AnchorAge, Vol. 47, no. 2 (2nd quarter 2007)

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In This Issue
2007 Volume 47 No. 2
COVER STORY
Ceremony Celebrates Completion
of Brunswick Harbor Deepening ........................................6

Cover Photo: David Smalls

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

Feature
Deeper Water, Higher Bridge Redefine Mayor's Point ................................................................................6 Ceremony Celebrates Completion of Brunswick Harbor Deepening ....................................................6 Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Relocation of Port Traffic to the Port of Brunswick ..................8 Growth of an Auto Port ..........................................................................................................................................9 Highway 17 Overpass at Colonel's Island Complete ....................................................................................11 GPA Board Approves Chatham Yard ICTF ....................................................................................................13 China Trade and Logistics Conference ............................................................................................................14 Advantage All-Water ..............................................................................................................................................16
Emerging Markets
Bean There..................................................................................................................................................................18
Carrier Services
Panama Canal Project Update: First Tender is for Dry Excavation ......................................................19 Savannah Welcomes Maersk M/V Djibouti ....................................................................................................19 Port of Savannah Welcomes First Vessel for INDAMEX Service............................................................19
Economic Development
General Protecht U.S. Inc. to Build in Georgia..............................................................................................22 One Million Square Feet - For Starters ..........................................................................................................23
Sailing Schedule ..........................................................................................................................................26
Passing Through
Moving Cargo as a "Fort-to-Port" Operation ..............................................................................................30
Project Cargo
Developing Proactive Partnerships ..................................................................................................................31
Portfolio
New Real-Time Inspection Tracking Software Presented to Savannah Community ....................33
Community Involvement
GPA/Port of Shimizu Essay/Art Contest ........................................................................................................34 National Maritime Day 2007 ..............................................................................................................................34 WTOC-TV and GPA Salute Top Teachers ......................................................................................................36
Noteworthy
Bloess Hired as Safety and Loss Control Manager at GPA ....................................................................38 Atlantic Container Service, Inc. Promotes Three ........................................................................................38 GPA Hosts Wage Survey Luncheon ................................................................................................................38

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AUTHORITY MEMBERS
Georgia Ports Authority

STEVE GREEN
Chairman
SAVANNAH

SUNNY PARK
Vice Chairman
ATLANTA

RUSTY GRIFFIN
Secretary/Treasurer
VALDOSTA

ZACKARY AULTMAN
Member
ALBANY

MAXINE H. BURTON
Member
BOGART

DONALD CHEEKS
Member
AUGUSTA

CLINT DAY
Member
NORCROSS

HUGH GILLIS
Member
SOPERTON

JIM LIENTZ
Ex-Officio Member
ATLANTA

BARTOW MORGAN, Jr.
Member
LAWRENCEVILLE

JOHN NEELY
Member
MAUK

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Member
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GPA ANCHORAGE

Perspective: Doug J. Marchand
New Depth Means New Opportunity for Georgia

PERSPECTIVE

A s Brunswick's market share continues to climb, its importance to state, regional and national economies also grows. With its new 36-foot depth, resulting from decades of hard work, the Port of Brunswick will continue to outpace the competition.
The additional six feet of draft means 100 percent of the auto vessels on the water today will be able to call on the Port of Brunswick Colonel's Island. That is great news for our expanding autoprocessing business.
The completion of this deepening means our docks will be able to service an expanding share of the world's breakbulk vessels a market that is serviced on Brunswick's East River.

The deepening also allows this already strong economic engine to become even stronger. Georgia's two deepwater ports generate $3.5 billion annually in federal taxes, $1.6 billion in state taxes and seven percent of Georgia's total employment more than 286,000 jobs.
In anticipation of the 36-foot depth, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has worked diligently with state and local authorities on several massive rail expansion projects to double rail capacity in Brunswick. The recently finished Highway 17 overpass has opened access to 900 developable acres on Colonel's Island's south side nearly quadrupling throughput capacity.
These investments have already translated into increased opportunities for Georgia's businesses and people. Mercedes-Benz USA recently selected Brunswick as the site of its new vehicle preparation center for vehicles being imported into the United States.
The deeper channel means measurable advantages for the GPA's customers and the state of Georgia. We are confident this improvement, with the help of the hardworking men and women of Georgia's ports, will enable the GPA to continue on its path of 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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FEATURE
Deeper Water, Higher Bridge Redefine Mayor's Point
D eeper water and a higher bridge are breathing new life into Mayor's Point Terminal.
The Port of Brunswick has two main facilities for ocean-going vessels: Mayor's Point Terminal, which handles bulk and breakbulk cargos, and Colonel's Island, specializing in vehicle import/export and agri-bulk.
The deepening of the harbor channel to 36 feet (38 feet at its entrance) will benefit the port as a whole, of course, but it is of particular importance to Mayor's Point. It will feel the greatest impact as the harbor can now accommodate an additional 45 percent of the world's bulk and breakbulk vessels.
"The last strategic pieces to the puzzle, deeper water and a high-level bridge, are now in place," said Georgia Ports Authority Global Accounts Executive Mark Troughton. "Brunswick is now, more than ever, in a position to become a bigger player in the breakbulk trade. Our intention is to target business that in the past, despite the quality of our terminal operations and hinterland access, we simply could not pursue due to draft limitations."
The Mayor's Point Terminal incorporates 355,000 square feet of warehousing adjacent to 1,750 linear feet of berthing, and with the deeper draft in the harbor, future expectations are high for this 22-acre facility.
"Beyond harbor improvements, our geography remains our strongest ally," said Troughton. "Location and strong interstate connections afford our customers access to the fastest growing region of the country--the Southeastern U.S. As a port, we understand our strategic role within the supply chain. For wood and forest products importers and exporters, it's all about meeting a customer's inventory demands and minimizing transportation costs. With that in mind, we are confident in the terminal's developing role as a distribution center for wholesalers and manufacturers alike."
Mayor's Point Terminal is within minutes of I-95 North/South, with two additional interstates, I-16 East/West and I-10 East/West, within one hour. For inland origins and destinations beyond a 10-hour radius by truck, Norfolk Southern Railroad and CSX Transportation provide numerous cost advantages.
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Ceremony Celebrates Completio

By Ross Glendye

BRUN

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he Brunswick Harbor Deepening Project is complete. After more than two decades of economic study, legislative wrangling and hard work, Port of Brunswick is open to the entire world fleet of Ro/Ro vessels

and a much larger share of the bulk and breakbulk vessels. With this hard-won

and demanding work done, the officials behind it gathered June 18, 2007,

for a ceremonial "ribbon cutting" for a port that can now handle even more traffic.

"We've been working on improving the Brunswick Harbor Navigational Channel even before man landed on the Moon," said Former U.S. Senator and GPA Board Chairman Mack Mattingly, who played a critical role in completing this project. "Business is good now and will be even better in the future."

"Growth in trade has been so great that there is a strong need to improve our facilities and harbors," said John Paul Woodley Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

Paired with the Sidney Lanier Bridge, which offers significantly higher clearance, the harbor deepening represents completion of a set of improvements that have taken access for ships both higher and deeper. Along with these improvements, a new connector rail line, a new north-south connector roadway and an overpass over Highway 17 have streamlined rail and truck logistics, providing access to 900 GPA-owned acres the next step in Brunswick's development on Colonel's Island.

Photo: Jonas Jordan Colonel Mark Held, Commander USACE Savannah district, and Captain Edwin Fendig, Jr., Brunswick Bar Pilots Association, discuss the impact of the Port of Brunswick's new 36-foot depth.
GPA ANCHORAGE

FEATURE

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SWICK HARBOR DEEPENING

The harbor deepening had a stormy history. It was temporarily put on hold when the Corps of Engineers downgraded its priority to the nation. Georgia Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, working with U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston, successfully pled the project's case and saw it back on track.

"The deepening allows this already strong economic engine to become even stronger," said Georgia Port Authority's (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand.

Captain Edwin Fendig, Jr., of the Brunswick Bar Pilots Association has spent a lifetime working this harbor. At the completion ceremony, Fendig summed the new developments up: "We woke up a sleeping giant and now both of his eyes are open."

Photo: Jonas Jordan
Assistant Secretary for Civil Works John Paul Woodley and U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston share a moment after the harbor deepening ceremony.

Photo: Jonas Jordan
Pictured (from left) : GPA Chairman Steve Green; Former U.S. Senator and GPA Board Chairman Mack Mattingly; U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston; Assistant Secretary for Civil Works U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) John Paul Woodley; Georgia DOT Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl; Captain Edwin Fendig, Jr. of the Brunswick Bar Pilots Association; GPA Executive Director Doug Marchand; GPA Board Member Jim Lientz; and Colonel Mark Held - Savannah District Commander USACE.

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FEATURE
Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Relocation of Port Traffic to the Port of Brunswick
By Betty Darby

E320 Bluetec Photo: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has chosen Georgia's Port of Brunswick for its new vehicle processing center, with plans to bring 50,000 luxury autos annually into the U.S. through the port. The company already uses the Brunswick port to export 15,000 American-made Mercedes-Benz SUVs annually from its Vance, Ala., plant.
"The move to Brunswick represents a tremendous opportunity for Mercedes-Benz in terms of further improving efficiencies for our southeast Vehicle Preparation Center (VPC) - one of the critical steps in the process of bringing new vehicles to market," said Ernst Lieb, President and CEO, MBUSA. "The proximity to the port, combined with better railroad and highway access and room for expansion, make Brunswick an excellent location for this facility. With quality being our top priority, the new VPC is an important step toward consistently delivering the best vehicles to our dealerships and ultimately our customers."

41 jobs either transfers or newly created ones for the Brunswick area, along with additional jobs in the shipping, rail and trucking industries. The company's VPC is presently in Jacksonville, Fla.
A VPC is a critical link in the movement of new vehicles from the assembly line to the showroom floor. When an imported vehicle is driven off a Ro/Ro ship, the VPC is its first stop after U.S. Customs. Vehicles must clear inspection in a VPC to ensure they meet MBUSA standards before moving on to dealerships across the country.
The GPA landed the new import business from MBUSA, and consolidated its hold on the existing export segment thanks to an aggressive infrastructure improvement plan that has enabled the Port of Brunswick already the sixth busiest vehicle port in the country -- to keep up with growth. The latest piece in that series of improvements, the overpass over Highway 17, officially opened on the heels of the company's announcement.

In addition to the overpass, infrastructure improvements included a new high-level, fixed-span bridge able to accommodate any of the world's Ro/Ro fleet, deepening of the harbor, rail improvements and a new connector road.
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue agrees. "Mercedes-Benz USA is the first of what I hope will be many of our state's customers to benefit from our increased accessibility for automobile manufacturers," he said.
Former U.S. Senator and GPA Board Chairman Mack Mattingly pointed to MBUSA's 13 consecutive years of sales growth. "We are proud that they will continue to grow and thrive because of the increased efficiencies provided by this new facility," he said.
MBUSA becomes the second major automaker in recent years to expand its Brunswick operations. Hyundai/Kia combined operations in Brunswick in 2003.

The company expects to complete construction on its new VPC by the first quarter of 2009. The new facility will attract

C300 Sport Photo: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
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FEATURE
Celebrating 30 Years at Colonel's Island
Growth of an Auto Port
By Betty Darby

T

he automobile import/export industry in Georgia went from zero to 60 in record time, thanks to

developments at the Port of

Brunswick's Colonel's Island facility. Twenty

years ago, the first Ro/Ro (roll-on, roll-off)

vessel docked there. Today, Brunswick is the

sixth largest auto port in the nation.

This success story began modestly enough. The port's first auto import client, Yugo is now nothing more than a footnote in market history, and the country that produced it disappeared in the redrawing of the map of Europe. Still, Yugoslavia's Yugo led a charge: last calendar year, 379,001 cars and other vehicles from 14 manufacturers passed through Colonel's Island.

BMW of North America was the second manufacturer to form a relationship in Brunswick, starting in 1988. The arrival of a

prestigious and well-established European manufacturer was an early boost for the reputation of the new auto port.
Over the years, driven by the market forces in America's showrooms, as well as developments in the shipping trade, manufacturers have increasingly relied upon Brunswick. Today, the customer count stands at a record 14 automakers and three vehicle processing centers, including highperformance sports cars, family vans, luxury autos and heavy construction equipment.
The port opened its first dock adapted to handle Ro/Ro cargo in 1987 and has now grown to three, according to Bill Dawson, General Manager for Operations for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in Brunswick.
Growing a port to such a significant player in the international market takes capital

Photo: GPA Archives
investment. Perhaps the best example out of Brunswick is its Sidney Lanier Bridge. The $121million cable-stayed bridge opened in 2003, replacing a drawbridge that had previously forced ships to "thread a needle" through its narrow opening. Ro/Ro ships, which are both high and wide, can now easily and safely pass underneath. Today, the port can be accessed by any of the world's Ro/Ro vessels.

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FEATURE
Highway 17 Overpass at Colonel's Island Complete
By Betty Darby

load arrive in Brunswick. These trains ferry MBUSA's SUVs from the company's plant in Vance, Ala. to ships that will carry them to consumers around the world.

The overpass/connector project is the latest in a chain of choreographed investments in the full array of transportation corridors at the Port of Brunswick. The construction of the Sidney Lanier Bridge and the deepening of the harbor channel broaden the list of vessels that can call on the port. Add to those a major new rail connector and expanded rail storage capacity, along with the connector road and overpass project, and ships, trains and trucks all now have a smoother, faster path into and out of the Port of Brunswick.

Photo: David Smalls

These recent improvements have helped to turn the Port of Brunswick into the sixth largest auto port in the country, and position that port for further growth.

T

he recent completion of the Highway 17 Overpass at Colonel's Island is already bringing in

additional business for the Port of

Brunswick and has unlocked access to 900

prime acres of Georgia Ports Authority

(GPA) land.

The Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announcement that it would import some 50,000 vehicles a year through Brunswick virtually coincided with the completion of that overpass and the related north-south connector road on port property at Brunswick's Colonel's Island.

"These projects will increase capacity and improve efficiency on Colonel's Island which means more business for Georgia's ports and more jobs for Georgia's people,"

said Former U.S. Senator and GPA Board Chairman Mack Mattingly. "We congratulate the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the employees of the GPA for their hard work on these critical projects."
The GDOT handled the overpass project, while the $1.06-million connector road is the work of GPA.
Improved traffic flow from processing facility to ship helped convince an established customer to relocate a key piece of its business to Georgia. In 2009, when MBUSA finishes its vehicle processing center for the new imports, Brunswick will be a consolidated import/export hub for the luxury automaker. Already, three "hot" trains a week that is, trains that arrive loaded and are expedited back empty to pick up another

The docks at Colonel's Island are especially equipped to handle the world's Ro/Ro fleet for vehicle imports. Three well-established vehicle processing centers are on hand to handle final steps in the import and export process. Acres of parking are in place. And the port owns an additional 900 acres on Colonel's Island, poised for expansion. But Highway 17 runs between the docks and the open acreage. With the overpass and road improvements, unencumbered access is now provided and the GPA is free to seek new tenants and industry for that real estate.
The overpass serves another purpose as well it eliminated an at-grade rail crossing for the Golden Isles Railroad. "That's a benefit to motorists who are the port's neighbors, as well as to business," said Bill Dawson, General Manager of Operations at GPA's Brunswick facilities.

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FEATURE
GPA Board Approves Chatham Yard ICTF

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ighteen and a half percent of the Port of Savannah's total container throughput is handled through its

intermodal facilities. According

to forecasts, Savannah's total container

volume will more than double during

the next decade, increasing its intermodal

volume simultaneously.

One of the critical aspects of the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Facilities Master Plan (Focus 2015) is ensuring its intermodal facilities are capable of handling the projected growth. Norfolk-Southern (NS) and CSX Transportation (CSX) both have onterminal facilities, which eliminate drayage and marshalling costs.

Photo: Jonathan Thomas

The GPA's Board of Directors recently approved funding for its Chatham Yard Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal (GTC), as a component of its Focus 2015 Capital Plan. This ten-year capital plan is strategically designed to increase capacity at the GCT from 2.6 million to more than 6.5 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) annually.
"Moving more freight by rail provides significant public benefits," said GPA Board Chairman Steve Green. "These benefits include reducing congestion, improving air quality and increasing fuel efficiency."
"The primary reasons for construction of the Chatham Yard ICTF are elimination of rail tracks within the container storage yard and consolidation of CSX intermodal operations in one area to maximize operational efficiencies," said Wilson Tillotson, GPA's Director of Engineering. "We were able to locate the facility in an underutilized area of

" Moving more freight by rail provides significant public benefits," said GPA Board Chairman Steve

Green. "These benefits include reducing congestion,
"" improving air quality and increasing fuel efficiency.

the terminal, and the design is such that there Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Kansas

will be no impact on existing operations City, Charlotte, Memphis and beyond.

during construction."

"The new Chatham ICTF will improve truck

The James D. Mason ICTF consists of four traffic flow on the container yard while

2,500-foot working tracks, one 2,500-foot increasing terminal capacity and velocity," said

runaround track, and two 2,500-foot John Wheeler, GPA's Director of Trade

storage tracks. A fifth 2,500-foot working Development. "The new ICTF will improve

track at the Mason ICTF will be complete transit times for CSX routes, while reducing the

July 2007. The Chatham Yard ICTF will cost of intermodal transportation by eliminating

consist of three working tracks (6,300 total the need for an out-gate drayage charge."

feet) and 10,000 feet of storage track and

will use rubber-tired gantries or rail- With the Southeast being the nation's fastest

mounted gantries exclusively.

growing region, intermodal connectivity is an

integral aspect of serving containerized

The Port of Savannah's intermodal cargo and moving it to these populations.

capabilities reverse the West Coast mini- Intermodal transportation is also a critical

landbridge by offering transit and access component of GPA's strategy for serving the

savings, to and from markets like Atlanta, Asian and European import market in the future.

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FEATURE 14

CHINA TRAD
By John Powers
Photo: David Smalls
Former U.S. Senator and GPA Board Chairman Mack Mattingly, and Peter Tirschwell, JOC Vice President and Editorial Director.
CHINA: THE NUMBERS GAME
1.3 billion citizens. 667,000 newborns every month. Total container throughput in 2006: 93 million TEUs. Annual increase in container throughput: 18 million TEUs. A GDP that will surpass Germany in two years, Japan in 15, and the U.S. in 30.
Population, trade, world economic impact. No matter which yardstick you use to measure the China phenomenon, both the sheer size and the rate of growth are nothing short of staggering. "Forget percentages," said Fred Castonguay, Managing Director of Modern terminals-Taicang Ports. "You have to focus on the raw numbers for a true sense of the scales involved."
Castonguay joined more than 300 delegates to the Third Annual Trade and Logistics Conference staged recently in Savannah, Ga. The group gathered to hear expert opinion on transportation and economic issues, as well as obstacles and opportunities surrounding the burgeoning Chinese marketplace.
TRADITIONS IN TRANSITION
For three decades, the Chinese model has been one of cut-rate manufacturing generating low-cost goods exported via Hong Kong. While this economic chain still plays a mighty role in the Chinese economy, change is in the wind.
"In the last 18 months, we have seen China's transformation from a low-cost sourcing platform to the place to be in the global market," said David Jacoby, President of the Boston Logistics Group. By 2020, forecasts predict the nation will become the second largest economy in the world not only in manufacturing, but in purchasing and research and development.
Concurrently, low-cost production is shifting westward to inland China and to other locales like India and Southeast Asia. To replace these departed industries, Chinese business interests and their foreign partners are establishing a wide array of mid-tech and knowledge-based enterprises...automotives, high-end consumer goods, and advanced electronics. In fact, China is expected to become the world's largest manufacturer and consumer of automobiles by the end of the next decade.
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E and LOGISTICS CONFERENCE

China is preparing its 800 million workers to measure up to these new job descriptions. "Workers are being educated to feed the needs of the emerging high tech and service sectors," said Rosa Hakala, Senior Vice-President of Agility Logistics.
David Hofmann of Interchina Consulting pointed to three key drivers fueling the march from producer to world's largest consumer, "Rapid urbanization, second and third tier cities joining the economic fray, and the emergence of a substantial middle class."
POINT A TO POINT B
Numbers again... 9.6 million square kilometers a landmass that presents daunting delivery challenges for manufacturers and consumers alike.
There is a old axiom that for every 100 miles you venture into inland China, you go back a decade in infrastructure. Remedies to these problems hold the key to the nation reaching its lofty economic potential.

routes. Transportation officials must also balance the tremendous domestic demand for passenger transit.
Truck carriage is somewhat more reliable, but suffers from poor highway connections and rates five times those of movement by rail.
"There is a fundamental collision between increasing demand in China and port and infrastructure constraints," said David Hoppin of MergeGlobal Inc. "The market requires time definite products, origin to consignee as opposed to simply port-toport. Carriers need to offer financial performance guarantees, not simply fixedday sailings."
The U.S. likewise suffers infrastructure limits vis--vis anticipated trade increases with China. "Our very conservative estimates are that in the next 15 years, trade through U.S. ports will double. Our railroads, roads and ports are not keeping up," said Sean Connaughton, Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration. He cited dredging backlog in preparing ports for new generations of jumbo vessels as another critical concern.

"China isn't the only country with infrastructure challenges," said Terry Bunch of Rayonier. "Our interstate system is inadequate and under-engineered. Our rail network is obsolescent. We're not dealing with the $1.6 trillion needed for infrastructure costs." These U.S.-domestic shortcomings add up to delays and higher logistics costs.
One area of particular concern to shippers is the continuing bottleneck for minilandbridge imports. "Actual arrival times are running three to four days above schedule," said Hoppin. "You can't do much to increase the efficiency of West Coast ports without real estate, which is unfortunately scarce."
THE FIX
There is no shortage of consensus regarding infrastructure shortcomings in China, and ambitious remedies are in the works. Once again, the numbers are overwhelming.
China's eleventh five-year plan includes aggressive plans to improve intermodal connectivity. "Inland development will be fueled by the government's `Go West' policy," said Hakala. The master plan incorporates a heavy dose of infrastructure improvements.

Currently, transportation exceeds 20 percent of total delivered costs, twice the rate in the developed world. "Our railways and roads are overloaded," said Qi Zhang, Third Secretary of Commerce at China's U.S. Embassy. "We have an imbalance between tracks and feeder lines; and our service quality is not so high."

Intermodal carriage is particularly afflicted. In 2005, a little more than two percent of the 75 million TEUs moving in and out of the country traveled intermodally. Ninety newly dedicated routes have been established, but scheduling is sporadic, and equipment limited. Attempts at doublestacking are thwarted by equipment shortages and height constraints on electrified
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(From left to right) Miss China; Nick Qin, President and CEO, China Professional Tours; Page Siplon, Executive Director, Maritime Logistics Innovation Center; Former U.S. Senator and GPA Board Chairman Mack Mattingly; and Doug J. Marchand, GPA Executive Director.
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ADVANTAGE
ALL-WATER

T

he battle is on. With capacity issues, congestion

and equipment shortages along the

U.S. Pacific coast, shippers are increasingly

gravitating to all-water routing to move goods

from Asia to the U.S eastern seaboard. The

vessel volume stakes are high, and interests at

the Panama and Suez canals are ramping up

their efforts to capture market share.

Physical improvements to increase maximum vessel capacity and accelerate transits are the order of the day. By the end of 2007, the Suez will measure 66 feet in depth. In addition, the number of "double parts" is being increased to increase daily transit capacity from 78 to 98 daily.

"Hong Kong lies on the borderline between Suez and Panama Canal routings," said Suez Canal General Manager Mahmoud Rezk. "It represents the crucial battlefield for which we will need to present a convincing case if the all-water concept is to succeed."
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Rezk suggested additional advantages for Suez:
Virtually no vessel size constraints:
67 percent of Suez traffic is already post-Panamax.
Suez can handle larger vessels
than Panama.
Continuing capacity constraints with the
U.S. rail system drive all-water routing.
Panama Canal will reach capacity before
its expansion is completed.
India, which is far better served via the
Suez, both transit-time wise as well as a more cost effective route, will become a much larger trading partner for the U.S. in the next five years.
Mid-East cargo is booming with the U.S.
East Coast.
Transit costs via the Panama Canal are on
the rise.
Delays and rising intermodal costs
associated with U.S. west coast gateways are likely to increase.
Oscar Bazan, of the marketing division for the Panama Canal Authority painted a promising future for his routing alternative. He said that transit and cost advantages make Panama the preferred option for cargoes moving from northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast. In addition, Panama has parried recent Suez fee and surcharge concessions with some rollbacks of its own.
In addition, Bazan details ambitious expansion plans which will redefine the term Panamax in the none-too-distant future. "The Suez can currently handle larger vessels, but the Panama Canal is catching up," said Dominick Trapasso, VicePresident of Supply Chain Management for Oneida, Ltd.

Trapasso explained the shipper's decision matrix in choosing which direction to turn when leaving China. "In comparing Panama versus Suez routings, the fundamental concerns are sources and destinations of products," said Trapasso. "South China to the East Coast, goods generally go via Panama. From Indonesia and Vietnam, we go via the Suez."
Trapasso also pointed out lingering concerns about vessel size limitations on all-water routings, pushing slot costs higher. Physical expansions at both canals will help mitigate this problem. In addition, he had concerns about Panama Canal rate increases, which have been passed along to shippers. Rising fuel costs are driving rail costs higher for MLB shipments simultaneously.
Advantage all-water. Trapasso ranked more consistent transits versus mini-landbridge routings, as a clear advantage for the allwater option.
Regardless of which canal routing makes the most sense for a particular shipper and a specific shipment, the U.S. East Coast destination of choice remains unchanged.
"Savannah and its distribution network remain the focal hub for a staggering volume and array of goods moving to and from China, Asia, IPB and the Middle East," said John Wheeler, Georgia Ports Authority Director of Trade Development. "We have traditionally enjoyed a preeminent role as first-in, last-out port for cargoes transiting the Panama Canal. More recently, we have embarked on a successful and ambitious campaign to entice the many new steamship services opting for the Suez. Fortunately, the transit, cost and infrastructure advantages that have made Savannah the port of choice for trade via Panama are equally applicable to Suez routings."
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CHINA TRADE and LOGISTICS CONFERENCE
Continued from page 15
Construction has already begun on a network of 18 mega-sized logistics parks. Seven of these will be port-located with the remaining 11 inland at provincial capitols and major commercial centers. The first, located in Shanghai, went from drawing board to operation in an amazing seven months. Fragmented inland container handling terminals will be replaced by a network of 100 newly constructed hubs.
On the rail front, 17,000 kilometers of new lines are on the books. Ninety new dedicated container routes have been designated. Plans call for all 18 of the new logistics mega-hubs to be linked by doublestack service. Rail infrastructure investments under the latest five-year plan will average $8.5 billion per year.
Notwithstanding the tremendous distances involved, plans for highway improvements are equally ambitious. By early in the next decade, 35,000 kilometers will have been added to the highway network, much of it linking emerging inland commercial centers with ports.
China's vast inland waterway network dictates an ongoing role for barge traffic. "The next leap in efficiencies will be improvements in the barging system to seagoing barges with 300- to 600-TEUs capacities," said Robert Kiedal of Maersk. Frank Jensen of Modern Terminals agreed that inland connectivity is best achieved by barges versus trucks.
This massive expansion of China's transportation systems is critical to its overall economic ambitions. "Transportation infrastructure development will be the driving force behind the emergence of the middle class," said Hofmann.
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EMERGING MARKETS
BEAN THERE

T

he Port of Brunswick is turning the promise of the China mega-market into reality. The M/V Worada Naree called to load the port's first ever soybean shipment

destined for the Chinese mainland. The more than 26,000-ton shipment of U.S. # 1

Yellow Soybeans was earmarked for applications in the food and livestock industries.

FGDI, LLC, a subsidiary of F.C. Stone Inc., was responsible for putting together the transaction. Steve Speck, President and CEO, explained the end uses: "The beans are crushed and the oil extracted for use in cooking oil. The remaining meal is utilized in the production of animal feed." Some of the oil is also processed for pharmaceutical applications such as the manufacture of vitamin supplements.

The shipment was comprised of beans grown in both the Midwest and Georgia. Charlie Regini, Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) agri-business point man, said that the handling flexibility at Colonel's Island was critical in assembling and loading the shipment. "Our vessel turnaround time was a crisp three days. This was made possible by the fact that we were able to simultaneously load product from storage and arriving unit trains at the same time."

Speck was optimistic regarding additional Chinese exports via Colonel's Island. "By developing additional soybean sales from Brunswick, we will continue to bring the evergrowing demand of China directly to the farmers in Georgia and the Midwest."

Historically, U.S. soybeans have enjoyed brisk sales in Asia, particularly Japan. Fortunately for Brunswick, these cargo flows have taxed the throughput capabilities of other ports. "Many of the existing grain export facilities are chock-a-block," said Regini. "There is a definite and emerging niche for Colonel's Island for soybeans to China, combo vessels carrying agri-products to the Caribbean, and winter wheat shipments worldwide."

Veterans of the agri-products industry, Speck and Regini have been business acquaintances for 25 years. They capitalized on the relationship to put this landmark shipment together. "This opportunity just came together within our existing business flow," Speck said. According to Regini, "We were able to find the right piece of available ocean carriage for China and marry it with FGDI's timetable and routing."

FGDI is no newcomer to Brunswick. The firm has previously employed the port for shipments to markets worldwide. Speck explained the attraction: "We've been doing business in Brunswick for quite a few years. We've always been impressed with the great attitude and service from the players who operate the port."

Speck reverted to his crystal ball for some insights on future grain traffic for Colonel's Island. "The primary limiting factors have always been vessel draft and clearance constraints. With the new bridge in place and channel deepening complete, business opportunities via Brunswick will multiple dramatically."

With the new 36-foot depth leading to Colonel's Island at mean low water (MLW) along with the region's average seven-foot tide range, vessels of 40-foot draft can be accommodated. In

Photo: David Smalls
FGDI's first soybean shipment destine for China departed from the Colonel's Island Agri-bulk facility aboard the M/V Worada Naree on March 1, 2007.

anticipation of these new dimensions, Colonel's Island Terminal's dedicated agri-bulk berth has been deepened to 42 feet at MLW.
There is another important reason for optimism regarding the future of soybean exports via Brunswick. The use of agri-products in production of alternative diesel fuels is skyrocketing, and the soybean meal by-product of oil extraction is gaining wide popularity as a resource material. Energy applications are expected to ultimately account for at least 15 percent of all farm product consumption.
Grain tonnages for the Colonel's Island Terminal surpassed FY 2007 projections before the end of the third quarter. There are multiple reasons to believe that future projections will have to be ramped up significantly. Channel deepening opens up the port to a whole new list of contract grain carriers. Shoreside improvements have increased capacity and accelerated throughput. Soaring worldwide demand for U.S. grain has exceeded the capacities of many older facilities.
Central to the GPA's efforts to grow Colonel's Island will be a vigorous China strategy. Regini, a key player in developing the Brunswick grain business said, "China is in our crosshairs for the future. They are by far the largest importer of U.S. soybeans. We intend to emulate GPA's success in the China-U.S. container trades in the grain sector. The market's there."
Look on the shelves of any American retailer, and the proliferation of imports from China will become quickly apparent. By contrast, the emergence of that nation as a global consumer has been almost glacial.
But change is afoot. Chinese citizens are realizing significant increases in personal wealth, and a sizable middle class is emerging. Discretionary spending has become a reality. The task of supplying a fifth of the world's population inevitably demands a turn to global sourcing.
On the agri-products front, China has long viewed the United States as a preferred provider. As the East Coast's most modern, dedicated grain export facility, Colonel's Island is quickly becoming a prominent station on the new Orient Express.

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Panama Canal Project Update:
First Tender is for Dry Excavation
By The Panama Canal Authority

CARRIER SERVICES

P

anama City, Panama The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) got one step closer to beginning

its historic expansion on May 7,

2007, with the release of the first

construction project tender (request for

proposal submission) for dry excavation

along the north access channel on the Pacific

end of the Canal.

The Expansion Program adds a new lane of traffic along the Panama Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, which will double the tonnage capacity and allow the transit of substantially larger vessels. The North Pacific channel excavation, which will be located west of Pedro Miguel and locks, is the first of five dry excavation projects. The first project will help link the new postPanamax locks on the Pacific end of the Canal to the existing Gaillard Cut and represents approximately 16 percent of the total excavation for the new Pacific Locks Access Channel.

The scope of work under the contract will include: the removal of non-classified material and disposal of excavated material at indicated locations, and the construction of new gravel roads and ditches.
"We are making history with the release of the first construction project tender. The expansion is moving forward with good progress," said ACP Engineering and Programs Management Director Jorge L. Quijano. "We hope to attract firms with significant experience in this type of work as we begin this important phase of the project."
Information about this tender (No. 67252) is now available through the ACP's online bidding system (SLI), http://www.pancanal.com/esp/procsales/buy.html or via the ACP's Web site at www.pancanal.com. Interested parties have 55 days from the tender release date for bid submissions. The ACP expects to award the contract in July or August 2007.

Illustrations: The Panama Canal Authority

Savannah Welcomes Maersk M/V Djibouti
On April 10, 2007, the Port of Savannah welcomed the first vessel of the MECL2 service, the Maersk M/V Djibouti. The 5,060-TEU vessel, built in 2004, joins the growing number of Suez services currently calling on the Port of Savannah. Service rotation is Savannah, Norfolk, Newark, Algeciras, Gioia Tauro, Suez Canal, Jeddah, Salalah, Colombo, and Madras/Chennai.
Herman J. Brown, Jr., GPA Sales Representative, Trade Development presented Captain Amity Kumar of the Maersk M /V Djibouti with clock marking the first vessel of the MECL2 service to Savannah.

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Port of Savannah Welcomes First Vessel for INDAMEX Service
With Capt. S. Turkalj at the helm, the CMA CGM M/V Eiffel arrived in Savannah as the first vessel of the India America Express (INDAMEX) service on May 11, 2007. The 4,400-TEU vessel initiated the service with a rotation calling on Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Suez, Damietta, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Port Said, Suez, Mundra, Nhava Sheva and Colombo.
Captain S. Turkalj accepts a clock from John Petrino, GPA General Manager of Trade Development in commemoration of the arrival of the M/V Eiffel and the IDAMEX service.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Photo: John Gilman, Atlanta Metro Chamber of Commerce

General Protecht U.S. Inc.

to Build in Georgia
By Ross Glendye

C hinese manufacturer General Protecht U.S. Inc., announced in May plans to purchase more than 200 acres in Barnesville, Ga., for an assembly and distribution center. General Protecht U.S. Inc. manufactures electrical products, wired devices and other interrelated products.
"We chose metro Atlanta and Georgia because of its position in the heart of the nation's most attractive regions," said Wusheng Chen, General Protecht Chairman and CEO. "We will be able to receive components and parts easily from the Port of Savannah and assemble and distribute our final products through Atlanta's outstanding logistics infrastructure."

The facility is expected to bring 240 jobs, as well as $30 million in investment, to Lamar County.
"The location of General Protecht U.S. to Georgia represents significant economic investment into the state," said Stacy Watson, Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Manager of Economic and Industrial Development. "The doors are open to attract more Chinese-based manufacturing opportunities to the Southeast."
The Port of Savannah is the South Atlantic's primary connection to Asia. In FY2006, China became Georgia's third-largest export destination at $1.1 billion.

From FY2005 to FY2006, China imports through Georgia jumped 11 percent, and in the past six years they have almost tripled. In FY2006, 1,116,062 TEUs or 53 percent of the GPA's total 2.1 million TEUs (throughput), consisted of direct imports and exports to and from China including Hong Kong.
Georgia is the second largest importer and exporter of goods to and from Asia on the U.S. East Coast (USEC). Looking at Hong Kong alone, Georgia is the third largest importer and second largest exporter on the USEC. With such strong Asian trade, the GPA is paving the way to accommodate future growth.

Standing left to right: Ken Stewart, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development; Hans Gant, SVP Economic Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber; Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue; Mme. Ma Xiuhong, Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China; Fang Li, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston; Mme. Yao Wenping, Vice President, CCCME; John Ray, Director, General Protecht US Inc; and President, Heritage Capital Advisors LLC. Seated left to right: Barnsville Mayor Dewaine Bell; Wusheng Chen, President, General Protecht Group; Jay Matthews, Chairman, Lamar County Commission; Kenneth Roberts, Vice Chair, Barnesville Lamar County Industrial Development Authority.

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One Million Square Feet For Starters
By John Powers

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

D P Partners, a Nevada-based developer of transportation parks and facilities, is the newest arrival on the Savannah distribution scene. On May 31, the firm staged groundbreaking ceremonies on two separate, speculative distribution centers in Pooler, Ga.

The firm emphasizes strategic, centralized locations for its facilities. Therefore, the buildings are located in their 72-acre "LogistiPort" only four miles from the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal. The complex is situated on the west side of Georgia Highway 307 and less than a mile north of Interstate 16, guaranteeing hasslefree access to port terminals and major highways alike.
Building A will be a 689,400-square-foot crossdock facility. Located on a 35-acre site, it offers access amenities to warm the heart of the cargo handler: 32-foot clear ceiling height, bay sizes of 55 feet by 60 feet and 60 feet by 60 feet, 120 truck docks expandable to 144, four drive-in doors, parking for 186 trailers and 220 cars, energy efficient T-5 lighting, and ESFR firesuppression sprinkler system.
The second facility boasts 58 truck docks expandable to 72, two drive-in doors, expandable to six, and parking for 66 trailers and 160 cars. All other amenities are identical to Building A, aside from its square footage of 347,280.
"Our analysis revealed a Savannah market mixture of very large tenants and 3PLs (Third Party Logistics) with multiple needs," said Aaron Paris, Executive Vice President

Photo: David Smalls
Attending the recent ground breaking for LogistiPort at Savannah were (from left) James V. Mascaro, Eastern Region Development Manager, DP Partners; Lynn Pitts, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Savannah Economic Development Authority; Stephen G. Bailey, RLA, DP's Eastern Region Manager; Jeremy Merklinger, Manager of DP's Southeast Region; Aaron H. Paris, DP's Executive Vice President & COO; Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, Georgia State Representative, District 159; Doug J. Marchand, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority; and Pooler Mayor Mike Lamb.

and Chief Operating officer for DP Partners. "We needed a mix of products to serve different types of clients. Our buildings are designed to address this diversity, as well as maximizing usage of our sites." Paris anticipates build-out on the first two structures by December 2007.
DP Partners is also planning a second park in the Savannah area. Located eight miles west of I-16 and 15 miles from port terminals, "LogistiCenter" is a 1,738-acre tract. The property will accommodate five million square feet of new industrial and distribution footage, offering multi-tenant spaces in increments as small as 100,000 square feet and several buildings of one million square feet each.

the port, proximity to major population centers, diversified steamship services and great rail and truck connections. "Through all of our planning efforts, we enjoyed exceptional partnerships with the Georgia Ports Authority, Savannah Economic Development Authority and local government," said Paris.
LogistiPort is good news for the City of Pooler as well. "The project illustrates that Pooler is the bull's eye, not just a target area, for new development," said Pooler Mayor Mike Lamb. "Companies like working with us because we get things done. The results are new jobs and an expanded tax base for Pooler. We are proud to have an outstanding company like DP Partners in our city."

"Nationwide, our objective is to be in all the key distribution markets," said Paris. "Our research indicated Savannah is destined for annual volume increases of over 200,000 TEUs per year, which will accommodate three million square feet per year in distribution center expansion." Other advantages included availability of suitable sites close to

DP Partners is a national industrial developer of parks and facilities with excellent access to transportation infrastructures. Founded in 1960, the firm is ranked in the top ten privately owned industrial development enterprises in the country. Annually, the firm develops approximately three million square feet of speculative and build-to-suit projects.

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Port of Savannah
Compiled by: Georgia Ports Authority www.gaports.com

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Port of Savannah
Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Savannah
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

Africa (East-South-West) CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hoegh Autoliners ........................................HU ..................Fortnightly..................OT ..........................................RO/RO Maersk ............................................................MS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Safmarine ......................................................MS ................Inducement ................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF
Australia/New Zealand Australia National ......................................AUS..................Bi-Weekly ................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ..................Bi-Weekly ................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hamburg Sud................................................HS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/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 Logistics..........WWL ..................10 Days ....................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO
Caribbean/Islands of the Atlantic China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Emirates ........................................................ESL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

ACL APL AUS B
BAR C
CAP CC COS CS E ESL

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 Evergreen Line (843) 856-7600 Emirates Shipping Agencies (USA) 1-866-488-5501

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Savannah
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

HJ
HPL
HS
HU HYU ISS K
MOL MS MSC NL NYK
OOC SS STR
TER TUR
UA
WIL WWL
YM ZIM

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, NJ (908) 791-6893 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 Rickmers Line (888) 742-56377 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (912) 965-7450 Yang Ming (America) Corp. (912) 238-0329 Zim American-Israeli (912) 964-3100

Savannah Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

GCT OT CONT BB BULK RO/RO REF

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

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Port of Savannah Sailing Schedule Continued

Frequency

Terminal

SAILING SCHEDULE
Type Service

Far East/Indonesia/Malaysia APL ..................................................................APL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Australia National ......................................AUS ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF COSCO ..........................................................COS ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Emirates ........................................................ESL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ..............................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hyundai ........................................................HYU ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ............................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mitsui OSK....................................................MOL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/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/REF Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................10 Days ....................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO Yang Ming ......................................................YM......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Mediterranean China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF COSCO ..........................................................COS ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ..............................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ............................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NSCSA ..............................................................B ......................21 Days ....................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF OOCL ............................................................OOC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Safmarine ......................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Turkon ............................................................TUR ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF United Arab ..................................................UA......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF 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/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hamburg Sud ................................................HS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hyundai ........................................................HYU ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Jo Tankers ......................................................SS ..................Fortnightly ................GCT ............................................BULK

For all-water and inland transit times and services, visit the GPA Global Carrier Service Matrix at www.gaports.com.

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Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Savannah Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

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/REF Mitsui OSK....................................................MOL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF OOCL ............................................................OOC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Rickmers Line ..............................................WIL ................Inducement ................OT ....................................................BB Saga ..................................................................C ......................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB Star ..................................................................STR ....................10 Days ....................OT ....................................................BB VOC STEEL ..................................................TER ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................10 Days ....................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

GCT OT CONT BB BULK RO/RO REF

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

Red Sea/Persian Gulf/India/Pakistan/Burma APL ..................................................................APL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF COSCO ..........................................................COS ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin ..............................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hoegh Autoliners ........................................HU ..................Fortnightly..................OT ..........................................RO/RO Hyundai ........................................................HYU ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF MacAndrews..................................................NL ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ............................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mitsui OSK....................................................MOL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NSCSA ..............................................................B ......................21 Days ....................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF OOCL ............................................................OOC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Rickmers Line ..............................................WIL ................Inducement ................OT ....................................................BB Safmarine ......................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF United Arab ..................................................UA......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Yang Ming ......................................................YM......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

South/Central America APL ................................................................ APL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................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 Hyundai ........................................................HYU ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk ............................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mitsui OSK....................................................MOL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Safmarine ......................................................MS......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................10 Days ....................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO Yang Ming ......................................................YM......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

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Photo: David Smalls

Brunswick
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

C HU ISS STR WWL

Carolina Shipping (912) 265-9861 Hoegh Autoliners Inc. (904) 696-7750 Inchcape Shipping (912) 644-7151 Star Shipping (912) 236-4144 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (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

Port of Brunswick
Compiled by: Georgia Ports Authority www.gaports.com

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 Logistics..........WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO

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 ....................................WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO VW Transport ................................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................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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PASSING THROUGH

MOVING CARGO

Photo: CW5 Randy Kirgiss

AS A "FORT-TO-PORT" OPERATION

G eorgia's Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield represent the U.S. Army's premier forces on the East Coast. Together, they are home to one of the most highly trained forces in the world: the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), the "Iron Fist" of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

From wartime deployment to training missions, the rapidly deployable mechanized force relies on the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to move its helicopters, Bradley tanks, armored personnel carriers, construction and engineering equipment and hundreds of containers for each mission.

Photo: CW5 Randy Kirgiss

When it comes to military deployment, the GPA's top priority has been and continues to be securing our nation's military interests. Getting the proper equipment to our troops is a vital operation and one that the GPA proudly assists with at the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal.

Recently, the GPA continued its commitment to our nation's defense by staging a military deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Port of Savannah is the primary Rapid Deployment Port for the southeast coast. The GPA choreographed nearly 200 people, including Reservists, National Guardsmen, civilian support, stevedores, rail support, MPs, Coast Guard, and driver support from the 3rd Infantry Division. The operation involved transporting more than 480,000 square feet of cargo to troops in the Middle East. Equipment came from all over the country, including Forts Stewart, Hunter, Drum, Riley, Dix and Hood, just to name a few.

"We loaded more than 3,100 pieces of equipment onto three military vessels over a 21-day period. The cargo arrived via rail and truck and then we loaded it to the vessels in what we refer to as a `Fort to Port' operation," said Donald Kessler, GPA's Safety and Training Manager and Military Liaison. "This is quite different from our normal commercial shipping operations in that sensitive military equipment has to be segregated with 24/7 security in place."

The GPA was involved in every part of the planning process, from the initial planning meetings to the day the final vessel sailed on April 13, 2007.

The Port of Savannah, identified by the U.S. Maritime Administration as one of the nation's 13 strategic ports, is expected to continue to play a crucial role in the movement of American military forces. And every time the port is needed, the employees of the Georgia Ports Authority will be ready.
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DEVELOPING PROACTIVE
PARTNERSHIPS
Thanks to GPA's Client Relations Center
Geneva Pinkney, Process Supervisor of GPA's Client Relations Center, welcomes a test shipment of Honda steel bars. Photo: GPA Marketing
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PROJECT CARGO

E

xceptional customer service begins before the cargo arrives and continues long after it has left the terminal at the Georgia Ports Authority

(GPA). The GPA's Client Relations Center (CRC)

offers its customers real-time issue resolution, people

who speak the transportation language, logical

procedures and evaluation.

Honda Trading America Corporation (HTA) discovered the value of GPA's CRC when it moved its cargo through the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal this spring. More than 50 bundles of steel bars, bound for Detroit by rail, passed through Savannah with ease thanks to proactive measures taken by GPA's CRC working together with its Trade Development and Ocean Terminal operations teams.

Special requirements for this cargo called for it to be blocked and braced in its gondola rail car, as well as stored and shipped clear of excess debris.

"The CRC's effort to understand and take ownership of requirements through communication, planning and coordination has proven thus far to be a value added service to our logistics team," said a HTA representative.

The CRC facilitated arrangements and communication between Honda and GPA's operations team at Ocean Terminal prior to receiving the shipment, as well as offering open dialogue for evaluation post-shipment.

"As a front-line communications tool, our CRC provides Savannah customers a direct, responsive link to service assistance, cargo coordination and issue resolution," said Doug J. Marchand, GPA's Executive Director. "Our team's ability to deliver effective solutions to flow cargo in and out of our terminals is an advantage for our customers."

The CRC is unique among U.S. ports, offering the GPA's customers a distinct advantage. With one person as the point of contact at the CRC, communication lines are consistent and always available. Open communication, along with the operations model used at Ocean Terminal, provides a proactive approach to moving cargo. The model includes project coordination before its arrival, on-going communication while cargo is transiting GPA's docks and terminals, as well as a debriefing evaluation after the shipment leaves the gates.

"Our highly skilled CRC team strives to exceed our customers' expectations by being knowledgeable about all aspects of transportation," said Gordon Hammer, General Manager for GPA's CRC. "We partner with our customers to provide real-time, proactive communication about all aspects of shipments through the Port of Savannah."

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New Real-Time Inspection Tracking Software Presented to Savannah Community

PORTFOLIO

I

n partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),

the Georgia Ports Authority

(GPA) has developed a real-time

container inspection tracking system that

improves critical communication between

the two agencies.

To introduce this new software to the Savannah community, Herman Brown, GPA Sales Representative, was the featured speaker for the Independent Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Savannah's monthly meeting.
This new web-based system, known as COAT, was launched in first quarter 2007. The system is named COAT to represent CBP's four processes: ATCET (Contraband Enforcement Team), Outbound, Agriculture and Trade. COAT allows local CBP officers to notify GPA when a container is designated for inspection, creates work orders to move containers through the inspection process, updates seal changes and tracks the release of individual containers all in real time.
Brown explained how the new COAT system gives the GPA and CBP the ability to release containers in real time regardless of location on terminal.

Photo: GPA Marketing Herman J. Brown, Jr., GPA Sales Representative providing presentation to IFFCBA of Savannah on COAT.

COAT is accessible to CBP anywhere its officers have Internet access and replaces a stand-alone database system previously used in-house by CBP in Savannah. The COAT system is directly integrated with Navis Express at the Port of Savannah. GPA's customers can track shipments online through Express in real-time. The COAT software, GPA's latest information technology development, also alerts CBP to the location of held containers in the process of being cleared, helping make the port secure.
"Nothing is more critical to a customer than 24/7 communication in a real-time

environment. Taking into account all of its customer-friendly functionality, the new COAT System is a remarkable product," said John Wheeler, GPA's Director of Trade Development. "Our people, together with CBP's Savannah team, identified a challenge and moved quickly through a wealth of in-house talent to provide a solution. We take pride in addressing customer needs through innovative thinking and the resulting product is no exception. Every day we're driven to separate ourselves even further from the competition; COAT is reflective of our determination to do so."

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
GPA/Port of Shimizu Essay, Art Contest

Photo: Lynn Wright

T

he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), on behalf of the Propeller Club of the United States Port of

Savannah and the Chatham

County school system, honored the winners

of the Port of Shimizu Essay/Art Contest at

the Port of Savannah's National Maritime

Day Celebration.

Students were presented with gifts from the Port of Shimizu at the ceremony. In honor of the GPA's partnership with the Port of Shimizu, located in Shimizu, Japan, the GPA asked students at three local elementary schools - Pooler, Port Wentworth and Thunderbolt - to write essays and draw pictures to exchange with the Port of Shimizu.

Contest honorees included: Jody Settle (1st), Rashanik Mumford (2nd), and Erica Waters (3rd) of Pooler Elementary School; Manuel Cabrera (1st), Nathaniel Vaughn (2nd), and Alex Fields (3rd) of Port Wentworth Elementary School; Isaiah McIntosh (1st), Henry Pham (2nd), Reaunte Vaughn (3rd), and Rekwan Cooper (3rd) of Thunderbolt Elementary School.

The essays and pictures were sent to the Port of Shimizu.

NATIONAL MARI
By Edward H. H. Howard

PORT OF SAVANNAH

T

he Savannah maritime community celebrated National Maritime Day on May 18, 2007.

Celebrated annually since

1933, National Maritime Day has special

significance for Savannah. On May 22,

1819, the SS Savannah, the first

steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean,

departed from her namesake city.

The Port of Savannah's celebration included a traditional wreath laying, the Propeller Club's changing of the guard, and honoring people who have been involved in Savannah's maritime community. The celebration was held

Photo: Lynn Wright

at the SS Savannah monument on River Street.
CDR David W. Murk was honored as Maritime Person of the Year. As the captain of the port who has the responsibility of regulating industry, Murk conveyed his appreciation: "The Port of Savannah is truly a gem of a port. It's all of you within the maritime community that have made my tour here a

Photo: Lynn Wright

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Photo: Lynn Wright

GPA ANCHORAGE

TIME DAY 2007
tremendous experience. I could not have asked for a better place and a better group of people to work with. I look forward to another great year."
Tom Wright was selected as Propeller Club's Person of the year. Outgoing Propeller Club President Ralph Maggioni passed the gavel over to incoming Propeller Club President Hugh Loyd, GPA's Accounting Manager, at the ceremony.
PORT OF BRUNSWICK
A faithful few gathered to honor Merchant Marines at the Port of Brunswick's National Maritime Day celebration on May 18. The ceremony's remembrance ensures history is preserved at the Port of Brunswick, according to Bill Dawson, GPA's General Manager of Operations for Brunswick and Barge Facilities.
The International Seafarer's Center, the Golden Isles Maritime Club the Brunswick Propeller Club, the Navy League and the GPA sponsored Brunswick's Maritime Day celebration.
In accordance with naval tradition, a wreath was thrown into the water off the dock at Mary Ross Waterfront Park, honoring those who lost their lives in the line of duty as a merchant marine. Captain Charlie Carroll (retired) threw the wreath in honor of his many friends.
"For Port cities like Brunswick, it is crucial to remember its unique history as a port city, along with its connection to the local and national economy," said Tom Maytok of the Seafarer's Center.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Photo: Lynn Wright

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
WTOC-TV and GPA Salute Top Teachers

Left (left to right, Row 1): Kerri Matthews, Springfield Elementary School; Jean Adams, James E. Bacon Elementary School; Carol Smith, Metter Elementary School; Monica Simmons, Hodge Preparatory School, (Row 2): Justin Chester, Portal Middle/High School; Lynn Lamb, Mattie Lively Elementary School; Katheryn Whitney, Spencer Elementary School, (Row 3): Nicole Shuman, Reidsville Elementary School; Shirley Lindsey, Lyman Hall Elementary School; Karen J. Collins, Mercer Middle School. Right (Row 1): Andrea W. Verdis, Savannah Arts Academy; Pam Bilenski, Marlow Elementary School; Trang C. Black, Snelson Golden Middle School, (Row 2): Sabrina RoberdsSmith, Heard Elementary School; Loretta Bennett, Juliette Low Elementary School; Brenda Newkirk, Juliette Low Elementary School, (Row 3): Kaye Brown, Wade Hampton High School; Chris Brist, Bartow Elementary School, (Row 4): Marsha Davis, Windsor Forest Elementary School; Josie Wood, Jeff Davis Primary School; John Sutlive, Savannah Arts Academy.

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is a proud
sponsor of the WTOC-TV Top Teacher
Program. This community partnership
involves regional school districts that
embrace learning and the education process,
along with the recognition and celebration of
the accomplishments of area teachers. More
than 250 teachers representing 50 schools in
K-12 education were nominated. The Top
Teacher recognition is given on a weekly basis
throughout the school year.
Not pictured: Jeff Adams, Wayne County High School; Barbara Bryant, St. Frances Cabrini School; Chuck Drawdy, West Chatham Middle School; Debra Fallin, Claxton High School; Michele Finley, Islands Elementary School; Fran Folson, Glennville Elementary School; Marlene Griffith, Wayne County High School; Shonta Hanks, St. Paul Academy for Girls; Cherie M. Hooks, Swainsboro High School; Julie Hutcheson, Walker Middle School; Joseph Hymes, Hubert Middle School; Vera Johnson, DeRenne Middle School; Richard K. McCombs, Statesboro High School; Tim Mincey, Langston Chapel Middle School; Candy Parker, Smiley Elementary School; Susan Paul, Gould Elementary School; Gary Roberts, Morningstar at New Faith; Lisa Sherrod, Claxton Elementary School; Carol Smith, Metter Elementary School; Amy Squires, Lady's Island Elementary School; Tracy Taylor, Claxton High School; Bradley Wallace, Savannah Arts Academy.

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GPA ANCHORAGE

NOTEWORTHY
Bloess Hired as Safety and Loss Control Manager at GPA

J

ohn Bloess has been hired as safety and loss control manager at Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). In his position, Bloess will be responsible for the development, implementation and management of GPA's comprehensive safety and loss program.

Previously, he was employed as a loss control manager at The American Equity Underwriters, Inc.

Bloess holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Texas State University and a Georgia Tech certificate in industrial safety.

JOHN BLOESS

Atlantic Container Service, Inc. Promotes Three

S

avannah, GA Atlantic Container Service, Inc. (ACS) and sister company, Lanport, Inc. announce the following promotions: Peggy Parrish to Vice President of Administration; Tony Noles to Vice President of Operations; and Scott Cary to Vice President of Sales.

Parrish began her career with ACS in 1982 as one of the company's first employees. As the new vice president of administration, Parrish is responsible for the administration of the seven ACS and Lanport locations, as well as training all new hires in administrative duties.

Cary began his career with ACS in 1993 and was promoted to general manager of sales in 1998. He remains active in the Maritime Association and the Propeller Club. With his recent promotion, Cary will focus on expanding the ACS / Lanport customer base, streamlining marketing efforts and visiting site locations.

PEGGY PARRISH

TONY NOLES

SCOTT CARY

In 1985, Noles joined ACS as the port supervisor and became the General Manager of Operations. As past president of the Savannah Traffic Club, he was honored four times an IICL chassis and container inspector. With this new advancement, Noles will oversee operations, productivity and ensure customer satisfaction.

In the container maintenance and repair business for more than 25 years, ACS, along with its sister company Lanport, are headquartered in Savannah, Ga. The group offers a full range of terminal services, chassis rental, equipment sales and full service maintenance and repair services for chassis, container and refrigeration needs in Savannah, Atlanta, Norfolk, Charleston, Huntsville, Memphis and Boston.

GPA Hosts Wage Survey Luncheon

Photo: Edward H. H. Howard

In June 2007, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) hosted local human resource professionals to report data from a wage survey.

Pictured left to right: Donna Carter, Great Dane; Connie Lewis, City of Savannah; Jim Wisham, GPA; Lise Marshall, GPA; Don Stubbs, St. Joseph's/Candler; Butch Krishnamurti, Great Dane; Helen Godbee, Chatham County; Jan Brown, St. Joseph's/Candler; Thor Egede-Nissen, TICO; Kristine Sheehan, TICO; Lazuenne Futrell, Home Depot; Tony Anderson, GPA; Maria Miller, Home Depot; Mike Taylor, GPA; Lara Hoium, Home Depot; Ron Cady, Tronox; Butch Almeida, Colonial Group; Rosa Simmons, GPA; Ted Quarterman, GPA; and Gail Dick, City of Savannah.

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GPA ANCHORAGE

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 2406 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31402

PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE
PAID Permit #244 Savannah, GA