Vol 8 No 1 Winter Edition 1962

THE
PORT
OF
IL ONG
BEACH
CALIFORNIA
HARBOR HIGHLIGHTS
WINTER EDITION
IN THIS ISSUE :
1962 VOL.
a
NO.
TRADE MISSION REPORT
ON THE
AUTOMATED WATERFRONT
TRADE BOOM SPURS CUSTOMS ACTIVITY
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THE PRESIDENT REPORTS
CONTENTS
.................................... P&9· TRADE MISSION REPORT ....
ON THE AUTOMATED WATERFRONT
By WILLIAM A. HARRINGTON President, Long Beech Boord of Harbor Commissioners .........._ ................ P" 98 14 TRADE BOOM SPURS CUSTOMS ACTiViTY....................... P••• 16 NEWS AND VIEWS...
........... _....................................... P"9. 19 BUSINESS DIRECTORY...
.................................................... p., g8 24 . ...................... .......... Insid. back co.... r HARBOR MAP ..
HARBOR COMMISSIONERS ........ ........ Prelident William A. Harrinllton
Harry E. Ridings, Jr__
........... Vice -PrIl5idenf Robinson A. Reid .............._............. ... .
. ........ _................... Sec r.tary M. W. Oaubney.... ... ............ ........... ................................. Commission.r
...Commiuioner
John P. O""i,
STAFF
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l. Viek."....... ............................_............................ Generel Manager Th omas J. Th orley
............ ... .. .................. .kst. General Manager AllI'in K. Maddy ......... .. ...... .... ... ........ ...................... Encutjll'e Secretary l oren T. Cornish ........ ... ........
.. Chief Ac:countinlJ Officer M. O. HUIJh8l. ......................... .
B. N. Hoffmaster ..
. .......... Oi,ector of Petroleum and
Subsidence Control Operation!
.......................... Chi.f Harbor Engin ••r Capt. John Rountree.......................................... Pori Treffic MM"ger Roberi H . Mehgar ............................... .... . Dir.ctor of Public Relations ........ Chi.f Ma intenance Sup.fll'is or Val. J. Duser.......Chief Eledrical , Mechanical end Plant Supol lI' iJor Roy E. Nelson
.................. .......... ................. Chi.f Wherfin9"r COVER PHOTO
Enthusiastic and cordi,,' 9r••lings w.re olporienced by memo
bers 01 the goodwill and trdde minion throughout the Orient.
Here at Yokkdichi. Japdn. Mayor Wade is be ing honored in front
of the City Hdli by Mayor Hirai" and 200 school children.
1961 was a year of challenge and accomplishment for
the Port of Long Beach. During Ihe last twelve months
we sent, for the first time in our history, trade missions
to South America , Europe and the Orient.
These groups all returned with similar reports of
valuable contacts made and information gained. In aIJ
cases we were convinced that the trade missions really
succeeded in putting the Pori of Long Beach on the map
as far as foreign shippers were concerned.
Activity at the Port itself was also at an all·time high.
More than 10 million tons of cargo passed over our piers
while revenues topped all previous records.
Two major new facilities, a supertanker tenninal and
a grain elevator, werc completed and placed in operation.
Work continued on roads and bridges, making it even
easier for trucks to speed shipments to and from inland
areas.
As we begin the new year we can see other plans
becoming realities. Piers F and G are being built on
schedule and plans for the huge new Pier J are being
fin alized.
1962 will also mark the completion of the new bulk·
loader on Pier G. This will be Ihe largest such facility
on the Pacific Coast an d will handle an estimated 2
million tons during its first year, with an anticipated
income to the Port of more Ihan 8200,000.
Thu>, having closed Ihe books on the Port's firsl 50
years of operation , we can look forward to even greater
growth in the next half century.
WEST
MEETS
EAST
The H on. Ryota fo kuma , Governor 04 the Tokyo Metropolii,
confen with trade minion member, M.yor Edwin W . Wad., Har·
bor C om min ion vice preljdent H. E. Rid in g" Jr., and Port pub lic
rel"tioM d irector Robert Metzgar.
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by ROBERT H. METZGAR
Director of Public Relationl,
Port of Long Beach
M<!IYor Wade diseuues foreign tr"de prospech with Seihei
Okuyamd, publi,her of the Shipping & Tr.de Ne ....s of Jap<1n.
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The old Kipling saying goes, "East is east and west
is west and ne'er the twain shall meet." That isn't true
these days with modern transportation, vigorous world
trade, increased tourism and cultural exchanges. We're
getting around, geuing acquainted, making friend s, Jearn­
ing things about our neighbors that are a credit to them
and beneficial to us.
For Long Beach. California, th is is no exception.
During the past ten years beautiful girls from all over
the world have come here to lake part in our famous
bea uty pageant. Their beauty, th eir customs, and their
messages for world friendship and peace have given us
increased admiration for the people and nations they
represent. Because of this annual event and other factors,
Long Beach is becomi ng known as "The Internat ional
City."
One dominant factor of the international theme is
our harbor, the Port of Long Beach . Those of us who
work in the Port or who are concerned with its oper·
ations enjoy the international navor of ships and cargoes,
of crews and passengers from aJl corners of the world.
The year 1961 was the Port's 50th anniversary. As a
part of its golden jubilee, the Port conducted three good
will and trade missions abroad . Early in the year one
team visited Latin Am erica. In the summer another ~eam
went to Europe. Most recently, late in the year, a third
mission went to the Far East. The Far East team in·
cl uded Edwin W. W ade, mayor of Long Beach; vice presi·
dent of the harbor commission, H. E. Ridings, Jr. ;
harbor commis.sioner R. A. Reid; general manager of
the port, Charl es L. Vickers, and myself, Bob Metzgar,
director of public relations for the Port .
An ex officio member of the mission who traveled
with the team was T. W. Buchholz, president of the
Metropolitan Stevedore Co., Inc. His personal assistance
contributed much to the success of the mission.
Purpose of the mission was to create an awareness
of the Port of Long Beach and to associate it with the
area it serves, the second largest economic market in the
Un ited States.
Considerable advance prcparation was made to insure
a successful mission. Congressman Craig Hosmer, of Long
Beach, al erted United States Department of State repre·
sentatives a nd ,requested their cooperation. As a resull
Ambassadors, Consuls and Attaches paved the way for
the Port missio n. Foreign consular officials located locally
also helped in making arrangements for many details of
the visi t. Steamship representatives assisted in setting
up contacts, business meetings and port visits.
It is difficult to praise sufficiently and thank the
many, many kind people who went out of their way to be
cordial hosts, planners, tour conductors, interpreters and
intermediaries in our behalf.
The team also· made many advance preparations.
A special broch ure was printed which included photos of
the team members, purpose of the trade mission, a
description of the City and Port of Long Beach, port
facts and records, charts and pictures to illustrate the
overall story. One of the nicest compliments paid to the
leam was made by our rriends in Taiwan. They repro·
duced the brochure in its entirety, photos and copy, in
Chinese . We sa w them everywhere we \'lent in the
Republic of China.
I ncluded in the team's eqwpment were sixteen large
mural photographs of the Port which were displayed at
receptions, banquets and press conferences. An aerial
photograph of the Long Beach·Los Angeles metropolitan
Trade mlUlon memben with Rey Ishi9aki, vice president of
C. F. Sharp & Co., Tokyo.
area, 4 reet by 6 fee~ was the roost popular part of the
exhibit.
Our good wiU and trad e mission left the Los Angeles
International Airport on Octo ber 11. During the next
37 days we trav eled over 20,000 miles visiting Tokyo,
Yokohama, Ko be, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokkai chi and Niigata
in Japan - Manila in the Philippines - Bangkok, Thai­
land, Hong Kong and Tai pei and Keelung in Taiwan.
Great interest was shown by people in all areas in
Long Beach Port facilities. The Japanese were particular.
ly interested in the new bulk loader which will be in
operation in 1962.
One of the principal reasons for our trip was to pro·
mote new or additional business for the Port. We believe
we accomplished much in this direction as we were
fortunate to meet top men in the shipping and export
world. They now have a bett er understanding as to the
location of the Port of Long Beach, its fa cilities, capa·
bilities and expansion program. Port General Manager
Vickers stated that, "We can expect an increase in ton·
nage as a result of the many contacts made during the
trip." We also met representatives of Chambers of Com­
merce, industries, cit y and government oHicials, as well
as American Embassy represe ntatives.
After evaluating the three trade missions of 1961 ,
Board Members have expressed the opinion that regular
foreign representation or trade missions sbould be a part
of the Port's normal promotion program.
Mayor Wade and Port general menager Vickers look on el
Edwin O. Reisehauer, U. S. Ambauador to Japan, admires key to
the City of Long Beach presented by the Long Beach mayor.
Members o~ th<:l trade minion were <:III greatly impressed with
the high quality of per50nneJ encountered in U. S. embassies and
consulates.
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"~.m.m-, m GOOO" is the verdid of the Kobe beef lunch
served at Tokyo's "House of 8eef' San.yu stea. house.
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~ayor Wede and Dr. Gordon Warner are seen here preparing
to watch the All-Japan Kendo matches. Dr. Werner, long Beach
St.te College professor, wal in Japan on hi.... bba'ical during the
It.de minion's visit and invited ~eyor W.de to the matches he
(Warner! helped set up. Kendo, for the uninitiated, is e strenuous
form of combat-Iport, as witnessed by the datarmined loo~ on the
contestant .t left.
U. S. coke. shipped vi" the Port of long Beech. "4$ noted by
trede minion members as it wes unload-ed Itt the Tokyo Electric
Company docks. Many Jltpanese ihippers el pressed grut intere,t
in new bulkloeder to be built at the Port of long Buch.
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long Bea c h Port general manager Viders tal~s shop with
Takahashi H"nei, port direcTor of Yo~ohama.
Port gener,,1 manager Vic~en and T. W. Buchholt. pre~ident of
the Metropolitan Stevedore Company. touring Yol ohama harbor.
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Mr. I. Iwao, ani,tant m"""ger of the Oaido Kailln Kaisha
Line, indicat., poinh of interest in O,a'a harbor.
Mayor Sllk.nori Hirata of Yolkaichi acceph " gift from Mayor
Edwin Wade of LonCJ Be/lch. The two mayors enjoyed an int.r­
change of ideas concerninCj the propos,,1 that th.ir two respective
cities enter into a "sister city" agreement.
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The Trade Minion', arrival at Manila airport was covered by
local and international press. Here Mayor Wade is being inter­
viewed. The young lady at tight is Edita Vital, 1960 International
Beauty Congress entrant from the Philippines.
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Arsenio Lacson, Mayor of Manila, accepts gift from Long
Beach Harbor Commissioner R. A. Reid. Reid is we<!lring authentic
b<!lrong t<!lgaJog Philippine shirt given to him by M<!Iyor L<!Icson.
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Thou on hand for welcoming ceremonies lit the Manila Hotel
included, left to ti ght: Rodolfo Salaveria, technical .nsishnt to the
mayor of Manila; long Beach Port public relations director R. H.
Mehgar; Port commiuioner R. A. Reid; Mrs. Olympia Louno,
International Beauty Congress rep resentat:ve in the Philippines ;
long Beach mayor Edwin Wade; Port general manager Ch ... rles
Vickers; Mrs. Alice Lin ... o of the Manil ... mayor's office; and T. W.
Buchholz, president, Metropolitan Stevedore Company.
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Cotton, oil familiar sight at the Porl of long Beac,"" is being
examined here by long Beach Porl general manager Charles Viders
in the plant of Universal Textile Millt., Inc.., of Manila. Coincidental.
Iy, this shipment of U. S. cotton reached Manila via the Port of
Long Beach.
Visit by trade mlSS,on membe" to the Manil. harbor indudad
the hosk and guesk seen h.re, left to right: Capt. G. S. Oca,
Manila port service operetions manager; long Beech harbor com~
minioner Reid and M"yor Wade; Tetotima Raj", coiled or of
cU1toms "t the Manila port; Long Se"ch Porl general manager
Vickers; Felipe Rey Hipolito, Manila port ,e,vice assistant oper"~
tions maneger, "nd Oominador Santos. acting surv.yor of the
Manil" port.
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No "twist" this. but " group of e.perl Philippine fol~ d.neen
performing at " dinner given for tr.de minion members by M.yor
Arsenio Laeson of Manil •.
Porl gener,,1 m"""ger Vider'S delivers an addren to the
members of the Hon9 Kong Uons Club.
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Hong Kong - crossroeds of .the world wu one of the mosl
beeutiful cities visited by the Long Beech group. This ultra mod ·
ern city in an old world setting is the scene of intense industrial
and comm.rcial e.pansion and urban re·development . Visitors to
the harbor marvel at the method of loading and unloading modern
freighters with sampans and junks.
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Arrival of the +red. miSSion et Teipei, Teiwen. In eddition to
a large group of Chinese offici"ll . the welcoming party indud.d
Dolly Ma. Iq61 International 8e"uty Congress reprlHentative from
the R.public of China, and J"n.t lin. the 1960 repre5entative.
Mdyor Tdrhon ling of Keelung. T<'I iw<'In, pre$e nh
fishing boat mdde 0 1 ~ il ver to Bob Mehgar.
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The first automation contract in American labor his­
tory has brought "peace in our time" to the Long Beach
waterfront.
The full answer, however, to how harmony came about
between longshoremen here and their employers of the
Pacific Maritime Association goes beyond the history­
making agreement.
"We've grown up, finally," admits George Kuvakas,
dapper president of Local 13, International Longshore­
men's and Warehousemen's Association.
"We realize we can't make money if we're off the
job because of a labor beef," the docker leader says.
"Also, through experience, we've been able to streamline
Our arbitration procedures, so that most disputes can be
settled without losing more than a few minutes' work."
It's been a two-way adjustment, he adds. Relations
have improved, partly through necessity and partly be­
cause both employers and employes have gained a greater
knowledge of each other's problems.
As evidence of the new spirit of understanding, there
was not a single longshore labor shutdown of signifi·
cance in either the Port of Long Beach or neighboring
Los Angeles Harbor during 1961, the first strife-free
year in memory.
Gang shortages, a bugaboo for years, have been
insignificant. Those that have occurred have been small
and of short duration.
Additional proof is furnished by productivity records,
which show that the local ports now lead the entire
Pacific Coast in work produced. Longshore man-hours
were reduced by at least \,500,000 hours for 1961 over
the time required to work approximately the same volume
of cargo the year before in both harbors.
Percentages show that these ports have a 6 per cent
lead over any other coast port in production. Figures
for last October record a 25 per cent productivity in­
crease here over the same month of the previous year.
The historical automation contract represented a mile­
stone in labor relations annals. Signed about a year ago,
it provided shipowners with faster handling of their
cargoes, through elimination of multiple cargo handling
and freedom from labor disputes, and it gave the union
a guaranteed 35-hour week, improved wages, early re­
tirement and complete medical coverage. Provision was
made for dockers whose jobs would be lost through use
of modern, mechanized cargo handling methods.
Naturally, docker employers are pleased with the turn
of events. For the first time in years, they can be assured
of short turnarounds and rapid cargo unloading here
with disputes, should they arise. being settled on the spot
in minutes without lengthy walkouts.
"We are more than happy with the way the auto­
mation agreement has turned oul," says John D. MacEvoy,
regional manager for the Pacific Maritime Association.
" The improvement in efficiency and in the atmos­
phere of Jabor relations machinery here has been tre­
mendous .. _ and we're sure that Jabor shutdowns are a
thing of the past in these ports."
Kuv.kas checks day' s appointments with secretary Dorothy Conley.
Frank Aqundel. seeretary-tTea$urer of loeal 13.
IS TRADE
BOOM
SPURS
CUSTOMS
ACTIVITY
Ahern, hud of record-breaking CUltoms disfrict.
For evidence of the meteoric ri se of Southern Cali­
forni a's booming economy, look at the figures .
]n 1917, the earliest year of recorded customs col·
lections in the Los Angeles Customs Di st rict - whi ch In­
eludes th e Port of Long Beach - the grand total of
5390,713.02 was coUected.
During the past calendar year, a whopping 591,9 16.­
455 in customs d ut ies was recorded, highest in the history
of th e di strict and secon d in the nation only to New York.
And the trend is obviolls to D. Patrick Ahern, the
recently appointed Los Angeles collector of customs.
Some day , not too far in the future, the two ports of
Long Beach and Los Angel es, keeping pace with th e
Southland's swelli ng business prosperity, will lead the
country in collections, he believes.
Ahem, energeti c former Long Beach City Councilman,
begins his new duties with a background of local po]]tical
experience and personal relati onships with commerce
leaders here whi ch will help to maintain the atmosphere
of friendly coope rat~on which exis ts between the Bureau
of Customs and tbose in th e industry who work closely
..... ith it.
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To augment that feeling, th e new collecto r has plans
to streamline harhor customs opera tions, particularly with
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reference to ex pediting inspections of containerized
cargoes.
Another boon to shippers will be eventual establish­
ment in the harbor area of a new customs facility which
will obviate the necessi ty for ca rrying imported goods 22
miles to downtown Los Angeles for appraisal.
A General Services Administration team from Wash·
ington, D. C, has surveyed several choice harbor sites
offered them for the new building, including a 55-acre
section of Navy-owned Reeves Field on Terminal Island.
Assuming all goes as scheduled, the new structure shouJd
he ready for use between two and three years from now.
In the meantime, as an economy move, the appraisers'
division, chemistry laboratory and the San Pedro col·
lectors' staff may be moved from their present offices
in the San Pedro post ollice building to a presently
unused General Services Admin istration warehouse in
west Long Beach, conven ien Lly located just outside the
Long Beach Harbor District. The warehouse, 220 leet
by 1150 leet, will provide ample room for the operation.
Also good news to the bureau's local customers is
Ahern's announcement that 11 new positions will be
added to the district's manpower. At present, the roster
includes 346 employes, 198 of them on the collector's
staIf, to serve an area ranging from Avila Harbor in
San Luis Obispo on the north to the San Diego County
line near San Clemente on the south.
An important addition to the stall will be frank
Creed, former adm inistrati ve oIficer for th e Port of New
York, who has been chosen to succeed Russell A. Williams
as assistant collector. Williams is retiring, after 38 years
with the bureau.
In creased activity, lOa, will be the theme of the
bureau's investi ga tive group here, the Customs Agency
Service, headed by Rae V. Vader, supervising customs
agent. Among his plans is increased use of undercover
enforcement officers to intensify his relentless battle
against smugglers who attempt to bring contraband ashore
from merchants ships or into the country from air liners
Jandjng at Los Angeles International Airport.
Philip Nichols. Jr., Washington ..ttorney who ten yell's lIgo
helped simplify U. S. Customs regulations, wu sworn in 11I~t yur
as CommiHioner of Customs by Tre,,!ury Secretary Doug Ill, Dillon.
Mr . Nichols was a member of the law firm of Butler . Koehler
and Tausig since 1957.
Mr. Nicholl was with the Trusury from December 19-46 to
December 1951. in ...."rious legal positions. For three years, he won
an Assiltant Gener,,1 Counsel for Cutfoms and Narcotic~. Mr.
Nichols also ~e""ed "1 chairman of the committee which drafted
legislation to simplify CU1toms procedures .
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Ahern and Rae, Vader, supervisin9 custom I agent for a large
part of the welfern U. S.
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MAIDEN VOYAGE OBSERVED
NEWS
AND
VIEWS
Welcoming the Mihubishi Shipping CompaflY', M. S. Hampton
Millru on her maiden voyage call at the Port of Long Beach were
James La Boube. maneger of Furneu, W ithy & Co" agenh for the
. ,hip; Charles l. Viderl , general m8n0geT of the Port of long
Beech. who is presenting the ship', master with the Port's trad itional
plln propeller set; H. Namlluro, representative for Mitsubishi; and
Capt. in C. Kawamura. With., service speed of 18.3 knoh, the
11 ,810 OWT venal is equipped with the Cargoeair. syriem and
hu re.f.r 'p.,ee of 370 me/nur.ment tons. She is 375 feet in
length, M feet in breadth, 30 feet in draft end is the fint in a
uries of new ships the company i, building for its Japan-C.lifornia­
New Yorl .ervice.
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NEWS
AND
VIEWS
fRIENDSHIPS RENEWED
long Bu.:h city councilman Robert Crow. Harbor Commission
president William Harringion and Commissioner John Davis Tillnew
their friend, hip with Hans Waitf.l·lonen {second from left) dur~
ing the latter's visit to the Port of long Buch 801rly in January.
The three city officials weTa memben of 01 Port trade minion to
Europe IlIIsl summer .t which time they "ilited the home port of
the Westfal.larslln steamship company at S.rgen, Norway.
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KAREN KYSON CALLS
An "Hradive visitor to the Port of long Beach wu Karen
KYlon, recently elected California Maid of CoHon. Karen is seen
here atop one of 38,000 bales of coHon shipped through the Port
during the first thr•• months of the ,"<Hon, Katen toured the Port
during .a statewide tour to pro mot. coHon goods.
VISITORS GREETED
Egil Storstein (I e ff). city men.!lger of Oslo, Norway, and Capf.
Hans Urdahl, m.uter of Norwegian ship Moldanger, .... er. greeted
by John Mansell. city menager of Long Bu ch, during their recent
visit.
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NEWS
AND
VIEWS
ENGINEERS CONFER
Bob HoHm."ter, left. ehief harbor engineer at the Port of
long Beach, shows port expansion pll'lnl to Kram"dibrat" Soedjono,
hllrbor engineer and assistant to the director of the Indonesia"
Dept. of Sea Communiutions. So.diano w.n a recent trainee at
the Port of Long 8each in the International Cooperative Admini.­
Iration's training program for foreign fecnnicio!lns.
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NEWS
AND
VIEWS
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PIER J CONTRACT AWARDED!
Construction on the Port of Long Bea ch's new Pier J
will start with in a month as a resull of act ion by th e
Long Beach Board of Harbor Commbsioners on Jan . 22.
The board authori zed Charles L. Vickers, port gen­
eral manager. to sign the contract for the $19.1 million
project as soon as it can be drawn up. Connolly ·Pacific
Co_ and T_ E. Connolly, Inc., of Long Beach was low
bidder.
To cons truct the 12,700· [00t long peninsula, 33 mil ·
PORT OF LONG BEACH
LEADS IN COTTON SHIPMENTS
For the first four months of the cotton year the POrl
of Long Beach led all Californi a ports in shipments with
55,099 bales, Charles L. Vickers, Generol Mana ger, re­
ported.
The four ·month period includes Augus t, 27,74[ bales;
September, 4,580; October, 5,536; and November,
17,242.
Countries receivin g the largest shipments were Japan,
lion cu. yds. o[ sand will be dredged from the Port of
France, Belgium, Germany and England.
Long Beach's outer harbor and deposited within rock
dikes weighing a total of three million tons.
The amount for the first four months represents a
one per eent increase over the same period durin g the
previous year .
Rock will be dumped at th e rate of 140,000 tons a
month and the fill will he pumped in at a min im um rate
of 1.4 million Cll . yds. a manlh .
Dredge work will start in about six months with the
a rrival of the
B. Randall" from Canada. This 36­
inch dredge is one of th e largest in the world and will
be shipped to Long Beach on 36 rail ca rs.
"e.
Contract time is 1095 calendar days.
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14,558 VEHICLES IMPORTED
Fo reign vehicles impo rted through the Port of Long
Beach during November totaled 1,978, with Volkswagen
leading all makes with 1,611 units.
Other leaders for the month were Toyopet,
113 ;
M.G., 65; Austin Healy, 60; and Jaguar, 51.
During the month 6,827 bicycles and 545 motorcycles
were imported.
PORT MEN NAMED
Six Port of Long Beach staff mem be rs have been
Total vehicle imports for the ll·month period in 1961
was 14,558. Volkswagen was hi gh with 11,305 units.
Other leaders were M.G., 476; Jaguar, 471; Sunbeam ,
393; and Kann an Ghia, 323.
named to various committees in the Pacific Coast Associ­
ation of Port Authorities for 1962, reports M. W. Daub·
ney, president of th e Association and Lon g Beac h Harbor
Commissioner.
They are C. L. Vickers, gen eral manager of the Port,
general co·chai rman of committees and member of the
commlttee on Non-Security Government Cargo; J. C.
Spence, assistant city attorney, Laws and Legi slation;
R. H. Metzgar, director of publi c relations, chairman of
Public Relations; L. E. Still , J r., deput y city attorney,
chairman of Constitution and By-Laws; John Rountree,
Port traffic manager, secretary of Traffic; and A. K.
Maddy, executive secretary. Special Reports.
MONTHLY TONNAGE TOPS
MILLION AT PORT OF LONG BEACH
Total tonnage for September at the Port of Long Beach
was 1,056,387, Charles L. Vickers, general manager,
reported.
This is the third million ·ton month sin ce January,
which had 1,004,664 and May with 1,090,402.
Exports
led
with
669,686
tons
with
imports
at
386,700.
Durin g the pa st fi sca l year the port establi shed a
new tonnage record for itsclf with 10,723,857 tons­
437,990 over the previous year.
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PORT BUSINESS DIRECTORY Associated Banning Co.
AtchisOD, Topeka & Sanla Fe Ry. Co.
Atkinson Company, Guy F.
Avalon Air Transport, Inc.
Avalon Navigation Company
Baker Commodilies, Inc.
BaHour, Guthrie & Co., Limited
Ba~ler & Company, J. H.
Bethlehem Steel Company
Cain Construction Company
CalaIle:! Freight Forwarders
Calma I Steamship Corporation
City Transfer, Inc.
City Yacht Anchorage
ConDolly Pacific Company
Craig Shipbuilding Co.
Crescenl Wharf & Warehouse Co .
Crown Zellerbach Building
Dow Company of L. A" Frank P.
D & R Sleel Fabricators
East Asiatic Company, Inc., The
Fire Station No.6
Fire Stalion No. 15, Fireboat No.
Fire Station No. 20, Fireboal No . 2
Fisherman's Wharf of Long Beach
Frank's Small Boal Launching, Inc.
Freeway Claaners
Gallay, The (Pacific Landing)
Garvin Towhoat & Barge Company
Graham Brothen, Inc.
Hardy Associates Marine Service
Harrison Marina Construclion, Inc,
Healy Tihhills Construction Co.
Hughes Tool Company, Aircnfl Div.
Imperial Household Shipping Co., Inc .
Indies Terminal Co.
Jacohsen Piiol Service, Inc.
Jones Stevedoring Company
Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc.
Kerr Steamship IA., Inc.
Koppel Bros., Inc.-CoUon Compress
Koppel Bros., Inc.-Bulk Terminal
Lomila-Signal-WilmiDgton Associates
Long Beach Dock & Terminal Co .
Long Beach Maritle Repair Co.
Long Beach Tughoat Company
Loren Scale Company
M & M Slake Company
Marine Engine Service Co.
Marina Terminals Corp.
Metropolitan SJevedore Company
Norlon, Lilly & Company, Inc. Olaen, Fred, Line Agency LId . Olson & Co., Oliver J. Olympic Steamship Co., Inc. 24
Pier-Berth Pier A, Berth 7 1234 W. Blh SI. Berlh 56 Harhor Scenic Drive Easl Navy Landing Pier D, Berlh 30 Pier B, Berlh 12 900 Santa Fe Pier C, Berth 25 1321 Wesl lsi SI. Pier A, Berth 9 Pier C, Berth 2S 1141 Caspian Ave. 1900 W. Blh SI. 1925 Water st. Berlhs 41-43 Pier B, Berth 13 Pier E, Berlb 123 Pier C, Berlb 20 1257 W. lsi St. Pier A, Berlb 2 835 Windham Ave. Pier C, Berth 24 Barth 37 Pier A 1345 W. 7th SI. 1332 W. 11th SI.' 730 S. Harbor Scenic Dr. Pier E, Berth 121 1512 W. 7th SI. Pier A, Berlh 2 Pier 2, Berth 54 Pier C, Berlh 21 Pier E Pier B, Berth ]3 Pier C, Berth 2S Pilot Station, Pierpoint Pier C, Bertb 25 Berths 45 & 46 Pier C, Bertb 20 Pier A Pier A, Berths 210-211 Pier A, Berth 9 Berlh 73 Berth 72 Pier B, Berlb 16 3rd and Milcbell Ave. 1329 W. Anabeim Sf. Pier C, Bertb 19 Pier A, Berth 10 Pier C, Bartb 24 920 S. Pica
Pier D, Berths 28-29 Pier G, Berths 212-213 Pier A, Berth 10 612 S. Flower Sf.
215 Lon g Beach Blvd.
Pier 2, Berlh 54 Pier-Berth
Pier A, Berth 2 Ouler Harhor Dock & Wharf, Inc.
Owens-Parks Lumher Company
Pier C, Berth 27 730 S. Harhor Scenic Dr. Pacific Baal Hoisl, Inc.
Pier D, Berth 34 Pacific Cargo Inspection Bureau
Pacilic Dredging Company
Pier E Pacific Far Easl Line, Inc .
Pier A, Berth 7 1220 W. 91h SI. PatiJic intermountain E:lpress
. Pier E, Berth 116 Pacilic Ocean Disposel Co.
Pier A, Berlh I Pacific Porls Service Company
Pacific Sportslishing, Inc.
730 S. Harbor Scecic Dr. Pacific Steamship Agency
Pier A, Bertb 1 Pacific Towboal & Salvllge Company
Pier D, Berlh 35 Pacific Vegelable Oil Corp.
Bertb 101, Cerrilos Cbannel Pallelainer Company
1325 W. lst SI. Piiol SJalion
Pier A, PierpoiDJ Point Pacific CorporaJion
(Tbe Reef Reslauranl)
800 S. Harbor Scenic Dr. 1601 W. 7th SI. Proclor & Gamhle Mfg. Co., The
Ricbfield Oil Corp. (Marine Depl.l
1300 W. Btb SI. Richfield Oil Corporation
850 Windham Ave. Seahoard Stevedoring ~rporalion
Pier A, Berth 1 Sherman Boal Works Co.
Berlh 74 Signal Trucking Service, Ltd.
1500 W. Bth SI. Smilh-Rlce Derrick Barges, IIlC.
Pier C, Berth 24 Soulhern California Edison Company
Steam Station
Berths 113 & 114, T. I.
Soulhern Pacilic-Pacific ElectriC Railway
Company, Freight Depot
W. Bth SJ. & Pico Soulhwind Marina
700 Henry Ford Ave. Slar Terminal ~mpaDY, IIlC .
Pier 2, Berth 52 Slates Marine·Isthmian AgeIlcy, Inc.
Pier A, Berth 10 Siaies Sleamship CompaIlY
Pier C, Berth 21 Suny-Miller Contracliog Company
1500 W. 71h SI. Trans Harbor Company
1700 W. Blh SI. U. S. Army TransportaJion Terminal Unit
Pier I, Bertb 50 U. S. Coasl Guard
Captllin !he PorI , Loog Beach-Los Aogeles 298 S. Pico Ave.
U. S. Coast Guard Vessels
USS Minnelooka , CG
Pier C, Bertb 23 USS Poncberlraln, CG
Pier C, Berlb 23 U. S. Coasl Guard (foJ Reference)
~mmander, Elevenlh Coast
Times Building Guard Dislrlct
215 Long Beacb Blvd. U. S. Cusloms
Long Beach Offices
Pier A, Bertb 2 Pier A, Berth 5 Pier A, Berth 7 Pier B, Bertb 12 Pier C, Berlh 21 Pier C, Berth 24 U. S. Weather Bureau
Pier A, Berlh 9 U. S. Food and Drug AdmiIlislralion
Depl. oj Health, EducalioIl & Welfare
Pier A, Berth 5 Pier A, 840 Van Camp Sf. Van Camp Sea Food CompaIlY
Pier A, Berth 6 Waterfront Sales & AgenCies, Inc.
Pier A, Warehouse No. Wesl Coasl Warehouse IArporalioD
Pier 2, Berlb 54 Western Hemisphere Forwarders, Inc.
Pier C, Berth 20 Weslfal-Larsen ComplIDY , lIlC., Terminals
Williams, Dimond & Co.
Berth 17B 530 W. 6th SI., L. A. --­.
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On the job on the wtderfronf, George K u v,, ~.u , president of
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Union, .... atches loading procedures. This issue tells the story of
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