AnchorAge, Vol. 46, no. 4 (4th quarter 2006)

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY
2006 VOLUME 46 NO. 4
New SINA Service Boosts GPA Trade
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In This Issue
2006 Volume 46 No. 4
COVER STORY
New SINA Service Boosts GPA Trade . . .14

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

Feature
Georgia Ports Authority and Shanghai International Port Group Expand Partnership ................11 Night Moves at the Port of Savannah: What Happens When the Gates Close ................................12 Delivering Growth to Georgia: Building Together for Tomorrow ..........................................................18 Port of Brunswick's Connector Track..............................................................................................................20 Panama Canal Expansion Project Moves Forward ....................................................................................26
Emerging Markets
New SINA Service Boosts GPA Trade ..............................................................................................................14
Carrier Services
Maiden Voyages: CMA CGM M/V Orca | M/V Ital Laguna ........................................................................16 Port of Savannah, Hanjin, "K" Line, Yang Ming and UASC Announce New SINA Service............17 Port of Brunswick Welcomes Bunge, N.A. ....................................................................................................30
Economic Development
Japanese Company Breaks Ground in Haralson County..........................................................................10 Valdosta-Lowndes County Salute to Manufacturers..................................................................................10 Flint River Services Opens New Warehouse ................................................................................................27 Savannah Chamber Celebrates 200 Years ....................................................................................................32
Sailing Schedule ..........................................................................................................................................22
Portfolio
DJ Powers Relocates Corporate Headquarters..............................................................................................8 Radiation Portal Monitors Safeguard Port of Savannah ..........................................................................29
Passing Through
Senator Chambliss Makes Port Security Announcement in Savannah ................................................6 European Ambassador Bruton Visits Port of Savannah ............................................................................6 Chinese Delegation Visits Port of Savannah ..................................................................................................11 GPA Hosts Veterans from the USS Buckner..................................................................................................28
Community Involvement
Pooler Elementary School Chorus Performs for CASA Kids' Gift Presentation ................................8
Noteworthy
Petrino Named General Manager of Trade Development at the Georgia Ports Authority ........34 Hammer Hired as General Manager at Georgia Ports Authority ..........................................................34 Georgia Ports Authority Welcomes Manson as Chief of Port Police ..................................................34 DJ Powers Announces Director of Global Business Development ......................................................34

Staff
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KAREN WILDS Managing Editor (912) 964-3885
AMY SHAFFER Copy Editor (912) 964-3806
JUDY WOLFE Advertising Associate (912) 964-3855
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AUTHORITY MEMBERS
Georgia Ports Authority

MACK MATTINGLY
Chairman
ST. SIMONS

STEVE GREEN
Vice Chairman
SAVANNAH

SUNNY PARK
Secretary/Treasurer
ATLANTA

ZACHARY AULTMAN
Member
ALBANY

MAXINE H. BURTON
Member
BOGART

DONALD CHEEKS
Member
AUGUSTA

CLINT DAY
Member
NORCROSS

HUGH GILLIS
Member
SOPERTON

RUSTY GRIFFIN
Member
VALDOSTA

JIM LIENTZ
Ex-Officio Member
ATLANTA

BARTOW MORGAN, Jr.
Member
LAWRENCEVILLE

JOHN NEELY
Member
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Perspective: Doug J. Marchand
Port of Brunswick: Redefining the Pace of Trade

PERSPECTIVE

T he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is redefining the pace of trade at the Port of Brunswick. While car sales were down in the United States in FY2006, the Port of Brunswick recorded its best year ever, with expanded market share and improved service to its valued customers.
Auto throughput at Colonel's Island Terminal during FY2006 skyrocketed 13 percent, thereby securing the rank of sixth largest auto port in the nation. Marine Point Terminal, a dedicated breakbulk facility specializing in forest and solid wood products handling, increased 34 percent in tonnage in FY2006, compared to FY2005.

With the completion of Overton Junction and 7,500 feet of railroad track, the Port of Brunswick's two major rail lines are now linked. The driving force behind the project was the growing needs of auto importers and exporters. Rail officials project that soybeans, corn, wheat and soybean meal will account for more than 2,500 railcars annually.
The auto and heavy machinery industry will benefit from channel deepening at Colonel's Island. The South Brunswick Channel harbor reach is 80 percent complete. The project is projected to be complete by Summer 2007. This increased draft will bring new markets in both bulk and breakbulk business sectors. Colonel's Island will be able to accommodate 100 percent of the car and rolling stock vessels traversing the seas today. Additionally, deepening Mayor's Point Terminal channel from 30 feet to 36 feet will allow the Port of Brunswick a stronger position in the South American and European markets.
These accomplishments and infrastructure improvements are proof positive that the Port of Brunswick is redefining the pace of trade.

Executive Staff
DOUG J. MARCHAND Executive Director
CURTIS J. FOLTZ Chief Operating Officer
DAVID A. SCHALLER Chief Administrative Officer
THOMAS H. ARMSTRONG Director of Strategic Development and Information Technology
LISE MARSHALL Director of Human Resources
ROBERT C. MORRIS Director of External Affairs
MARIE H. ROBERTS Director of Finance
WILSON TILLOTSON Director of Engineering and Maintenance
JOHN D. TRENT Director of Operations
JOHN M. WHEELER Director of Trade Development

Doug J. Marchand, GPA's executive director

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PASSING THROUGH
Senator Chambliss Makes Port Security Announcement in Savannah

P

rotecting our nation's homeland is of primary concern for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)

and its staff. The GPA takes great

pride in its ability to aid its federal partners

in ensuring the safety of our nation, while

continuing to provide speedy delivery of

cargo. Like the GPA's operations, port

security at Georgia's deepwater ports are

among the most effective and efficient in

the nation.

U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss recently visited GPA's Garden City Terminal for a port security tour and briefing.

"(We) have an advantage in that we have good people -- the Coast Guard, Customs and GPA's own security force -- working to keep this port safe," said Chambliss.

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European Ambassador Bruton Visits Port of Savannah

E

uropean Ambassador John Bruton toured the Port of Savannah during a visit in conjunction with Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga. During his visit, Ambassador Bruton explained global economics, as it applies to the strategic relationship between the United States and the European Union (EU).

Robert Morris, Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) director of external affairs, conducted a port tour for Bruton, the head of the delegation of the European Commission to the United States.

According to Bruton, the EU is important to Georgia because it is the state's largest international investor totaling $16.2 billion, accounting for more than 60 percent of all foreign investment and 138,000 jobs. More than 1,140 European countries have offices in Georgia.

British-based JCB, the world's fourth-largest manufacturer of heavy construction equipment, is one local example of an EU nation's investment in Georgia.

"Britain was one of the first members of the EU, which helps link us to the global economy and stay competitive," said John Patterson, JCB managing director and CEO.

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PORTFOLIO
DJ Powers Relocates Corporate Headquarters

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Pooler Elementary School Chorus Performs for Court Appointed Special Advocate Kids' Gift Presentation

Pictured from left to right: Wally Wysocki, director, Global Business Development; Richard Carter, president; Rhett Willis, director-Export Operations and Trade Development
D J Powers Co., Inc., a global thirdparty logistics provider, has announced the relocation within Savannah, Ga. of its corporate headquarters from downtown to Parkway Business Center in Savannah.
The corporate office had been at the 35 Barnard Street address since 1988. Richard Carter, president and CEO, said, It was an emotional move leaving downtown. "We have been a part of the downtown community since 1930 and have seen many changes occur in our great city and port during this time," said Carter. "The expansion was essential to continue the growth needed to remain a leader in the ever-changing global transportation industry."
DJ Powers is the oldest corporately based customs house broker in Savannah, doing business for more than 75 years. As a fully integrated third-party logistics provider, its services include international freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, NVOCC, domestic trucking, warehousing, airfreight, marine insurance and bonding. The company has six offices strategically located with three in Georgia: Savannah, Brunswick and Atlanta. Other locations include Charleston, S.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Memphis, Tenn. Additionally, DJ Powers employs more than 90 employees including 14 licensed custom house brokers. The company is one of the top remote-location filing companies in the USA with a worldwide network of agents in more than 186 locations.
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T

o most, the holiday season meant spending time with family and spreading good cheer amongst friends and coworkers. At the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), it also meant helping those who need a hand during a difficult time.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, is a group that steps up to the plate when children have been taken from their homes due to abuse, neglect or other issues. The organization is part of Georgia First Lady Mary Perdue's Our Children Campaign. GPA employees bought gifts for a list of 50 local children in need of Christmas presents instead of gift-giving among coworkers.

With help from the Pooler Elementary School Chorus, the GPA celebrated the season with its fifth annual CASA Kids' Gift Presentation. The event is an expression of community spirit by GPA employees who donate gifts or funds to many community children who would not otherwise receive gifts during the holidays, such as bicycles, clothes and toys for ages infant through 16.

As a business-education partner with Pooler Elementary School, the GPA supports positive school-community relations and enhancements for academic instruction, creating broadbased support for the public education system throughout the region.

CASA recruits and trains volunteers from everyday walks of life to help hundreds of children who have been removed from their homes and have become entangled in an overcrowded juvenile justice and foster care system. The mission of the CASA program is to speak for the best interest of abused and neglected children in the courts, and to promote and support quality volunteer representation for children so as to provide each child a safe, permanent and nurturing home.

Pictured from left to right: Pooler Elementary School Chorus and Lee Beckmann, GPA's legislative affairs manager

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Japanese Company Breaks Ground in Haralson County

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uzukaku, a steel manufacturer and processor based in Japan, will locate its first U.S. facility in Haralson County, Ga.

The company, which produces fabricated steel for use in construction, bridges, motorcycles, and transport containers, recently broke ground for a 35,000-squarefoot building in the Georgia West Business Park near Buchanan. Suzukaku will make parts for major motor sport manufacturers in Georgia.

"We are very pleased with the opportunity this location presents us to employ qualified workers and to give us access to our markets," said Project Leader Yoshiyuki Yamamoto of Suzukaku Co, Ltd. "Suzukaku is a respected corporate citizen in Japan and looks forward to joining the local community of Haralson County."

Joan Young, executive director of the Haralson County Development Authority, welcomed Suzukaku. "We are proud that they have chosen Haralson County for their first location in our country," said Young. "Suzukaku's decision to come here was influenced by our available workforce, our strategic location and the great probusiness spirit we have in the community and in the state."

Suzukaku began business in 1913. In 1982, Suzukaku Co., Ltd., headquartered in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, was formally established. The company employs 195 full-time and 59 part-time workers.

G eorgia's deepwater ports are a major factor in the entire state's prosperity, not just coastal regions and major cities. The economies of every county in the state benefit from exporting raw materials grown and harvested here to importing goods found on local store shelves.
Valdosta-Lowndes County knows the role the ports play. GPA Executive Director Doug J. Marchand recently delivered the keynote address to a packed house in Valdosta at the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce's "Salute to Manufacturers Breakfast." He discussed how Georgia's ports meet Georgia's needs through growth, expansion and service.
Lowe's Regional Distribution Center's recent expansion in its Valdosta facility represented a $20-million-dollar investment to the community and expanded the warehouse's impact to 100 additional jobs. It is one of Lowndes County's largest importer/exporters. In 2006, Lowe's moved almost 20,000 containers across GPA's docks. Much of that cargo heads toward Lowndes County. According to PIERS, in FY2006, Lowndes County businesses moved another 6,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) over GPA's docks. Additionally, more than 67,000 short tons of cargo worth more than $187 million dollars were moved through GPA. While the import/export numbers for Lowndes are impressive, the economic impact of the area's port-related business is even greater than the numbers indicate.
Georgia's ports are getting busier daily, and the ports' impact on Georgia's economy continues to grow. Lowndes County products are now delivered into markets that were not accessible to Georgia a few years agoand the GPA is doing it faster, better and cheaper than its competitors.
Together, the GPA and Lowndes County are redefining the pace of trade.

Pictured from left to right: Doug J.

Marchand, GPA's executive director and

Rusty Griffin, member of GPA's board

of directors

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PASSING THROUGH
Chinese Delegation Visits Port of Savannah

Government officials from Tianjin, one of the busiest port cities in China, visited Garden City Terminal to learn more about the Georgia Ports Authority's facilities and operations. The training program, which brings public managers from around China to Georgia for two weeks annually, is sponsored by the University of Georgia's International Center for Democratic Governance.
Front to Back, Left to Right Row 1: Wang Runxi (President, Tianjin Jinghai City Youth Union) Cui Hongmei (President, Tianjin Hangu District Youth Union) Zhang Liling (Director, Tianjin Personnel Bureau Training Division) Ma Guiping (Vice Chairman, Tianjin Heping Administrative District Labor Union) Yu Hao (Deputy Director, Tianjin Dagang Administrative District Personnel Bureau)
Row 2: Zhang Yucheng (Deputy Director, Tianjin Finance Bureau General Affairs Office) Zhang Boying (Director, Tianjin Academy of Social Science Policy Study Institute) Yin Qi (Director, Tianjin Hongqiao Administrative District Trade and Commerce Commission) Hu Yaoqing (Director, Tianjin Community Development and Reform Commission Personnel Training Office) Liu Shuchang (Director, Tianjin Economic Affairs Commission International Affair Division)
Row 3: Zheng Jianbin (Director, Tianjin City Infrastructure and Environment Commission) Li Rongqiang (Director, Tianjin Consumer Rights Protection Office) Wang Binggui (Vice President, Tianjin Administrative Institute) Yan Jingfeng (Deputy Director, Tianjin Municipal Government Information Office)
Row 4: Wang Jun (Deputy Director, Tianjin Nankai Administrative District Government Internal Supervision Bureau) Gu Qing (Deputy Director, Tianjin Disease Control and Prevention Center) Liu Huayong (Deputy Director, Tianjin Municipal Government General Affairs Office) Xia Xin (Director, Tianjin High-Tech Industrial Park Software Division Management Center) Wang Liancheng (Director, Tianjin Dongli Administrative District Tourism Bureau)

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) Expand Partnership

FEATURE

On November 30 and December 1, 2006, GPA and SIPG moved to the next stage of their expanding port partnership. A delegation of five SIPG officials, led by Bao Qifan, vice president of SIPG, attended meetings at GPA. Other members of the SIPG delegation included Ge Zhongxiong, manager, Engineering and Technology Department; Lai Yingyan, IT manager; Li Jianhua, supervisor, Shanghai Longwu Stevedoring Co.; and Gu Yingzi, Foreign Affairs specialist, Corporate Affairs Department. Discussions centered around ways to explore joint information technology ideas. Next steps include GPA visits to SIPG by its Marketing and Operations teams.

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FEATURE

NIGHT MOVES
at the Port of Savannah:
What Happens When the Gates Close
By Betty Darby

R

edefining the pace of trade is not just a tagline at the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA); it is a way of doing business. As one of the only major owner-operator container ports in America, the GPA's Board of Directors and management work hand-in-hand

with the men and women in the field to increase efficiency and set standards for

record gate turn times and crane moves, as well as technology advances that are literally

redefining the pace of trade.

The ongoing exponential growth in cargo volume has prompted the Port of Savannah to stretch in many ways; longer, with the construction of Container Berth 8 making it the nation's longest docking space; deeper, with the planned deepening of the Savannah River channel; taller, with densification measures such as stacking container chassis between uses; and most recently, later, with more operations pushing the clock further into the night.

The port's core business continues at night: loading and unloading container ships; screening and inspecting cargo; and patrolling stacks and perimeters. But the slightly less hectic night shift also gives an opportunity to pre-mount containers on chassis. This prepares the containers for drivers at the crack of dawn. Other night-shift projects include performing basic maintenance on giant ship-to-shore cranes, the first and last link in the chain of port activity, and training new employees.

Intricate planning underlies port operations, but it can be obscured by sheer volume during the day. By taking a closer look at the Port of Savannah's night moves, you can see the structure that lies beneath the incredibly complex and crowded day shift.

When the sun sets and the lights go up, the port doesn't miss a beat. As vessels are being worked, containers loaded and unloaded, GPA employees know what needs to be done to prepare for the next day. Men and women driving rubber-tired gantry cranes and toplifts arrange and mount containers for tomorrow's expedited delivery.

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The efficient movement of cargo via intermodal rail also relies on the success of the night moves. Jerome Aikens, container yard manager for night operations explains: "If they're two boxes short, they can't pull that train out, and it is really critical for us to get 100 percent of the boxes out."
But the night moves are not exclusively about containers. Night also serves as the perfect time to perform routine maintenance on Savannah's giant Super Post-Panamax cranes. Wes Lanier, general manager for container operations, points to a 99.5percent up time on cranes. "If a typical ship with a typical crane is here for 10 hours, that means that crane is down for no more than three minutes," he said. "Night time is the only time for GPA to ensure our cranes continue to perform at optimal levels."
The need to fend off terrorists does not take the night off, either. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) works around the clock tackling the dual tasks of protecting the homeland while keeping commerce flowing.
Again, the night version of CBP's activities mirrors the day on a slightly smaller scale. The real work sometimes begins before the incoming container is shipped, with examination in foreign ports. In their quarters, the CBP scours shipping manifests on computer screens, looking for a combination of risk factors (origin,

destination, type of cargo, history of the shipper, etc.) that may prompt an agent to pull a container out of the workflow for examination by a drive-by X-ray machine. A heavy-duty, track-mounted Xray inspection vehicle -- one of only five that have been deployed in U.S. ports -examines denser cargos like frozen foods. Those deemed in need of more inspection are pulled and shuttled to a warehouse for further inspection.
The GPA police are another part of the port's night moves. The stakes are high for this police force, playing a role in securing a strategic port in addition to watching over acres of cargo and lots of employees. But most nights, like most days, are filled with nothing worse than accident reports.
How will nights at the Port of Savannah change in the future? The answer is likely to be more, much more, of the same. As port business grows dramatically, the less busy hours are likely places to absorb more of the load. Currently, a limited Saturday gate schedule implemented in 2006 as a pilot project has become a regular feature. Somewhere down the line, Director of Operations John Trent acknowledged the demand will surface for night gate operations. When that happens, the only real difference between night and day operations will be whether the lights are on or the sun is up.

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EMERGING MARKETS
New SINA Service Boosts GPA Trade
By Jeff Neil, Manager-Market Research and Development, Georgia Ports Authority

Intensifies GPA push into Indian subcontinent

T

he new "Singapore India North America," or SINA service, not only opens up capacity for Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in Southeast Asia (see story on opposite page), but concentrates much of its capacity in the Indian subcontinent. With SINA's entry, Savannah now has three services with

ports on the Indian subcontinent. SINA offers highly competitive transit times, with 22-day services

to Savannah from the Indian ports of Pipavav (the first time that Garden City has had a connection to that port)

and Nhava Sheva. Service to Savannah from the key regional transshipment port of Colombo is 25 days.

All Indian subcontinent services to Savannah are via the Suez Canal. Tradelanes between the Indian subcontinent and the U.S. are geographically shorter via Suez than Panama. Thus, Savannah services with the subcontinent boost Savannah's Suez trade route. U.S. East Coast (USEC) trade with the subcontinent is larger than the U.S. West or Gulf Coast trade with the subcontinent. South Atlantic ports handle more than half of the total East Coast trade with the subcontinent.

Using PIER's data as a historical basis, GPA's marketing team projects that the new SINA service will nearly double GPA's market share of South Atlantic trade with the subcontinent from 15 percent in 2006 to 29 percent in 2007, an approximate 60,000 Twenty-foot Unit (TEU) increase. All other U.S. South Atlantic port growth with the Indian subcontinent will be static or negative during the same period. Savannah's excellent rail and truck connections to domestic inland destinations in the Southeast and Central U.S. should further augment this trend.

South Asia, especially India, is playing an increasingly important role in the world economy. India is the world's second fastest growing major economy after China, with growth of 8.5 percent in 2005, and 8.3 percent projected for 2006. In fact, by the Purchasing Power Parity* measure, India is already the fourth largest economy in the world. U.S. direct foreign investment in India has increased by 47 percent since 2003 and stood at $45.3 billion in 2005.*

Top U.S. imports from India, and the region as a whole, are textiles, furniture, and retail consumer goods, while top U.S. exports are paper, machinery and chemicals. In the case of India, offering an economical, Englishspeaking work force is only one of the country's rapidly growing strengths.

*Purchasing Power Parity is the exchange rate that equates the price of a basket of similar goods and services in two countries.

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EMERGING MARKETS

EASTBOUND From Savannah To

Port Said

12 Days

Jeddah

15 Days

Colombo

21 Days

Singapore

25 Days

Nhava Sheva

32 Days

Pipavav

33 Days

WESTBOUND To Savannah From

Singapore

29 Days

Colombo

25 Days

Nhava Sheva

22 Days

Pipavav

22 Days

Port Said

14 Days

Augments GPA's Southeast Asia trade via Suez

S

outheast Asia is a booming region for trade and is the third-fastest growing region in the world

(behind Eastern Europe and

Northeast Asia), averaging GDP growth of

5.3 percent in 2005. Today, Southeast Asia

is a 2.2-million TEU trade market for the U.S.

The U.S. East Coast (USEC) is the fastest

growing domestic coast for that trade.

In fact, the USEC's market share for

containerized trade has grown from 23

percent in 2001 to 26 percent in 2005. With

the arrival of the new SINA service, which

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also calls on ports in the Middle East and India, GPA's Garden City Terminal has three services with Southeast Asia via Suez.
In the current trend toward more Suez services, Southeast Asia is at the tipping point, and it offers equal distance to the USEC via Suez or Panama routes. According to Netpas Estimator, it is 10,614 nautical miles from Singapore to Savannah via the Suez Canal, and 12,084 nautical miles via the Panama Canal. This translates to a four-day time savings. If cargo is moving from Southeast Asia to the USEC, the Suez route can be quite competitive with Panama in terms of time, reliability and cost.
Transit times between Savannah and key Southeast Asia ports are among the most competitive in the U.S. South Atlantic. When combined with GPA's unbeatable rail and truck connections to many destinations in southeastern and central U.S., transit times and costs for these destinations are the best in the U.S. South Atlantic. Currently, much Southeast Asia cargo is transshipped to the U.S. via Northeast Asia. The vast majority of all Southeast Asia cargo enters the U.S. through West Coast ports (71 percent). As much as 76 percent of it then goes via land bridge to final destinations in the eastern half of the U.S. Add in port and rail congestion in southern California and the Suez route from Southeast Asia to the USEC can easily compete.
GPA has more services with Southeast Asia than any other port in the South Atlantic. In addition, smaller Southeast Asian countries, such as Cambodia and Vietnam, can only trade via feeder services. These countries transship via Kaohsiung, Singapore, Hong

Kong and Laem Chabang. Because GPA has more services to these transshipment hubs than other South Atlantic ports, it has the best access to these smaller Southeast Asia countries. Many of these countries are now experiencing rapid economic growth. Thus, shippers who ship their goods from Southeast Asia to the USEC can capitalize on GPA's services and excellent connections.
Each country in the region has developed its own niche in trade with the U.S. Mid-and South Atlantic, but Southeast Asian furniture exports to the U.S. South Atlantic and cotton imports from the U.S. South Atlantic figure prominently in many. Thailand leads Southeast Asia's trade with the U.S. South Atlantic, with top exports to the U.S. South Atlantic being furniture, TV equipment, and rubber, while top imports were cotton, wood pulp and lumber. Indonesia is the second largest exporter, with top exports: furniture and apparel, and top imports from the U.S. South Atlantic are cotton, lumber and clay. Malaysia, ranked third, is strong in furniture exports and paper imports from the U.S. Atlantic. Singapore, the world's busiest port in container volume in 2005, is the region's hub. Singapore's home grown exports to the U.S. Mid-and South Atlantic are rubber, plastic and apparel, but these are a fraction of its massive transshipment volume.
The new SINA "Singapore India North America" service, includes Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. (Hanjin), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ("K" Line), Yang Ming Ltd. (Yang Ming) and United Arab Shipping Co. S.A.G. (UASC).
Southeast Asia Port rotation is scheduled for Singapore, Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Said, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Port Said, Jeddah and Singapore.
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CARRIER SERVICES
Pictured from left to right: Captain Cisterna; John Petrino, general manager, GPA; Nick Snyder, Evergreen America Corp 16

CMA CGM M/V Orca
Joining the Pacific Express 3 (PEX3) service, the CMA CGM M/V Orca transitted its maiden voyage to Savannah on December 11, 2006. The newly built 5,100 - TEU vessel joins the service rotation calling Shanghai, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Houston and Savannah. Members of the Georgia Ports Authority presented Captain Gajski with a commemorative clock in celebration of the vessel's arrival.
Pictured from left to right: Captain. Gajski; John Petrino, general manager, GPA; Dan Rohde, assistant director, operations, GPA; John Trent, director of operations, GPA; Bernard Grozine, regional manager, southeast operations, CMA CGM

Italia Maritima M/V Ital Laguna

With the aroma of fresh paint, the M/V Ital

Laguna arrived in Savannah on December 12,

2006, during its maiden voyage. The vessel was

delivered to Evergreen on November 6, 2006,

joining the Asia-U.S. East Coast Express (AUX)

service. With a capacity of 5,086 TEUs, the M/V

Ital Laguna is the largest Evergreen vessel to call

on the U.S. East Coast. AUX service rotation calls

Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Panama Canal,

Colon, Kingston, Port Everglades, New York,

Wilmington and Savannah. In celebration of the

vessel's maiden voyage, John Petrino GPA's

general manager of trade development,

presented the vessel's captain, Captain Cisterna,

with a commemorative clock.

GPA ANCHORAGE

Port of Savannah, Hanjin, "K" Line, Yang Ming and UASC Announce New SINA Service
By Rachel Simons

CARRIER SERVICES

w

hen the average consumer reaches for his favorite product on a superstore's shelf, it is highly unlikely he is aware or has ever considered the intricate dance required between shipping lines, distribution centers, trucks and rail.

At the beginning of November, the Port of Savannah was pleased to welcome new cargo from India, making the flow of goods even more efficient for all. This is due to a collaboration between Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. (Hanjin), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ("K" Line), Yang Ming Ltd. (Yang Ming) and United Arab Shipping Co. S.A.G. (UASC), which began this new Suez Canal service providing weekly, fixed week-day service with each shipping company deploying two vessels. Each vessel will have a capacity range of 3,5004,000 TEUs.

"We would like to thank our partners for having the confidence in the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to continue to grow their business," said Doug J. Marchand, executive director of the GPA. "Singapore India North America (SINA) service will bring an express service to Savannah from India that rivals transit times by other services calling on competing ports." The combination of fast transit times from India via the Suez Canal, the Savannah area's available distribution centers and the most efficient intermodal infrastructure on the South Atlantic provides customers throughout the midwest and southern U.S. a compelling reason to switch their traditional port of entry to Savannah.

"We are expecting the Port to move from a 10-percent Indian market share to 30-percent with the addition of this service," said Roberto Rodriguez, GPA's general manager, marketing and business development. The SINA service will bring an additional 60,000 new containers annually to Savannah. The GPA is an attractive alternative for shipping companies because of its proximity to distribution centers and the wide range of centers available. In addition, there is a great advantage for retailers, such as Wal-Mart and K-Mart, because most products coming from Singapore and India are consumer goods. The retailers' costs will be reduced with distribution centers located close to the port and therefore closer to the stores. "This service is definitely a win-win for all involved," said Rodriguez.

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India's growing middle class, estimated to be about 150 million, is fueling a strong demand for Georgia-based products including paper, paperboard and wood pulp. The GPA has representatives in New Delhi and Bombay who are positioned to handle India's new growth. It has had increasingly positive effects on the shipping industry and is expected to create a strong atmosphere for commerce, attracting even more business to the area.

"SINA also provides excellent transit times from Singaporethe most important relay port for the fast growing Southeast Asia trade," said Marchand. "It will strengthen Savannah's already dominant market share in the Southeast Asia market."

The SINA service will cater to cargo from the Southeast Asia and India to U.S. East Coast. The port rotation is scheduled for Singapore, Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Said, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Port Said, Jeddah and Singapore. With east and westbound calls at Port Said, the new service will also provide competitive transit times to/from Egypt and the East Mediterranean markets.

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Port of Savannah FY2006 Highlights
In FY2006, both Target and IKEA announced a total of four million additional square feet
of distribution space at the Savannah River International Trade Park, four miles from the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal. When fully operational, these distribution centers will add more than 350 new jobs.
For the first time in its history, the Port of Savannah handled more than two million
Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in a single year, an increase of 15.9 percent. "What's most impressive is not the two-million TEU number itself," said Doug J. Marchand, GPA's executive director. "We always knew that someday we would get there. What is impressive is the speed with which we did it." GPA passed the one-million TEU mark five years ago.
By constantly preparing for the growing needs of international trade through enhancing
its facilities and services, GPA welcomed seven additional new services expanding Georgia's ability to deliver and receive cargo for the global marketplace.
GPA's Aggressive Capital Investment Campaign: The GPA Board of Directors approved an $82.6-million capital improvement program, which will include four Super Post-Panamax cranes, 15 rubber-tired gantry cranes, and numerous other container yard and auto processing improvements. The Port of Savannah is among the top five ports in the United States and the top worldwide in vessel productivity. Investments in new equipment and technology, along with flexible layout, have made this possible. The GPA is in the midst of a 10-year capital improvement plan to invest more than $700 million into its facilities. These improvements range from deepening the Savannah Harbor to completing the final phase of Container Berth 8 (CB-8), to increasing berth density.
CB-8: OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Governor Sonny Perdue delivered the ceremonial first container to CB-8 at the GPA's Garden City Terminal in April 2006, signaling the end of construction on Phase One. CB-8 features a 1,200-foot dock, bringing the terminal's total linear berthing space to 8,800 feet. Phase Two, which is scheduled for completion in 2007, will include an additional 72 acres of paved storage and 1,000 linear feet of dock. CB-8 will increase the terminal's total capacity by 20 percent.

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NGGROWTH TO GEORGIA The State of Georgia's Ports: Building Together for Tomorrow

Port of Brunswick FY2006 Highlights
More than 470 vessel calls and more than 2.5 million tons of cargo represent an 11.4-
percent increase from FY2005. More than 368,000 auto and machinery units were handled at Colonel's Island -- a 13-percent increase. These factors have made Brunswick the number-six auto port in the U.S.
Brunswick Harbor Deepening: Federal Funding Approaching Completion Greater depth at Marine Port Terminals, Mayor's Point and Colonel's Island will not only allow the Port of Brunswick to retain and increase the business for existing customers, but it will also make the port more attractive to a wider variety of global shipping companies. When complete, Brunswick will have the most competitive auto, grain and breakbulk facilities on the East Coast.
GPA's Aggressive Capital Investment Campaign:
Bulk Grain Facility Storage Expansion -- Due to increased demand and improved access
provided by rail expansion and harbor deepening, the GPA is installing a new grain storage bin that will add 10,000 tons of grain storage.
Colonel's Island Southside Expansion -- When the Highway 17 overpass is completed
in Spring 2007, it will provide unencumbered access to the north and south sides of Colonel's Island. This capability, along with outstanding rail service and modern roll-on/roll-off berths within three miles of Interstate 95, will create additional opportunities for the development of 900 acres on the island's south side.
Connector Track/Anguilla Junction -- To extend port-related rail, the Colonel's Island
Connector Track began in 2005 with construction of a 7,500-foot connector between the lines operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern. To facilitate that project and further bolster rail services, the Authority is building a $4.5-million expansion of the Anguilla Junction Station by adding trackage to move trains through that interchange more efficiently.

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Port of Brunswick's
CONNECTOR TRACK By Betty Darby

W hen Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue drove a "golden" spike to symbolically complete the 7,500 feet of railroad track christened Overton Junction in September 2006, the Port of Brunswick's two major rail lines were linked. From that moment, the time it takes to get a Mercedes-Benz from the assembly line in Alabama to a Ro/Ro ship in the Brunswick Harbor dwindled by more than half. Motorists in Glynn County found they were spending a lot less time burning gas while waiting for trains to pass over roadways. A newly formed development agency had scored a home run with its first project, thanks to cooperation among state and local officials and federal funding agencies.
The Port of Brunswick is well supplied with two major rail lines, Norfolk Southern and CSX. Because the two lines were not efficiently linked, the logistics of staging trains for Brunswick's booming auto import/export traffic and its bulk agricultural shipments were not efficient. Building a 7,500-foot link between the two lines has resolved that issue and streamlined movement to and from the hinterland.
Norfolk Southern has been serving the Port of Brunswick as long as the port has had rail service. During the last 20 years there has been significant growth in Norfolk Southern's Portrelated traffic moving through the Colonel's Island Marine Terminal. "The arrival of the Mercedes export vehicle traffic during the 1990s, combined with our export grain traffic, has meant over 6,000 carloads per year of business for the port," said Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern, at the dedication ceremony in September. "With this new track in place, we expect a fairly rapid increase in that volume."

Much of the project's expense was invested in real estate, Overton said. While a single, 7,500-rail line does not consume a significant amount of land, the route bisected a large parcel, requiring the purchase of a 50-acre tract through undeveloped land.
The needs of Brunswick's growing family of auto importers/exporters were a driving force behind the rail connector project, but Georgia's traditional export strength - agriculture - will also benefit. Given the new capacity, rail officials have predicted that soybeans, corn, wheat and soybean meal alone will account for more than 2,500 railcars annually.
"We expect to see a substantial increase in the export capacity and productivity of this port region, as well as handsome growth in

The first track on the project was laid in February 2006, and the first train used it the following September.

The financial architecture of the $4.5-million project was its most complex element. The Southeast Georgia Joint Development Authority (SEGJDA) - a new development entity representing six Southeast Georgia counties - built and owns the connector, which it is leasing to Norfolk Southern for a 20-year period. The new development authority parlayed a complex set of state, federal and local grants and loans into the financing for the project. The lease payments will fund a revolving loan to help finance the SEGJDA's future projects.

"I've been in development for many, many years and this is one of the few projects I've ever worked on that there was no opposition," said Phil Overton, SEGJDA's executive director. Before it was complete, he said, the project called on the cooperative talents and financial backing of such agencies as the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and an array of local and regional development authorities.

That involvement demonstrates the wide economic impact that Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) facilities have, not just at the waterside. SEGJDA, for example, represents development interests of Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh and Wayne counties.

Governor Sonny Perdue drove a symbolic "golden" spike at the Overton Junction railroad track dedication.

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associated rail traffic. This equates to more business for the port, more jobs and greater prosperity," said Seale at the connector's opening ceremonies.
The ceremonies brought dignitaries from throughout the state and such corporations as DaimlerChrysler, parent firm of MercedesBenz, to the rail site. Governor Perdue drove the ceremonial final spike, and spectators collected souvenir versions of that spike. Then, almost immediately, the first long train put the connector into use.
The short but crucial span of new railroad track was named Overton Junction in Phil Overton's honor.

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Port of Savannah
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Port of Savannah

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Africa (East-South-West) CMA CGM ............................................CC ......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hoegh Autoliners..............................HU......................Fortnightly ........................OT ..........................................RO/RO Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Safmarine ............................................MS ....................Inducement........................OT ....................................................BB ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Australia/New Zealand Australia National............................AUS......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ............................................CONT CMA CGM ............................................CC ......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hamburg Sud ....................................HS ......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ..................................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Marfret ................................................CAP......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Safmarine ............................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Wallenius Wilhelmsen....................WW ........................10 Days ............................OT ....................RO/RO/CONT/BB
Caribbean/Islands of the Atlantic China Shipping ..................................CS ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT CMA CGM ............................................CC..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Evergreen ..............................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag Lloyd ......................................HPL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT NYK ......................................................NYK ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Savannah
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

ACL APL AUS B
BAR C
CAP CC COS CS

Atlantic Containers (800) 225-1235 APL (800) 999-7733 Australia National (912) 963-2825 Biehl & Company (912) 234-7221 (770) 495-0567 Barwill Agency (912) 233-3239 Carolina Shipping Montship Inc. - General Agent (912) 234-7221 Capes Shipping (888) 627-3738 CMA CGM (America) Inc. (201) 770-5268 COSCO (843) 769-5443 China Shipping (912) 231-6568

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Ocean Carrier Agency Key

CSA E
ESL
HJ
HPL
HS
HU HYU ISS K
MOL MS MSC NL NYK
OOC SS STR
TER TUR
UA

CSA (732) 635-2600 Evergreen / Hatsu Marine / Italia Marittima (843) 856-7600 Emirates Shipping Agencies (USA) 1-866-488-5501 Hanjin Shipping Co., LTD. (912) 966-1220 (678) 239-0200 Hapag-Lloyd (America) (912) 238-3510 (800) 351-8811 Hamburg Sud (888) 920-7447 (888) 930 7447 Hoegh Autoliners Inc. (904) 696-7750 Hyundai (704) 972-3100 Inchcape Shipping (912) 644-7151 K-Line (800) 609-3221 (770) 618-4100 Mitsui OSK Lines (843) 965-4900 Maersk (800) 321-8807 Mediterranean Shipping (843) 971-4100 Norton Lilly (912) 966-3000 NYK Marine (912) 964-9413 (770) 956-9444 OOCL (USA), Inc. (888) 388-6625 Southern Shipping (912) 644-7083 Star Shipping (912) 236-4144 (770) 226-5900 Terminal Shipping (912) 964-5200 TURKON LINE (201) 866-6966 (912) 966-1008 UNITED ARAB (912) 233-1970 (908) 272-0050

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

SAILING SCHEDULE
Type Service

Port of Savannah Sailing Schedule Continued

Far East/Indonesia/Malaysia APL ......................................................APL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Australia National............................AUS ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF China Shipping ..................................CS ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT CMA CGM ............................................CC..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF COSCO ................................................COS ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Emirates ..............................................ESL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen ..............................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ....................................................HJ ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hatsu Marine ........................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Hyundai ..............................................HYU ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Italia Marittima ....................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT K-line ......................................................K ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Maersk ..................................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Mitsui OSK ........................................MOL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ......................................................NYK ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Oldendorff ........................................BAR ......................Monthly............................OT ....................................................BB OOCL ..................................................OOC........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Pan Ocean..........................................BAR ....................Fortnightly ........................OT ....................................................BB Rickmers Line....................................WIL ....................Inducement........................OT ....................................................BB Safmarine ............................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Saga ........................................................C ..........................Monthly............................OT ....................................................BB Stolt ......................................................ISS......................Fortnightly ......................GCT ............................................BULK Toko ........................................................C ......................Fortnightly ........................OT ....................................................BB United Arab ........................................UA..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Wallenius Wilhelmsen....................WW ........................10 Days ............................OT ....................CONT/RO/RO/BB Yang Ming............................................YM..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Mediterranean China Shipping ..................................CS ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT CMA CGM ............................................CC..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF COSCO ................................................COS ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen ..............................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ....................................................HJ ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Hatsu Marine ........................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Italia Marittima ....................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line ......................................................K ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ..................................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Norasia ................................................CSA ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NSCSA ....................................................B ..........................21 Days ............................OT ..........CONT/RO/RO/BB/REF OOCL ..................................................OOC........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Turkon ..................................................TUR ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/REF/BB United Arab ........................................UA..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

North Europe/UK/Ireland/Scandinavia/Baltic APL ......................................................APL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Atlantic Container Line ................ACL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Australia National............................AUS ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ............................................CC..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Evergreen ..............................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hamburg Sud ....................................HS ......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hyundai ..............................................HYU ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Italia Marittima ....................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Jo Tankers ............................................SS ......................Fortnightly ......................GCT ............................................BULK Port of Savannah Sailing Schedule Continued

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Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Savannah
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

Port of Savannah Sailing Schedule Continued
Maersk ................................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Marfret ................................................CAP......................Bi-Weekly ........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Mitsui OSK ........................................MOL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ......................................................NYK ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF OOCL ..................................................OOC........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Star........................................................STR ........................10 Days ............................OT ....................................................BB Saga ........................................................C ..........................Monthly............................OT ....................................................BB VOC STEEL ........................................TER........................Monthly............................OT ....................................................BB Wallenius Wilhelmsen....................WW ........................10 Days ............................OT ..................CONT/REF/RO/RO ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF
Red Sea/Persian Gulf/India/Pakistan/Burma China Shipping ..................................CS ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT CMA CGM ............................................CC..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF COSCO ................................................COS ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Evergreen ..............................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ....................................................HJ ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF Hoegh Autoliners..............................HU......................Fortnightly ........................OT ..........................................RO/RO K-line ......................................................K ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Mitsui OSK ........................................MOL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NSCSA ....................................................B ..........................21 Days ..........................GCT ........CONT/RO/RO/BB/REF NYK ......................................................NYK ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..........................CONT/BB/REF OOCL ..................................................OOC........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF United Arab ........................................UA..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF
South/Central America APL ...................................................... APL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF China Shipping ..................................CS ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT CMA CGM ............................................CC..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen ..............................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hamburg Sud ....................................HS ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ....................................................HJ ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd......................................HPL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hatsu Marine ........................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hyundai ..............................................HYU ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Italia Marittima ....................................E ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line ......................................................K ..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ..................................................MS..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..............MSC ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT Mitsui OSK ........................................MOL ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ............................................CONT NYK ......................................................NYK ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Yang Ming............................................YM..........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ........................................................ZIM ........................Weekly ..........................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

WIL WW ZIM YM

RICKMERS LINE (912) 238-8244 WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN (912) 965-7450 ZIM AMERICAN-ISRAELI (912) 964-3100 Yang Ming (America) Corp. (912) 238-0329

Savannah Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

GCT OT CONT BB BULK RO/RO LASH REF

Garden City Terminal Ocean Terminal Container Breakbulk Bulk Roll-On/Roll-Off Lighter Aboard Ship Refrigerated

Port of Brunswick

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Far East/Indonesia/Malaysia Eukor ....................................................ISS..........................Weekly ............................CI ............................................RO/RO Hoegh Autoliners..............................HU......................Fortnightly ........................CI ............................................RO/RO Wallenius Wilhelmsen....................WW ........................Weekly ............................CI ............................................RO/RO

Brunswick
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

C

Carolina Shipping

(912) 265-9861

HU

Hoegh Autoliners Inc.

(904) 696-7750

ISS

Inchcape Shipping

(912) 644-7151

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Brunswick
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

STR WW

Star Shipping (912) 236-4144 Wallenius Wilhelmsen (912) 264-9559 (912) 280-1182

Brunswick Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

CI MP BB RO/RO

Colonel's Island Mayor's Point Breakbulk Roll-On/Roll-Off

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Port of Brunswick Sailing Schedule Continued

Terminal

Type Service

Mediterranean Star........................................................STR ........................10 Days............................MP....................................................BB
Mexico VW Transport ......................................C ........................Bi-Weekly ..........................CI ............................................RO/RO
Northern Europe/UK/Ireland/Scandinavia/Baltic American RO/RO ............................WW ........................Weekly ............................CI ............................................RO/RO VW Transport ......................................C ........................Bi-Weekly ..........................CI ............................................RO/RO Wallenius Wilhelmsen....................WW ........................Weekly ............................CI ............................................RO/RO
South America (East-North) Star........................................................STR ........................10 Days............................MP....................................................BB VW Transport ......................................C ........................Bi-Weekly ..........................CI ............................................RO/RO

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Panama Canal Expansion Project Moves Forward
Expansion will help Panama to become the transportation and logistics hub of the Americas
By Marianela Dengo de Obaldia, Manager, Customer Relations Unit, Panama Canal Authority

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or 92 years, the Panama Canal has served as a pathway for major world commodities. More Panamax-sized vessels (the largest vessels that can transit the Canal) are using the waterway today, carrying more goods than ever before. And, although the

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has, for the past seven years, successfully managed

an aggressive investment program geared toward modernizing the waterway (commonly known

as its Permanent Modernization Plan), the Panama Canal is rapidly nearing its maximum capacity.

On October 22, 2006, Panamanians voted in a national referendum to expand the Canal. As the referendum approached, the enthusiasm and energy was apparent throughout the country. Both camps in favor and those opposed to expansion exercised their democratic duty to determine the direction and future of Panama and its Canal. In the end, Panamanians voted overwhelmingly to approve expansion, with 76.33 percent in favor.

The estimated cost of the project is $5.25 billion. The expansion will benefit Canal customers, the people of Panama and world trade. Aside from increasing capacity, expansion will improve service at the Canal. It will also improve the flow of international commerce and facilitate the movement of goods through several important markets. Moreover, it will allow Panama to become the transportation and logistics hub of the Americas and allow the vital "All-Water Route" to continue to grow.

Expansion involves constructing a new lane of traffic along the Panama Canal through new locks on the Pacific and Atlantic ends of the Canal, which will double capacity and allow more traffic and wider ships. The Canal's entrances at the Atlantic and Pacific channels will be widened and deepened, as well as the navigational channel at Gatun Lake. One lock complex will be located on the Pacific side to the southwest of the existing Miraflores Locks. The other complex will be located to the east of the existing Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side of the Canal.

The new locks will be able to handle vessels 49 meters (160 feet) wide, 366 meters (1,200 feet) long and 15 meters (50 feet) deep, with a cargo volume of up to 170,000 DWT and 12,000 TEU. The new locks will use rolling gates, instead of the miter gates used by the existing locks, and will position vessels with tugboats instead of locomotives. Work will begin in 2007 and is slated for completion by the end of 2014, with the new locks open for transit in 2015. The project will not interfere with or disrupt current Canal traffic.

In 2007, the ACP will finalize its plans for expansion, including aspects related to finance, design and construction. As the ACP makes progress to this end, it envisions similar growth and development by United States ports, especially those along the East and Gulf Coasts.

ACP

ACP

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Flint River Services Opens New Warehouse

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lint River Services recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 250,000square-foot refrigerated warehouse at the Effingham County Industrial Park in Effingham County, Ga. The $20-million state-of-the-art facility is equipped with new

technology that can freeze perishables at minus 50 degrees and reduce more than

a million pounds of food to zero degrees in 24 hours. At extremely low temperatures, foods

are prepared for long-term storage and shipping through the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA).

According to a Flint River Services official Stuart Geriner, 100 new employees are expected to fill predominantly industrial positions, while other jobs include management, administrative and clerical.

John Henry, Effingham County Industrial Development Authority chief operating officer, said Flint River Services plans to expand the freeze blasting and refrigerated storage at the Effingham site in the next two years. The expansion is expected to double the warehouse space and significantly increase the number of jobs.

County officials estimate that Flint River Services will generate approximately $400,000 annually.

QuickStart, a training program that collaborated with Savannah Technical College and Flint River Services officials, was a factor in the selection of the Effingham site. QuickStart, a statewide program that draws upon the resources of Georgia's technical colleges, supports new and expanding industries in Georgia by providing customized training programs.

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PASSING THROUGH
GPA Hosts Veterans from the USS Buckner

W hen the veterans of the USS Buckner called the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) requesting a tour and assistance to arrange transportation in Savannah, port officials were pleased to help.
As one of 15 strategic deployment ports in the nation, the GPA takes great pride in its ability to support its nation's troops by providing an efficient service. Just as the GPA provides support to the military today, the port is proud to honor its veterans by helping to make their Savannah visit successful.

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PORTFOLIO
Radiation Portal Monitors Safeguard Port of Savannah

Photo by: Jonathan Thomas
T he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and Customs & Border Protection (CBP) recently installed radiation portal monitors at Gates 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal (GCT). Radiation portal monitors are also operational at GCT's intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) and Warehouse 27, as well as its Ocean Terminal facility. All containers will be monitored by the harmless, passive detection system that senses the environment around them prior to exiting the terminals.
"The Radiation Portal Monitor Program is national in scope and an integral part of CBP's mission of protecting the homeland and the economy," said CBP's Area Port Director Frank Jaramillo. "This program is one of several layers of security that CBP uses in securing our trade channels and country from terrorists and instruments of terror."
A radiation portal monitor is a detection device that provides CBP with a passive, non-intrusive means to screen trucks and other conveyances for the presence of nuclear and radiological materials. These systems are capable of detecting various types of radiation emanating from nuclear devices, "dirty" bombs, special nuclear materials, natural sources and isotopes commonly used in medicine and industry.
Portal monitors are safe because no radiation is emitted. They are completely safe for anyone passing by them, even children and pregnant women. Portal monitors are passive "detectors" of radiation. They are commonly used in hospitals and other industries.
Unlike X-rays, the radiation portal monitor does not produce images. Rather, the portal monitor captures and alerts to energy emitted by radioactive sources that happen to pass near it. The system is very similar to a radio receiver, in that it responds to certain types of energy and provides an indication to the operator of the strength of the energy received.
In an effort to screen 100 percent of all incoming goods, people and conveyances for radiation, portal monitors are being installed nationwide at seaports, land border points of entry and crossings, including rail crossings, international airports, and international mail and express consignment courier facilities.
Cargo can be screened without interrupting the flow of commerce. With these new technologies, the GPA is redefining the pace of trade when it it comes to moving cargo both efficiently and safely.
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CARRIER SERVICES
Port of Brunswick
Welcomes Bunge, N.A.
By Rachel Simons

Russ Bryant

I

n 1996, Charlie Regini served as the general manager for the Port of Brunswick. In true Georgia Ports

Authority (GPA) fashion, Regini kept

his eye on the future as he prepared the

facility for inevitable growth. This foresight

has paid off, most recently with an

agreement that has been reached between

the Port and Bunge, N.A., the world's third

largest grain company and the leading meal-

crusher across the globe. Currently serving

as GPA's senior executive manager for

agribusiness, Regini credits the enormous

amount of teamwork within the Port from

maintenance to market research as the

means for seeing this relationship with

Bunge come to fruition.

"We're very pleased to have welcomed Bunge, N.A. to the Port of Brunswick," said

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Regini. "Bunge is a very strong, value-added consumer company that I have had the pleasure of having contact with through my many years in the industry." This contract forges a mutually beneficial relationship, as the company exports 75,000 tons of soybean meal through the Port.
Bunge, N.A. incorporates four distinct, but integrated businesses: grain and oilseed origination, oilseed processing, corn dry and wheat milling, and food products. The company is a vital link in the food chain, connecting growers and food processors. Bunge operates a significant number of grain elevators in the deep south, including facilities in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. With some of its biggest customers located in this region, Bunge is accustomed to shipping a large percentage of soybean oil to the southern U.S.
Founded in 1818, Bunge employs 22,000 people at more than 450 facilities in 32 countries. All are dedicated to improving the global agribusiness and the food production chain.
"We would like to thank Bunge, N.A. for selecting the Port of Brunswick to expedite its worldwide agribusiness," said Doug J. Marchand, GPA executive director. "Bunge is a respected leading food products company with integrated operations around the world. The Port of Brunswick flat storage for agri-products is perfect for handling Bunge's products."
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Photo by: David Smalls
Bunge executives agree that Brunswick's port is outfitted for their needs. "The Port of Brunswick has more than exceeded our expectations from our original agreement," said Greg Bechtel, general manager for Bunge, N.A.'s Oilseed Processing Business. "This is the best experience that we have had in North America at any port in such a short window of time. The port has been very professional, with timely responses that have held up their promises, and we couldn't be happier."
Darrell Wallace, vice president of Bunge's Transportation Commodities Group agreed: "This is our first opportunity to run unit trains to a Southeast Coast port," he said. "They ran our 12 trains very efficiently and actually helped us increase the velocity of our private rail car fleet because of that efficiency. We appreciate the entire crew at the Georgia Ports Authority for the way they handle our freight through the entire process."
Bunge's business has had an overall economic impact on the city of Brunswick as the port has seen a significant increase in payroll, with a residual effect on the railroad system, and an increase in the amount of employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, at the dock and on the tug boats.
The Port continues to focus on future growth. "Over the years, we've embarked on aggressive harbor dredging, with support of the city and the state of Georgia," said Regini. "This project will bring water to a depth where we can compete with the Port of New Orleans, the number -one grain exporter in the world. From there we'll focus on expanding into new markets, where we'll continue to increase our business. We've also added rail tracks to handle big unit trains, so we are prepared for large grain volume."
The Port is a proficient, state-of-the-art facility running up to three shifts 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The port is supported by 925 linear feet (282 linear meters) of berthing and is situated within 2.5 miles (4 km) of Interstate 95. The facility is also tributary by rail, with storage that can easily accommodate 200 hopper cars by way of the complex's loop track.
With this kind of foresight, the Port of Brunswick is poised to continue to exceed customers' expectations well into the future.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Savannah Chamber Celebrates 20
By Betty Darby

T

he Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce marked its 200th anniversary in late December, and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) joined in the celebration. That's hardly surprising, because commerce in Savannah has always had its roots in the water.

"The Savannah Chamber of Commerce was originally focused on the port to regulate commerce and serve as a default port authority," said Steve Green, port chairman of the Chamber and current vice chairman of the GPA.
The colony of Georgia, which began as Savannah, was launched with several motives beyond the altruistic debtors' relief project that figures so prominently in textbooks. It was also intended to be a buffer colony between expansion-minded Spanish settlements to the south and the better established and prosperous colonies further up the east coast. Melded in with those goals was the desire to make money. The way to do that was by shipping the newly developed region's raw materials to European markets from docks on the Savannah River.
The first ship bearing Georgia exports set sail from the colony only three months after its founding. The early decades of Savannah saw a thriving business in the export of goods such as indigo, wine, silk and potash. The development of the cotton gin in the late 1700s made cotton a particularly important export, but naval stores turpentine, rosin and other fruits of Georgia's woodlands were also major products for the young port.
The Savannah Chamber can trace its history to a 200-year-old document that clearly shows how business and the port were inseparable. The organization, chartered in 1806, was clearly an association of shippers, their customers and the middlemen who kept goods moving. In fact, the organization limited its membership strictly to "merchants, traders, factors and insurance brokers."
The group was set up largely to regulate such things as port operations. When it drew up its first set of rules and regulations for the new chamber, its officers focused on regulation of weights and the setting of docking fees. A vessel's capacity determined whether it paid 50 cents a day or 75 cents a day for what was termed, "wharfage."

Commerce and the business interests behind it keep turning up as staunch allies of port development. Well before the massive cargo ships of today, dredging was an important need to keep the river open to transit records at the Georgia Historical Society show that the Corps of Engineers first took on the task in 1833. In annual reports and action summaries throughout, the Chamber mentions going to bat for what it termed "harbor improvements."
The anniversary program provides further evidence that no matter how much things change, they stay the same. The business of a port is trade, and one cannot trade without partners. It stands to reason that port cities have always been interested in international affairs, even half a century before containerized freight made its debut. And there's a sweet irony, not to mention a true sense of history, to discover that Savannah shippers of 1911 were looking with interest at developments in China and the Panama Canal.

Those docks, by the way, were significantly further downriver from the Port of Savannah's current facilities at Ocean Terminal and Garden City Terminal. The shops, restaurants and nightclubs that tourists frequent today in downtown Savannah along Factors Walk and River Street were once the working riverfront.
There's an interesting phenomenon involved in looking back over the parallel histories of the Savannah Chamber and the Savannah port. The same issues keep resurfacing. The Chamber of

"We are living in a wonderful age," reads the address of Col. G.A. Gordon, quoted in the Chamber's 1911 anniversary program. "The awakening of China will probably produce results, both political and commercial, unequaled since the discovery of America. A golden opportunity lies before Savannah.

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We are nearer the Panama Canal than New York or Baltimore or New Orleans or Galveston. Through that narrow cut will flow the trade not only of western South America and Central America, but of China. China is changing... "China, a user of cotton goods, cannot for many years manufacture enough to supply its teeming millions. Behind us lie the forests, cotton fields, the coal and iron, the waterpower and the cotton mills. Before us lie the mighty host clamoring for our products. Savannah, the key of a continent! Savannah, the gateway to a world!" With all of these common threads running through their mutual long histories and while the GPA has only been around since 1945, the ports and its needs and benefits have been around far longer the Authority congratulates a vigorous, and venerable, ally on its 200th anniversary. Photos courtesy of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

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NOTEWORTHY
Petrino Named GPA's General Manager of Trade Development

J

ohn Petrino has been named general manager of trade development at the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). Petrino will be responsible for carrier and cargo sales with U.S. and overseas offices, while reporting to the director of trade development.

Petrino comes to the GPA with more than two decades in the transportation industry. For the past 18 years, he held numerous managerial roles in sales and line management with Maersk Line in offices located in New Jersey, Maryland and Texas.

Petrino earned a bachelors degree from Rutgers University in English with an economics minor.

Hammer Hired as General Manager at Georgia Ports Authority
G ordon Hammer has been hired as the general manager of the Client Relations Center at the Georgia Ports Authority. Hammer will define customer service programs and functions, measure the quality of port services and provide operational analysis and feedback to various internal line and operational departments. Previously, he was vice president of trade at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, where he was responsible for the South America and Middle East product.
Hammer earned a bachelor of science degree in economics and a Third Mates License from Suny Maritime College.

Georgia Ports Authority Welcomes Manson as Chief of Port Police

F

rank Manson has been hired as chief of port police at the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). Manson will staff, train, direct and monitor the provision of effective police services to the GPA personnel, property, tenants and cargo.

Manson has worked with the risk management department for the City of Savannah and has held the positions of detective lieutenant for the Flagstaff Arizona Police Department and chief of police for the City of Williams Arizona Police Department. In these roles, he was responsible for the establishment of one of the first domestic violence and victim advocacy units in the Southwestern U. S. Manson served with the Joint Terrorism Task Force and directed the Flagstaff Metro Narcotics Task Force, a multi-agency unit, specializing in narcotics interdictions and investigations.

Manson holds a bachelor of fine arts and a master of science from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI Southwest Command College. He has been awarded the Meritorious Service Pillar of the Community Award and the City Manager's Achievement of Excellence Award.

DJ Powers Announces Director of Global Business Development

D J Powers Co., Inc., a global logistics and third-party logistics provider headquartered

in Savannah, Ga., has announced the addition of Walter (Wally) Wysocki as director

\

of global business development.

Wysocki brings more than 25 years experience in the shipping industry, having held positions in carrier sales, terminal operations and charter and project cargo operations. He will spearhead all sales and marketing activities for the company, adding dimension to the management staff and complementing the total transportation and consulting services provided by DJ Powers.

"Wally's addition to our staff continues our development of the full transportation service we

provide," said Richard Carter, the company's president: "Not only do we provide the service, but

we have the depth of experience within our management team to ensure customers are given

proven service standards."
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