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TABLE OF CONTENTSPort Staff

Richard P. Leach, Executive DirectorJames D. Pugh, Managing Director

J.R. Curtis, Director of Port Operations

John Green, Deputy Director of Port Operations

W.D. Dunnahoe, Manager, Turning Basin Terminals

John Hotan, Manager, Barbours Cut Terminal

W.E. Greer, Manager, Houston Public Elevator

Leslie J. Sandeffer, Manager, Bulk Plant

Armando S. Waterland, Director of Trade Development

Donald R. Allee, Sales ManagerLeon Utterback, Eastern Sales Manager

Jack Wojewnik, assi ..... Eastern Sales ManagerDavid W. Simpson, Western RepresentativeJames Widman, Midwest RepresentativeMisael Breton, Latin America Representative

D.C. Moerschel, Marketing ManagerDiana Payne, Marketing Analyst

Lee Vela, Communications Manager

Tom Komegay, Director of Engineering

Norman E. Hueni, Engineering Consultant

F. William Colbum, Director of AdministrationLinda Reese, ControllerAlton B. Landry, Manager, Personnel Department

Betty Garrett, Manager, Purchasing Department

James Eldridge, Manager, Management Information

Algenita Scott Davis, Counsel

Joe Scroggins, Jr., Director of FacilitiesTed Wakers, Deputy Director of Facilities

A.J.M. van de Ven, Manager, Maintenance Department

Charles Martin, Manager, Security Department

A. Monroe Bean, Manager, Real Estate

Louis F. Brown, Jr., Manager, Safety and Insurance

Michael Scorcio, Director of Community Relations

Joe F. Flack, County Auditor

Executive Offices1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77252-2562Tel: (713)226-2100 TWX: 910-881-5787

Terminal OfficesTurning Basin: (713) 670-2400Barbours Cut: (713) 470-1800

Bulk Plant Office3100 Penn City Road, Houston, Texas 77015

Tel: (713) 453-3531

Field Office60 East 42nd Street, New York 10165

Tel: (212) 867-2780

Official PublicationPort of Houston

Authority

Volume 28 Number 11 November 1985

4 Wharf Number 32Shippers calling dock "one of the best."

8CaliforniaLong Beach, San Francisco learn about thePort of Houston.

12 Far East trade missionOfficials proclaim success.

14 PhiladelphiaPHA hosts reception.

18Mexican Secretary of TransportationVisits Houston to commemorateMexico’s independence.

21Barbours Cut Container Terminal honoredLa Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commercesalutes industry.

23Business After HoursChamber of Commerce members see portfrom Brady’s Landing.

5M/V SAM HOUSTONInspection vessel spruced up.

DEPARTMENTS

HOUSTON HUMMER 7 PORT TIDINGS 29PHAPROGRESS 27 PORT SIDE 58

On The Cover: Wharf Number 32: The Port of Houston Authority’s specially designed project cargo dock.

Port Commissioners

A. Bennett, Jr. M.D. Perry H.J. Middleton R. Gonzales, Jr. A.B. Shepard, Jr.Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner

THE PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE (ISSN 0032-4825) is published monthly by the Port of Houston Authority and is distributed free maritime, industrial and transportation interests in the United States and foreign countries. The magazine staff includes: Editor. Lee Vela:Associate Editor, Karen Hellweg; Advertising Manager, Sheila Adams; Staff Photographer, Ray Cartington; and Production Supervisor.Nancy Switzer. This publication is not copyrighted and permission is given for the reproduction or use of any original material, provided creditis given to the Port of Houston. Additional information, extra copies or advertising rates may be obtained by writing the PORT OFHOUSTON MAGAZINE. Second class postage paid at Houston, Texas, and at additional mailing offices. Send address change to PORT OFHOUSTON MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77252 2562.

Wharf Number 32

Project cargo dock drawing rave

W harf Number 32, the Port ofHouston Authority’s newfacility specifically suited

for heavy lifts and project cargoes, isreceiving rave reviews from shippers thathave used the dock. The $10.8 millionwharf is being touted as one of the bestof its kind in the country.

The first to be built in the TurningBasin area since 1969, Wharf Number 32was completed in December 1984. It islocated at the east end of the TurningBasin area, and has 806 lineal feet ofberthing space and 20 acres of pavedmarshalling area.

Shippers from around the country arebeing drawn to the facility due to itsuniqueness and specialized features. Also,according to one shipper, the way inwhich the port authority has met variouscustomer needs has been another prime

factor in obtaining the new cargoes."We have always been treated with

courtesy and competency at all levels,"said Jim Dittus, vice president in chargeof purchasing, shipping and constructionequipment for the Tulsa-based WillbrosCompany. His company, presentlysupervising an on-going project fromtemporary facilities on the wharf, is inthe process of shipping 30,000 revenuetons of construction equipment over thewharf during the next month.

l l ]’ouston was the ideal situation11 for our company. We had a

great deal of equipment to move in ashort time and needed a large stagingarea to accomplish this. Wharf 32 fit thebill."

The company was also fortunate, ac-cording to Dittus, that port authority

personnel made them aware of the ad-vantages of shipping over the facility.

"We have shipped out of Houston formany years and use local freight for-warders and packers. We know the cityand the port. On this project, we wereapproached by the ports of NewOrleans and Beaumont, but choseHouston due to its facilities," he said.

"We have had virtually no problemswith the shipments. I personally visitedHouston when the project began inAugust to witness a loading and receivednothing but praise for the facility andport personnel from our people whohave been handling daily operations. We

ABOVE: Twenty acres of paved marshallingarea offers plenty of room for project cargoes.

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reviewswould be happy to handle any referralsthat might be received as a result of theseshipments."

Port authority officials are equallyproud of the dock.

f There’s no berth in the Gulfdk equal to it," saidJ.R. Curtis,

Port of Houston Authority director ofport operations. It has been used for twolarge projects and many smaller cargoes,.~ince it opened, for a total of 304,000tons. Officials are optimistic over pro-gressing discussions on several other ad-ditional project cargoes.

Port officials predicted the wharf’sprimary use would be for energy-relatedproject cargoes, where suppliers need anarea large enough to store materials untila vessel arrives to carry the cargo overseas.

According to Curtis, an on-going pro-

ject could last as long as 10 years, but theaverage period for an overseas construc-tion project is two years.

Rather than coordinate shipmentsthrough several wharves, shippers canmove all supplies through Wharf 32 withmaterial stored at the berth for anunlimited time, pending the shipmentoverseas.

"The first ship doesn’t have to pick itup," said Curtis. "We won’t place atime limit on how long something canstay there."

"We’ve had two fairly large projects.In addition to a large shipment ofpipeline bound for Colombia, and theWillbros project, we have moved600,000 tons of earth moving equipmentshipped by the Guy F. Atkinson Com-pany of San Francisco," according toJack Green, deputy director of portoperations.

"This cargo is one that might betypical for the new wharf. They unload-ed 34 large gravel trucks and trailers. Thevehicles were so large they could only bemoved along the highway to New Mexicoat specific hours of the day. Unloadingtook the better part of two days," hesaid.

BillBowdidge, traffic formanagerGuy F. Atkinson, was more than

pleased with the port authority’s handl-ing of the shipment, which was importedby Monterrey Construction, a division of

his company. The equipment, which wasmade in the United States several yearsago and shipped to Venezuela and thento Chile, was returning to the UnitedStates after completing a constructionproject in Chile.

"We were particularly impressed withthe Port of Houston Authority person-nel. They were knowledgeable and ex-tremely helpful. Jack Green was par-ticularly helpful in coordinating theoperations involved with the shipment,"Bowdidge said.

"Everything went very smoothly. Thecargo was unloaded and put into storagebehind the wharf. Our trucker, whodedicated five trucks to moving thecargo, then began moving it out almostimmediately after it was cleared by U.S.Customs inspectors, who were also veryhelpful. They had several questions, butonce answered, they cleared the cargowithin days and it began moving to theNew Mexico construction site."

"In short, Wharf Number 32 wasperfectly suited to our type of cargo," hesaid.

Port officials are looking at the wharfto handle oil rigs and other cargoes in thefuture. "We have 20 acres of space herethat we assign to companies without anycharge. We’d like to have these com-panies bring rigs to the dock, erect themand then ship them out," Green con-cluded. []

Earth movers like these are typical of cargo that has been handled on the wharf.

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HOUSTONHUMMER

F rank Reyes may bepresident of WorldCommerce Forward-

ing, but he does not run thecompany. His employees dothat for him, something theywould not do if they weren’tthe "best in the business."

Acquiring top caliberemployees has been in-strumental in his companygrowing from humble begin-nings, Reyes, his wife,Virginia, and a clerk, to thelarge corporation it is today.

"To be able to say, for ex-ample, that our air office has fouremployees who have a total of 80 yearsexperience in the field is reallysomething. It translates into a profitmaking venture. Without that much ex-perience, mistakes could be madecosting the company dearly. We owe itto our customers to provide the bestavailable and to fairly compensate ouremployees so they will continue to addtheir expertise to the company. That’swhat we try to do."

Reyes began in the freight forwardingbusiness in late 1969, as a clerk for W.R.Zanes. His "love affair" with thebusiness had begun.

"You have to love this business andthat’s where it all started. I was transferr-ing freight from the airport to the office.That gave me a real insight into what thisbusiness is all about," Reyes said. It alsoinspired him to pursue what has becomehis proudest accomplishment.

"It was a challenge to become acustoms house broker. When we wereclearing imports, there was always aCustoms law that governed every ship-ment. I wanted to learn those laws andbe able to successfully apply them to

situations and negotiate with Customs. Iknew it would make me an asset to anycompany."

A series of fortunate transactionshelped his business grow, according toReyes. By acquiring smaller companiesthat were not doing so well, World Com-merce has grown from a company withonly an ocean office and four airshipments to one that will net a profit ofover $100,000 this year.

While his business may seem to beeverything in Reyes’ life, he stresses thathis family comes first. As the oldest in afamily of five boys and five girls, his con-cern is well founded.

"I’m mentioning family alot because Ifeel that reflects on how your business isconducted. You can’t have a smoothrunning company when your family lifeis rocky."

Reyes and his sons, John, 15 and Ben,12, are avid golfers. Reyes, himself,shoots in the high 70s or low 80s, with a12 handicap. His sons play equally well.John plays on the Alief High School golfteam and Reyes says that Ben has thepotential to become a professional.

On a tour of the main office, Reyes’business philosophy is evident. "I’m

proud that I am able to tell acustomer not to worry abouttheir shipments because mypeople will take care ofthem. We have excellent, ef-ficient people, taking care ofthings the first time. Thiscompany is making moneybecause when we do a job,we get it right the first time,which can save hundreds ofthousands of dollars over thelife of a business."

The company, accordingto Reyes, is continually work-ing on ways in which to help

its employees feel better and do theirjobs better. Out in the packing area ofthe warehouse, he points out a recentlycompleted exercise and weight trainingroom which he created for employees."When the pressure builds, or they getangry, I tell them to come out here andwork it out. We have the top people andwe want them at their best always."Seven employees currently own stock inthe company and Reyes has a goal ofeveryone eventually becoming astockholder.

"My philosophy is that if the companyis making a profit, a portion of that willbe the employees’ at the end of the year.If you do this, I guarantee you will haveno problem with your employees.

"No matter how dynamic a personis--he can work 15 hour days--if hedoesn’t see his employees as partners,then his business may not succeed.

"In the future, I see myself promotingthis business in the industry, not stan-ding over an employee, telling themwhat to do. They know their jobs andhow to satisfy our customers. Withoutthem, I’d sell the business tomor-row."

PHA hosts sales reception in California

In Long Beach...

Capt. Ming Hung Wei, Evergreen Line; Wang Min-chin, Evergreen International; DaveSimpson, Western representative, Port of Houston Authority; Benjamin N.K. Ho and Capt. Derek R.Luo, Yangming Marine Line, Solar International Shipping.

p ort of Houston Authority

representatives recentlytraveled to California and

hosted sales receptions in San Franciscoand Long Beach. Each reception wasattended by steamship agency officials,railroad executives, freight forwardersand major shippers.

More than 140 attended each functionwhere they viewed the Port of Houstonfilm "The Fabulous Fifty Miles."

Dave Simpson, PHA Western repre-sentative, and Don Allee, PHA salesmanager, attended the events and toldWest Coast shippers of new improve-ments at the Port of Houston.

Shippers, especially those involved inproject cargoes, were interested in thePort Authority’s new Wharf No.32, afacility specially designed for themovement of project and heavy-liftcargoes. []

Jan Catdwell, Thomas J. McDowell and Karen Gruzen, The Myers Group; AnitaMenendez, Bekins International Group; and Robert Navarro, Myers Group, Inc.

Lucy Hood, and Michael Hood, Jaeobs EngineeringGroup, Inc,

Joe Williamson and Jan Williamson, Toyota Motor Sales; and RobertMancinelli, Nissan Motor Corp.

Christopher Hatzi, Strachan Shipping Co.; Thomas J. McDowell, The MyersGroup; Baldwin Van Benthuysen, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; and HalG. Laws, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.

In Long Beach...

Gene Bedard, Flour Engineering &Construction; JoAnne Boccalero; DanteBoccalero, Ralph M. Parsons Co.; AnitaMenendez, Bekins International Group; andGordon Menendez, Waterman Steamship Corp.

Robert A. Manncinelli, Nissan Motor Corp.; DonAllee, sales manager, Port of Houston Authority;W. Guy Fox, Burlington Northern CustomsBrokerage; and Robert D. Gordon, BurlingtonNorthern Customs Brokerage.

Barton Sammons, Pacific Shipping Services,Inc.; Diane Murphy, Grefco, Inc.; Gerry D.Williams, Kerr Steamship Co.; F.D. Scott,Showa Maritime USA, Inc.; Thomas B. DenegreIII, Kerr Steamship Co.; and John E. Iverson,Zim Container Service.

Andy Ott, Lawrence Export Services, Inc.;Robert Duncan, C.F. Braun & Co.; AI Sikorski,Lawrence Export Services, Inc.; and Robert W.Andrews, Jr., Southern Cross Overseas Agency,Inc.

Gerard M. McCann, Southern Cross OverseasAgency, Inc,; Tony Stapleton, The Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.; EdGreutman, Greater South Traffic Service, Inc.;Jumi S. Butler, Southern Pacific TransportationCo.; and Robert W. Andrews, Jr., SouthernCross Overseas Agency, Inc.

Herb North, Sea-Land Services, Inc.; NickScully, Croft & Scully Co.; Jack G. Demar, Sea-Land Services, Inc.; Dennis Becking, Croft &Scully Co.; and David R. Loo, Sea-LandServices, Inc.

In San Francisco.

Carlos F. de Narvaez, owner’s representative, Flota MercanteGrancolombiana, S.A.; Camra de Narvaez; and Thomas R. Litfin, salesmanager, Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A.

A! Benki, vice president-sales, Seapac Services, Incl; David Simpson,Western representative, Port of Houston Authority; and Ronald L.Stevenson, general manager, Seapac Servicesi Inc.

Jorgen With-Seidelin, president, Interocean Steamship Corporation; R:A. Jose Ubirajara S. Almeida, owner’s representative, Companhia deSharp, vice president-marketingl Southern Pacific Transportation; and Navegacao, Lloyd Brasifeiro; Carlos F. de Narvaez, owner’sJack Edwards, senior vice president-marketing and salesi Southern representative, Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A.; and David B.Pacific Transportation. Luce, general manager, Companhia de Navegacao, Lloyd Brasileiro.

Don Allee, sales manager, Port of Houston AUthority; Marianna Merari; Walt Schreiber, regional manager, Norton, Lilly & Co.; J.H. Brieger, wceTIF.L. Sales; and Karl P. Kersteni marketing manager, TFL Sales. president, Westwood Shipping Lines~ and D. Meade Bernard, vice

president,sates, Johnson ScanStar.

Mogens H. Lauridsen, regional general manager; Maersk Eine;Susanne Lauridsen; and R. Gus Woehl, general traffic manager, MaerskLine.

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Mr. Canonicai Fritz Maritime; and C.B. Lewis, director of purchasing,Fluor Engineers.

Don Atlee, PHA; Gregory Canonica, assistant topresident, Fritz Maritime Agencies; and C.James Faber, general manager,marketing/sales, Pasha Maritime Services, Inc.

David Robson, Rio Delmar Foods; Geraldine M.Kiep, traffic coordinator, Commodities ReserveCo.; Frank D. Troxel, executive representative,Strachan Shipping; and Paul Lambert,president, Commodities Reserve Co.

Edward G. Berg, manager, sales and service,Burlington Northern Railroad; Gerard J. Enright,sales manager, Lykes Lines; R.J. Barrie, UtahInternational, Inc.; and William A. Bowdidge,traffic manager, Guy F. Atkinson Construction.

Gao Weijie, president, China Ocean Shipping;Dave Simpson, PHA; and Derman McNear,chairman of the board, Southern Pacific.

Porter A. Smith, vice president-marketing andsales, Monitor Steamship Agency; JackWilliams, international marketing specialist,Chevron International Chemical Co.; Charles C.

Ve!ta, sales manager, Overseas Freight Corp.;and Branko Sokolici representative, Jugotinija.

Porter A. Smith, vice president-marketing andsalesi Monitor Steamship; Brian A. Closs, salesrepresentative; Monitor Steamship; James F.O’Donnell, president, Monitor Steamship; JeffO’Donnel!, vice president, Monitor Steamship;Charles C. Vella, sales manager, OverseasFreight Corp.; and Branko Sokolic,representative, Jugolinija.

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,.~ Republic of China, entered intoa historic "sister port" agreement atformal signing ceremonies held inDalian in late September. The signinghighlighted a two-week Far East trademission, which included stops in Beijingand Dalian, Hong Kong, Singapore andTaiwan.

Port officials called on the followingshipping companies during the missionincluding, China Ocean Shipping Com-pany, Orient Overseas Container Line,Hong Kong Islands Shipping Line, Nep-tune Orient Lines, Evergreen Line andYangming Marine Line.

Port of Houston Authority officialsCommission Chairman Archie Bennett,Jr., Commissioner Alan B. Shepard,Jr., Executive Director Richard P.Leach, Trade Development DirectorArmando Waterland and CommunityRelations Director Michael Scorcioparticipated in the trade mission.

The sister port agreement will enablethe two ports to work closely in exchang-12

ing expertise and knowledge, and foster-ing international understanding, leadingto expanded trade opportunities be-tween the two countries. The agreementis an outgrowth of a visit to Houston inDecember 1984, by a delegation fromthe Port of Dalian which was headed bythat city’s mayor.

The Port of Dalian, the second largestport in the PRC, shares manysimiliarities with the Port of Houston.Located on the south end of the LiadongPeninsula, bordering on the Yellow Sea,it handles more than 35 million tons ofcargo annually and serves as a majortransportation center for NorthernChina. The port handles general, bulkand containerized cargo, operatespetroleum and grain storage facilitiesand serves a region similar to Houston.Like Houston, year-around shipping ispossible.

Touted as the "ice-free" port, currentplans call for an expansion that willtransform it into the largest port in thePRC. Today the natural harbor boasts 48berths, with 100 berths for containerized

and bulk cargoes planned for the fu-ture. Construction on the first four,with a capacity of 4.1 million tons, isexpected to begin next year and be inoperation by 1990.

Chinese authorities plan to use Dalianas the key to modernizing a large regionof the province, which also includes thecities of Shenyang and Yinkou.

According to Port of HoustonAuthority Executive Director Richard P.Leach, the Port of Houston Authoritywill host an exchange delegation fromthe Port of Dalian in the near future."Regular meetings between the twoports will allow the representatives tomeet in a friendly atmosphere toexchange knowledge and expertise andexpand trade opportunities in theirrespective areas. The meetings will alsoserve to create better understandingbetween the two &ltures." []

ABOVE: Signing ceremonies at the Port ofOalian. Dalian is China’s second largest portand is located on the south end of the LiadongPenninsuta.

At a courtesy visit to the mayor of Dalianwere Chairman Bennett; Mayor Wei Fu Hal;Zhang Song Dong, interpreter; staff membersand next to the end is Port of Dalian DeputyDirector, Shen Fu Cal.

Commisioner Alan Shepard signed many autographs atvarious stops throughout the People’s Republic of China.

Touring the Port of Dalian are Liu Zhad Xiang, Dalian port director; Zhang SongDong, interpreter; and Port of Houston Authority Port Commission ChairmanArchie Bennett.

The facilities of the Port of Dalian. Currentlythe port has 48 berths with an addition of52 more by 1990.

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PHA hosts sales reception in Pittsburgh

A. Durea, J. Frye, B. Bugos, Dravo Corp; J. Wojewnik, assistant Easternsales manager, Port of Houston Authority; and L. Kempf, Airco CarbonProducts.

M ore than 75 top executives from manufacturing and

export companies in the Pittsburgh area attended

a sales reception and luncheon hosted recentlyby the Port of Houston Authority. This was the third annualluncheon hosted by the Port Authority.

A number of Fortune 500 companies were represented atthe affair, which was held at the Duquesne Club, a privateclub in the Pittsburgh area.

The group viewed the Port Authority’s film, "The

Fabulous Fifty Miles," and learned about the generalbusiness climate of the Houston area and the latestdevelopments at the Port of Houston. []

C. Austen, MKT; H. Doering, ATSF Railway; M. Mastaebrea and P.Chimento, both of C. Donley & Assoc.

Leon Utterback, Eastern sales manager, Port of Houston Authority andB. Rocco, PPG Industries.

G. Meagher, Farrell Line and E. Herdman, Harbison WalkerRefractories.

R. Gierszal, Lykes Line; P. McCann, Pittsburgh Des Moines Company;C. Allison, Lavino Shipping; and W. Tower, Waterman Steamship.

D. Hennel, U.S. Lines and F. Hoffman, Lamark Shipping. Jack Wojewnik, Port of Houston Authority; W. Prezelenski and D.Wacker, both of Hemscheidt America Corp.

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I. Zydek, Kuehn & Nagel; C. Zabieroski, Hapag-Lloyd Agencies. Jack Wojewnik, Port of Houston Authority and W. Toner, WatermanSteamship.

B. Knitchel, MKT Railway and R. Casey, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. D. Galbraith, Jones Shipping Co. and L. Dewey, Evergreen Line.

J. Cafaro, Koppers Company and D. Hennel, U.S. Lines.

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C. Zabierowski, Hapag Lloyd Agencies; V. Allison, Mobay Chemical; andLeon Utterback, Port of Houston Authority.

L. Dewey, Evergreen and R. Gierszat, Lykes Bros. R.B. Rocca, PPG Industries; J. White, Tippins Machinery; and R.Gierszal, Lykes Line.

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PHA hosts Mexican Secretary ofCommunications and Transportation

D aniel Diaz Diaz, Mexico’sSecretary of Communicationsand Transportation, was a

guest of the Port of Houston Authoritytrade development staff during his re-cent visit to the city to commemorate the175th anniversary of the Independenceof Mexico.

Port of Houston Authority Trade De-velopment Director Armando Waterlandand Latin America Representative MisaelBreton, who invited Diaz to Houston,began the visit with a sales presentationon the Port of Houston. Diaz andmembers of his staff viewed the Spanishversion of "The Fabulous Fifty Miles"film and received information on thefacilities of the Port of Houston.

Diaz, Waterland and Lic. HermiloLopez-Bassols, consul general of Mexicoin Houston, then took a one-hourhelicopter tour of the city. They flewover the Medical Center complex,various petrochemical refineries, Bar-bours Cut Container Terminal, Baytownand up the Houston Ship Channel to theTurning Basin area.

The Port of Houston Authority thenhosted a reception, followed by anafternoon dinner at the HoustonianHotel, in honor of Diaz’ delegation. Ap-proximately 35 guests from the businesscommunity were in attendance.

During his visit to Houston, Diaz alsomet with Mayor Kathryn Whitmire,Houston Chamber of Commerce VicePresident Leonard Patillo and MetroTransit Authority Vice President AllenKeipper. He also visited the University ofHouston, Rice University and HoustonCommunity College and held extensiveconsultations with NASA officials inpreparation for Mexico’s first astronautin space, to be aboard the space shuttle.

Diaz, a civil engineer by profession,has served in several capacities at theMinistry of Communications andTransportation. He has been in hispresent capacity since 1984.

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Ing. Daniel Diaz Diaz, secretary of transportation and communications of Mexico, and Armando S.Waterland, director of trade development for the Port of Houston Authority.

Diaz and Misael Breton, PHA Latin America representative.