HOUSTON, Dec. 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- A Memorandum of Agreement between the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of American States (OAS-CIP) and the International Navigation Association (formerly Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, or PIANC) was signed on Wednesday, December 7 at the Hilton Americas - Houston Hotel. The agreement provides the basis for mutual understanding and cooperation between the two organizations by acknowledging their common purposes and interests. As hosts of the OAS-CIP's executive board meeting, the Port of Houston Authority's Chairman Jim Edmonds and Executive Director Tom Kornegay delivered remarks focusing on building and promoting trade relationships and opportunities among ports throughout the U.S. and Latin America.
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Photo 01: Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of American States Executive Secretary Carlos Gallegos (left) and U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) John Paul Woodley, Jr. representing PIANC sign a memorandum of agreement at a ceremony during the OAS-CIP meeting.
Photo 02: (from l. to r.): Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of American States Executive Secretary Carlos Gallegos, Gulf Winds International President Steve Steward, Houston City Council Member Carol Alvarado, Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia, and Port of Houston Authority Executive Director Tom Kornegay attended the OAS-CIP meeting in Houston.
Photo 03: (from l. to r.): PHA Executive Director Tom Kornegay, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) John Paul Woodley, Jr. and PHA Chairman Jim Edmonds attended the OAS-CIP meeting in Houston.
Photos courtesy: The Port of Houston Authority
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 6,000 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and sixth largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange. For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com.
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