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Port CommissionersAnd Staff

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

TED WALTERS, Manager. Marine DepartmentW.O. DUNNAHOE. Manager, Turning Basin

TerminalsCAPT. R.G. EGAN, Manager, Barbours Cut

TerminalW.E. GREER, Manager, Houston Public Grain

ElevatorLESLIE J. SANDERFER, Manager, Bulk Materials

Handling PlantA. MONROE BEAN, Manager, Storage WarehousesA.J.M. VAN DE VEN, Manager. Maintenance

DepartmentCLAUDE BARTH, Manager. Security Department

C.A. ROUSSER, JR., Director of Trade DevelopmentARMANDO S. WATERLAND, International

Sales ManagerR.B. AKKERMAN, General Sales ManagerLEON UTI’ERBACK, Eastern Sales ManagerJACK WOJEWNIK, Asst. Eastern Sales ManagerDAVID W. SIMPSON, Western Sales ManagerJERRY D. KOTECKI, Midwestern Sales ManagerEWARD L. HORN, Communications ManagerDON ZULLO, Public Relations Manager

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

F. WILLIAM COLBURN, Director of AdministrationLINDA REESE, ControllerALTON U. L ANDRY, Manager, Personnel DepartmentC.G. SEAMAN, Manager. Real Estate DepartmentBETTY GARRETT, Manager. Purchasing DepartmentALGENITA SCOTT DAVIS, CounselLOUIS F. BROWN, JR., Manager, Safety and Insurance

DepartmentJOE SCROGG1NS, JR., Director of PlanningMICHAEL SCORCIO, Director of Community RelationsJOE F. FLACK, County Auditor

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TERMINAL OFFICESTurning Basin: (713) 672-8221Barbours Cut: (713) 470-1800

FIELD OFFICE60 East 42rid Street, New York 10165

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July 1982

Official Publication

Port of Houston

Authority

Volume 26 Number 7

IN THIS ISSUE

New Zealand--Even though it is 8,000 miles away, theShipping Corporation of New Zealand brings that countryand Houston closer together.

July 1982

8Thank You--The Port of Houston held its annual receptionto say thanks to the shipping industry for helping make thePort what it is today. 12Work Wanted--American seamen find themselves dock-side these days as it gets harder to find work. 20Grain Seminar--The Port of Houston Authority cospon-sors a well-attended seminar and workshop on the grain in-dustry. 27Port Tidings--A page of news and notes about people andcompanies in and around the Port of Houston. 29Transportation Observations--American steamship linesurge the federal government to make plans for dealing withshipping under the UNCTAD Liner Code. 31

On The Cover

The NEW ZEALAND CARIBBEAN loads a container at Barbours Cut Terminal.

The Port of Houston MagazineEDWARD L. HORN, EditorDON ZULLO, Associate Editor

JOE CHAPMAN, Staff WriterRAY CARRINGTON, Staff Photographer

SHEILA ADAMS, Typesetter

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When it comes to comprehensive service, KerrSteamship Company, Inc., has the edge over itscompetitors hands down. The professional personnelstaffing our extensive network of offices in the majorports and hinterland market cities of North Americaare in constant communication to cut the red tapeout of your cargo movements. If you need a bill of

lading released in Atlanta, Anchorage or Acapulco,we can do it. If you have a special cargo handlingproblem in Boston, Baltimore or British Columbia,we can solve it. If you have a sales lead in Charleston,Chicago or Cranford, we can pursue it. No matterwhere you are, or your problem is, Kerr has youcovered.

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Steamship Agents, Terminal Operators, Stevedores

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Capacity. Competence.Credibility.¯ Cranes with capacities exceeding

200 tons.¯ Fork lift fleet with capacities to

80,000 pounds.¯ Specializing in steel, project, and

heavy-lift cargoes inbound andoutbound.

¯ Marshalling yard inside the Portfor project cargo. Steel yard forstoring or distributing steelprojects.

¯ Complete break-bulk and con-tainer services.

¯ Bonded or public warehousingand trucking facilities at subsid-iary Sea Marine Warehouse.

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NEW ZEALAND CARRIBBEAN shown in her home waters

Shipping Corporation of New Zealand

bringing Houston, Down Under closerWith the initiation of a joint ser-

vice between the government-ownedShipping Corporation of New Zealandand Bank & Savill, New Zealand-Australia and the U.S. Gulf are just 24short days apart. With three shipsoperating on a 24-day rotation, thetwo countries, which are 8,000 milesapart, are brought closer together.

New Zealand is a land born of thesea. Its development is inexorably link-ed to the sea. New Zealand is a rapidlydeveloping country that is an impor-tant outlet for U.S. goods and a sup-plier to this country.

According to 1981 figures, New

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Zealand sent Houston 8,107 tons ofcommodities worth an estimated$4,004,585, or $493 per ton. As forexports, 89,570 tons, or $51,483,983worth of goods, was shipped "DownUnder" for a dollar-per-ton value of$574.

New Zealand imports machinery,industrial supplies and other goods. Ittrades strongly with the UnitedKingdom and Europe, exporting meat,wool and dairy products to them. Thesecondary markets in the U.S. andJapan help solidify a sea trade that gota shot in the arm back in 1974.

When the country startedestablishing strong export markets, theneed to establish a truly national ship-ping line became evident. In 1974, thisneed was met when the Shipping Cor-poration of New Zealand Limited wasestablished.

The corporation is a member of theindependent partnership organization,Australia/New Zealand/European Con-tainer Service (ANZECS). This part-nership consists of a sub-group of con-ferenee lines from France, West Ger-many, Italy, Holland, and the UnitedKingdom in a trade that operates afleet of 13 large refrigerated container

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vessels.The aims of the Corporation were:

,,To establish, maintain and operateshipping;

¯ To participate in negotiations andconferences; and

¯ As a limited liability company, tooperate a viable organization.

After eight years, the corporationfeels it has met its aims by establishing:

¯ The organizational, technical andstaff capabilities to support both linerand charter ship requirements of itsown and agency operations;

*The necessary technological in-frastructure to support a modern, con-tainerized and computerized shippingoperation, including investments andparticipation in container terminal andcontainer services for the requirementsof New Zealand’s overseas shippingcompanies; and

,,The technical capability andorganizational requirements to supporta modest fleet of vessels of varioustypes including conventional, ro/ro,bulk and other specialized cargo ships.

The backbone of the U.S. Gulf ser-vice is the NEW ZEALAND CARIB-BEAN, which was built in 1980. Theship is one of three vessels making the24-day run between New Zealand andHouston. Strachan Shipping Co. repre-sents the new service.

The NEW ZEALAND CARIB-BEAN is rated at 18,250 d.w.t, with850 TEUs of space plus capacity tohandle 359 reefer units. The vessel canalso handle 4,227 cubic meters ofbreak bulk cargo. The WILLOW-BANK and DUNEDIN are newerBank & Savill ships with similarcapabilities. Each of the ships is equip-ped with four, 36-ton d.w.t, cranes andother special equipment.

The vessels service the Caribbean,Central America, South America, theNorthwest Pacific and Oceania, as wellas the coasts of New Zealand andAustralia. The U.S. Gulf is the hub ofthe trade routes.

Main northbound cargoes are frozenbeef and other meat products, as well

July 1982

Capt. R. Date shows bridge to guest at Port of Houston

as wool, sheepskins and agriculturalproducts. On the way back home,household goods, oil field equipment,seismographic and other energy-seekingequipment needed to meet thedemands of the growing country arecarried by the three vessels.

The Shipping Corporation ofNew Zealand operates a number ofagency services for shipping lines in-volved in the New Zealand trade. It isalso involved in services for fishingand offshore service vessels, includingactive participation in ship manage-ment and manning operations. But thecorporation does even more. It offersthe facility to charter vessels or partspace at competitive rates. Many ship-

ping projects are handled by the cor-poration’s shipbrokering department,projects like development work forpetrochemical and bulk cargoestogether with the sale and purchase ofstandard and specialized ships.

Last year, the corporation posted aprofit in excess of $13 million, thesixth consecutive year the companyhas operated at a profit. The corpora-tion now moves cargo and managesships making approximately 200 sail-ings a year as well as operating a fleetof eight vessels. New trade routes areconstantly under investigation throughdiscussions with producer boards, ex-porters, overseas shipping companies,conferences and other national lines, aswell as through "test marketing" onpotential new liner routes.

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Billy Overby, Hunter Transportation Co.; DaveSimpson, Port of Houston Authority

Ice carving welcomed guests to Port Authority reception

Mr. & Mrs. George Rube, H.L. Ziegler, Inc.;Wilber Smith, R.W. Smith & Co.

Mr. & Mrs. Sachio Sasabe, NKK America.

Joseph De Pedro, Norton, Lilly & Co.; Mrs. & Mr.Dan Kubeczka, Dynamic Companies

Ruby Wood, Sekin & Co.; Holland Evans, Hydril;Floy Evans, Sekin & Co.; Roy Wood, Foley’s

Leonard LaGrange, Strachan Shipping; P.L. Ra-jan, Sekin & Co.

Anna Alevra, International Steamship Agency;Jerry Granacki, Kerr Steamship.

Jack Wojewnik, Port of Houston Authority; Betty Bigelow, Port Commissioner Marcella D.Robert Welch, Armada Shipping; Kate Porretto. Perry; Floyd Bigelow, Porta-Kamp.

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Mrs. & Mr. George Grader, Atchison Topeka &Santa Fe; Mrs. and Mr. Barney Cardwell,A.T.&S.F.; C.M. Bunting, United States Steel

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