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It Takes Dedication.
You can see other hard evidence
of our dedication at each of our
locations - in the highly specialized
equipmentutilized for specific
purposes such as moving, handling
and tracking cargo.
In our business,quality is a
direct result of dedication. In every
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It starts with a dedicatedspirit,
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It’s a company-widecommitmentto succeed in the
face of the weather, tight turnaround schedules,
the specialized demandsof loading and unloading,
and all the other challengespresentedin the
logistics chain.
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Volume 36 March 1994
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Number3
Robust Results for 1993
H. THOMAS KORNEGAY
Executive Director
GEORGE T. WILLIAMSON
Managing Director
F. WILLIAM COLBURN
General Counsel
ROSlE BARRERA
Director of Public Affairs
JOHN P. HORAN
Director of Port Operations
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PERRY M. McGEE
Director of Facilities
JASON W. SIMPSON
Director of Protection Services
Consular Corps Reception
TOMMY J. TOMPKINS
County Auditor
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Port Side
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In 1994,the FentressBracewellBarboursCut
ContainerTerminalwill continueto bethe site
of majorexpansionandimprovement
projects,
just as it wasin 1993.A fifth berthhasbeen
completed,
anda sixth is beingdesigned.
PORT COMMISSIONERS
NED HOLMES
Chairman
H.J. MIDDLETON
Commissioner
ROBERT
GILLETTE
Commissioner
LEROYBRUNER
Commissioner
Torre KLM,Penthouse
Avda. RomuloGallegos
SantaEduvigis
Caracas1071, Venezuela
Country& City Number:58-2
Phone:283-1489
Fax: 283-2067
Telex: 23875
C.C. SMITHERMAN
Commissioner
J. MICHAEL
SOLAR
Commissioner
JOHNWEBBJR.
Commissioner
TheYear in Revi,;w
Port of Houston Reports
Robust Results for 1993
in our bottom line for
1993," says Tom
Kornegay, executive
director of the Port
Authority.
Rising Cargo Figures
General cargo rose 26
percent at the port’s
public and private facilities, totaling 9 million
tons. At PHAfacilities,
exported
bagged goods almost tripled,
weighing in at 616,477 tons. Ims foreign trade
ported steel moving over PHA
through U.S.
wharves increased by 10 percent,
ports surged in
totaling 1.3 million tons for the
1993, the Port of
year.
Houston Authority logged one of
Bulk cargo moving through the
its most robust years. Tonnage
port’s public and private facilities
was up, voters approved ~ 150
totaled 92.3 million tons, up 4 permillion in port improvement
cent from 1992. Significant inbonds, a new container berth
creases were noted for industrial
opened for business, and a new
chemicals, up 22 percent for a total
public grain elevator flourished.
of 22.3 million tons, and crude petroCargo moving through Port Auleum shipments, which climbed 4
thority facilities totaled 17.9
percent to 20.4 million tons.
million tons in 1993, up 8 percent
Container traffic continues to
from 1992’s total of 16.6 million
grow globally, and Houston’s
tons. Factors accounting for this
figures support this trend. Congrowth include the addition of
tainerized cargo moving through
several new liner services and
the PHATurning Basin and Barsizable gains in containerized
hours Cut terminals totaled 4.6
cargo, imported bagged goods, exmillion tons, up 9.8 percent from
port steel and other staple cargoes.
1992. The two terminals handled
"We’ve spent a great deal of
541,000 TEUs of containerized
energy during the past few years
freight, up 10 percent from 1992.
examining shippers’ needs in terms
Barbours Cut Terminal
of services and facilities, and I
As impressive as the statistics
think that hard work is reflected
are, they reveal only part of the
story. One of the year’s most exciting developments was the opening of Barbours Cut’s Berth 5 for
Above,fromleft: Refrigeratedand
frozenproducts,containersandgrain business. The new berth added
shipments
all made
for brisk business another 1,000 feet to the terat the Port of Houston
in 1993.
minal’s 4,000 feet of continuous
A
quay. Four yard cranes were added to the terminal’s fleet, and eight
more were on order. Construction
of a new truck entry complex
was begun at the terminal.
Overall volume at Barbours Cut
Terminal has grown almost every
year since the facility opened in
1977. In 1993, the terminal’s
business rose 8 percent for a total
of 3.8 million tons. Anticipating
continued growth at the terminal,
the Port Authority plans further
expansion. In November, Harris
County voters approved the sale
of $150 million in bonds to fund
port improvements. More than $90
million of the funds is slated for
work at Barbours Cut Terminal, including the development of Berth
6. Bond sales also will help fund
rehabilitation and modernization
projects at the Turning Basin Terminal and other PHAfacilities.
Major Developments
The elevator at WoodhouseTerminal began operating under Port
Authority management in 1993.
The Port Authority purchased
Woodhouse Terminal in December
1992. The elevator, now called
Houston Public Elevator No. 2,
began accepting shipments in June
and had handled 989,400 tons of
grain by year’s end. With the
opening of Elevator 2, the Port
Authority began exploring alternative uses for the older Elevator
No. 1.
Another of the year’s major
projects was the renovation of
Wharf 16 in the Turning Basin
Terminal. The wharf bulkhead was
repaired, a new structural deck
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Before joining Sealanes in 1990,
Karisch was line manager for a large
national shipping agency. She has
more than 26 years’ experience in
the steamship industry.
Sealanes Navigation Inc. represents its principal, Rapid Transport
Ltd. of Malta, as general sales agent
worldwide. Rapid Transport in recent months has chartered a number of vessels, primarily to Baltic
ports.
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In 1905, before the Port of
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While our methodsand technologies have
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Port Authority
Honors
Houston Consular
Corps
e Port of Houston
~ Authority
recently
~ held its
annual
reception for the Houston
Consular Corps at the Petroleum Club. More than 50 nations maintain consular or
trade offices in Houston,
making this the largest such
representation
in the
Southwest United States.
This year, the countries of
Belize, Iceland, Hungary and
Paraguay established
consular
offices in the city. []
Port CommissionChairmanNed Holmespresents a clock and plaque to
Violeta Matos, dean of the ConsularCorpsand consul general of
Venezuela. ConsulGeneral Matoshas since returned to Venezuela, after
four years in Houston.
Among
those attending the reception
were former Port Commissioner
Marcella
Perry (left), Stewart Saundersand Rosie
Barrera, PHA’sdirector of public affairs.
ThePort Authority’s official seal, carved
in ice, is flanked by the flags of nations
that have consular offices in Houston.
Trade Development
Effor
In Latin America Pay Off
he Port of Houston Authority (PHA) has been
working in recent years
to strengthen its trade ties
with Latin America, and now those
efforts are paying off in the form
of new and expanded liner services.
The Port Authority has worked
closely with Latin American shippers to discover ways in which
the port can provide the services
and facilities
they require. The
Port Authority maintains a South
America sales office in Caracas,
Venezuela. Venezuela ranked as the
port’s fourth-largest
trading partner
in 1992, exchanging with Houston
4.4 million tons of cargo valued at
$1.2 billion. In addition, Port
Authority sales and executive staff
organize and participate
in frequent
trade missions to Mexico, Central
America and South America.
New Mexico Link
To better serve another top trading partner, Mexico, the Port Authority recently launched a toll-free
telephone link with Mexico. Now,
Mexican shippers, importers and exporters may directly contact the Port
of Houston Authority without incurring long-distance
telephone
charges by calling 95 (800) HOUPORT, or 95 (800) 468-7678.
Spanish-speaking
Port Authority
6
staff are available to answer callers’
questions
and provide information
on the opportunities
and advantages the Port of Houston offers.
"The HOU-PORT service
is one
example of our growing commitment to Latin American trade,"
says Andy Ott, general sales
manager for the Port Authority.
"Mexico is the Port of Houston’s
second-largest
trading partner.
Now that Congress has pledged its
support for the North American
Trade Agreement (NAFTA), we ex-
The newly built MIV SANTAFE
replacedan older vessel in Frota
Amazonica’sservice betweenthe U.B. Gulf and Brazil. Shownare (from left):
Mark Story of Voigt & Co.; Jorge Canavatl, PHA;Capt. EduardoAnselml, master
of the ship; and Maria Reyesof the line’s subagent, Voigt & Co.
The M/V LAPLANDIA
recently madeits
maidencall to Houston,increasing the
capacity of Transnave’sGulf service by
130 TEUs. The vessel was designed to
handlea broadvariety of cargo.
pect this business to expand even
further."
Whatever transpires
with NAFTA,
the Port Authority anticipates
growth
in the Houston-Mexico trade. As
Mexico becomes increasingly
industrialized,
attracts additional
foreign investment and revamps its
port system, the Port of Houston is
likely to see an increase in sailings
from various Mexican ports using
Houston as a transshipment
point.
Texas leads the nation in trade with
Mexico. Half of the $30 billion in U.S.
exports to Mexico in 1992 came from
Texas. Mexico and Houston exchanged
7.1 million tons of cargo in 1992.
Liner Service Growth
Of course, the ultimate indicators of
increasing Latin American trade are
the activities of the steamship lines serving the region. In recent months,
several steamship lines that call at Houston increased their capacity or added
ports of call to existing services or
launched new services to Mexico, Central America and South America.
Recent ship arrivals
representing
this trend include:
¯ The M/V SANTA FE: Frota Amazonica, a Brazilian-flag carrier, is
renewing and expanding the fleet of
vessels in its service between the
U.S. Gulf and South America. The
service currently
deploys two vessels,
and a third ship -- a newbuilding
named the FROTA BELEM- is expected to be added in April. Frota
Amazonica recently
added the M/V
SANTA FE, a newly launched ship, to
replace an older vessel in the service.
The ship has a capacity of 14,700
tons and 426 TEUs.
Ports of call in Frota Amazonica’s
service include Santo Domingo, Port
of Spain, Georgetown, Belem and
Manaus. Voigt & Co. Shipping Co.
Inc. in Houston is subagent for Frota
Amazonica,
and Omnium Agencies
(Continued
on Page 14)
Argentine Line recently addeda
fourth ship, the MIV CUMBRIAN
EXPRESS,
to its Gulf service.
Shownhere as the vessel made
its maidencall at Houstonare
(from left): R.C. "Ray" Mata
StrachaaShipping; Capt. Jo,
Byeang-Seog,master of the
vessel; Port of HoustonCommissioner RobertGillette; Capt.
Allan Frederlksenof Strachaa;
and Jorge Canavati, PHA.
The MIVSANISIDROis one of six identical newbuildingsthat Ivaran Lines
is addingto its U.S. Gulf-SouthAmericaservice over a two-yearperiod.
Welcoming
the ship uponits first call at Houstonare (from left): Rob
Andrews,PHA;ThomasMiller, Riise Shipping; Port of HoustonCommissioner Robert Gillette; Capt. DeUefKopke,masterof the vessel; Capt.
AldoKokotof Ivaran; RoyKeil, Ivaran; Capt. Lars Hiise of Riise Shipping.
Corps
staff said they will
Results
for ’93
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was built at a cost of $1.7 million,
and the concrete surface of the
wharf was improved to permit
handling of heavier loads. The
wharf was built in 1950.
Ship Channel Project
Representatives of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and the Port of
Houston Authority met to discuss
the status of proposed improvements to the Houston Ship Channel.
recommendthe channel be dredged to 45
feet deep and 530 feet wide. The
channel’s current maximummeasurements are 40 feet in depth and
400 feet in width.
Meanwhile, the Corps of Engineers continued studying the environmental impact of the project,
which is expected to go before
Congress for authorization in 1996.
An interagency team fine-tuned
plans for using dredge material from
the channel improvement project in
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an environmentally beneficial manner. As a pilot project, construction
began on a man-made marsh built
from material dredged from the
Bayport Channel entrance flare.
Future projects will use dredge
material to build bird habitats and
boater destination islands.
"It’s often mistakenly assumed
that port development and environmental concerns are mutually
exclusive," says Kornegay. "We
want to correct that perception.
These projects will show what can
be accomplished when public agencies, community groups and individuals work together."
The Port Authority began working with a contractor to develop a
crust management program for
selected PHAdredge material
disposal sites. The program allows
the Port Authority to increase a
site’s disposal capacity and extend
its useful life. The Port Authority
decided to adopt a crust management program after a trial project at
one PHAdisposal site proved successful.
New Business
The year brought a boost in activity for Houston’s cold storage industry. The NOCSGroup of New
Orleans entered the Houston market, purchasing a cold storage facility located in La Porte, Texas, not
far from Barbours Cut Terminal.
Harborside Refrigerated Services of
Tampa began leasing a dockside
temperature-controlled
warehouse at
the PHAJacintoport Terminal.
Associated Freezers, which already
operated one warehouse in
Houston, began leasing a second
facility in La Porte.
Changes occurred in the Port
Authority’s leadership. The city of
Houston appointed ophthalmologist
John WebbJr. to replace Milton
Carroll, who decided not seek reappointment as port commissioner. In
April, George Williamson, former
deputy port director at the Port of
Tampa, joined the PHAstaff as
managing director. []
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PORT DATA
FentressBracewellBarboursCut Container Terminalhasfive 1,000-foot-long
containerberths; a RO/RO
platform; a
282-foot-long,U-shaped
LASH
dock;
andmarshalingareafor 100barges.
The Port of Houston Magazine publishes the Meeting Calendar as a
service for local transportationrelated organizations. Listings are
provided by the individual organizations and may be submitted or
updated by calling 670-2594 or
writing to P.O. Box 2562, Houston,
Texas 77252-2562.
American Merchant Marine Veterans: Meets the second Tuesday of
each month, 11 a.m. at Houston International Seafarers Center. For
information, call Jim Titus, 337-3131.
Council of American Master Mariners inc., Port of Houston
Chapter: Meets third Thursday of
each month at 11:30 a.m. at Brady’s
Landing. For information, call John
Eliason, 681-2727.
Houston Customhouse Brokers &
Freight Forwarders Association:
Meets the third Wednesday of alternating months starting with January.
For information, call 678-4300.
Houston Transportation Professionals Association: Meets the second Thursday of each month, 11:30
a.m. at the Holiday Inn Crowne
Plaza. For information, call Jeanne
Hooke, 241-3555.
International
Maintenance
Institute-Sam Houston Chapter:
Meets the third Tuesday of each
month, 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at
Hobby Airport. For reservations,
call
Joyce Rhoden, 481-0869.
International Transportation Management Association: Meets the
second Wednesday of every month
at the Omni Hotel. For information,
call Jolie Jourdan, 442-5001.
National Association of Railway
Business Women:Meets the third
Wednesday of each month. For information, call Lou-Ann McClendon,
546-3238.
National Defense Transportation
Association: Meets the last Thursday of alternating months, starting
with February, 11:30 a.m. at Kaphan’s. For information, call Don
Davis, 338-6621.
Port of Houston Toastmasters:
Meets every Wednesday at noon at
the Houston International
Seafarers
Center. For information, call Dolores
Salinas, 670-2551.
Port Safety and Advisory Council:
Meets the first Thursday of alternating months starting with January,
11:30 a.m. at the International Seafarers Center at the Port of Houston
Authority’s Turning Basin Terminal.
For information or reservations, call
Eric Harvey, Lt. J.G., 671-5105.
Texas A&MUniversity Maritime
Association: Meets the fourth
Wednesday of the month, 11:30
a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For information, call Jim Moore, 928-5010.
Texas Business Travel Association: Meets the second Wednesday
of each month. For information, call
Tina Ruffeno, 236-4079.
Transportation Club of Houston:
Meets the first Tuesday of each
month, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Landing. For information, call Tom
Cooney, 237-1315.
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Alumni Association, Houston
Chapter: Meets the first Thursday of
each month, 11:30 a.m. at Brady’s
Landing. For information, call John
Zemanek, 451-2711.
Women’sTransportation Club of
Houston: Meets the second Monday
of each month, 5:30 p.m. at Steak
and Ale, Post Oak at Galleria. For information, call Gina Zenor, 2378682, or Ronda Wilkinson, 674-4400.
Nowourfriends in Mexicocancall us toll-free!
95-800-HOU-PORT
1468-76781
This 800 number is being provided so you can more easily obtain
information about the Port of HoustonAuthority facilities
and
services. (Tariffs, liner services, logistics andgeneral information, etc.)
This is a free service. Your call will be answeredin Spanish by
Jorge Canavati or Miss Fabiana Scayola. Weare ready to help you!
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Paul Roach, who has been named
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is heading the new office.
ILl, a third-party logistics firm, is
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Carolina Freight Corp. The company entered the international arena
in 1993 when it opened a Charleston, S.C., office.
The Houston office will provide
service from the Southwestern United
States to Europe, the Far East, Australia, NewZealand, South Africa,
South and Central America, the Caribbean, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
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"This new service is very imporInc. recently launched a new servtant for BHPIMT, as it represents a
ice from the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic
significant growth of our business
coasts to Chile, NewZealand and
and a needed geographical diverAustralia.
sification of our activities," said
Four multipurpose ’tweendeck vesGeorge Coppo, president of the
sels are used in the service; each with
ocean carrier.
a deadweight capacity of 23,000 tons.
The vessels sail monthly from Houston and Savannah, Georgia, then
proceed to Chile and New Zealand/
Australia. The ships return from New
Zealand/Australia directly to the U.S.
Gulf via the Panama Canal.
The service transports machinery,
forest products, containers and miscellaneous breakbulk and bulk cargo.
Service
The line has selected Gulf &
Atlantic Maritime Services Inc. as its
general agent for the U.S. Gulf and
Atlantic coasts. The new service is
also included in a slot charter agreement between BHP and Nedlloyd
Lines.
The M/V TAISHAN
recently madeits
maidenvoyageto the Port of Houston
Authority’s Woodhouse
Terminal. The
ship is deployedin BHP’snewservice
from Houstonto Chile and Australia/
NewZealand.Shownin front of the
ship are (from left) SharonMaddox
Gulf & Atlantic; Errol Gonsalves,the
ship’s chief officer; Capt.Ivan D’Souza,
masterof the vessel; RobAndrews,PHA;
and Capt. G.O. Hauge,of BHPIMT.
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U.S.S. HOUSTON
Sailor
Visits
Houston
from his commandingofficer during the tour.
The Port of Houston Authority and area businesses
recently played host to Christopher Barnes, a U.S. Navy Crew Member Since 1990
Barnes reported onboard the HOUSTON
in August
petty officer named Sailor of the Year for the U.S.S.
1990, while the ship underwent modernization at the
HOUSTON.The HOUSTON,named for the city, was
Pearl Harbor Naval
christened in 1981 by HousShipyard. He was intonian and former first lady
strumental in the prompt
Barbara Bush and is one
completion of the project
of the Navy’s premier
and was recognized for
nuclear submarines.
his efforts in a letter of
Barnes, a NewYork
commendation from the
native, joined the Navy in
commander of Submarine
June 1985. After comSquadron 7.
pleting recruit training, he
The trip represents
was assigned to the Great
Barnes’
first visit to the ciLakes Naval Training
ty
named
for his base
Center. He later enrolled
ship.
While
in town, he
in the Nuclear Propulsion
received a proclamation
Program at the Navy’s
from the City of Houston
Nuclear Power School in
and was honored with a
Orlando, Fla., where he
reception onboard the
graduated 13th in a class
Port Authority inspection
of 432. He was selected
vessel MATSAM
for a follow-on tour as an
HOUSTON. He also
Petty
Officer
Christopher
Barnes
(left)
receives
a
cominstructor because of his
memorativeplaque from NedHolmes,chairmanof the Port
toured the city and atexpertise and ability to
of HoustonCommission.
Barneswasnamed
Sailor of the
tended a Houston Rockets
learn quickly. He received
Year for the nuclear submarineU.S.S. HOUSTON.
basketball game.
a letter of commendation
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CO., INC.
HOUSTON ¯ NEWORLEANS¯ MOBILE ¯ PASCAGOULA
Regardless
of the final destination,if it’s beingmoved
through
a majorGulf port, CoastalCargo
canhandleit--offering shippers
andcarrierscompetitive
advantages
that are uniquein the region.
¯ Productive
breakbulk
capabilities.
¯ Fullserviceterminals
in major
Gulfports.
¯
Highly
experienced
and
efficient workforce.
¯ Heavy
lift handling
facilities.
Coastal
Cargo Company, Inc.
Stevedoresf~erminal Operators ¯ A Jackson Kearney Group Company
New Orleans
Houston
4500N. Galvez
Street,New
Orleans,
LA70117
13609IndustrialRoad,Gate5, Houston,
TX77015
504-943-1835,
FAX:504-942-2606
713-455-6092,
,FAX:713-455-3599
15,
Pascagoula
PortRoad,
WestBank
Facdity,Portof Pascagoula
Pascagoula,
MS39568
601-762-0208,
FAX:601-762-0213
Mobile
Alabama
StateDocks,
Administration
Building,
Room
111, Mobile,AL36602
205-432-9728,
FAX:205-432-2626
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