First Edition 1963 - Port of Long Beach

FIRST EDITION/1963jVOL. 9/NO.
CONTENTS
._ .... _........................... Page "Savannah" Proves to be PopuJaL, ..
Ambassadors In Action ............................................................. Page
.Page
New Bulk-loading Terminal Opens..
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World Trade Center Progreu Report.
News and Views.
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Port Business Directory ............................................................. Page 20
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Harbor Map..
HARBOR COMMISSIONERS Harry E. Ridings, Jr..
................._ ............................... President . ........Vice.President M. W. Daubney ..
Robinson A. Reid ................................................. _ .................. Secretary William A. Harrin9ton .......................................................Commissioner John P. Davis...
. .......................................................... Commissioner STAFF
C. l. Vickers ................................................................. General Manllger Thomas J. Thorley .............................................Asst. General Manager Alvin K. Maddy ......................................................... Executive Secretary ....Administrative Auistant
Loren T. Cornish ...........................................Chief Accountin9 Officer
M. D. HU9hes .......................... . ................. Director of Petroleum and
Subsidence Control Operations
B. N. Hoffmaster ................................................Chief Harbor Engineer Val. J. Deaser...
.. ......... Chief Maintenance Supervisor
Capt. John Rountree
................ Port Traffic Manager
lawrence S. Copeland.
. ............Chief Wharfinger
Frank H. Blad .............................................. Public Relations Auistent YOUR SHIPMENTS REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE SECOND LARGEST MARKET IN THE U.S.A., FASTER AND LESS EXPENSIVELY VIA LONG BEACH. For information on facilities
and tariffs, write to CapLJohn
Rountree. Port TraffiC Manager.
PORT OF LONG BEACH COVER PHOTO New bulkloading terminal at the
records from the day it opens.
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SHIP TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
VIA THE PORT OF lONG BEACH
"SAVANNAH" PROVES TO BE POPULAR
The first nuclear-powered merchant
ship in history, NS Savannah, received
a rousing welcome from Long Beach
citizens as she arrived at the Port of
Long Reach on her maiden visit to
the Port.
SeveraJ hundred of the Southland's
top business and community leaders
were present for official welcoming
ceremonies which featured an address
hy
California
Representative
Chet
Holifield, chairman of the Joint House­
Senate Committee on Atomic Energy.
During
the
atom·driven
vessel's
stay here at Pier A, Berth 10, more
than 25,000 curious sightseers flocked
aboard her to inspect the world's first
ship of her kind.
Before making her Southern Cali·
fornia dehut here, the Savannah had
visited Seattle and San Francisco
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Nuclear ship ushers in atomic age at the Port of Long Beach.
Ag<1in5t ,. badground of fireboat salutes the Savannah arri .... 1 at the Port of Long Beech.
Ambeuador meett Ambauador •.• During
welc:oming ceremonies for the Savannah Hi.s
Excellency Loui, Scheyven, Belgian Ambassa.
dor to the United States, stopped to chat
with Dr. Sutter Kunker. Chairman of the Long
Beach Port Ambanadors, local Port booster
group.
Congreumiln Chef Holifield keynoted wei.
coming spuch_s for the unique venel.
her get-acquainted tour of hoth D_ 5 _
coasts.
The 595- foot ship is powered by a
nuclear reactor which is fueled by
17,000 pounds of uranium_ She can
travel 300,000 miles or 3% years sus­
tained voyaging without refueling.
Built by the Maritime Administration
and the Atomic Energy Commission,
the Savannah can carry 60 passengers,
a crew of no and about 10,000 tons
of cargo.
The welcoming ceremonies were
held aboard the big white vessel after
fireboats had sprayed their watery
welcome and the Municipal Band pro­
vided a musical greeting.
In his address, Holifield predicted
that the 22,000-ton Savannah will be
the first of a "great merchant neet."
The second generation of non-mili·
tary nuclear vessels, he said. will be
faster, more economical and more
modern even than the Savannah.
During th e 853 million ship's stay
here, port officials noted that her wel·
come in terms of number of visitors
was greater at Long Beach than at any
of her previous Paci ric Coast stops.
Operator of the vessel is States Ma­
rine Lines, Inc. Master is Commodore
Gaston R. DeGroote.
Attending reception in ship'.s honor were, left to right, Frans T.,.lemans, Belgian Con.sul
General; Commodore Gatton R. De Groote, master of the Savannah; Long Beach Mayor
Edwin W. Wade; Hit Excellency Louis Scheyven, Belgi{lln Ambauador to the United States ;
and Harry E. Riding.s, Jr., President of the Long Beach Hl!lfbor Commiuion.
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Large windows give visitors opportunity to
view inner won:lngs of the SlIIVannah.
Complex control panel, moniJor ,hip', operations.
Mural abollrd' ,hip ,howl wt-away view of
propulsion machinery.
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AMBASSADORS IN ACTION More than a score of Port Ambassa­
dors, members of the Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce Port booster
the annual Maid of Cotton banquet
festivities connected with the Califor­
nia Maid of Cotton contest.
before boarding their chartered plane
for the return to Long Beach.
Fresno comes by its interest in cot­
ton through long association with the
commodity, which is a major export pI
Displaying their prowess, the am­
bassadors, led by their chairman, Dr.
the Port of Long Beach.
As long ago as 1872, according to
Sutter Kunkel, helped cheer lovely
Barbara LundeU, 21-year-old Port of
sketchy records available today, cotton
was being grown in Fresno, along with
group, flew to Fresno to take part in
Long Beach enlry, to victory as the
a few other Southland cities.
State Maid of Cotton.
The Port Ambassador's day-which
been hampered in the past by the pest
represented the farthest trip in their
port· boosting career - included a tour
of Fresno developments and institu­
tions, luncheon with the Fresno Cham­
ber of Commerce, a scenic tour of the
"World Capital of Agribusiness" and
problem, with various controls and
restrictions used ove r the years in at­
tempts to gain mastery over the in­
jurious insects.
A quarantine order was issued in
1913 to prevent importation of cotton
Cotton-growing
in
California
has
Coptejn G. Conred, left, master of the M. S. Berlenstein, welcomes Borb"ro lundell to his
ship. At riqht is Capt. 01. Hay of Balfour·Guthrie & Co., Ltd., aq.nh fOf Norlh. German lloyd .
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Long Beach's Port Ambassadors fly to Fresno to survey cotton industry. seed as a measure to prevent the pink
boll wonn and the boll weevil from
entering the state. The insect popula­
tion was one of the reasons cotton
growing in Imperial and Riverside
Counties was discontinued in the late
1930's. However, increased demand,
adequate irrigation water and favor­
able market conditions revived the
crop in the Imperial Valley in the
early 1950's.
Controls and restrictions, combined
with the development of effective in­
secticides and the breeding of wilt·re·
sistant planting seed, have, to a great
extent, controlled the pest problem.
Various Congressional Acts control­
ling the acreage and resulting produc­
tion have limited, to an extent, the ex­
pansion and growth in the cotton in­
dustry in the state. Depending on the
nationwide surplus, restrictions have
been imposed on the grower at various
times si nce 1933.
Cotton growing in California ex­
panded rapidly in the years following
World War II. Accompanying the in­
crease in acreage was an even greater
increase in production because of
higher yields. Average yields of lint
increased from 150 pounds per acre
in 1922 to approximately 1,000 pounds
per acre today.
With results such as these, California
seems destined to retain its role as a
leader in the world's cotton industry.
Grouped in fronl of chartered DC.;, deleg .. tion of Porl Ambauadon prepares to lellve for Fresno.
blonde Diane Ollen, Miss Welcome to Long Beach, end .t•• arden Helen Zal.s"y.
DinaU membeN of the group .'e
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NEW BULK-LOADING TERMINAL OPENS
Mountains of ore and other bulk cargoes
now move at a record pace through the Port of Long Beach.
Like
(I
modem.dey Sph inx the bulkload., , th in sDlitary splendor IU rTololnd.d by pyr.mids of iron ore.
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Ore being depolited on stockpile.
Vi.w
.
'
10~in9
north tow.td hopper pih.
The Port of Long Beach's new bulk­
loader, fastest such facility on the Pa­
cific Coast, opened for business late in
1962 on Pier G and almost immediate­
Iy set a new record.
Among the high-capacity bulk/oad­
er's first customers was the world's
largest ocean-going ore carrier, Mit­
subishi Shipping Company's 74D-foot
Santa lsabel Maru, whicb took aboard
the largest ore shipment ever made on
the Pacific Coast.
The 57,000,ton shipment is due for
regular duplication during coming
years under agreement between Kaiser
Steel and the powerful Mitsubishi in­
terests of 1apan.
The agreement calls for export of a
million tons of iron ore a year for a
period of years from Kaiser's Eagle
Mountain mine through the Port of
Long Beach to Japan.
To ensure the most economical
method of handling the movement,
meetings were held among representa·
tives of Kaiser, Southern Pacific Rail·
road and the port.
The result was a plan for a regular
shuttle train service from the Kaiser
iron ore mine 60 maes east of Indio
to the port, where a storage area will
make it possible for the cars to turn
around as quickly as they are un·
loaded .
This made it necessary for Southern
Pacific to build just 70 more cars to
add to their present fleet of 100·ton
solid bottom ore cars, instead of reo
quiring another 500. An agreement
was entered into between Kaiser and
the Metropolitan Stevedore Company
which operates the port bulk/oader that
called for iroQ ore cars arriving in
units of 100 cars or more would be
unloaded and returned to Southern
Pacific within 12 hours.
The Japanese vessels receiving the
ore are two ships of approximately
50,000 long tons capacity each, built
especially for the purpose. These ves­
sels operate on approximately a 30-day
turnaround, which means that two ves·
sels are arriving at Long Beach each
month, taking approximately 100,000
long tons.
With the high-speed capability of
the port's new bulkloader, 2800 tons
per hour, each shjp is completely
loaded within 24 working hours.
The entire operation involves a haul
of some 52 miles from the mine over
Kaiser's private railroad to the con­
nection with the Southern Pacific at
Ferrum, California. The Southern Pa·
cific then takes the train 179 miles to
the port. The entire turnaround, in­
cluding loading and unloading, is
geared to a three-day cycle .
S. C. Knight, Kaiser Steel general
traffic manager, said that the key to
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t.he entire operation was the advance
planning by the railroad, shipper, port
authorities and stevedoring company.
"Each operation had to be properly
synchronized to provide the fullest
economy," he said. "This was borne
out once the operation started."
Engineering for the Port of Long
Beach's new bulkloader began in July,
1961, with the first contract for equip·
ment awarded in September and
groundbreaking for construction in
May, 1962.
The bulkloader can unload 30 rail·
road cars per hour and deposit the
material either in an iron ore stock·
pile or directly into ships. The iron
ore can also be loaded directly to the
vessels from the stockpile and the rail·
road cars simultaneously.
The shiploader can travel 600 feet
along the wharf and can reach out 58
feet beyond the pier head line. When
drawing from the stockpile, it can de·
posit 3,125 long tons of iron ore per
hour into the ships.
Stockpiled ore i, pl,,,hed into hoppers (in forelJroundJ by bulldozers end is cerried by
'Y'tem of b.lh throuih con .... yor into .hip.
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P.rt of the .d.n'I.... duri.r.mo.... 1 .pp.r.­
in th. buIUoad.r.
tUI
T. W. Buchholz, I.ft, president of Metropolit"n Stevedore Comp"ny. w"fches while S. F.
Uchigami. captain of the Santa habel Maru receive, ., commemorative wheel from long Seach
Mayor Edwin Wade .nd H.rbor Commiuion Vice-President M. W. Daubn.y.
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LonCj1 lin., of rail c.n roll throuCj1h the
.h.k.-out .hed .t the north end of Pi.r G.
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Difference in elevation of railway tracb allews railroad cars to move toward dumping pits
by gravity.
Although picture appears to be upside-down, this is a right-side up view of the new bulk­
loading terminal. Inside the large shed at the north end of Pier G. railroad can are secured
by large devices and turned upside down fer unloading as easily as a child would handle a
toy train.
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Busin." .nd of bulk-lo.ld.r d.liv.rs study
th.am of bulk c.arqo into waiting ship', hoJd_
Un'04Iding Is facilltat.d by a sh.k.-out,
which mak., .u,. un a,. .mpty before I•• v­
ing .h.d.
first v....1 to u.. the Port's n.w bulk-Io.ding "~mlnal wa. the OUhu ~aM.l. hhind h.r
can be ~n a contai•• r-ship and "noth.,. v.uel at th. g,ain .I.vato,.
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WORLD TRADE CENTER PROGRESS REPORTED 12
Charles C. Weidlein, r.ft, President or Intern"tionel Towllrs. Inc., and Caleb S. Mitchell.
Vice' President of the orgolni111tion. wetch while Porl General Mtlnager Charles L. Vicken poinh
out ,nUl under construction in the Porl of Long Beach.
Southern California's first world
trade center will be in operation within
two years, according to Charles C.
~Teidlein, president of lnternational
Towers, Inc.
To be constructed in t he Port of
Long Beach, the S15 million trade
center will include a 25·story hotel, to
be called "The lnlernatio nal Trader,"
a 20-story internationaJ office building
and an eight stor y trade concourse.
In a recent progres.c; report to the
Long Beach Board of Harbor Com­
missioners, Weidlein said an economic
feasibility study has shown that the In­
ternational Towers· World Trade Cen­
ter project can be a success and will
provide a vitally needed headquarters
for world trade in Southern California.
Weidlei n said that financing for thc
project has been provided by private
capital and the entire amount for con­
struction has already been committed.
Weidlein's group has an option on a
14-acre site on the Port of Long
Beach's new Pier 1, which is still under
construction.
"As a result of the rapid progress
we have made jn formaljzing our proj­
ect," Weidlein said, "we are scheduled
in the next few weeks to [lsk the Long
Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
Lo execute our lease. This is well in
advance of the date of option on May
28, 1963_"
The ollice building and the hotel
will be joined by the trade concourse,
which will house offices for brokers,
freight forwarders, retail sales, distrib ­
utors, communications center, world
trade club and other international
trade offices.
Arti,+'. conception of Intern"tionlll Towers' world trade center.
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NEWS AND VIEWS each ship as an individual customer;
how much o f its cargo would be
slored inside the transit shed, how
much outs ide; how many of its
hatches would be avai lable for long·
s hore gangs to work, how much room
the ca rgo would require in the shed.
whether the cargo would be fast-mov­
ing o r slow and tedious.
He was fair to all, yet obtained for
the port the maximum usage of its
facili\ies.
And,
typically,
he
gives
cred it to others for hi s success.
"In my 9 years as Chief Wharfin­
ger," he says, " I was never second­
guessed by a port manager. From Eloi
J. Amar Lo Charles Vickers, no deci­
sion of mine was ever changed. They
gave me the job and they trusted me
with it."
Similarly, Nelson credits his crew
with responsibility for efficiency of
cargo operations in the port.
Led by Mark Coleman, the wharfin·
ge r g roup was truly a team of special­
ists. Ea ch man had worked in his job
for years and knew it well.
ROY NRSON RETIRES
Roy Nelson, top sergeant of the
Long Beach waterfront for th e past 9
years, has retired.
At 70, Roy figures he's ready to
enjoy the fruits of 22 years of service
Now that he's free of his harbor
duties, Roy has travel in mind. Mainly
a trip to Europe aboard a Westfall-Lar­
sen Co. freighter this May.
The voyage will have additional sig­
nificance for Roy and his wife, Grace.
They will
celebrate
thei r 50th or
following
year and became chief in 1954.
When Nelson first was employed by
first eight months of the fiscal year,
C. L. Vickers, ge neral manager of the
Now, the port has mo re than 40
berths and up to 190 ships per month
are on hand clamoring for room to
discharge Or pick up cargoes . From a
work force of 11 men, the operating
division has grown to more than 55
skilled specialists.
In his mind, Nelson had to consider
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seven days.
The 5600·ton shipment will be used
as cattle feed for dairy herds in the
Los Ange les-Orange County area and
in the fattenin g pe ns in the [mperial
Valley.
George Koppe l, manager of the
grain elevator in Lhe Port of Long
Beach, said that the barley shipment
was ge nera ted because, even though
California is the largest barley grow­
ing state, demand in the feed business
is far ahead of supply.
"Down in tht> Imperial Valley
alone," Koppel sa id, "there are over
barge.load per mont h project, the Kop·
pel Bulk Terminal Co. brought togeth·
the Harbor Department , the Port of
to capacity.
from the Washington -O regon area was
carried on the 320· foot barge Mary
Olsen from th e Port of Portland to
Long Beach. The 1000 mile trip took
TONNAGES QUOTED
The Port of Long Beach has handled
7,393,118 tons of cargo during the
Long Beach had only three transit
.heds and II berths.
If 30 ships called at the port during
anyone month, the port considered
itself extremely fortunate and crowded
unloaded Jan . 23 in the Port of Long
Beach.
The 8300,000 shipment of barley
800,000 head of cattle being fattened
anniversary
Nelson began his Harbor Department
became a wharfinger the
way to becoming a maior terminal for
grain in Southern California's multi­
million dollar ca ttle feeding business.
Th e first ca rgo of grain to be moved
by water from the Pacific Northwest
to Southern California s ince 1933 was
during
golden wedding
th e month .
with th e Port of Long Beach.
career in 1941 as a harbor guard. He
GRAIN CARGO ARRIVES
Port of Long Beach, Calif. is on the
por t, announced.
Vickers said that January was th e
fourth month since July that tonnage
has gone over the one million mark.
Mont hl y figures show : August, 1,076,·
421; September, 754,252; October,
1,153,904; November, 1,096,892; De·
eember, 829,265; January, 1,082,458 .
With the port's new bulkloader now
in operation, it is estimated that the
Port of Long Beac h will handle over
12 million tons of cargo during the
yea r.
for the mid-western and southern mar­
kets. Most or these cattle are brought
into the state from the Rocky Mountain
region, Texas and Mexico."
[ n establi shing this pilot shipment,
which will eventual ly turn into a
er the Oliver OIsen Co.. owner of the
barge, and the Bun ge Corp., interna­
tional g rain trading firm ~--ith local
offic"" in the Port of Long Beach.
Koppel sa id that another Olsen Co.
barge. Florence Olsen, will carry corn
and alfalfa from the Port of Long
Beac h to Hawai i early in February for
the vast cattIe- feedin g program in the
islands .
Barl e y is now selling in Southern
Calif. for around 858 a ton. Price in
the Portland area is S54 a ton. Inex­
pensive barge rates make the move­
ment possible.
LONG BEACH LEADS IN COnON
The Port 01 Long Beach led all Cali­
fornia pOTts in cotton shipments dur­
ing the first six months of the cotton
year with 105,513 bales.
Other ports were San Francisco,
95,239 bales; Los Angeles, 72,087
bales; and San Diego, 48,807 bales.
Long Beach's total represents a nine
per cent decrease from the previous
year's 115,793 bales for the first six­
month period.
Countries leading the export list in·
India,
Philippines,
c1ude J.pan,
France, Germany and Belgium.
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BRIDGE STUDIED
Preliminary enginee ring work wjlJ
begin shortly on • high level bridge
to cross the entrance channel in the
Port of Long Beach and replace the
prese nt pontoon bridge.
Keelung's Chester Chang chah with As­
si,tant Gener,,1 Manager Tom Thorley.
FORMOSAN OFFICIAL
ON PORT TOUR
"Long Beach Harbor is one of the
most active and most modern ports 1
have seen," Chester Chang of the Kee­
lung Harbor Bureau on Formosa, said
recently at the conclusion of his study
of the L. B. Harbor.
Chang, who will be running for
mayor of Keelung next yeaT, is Chief
of the Statistical Section in Keelung
Harbor. The 43-year-old graduate of
the MercantiJe Institution College in
Singapore was on the last leg of a
four-month tour of American ports
when he stopped at Long Beach.
Some of the ports he visited included
New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Mobil e,
New Orleans, Houston, Galveston,
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and
Oakland.
He said he was amazed to learn how
fast ships are moved in and out of the
Port of Long Beach. ''It costs about
32,000 a day to operate a ship and
your Port of Long Beach has a good
fast turnaround time which saves ship­
pers a lot of money," he said.
His Keelung Harbor handles about
'I million tons of cargo per year (Long
Beach does II million) and is the
biggest general cargo port on Formosa.
Chang said that 90 per cent of the
Chinese on the mainland are against
the Communist government and that
the Chinese on Formosa could take
over the mainland from the Commun­
ist if they were supplied with U. S.
weapons, food and naval protection.
"World War III would not start if
we invaded the mainland. We would
really not be invading - just going
back to our homeland. And the Rus­
sians would not come to the aid of the
Red Chinese because the Russians are
beginning to find out some strange
things about Mao and his Commun·
ists," Chang said.
He said Red China is causing a lot
of external trouble, especially in Laos
and India, because of a great deal of
internal unrest.
By putting his country on a war­
time basis, Mao can keep his people in
line belter. Chang said the Reds have
been able to shoot millions of Chinese
on the pretexi they were not loyal
when tbey grumbled.
The Long Beach Board of Harbor
Commissioners authorized Charles L.
Vickers, general manager of the port,
to execute a contraet with the Long
Beach lirm of Moffatt and Nichol for
t.he engineering work on the structure.
Harbor commissioners ruled out a
tunnel under the channel for a cross­
ing as being too costly - from Sl6 to
824 million - and because there may
be an uplift of the land in the area
to the extent of two feet as the result
01 the port's 500,000 barrel a day
water injection program to combat
subsidence.
A lift bridge was also ruled out be­
cause its roadbed would be only 60'
above the s urface of the channel. This
would require constant opening and
closing of the bridge and a high yearly
cost of operation.
The high level bridge with a clear­
ance of 160 feet would cost approxi·
mately 812 miIlion doUars and enable
the largest ships now using the port
to pass under.
At the pre..c;.ent time, 1500 cars a day
cross the pontoon bridge and by 1980
this number would have doubled, mak­
ing the present crossing obsolete_
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"JARICHA" CALLS HERE
One of the few sh ips in the world
now using television as a navigational
aid made her maiden voyage call at
th e Port of Long Beach on Novem­
ber 6 _
The SS Ia richa, a 53,673 dwt super­
tanker, has a television camera On th e
bridge hetween her tw o forward kin g
posts. This gives the pi lot a clear pic­
ture of what is immediat ely ahead in
a busy harbor even though he is 600
feet alt of th e bow_
On such a supertan ker as the la ­
ri cha, with the wheel house localed at
the ste rn and over 600 feet from the
bow, the pilot has a blind spot from
bow-to -water of nearl y 900 feet.
. With tele vision , he has almost the
same view as he would have standin g
up in the bow.
The Iaricha is owned by the Nor­
wegian firm of Anders lahre and is
under cha rt er by Ri chfi eld Oil Cor­
pora tion to bring crud e oil from the
Persia n Gull to Long Beach.
Tbe 740-foot long vessel has a ca­
pacity of 441,855 barrels _
AUTOMATED SHIP VISITS HERE
The world's first automated shi p
carry in g newsprint made her maiden
voyage call to the Paci fic Coast in the
Port of Long Beach on January 28.
Under contract to Crown Zellerbach,
long Buch MunicipoII Bond lerenod.l PolI­
,en9.n oboard the Oriolnol.
CITY HOSTS
DELAYED PASSENGERS
A mishap of the Sea when the P & 0 ­
CATALINA SERVICE PROPOSED
Orient Lines' giant passen ger liner
Oriana and the Nav y ca rr ier Kear­
sa rge co llid ed o uts id e the breakwater
entrance gave the citizens of Long
Beach the opportunity to put their col­
lective best foot forward, hospitality ­
wise, whi le the big liner was delayed
here seve ral days as repairs Wf>re bE'"
in g made .
cembe r 10 a proposal by the owners
of the SS Catalina to move their op­
Through the ellorts of th e Long
Bea ch Harbor Depa rtment and ci ty
officials, plus con tri but ions by the
Chamber of Comme rce and hu ndreds
of individuals and civic organizations,
the Oriana's passenge rs were treated to
a round of even ts. Includ ed were con­
ce rts by the Muni ci pal Band, fis hin g
trips, sightseeing excursions, vis its in
private homes, fas hi on s hows, invi ta­
tions to se rvi ce club meetings and
special consid eration at the races.
Evidence that the hospitality will
make thi s port lon g remembered in
th e minds of th e recipients ca me later,
after the Oriana had sailed, in the
form of a telegram fr om the passen­
gers and crew expressing gratitude
an d thanks for th ei r fine treatment
here.
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Long Beach Boa rd of Harbor Com­
missioners approved in principle De ­
e ration in Wilmington to the Porl of
Long Beach_
Intern ationall y known as the "Creal
the MV Besseggen will carry newsprint
and lumber from British Columbia to
Long Beach on a two-sailings per
mon th schedule _
The brand new 83 million vessel,
owned by Christian Ostberg of 0510, is
equipped with three traveli ng Munch
gan try-type cranes with a lilt load each
of 13.5 ton s_ On each of the cran es
are
eight-roll
Mansaver
newsprint
clamps which ca n unload the 5648
Wh ite Steamer," the SS Catalina is
300 fcet lo ng and can ca rry 2000 pas­
rolls of newsprint -
senge rs. She has ope rated out of Wil­
mington for 38 yea rs and has carri ed
millions of passengers to Catalina
Th is represents a saving of 8-work
ho urs over the conv en tional two-rolls
Island_
The new Port of Long Beach opera·
tion will be called Catalina Terminals
and will provide sea and air service
to th e island . .
Charley Stillwell of CT sai d the two
ma in reasons for mo vin g the operation
to Long Beach are the direct freeway
access in the Port of Long Beach and
the running tim e to th e island will he
cut by about 20 minutes.
Stillwell told th e Long Beach Har bo r
Commissioners his finn ex pects to
build another ship and ha ve it in op·
eration within three years. Th e new
each weighing
1800 pounds, in 16 hours.
per boom lilt method _
On her northbound trip, the Besseg­
ga n ca rried 17,419 barrels of oil for
use in
Crown Ze1lerbach's mills at
Ocean Falls and Elk Falls in B_C
In add ition to newsp rint, the Besse g­
ge n will carryon her deck one million
board feet of lumber.
The Port of Long Beach is the ma­
jor newsp rint ter minal for Southern
Califo rn ia and several of the Rock y
Mountain states.
Passengers arflVIn g
from
Oslo
aboard th e Besseggen included Mr.
and Mrs. Christian Ostbe rg, and the
ship would carry 1,000 passengers and
wife and thr ee children of the s hip's
master, Captain Johan Jensen. The
Jensen family will make its home in
have a service speed of 22 knots.
Long Beach_
KORINTH NAMED
FREIGHT FORWARDER
FOR WORLD'S FAIR
Korinth Container-Pak, internation­
al freight forwarding company of Long
Beach, Calif., has been appointed of­
ficial water freight forwarder for the
1967-68 California World's Fair to be
held in Long Beach. Fonnal announce­
ment of the appointment was made at
a luncheon at the Lafayette Hotel in
Long Beach attended by Long Beach
civic officials, incl udin g those from
the World's Fair, Port of Long Beach
officials and leading Southern Cali­
fornia transportation industry execu ­
tives.
Loren McCannon, administrative
vice-president and assistant general
manager of the World's Fair made the
official announcement of Korinth's ap­
pointment. Accepting on behalf of
Korinth Container-Pak was Capt. Al­
berto Valle, Jr_, founder and president
of Korinth_
Establisbed in 1953, Korinth main­
tains a network of agents throughout
the world in transportation circles.
Operations vice-president for Korinth
is George Hempe, Jr.
FIRST BULK BORAX SHIPMENT
FROM PACIFIC COAST
LEAVES LONG BEACH
Tuesday, January 15, the Johnson
Line's MjV Buenos Aires took on the
first bulk borax shi pment ever made
out of the Pacific Coast. The borax
came into the grain terminal via rail­
road ca rs, was unloaded into head­
house bins, and loaded by conveyor
into ship holds. All previous ship­
ments have been by bag_ Borax has
many
uses,
including
glasswa re,
bleaches, and enamel. The Buenos
Aires also took on cotton seed ca ke for
Europe.
The California World's Fair IS
scheduled to be held in 1967-68 in
Long Beach on a site now under con­
struction which , when completed, will
be the largest man· made port facility
in the world. The area which will
TRAIL BLAZER , , ,
Ken W. Audin. Vice Chairman of the long
Beaeh Port Amb....dorl. model, navy blue
house the Fair comprises more than
300 acres and is known as Pier J. It
will be an integral part of the Port's
future harbo r development program in
thi s area.
bleur with bllotfl and gold insignia recently
adopted by the Chamber of Commerce­
Ipon~r.d 9tOUP '
P"ying tribute to C.p.ain Alberto Valle,
Jr., Pre,ident of Korinth Cont. iner· Pak , long
Such, Calif.. international freight forwarding
firm, on his company', appointment as official
wllter freight forwarder for the forthcomin9
C4 lifor nia World ', F.ir .re, lefi to right:
Loren McC.,nn o n, Adminiltrative Vice-Presi­
dent and Aniltant Gener.1 ~.n.gflr of the
World ', Fair; Capt"in Valle, and Charles
Vickers, General Manager, Port of Long
Beach.
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TRADE FAIR SET
FOR LONG BEACH
An international trade fair featur ­
ing merchandise from nearly 70 na·
tions will be held May 17 to 26 in the
new Long Beach Arena, according to
John L. Westland, Jr., general man·
ager of the fair.
Titled "International Trade Fair ­
West," the lO·day event will be a de·
partment siore of the world, accord·
ing to Westland.
A nationally-known import-export
business executive, Westland has trav­
eled 35,000 miles throughout the world
in the last year to line up exhibi tors.
In addition to the exhibits, nightly
entertainment and special att ractions
will be presented .
LONG BEACH·LOS ANGELES
SECOND IN U.S. IN
CUSTOMS DUTY COLLECTIONS
Customs duty collections in the Los
Angeles Cu stom s District rose 25.7 per­
cent in 1962 to a record $110 million,
second only to New York. Long Beach
and Los Angeles harbors, which com­
prise th e Los Angeles Customs District,
previously trailed Philadelphia, in
third place. The combined ports
handle approximately 36 million tons
of cargo a yea r, or 1/3 of the total
tonnage mo ving throllgh all West Coast
ports. Principal partners in this im­
port·export trade are: (I) Japan, (2)
West German y, (3) Great Britain,
(4) Canada, and (5) France.
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NEW CHIEF WHARFINGER
APPOINTED
Lewrence S. Copelend wei appointed Chi.f
Wharfinger for the Port of long Quch effec·
tive JlInuary I, 1963, by the Boerd of Harbor
Commiuionen.
Copeland replaces Roy Ne lson . forrowing
the latter's retirement.
A native of Iowa, Copeland moved to
Long Beach at an early age. Hi~ erienlive
mllrine bllckgfound includes 18 years with the
Luckenbach Steamship Co., military service
in the Pacific with the Army transportation
corps and several yellTS as Long Bea.ch mlln­
~g.r of the States-Marine Line.
The Harbor Commiuion also named "lIn­
cis Asbury, Jr., to be Assistent Chief Wharf­
inger .ffectiv. the fitd of this yur.
New $8 million Long Buch Arena will be the site of the Internetionel Trad. Feir scheduled for Mey 17 to 2b,
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Port General Manager Cherie, l. Vide".
left, listens ....hil. the Han. John 8. Mills. re·
cently appointed Coniul Gene,al of the R•.
public of South Africa, poinh out geographi.
cal futures of hii country.
t..4irri, <42, ....as born in Cape To....n and is •
veteran of hi, n.lltion ·, foreign alleirs de·
p.llrtment,
The new South Afriun Coniul.llte opened
lut Novem ber in S.IIn Fr.llncisco,
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TURKISH TOURISTS
Thomas J. Thorley, Aui,t.!!n' General Man­
ager, w.komts the Turki~h local Govern­
ment Tum of the United States Agency for
interMtion,j Development during their visit
to the port. They were erlremely pleased to
find th.t the Turkish flag was being flown
in their honor. This it. .. eudam of the port
for ""Y visiting foreign delegation or visitor.
COTTON MAID
Min Shelby Smith of Albuquerque, Naw
Me.ico, the 1963 Netional Maid of CoHon.
receives .. gift from M. W. Daubney, Vice­
President of the 80erd of Harbor Commit.­
lionen following her inspedion of cotton
Jhipping feciliti.I at the port .
SOUTH AFIIICAN VISITORS
Recent vj,itOrl to the Port included two South Africanl interested in promoting tourism in th.t country. At left is Oscar E. Pearson,
Maneger of the Wedern Region, North America, South African Tourist Corporation. The young lady next to him is Cathy Schoeman, Infor­
mation Anist.nt in th.t office. Holding a container is Alvin K. Maddy. Erecutive Secretary. Long Beach Board of H.rbor Commiuioners and,
at right, is Douglu Goldie, member of the Long' Beach Port Ambanadorl and a former resident of South Africa.
The event wal lomewhat of a reunion inasmuch as the container being held by Mr. Maddy wal sent by Capetown to Long Beach a few
years bod: when the Port's new .dministration building was dedicated.
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PORT BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Pler·Bertb AS50ciaied Banning Co. NorSon, Lilly & Company, Inc. Pier-Berth
Pier A, Berth 10 w. 81h
Olsen, Fred, LIne Agency Ltd. 612 S. Flower SI. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry . Co. 1234
Atkinson Company, Guy F. Berth 56 OIl1on & Co., Oliver J . 215 Long Beach Blvd. AtlBl Shipping &: Trading Co. Pier D, Berth 34 Olympic Sielmlhip Co ., Inc. Pier 2, Berth 54 Avalon Air Transport, Inc. Harbor Scenic Drive Eul OUler Harbor Dock &: Wharf, Inc. Pier A, Berth 2 Avalon Navigation Company Navy Landing Owenl-Parks Lumber Company Pier C, B.rth 27 Baker Commodities, Inc. PIer D, Berth
SI. PacUlc Cargo Inspecllon Buraau Pier D, Bertb 34 Pier A, Berth 7 3{) Balfonr, Guthrie & Co ., LlmUed Pier B, Berth 12 Pacific rar Eul LIne, Inc. Baxter & Company, J . H. PacHlc Intermountain El:press 1220 W. 91h SI. Pacific Marini AgencI8I CompllDY Pier D, Berth
Calmar Steamship Corponllon 9JO Senla Fe Pier C, Berth 25 Pier C, Berth 25 Clly Tnnsler, Inc. 1141 Catplan Ave . Connolly PacJllc Company 1925 Waler SI. Pactllc Towhoat &: Salvage Company
Pier D, Berth 35 Craig Shlph.ildl.g Co. Berth. 41-13 Pacific Vagelable 011 Corp.
Berth 101, CerrUol Chau.nel Crescent Wbarf &: Wa rehonle Co. Pier B, Berth 13 Pilol Sialion
Pier A, Pierpoint Polnl PacifiC Corponl1on
(Tbe Reef RellaDnDI) 800 S. Harhor SceniC Dr. Betblehem Steel Company Cr<lwn Zellerhach BuUding Prodnctl Terminal
Newsprint Terminal
Pier E, Berth 123 Pier C, Berth 24 D PI: H Sleel Fahricaton
1257 W. h i SI. Dow Company of L. A., Frenk P.
Pier C, Perth 20 EIII AslaHc Company, Inc ., The
Pier A, Berth 2 E. & M. EqUipment Company
(Warren Trucking Co., Inc.)
Pacific Ports Sen Ice Company . PacUlc Sportsfishing, Inc.
3.( Pier A, Berth I 730 S. Harbor Scenic Dr. Pr<lcler & Gamhle Mig. Co., Thl 16{)1 W. 71h SI. Hillahle Box & Pallel Compeny 1325 W. hi SI. Richfield Oil Corp. (Marine Dept.) 1300 W. 81h SI. Seaboard Stevedoring Corponllon PIer A, Barth I 1500 W. 81h SI. Sea-Land Sirvice, Inc. Pier G, Berthl 214-215 835 Windham AVI. Sberman Boal Works Co. Berth 74 Fira Siallon No . IS, Fireboat No.
Pier C, B.rth 24 Smtih-RIce Derrick Bargel, Inc. Pier C, Berth 24 Fire SlalloD No.
Berth 31 SODthem CaUiorIlla Edllon Company Steam Stallon
Berth. 113 & 114, T. 1.
Fhe SleUon No.6
2{1,
Fireboat No. 2
Fllherman's Wharf 01 Long Beach
Pill A Garvin T<lwboal PI: Barge Company
Pier E, Berth 121 SonlherIl PacUlc-PecUlc Electric Rall..ay
Company, Frelghl Depot W. Blh SI. & PIc<> Grabam Brothen, Inc.
1512 W. 71h SI. Star Terminal Company, loc. Pier 2, Berth 52 Healy Tlhhilll Conltructlon Co.
Pier C, Be rth 21 Slale. Marine-Islhmlan Agency, Inc. Pier A, B.rth 10 HU!1hel Tool Company, Alrcrlft Dlv.
Jndln Terminal Co.
Pier E Sialu Steamship Company Pier C, Berth 21 Pier C, Berth 25 Tnnl Harhor Company 1700 W. 81h SI. International Towers , Inc.
Pill 2, Bertb 54 Pilot Station, Plerpoinl Twin Harbors Terminal Co. Pier C, Berth 20 Jacohsen PUol Sen tee, Inc.
U. S. Army Tnn.porlaHon Terminal Unll
Pier 1, Berth SO Jonel Stevedoring Company
Pllr C, Berth 25 Kat..r Gyplum CD., Inc.
Berlh. 45 & 46 Ken Steamship Co., Inc.
Pier C, B.rth 20 Koppel Brol., Inc.-Cotlon Compress
U. S. COlli Guard
Captain the Pori, LOllg Beach-Lo. Angelu Berth II U. S. CUlloms (Chief Inspeclor) Berth 11 U. S. Food aDd Drug AdminllJralloli Dept. 01 Health, Educa.l1on & WeUan Pier A, Barth 5 Koppel Bulk Term inal
Pier A Pier A, Berths 210-211 Korinth Container·Pak
Pier 2, Berth 54 Uniled Statn Naval Bale
Terminal bind Long Beach Harbor Department
92S Harbor Piau LODg Beach Merlne Repair Co.
Berth 72 Plar B, Btrth 16 U. S. Food PI: Drug AdmlnillnUon Dept. of Heallh , Edncatlon &- WeUan Plar A, Berth 5 Loren Scale Company
Marine Engina Servlc. CD.
3rd and MUchell Ave . Marine Terminal. Corp.
Pier A, Berth 10 Pier C, Berth 24 920 S. Pica U. S. Weather Bnreau Van Camp Sea Food Company Walarfrool Salu &: AlJencias, IDc. Wei' CaUl Wanhonse Corponllon WerJfel-Lauan Company, Inc .• Terminals WUllaml, Dimond &: Co, Melnlpolilan Stevedore Company
Pier D, Berth. 28-29 Pier G, Barth. 212-213 Wilmington Tranlportanon Co.
Long Beech Tngboat Company
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Pier A, Berth 1 20 Pier C, Borth 19 PI.r A, Berth 9 Plar A, &40 Ven Camp St. Pier A, Berth 6 Pier A, Warehollolt Ho. Pier D, Berth 34 Pier A, Berth 5 530 W. 61h SI., L. A. Pier B, B.rth 16 --­....
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P.o. Box 570
Long Beach, California
BULK RATE
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 408
Long Beach, Cold.
IETURN REQUESTED
The world's first nuclear·powered merchant ship - NS SAVANNAH - made her maiden
voyage call to Southern California at the Port of Long Beach on November 27. The 22,000·ton
vessel carries 60 passengers and a crew of 100. The vessel is operated by States Marine Lines under
the direction of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and the U. S. Maritime Administration.