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Marine safety reporting systeminitiated by DOT A new voluntary program to predict hazards and identify causes of marineac- cidents, particularly when human error is involved, has been initiated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The program is called the MarineSafe- ty Reporting Program (MSRP) and is be- ing managed by DOE’s Transportation Systems Center (TSC), Cambridge, Massachusetts. Researchers at Battelle Memorial Institute’s Columbus Laboratories are providing report and data analysis under contract with TSC. In the one-year demonstration project beginning June 1, shipboard operating personnel and others who are informed about vessel performance are invited to submit reports describing potentially un- safe situations or near-accidents, how they developed, howthey were detected, and the measures taken to manage the risk involved. Persons reporting such in- cidents are guaranteed anonymity. Underlying the project is the assump- tion that by combiningthe maritime in- dustry’s keen interest in safety with a programof voluntary, confidential inci- dent reporting, a great deal of informa- tion can be collected, analyzed, and distributed to all interested parties. The project encompasses all types of safety-related incidents, problems, or conditions. Included are ship handling, aids to navigation, weather reporting, equipment performance, ship-to-ship communications, chart accuracy, and other factors affecting vessel navigation and control. The project is particularly interested in near-mishap situations--those in which, for example, a seemingly imminentacci- dent is avoidedthrough extraordinary ac- tions by vessel personnel. Battelle researchers will then analyze these reports to extract, digest, and disseminate safety information. As the data base grows,it will provide a detailed source of information for research on vital safety issues and can be analyzed to identify trends that are the result of new or growing hazards. In keeping with the anonymity guarantee, the Coast Guard will not seek, nor will MSRP staff release or make available to the Coast Guard, informa- tion that might reveal the identity of any party or vessel involved in a reported in- cident. Thus, an MSRP report and all specific information in a MSRP report is prohibited from use in any disciplinary action by the Coast Guard. Furthermore, if the Coast Guard, ac- ting independently from MSRP, finds a person in violation in an incident which that person reported to MSRP, civil penalty, under certain circumstances, will be waived. The only exception to confidentiality is a report on some criminal activities which, by U.S. law, must be forwarded to the U.S. Attorney. Such reports are not actively encouraged, however. The Marine Safety Reporting Program is based on a similar programdeveloped and proven successful for air transporta- tion: the Aviation Safety Reporting System. That program has been operated for ten years by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the (See Safety, page 40) Texas Caribbean Consolidators, Inc. Specialists in L TL and Trailerload Cargo II I to the Caribbean Texas Caribbean Consolidators, Inc. P.O. Box 56712 Houston, Tx. 77256-6712 Puerto Rico Virgin Islands 37 / ~ (713) 871-8680 I ~[-!!t Dallas/Ft. Worth (214) 65~ -8426 Aruba Barbados Bermuda Curacao I _ ~~’:::1 Agents for Econocarlbe, Inc. DomlnlcanRepubllc Haiti Jamaica Panama Trinidad
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Marine safety reporting system initiated by DOTA new voluntary program to predict
hazards and identify causes of marine ac-cidents, particularly when human error isinvolved, has been initiated by the U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT).
The program is called the Marine Safe-ty Reporting Program (MSRP) and is be-ing managed by DOE’s TransportationSystems Center (TSC), Cambridge,Massachusetts. Researchers at BattelleMemorial Institute’s ColumbusLaboratories are providing report anddata analysis under contract with TSC.
In the one-year demonstration projectbeginning June 1, shipboard operatingpersonnel and others who are informedabout vessel performance are invited tosubmit reports describing potentially un-safe situations or near-accidents, howthey developed, how they were detected,and the measures taken to manage therisk involved. Persons reporting such in-cidents are guaranteed anonymity.
Underlying the project is the assump-tion that by combining the maritime in-dustry’s keen interest in safety with aprogram of voluntary, confidential inci-
dent reporting, a great deal of informa-tion can be collected, analyzed, anddistributed to all interested parties.
The project encompasses all types ofsafety-related incidents, problems, orconditions. Included are ship handling,aids to navigation, weather reporting,equipment performance, ship-to-shipcommunications, chart accuracy, andother factors affecting vessel navigationand control.
The project is particularly interested innear-mishap situations--those in which,for example, a seemingly imminent acci-dent is avoided through extraordinary ac-tions by vessel personnel.
Battelle researchers will then analyzethese reports to extract, digest, anddisseminate safety information. As thedata base grows, it will provide a detailedsource of information for research onvital safety issues and can be analyzed toidentify trends that are the result of newor growing hazards.
In keeping with the anonymityguarantee, the Coast Guard will notseek, nor will MSRP staff release or make
available to the Coast Guard, informa-tion that might reveal the identity of anyparty or vessel involved in a reported in-cident. Thus, an MSRP report and allspecific information in a MSRP report isprohibited from use in any disciplinaryaction by the Coast Guard.
Furthermore, if the Coast Guard, ac-ting independently from MSRP, finds aperson in violation in an incident whichthat person reported to MSRP, civilpenalty, under certain circumstances,will be waived.
The only exception to confidentialityis a report on some criminal activitieswhich, by U.S. law, must be forwardedto the U.S. Attorney. Such reports arenot actively encouraged, however.
The Marine Safety Reporting Programis based on a similar program developedand proven successful for air transporta-tion: the Aviation Safety ReportingSystem. That program has been operatedfor ten years by the National Aeronauticsand Space Administration and the
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Texas Caribbean Consolidators, Inc.Specialists in L TL and Trailerload Cargo
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M/V SANKO RELIANCE unloadssteel on maiden voyage
Houston was the last U.S. port for unloadingsteel for the M/V SANKO RELIANCE, on its re-cent maiden voyage. The Panamanian flagvessel is 616 feet in length, with a breadth of91 feet, and is of 37,692 dwts. Shown presen-ting the traditional maiden voyage plaque toCaptain Renato Konjc, center, is Port ofHouston Authority Director of Operations J.R.Curtis, right, while David Dunlop, left, ofStrachan, agent for the vessel, looks on.
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Federal Aviation Administration, withBattelle serving as the system contractor.
Although the programs are similar inconcept, practical differences betweenaviation and marine systems set themapart. This one-year demonstrationperiod will evaluate the program’s prac-ticality and acceptability in the marineindustry.
More information on the Marine Safe-ty Reporting Program may be obtainedfrom Mr. A.L. Lavery, TransportationSystems Center, Kendall Square, Cam-bridge, Massachusetts 02142, telephone617/494-2577, or Mr. R.D. Leis, Bat-telle’s Columbus Laboratories, 505 KingAvenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201,telephone 614 / 424 - 5149.
Aquatran names Sweetto marketing staff
John Morris, general manager ofAquatran’s Dallas branch, has announc-ed the appointment of Todd Sweet tothe firm’s marketing staff for the DFWarea.
Sweet’s concentration will be on thedevelopment of Aquatran’s volume forthe firm’s recent expansion intoAustralia and the Far East.
"Most often, Aquatran is thought ofas a Caribbean carrier," commentedGleen James Higgins, Aquatran presi-dent, "and it has not been an easy taskgetting the exporters and freight for-warders to remember us for othermarkets."
Aquatran is a Houston-based NVOCCoffering consolidation service to Europe,Australia and the Far East as well as theCaribbean, Central and South America.
Expo 85 exposition set for SeptemberThe Expo 85 Trade Show & Con-
ference for minorities and women inbusiness will be held on September24-25 at the Albert Thomas ConventionCenter from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ex-po is the result of one of the most suc-cessful private sector initiatives in thecountry.
"Participation and active involvementin Expo 85 portends great economic op-portunity for Houston’s business com-munity," according to Stewart Orton,chairman of Expo 85. "Small, disadvan-taged companies throughout this areahave struggled hard to combat the recentdownturn in the economy. Expo 85 of-fers us the occasion to encourage their ef-forts and extend the opportunity to themto compete for our business," he said.
Sponsored for ten years by the city of
Houston and the Houston BusinessCouncil, Expo has received the addedsupport of the Gulf Coast Small BusinessDevelopment Center, Houston Area Ur-ban League, National Association ofWomen Business Owners, TSUEconomic Development Center, and theU.S. Small Business Administration.
Expo is the most comprehensivegathering of corporate buyers andminority and female business owners inthe nation. The two-day trade show willdraw approximately 4,000 buyers andsuppliers and 240 corporate and smallbusiness exhibitors. For the past nineyears, buyers from the nation’s largestcorporations have come to Expo seekingtop-notch suppliers. Expo serves as a ma-jor marketing event for local minorityand female businesses and was directly
accountable for much of their $1.1billion in sales last year.
This year’s Expo 85 features twofull days of workshops from 10:00a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on September
24-25. The conference offers a dynamicline-up of business managementworkshops tailored to the busy en-trepreneur. Three 90-minute work-shops each day will address the mostcritical problems small business ownersface and are geared toward helping en-trepreneurs become better businessmanagers. The conference is free ofcharge to all who pre-register.
Free admission to Expo 85 is availablewith pre-registration before September
17. Thereafter, admission fee at the dooris $10. For more information call theHouston Business Council at 974-EXPO.
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The ’sorry Shippers’I’m late’ solutionproblemCargo requires movement in andout of port fast.Apologies won’t make up for losttime.Time lost waiting for a berth.Time lost waiting for equipment.Time lost waiting for truck and railcongestion to clear.Time lost waiting for weighing scales.
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Track and truck weigh scales --always available.Dockside marshalling yard andwarehouses means cargo is thereready for shipment when you are. Nocostly delays getting consignmentsout of storage.Stevedores -- dockside 24 hours a day.Multi-million dollar facilities, respon-sive management and personalcommitment combine to performperhaps the fastest turnaround in thePort of Houston.
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At ACT/PACE we’reworking to make you morecompetitive in theAustralia/New Zealandmarkets. For more than 140years we have provided ourcustomers with the techno-logical improvements andoperational advancementsnecessary to offer the mostefficient and economichandling of your cargo.
We have served as industryleaders designing ships andequipment that providesuperior service to meet your
total transportation needs.Handling each and everyshipment on an individualbasis, we continue to meetyour needs with speed,efficiency, innovativemarketing concepts andflexible, competitive rates.
It’s all part of our traditionof service, reshaping the waywe do business to better dobusiness with you.
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Consultant visits HoustonDave Simpson, left, Port of Houston AuthorityWestern representative, and Misael Breton,right, PHA Latin America representative, recent-ly welcomed Alexei Woelz, center, of SynergoInternational, to the Port of Houston Authorityoffices. Southern Pacific Railroad has con-tracted with Woelz’s company to develop acargo movement program for Latin America,specifically Brazil. Synergo International, basedin San Francisco, identifies opportunities andmanages international projects for privatebusiness, institutions and government agencies.
Pen-Ocean Steamshipformed recently
Captain David B. Warwick, in con-junction with Gulf Ocean Steamship ofTexas, and Peninsular Shipping of Loui-siana, is pleased to announce the forma-tion of Pen-Ocean Steamship Corpora-tion at Houston, Texas, telephone (713)674-9080, TWX 910 881 7109 (answer-back PENOC HOU).
The affiliation consolidates a vastamount of shipping experience in onehouse, with established offices inTexas City (serving Galveston), Port Ar-thur and New Orleans. Additionally,Pen-Ocean will shortly open a branch of-fice in Mobile, Alabama. The affiliationwill provide agency representationthroughout the U.S. Gulf, Tampa toBrownsville.
Pen-Ocean will serve as the focal pointfor the group’s solicitation activities withlocal ship agency matters being managedby S. Storey. Aside from its main func-tion as a steamship agency, Pen-Oceanwill also be actively involved in interna-tional commodity trading, projectevaluation, terminal operations and thecharter market.
Lt. Col. Cottrell selecteddeputy district engineer
Lt. Col. Walter T. Cottrell III has beennamed deputy district engineer for theGalveston district of the Corps ofEngineers. The announcement was madeby Col. Gordon M. Clarke, districtengineer.
Cottrell, who comes to Galveston fromWashington, D.C. where he was assign-ed to the Military Personnel Center, suc-ceeds Lt. Col. Larry L. Milton, who wastransferred to Korea.
Steel cutting underway for new Lykes vesselsSteel cutting is almost completed for
the first of the six new 2,500 TEU-capacity containerships for Lykes Bros.Steamship Co., Inc.
Steel cutting began in May at MitsuiEngineering and Shipbuilding Co.,Ltd.’s Tamano, Japan, works for the45,000 deadweight ton vessel and willcontinue through approximately the endof August when the keel is layed.However, some minor cutting may con-tinue through October when the vessel isscheduled to be launched. It is also ex-pected that the steel for the second hullwill be cut by that time.
Mitsui is contracted for three of thevessels, while the remaining three will beconstructed by Mitsubishi Heavy In-dustries Ltd. of Japan.
Approximately 15,000 metric tons ofsteel will be used in the vessel. The steelis flame-cut, primarily by automatically-controlled robots. The robot burnersfollow marks on the steel and can be us-ed singly or, when several similar piecesare cut, as a group. Too, some pieces ofsteel are cut by hand-held burners or
track controlled burners.When the steel plate is received at the
yard, it is identified and shop blasted toremove mill scale. It then receives a coatof zinc primer.
Through a series of conveyors andtransporters, the steel is then moved toan electric plate marker, and after mark-ing, to the cutting platens.
After cutting, the steel is shifted to thefabrication platens where it is welded in-to blocks or modules. The modules arethen blasted, coated and outfitted.Following the keel laying in earlyAugust, the blocks will be erected intothe complete ship structure.
Launching of this first vessel isscheduled for late October with deliverydue in April of 1986. Mitsui will deliverthe last of its three Lykes vessels inSeptember of 1986.
The first of three identical vessels,which are being constructed by Mit-subishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Kobe,Japan, is scheduled for launch in May of1986. Delivery on the last of these threevessels is scheduled for December of
1986.
The six new automated, cellular,diesel-powered, Pacific-class container-ships, each 850 feet long and 106 feetwide, will have a 21-knot service speedand will be deployed in Lykestranspacific trade service.
The company currently provides week-ly service between the Pacific coast andthe Far l~ast with its four express class1,100-capacity TEU container vessels andtwo roll-on / roll-off vessels.
When the new, larger containershipsare deployed in the Pacific trade, thefour 1,100 TEU-capacity express classvessels will be re-deployed to other Lykesroutes.
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.,operates 32 American flag cargo ships ontrade routes linking five continents andcovering the U.S. Gulf and South Atlan-tic coasts and the Great Lakes and St.Lawrence Seaway. Lykes trade routes ex-tend to Northern Europe and the UnitedKingdom, the Mediterranean and RedSeas, South and East Africa, the Westcoast of South America and the Far East.
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Storage space for consolidating theshipment needs to be leased.Cranes with extra lifting power have tobe located.Heavy duty forklifts, trucks and special-ized equipment may need to be rented.Vessels need to wait for deep waterberths or Ro-Ro ramps to becomeavailable before loading.Stevedores experienced in handlingbulky, heavy, equipment need to becontracted.
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Customhouse brokers and freight forwarders hold golf tournament
Friends and business associates were on hand recently for the Zone; Linda Perry, Port of Houston Authority Foreign Trade Zone; andCustomhouse Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association annual golf Armando Waterland, Port of Houston Authority director of tradetournament, held at Atascocita Country Club. Shown relaxing after play, development; and back row, Peter Motzfeldt, Barber Steamship; andare left to right, front row: Jack Beasley, Port of Houston Foreign Trade Bill Ward, Care Shipping.
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Mining trucks shipped over Wharf 32Yugoslavia was the destination for 2,000 tons of project cargo recently shipped out ofWharf 32 at the Port of Houston. The shipment, which originated in Tulsa, Oklahoma, consisted oflarge mining trucks and accessories. Shown observing the cargo loading are, from left: PatrickKersey, district manager, Burlington Air Freight; Sue Morgan, traffic manager, Unit Rig & Equip-ment Company; and Dave Simpson, PHA Western representative.
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M/V DOCEPRAIA loads wheat on maiden voyageThe M/V DOCEPRAIA, flying the Brazilian flag, made its recent maidenvoyage to the Port of Houston, loading wheat for discharge in its homecountry. The vessel is 656 feet in length, 105 feet wide and of 51,504dead weight tons. Shown at the plaque presentation honoring the
voyage are, from left: Brian Martin, Biehl & Co., agent for the vessel;Captain Enio Domingos De Almeida; Jack Green, deputy director ofport operations; and Rodney Petrie, also of Biehl & Co.
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SAIT expandsUSA operation
Chris Courard, USA general manager,recently announced a reorganization andexpansion of SAIT, Inc. Founded in1946, the USA national headquarters hasbeen located at 33 Rector Street in lowerManhattan. From this location, SAIT,Inc. has served the commercial, big shipmarketplace. SAIT, Inc. is a subsidiarydivision of SAIT Electronics, S.A., whichis an international accounting authorityhandling radio contracts for more than4,350 ships worldwide.
With new communication productscoming on-line, which address the off-shore, fishing, and pleasure boatmarketplaces, Courard has openedregional sales offices in Baltimore,Houston, New Orleans, and Miami.New York will continue to serve as na-tional headquarters.
Bill Brown has been appointed GulfCoast sales and service manager of SAIT-Houston. Brown has been with SAIT fortwo years and started as a field servicetechnician. Brown previously worked forTexas Electronics and served as an elec-tronics technician in the U.S. Air Force.With more than 25 years of electronicsexperience, he is well-versed in the re-quirements of the commercial and off-shore marketplaces the Houston officeaddresses.
Consular Ball setThe 34th Annual Consular Ball, the
only event of its kind in the UnitedStates, has been set for October 26, atthe Lincoln Post Oak Hotel.
This year’s event will pay specialtribute to Spain. Individuals, corpora-tions and organizations host each of theother nations represented at the func-tion. This year the Port of Houston willhost Indonesia.
Chairman of the event, Tare Young,noted that Houston has a total of 55foreign consulates, larger than any othercity except for New York andWashington D.C.
The ball is sponsored by the Interna-tional Relations Committee of theHouston Junior Chamber of Commerce,with assistance from the Ladies’ PatronCommittee. An annual affair, the ball isintended to honor Houston’s foreigndiplomats and to foster an open and per-sonal interchange between them and thecity’s civic, business and social leaders.
A Sunday on the waterfrontBy Jack Ho/man
As Sunday morning dawned, I lay inbed half awake, hoping I had anotherfew hours left to sleep. I knewbetter--I’d be lucky to have another 30minutes before the alarm went off. Sud-denly the phone rang, providing themotivation I needed to roll out of bedand stagger into the living room."Yeah," I answered, half expecting tohear the answering service give me awake-up I didn’t remember placing.
"Hey Bro? What’s going on?"It was Robert, a friendly competitor."Same thing that was going on last
Sunday when you called me at sixo’clock--sleep?"
After a chat that included some talkabout waterfront politics, I made a dashfor the shower. At 7:00 a.m., while agoodly portion of the city was still soundasleep, I was on the Gulf Freeway headedfor my first ship. Thus began another
week in the life of a steamship agent.If their ships aren’t loading or
discharging, I usually make it a point totell my captains that Sunday is their dayoff as well as mine. This particular week,though, the Olympics were well under-way, and it seemed that the crews of allmy ships were following the games asthough their countries’ freedom depend-ed on the outcome. Reading a paperwith all the latest results would helptheir idle Sunday pass.
My first stop was the ASHLEY, aGreek ship with an all-Greek crew, inport to load grain for Venezuela.
"Good morning, Captain Dimitri?How are you today?"
"Ah, Mr. Jack, you’re early today.Abros?" he shouted to the steward."Cafe!"
"Any problems?" I asked, hoping toput my mind at ease.
"Fine, all fine," he said, reaching forthe morning paper.
Two cups of Turkish coffee later, I wasback on the road headed for the citydocks, where the ARGONAF7 wasmoored. Manned by an all-Filipino crew,this vessel calls the Dominican Republichome and would load a cargo of bulkmilo for that country. The captain was anold friend whom I had seen numeroustimes during the past few years.
"Morning, Vic?" I shook his hand andhanded him a paper.
"Surprised to see you on Sunday,Jack, how about some coffee?" he said,almost ripping the paper out of myhands and heading immediately for thesports section.
"Ah, checking to see how the Philip-pines did, huh, Vic?" I asked.
"Nope," he said with a wide grin,"checking out the Mets?"
We chatted for a few minutes overtoast and coffee before I rushed off to my
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Ten minutes later I was down theroad, where the Yugoslavian shipKAPETAN MARTINOVIC would loadcotton for discharge in Yugoslavia. As Ipassed the officers’ lounge, I was surpris-ed to see about 15 men crammed intothis small room watching television. Thewomen’s marathon was on, and youwould have thought Yugoslavia had thelead the way these guys were carrying onlike overgrown kids. Right in the middle
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of the mob was Captain Niko. I motion-ed to the steward, who was able to getthe captain’s attention. He gave me aquick glance, then went back to thetube.
"Moment! Moment!" He kept say-ing, at the same time signaling with hishand. I thought to myself: "Sorry, cap,no patience today! It’s Sunday, and I’msupposed to be off, and I don’t have anytime for patience!"
"Captain Niko!" I yelled, holding the
paper up and patting it with my freehand. I placed it on the dining table andwaved goodbye. "See you tomorrow!"Not waiting for his reply, I dashed forthe car, taking only enough time to steala piece of homemade bread off the table.
On the drive back home, I startedthinking about how much I actually lov-ed the waterfront. I’d been working as asteamship agent in Houston for over 15years, and it seemed as though my entirelife was somehow scattered throughoutthe docks that line the ship channel. I’dhad my share of mutinies, murders, col-lisions, groundings, and various otherproblems, but I thanked God that I hadthe opportunity to see a large part of theworld on a daily basis and yet never leavethe greatest city on earth. Culture?Don’t look for me at Jones Hall or theMuseum of Fine Arts, ’cause you knowwhere I’ll be.
See you on the waterfront, Houston!
Editor’s Note: dac~ Holman, vice presi-dent of operations at Gulf & EasternSteamship, wrote the above article, dur-ing the 1984 Olympics, on his duties as asteamship agent.
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Marine insurance seminarset for September 22-24
The 20th Houston Marine InsuranceSeminar, under the sponsorship of theHouston Mariners Club, will be heldSeptember 22-24 at the Adams MarkHotel, Houston.
Speakers for the three-day event willinclude Peter N. Miller, chairman,Lloyd’s of London; Guy Matthews, chair-man, Matthews-Daniel Company; HankGreenberg, president, AIG; Graydon S.Starling, president, Maritime LawAssociation of the United States; DonaldJ. Green, partner, LeBouef, Lamb, Leiby& MacRae; David B. Lawton, attorney,Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, and ChrisPoutain, senior analyst, Wood, McKen-
Further information may be obtainedby contacting John N. Molbeck, Jr.,chairman of the planning committee,P.O. Box 36429, Houston, or calling(713) 783-7241.
M/T CARIBBEAN VENTURE on first voyage from Japan to Houston
M/T CARIBBEAN VENTURE, the world’s newest liquefied gas vessel,made its first voyage from Japan to Houston after construction wascompleted at the Kurinoura Dockyard in June. The vessel, which isowned by Kyowa Marine Transportation Company of Tokyo, will bechartered and operated by Tropigas International. It is capable of carry-ing nearly one million gallons of liquefied propane and is equipped withtwo state-of-the-art cargo tanks, which are able to handle products withtemperatures as low as 58 degrees F, with pressures as high as 100
pounds per square inch. The design of the vessel will enable Tropigasto distribute LPG from Venezuela and the United States to the Carib-bean. In Houston for a reception to welcome the vessel were MasayukiHirahashi, managing director, and K. Yamada, of Kyowa MarineTransportation; and of Tropigas, Tom Porter, president; Tom Poindex-ter, vice president Latin America; Jack Larrabee, vice president supplyand distribution; David Bayer, director marine operations; and DenisEirikis, marine superintendent.
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Michael Scorcio, left, director of community relations for the Port of Houston Authority, recentlypresented two copies of the port authority’s recently-produced 16 mm film, "The Fabulous FiftyMiles" to Jim Hundemer, right, assistant superintendent for the Houston Independent SchoolDistrict. The film, which highlights port facilities and industrial growth along the Houston ShipChannel, will be used for educational presentations in the school system.
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AMOCO group on M/V SAM HOUSTONA group of visitors, associated with AMOCO Production and involved tative, who hosted the group; Medat Mahmoud Ramel; A.C.J.with cargo movement projects, were recent guests aboard the M/V SAMMcLaughlin; Patricia Hoke; Medat Shoukry; Kelli Klima; Mark Florida;HOUSTON for a tour of the Houston Ship Channel and port authority and Steve Cortz.facilities. Pictured, are from left, Dave Simpson, PHA Western represen-
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M/V SANKO MELODYvisits Houston
The M/V SANKO MELODY made its maidenvoyage to the Port of Houston recently andloaded wheat for Japan. The four-hatch vessel,which flies the Panamanian flag, is of 23,522dead weight tons, and is 525 feet in length,with a breadth of 75 feet. Shown at the plaquepresentation honoring the voyage are, from left:Jimmy Paul, Strachan Shipping, the agent forthe vessel; Jack Green, Port of HoustonAuthority deputy director of port operations;Captain Rolf Olsson; and Mike Warren, UnionEquity¯
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M/V RAMPLA JUNIORS loads drilling rigs and supplies in Houston
The M/V RAMPLA JUNIORS, a Greek flag vessel, chartered by TexasAmerican Shipping, recently made its maiden voyage to the Port ofHouston. The 420 foot long and 60 foot wide vessel loaded drilling rigsand supplies for unloading in various ports in South America. The cargowas arranged by the agent, North American Shipping Agency of
Houston. Shown at the maiden voyage plaque presentatiotl are, fromleft, owner’s representative Lefteris Rigas; Captain Anastasios Belotsis;Jim Widman, PHA Midwest representative; and Hugh Colburn, NorthAmerican Shipping Agency.
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M/V ITAPE makesmaiden voyage
The M/V ITAPE made its malden voyage to theport in August to load and discharge con-tainerized cargo. PHA Midwestern represen-tative Jim Widman, center left, presents a com-memorative plaque to Captain Ormesindo San-tos Simaes, while representatives from Norton,Lilly and Co. look on. Paul Raney, far left, is aline manager for the agency, while Dick Akker-man, far right, is Norton, Lilly’s generalmanager of sales. The C.N. Lloyd BrasileiroLine ship was built in 1972 and was jumboizedto a 549 teu-capacity in 1981. The 580-foot-long, 75-foot wide, 13,963 dwt, vessel wasrecently put into express service from the U.S.Gulf to Brazil.
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Lawrence Industries acquires B&R Truck LineExecutives of Lawrence Industries are all smiles at a recent luncheonannouncing the company’s acquisition of B&R Truck Line, Inc. JamesD. Lawrence, right, chief executive officer of Lawrence Companies, an-nounced that services formerly furnished by Lawrence TransportationCo. will now be provided by B&R. The company is now able to handle
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Assoc. of Inspection Companiesand Laboratories holds forum
The Association of Inspection Companies andLaboratories recently held an open forum lun-cheon at Brady’s Landing to discuss memberconcerns. The purpose of the organization,which was formed in March, is to educate,disseminate information, and review and takeaction on proposed rules, regulations and lawswhich directly affect the industry. Shown at a"ecent forum are Phil Murray, left, treasurer,Chem-Coast, and Michael Sabo, right,secretary, P.J. Heinrici. Other officers notshown include: John H. Middleton, president,Charles Martin; Owens Fuchs, first vice presi-dent, Alpha Omega; and Robert Goldstraw, se-cond vice president, E.W. Saybolt.
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Transatlantica owner’s representative welcomed
The Port of Houston Authority recently hosted a group of shipping of-ficials aboard the M/V SAM HOUSTON, to welcome Manuel Gomez,owner’s representative, Transatlantica/Spanish Line, who is moving fromS )ain to Houston. Shown aboard the inspection vessel for a tour of the
ship channel and PHA facilities are, from left, William F. Burns, Tran-satlantica; Gomez; Bill Goins, Kerr Steamship; Dave Simpson, PHAWestern representative; and J. Stevens Stone, Kerr Steamship.
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Maintenance Conferencedraws crowds
More than 5,000 persons attended last year’sthird annual international show and conferencesponsored by the Sam Houston Chapter of theInternational Maintenance Institute, held at thePasadena Convention Center. This year’s con-ference is set for October 1-2. For more infor-mation, contact Joyce Rhoden at (713)481-0869.
Transportation Club of Houston
The Transportation Club of Houston recently announced 1985-86 of-ficers and directors. Pictured, from left (front row) are: Randy Evans,treasurer; Mary Carothers, secretary; Jack Hensen, president; BobMcFall, immediate past president; Nancy McWaters, second vice presi-
dent; Darrell Nunley, first vice president; (back row) Jim Willett, ex-ecutive secretary; and directors Doug Lainhard, Bob West, BillWestbrook, W.H. Cook Jr., Phil McGonigle, Jack McCoy, AI McGintyand Joe Nettles.
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Argentine visitorsCaptain Felix Cestaro, left, U.S.A. delegate in the Gulf for A. Bottacchi,an Argentine flag carrier, was a recent visitor to the Port of HoustonAuthority offices, where he introduced Sonia Bottacchi, second fromright, daughter of the president of the line, and her husband, Marcelo
Torres Aguero, Buenos Aires, second from left. Also pictured is MisaelBreton, PHA Latin American representative, far right. Gulf generalagents for the line are Gulf & Eastern Steamship of Houston.
PORT SIDE
In Guadalajara...Several U.S. Consulate officials were in attendance during a re-cent Port of Houston Authority presentation to members of theNational Council for Foreign Trade - Western division in Guadala-jara, Mexico. Shown, from left are: Patricia Loredo, assistantcommercial office, U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara; TeresaPaillaud, U.S. Department of Commerce at the U.S. Consulate inGuadalajara; Richard H. Morefield, consul general of the UnitedStates; Judith A. Henderson, former commercial attache for theU.S. consulate in Guadalajara; and Misael Breton, Port ofHouston Authority Latin America representative.
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M/V VALENCIA on maiden voyageThe M/V VALENCIA, a ro/ro vessel operated by Golden Frog Lines, madeits maiden voyage recently to the Port of Houston. The new vessel,which was completed in early 1985, discharged and loaded cargo inHouston. Port of Houston Authority Sales Manager Don Allee presented
the traditional maiden voyage plaque to Captain L. Brogger Pedersen,as Alexander Arroyos, left, Dynamic Ocean Services and J.D. Cisneros,right, Worldwide Marine Agency, look on.
Rigs loaded for ChinaThe M/V HALKEON recently visited Houston, and loaded twocomplete drilling rigs for shipment to Xingang, China, at the Portof Houston Authority’s new Dock 32. The rigs are owned byHouston Systems, a diversified oilfield manufacturing firm. Ac-cording to Charlie Carpenter, senior vice president of HoustonSystems, additional rigs will be moved in the future. The vesselchartered, Rickmers Linie of Hamburg, Germany, is a regularfortnightly liner service from the U.S. South Atlantic and GulfCoast to China. Their major loading port is Houston. Rickmershas been in theChina business for 151 years and is now one ofthe oldest steamship lines in West Germany. New TerminalWarehouse handled the rigs and Bryan Forwarding was thefreight forwarder.
Clarke honored by thePort of Houston Authority
Colonel Gordon M. Clarke, center, recentlynamed district engineer of the Galveston districtof the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, washonored by the Port of Houston Authority with aluncheon at the Petroleum Club. Pictured, fromleft, are: George R. Rochen, chief ofconstruction-operations; Clarke; and Richard P.Leach, executive director of the port authority.
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M/V STENA ARCTICA visits the port
The Swedish flag vessel, the M/V STENA ARCTICA, recently visitedHouston on its maiden voyage. The six-hatch bulk carrier, which is partof the Stena bulk fleet, is 609 feet long, 87 feet wide and of 21,100gross tons. Shown ata IJlaque presentation in honor of the voyage are,from left: Jack Cranford, Associated Metals & Minerals; Michael Lamb,
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