau is an intervenor in support ofProtestants. Also joint cases 73-42, 73-61, Port of HoustonAuthority and Houston Port Bureau, Inc. v. Seatrain LinesInternational, in which the Bureau is the complainant. TheBureau has been very active in these cases and participated inthe argument, along with representatives’from the I.L.A. andthe State of Texas.

I.C.C. MEETING ON PORT EQUALIZATION: At a specialmeeting held May 23, at the Interstate Commerce Com-mission’s Washington, D.C. offices, the I.C.C. has requestedthe agency’s Rail Services Planning Office to draft questionswhich will be placed before the public for public commentregarding the policy of port equalization for railroad rates. Atthe present time, the Interstate Commerce Commission per-mits or requires rail carload rates between certain prescribedinland territories and various ports or port ranges to beequalized on certain import or export traffic. The Rail ServicesPlanning Office (RSPO) has recommended that the Com-mission review its policy of equalization of freight rates.

COURT RULES AGAINST F.M.C. IN CONTAINERService Case: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District ofColumbia has ruled on a decision of the Federal MaritimeCommission as regards the F. M. C.’s authoirty to regulatecontainer service provided by American Container Export,Inc., doing business as Austasia Container Express or A.C.E.The F.M.C. ruled A.C.E. was subject to the Shipping Act of1916 and was required to file tariffs and to abide by F.M.C.regulations. A.C.E. provided service from Detroit via truck tothe Canadian City of Windsor, Ontario, where the containerswere interchanged with a Canadian railroad and moved toVancouver for ultimate shipment by water to Japan andAustralia. Now, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that theF.M.C. was incorrect in its ruling that A C.E was subject tothe 1916 Shipping Act and found within the Shipping Act sdefinition of a common Carrier by water in foreign commerce.

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The national president and two formernational presidents of the Propeller Club of theUnited States attended the Maritime Day lun-cheon at the Port of Houston. Attending themeeting are, from the lefl, Ames Smith.President of the Propeller Club, Port ofHouston: Lloyd Strickland, National Presidentand Vice President of Lykes Bros. SteamshipCo.; Captain C. Ray North, Immediate PastPresident who is now a marine consultant inHouston, and E.D. Vickery, a maritime attorneyand a Past President of the nationa and Port ofHouston club.

Projects SupportedCongressman Bob Eckhardt and

Fentress Bracewell, Chairman of thePort of Houston Commissionerstestified before a congressional com-mittee in support of two projects affect-ing navigation on the Houston ShipChannel.

The most important project whichthe two supported was one whichwould authorize Federal funding forpart of the cost of altering a bridgeacross Greens Bayou which hasbecome an obstruction to navigationbecause of ground subsidence.

Congressman Eckhardt and Mr.Bracewell also supported a provisionwhich would authorize the Corps ofEngineers to maintain the GreensBayou Channel to a depth of 40 feet.

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18 Port of HoustonMagazine

Four New Tugs Ordered By Bay-Houston Towing Co.A $10.6 million expansion program

by Bay-Houston Towing Companywas announced by W.D. Haden, II,Chairman of the Board, as he disclosedthe signing of contracts for four newtugs and option on an additional twovessels.

One tug, the 4,200 hp. CAPTAINW.D. HADEN, is designed to keepBay-Houston in the forefront of theharbor/offshore towing industry, par-ticularly for the petroleum industry,Haden said.

The 106 foot by 34 by 16 foot tug isthe first diesel electric vessel of its typeto be built in the Gulf. It will be equip-ped with three GM 16-149 TI generatorsets, combined to give a total output of4,200 hp. / 3,000 kilo watts.

The vessel will have 100,000 poundforward Bollard pull and 75,000 poundpull astern. Towing versatility will beassured by the CAPTAIN W.D.’sdouble drum towing winch.

Named after Captain W.D. Haden,founder of Bay-Houston TowingCompany, the powerful tug wasdesigned and will be built by HalterMarine Services of New Orleans.

The other three tugs of 95 footoverall length and designed for harborwork will carry the family names ofBARBARA H. NEUHA US, LAURA

HADEN, and MARKK. The companyhas an option to build an additionaltwo of the 95 foot tugs. Haden said the2,850 hp. tugs were designed by Nor-man DeJong of Jacksonville, Floridaand are being built by DiamondManufacturing Co. of Savannah,Georgia.

All tugs have EPA Approval and areclassified by the American Bureau ofShipping. First delivery will commencein November, 1978, with the final con-tracted vessel to be completed byJanuary, 1980, Haden said.

Full electronic gear, rad~, loran,SSB and VHF-FM radios, and

fathometer will give the tugs the finestnavigational and communicationcapabilities.

The new vessels are part of an on-going expansion and modernizationprogram that has included the recentcommissioning of two harbor tugs, theC.R. HADEN and the PHILIP K, andthe repowering and updating of twoother tugs at a cost of an additional$5.49 million, Mr. Haden reported.

Bay-Houston ToWing Companyprovides harbor and coastwise towingin the ports of Houston, Galveston,Corpus Christi, Freeport, and TexasCity.

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GULF PORTS CRATING CO.Export Packing

Commercial - MilitaryBoxing -- Crating - Processing

Houston: 1225 McCarry 675-9101Miami (305) 871-1141 Los Angeles (213) 848-5565New Orleans: 1717 Tchoupitoulos 504-525-9936

i i

ESTABLISHED 1905 HOUSTON, TEXAS PHONE 222-9961

REPRESENTING

COMBI LINE HAPAG LLOYD INTERCONTINENTAL TRANSPORT KOCTUG~ LINE ........ GULF/TURKEY AND EAST MEDITERRANEAN(ICT) B.V...GULF/SOUTH ATLANTIC~CONTINENTAL PORTS/U/K FARRELL~LINES .............................. GULF/AUSTRALIAHAPAG-LLOYD ........................ TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE MEXICAN LINE (TMM) ....... EAST COAST S. AMER. & CARIBBEANSCINDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD ............ GULF/INDIA MAMENIC LINE .......... GULF/WEST COAST CENTRAL AMERICAINTERFLOW (TANK CONTAINER SYSTEM) LTD. C. CLAUSEN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LIVESTOCK CHARTER SERVICE

HOUSTON ̄ NEW ORLEANS ¯ GALVESTON ¯BEAUMONT ̄ ORANGE ̄ MOBILEBROWNSVILLE ̄ CORPUS CHRISTI ¯ MEMPHIS ̄ DALLAS ̄ ST. LOUIS ¯ ATLANTA

CABLE ADDRESS: BIEHL, HOUSTON ¯ TELEX 775-412 ¯ TWX 910-881-1710

July, 1978 19

The Southwestern freight Bureau ExecutiveCommittee held its first public hearing awayfrom St. Louis Missouri in Houston recently in-volving Barbours Cut Terminal. The publichearing was requested by the Houston PortBureau wherein the Bureau presented data insupport of a proper level of rail rates at Bar-bouts Cut. Seated are M.E. Talghader, MoPac:V.H. Roewe, Chairman, Southwestern FreightBureau, and B.V. Monahan, Santa Fe. Standing,front row: B.A. Brown, Frisco. W.M. Gray,FW&D: E.E. Portwood, S.P.; R.E. Beard, SantoFe: R.L. Baumgaertner, M-K-T; Standing backrow: A.J. Heinrich, S.P.: J.R. Convin, MoPac:and C.R. Sheets, CRI&P.

SHIP AGENTS &STEVEDORES

REPRESENTING"

Argentine Line,- Atlantic Cargo Services,

Bank & Savill Line,Black Star, Hoegh Lines,

Italia/Costa Line,Mitsui O.S.K. Lines,

Nedlloyd, Royal Netherlands,Costa Line, Tecomar.

STRACHAN SHIPPING COMPAN’Cotton Exchange Building

Houston, Texas

713/221-8500Cable: "STRACHAN"

OF THE MORE THAN 30 LINESGoing to the Persian Gulf

¯ None of Them Book More Cargo¯ None of Them Offer Lower Rates

on Breakbulk Cargo¯ None of Them Provide Thru B’s/L

to more Inland citiesFROM MORE LOCATIONS THAN

The National Flag Line of Iran

EstaDl ishea 1841

NORTON, LILLY & CO., INC.90 West St., N.Y., N.Y.10006 (212)791-6500/6506HOUSTON 713-222-9601 NEW ORLEANS1121Walker St, Suite 510 4141ntern’l Trade Mart 504-581-6215

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VungmJng murine LineNew Container Service

The American branch of Schenkers International Forwarders, Inc.recently celebrated its Silver Anniversary in the United States by spon-soring a grand dinner in Houston honoring those customers in the areawho have helped the company grow. Shown at the dinner are from theleft: G. Stebich, President. Schenkers International: Stephen Turner,Sales Representative. Port of Houston Authority: W.T. Luthi, Chairman ofthe Board, Schenkers International, and Volker Stabel, Regional VicePresident. Schenkers International.

Ship Via Port o f Houston

The Only Chinese Flag Container Service

Direct & Independent fromNewYork. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Wilmington, N.C.. Savannah

to Keelung, Kaohsiung, Busan. Kobe. Yokohama

SAILSFAR EAST DIRECT FROM NEWYORKFrequency Every 18 Days

GENERAL AGENTSSOLAR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGENCY INC.2 WORLD TRADE CENTER ¯ SUITE 2264 ̄ NEW YORK, N. Y. 10048 ̄ (212) 775-1550

Independent Marine Surveyorsand Consultants

RELIABLE AND EXPERIENCED24-HOUR SERVICE FOR THE WEST GULF

Our competent staff specializes in cargo inspections, includingchemical, hull and cargo surveys, port captain assignments, andgeneral marine surveying including grain stability calculations,deadweights, container inspections, on/off hire surveys. Consultantsfor design, economic studies, acquisitions.

Capt. Bill Case, PresidentHouston - Galveston Sabine Ports

A, OClATE

324 World Trade Bldg.Phone: (713) 223-3306-Nite: 455-5148

Houston, Texas 77002Telex 774229

July, 1978 21

CONTINENTAL EUROPEPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

Le Havre Helsinki. Range including Atlanticargo Strachan Shipping Co.Dunkirk Anlwerp Rotterdam Amster- Baltic Shipping Moramdam Bremen. Bremerhaven. Hamburg, Black Sea Shippmg NortonLilly&Co.Copenhagen, Gdynia Bordeaux Central Gulf Central Gulf Lines

Combi Line Biehl & Co.Lykes Continent Lykes Bros. SteamshipPolish Ocean Gdynia America LineSea-Land Service Sea-Land Inc.Unigulf Line Hansen 8, Tidemann*Waterman Waterman Steamship

SCANDINAVIAPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

All major parts of Norway, Sweder Atlanticargo Strachan ShiDping CoFinland Iceland and Denmark including Baltic Shipping MoramBergen, Oslo Stronheim Malmo. Norwegiun American Norton Li, yStockholm Helsinki. Copenhagen, Combl Line BiehJ & Co.Gothenburg Helsinborg, Reykjavik, etc. Lykes Continenl Lykes Bros. SS Co.

Orbis Liner Service Mercury ShippingSea-Land Service SeaLanc Inc.

RUSSIAPORT RANGE LINE AGEN r

Leningrad Atlantlcargo Strachon Shipping Co.BFack Sea Shipping Norton Lilly & CoBaltic Shipping MoramCombi Line Biehl & Co.

Odessa Lykes Continent Lykes Bros SS Co.Sea-Land Service Sea-Land mc*Waterman SS Waterman SS Corp.

UNITED KINGDOMPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

LOndon Southampton Felixstown Atlanticargo Strachan Shipping Co.LiverDool Dublin. Belfast Aberdeen Baltic Shipping MoramDundee Glasgow, Grennock Leith Central Gulf Central Gulf LinesGrangemouth, Manchester Etc. Combi Line Biehl 8, Co

Harrison Line Phillips Parr Inc.Lykes Continent Lykes Brbs SS CoNorwegian American Norton LillySea-Land Service SeaLand inc.

MEDITERRANEAN, ADRIATICAND AEGEAN

PORT RANGE LINE AGENTIberian Peninsula including Biiboa, Alexandria Shipping Robert SS AgencyOoorto Lisboa Cadiz Barcelona Black Sea Shipping Norton Lilly 8, Ca.Alicante anc others as well as Mar- Constellation Line Ayers SS Cosei es Genoc Naples Legnorn CNAN Line TTT 5hip AgenciesVenice. RijeKa Piraeus. Hallo Istanbul Gulf Ocean Line Gulf Coast Shipping Corp.Alexandric Algiers Benghasi. Black Hansa Line E.S. BinnlngsSeaports and others Hellenic Hellenic Lines Inc.

talia/Costa Strachan Shipping Co.Jugoliniiia Dalton SteamshipJugooceanija Line Gulf Coast ShippingKoctug Line Biehl 8, Co.Lykes Mediterranean Lykes Bros. SS Co.Nervion Kerr SteamshiNordana Barber S.S. LinePrudential Line Smith & JohnsonCosta Line Strachan Shiooing Co.Sea-Land Service Sea-Land Inc.Torm Line Kerr Steamship CoTurkish Cargo Lines Thuleship Inc. of TexasUiterwyk Line Uiterwyk CorporationZim Isreal Inter-Gulf Agencies

WEST AFRICAPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

All Print pal West Coast Ports from AcmadaLine Hansen&TidemannDakar south including Abidjan, Lobito Black Star Line Strachan Shipping Co.Port Harcourt Bouala Tema. Luanda Compagnie Zairoise Roberts SteamshipMonrovia Matadi Lagos Port Gentil Dafra Kerr Steamship Co.Point Noire Freetown. Delta Delta Steamship Lines

Gulf West African Line Gulf Coast Shipping Corp.Lignes Centrafricanes Oceans International Corp.MedAfrica Line Dalton SteamshipMid-Ocean Line Norton LillyNAWAL E.S. Binnings, Inc.Nopal Line Oivind LorentzenNordana Barber S.S. LineEraghetti Line MTS Agencies Inc.Uiterwyk Lines Uiterwyk Corp.US AFRICA LLne Overseas FreightWestwind Africa TTT Ship Agencies

SOUTH AND EAST AFRICAPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

Capetown to Port Sudan range n- Hellenic Hellenic Lines Incincluding, Durban Lourenco Marques Lykes African Lykes Bros. SteamshipDar-Es-Salaam Djibouti Aqaba Morn- South African Marine Hansen 8, Tidemannbase Port Elizabeth and others.

SOUTH AMERICA EAST COASTPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

Brazil. Uruguay and Argentina including Argentine Lines Strachan ShJppingCo.Fortaleza Belem Vitoria Rio Grande Delta Line Delta Steamship LinesPorto Alegre. Bahia. Rio de Janeiro FrotaAmazonicaS.A. TTTSh pAgenclesSantos Montevideo Buenos Aires Holland Pan American Ayers Steamship Co.Bahia Blance. Paranaqua and Amazon Lloyd Brasileiro Norton LillyRiver Ports. Also includes iquitos. Peru. Mexican Biehl 8, Co.

Nepal Line Oivind LorentzenPeruvian Amazon Line Smith 8’ JohnsonPeruvian State Line Roberts SteamshipComoanhia Maritima Nac. Norton Lilly

WEST COAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAPORT RANGE LINE AGENT

Ports .from Central America to Chile in- Armagua Hansen 8, Tidemanncludlng Acajutla Corinto. Buenaven- Armasal Uiterwyk CorporationturQ Puntarenas. La Libertad La Union Carl-Gulf Line Hansen & TidemannBalboa Manta Paita Callao. An- Chilean Line TTT ShipAgenciestofagasta Valparaiso. San Anionic Ecuadorian Steamship Ayers Steamship Co.GuayaquH, Talcahuano Ho. Grancolombiana E.S. Binnings. Inc.

Lykes West Coast Lykes Bros. SS Co.Mamenic Line Bieh~ & Co.Nevimex Line Oivind LorentzenPeruvian State Line Roberts SteamshipSurinam Line Hansen 8, Tidemann

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALANDPORT RANGE LiNE AGENT

Including Sydney, Melbourne. Adelaide Bank 8, SaviH Line Strachan Shipping Co.Fremontle and other malor Australian Columbus Line Kerr Steamshipports and Auckland Wellington and FescoLine Moramother major New Zealand ports.

INDIAN OCEAN, PERSIAN GULF,ARABIAN SEA, RED SEA

PORT RANGE LINERange from Aden to Calcutta including American ExportKuwait Korramshar Bombay Madras, Arya LineKarachi Bandar Abbas Bangladesh Aspen SteamshipBahrain Basrah. Jeddah etc. AtlanticShippingCorp.

Baltic & Blasco LineBarber LineCentral GulfConcordia LineDjakarta LloydHansa LineHellenic LineHoegh LineIran Express LinesMaerskMarine TransportMTO GMI]HMega LineNedlloydPacific Far EastPakistan ShippingP & O StrathSaudi National LineSea-Land ServiceSeespeed ServicesSCI LineScindia LineStar LineUnited Arab ShippingWaterman Line

CARIBBEAN AND EAST COASTCENTRAL AMER ICA

PORT RANGE LINENorth Coast South America East Coast Alcoa LineCentral America. Mexico and Caribbean ArmaguaIslands incJudinc La Guaira Santa Mar- ArmasaTa. Barranquilla. Cristobal PuertcCabezas, Puerto Cortes, Kingston,Aruba, Wiltemstad, Port-au-Prince VeraCruz Tuxoan. Tampico CoatzacoalcosProgresso Puertacabello MarecaiboSanto Tomas Port of Spain.

FARPORT RANGE

All principal oar,s of Japan, KoreaTaiwan Thailand. Vietnam. IndonesiaPhilippine Republic and Malay Penin-suta including Hang Kong andSingapore.

AllanDelta LineEcca LineF]omerca LineFrota Amazonica S.AGrancolombianaLykes CaribbearNamucar LineHispan LineHonduranMexican LineRoyal NetherlandsSea-Lana ServiceVenezuelan LineTecomar

EASTLINE

Barber Blue SeaChina UnionDaiichi Chug LinesDiakarta LloydEddie Sh, 0oing AgencyEvergreen ContainerFesco LineHoegh LineK LineKorea ShiDomgLykes OrientNYK LineOrient OverseasPhilippinesPhoenix Container LineRelta Steamsbio Ca.Scindia LineSea Express ServiceSCI LineShinwa Kaiun LinesTa PengTerukuni KaiunToko Kaiun KabushikiWatermanYang MingYS LineZim Line

AGENTWilkes Shipping S.S. LineNorton LillyOlympic ShippingMaritime Trasp. OverseasMoramBarber S.S. LineCentral Gulf LinesDalton Steamship Co.Roberts SteamshioE.S. Binnlngs, Inc.Hellenic Lines Ltd.Strachan Shipping Co.Uiterwyk CorporationMaersk Line Co.Marine Trans. ServicesMaritime Transp. OverseasAyers Steamship Co.Strachan Shipping Co.MTS Agencies inc.Nordship Agencies Inc.Roberts SteamshipSmith & JohnsonSea-Land. Inc.Hansen 8, TidemannNorton LillyBiehl & Co.AIItrans Ints.Kerr Steamship Co.Waterman Steamship

AGENT

Dalton Steamship Co.Hansen & TidemannUiterwyk CorporationRoberts Steamship Co.Delta Steamship LinesNordship Agencies Inc.Roberts SS AgencyTTT Ship AgenciesE.S. Binnings IncLykes Bros. SS Co.TTT Ship AgenciesNordship Inc.Seatrain AgenciesBiehl & Co.Strachan Shipping Co.SeaLand, Inc.TTT Shi 0 AgenciesStrachan Shipping Co.

AGENTBarber-S.S. LineGulf MotorshiosFritz MaritimeRoberts Steamshil~ Co.Gulf Coast ShippingHansen ~ TidemannMorar~Stracban Sh pping Co.Kerr Steamship Co.Ayers SteamshipLykes Bros S.S: Co.Dalton Steamship Co.Lone Star ShippingAyers Steamship Co.Kerr Steamship Co.Gulf Coast ShioplngOivind LorentzenE.S. Binnings inc.Norton LillyFritz MaritimeOivind LorentzenFritz MaritimeFritz MaritimeWaterman Steamsh pMaxi-MarineTTT Ship AgenciesIntergulf Agencies

U.S. Atlantic / Gulf to

Arabian /Iranian Gulfo

P&O STRATH SERVICES

TILSTON ROBERTS CORPORATION1"7 Battery PI. NY. NY 10004 212/747-3200

Philadelphia: 215/569-2886 Baltimore: 301/685-1356

ROBERTS STEAMSHIP AGENCY, INC.500 ITM Building New Orleans, La. 70]30 504-566-1723Houston: 713-222-0251 Chicago: 312-565-0276

Eleanor Perenchio of San Francisco center, Vice President of Enter-prise Shipping Corp., was ’n Houston recently to visit the Houston officeof her company and inspect Port of Houston facilities. She is shown withSteve Illions, Enterprise Shipping’s local District Sales Manager

SEASPEED NAMES OWNER’S REPJean Sissener has been named Owner’s Representative for

Seaspeed Services in the U.S. Gulf area by Leif Hoegh &Co. A/S, Oslo, managin~ operators of the services, He isheadquartered at the Houston office of Hansen andTidemann, Inc., U.S. agents for Seaspeed. Mr. Sissener hasbeen with Leif Hoegh and its affiliated companies for 18years. He also served as a ship master on a variety of vesselsincluding roll-on roll-off, bulk carriers, conventional andothers.

Equipment Supplies Service

PRINTED FORMS FOR ~~SHIPPERS&BROKERS

~VYD P Systems, Inc.’’ ~

(713)683-82242517 FAIRWAY PARK DR., SUITE 200 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092

’EHNEHIIHI~ LINEDIRECT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO THE MIDDLE EAST

Calling Jeddah ¯ Dubai ¯ AbuDabi ¯ Bahrain ¯ Kuwait ¯ Dammam ¯ Doha ¯ KhorramshahrAbadan ̄ Basrah (Other Ports On Inducement)

Refrigerated Space ̄ Containers Available ¯ Ro/Ro Service

U.S. Gu/f Agent:

DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATION710 World Trade Bldg. Houston, Tex, 77002

Tel.: (713) 228-8661Offices In: Dallas, Beaumont, Galveston, New Orleans, Memphis

General Agents:

BOISE GRIFFIN STEAMSHIP CO., INC.One World Trade Center New York, N. Y. 10048

Suite 2811

Tel.: (212) 466-0100

28Port of Houston Magazine

George Bush, former Ambassador to Mainland China and the UnitedNations and a possible Presidential Candidate, was in Houston recentlyon a fact finding tour and while here had lunch at the Houston WorldTrade Club as a guest of Roy Gonzalez. Shown at the World Trade Clubfrom the left: Chase Untermeyer, State Representative: Mr. Bush, andRoy Gonzalez. Gonzalez International Services.

N.Y.K. LINEEXPRESS SERVICE

GULF PORTSTO

JAPANGULF AGENTS

DALTON STEAMSHIP CORPORATIONHOUSTON * GALVESTON ¯ BEAUMONT ¯ DAU.AS

PORT ARTHUR * NEW ORLEANS ¯ MEMPHIS * MOBILe

MYERS WAREHOUSE5 MINUTES TO SHIP CHANNEL

PHONE 672-8095

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Complete Commercial Warehouse Service

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¯ Custom Bonded

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¯ Co-Pack Facilities

¯ 25 Foot Ceiling

¯ 275,000 Square Ft.

¯ Low Insurance

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¯ Pool Car Distribution

¯ 47 Truck Doors, 8 Rail

Myers Warehouse Co., Inc.550 Aleen St. ¯ Phone (713) 672-8095

July, 1978 29

From HOUSTON& NEW ORLEANSto theUNITED KINGDOM

MANCHESTER - LIVERPOOL - ABERDEEN - GLASGOW - LEITHBelfast, Cork and Dublin on Inducement

PHILLIPS-PARR, Inc. 0G=enero’Agen*s(713) 224-1893 - 806 Cotton Exchange- HoustonNew Orleans - Galveston - Dallas - Memphis

Joe W. Payne was recently elected Presidentof the Transportation Club of Houston. Mr.Payne ~s employed by Occidental ChemicalCompany as Supervisor of Rail Traffic.

Other officers and directors are: First VicePresident, Jim Haygood, Family Lines System:Second Vice President, J. Howard Thompson,Duval Sales Corporation: Treasurer, JimWiggins. Missouri Pacific Railroad: Secretary,Bennett Guynes, Burlington Northern Railroad:Directors: J. Doug McDonald, Lubrizol Cor-poration: Bert Horn. Shell Oil Company: PaulBroussard, Paul L. Broussard & Associates: Bill

FORTNIGHTLY TO S Westbrook, Merichem Company; Gene Ber-

LA GUAIRA, PTO. CABELLO, RIO, SANTOS, MONTEVIDEO,S nelle. Consolidated Freightways; Milton Dit-

BUENOS AIRES I trich, Foley’s: Tom Kiser, Frisco Lines, and JimHayes, TP&W Railroad.

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30 Port o/Houston Magazine

Uiterwyk Shipping Lines I~as taken delivery of their new 8,000 dwt vessel, the M/V MARIA U.She will enter the regularly scheduled service between U.S. Gulf ports and the Mediteranean. thevessel is a modern shelter decker, with a speed of 15 1/2 knots and elaborate cargo gear includingtwo Stuelcken heavy lifts of 60 tons, combining to 120 tons heavy lift capacity.

E.S. BINNINGS, INC.Ship Agents, Stevedores, Terminal Operators

Hansa LinemArabian GulfGrancolomblana--Colombia, Ecuador, PanamaNawalmWest AfricaKnutsen--Mini.Bridge Service to Far East Destinations

NEW-ORLEANS, LA. WHITNEY BUILDING (504) 586-0700HOUSTON, TEXAS MELROSE BUILDING (713)225o0531DALLAS, TEXAS COTTON EXCHANGE BLDG. (214) 748-8654GALVESTON, TEX. U.S. NATIONAL BANK BLDG. (713)765-7436ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI PAUL BROWN BUILDING (314) 241-5294

CABLE ADDRESS: "BINNINGS"

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Gulf Agents

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PHONE (713) 225-5461

July, 197831

"All Aboard America"

Come aboard for an experiencein innovative transportationservices. Forget about thoseroutine or out-of-the-ordinaryshipments. Give us your trailer-loads and watch the freightmove fast, direct, and econom-ically anywhere in the nation.As specialists in piggyback servicewe can offer a tailor-made pro-gram to satisfy even your mostunusual transportation needs.

Call today for our brochure out-lining complete details on ratesand services.

Several officia Is with Hamburg Sud from Hamburg, Germany, owners of Columbus Line whichoffers service from Houston to Australia and New Zealand. were in Houston recently to meet withtheir agents. Kerr Steamship Co., and tour Port Authority facilities at Borbours Cut. From the leftare Joe McDermott, Kerr Steamship; C.A. Rousser, Port Director of Trade Development; GeorgeW. Altvater, Port Executive Director; Dr. John Henry De La Trobe, Chairman of Hamburg Sud; C.E.Bullock. former Port Associote General Manager; Erwin Ludewig, Managing Director of HamburgSud; Klaus Yochens, Director of South Pacific Services for Hamburg Sud; Marco Pacella, VicePresident of Gulf Services for Columbus Line; Ed Kern Senior Vice President of Columbus Line fromNew York, and Capt. Charles Alcorn, Atlantic Gulf Stevedores.

Lykes Has NewReefer Barges

Lykes Bros. Steamship Companyhas announced the introduction of arefrigerated barge service as a furtherdevelopment of its unique and highlyversatile total SEABEE transportationsystem. The new service offers a semi-

monthly sailing from the U.S. Gulf toEurope.

After extensive testing of theSEABEE barge-installed refrigerationequipment, the initial bargeload offlesh Texas grapefruit was loaded inHouston and was discharged in Rot-terdam 13 days after sailing from theGulf. The fruit’s condition uponarrival was reported as "excellent" bythe U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Worldwide Recognition For Our Tank Cleaning Equipment and ServicesComplete Fabricated Stevedore Equipment

U.S. Department of Labor Certified Testing Station

MARINE MAINTENANCE CO.Houston, Phone (713) 928-5911 Galveston, Phone (713) So 2-7785

TWX: 910,881-6225

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