HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Greater Houston Port Bureau will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a reception and fund-raising dinner on Thursday, Nov. 18. Capt. William Schubert, administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Division, will be the keynote speaker.
A former maritime industry consultant and Maritime Administration official, Schubert has 30 years of professional maritime experience. He was unanimously confirmed as maritime administrator by the U.S. Senate in November, 2001.
As maritime administrator, Schubert stresses the need to coordinate policy with the maritime industry, labor community and government agencies to ensure the security of all U.S. ports and vessels entering U.S. ports. Maintaining shipbuilding and repair facilities and efficient intermodal transportation systems are vital in supporting the nation's war efforts.
Schubert will address the U.S. ports' safety at the port bureau's dinner, which will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 at Brady's Landing, 8505 Cypress. Tickets are $60 each; tables of eight are available for $440. Premium tables are Silver, $1,000, Gold, $2,000, Diamond, $3,000 and Platinum, $5,000.
The Greater Houston Port Bureau is a not-for-profit organization that facilitates domestic, intermodal and international commerce to promote economic growth through domestic Texas Gulf seaports.
Founded in Houston in 1929 by civic and business leaders, the bureau is a member-driven organization by which the many interests of the private sector port user and service provider are formulated and advanced through ongoing interaction with port authorities and other government entities at city, county, state and federal levels.
For further information or dinner reservations, please contact the Greater Houston Port Bureau at 713-678-4300 or captmacnab@txgulf.org
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