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PORT OF HOUSTONVolume 27 Number 7 July 1983

Port CommissionersAnd Staff

FENTRESS BRACEWELL, ChairmanW.D. HADEN, II, CommissionerMRS. MARCELLA D. PERRY, CommissionerJOHN n. GARRETI’, CommissionerHOWARD J. MIDDLETON, CommissionerRICHARD P. LEACH, Executive DirectorJ.R. CURTIS, Director of Port Operations

TED WALTERS, Manager. Marine DepartmentW.D. DUNNAHOE, Manager. Turning Basin TerminalsJOHN HORAN, Manager, Barbours Cut TerminalW.E. CHEER, Manager, Houston Public Grain

ElevatorLESLIE J. SANDERFER, Manager, Bulk Materials

Handling Plantm. MONROE BEAN, Manager, Storage WarehousesA.J.M. VAN DE WEN, Manager. Maintenance

DepartmentCLAUDE BARTH, Manager, Security Department

ARMANDO S. WATERLAND, InternationalSales Manager

R.B. AKKERMAN, General Sales ManagerLEON UTTERBACK, Eastern Sales ManagerJACK WOJEWNIK, Asst. Eastern Sales ManagerDAVID W. SIMPSON, Western Sales ManagerJERRY D. KOTECKI, Midwestern Sales ManagerEDWARD t. HORN, Communications Manager

NORMAN E. HUENI, Director of EngineeringTOM KORNEGAY, Chief Engineer

E. WILLIAM COLBURN, Director of AdministrationLINDA REESE, ControllerALTON B. LANDRY, Manager, Personnel DepartmentTHOMAS CONBOY, Manager, Real Estate DepartmentBETTY GARRETT, Manager, Purchasing DepartmentALGENITA SCOTT DAVIS, CounselLOUIS F. BROWN, JR., Manager, Safety and Insurance

DepartmentJOE SCROGGINS, JR., Director of PlanningMICHAEL SCORCIO, Director of Community RelationsJOE E. CLACK, County Auditor

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In This Issue

Champagne Fireboats--The Port of Houston Authoritychristens two fireboats in honor of former Port Commissionchairmen. 8Ready for Action--With the deliver of the new high-speedfireboats, the Port of Houston Authority improves analready excellent marine fire department. 9New Center--The Houston International Seaman’s Centerexpands its services to Barbours Cut Terminal. 13More Communication--U.S. Rep. Jack Fields of theHouston area urges more communication between themaritime industry and Congress as bills critical to shippingare debated. 15Thank You--The Port of Houston Authority holds its an-nual reception to say thanks to the shipping industry forhelping to make the Port what it is today. 18Congresstional Salute--U.S. Rep. Mike Andrews, afreshman Congressman from a new Houston district,salutes the Port and foreign trade. ~:~

Port Tidings--A page of news and notes on people andcompanies in and around the Port of Houston. l~

On The Cover

The Port of Houston’s new fireboats pull out after being christened

PORT OF HOUSTONEDWARD L. HORN, EditorJOE CHAPMAN, Staff Writer

RAY CARRINGTON, Staff PhotographerSHEILA ADAMS, Typographer

THE PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE (ISSN 0032-4825) is published monthly by the Port ofHouston Authority and is distributed free to maritime, industrial and transportation interests in theUnited States and foreign countries. This publication is not copyrighted and permission is given forthe reproduction or use of any original material, provided credit is given to the Port of Houston. Ad-ditional information, extra copies or advertising rates may be obtained by writing the PORT OFHOUSTON MAGAZINE. Second class postage paid at Houston, Tx. and at additional mailing of-rices. Send address change to PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas77252.

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Mrs. Tellepsen christens the TELLEPSEN Mrs. Phillips christens the BRACEWELL

Port Authority christens two fireboatsin honor of past Commission chairmen

The Port of Houston Authoritychristened two new high-speedfireboats recently, naming them theJ.S. BRACEWELL and HOWARD T.TELLEPSEN in honor of the twoprevious chairmen of the Port Com-mission.

The late J.S. Bracewell’s grand-daughter, Mrs. Lyn Bracewell Phillips,daughter of the current Port Commis-sion chairman, Fentress Bracewell,christened the boat bearing her grand-father’s name. Tellepsen’s wife, Mrs.June Tellepsen, cracked theceremonial bottle of champagne onthe boat named after her husband,who also attended the christeningceremonies.

Kathy Whitmire, mayor of Houston,delivered the principal address at theceremony. "When we think about thecity of Houston and what makes itgreat, we have to think about thePort," Whitmire said, adding, "We canonly see a great place for this Port in

the city if the Port is safe."

Also attending the christeningceremonies were Port CommissionersW.D. Haden, II, Marcella D.

Mayor Whitmire gestures

Perry, John H. Garrett, and HowardJ. Middleton. Mrs. J.S. Bracewell alsowas in attendance.

J.S. Bracewell, port commissionchairman in 1954-1955, devotedmore than 50 years of service to theHouston area.

He was a school teacher, schoolboard president, lawyer, city attorney,district attorney and assistant attorneygeneral for the State of Texas. He alsofounded the internationally-known lawfirm of Bracewell & Patterson.

Howard T. Tellepsen served as portcommission chairman for 14 years.During his tenure, the Port underwentone of the most aggressive expansionprojects in its history.

In 1956, the Port Authorityoperated 16 wharves, a grain elevatorand owned 200 acres of undevelopedland. When he left in 1960, that 200acres of land had been developed intoan industrial park. The 16 wharveshad been joined by 15 new wharves in

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Mrs. J.S. Bracewell, widow of one of thehonorees, receives a corsage from her son, PortCommission Chairman Fentress Bracewell.

the Turning Basin, as well as two li-quid cargo docks at Sims Bayou andSan Jacinto Bay.

He also saw the construction of two1-million-cubic-foot warehouses, twooffice buildings, a new maintenancecenter and additions to the HoustonPublic Grain Elevator as well as theopening of the 11-story World TradeBuilding, the acquisition of the LongReach docks, and the development ofBayport, the Port Authority’s liquidbulk terminals.

Swiftships, Inc., of Morgan City,Louisiana built the boats. Stewart &Stevenson Services, Inc., of Houstonwas the prime contractor. Each boatdraws 3 ½ feet of water and is 68 feetlong with a 20-foot beam. Two GMturbocharged diesels turn the twinscrews that power each boat. At 2100r.p.m., each engine generates 510h.p. Cruising speed is 20 knots. Eachboat costs $857,000.

Each of the two fire pumps oneach boat can deliver 2,000 gallons ofwater a minute at a pressure of 200pounds per square inch. Each boatcarries 1,000 gallons of foam and hasthree 4-inch fire nozzles that can sprayfoam or water. Four crew membersman each boat which is fully opera-

tional from the pilothouse. []

(The Port of Houston Authority’sreception honoring the Houstonmaritime community was held im-mediately after and in connection withthe fireboat christening. For a pictorialreport, please see Page 18.)

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WORTH, commissioned in 1973, isnamed after the master of the firstocean-going steamship to navigate theHouston Ship Channel, in October1914, one month before the Port ofHouston was officially opened byPresident Woodrow Wilson.

Each new boat has a crew of four,including the pilot. Three crews alter-nate work schedules so the boats aremanned 24 hours a day, seven days aweek, all year long. The FARNS-WORTH has a crew of five. Eachcrewman is on call for 24 hours andoff for 48 hours.

A CREW CONSISTS of a pilot,engineer, relief pilot/engineer, andengineer/hoseman. On the FARNS-WORTH, a lead hoseman com-plements the basic crew. All Portfirefighters are certified by the State ofTexas.

Before being certified, each crewmanmust accumulate at least 282 hours oftraining. They train for one weekaboard a fireboat, then spend twoweeks at the Houston Fire Depart-ment’s academy and three weeks atTexas A&M University’s renownedfire academy.

Training includes subjects rangingfrom first aid and identifying types ofships to reading manifests and fightingchemical fires. Most of the training issimilar to what municipal firefightersreceive. However, at Texas A&M inparticular, the firefighters get a taste ofwhat it is like fighting ship-board fires.

AT A&M, AN OLD superstructureis set afire and firefighters are con-fronted with a series of tasks, such asextinguishing an engine room fire withflames blocking all exits. Or, thesuperstructure is tilted so that dieselfuel runs back towards the firefightersas they work their way towards thesource of the fire, battling dense smokeand a stream of diesel fuel that couldignite at any time.

"It can get pretty hairy in there," afirefighter said. "They make it prettyrealistic, maybe too realistic."

Most firefighters come from themilitary or other departments. Somejust want to be marine firefighters.

Fortunately, major fires are few onthe Houston Ship Channel. Last year,

Business end of one

the fireboats responded to only threeblazes of consequence. The captainssay they cannot remember a majorcatastrophe since 1979 when lightningstruck an oil tanker at a refinery dock.

CAPT. MARVIN DESHAZOheads fireboat operations at BarboursCut, where the TELLEPSEN is sta-tioned. Deshazo has been a fire fighterfor the Port Authority for 22 years.

Capt. Melvin Cannon oversees theFARNSWORTH’s operations at theBulk Materials Handling Plant. He has20 years of experience fighting marinefires.

Capt. Ray Dial manages theBRACEWELL. Dial has 31 years ofservice with the Port Authority marinedepartment.

When an alarm is sounded, all threefireboats respond. The one arriving atthe fire first determines if the otherboats are needed. If there is trouble inthe Turning Basin, the BRACEWELLwill get there first, with the other twoboats enroute. If the BRACEWELLcan handle the job, the other boatswill be notified to return to base. TheFARNSWOR TH gets first crack atmid-channel emergencies and theTELLEPSEN handles problems at theeast end of the channel. If all three areneeded, they will be there.

In the event of a fire, the pilot’sultimate responsibility is the boat andcrew. His main chore is keeping theboat in position while the crew battlesthe fire. With fire cannons, ormonitors, delivering 2,000 gallons ofwater a minute at 200 pounds ofpressure per square inch, the force of

of the new fireboats

the water coming out of the monitorscan move a boat. Capt. Dial said hecan maneuver his boat by regulatingthe pressure at the monitors with theengines only providing power for thepumps.

The engineer makes sure the enginesdo not overheat and the pumps do notclog. When not tending the engineroom, the engineer helps the hosemenon deck.

If the engineer or pilot needsassistance or rest, the reliefengineer/pilot takes over. When notneeded, he works as a hoseman.Hosemen handle the hoses andmonitors. If there is a lead hosemanaboard, such as on the FARNS-WOR TH, then he coordinates the fire-fighting effort based on either his ownobservations or on information receiv-ed from other firefighting units.

Many channel-area industries main-tain their own fire control teams. Theteams are part of the Channel In-dustries Mutual Aid organization,which responds to any emergency toobig for one team. CIMA also includesthe Port Authority fire departmentand volunteer and municipal depart-ments.

THE PORT AUTHORITY’S fire-fighting system has not gone unnotic-ed. Visitors from around the worldcome to Houston to inspect thesystem. They usually are impressedthat the entire 52 miles of the ShipChannel are safely patrolled by threeboats. The newer, faster boats are awelcome addition to an excellentsystem. []

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The ceremonial ribbon at the entrance to the new seamen’scenter gets its whacks at the hands of, from left, John Horan,manager of Barbours Cut Terminal; Lou Lawler, a leadingvolunteer; Capt. Armando de Moraes Dias; Port Commissioner

John H. Garrett, Linda Westerland, mayor pro tem of La Porte;John McCulley, mayor of Morgan’s Point, and F. William Colburn,director of administration for the Port of Houston Authority.

Seamen’s Center branch opened at Barbours CutSeamen visiting the Port of Houston

Authority’s intermodal facility, Bar-bouts Cut Terminal, now have theirown seamen’s center.

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were heldrecently for the LaPorte-Bayshorebranch of the Houston International

Seaman’s Center, which features a soc-cer field and an air conditioned/heatedbuilding.

Containers may have revolutionizedthe shipping industry, but the metallicboxes also have reduced the amount ofshore leave a sailor has. The trip

Lou Lawler, chairman of the LaPorte-BayshoreBranch of the Houston International Seaman’sCenter, holds a bouquet of flowers presented toher as a token for her hard work. The Rev. JamesFaucette, director of clinical pastoral education atHermann Hospital in Houston, delivered theopening address.

downtown or to the Seaman’s Centernear the Turning Basin is too long forseamen whose ships can enter and leavethe port in a matter of hours.

Port Commissioner John H. Garrettattended the ribbon-cutting ceremony,as well as John Horan, manager of Bar-bours Cut, and F. William Colburn,director of administration for the PortAuthority. Howard T. Tellepsen, portcommission chairman from 1956-1970and a major supporter of the Seaman’sCenter since its inception, also was in at-tendance. Volunteer Lou Lawler was incharge of the opening ceremonies.

Shown with the dedication plaque for the new seaman’s center, from left, are Capt. BillRobb, Joe Cheavens, Lou Lawler, Dr. Jack Brannon, Thad Hutcheson, Jack Hail andHoward T. Tellepsen, all members of the board of directors of the center, except Hall, who isgeneral manager.

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Port Commissioner John H. Garrett, left, with Rep. Fields

Maritimeindustryurged totalk toCongress

U.S. Rep. Jack Fields of Houstonencourages more communication be-tween the maritime community andCongress as legislation of importanceto the shipping industry is debated.

The second-term congressman madehis remarks recently before a luncheonof the Houston World Trade Associa-tion.

REVITALIZATION of theU.S.-flag fleet, development of theouter continental shelf’s oil and gasreserves, and paying for channel dredg-ing are some of the issues Congress isfacing that have a direct impact on thecountry’s shipping community, Fieldssaid. The congressman also touched onthe Law of the Sea Treaty and thederegulation of natural gas.

When dealing with such importantissues, Fields said he needs the opin-ions of Houston’s shipping industry.He said his stand on several importantmaritime bills has changed becausemembers of the city’s maritime in-dustry took the time to call him and

present a different and valid viewpoint.He said he would appreciate such in-put on two bills currently before twocommittees on which he serves.

The Merchant Marine and FisheriesCommittee is considering legislationthat will, among other things, providehundreds of millions of dollars for theOperational Differential Subsidy pro-gram and the U.S. Merchant MarineAcademy. Such legislation is a movetoward re-establishing America’s mer-chant marine, Fields said.

THE ENERGY and CommerceCommittee is considering the domesticcontent bill which requires the use ofdomestically manufactured com-ponents in certain imported items,such as cars. Since Houston is a largeautomobile import point, the bill willaffect the Port of Houston, Fields said.

As for dredging channels, Fields saidthe question of whether large portswill bear the brunt of the cost orwhether a cost-sharing plan will be

devised remains to be answered.The Law of the Sea Treaty, which

the United States has not signed, is"fundamentally flawed," Fields said,adding that the treaty could "devastateHouston."

DEREGULATING natural gaswould prevent industries from leavingthe Ship Channel and moving to otherstates in search of cheaper gas, Fieldssaid. Due to the current pricing struc-ture, Fields said he pays less for gas athis Virginia residence than he pays athis home in the Houston area. Virginiadoes not produce natural gas.

If the price of natural gas is decon-trolled, Fields said market conditionswould dictate the price. If natural gasbecomes more profitable to produce,older fields could be tapped, increasingthe supply and possibly lowering theprice.

Cheaper gas would provide an incen-tive for industries to stay in Texas andnot move out of the state for cheaper,price-controlled gas, Fields said. []

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Mrs. Lyn Bracewell Phillips and Mrs. J.S.Bracewell, daughter and mother of Port Commis-sion Chairman Fentress Bracewell.

PHA saluteslocal port users

The Port of Houston Authority saluted the maritime andshipping industry of Greater Houston once again with afestive reception at the Petroleum Club. More than 700 at-tended the event. They represented shippers and steamshiplines and agents, customs brokers and foreign freight for-warders, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Houston Pilots, andmany more connected with the industry. This year the eventwas preceded by the christening of two new Port Authorityfireboats. The christening is reported on Page 8.

Tom Flanagan of James Flanagan Stevedoring, R.A. Bridgman of GdyniaAmerica Line, James Flanagan, Ill, of Flanagan Stevedoring, Elaine Farissof TMT Shipping & Chartering, Henry D. Flanagan of Flanagan Stevedor-ing, Mark Hall of TMT Shipping, Ralph Knickrehm of American Shipping &Chartering, Inc., and Henry Flanagan of Flanagan Stevedoring.

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Jim Farasey of Labay/Summers International,Inc., Linda Hannah and Bob Blair of African LinerService

Leon Utterback of the Port Authority, LisaWaterland and Richard P. Leach, executive direc-tor of the Port Authority

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David W. Simpson of the Port Authority, DavidHoelscher and Gift Chandley, both of ZimAmerican-Israeli Shipping

Mrs. S. Chronopoulos, Stellio C. Chronopoulosof Cotra (USA) Inc., Capt. Nick L. Jacomides Hellenic Lines Limited, and Mrs. N. Jacomides

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Jose Garcia and E. Grizell Garcia of IntrahaShipping, Inc.

Dr. Melba Wilson and Wister Lee Ruth Nestor, T.A. Nestor of Gulf Oil Corp., andBernice Adams

Capt. David Warwick and Joseph S. McDer-mott, both of Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., Capt.R.W.H. Bartels of the U.S. Coast Guard, K. Isonoof Y.S. Line, and Frank Martingale of Kerr Steam-ship

Roy C. Cano of SeaGulf Maritime, Marion Nor-man, David Gamble of SeaGulf Maritime andDebbie Hall

Lorenzo Blackett of DAC international and W.G.Drone of WGD international

Patti Caldwell of Hellenic Lines Limited, JackWojewnik of the Port Authority and Lena Ann Ak-kerman

Charles Jonas of Air-Sea, Gwyn Jonas andAdriaan Boodt of Nectar Projects

W. Mark Entrekin of Karotkin interiors, Inc.,Florence Gussie, Robert J. Gussie of InteroceanSteamship Cor., Mandy Smith and Jim Zanelli ofFriedland International Shipping Corp.

Capt. W.W. Steinhort of the Houston Pilots, Richard P. Leach of the PortAuthority and J.W. Warfield, Houston Pilots

Capt. Egil Trondsen of National Shipping of Saudi Arabia, Ted Thor-jussen of the West Gulf Maritime Association, and J.H. McCain of E.S. Bin-nings, Inc.

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Mary Ann Smith of C.S. Greene & Company,Inc., Ralph Lopez, R.B. Akkerman and David W.Simpson, both of the Port Authority

Tom Van Gils of Jumbo America, Inc., Isono ofY.S. Line (USA) Corp., Tom Kiger of Norton, Lilly& Co., Inc., Jim Egan of National Supply Com-pany Ralph Benzaquen of M.G. Maher & Co., Inc.,

Mrs. Shirley Johnson, Lena Ann Akkerman andJ.W. Pownall of Sumitomo Corporation ofAmerica

Houston City Councilman Anthony Hall, Mrs. Hall, Port CommissionerHoward J. Middleton, Mrs. Middleton, Rita Davis and Maceo Davis of In-ternational Resources Exchange

Henri Olivier of Ferrostaal Metals, Nancy Rodriguez of Special Steels ofAmerica, Inc., Rainer Kuebler of Klockner, Inc., Christel Kuebler, AliceJahnke of Special Steels and Kurt Ditges of Special Steels

Terry Bryan of Allied Bank of Texas, Charles Singletary of First City Na-tional Bank, Jack Lewis of Southern Stevedoring, Pat Jordan, Freddy Jor-dan of F.A. Voigt Shipping Company, Rita Sanderter and Les Sanderfer ofthe Port Authority

rErnest Schicchi of Southern Star Shipping, AI Kohut of Kerr Steamship

Co., Inc., Mrs. Kohut, David Gamble of SeaGulf Maritime, Inc., DebbieHall, Marion Norman and John Platis of Texas Marine & Industrial Supply

|Juan Verastegui of J.V. Pack-Export Co., Anna Verastegui and Terese

Diederich, both of Lindsay International, and Jim Elkins of Riise Shipping,Inc.

Ted Waiters of the Port Authority, Marie Waiters, Capt. R.W.H. Barrels ofthe U.S. Coast Guard and Jimmy Hill of Stewart & Stevenson Services,Inc.

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Freddy Jordan of F.A. Voigt, Les Sanderfer of the PortAuthority and Jack Lewis of Southern Stevedores

Mike Kice of Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc., Linda Kice, Joe Scroggins of the PortAuthority, Clara Scroggins, Roger Clark of Delta Steamship Lines, Beverly Clark, and JohnGreen of Dixie Stevedores, Inc.

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Mel Harper of Hughes Tool Company, Betty Harper, Lorraine Calvin,and Charles Calvin of Gulf Supply Company

Robert E. Morgan of Barber Steamship Lines, Inc., James Kelley ofNopal Lines, Ltd., Carlos Rios of Peruvian Amazon Line, David W. Simpsonof the Port Authority, and Simak Seddlghzadeh of Intlcobal, Inc.

Steve Reese, Linda Reese of the Port Authority, and F. William Colburnof the Port Authority

Debbie Hall, David Gamble of SeaGulf Maritime, Susan Kornegay, TomKornegay of the Port Authority, Regina Carrington and Sheila Adams of thePort Authority

Bob Hargrave and Jimmy Hill, both of Stewart & Stevenson Services,Inc., and Sharon Hargrave

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Joe Chapman of the Port of Houston Authority and Roni Kaminsky

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Outgoing Bureau President Jurgen Schroder, left, with Andrews

Andrews salutes Port, worldtrade in address to Bureau

Freshman U.S. Rep. MikeAndrews of Houston salutedthe Port of Houston and in-ternational trade recently atthe annual banquet of theHouston Port Bureau, Inc.,at the Four Seasons Hotel.

"There is no doubt," saidAndrews, "that shippingmust and will continue to bemainstay of Houston’seconomy."

"HOUSTON’S PORT,like the city itself, is aremarkable testament to theidea that people of imagina-tion and courage can changethe face of nature and thecourse of human history," hesaid. "That is the challengeour predecessors have leftUS."

Andrews pointed out thatforeign trade accounted foronly 7 percent of the UnitedStates gross national productin 1960. Now, he said, inter-national transactions accountfor nearly 20 percent of theGNP.

"The Commerce Depart-ment estimates that one outof every seven manufactur-ing jobs is tied to exports,"Andrews said. "That meanswe have lost 1.3 million jobsin the last two years as tradedeclined. We must act nowto reverse that trend, bothby developing a realistictrade policy and, even moreimportantly, by healing oureconomy."

ANDREWS TOLD thebureau members he is acosponsor of the MaritimeFiscal Responsibility Actwhich would effectively re-quire the foreign owner oroperator of a vessel to postbond before trading in port,in order to protect Americansuppliers of goods and ser-vices. He said hearings onthe bill were underway.

The lawmaker, whorepresents a newly-createdCongressional district in Har-ris County, expressed con-cern about growing federaldeficits and called forrestraint from both Congressand the Reagan administra-tion. []

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