[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     IN HONOR OF CAPT. SHINTA ASAMI

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives
                     Wednesday, September 20, 1995
  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I join with the Long Beach, CA, maritime 
community in conveying the deepest respect and appreciation for Capt. 
Shinta Asami's many years of dedicated service to the economic growth 
of California and our Nation. As chairman and chairman emeritus of the 
International Transportation Service, Inc. [ITS], and as a good citizen 
of our community, he has been a most constructive force.
  Captain Asami has been a maritime industry leader for over a half 
century and has spent the last 25 years at the port of Long Beach in 
the 38th Congressional District. During the last decade and a half, he 
has expanded and improved the terminal while adding facilities 
elsewhere in California, Washington, and New Jersey. Until recently, 
ITS was the only container terminal on the west coast to offer on-dock 
rail capability, with cargo boxes being loaded directly from ship to 
rail, thus improving the air purity by eliminating much of the truck 
traffic on the Los Angeles area's highways. Captain Asami worked 
diligently to establish this system and is now affectionately known as 
the ``Father of On-Dock Rail.''
  I salute Captain Asami for his many contributions to our area and for 
his longstanding leadership in the California maritime community.


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