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The Port of Houston MagazineVolume 23 Number 5

The CoverThe Port of Houston at night makes a spectacular photo from the high rise bridge over

the Ship Channel. This picture, courtesy of the Texas Commerce Bancshares, was takenby Photographer Joe Akers.

Inside This Issue

May, 1979

Richard Leach Named Executive Director--George Altvater, who will retirein June, will be succeeded by the Port’s General Manager 9

Houston Port Bureau Will Begin 50th Year of Service--The"watchdog"of transportation rates will celebrate next month 11

Malaysia Is Land of Opportunity--Here’s a chance for importers andexporters 14

Transportation Observations--The F.M.C. denies a request to reconsidera decision 17

Port of Houston Directory--The latest listings for you 22Barbours Cut Terminal--Take out these pages for ready reference aboutthis great intermodal facility 29

Port Commissioners and StaffFENTRESS BRACEWELL. ChairmanW.D. HADEN. It, CommissionerMRS. MARCELLA D. PERRY. CommissionerJOHN H. GARRETT, CommissionerHOWARD J. MIDDLETON. JR.. Commissioner

GEORGE W. At TVATER, Executive DirectorRICHARD P. LEACH. General ManagerF. WILl IAM COLBURN. CounselMICHAEl SCORCIO. Executive Secretary

to the Port CommissionC.A. ROUSSER, JR.. Director of Trade

DevelopmentLEON UTTERBACK. Eastern Sales ManagerJACK WOJEWNIK. Asst. Eastern Sales Mgr.ARMANDO WATER[ AND, Midwestern

Sales ManagerBnt CooK. Western Sales ManagerSTEPHEN TURNER. Sales RepresentativeTED SUMERLI N. Advertising ManagerJERRY BROWN, Assistant Advertising Manager

MIDDY RANDERSON, Publicity ManagerJ.K. HENDERSON, ControllerLINDA REESE, Assistant ControllerNORMAN E. HUENI, Chief EngineerDAVID P. WAI.SH, Assistant Chief EngineerTOM KORNEGAY, Assistant Chief EngineerALTON B. LANDRY, Personnel Manager and

World Trade Building ManagerJ.R. CURTIS, Director, Port OperationsTED WAt.TERS, Asst. Director of Port OperationsW.D. DUNNAHOE, Manager, Port Operations,

Turning BasinC.G. SEAMAN, Manager, Port Operations,

Barbours Cut and Bayport TerminalsW.E. GREER, Acting Manager, Grain ElevatorLESIIE J. SANDERFER, Manager, Bulk Materials

Handling PlantA. MONROE BEAN, Manager, Storage

WarehousesBETTy GARRETT, Man~er, Purchasing

A.J.M. VAN DE VEN, MaintenanceSuperintendent

Louis F. BROWN. JR,, Manager Marine,Fire and Safety

JAMES C. VOREIS, Manager of SecurityS.G. FULLERTON, County Auditor

EXECUTIVE OFFICES1519 Capitol Avenue, Houston, Texas 77002P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77001

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The Port Of Houston MagazineTED SUMERLIN, Editor

Published monthly by the Port of Houston Authority, the PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE is distributedfree to maritime, industrial and transportation interests in the United States and foreign countries. Thispublication is not copyrighted and permission is given for the reproduction or use of any original material,provided credit is given to the Port of Houston. Additional information, extra copies or advertising rates may beobtained by writing the PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE. Library of Congress International Standard SerialNumber 0032-4825. Controlled circulation postage paid at Fort Worth, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send addresschanges to changes to Port of Houston Magazine, P.O. Box 2562, Houston, Texas 77001.

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RICHARD P. LEACH GEORGE W. ALTVATER

Richard Leach Named Executive DirectorTo Replace George A ltvater on Retirement

George W. Altvater, 65, who has been Executive Directorof the Port of Houston Authority since 1971, hasannounced his retirement effective June 30, 1979.

Richard P. Leach, the 50-year-old General Manager ofthe Authority, will become the new Executive Director ofthe Port Authority on the following day.

At the April meeting of the Port of Houston Commission,Mr. Altvater submitted a letter requesting retirement whichwas accepted by the Commission. At the same time, theCommission announced the appointment of Mr. Leach tothe position of Executive Director.

On his retirement, Mr. Altvater will establish aninternational trade consulting firm, George W. Altvater,Inc. The Port Commission also voted to hire him as anoutside consultant.

Currently President of the International Association ofPorts and Harbors, Mr. Altvater has been involved in themaritime industry for 41 years, including 20 years in NewYork and a year as Executive Director of the Port of BatonRouge.

A native of Lynn, Massachusetts, with a degree fromNortheastern University in Boston, Mr. Altvater joined thestaff of the Port of Houston in 1959 as Director of Sales. Hewas promoted to Deputy Director in 1967 and becameExecutive Director in 1971. In addition to his work with

IAPH, he has served as President of The Houston WorldTrade Association, Texas Ports Association and Gulf PortsAssociation, and has spent several years on the ExecutiveCommittee of the American Association of PortAuthorities.

Mr. Leach began his career with the Port Authority in1958 when he joined the staff as a Structural Engineer. Hehas spent almost all of his life in Houston, although he wasborn in Mexico City where his father was working for ShellOil Co. Mr. Leach received Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor ofScience in Civil Engineering and Master of Science degreesfrom Rice University.

Prior to joining the Port staff, Mr. Leach worked as adesign and structural engineer for several local companies.His positions in the Port Authority have included those ofAdministrative Engineer, Chief Engineer, Director ofEngineering and Planning, and Deputy Port Director. Hehas been General Manager of the Authority since Septemberof 1977.

Mr. Leach, who served as a line officer in The U.S. Navy,is a Registered Professional Engineer, Director and PastVice President of the Houston World Trade Association,Director of the Rice Engineering Alumni, and is currentPresident of the Texas Ports Association.

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Houston Port Bureau Will Begin50th Year Of Service To Shippers

ON JUNE 1, The Houston Port Bureau will begin its50th year of service to the Port of Houston, the City and thebusiness community.

The Port Bureau was created for the purpose ofimproving service through the Port of Houston andsupplying information and data to shippers throughout thecountry. It was originally involved in the sales andmarketing of the Port of Houston as well as thetransporation section. Initially offices were opened in NewYork City, Kansas City, Dallas and Houston.

The Bureau was formed as a composite instrument of allthe public and semi-private agencies interested in thedevelopment of the Port of Houston. Initially it wassupported by the Chamber of Commerce, the PortCommission, the Maritime Committee, Merchant’sExchange, Cotton Exchange, City of Houston, ForeignTrade Club and private terminals located within the Port.

Today the Bureau’s membership has grown substantiallyand is supported by the Port of Houston Authority, Port ofFreeport and a membership of 230 others, comprisingpersons, firms, concerns or corporations having real orsubstantial interest in the advancement, promotion anddevelopment of transportation and commerce into, out ofand through the Port of Houston and other ports it serves.

As it was recognized in the early stages of the Bureau,soliciting freight for the Port of Houston is a very technicaland highly specialized service, thus, it is important that eachphase of the transportation and its cost factors must beconsidered in endeavoring to influence cargo through thePort of Houston. Therefore, in the early stages, the policyof the Bureau was to look beyond the solicitation of freightand uncover the factors which influence a given movementto a competing port.

It was recognized that in many instances the freight wasmoving to another port even though there was an economicadvantage via the Port of Houston. It was this function thatthe traffic department of the Bureau provided to guard thetransportation rate structure and to seek ways and means ofimproving Houston’s competitive position. There was athird phase of the Bureau originally and that was theinformation division normally referred to as promotion andadvertising. The Bureau operated in this format until 1959when the sales and promotional segments of the Bureauwere transferred to the Port of Houston Authority. TheBureau’s activity certainly has had an impact upon thegrowth of the Port of Houston and when one reviews theAnnual Reports of the Bureau in the previous years it is easyto realize that severe handicaps would exist in businessoperations and opportunities if it were not for the work andthe planning of the Bureau.

Such efforts have helped to develop a transportationsystem at a competitive cost, and transportation via the Portof Houston is a good barometer of business. The Bureau isconstantly engaged in protecting the Port of Houston, itsgreater business area, including Freeport, in regulatory

Celebration Is PlannedThe Honorable Bob Casey, nationally-known head

of the Texas Deepwater Port Authority, will be thespeaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of theHouston Port Bureau, O.E. Goedecke, President,announced. Mr. Casey is a former Congressman whoserved on the Federal Maritime Commission forseveral years. The dinner will be at the Warwick Hotelon June 6, Mr. Goedecke said.

proceedings where other ports and railroads serving thoseports are seeking enlargement or encroachment on interiorcargo sources.

As those in the business of selling the Port of Houstonrecognized, even with all the outstanding facilities available,competitive cargo will not move through the port in face ofnoncompetitive transportation charges, such as inlandfreight.

THE PORT RESOURCES of Houston and Harris Countymerit high rank among the metropolitan centers of theTexas Gulf Coast. By any criteria, the Houston Port Bureauand its services associated with the port deserve superlativeratings also. For example, it is largely responsible for theregion’s being blanketed by a fine network of transportationroutes, roads, railroads, motor freight systems, pipe linesand waterways. These transportation advantages andsystems take on additional meaning when one recognizesthat Houston is the location of many home offices ofnational and international firms. Today Houston ranks firstin the south and fifth in the nation in population and thirdin the nation as a seaport. The Port of Houston, therefore,with its 50 mile ship channel, has helped to stimulate alongits banks more than $8 billion worth of industry which hasin many ways been assisted by the Houston Port Bureau.

Today, no other port in the Gulf can boast of suchfacilities and industry. Many plants and industries along theship channel would not have located in Houston had it notbeen for the Houston Ship Channel and other surfacetransportation facilities. A competitive level oftransportation charges when combined with the oceancharges results in a bottom dollar advantage. This is a factorwhich the Bureau strives to improve constantly.

To significantly depict the increase in cargo in Houstonsince the Houston Port Bureau was organized, in 1929 thePort of Houston Authority handled 14 million tons,whereas in 1978 it handled 109 million tons, an increase ofapproximately 800 per cent.

Since the beginning of the Houston Port Bureau, it hassuccessfully carried out its purpose: To sell the Port ofHouston and strive to improve the transportation rates and

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