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Texaribbean Cruises Launched2
National Transportation Week
Improving CustomerService 8
ONTHECOVER
The M/VNORWE(;IAN
STARleav~’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal,initiating a luxurycruise service fromHouston to the Caribbean.Port of l [oustonotficlals particip~ted
in a weeklongrot]nd of luncheonsand receptions hddto
introduce ~henew"Texaribbean"service to travel agents and
the press.
COMMISSIONERS
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NED HOLMES
Chairman
ROBERT
GILLETTE
Commissioner
LEROY BRUNER
Commissioner
CITY
JOHN Q.A. WEBB
JR., M.D.
Commissioner
CHASE UNTERMEYER
Commissioner
VIDAL MARTINEZ
Commissioner
JAMES T. EDMONDS
Commissioner
Houston
Welcomes
First Cruise Ship
he M/V NORWEGTAN
STARslipped gracefully into
the Gulf of Mexico on May
25, inaugurating Norwegian
Cruise Line’s Texaribbean
passengerservice fl’om the Port of Houston. NCLoffers seven-day Caribbean
cruises froma newcruise facility at the
Port of HoustonAuthority’s Barbours
CL,t Container Terminal.
NCLis the first cruise line to offer
weekly, year-roundpassenger cruises
fiom t louston. Theline hopes to attract
travelers from the U.S. West and Midwest; NCLexecutives say these passengers will welcomean alternative to
taking a lengthy and costly cross-country
flight to boarda cruise ship in Florida.
"NCLis very proud to have another
first," 1 {ans Golteus, president of NCL,
told guests at a recent luncheonaboard
the NORWEGIAN
STAR in Houston.
"Weare extremely happy about the support we’ve gotten from the community
here, and we believe this is the start of
what is goingto be a very successfid
project."
The ship arrived at Hot,ston a week
before its first scheduleddepartureso
NCLofficials could introduce the vessel
NedHolmes
(left), chairman
of the Portof Houston
Commission,
presents
a maiden
voyage
plaque
to Capt.Sverre
Sovdsnes,
masterof the M/VNORWEGIAN
STAR.
"Weare really proud to have the
NORWEGIANSTAR in Houston," Ned
Holmes, chairman of the Port of Houston Commission,told NCLofficials during a shipboard luncheon. "This is a
partnership, and we will support your
efforts in Houston."
For more than two years, Houston
port officials have been workingon the
conceptof attracting a cruise line to
Houston. Dr. John Q.A. WebbJr., who
heads the Port Commission’scommittee
on alternative revenue sources, spearheadedthe effort. Ahalf-dozen carriers
haveexpressed an interest in offering
passenger service from Houston. NCLis
the first to offer sailings.
NCLis knownfor providing luxury
cruises aboardships with larger stateroomsand smaller crowds. The carrier
HansGolteus,presidentof NCL,welcomes
also launchedthe private island concept,
vistors aboardthe NORWEGIAN
STAR.
in whichthe carrier provides exclusive
service to a small, sparsely populated
and the new service to the community.
island for a day of relaxation and water
A weekof inaugural activities included
sports.
luncheonsand receptions for local offiThe NORWEGIANSTAR will
cials, dignitaries and travel agents; a
depart Barbours Cut Terminal’s new
two-day"cruise to nowhere"for officials,
cruise line facility at 5 p.m. everySunmediaand travel agents; a black-tie ben- day and return the following Sunday
efit to raise funds for TexasChildren’s
morning. Passengers spend Tuesday
Hospital in Houston; and a day of public
evening in Calica/Cancun, Mexico;
tours aboardship.
Wednesdayin Cozumel, Mexico; and
Thursdayon the small private island of
Roatan, BayIslands, off Honduras’
Caribbean Coast.
At Calica, passengers mayventure
ashoreto play golf at Playacar, the
YucatanPeninsula’s newestcourse; visit
Xcaret, an eco-archeological theme
park; tour the renownMayanruins at
ChichenItza; and spend a night on the
town in Cancun.
On the island of Cozumel,shore
excursions include a tour of the San
Gervasio ruins and small town of San
Miguel; an underwatertour of colorful
coral formations; a horsebackriding trip;
a tropical safari jeep tour of beachesand
ruins; a Mexicanfiesta; and diving and
snorkeling.
Roatanis the largest of the Bay
Islands, measuring33 miles long and
three miles wide. Muchof this mountainous island is uninhabited; its 30,000
residents live in a fewsmall villages
characterized by thatched huts and small
woodenhouses. Here, passengers may
tour the Institute for MarineSciences
and CarambolaBotanical Garden; enjoy
a primitive folkloric show;visit the Oak
Ridge "MangroveTunnel"; relax on a
beautiful beach; snorkle; scubadive; or
swimwith bottlenose dolphins.
Passengerswill have plenty to do
while aboard ship, too. Amenities
include a swimmingpool, whirlpools,
TheM/VNORWEGIAN
STAR
departsHouston
weeklyfor seven-day
cruisesto Cancun,
Cozumel
andRoatan.Theship
underwent
a majorrefurbishment
beforethe Texaribbean
servicewasinaugurated.
Left: PHA
FaciltiesDirectorJames
Jackson
(left), Houston
PortCommissioner
JohnQ.
Webb
Jr. (center)andOperations
Director
JohnScardasis
wereinstrumental
in bringing NCLto Houston
anddeveloping
the
cruiseterminal.
Below:ThenewPHA
cruiseterminal.
lounges, casino, sports bar, fitness center
spa, shuffleboard, movietheater, a stage
for live Broadwayperformances,children’s recreation area, golf and much
more. A unique NCLoffering is the
"Chocoholic Buffet."
in addition, NCLis offering optional
pre- and post-cruise excursions to San
Antonio, Texas, and various t Iouston
tourist attractions.
The May25 departure marks the
maiden voyage of the NORWEGIAN
STARunder the NCLname. The elegant vessel is 676feet long and 83 feet
wide. The NORWEGIAN
STAR first
entered service with another cruise line
in 1973 and offered round-the-world
cruises at one time. The ship recently
underwenta $9 million refurbishment in
preparation for her Texaribbeanservice.
Several public roomswere added and
new carpeting and furnishings were
installed. The ship accommodatesup to
800 passengers, based on double occupancy, and has a crew of 424 people.
"This ship wasoriginally designed for
90-dayaround-the-worldcruises, so it
offers an ambianceand spaciousness not
foundon mostvessels of its size," said
BruceNierenberg, executive vice president of NCL.
Right: HoustonPort Commissioner
Robert
Gillette andwife Sueboardthe NORWEGIANSTARfor an introductorytwo-night
cruise.
Below:George
Mitchell (left), Houston
Port Commissioner
Vidal Martinez(center)
andSamClark(right) visit duringa luncheonand reception aboardthe NORWEGIANSTAR.
The captain
of the NORWEGIAN
STAR is Sverre Sovdsnes, a Norwegianborn seaman with more than 20 years’
experience.
NCLwas established in 1966 by
Klosters Rederi A/S, one of Norway’s
oldest and most respected shipping companies. NCLoffered service from Miami
heft)re it becamea popular cruise center.
Today, NCLoperates seven luxury-cruise
vessels that sail from San Juan, Puerto
Rico, and ports in NewYork and Florida
to destinations in the Caribbean, South
America, Alaska, Europe and the
Mediterranean.
Cruise-only fares (excluding airfare)
from Houston range fiom $699 to $2,499
per person, based on double occupancy.
For more information, contact a travel
agent or call NCLat (800) 327-7030
visit the line’s World Wide Website at
http://www.ncl.com. J
Tell the captain
leave his clubs at
to
home.
hip’s crews often leave BarboursCut
Container Terminal moaning that they
didn’t get to do any sightseeing becausetheir ship
was discharged, loaded and ready to sail between
breakfast and dinner.
Andby the time the captain finishes his
paperworkand checks on the ship’s maintenance,
a full roundof golf is out of the question.
So, if you’re looking for fast turnaround,have
the captain bring your cargo to us, but tell him to
leave his clubs at home.
Fast Turnaround.
Barbours Cut Terminal. ~
Port of HoustonAuthority
P.O. Box 2562 " Houston, Texas 77252-2562 ¯ Phone: (713) 670-2400 ° Fax: (713) 670-2564
http : //www.portofhouston. com/port_of_houston/
WilliamAugello,TCPC
Director
With
the federal government shedding many of
the "nanny functions"
it once carried out for the transportanon
industry, shippers must learn to better
protect themselves, a transportation law
expert says.
Nannyfunction is a term coined by a
U.S. Departmentof Transportation official for public service roles such as
dispute resolution, ombudsman
activities
and legislative activities. Thesefunctions once were carried out by the Interstate CommerceCommission, Federal
Maritime Commission,Surface Transportation Boardand other federal enti-
The Transportation ConsumerProtection Council Inc. (TCPC),a nonprofit industry group based in Huntington, N.Y., aims to take on manyof
these functions, according to William
Augello, whois the council’s executive
director.
Augello, whopractices transportation
law in Tucson,Ariz., spoke during a
recent National Transportation Week
(NTW)seminar and luncheon in Houston. NTW
entails several days of activities designedto increase public
awarenessof the transportation industry’s importance.
Augello spoke of the immenseregulatory changes that have occurred in the
transportation industry since the late
1970s, including deregulation of the air
cargo and air passengerindustries, the
Staggers Rail Act of 1980, the Motor
Carrier Act of 1980, deregulation of
motorcarriers and freight forwardersin
the 1980s, the Interstate Commerce
TCPCwas established in 1974 as the
Shippers National Freight Claim Council Inc. and later changedits nameto
the Transportation Claims and Prevention Council. But last year the organizanon was renamed the Transportation
ConsumerProtection Council to better
reflect its role of protecting the public
interest.
"We’retrying to fill the void that was
created by the sunsetting of the ICC,"
said Augello. "The governmentis getting out of the business of protecting the
public interest. Theycall it the ’nanny
function.’ There is no more nanny funcnon in transportation by the ICC or the
[Surface Transportation Board]. Shippers, carriers and intermediaries haveto
learn howto protect themselves."
Augello told audience membersthey
can best protect themselves by staying
informed about industry regulations and
their companies’
legal liabilities.
"Wehave undergone tremendous
New Directions
In
Trade
Development
he Port of Houston
Authority’s Trade
DevelopmentDivision
is movingin a new
direction in an effort to give customers
better service and moreinfi)rmation.
The division, which has long been
the sales and marketingarm of the Port
Authority, cameunder newleadership in
January with the appointment of John
Horanas director. Horanpreviously was
the Port Authority’s director of operations. (;apt. John Scardasis nowheads
the Operations Division.
Nowthe Trade DevelopmentDivisiamhasa newfi~cus and a larger role
that includes enhancedcustomer service
Hnd lilt)re
f~)ctlsed
businessdevelopment.
"Wehave elevated the Trade Developlnent director’s position and reorganized the division because we want this
filnction to assumean expandedrole in
the Port Authority," says TomKornegay,
PHAexecutive director. "Wealso believe that, by putting someonewith a
strong operations backgroundat the
helm of Trade Development,we can better anticipate and meet customer needs."
The reorganization of Trade Development included renaming someexisting
positions to represent their newfocus. In
the past, sales managerswere assigned to
particular geographicregions -- Midwest, Western and so on. Now,however,
these staff members
are assigned to terminals or cargo categories. Rodney
Petrie’s title has beenchangedfrom
Westernsales managerto trade development manager,liner services, Turning
Basin Terminals; he will cover the PHA
Turning Basin, Jacintoport, Woodhouse
and Care terminals. Robert Morgan’s
title, formerlyMidwestsales manager,is
now trade development manager, Barbours Cut Terminal. Rainer Lilienthal,
nowgeneral manager, trade development, heads the trade development
managersunder Horan;his former title
was general sales manager. TomHeidt,
fi~rmerly marketresearch manager,is
now market development manager.
"Our fi~cus is going to be muchmore
on business development and customer
service," says H~ran. "We’vedone away
with the regionalismof the trade development managers because we want to
ensure the staff will be familiar with port
~perations and capabilities. Nowwe’ll
have terminal-specific trade development managersworking very closely
with terminal-specific operations managers. The Barbours Cut trade development managerwill workclosely with the
Barbours Cut Terminal manager, and so
fbrth."
In addition, three people have
been added to the Trade Development
staff in recent months: EdwardGoins,
Mervin Schaefer and John Rydlund.
Goins and Schaefer have assumed
two newpositions; both carry the title
of trade developmentrepresentative,
Houstonarea. Horansays he felt it
was important the Port Authority
develop a closer workingrelationship
with the local shipping community.
Goins previously was an account
executive for Strachan Shipping Co.
in Houston. He has more than a
Right:Edward
Goins,
oneof PHA’snew
trade development
representatives
for the
Houston
area.
decade of experience workingfor
steamship agencies as an account executive, account representative and boarding agent. Schaefer previously was an
outside sales representative for Conterm
Consolidation Services in Houston.
Prior to that, he handledsales and customer service for two steamship agencies.
Rydlundis trade development manager for steel, project and general cargo
at the TurningBasin Terminals, also a
new position. He joined the Port
Authoritystaff- in 1990as an assistant
terminal manager at Barbours Cut Container Terminal. Before joining the PHA
staff, he workcdas a stevedore and warehouse manager,t le also once was a
transportation officer in the U.S. Army.
Jack Wojewnik, working in New
York,retains his responsibilities under
PHA
Operations
DirectorJohnHoran
(left) chatswithJohnRydlund,
PHA
tradedevelopment
manager
for steel, projectandgeneralcargo
at theTurning
BasinTerminals.
Rydlund
previously
wasan assistantmanager
at Barbours
CutTerminal.
the title of Eastern trade development
managerbecauseit’s not feasible for this
branch office to moveawayfrom the
regional approach, Horansays. The Port
Authority also will continue to maintain
region-specific representation in Mexico
City, Monterreyand Caracas. Also, Jack
Beasleyretains his title of ForeignTrade
Zone manager.
The reorganized division has a goal
of providing"point of contact service," say Kornegayand Horan. The
Trade Developmentstaff is working
toward becomingmore fiuniliar with
operational aspects of the Port
Authority, such as rates and pricing.
It all adds up to faster, moreaccurate
infornmtion for the customer or
prospective customer.
"Whena customer has a question
ab~mtrates, operations, cranes, docking or n~:vigationissues, we’ll be able
to answer those questions on the spot
Mervin
Schaefer,
also
newto thePHA
staff, is
a trade development
representative
for the
Houston
area.
rather than bringing their questions back
to the operations staff and asking ’Can
we do this?’ We’ll also becomemore
involved in problem-solving," says
Horan. "We’re moving away from that
’stop-and-check’ approach. That’s going
to be a big change for Trade Develop-
mcnt, but that’s what we’re working
t~, ~V~Ird. ~
Horan says the Trade Development
Divisi~malso will workmoreclosely
with the Opelati~nsl)ivisioa t~ dcvel~p
strategies in the areas of pricing, capital
projccts, long-rangeg~als and targeting
specific lines and cargoesfi~r newbusiness. Horanemphasizesthat his staff has
considerable operations experience,
making them knowledgeable about customer requirements. In addi:i~m, Tradc
Development
staff will take the lead in
negotiating w)lumeand terminal services contracts, operating rights agreements and other new projec:s.
"In the past, Trade Development’s
role was to get in the door, makeinroads
with prospective customers and then
turn the negotiations over to the Operations Division," says Horan. "Noweveryone in the Trade DevelopmentDivision
is expected to develop new business
opportunities for the port and bring
themto completion.It’s a culture
change we’re advancing here, and Trade
Developmentis going to take a much
moreactive and higher-profile role in
the Port Authority." ~1
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Mitsui OSKLines
Now Calls at Houston
Mitsui OSKLines has added a direct
call at the Port of Houstonto its Americas service. MOL
also is increasing its
capacity in the service with the deployment of 900-TEUvessels.
Theservice will offer direct sailings
from the Port of HoustonAuthority’s
Turning Basin Terminal every other
Sunday, although the line hopes to
eventually increase the sailing frequency
to weekly.
Service from Houston commencedin
Maywith the sailing of the M/VSUNSHINE LA PLATA. Northbound and
southbound, cargo will connect in Pana-
mawith all of MOL’sintra-America
feeder routes. Mitsui offers service from
Houston to Manzanillo, Panama; Rio
Haina, DominicanRepublic; La Guaira,
Puerto Sucre and Puerto Cabello,
Venezuela; and Manaus and Belem,
Brazil.
Venezuelais the Port of Houston’s
second-leading trading partner when
ranked by tonnage, according to the
U.S. Department of Commerce.Brazil
ranked eighth amongTexas’ leading
export markets in 1996, and Venezuela
ranked 10th, according to the Texas
Department of Commerce.
DredgingSlated
At Barbours Cut
The Port of Houston Authority
expects to award a contract this month
for maintenancedredging at Barbours
Cut Container Terminal.
Silting has occurred in the Barbours
Cut Channelflare, in front of Wharves
1 and 2 and elsewhere in the channel,
limiting the draft in those areas.
Approximately168,500 yards of material
will haveto be dredged.
The Corps of Engineers is expected to
award a contract for maintenancedredging of the HoustonShip Channel from
Morgan’sPoint to Carpenter’s Bayouby
July 1. PHAofficials have asked the
Corps to add the Barbours Cut Channel
project to the Houston Ship Channel
dredging. The estimated cost of the Barbours Cut work is $875,750.
LyondellProject
Boosts Capacity
TheM/VSUNSHINE
LAPLATA
recently madeits maidencall at the TurningBasinTerminal. MitsuiO.S.K.LinerecentlyaddedHouston
as a direct port of call for its Americas
service.
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Lyondell-Citgo Refining Co. Ltd.
recently completeda $1.1 billion
upgradeproject that will enable its
Houstonrefinery to process more than
215,000barrels of heavycrude oil per
day.
Theupgrade, one of the largest private construction projects in the United
States, has been under waysince 1994.
"Thiswill ensurethe viability of this
refinery for decades to come,"said
Charles Rampacek,president of Lyondell-Citgo.
Lyondell-Citgo was formed by Lyondell Petrochemical Co. and Citgo Petroleum Corp. in 1993with the goal of
increasing heavycrude refining capacity.
The heavy crude feedstock is supplied by
Venezuelaunder a 25-year supply agreement with Lagoven,an affiliate of
Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.
Construction included a new
100,000-barrel-per-daycrude unit plus
upgradesto an existing unit, a new
coker, a new hydrotreater and newgasoline blendingand sulfur recovery units.
The new equipmentuses state-of-the-art
environmental control technology,
allowing the refinery to achieve a net
decrease in emissions. The refinery will
producea larger percentage of low-sulfur
diesel and produce reformulated gasoline
to meet Clean Air Act requirements.
The Houstonrefinery has been in
operation since 1920. Lyondell-Citgo
producesgasoline, heating oil, jet fuel,
sulfur, petroleumcoke and lubricants.
The companyalso produces aromatics
such as benzene, toluene, paraxylene,
orthoxylene and mixed xylenes. ~1
Care Terminal
Expansion Set
McCarthyBrothers Co. has received
a contract from the Port of Houston
Authority to build a secondwharf at
Care Terminal.
The wharf will measure618 feet long
and is scheduled for completionin April
1998.
The cost of the project is expectedto
be around$7.8 million. ~1
nationals live in the Houstonmetropolitan area, and three Korean/Houston
business associations operate in the city.
"The Korea Trade Center is a welcomeaddition to Houston’s impressive
circle of foreign trade representatives,
and one that we have been pursuing for
several years," said MiguelR. SanJuan,
president of the Greater HoustonPartnership’s WorldTrade Division.
Seaborne trade between the Port of
Houstonand the Republic of Korea totaled $709million last year. Imports to
Houston, consisting mostly of iron and
steel products and vehicles, represented
nearly 90 percent of the trade. Air cargo
between Houston and Korea totaled
375,000 kilograms in 1996, comparedto
18,000 kilogramsin 1995. ~1
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Korea Opens
Trade Center
The KoreaTrade Center has officially
opened a Houstonoffice. The telephone
numberfor the newoffice is (713) 9350554.
"Our goal for the Korea Trade Center
is to streamline bilateral trade and
investment between the Houston area
and Korea," said Ji ChanKo, director of
the center. "Wealso want to conduct
projects aimedat promotingindustrial
cooperation at both the governmentand
private levels."
The Republic of Korea already has a
consulate and an education center in
Houston. An estimated 20,000 Korean
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Grain Elevator
Repairs Finished
Repairs to a damagedloading arm at
the HoustonPublic Grain Elevator have
been finished in timc for harvest season.
Workershave finished repairing the
elevator’s east gantry loading ann, which
was struck and damagedby a vessel earlier this year. The ann was rendered unusable, but the elevator wasable to operate
using its two other loading arms.
Lonestar Stevedoring & Contracting
Inc. performedthc repairs, whichcost
$623,200.
The grain elevator is located at the
Port of Houston Authority’s Woodhouse
Terminal. PHAofficials expect the elevator to handle increased w~lumethis
year as the result of a bumpercrop of
Texas wheat. Also, AmberMilling, a
division of HarvestStates, recently
openeda flour mill adjacent to the grain
elevator and leases storage space at the
elevator.
County Approves
Port BondSale
Harris County commissioners have
authorized the sale of $28 million in
bonds to fired improvementsat the Port
of Houston.
The bonds were part of a $130 million bond sale approvedby Harris County w)ters in 1989. The bondsare being
used to finance costs related to the
widening and deepening of the Houston
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Wachel Recognized
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Division
illiam Wachcl,project managerfor the Port of
Houston’s new cruise terminal, has been named
1997Employeeof the Year fi~r the PHAFacilities Division.
In 1988, Wachelleft a local civil engineeringfirm to join
the PHAstaff as a civil enginecr. He nowis project manager
for the Port Authority’s interim cruise terminal at Barbours
Cut Container Terminal, which was completed in May.NorwegianCruise Line began offering Caribbeancruises from the
facility on May25.
As project manager, Wachelcoordinated construction of
the cruise terminal building, parking lot and potable water
storage tank by three contractors. He also workedwith
U.S. CustomsService personnel and representatives ~)f
other governmentagencies involved in processing passengers that use the facility. Thejob also involved working closely with other PHAdivisions.
"In addition to his normalduties associated with the
engineering department, Williamis alwaysready to volunteer for various Port Authority fimctions," said Steve
DeWolf,the Port Authority’s chief engineer. "Be it the
annual employeepicnic, a barbecue cookoff, the H~uston
International Festival, the PHAChristmas committeeor
someother function, Williamcheerfi~lly volunteers his
time and efforts to lend a handfi~r a successful event."
Wachelmost recently was chairmanfi)r the local
observance of Engineers Week,heading a citywide ef}~rt
to honor the local enginecring community’sEngineer of
the Year.
Wachel and outstanding employees from other PHA
divisions are candidates for the Employeeof the Year
Award,presented at the employeepicnic each spring, i..i
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to stay current with those changes
becausethey all affect your employer’s
botton~line," he said.
"It all relates to understandingyour
legal status, your duties and responsibilities and the governmentregulations that
governyour particular type of business
-- understanding what has to be published, what doesn’t and then carrying
through with a good customer relations
program."
TCPCadvocates passage of a "Truth
in Trucking Act" that wouldrequire
motorcarriers to advise their customers
before shippingof rates and rules affecting freight transportation. Recentlegislation requires motorcarriers to provide
their shipping customerswith a tariff
only uponrequest. Augcllo says smaller
shippers are often less sophisticated in
transportation matters and fail to understand the importance of obtaining and
reviewingtariffs.
"Forcarriers, transportation is their
profession. Theygenerally have all the
rules of the tariff workedout becauseit’s
their business," Augellosaid. "Shippers,
on the other hand, are in the business of
manufiacturingand shipping things, and
they generally look to the carriers for
direction on bills of ladingand tariffs."
TCPCalso advocates amendmentsto
the Carriage of Goodsby Sea Act,
which limits the amountof moneya
cargo ownercan recover from a
steamshipline for freight damagedat
sea. Augellosaid he expects to see legislation this year increasing the limit from
$500 per packageto $960 per package.
The Transportation ConsumerProtection Council conducts seminars and
provides materials to educate transportation professionals about regulatory
changes, cargo loss and damageclaims,
classification disputes and other matters.
The council also lobbies for regulatory
changesand is cosponsorof the Transportation Arbitration Board, which
helps resolve loss and damageclaim disputes.
For more information about TCPC,
telephone the council at (515) 549-8984
or visit the group’s WorldWideWebsite
at http : //www.transportlaw.com.
Port of Houston Authority
Mission
to
Representatives
Northern
Conduct Trade
Europe
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HoustonPort Commissioner
Vidal Martinez recently headeda Port of Houston
Authority trade missionto NorthernEurope.While in Europe,the PHAdelegation
visited with topexecutives
of a number
of steamship
lines. Shown
here(fromleft) ............
....
are George Williamson,
PHA managing director;
Ditlev WedelI-Wedellsborg, ~ s~Dan-~:~~~
nebrogRederi AS; Martinez; and Capt. Kaj Brodersen,NordanaLine. John Horan,
PHA’s director of trade development, was also in the Houstondelegation ............................
Delegation from Ghana Tours Port of Houston Authority Facilities
Intertek TestingServicesof Houstonrecently receiveda delegation of visitors from Aecra, Ghana.The grouptoured Houston
port facilities while in townandare shown
herein front of the
Port of Houston
Authority’s executiveoffice building. Shown
are
Ifrom left) ShirleyKrenekof Intertek; RichardLanyon,
visiting
from Ghana; AngusHanes, PHA.
Victor Krenek, retired from PHA
hamAdjei Dsane, Ghan(
Wylie, Intertek; John
Ghana;and BobTipton of Intertek.
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Azure Shipping Loads
Umbilical Reel at
Woodhouse Terminal
Azure Shipping Corp. SSA
recently loaded a 115-metricton umbilical reel at the Port of
Houston Authority’s Woodhouse
Terminal. The reel will be used
in an offshore drilling operation
and was transported to
Antwerp. The unit was loaded
aboard the M/V AZUREAMERICA. Azure operates a monthly
steamshipservice from the U.S.
Gulf and Mexico to the United
Kingdom, Northern Europe and
the Baltics. The three ships in
the service have large hatches
-- measuring 19.25 meters by
25.5 meters -- so manyoversized and sensitive cargoes can
be stowed underdeck. Port
Cooper/T Smith was stevedore
for the shipment, and Overoceans Inc. was NVOCC.Argosy
ShippingLLCis the local sales
and marketing agent for Azure.
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Port of Houston Authority Participates in
Houston International Festival
China wasthe themecountry for this year’s
HoustonInternational Festival, held in downtown
Houston.Theannual festival celebrates the visual andperformingarts with an international flair.
The celebration covers several city blocks and
includes entertainment, exhibits, food, arts and
crafts booths, an "art car" parade and other
activities. Morethan 1 million peopleattend the
event each year.
Above: An elaborate graphic adorns a stage
near the ChineseVillage. The village, sponsored
by SouthwesternBell, featured a replica of
China’s famous Colossal Buddha, a Dai bamboo
home,Asian craftsmen and a Tibetan tent
home.
Right: The Taiyuan Horn, Drumand Gong
Troupe from China’s ChangxiProvince entertains
the crowd.
Below:Virginia Hitt (secondfrom right) andElizabeth Pylant (far right) of the Port of Houston
Authority’s Trade DevelopmentDivision hand out
information and goodies at the PHAfestival
booth.
M/V SEABOARD
MARINERInitiates
Seaboard Marine Service Between Houston and Venezuela
Cabello, Guantaand Maracaibe.Venezuelawasadded
Seaboard
Marinerecently inaugurateda direct
to Seaboard
Marine’sexisting service betweenthe
expressservice fromthe Port of Houstonto
U.S. Gulf and the SouthAmericanwest coast.
Venezuela.Theservice commenced
with the arrival of
Venezuela
is the Port of Houston’ssecond-largest
the M/V SEABOARD
MARINER
at the Port of Houstrading partner by tonnage.Riise Shippingis agentfor
ton Autherity’s Woodhouse
TerminaL.Seaboardnow
SeaboardMarine.
offers fortnightly sailings fromHouston
to Puerto
Partners in Quality
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PHA Web Site
Wins Top Award
The Port of HoustonAuthority’s
World Wide Website recently won top
honors in the HoustonInternational
Fihn Festival mediacorapetition.
The PHAweb site garnered a Gold
Award. The site competedwith web
pages created by companiesall over the
United States and someforeign firms.
Vannevar NewMedia designed the
website, whichis located at http://
www.portofhouston.com/port_ofhouston.
The film festival awardsare presented
for outstanding workin categories ranging from short and feature-length films
to multimediaproductions, television
commercialsand web sites.
CompaqExpands
Office Complex
CompaqComputerCorp., the world’s
largest makerof personal computers,has
announcedplans fi~r a major expansion
of its world headquarters in northwest
Houston.
Compaqexpects to add 500,000
square feet of office space to its complex
with the construction of two 10-story
office buildings, a 100,000-square-foot
conference center and cafeteria and an
attached parking garage.
The corapany has experienced continuous growthsince its inception in
Houstonin the early 1980s. Today, with
more than 13,000 Houston employees,
Compaq
is one of the city’s leading
employers.
"Weare pleased that Compaqcontinues to see Houstonas the best place for
themto do business," said MikeTurner,
chairman of the Greater HoustonPartnership’s economicdevelopmentadvisory board. "Our strong infrastructure and
positive business climate makeour city a
great place for companieslike Compaq
to growand prosper."
Harris Countyis workingclosely
with Compaqon infrastructure and tax
abatement issues so the computer
maker can continue to flourish. The
Greater Houston Partnership, the City
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Partnership officials say Compaq’s
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"With the company’sprojected
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wharf that was damagedby a tugboat.
Wharf11, located in the PHATurning Basin Terminal,was struck by a tugboat last December.The accident
damagedpart of the wharf’s fender system, frontal beamand slab. Inspectors
discovered additional damagenot resulting from the tugboat incident.
Port of t touston commissioners
recently authorized the Port Authority
to accept bids fi)r the project, whichis
expected to cost approximately$35,000.
Approximatelyhalf of that amountwill
he billed to the tugboatoperator. I_1
Matrix Marine
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Houston nowhas a new marine fuel
supplier: Matrix MarineFuels L.L.C.
The company,which is a subsidiary of
OiltankingHouston
inc., hopesto fill
the void left by the departure of Basis
Petroleum’s marinefuels department.
Matrix offers bunkeringby barge, ex
wharf bunkeringand tug fueling. Oilranking is a worldwideprovider of independent tank storage.
Matrix can be reached by telephone
at (713) 646-5007...I
Agriculture DepartmentOfficials Tour BaggingFacility at Jacintoport Terminal
Officials with the U.S. Department
of Agriculturerecently
Shownare (from left): Jim McPherson,
Jacintoport Corp.; Pam
touredthe JacintoportCorp.facility at the Port of Houston
Luckey,USDA
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Harborside Receives First
Shipment of Grapes and Pears from South Africa
HarborsideRefrigerated Services’ Houstonfacility recently received the first of two shipments of grapes and pears expected from South Africa this season. Approximately
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212~ pallets of South African fruit were unloaded from the M/V CAPCHANGUINOLA,
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a chartered vessel. Unifruco Ltd. wasthe exporter, and FBI Foodsof Canadawas the
....
importer and marketer. Harborsideoperates a refrigerated storage facility on the
waterfront at the Port of HoustonAuthority’s Jacintoport Terminal, thereby allowing for
.................
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......................... quick dispatch of cargo from ship to cold store.
FAITH Makes First
Call at Port of Houston
M/I’BOWFAITH, operated by Odfjell
........
......
........
Tankers(USA) Inc. recently madeits
~a den voyageto the Port of Houston.
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Thevessel called at the BaytankInc. facility, located at the Ned HolmesBayport
......... ~ .........
Industrial Complex.Attending a maiden
voyageplaque presentation for the ship
were Capt. Idar Anton Aase(left), master
~ ......
of the vessel, andIrgen Iversenof Odfjell.
Simpson Paper
Processes Logs Into
Wood Chips at
Jacintoport Terminal
SimpsonPaper recently
received a shipment of logs
and processed them into
woodchips right on a Port
of Houstondock. The log
bundles, which originated
in CostaRice, arrived at
the Port of Houston
Authority’s Jacintoport Terminal, where Simpsonhad
brought its woodchipper.
The logs were unbundled
on the dock, processedin
the wood chipper and
movedout by truck. Transmarine Navigation was the
agent for the M/V TRAMARCOTRADER,the vessel that delivered the logs.
................
CNANLine Representatives
Meet with Port of Houston Authority
Representatives from CNANLine’s homeoffice in Algeria
recently visited Houston.While in town, they visited with
Port of HoustonAuthority representatives at the PHA
executive offices. CNANoffers independenttransport of
breakbulk, containerized and heavy-lift cargo from Houston to the Mediterranean. Inchcape Shipping Services is
agentfor the line.
Executives
Seatedin front are (from
CNANownersrepresentative in Houston; Youseff Zekad..........
of Eurabsa Europe" MohamedSmaalah CNANAlgeri~ ’ ,~
and Derrar Draa of C~N~A!geria,
Standing in back row
PHA; Robert Morgan,
GeorgeWilliamson
Nagel, Inchcape;
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Ivaran Vessels MakeMaidenCalls at
.........
Barbours
CutContainer
Terminal
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’VARAN
TERCERO
madetheir maidenvoyagesto the
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Port of HoustonAuthority’s BarboursCut Container Te.r,~ P~IA ~sentatives wel~c~medthe ships with maidenvoyage plaques
to commemorate
their first Houstoncall. Riise
...........ShippingInc: is agentfor Ivaran.
Above:Shownaboard the SEGUNDO
are (from
~.:~l~py~sle, PHA; Capt. Stephan Schommartz,
....... masterof the vessel; RebertMorgan,PHA;
andThomas
Miller of Riise,
Below: Shownaboard the TERCERO
are (from
~4eft) Miller; John Ft~ltmd~ R~; McCoy;Capt.
~’7~ ~. Rud0lfFuehrich,masterof the ship; and
Carsle.
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