AnchorAge, Vol. 47, no. 4 (4th quarter 2007)

2007 VOLUME 47 NO. 4
STATE of the EXPORT
Balanced Trade Drives Development and Pumps Commerce into Georgia

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In This Issue
2007 Volume 47 No. 4
COVER STORY
State of the Export...................................................................................6

Cover Photo: Adam Kuehl

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

GPA Infrastructure
Fast Forward ..............................................................................................................................................................12 Keeping It Cool ........................................................................................................................................................14
Emerging Markets
Savannah: The New Gateway for European Trade ......................................................................................11 GPA Prepares for Panama Expansion ..............................................................................................................16 Panama Canal Expansion Breaks Ground ......................................................................................................16 Taking the "Green" Train to Yantian ..................................................................................................................18 Suez Canal: A New Gateway to Pacific Trade ..............................................................................................19
Carrier Services
Savannah Welcomes Hapag-Lloyd M/V Jakarta Express ...................................................................... 20 Port of Savannah Welcomes MOL M/V Earnest ........................................................................................ 20 Port of Savannah Welcomes CAJA's New MXE Service .......................................................................... 21
Economic Development
Governors Perdue, Sanford Announce Bi-State Agreement ..................................................................15 Georgia Ranks Number Two in U.S. for Business Climate ...................................................................... 22 Putting the "Where" in Warehouse ................................................................................................................ 24 More Room to Build, More Room to Grow.................................................................................................... 25 Georgia Adds a LINC to its Supply Chain .................................................................................................... 26
Sailing Schedule .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Portfolio
Bunge Jumps into Brunswick ..............................................................................................................................8 Fresh Approach........................................................................................................................................................10
Homeland Security
Georgia's TWIC Enrollment Centers Projected to Process 30,000 Cards........................................ 37
Noteworthy
Marchand Elected to Serve on AAPA Executive Committee ................................................................ 38 GPA's I.T. Program, Publications Honored by AAPA.................................................................................. 38

ROBERT C. MORRIS Editor
AMY SHAFFER Managing Editor
JAMIE MCCURRY, LEE BECKMANN KAREN WILDS, JUDY WOLFE Copy Editors
JUDY WOLFE Advertising Associate
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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

ALEC POITEVINT
Member
BAINBRIDGE

HUGH M. TARBUTTON
Member
SANDERSVILLE

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Perspective: Doug J. Marchand
Georgia: A Great Place to do Business

PERSPECTIVE

The recent announcement that Bunge North America will handle the shipment of all agricultural products through the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal is another example of Georgia's ability to attract and accommodate top ranking companies with a strong international presence.

When announcing Georgia's new ranking as one of the top two states in which to do business, Governor Sonny Perdue pointed to "the strength of the entire package" and our ability to "win business from both national and international companies."

S

ite Selection magazine recently ranked Georgia as the second best state in the nation to conduct

business. Part of the criteria used to

determine the ranking was the number of new

and expanded businesses each state had

attracted and retained during the past year.

Maintaining superior logistics advantages through supply chain improvements and access to the international marketplace are key factors for site selectors and CEOs alike. In the Savannah area alone, more than 26 million square feet of additional distribution center space is in the planning stages with approximately 3.1 million square feet to be completed by summer of 2008.

Here at the GPA we work hard to earn your business today and prepare for future growth tomorrow. The completion of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) is the number-one long-term strategic development priority for the GPA and our valued customers.
By 2014, the Panama Canal Authority will complete the deepening and widening of its infrastructure and will open up the East Coast to significantly deeper draft vessels increasing efficiencies, reducing costs and emissions for American shippers. SHEP is on schedule to be completed prior to Panama's expansion. A deeper channel will be a benefit for our customers and will help us to continue to be one of this nation's top two states in which to do business.

In addition to increasingly strong entrepreneurial activity around our ports, the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) terminals from Brunswick to Savannah have been magnets for attracting and creating new markets for export commodities.

Doug J. Marchand, GPA's Executive Director

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

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COVER STORY
STATE of the EXPORT
By Betty Darby

Photo: David Smalls 6

" Our deepwater ports are major economic engines. They foster growth in virtually every industry in the state and give us a strong competitive advantage. I think of them " as a heart, driving development and pumping commerce. - Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue
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COVER STORY

Rayonier's primary competition comes from the Southern Hemisphere, where labor and production costs are significantly lower. "Efficient shipping and a strategic partnership with Georgia Ports enable us to compete in a global environment," said Bell.

Photo: Russ Bryant

B

ig box retailers such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Target and IKEA deliver hundreds of

thousands of container units

annually through the Port of Savannah. This

cargo helps create jobs and opportunity for

all Georgians, while providing high-quality

merchandise at reasonable prices for their

customers. Just as Savannah's import

clientele spans the globe, however, the port

also handles exports for major industries

across the nation. In fact, exports account

for 55 percent of the volume handled by the

Port of Savannah, solid evidence that this

busy container port is a major gateway to

world markets.

A port with a strong import business attracts manufacturers who export, explained spokesman Mike Bell of Rayonier, a major export customer of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) at both its Savannah and Brunswick facilities. Rayonier is also one of the 20 largest exporters nationwide.

Bell said that while a weak dollar may boost export business, the real strength lies in the symbiotic relationship between exports and imports. Healthy trade with Asia means lots of empty containers to fill at advantageous rates with Rayonier's highly purified chemical cellulose or other American-made products.

EXPORTS BY THE NUMBERS
Six of Savannah's top 10 customers in volume are exporters, sending chemicals, cellulose and paper overseas. Those firms are headquartered in locations throughout the U.S., from New Jersey to Connecticut to Kansas. They include BASF (formerly Engelhard in Savannah), Rayonier, J.M. Huber, Koch Cellulose, International Paper and Weyerhaeuser.
"It's rewarding to see that not only are our traditional export commodities such as kaolin clay, poultry, forest and paper products expanding their markets, but new commodities and new economic opportunities are coming online," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand.
Wood, paper products and other forest products have always been major exports for the Port of Savannah. This historic port handled large volumes of lumber and naval stores as far back as its colonization in the early 1700s.
Today, wood pulp is the largest single commodity moving out of the Port of Savannah, followed by kaolin clay and paper and paperboard. Growth in the volumes of these traditional cargoes has been steady. The four-percent increase recorded last fiscal year in wood pulp exports yielded an additional 6,119 20-foot-equivalents (TEUs) exported for an annual total of 144,271 TEUs in FY2007.

Photo: David Smalls
Foodstuffs, predominantly poultry and citrus, represented some of the most impressive export gains from FY2006 to FY2007. Containers loaded with these products grew by 27 percent in that 12-month period accounting for 17,575 more units. AJC International, Intervision Foods, Pilgrim's Pride, Gold Kist, Golden Peanut and Tyson were just some of the food producers who turned to the Port of Savannah for service in 2006 and 2007.
Log and lumber exports climbed by 40 percent from FY2006 to FY2007, resins and rubber (including cargos from Solutia, Invista, Dupont and General Electric) were up by 25 percent, and paper and paper product exports increased by 36 percent.
In total, exports accounted for 795,212 TEUs through the Port of Savannah in FY2007, an increase of 11 percent compared with the previous year.
When the dollar is in periods of decline, export markets traditionally boom. The gains being made in the export market could well outlast fluctuations in currencies. Consider, for example, British-based heavy equipment manufacturer JCB, which now exports 40 percent of the machines it makes at its Pooler facility to South America through the Port of Savannah, thus developing a whole new market for JCB.

"Wise investments in Georgia ports help keep manufacturers competitive, which helps protect good manufacturing jobs," Bell said. "Manufacturing jobs spawn lots of other jobs, including forestry and timber. An investment in manufacturing and our ports really helps with jobs you might not think about in rural parts of the state."

Photo: Russ Bryant

Geography puts the port in Georgia; its infrastructure, efficiency and volume put it on the map for the entire nation. Balanced trade at these facilities can and will continue to drive development and pump commerce into Georgia giving the state a strong competitive advantage and spurring growth and opportunities for its people.

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PORTFOLIO
BUNGE JUMPS IN
Multi-Year Agreement Increases Export Capacity

Managing the movement of grain within the flat storage warehouse is a 1,200-ton reclaimer, which can move 40,000 bushels an hour. The reclaimer is able to move a four-story grain pile down to just 18 inches from the floor.

B

unge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited, signed a cargo-handling

agreement with the Georgia Ports

Authority (GPA) to coordinate shipments of

all agriculture products through the Port of

Brunswick's Colonel's Island Terminal.

As the number-two grain facility on the U.S. East Coast, the GPA moved more than

438,000 tons through its grain facility in FY2007, which marked a 41.1-percent increase compared with the previous fiscal year. Bunge's projected volume in fourth quarter 2007 alone is more than 300,000 tons through the port.
"With Bunge North America's growing business in Central and Latin America, we need additional export capacity to serve our

customers in the area, and the Port of Brunswick is an ideal location with its stateof-the-art facility," said Bailey Ragan, Bunge's Vice President and General Manager, Bunge Grain. "This agreement also enables Bunge to expand our origination network along the East Coast and to work with the strong local farm community."
Brunswick's facility is among the largest

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GPA ANCHORAGE

PORTFOLIO
NTO BRUNSWICK

Photo: David Smalls

deepwater agri-bulk operations in the U.S. South Atlantic and features a dedicated agri-bulk berth. Capable of handling grains, oilseeds and by-products, the facility is served by the CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern railroads and has truck access via Interstate 95. With the Brunswick Harbor Deepening Project having been completed in June 2007, Brunswick now maintains a harbor depth of 36 feet at mean

low water enabling the handling of Panamax-class vessels.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Bunge to the Port of Brunswick," said Doug J. Marchand, GPA's Executive Director. "This agreement is a testimony to our long-term initiatives to export a greater volume of U.S. agri-products through Colonel's Island. Bunge's decision to utilize our operations

will have a direct impact on the success we've come to enjoy at the Port of Brunswick."
Under the terms of the multi-year agreement signed in September 2007, Bunge will coordinate the shipments of all agriculture products through the Port of Brunswick, which will continue to be owned and operated by the GPA.

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PORTFOLIO
FRESH APPROACH
Seven Million Cases of Heineken and Amstel Brand Beverages to
Transit Port of Savannah
By John Powers
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H eineken USA has announced the selection of Savannah as the site of its newest distribution center.
Heineken USA's Demand Point center will be fully operational in early 2008 and will initially handle 4,000 containers annually, moving from breweries in Holland to distributors in Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. In total, the facility will annually handle seven million cases of Heineken and Amstel Brand beverages. Potential deliveries further into the Mid-South and Southwest will be evaluated as part of Heineken USA's continuous supply chain analysis.
"We want to thank Heineken USA for its selection of Savannah and its confidence in our ability to handle its cargo through the port," said Doug J. Marchand, Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Executive Director. "This announcement is further evidence of the strategic value of Savannah as the key Southeast distribution location in the South Atlantic."
Heineken USA joins a growing list of importers migrating to Savannah as a port of choice for European cargo. Seven direct container services call the Port of Savannah to and from Northern Europe, a 75-percent increase in new services to this market since 2005.
Heineken USA's selection of Savannah was based on strategic review of the company's supply chain activities both for its current activities and to meet management's 10-year growth vision. Through its supply chain evolution, Heineken USA has reduced costs by providing an enhanced service model. While importing product from breweries 3,000 miles away, the company has reduced its order lead-time from brewery to store shelf from 10 weeks in 1996 to seven days today.
Satellite Logistics Group and Port City Logistics were chosen by Heineken to provide local logistics expertise. The winner of Heineken USA's inaugural Supply Chain Leadership Award, Satellite currently operates Demand Point facilities in three other locations.
"Over the past 10 years, we have worked to fine-tune and differentiate our supply chain to enable our distributors to maximize their operations to best serve our customers and consumers," said Dan Sullivan, Heineken's Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer. "The recent review of our systems will help lay the groundwork for optimal growth and efficiency for years to come."
Competition with domestic producers makes delivery velocity a key consideration for Heineken. GPA's marketing team furnished Heineken with critical decision information demonstrating Savannah's strategic advantages. "Our research group examined carriers, port pairs and U.S. destinations," said Roberto Rodriguez, GPA's General Manager of Trade Development. "We helped determine that Savannah was the optimum gateway for achieving Heineken's Southeast delivery objectives."
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Savannah: The New Gateway for European Trade
By Jennifer Tatom

EMERGING MARKETS

R etailers, such as Heineken, Pirelli, JCB and Whirlpool Corp. have taken notice of Savannah's advantages by selecting it as their port of choice for European cargo. Recently, Heineken and Whirlpool Corp. have set up Savannah-area import distribution centers. The Port of Savannah, which has a very solid export base trade, is benefiting from strong export growth to North Europe as the U.S. dollar declines against the euro.
Two Class I railroads and proximity to two interstate highways provide direct, convenient access from Savannah to the U.S. Southeast, the fastest growing consumer market in the country, as well as access to more than 80 percent of the U.S. population.
Atlanta is a mere four hours away by truck, while Charlotte, N.C., and Orlando, Fla., are less than five hours. With an on-terminal intermodal container facility providing overnight rail service to Atlanta, inland

destinations such as Charlotte and Orlando are within two days of the terminal. Memphis, Tenn., Chicago, Ill., and Dallas, Texas, are conveniently located within three to four days from Savannah by rail.
Shipping lines have responded to shipper demand for Savannah services by offering seven direct container services connecting to North Europe, a 75-percent increase since 2005 when there were only four services serving this market.

The Trident, a pendulum service from Oceania through the Panama Canal up the U.S. East Coast and over the Atlantic to North Europe, started calling Savannah in March 2006. Evergreen Line and Zim's North Europe U.S. East Coast Express (NEC/NEX) service followed in August 2006. The latest addition came in June 2007, when Maersk began calling Savannah with its TransAtlantic 3 (TA3) service. Transit times to Savannah from Antwerp are as little as 11 days and 12 days from Rotterdam.

Direct Container Services Transit Times Between Savannah & North Europe

APX

PAX

MSC EU

NEC/NEX

TA3

Trident

RTW PAD

Days to Sav Days from Sav Days to Sav Days from Sav Days to Sav Days from Sav Days to Sav Days from Sav Days to Sav Days from Sav Days to Sav Days from Sav Days to Sav Days from Sav

Tilbury Felixstowe Southampton Liverpool Antwerp Zeebrugge Rotterdam Bremerhaven Hamburg Le Havre Dunkirk

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8

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18

11

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34

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29

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31

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Carriers: APX = APL, Hyundai, MOL, Maersk PAX = Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, OOCL, ACL MSC EU = MSC NEC/NEX = Evergreen Line, ZIM TA3 = Maersk Line, Safmarine Trident = Hamburg Sud RTW PAD = CMA CGM, ANL, Marfret

Photo: David Smalls

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GPA INFRASTRUCTURE
FAST
By John Powers

FORWARD

I

n the next decade the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) projects to move 6.5 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units)

across its docks annually. To

accommodate these additional containers

and improve efficiencies on- and off-terminal,

the GPA has created a comprehensive plan,

Focus 2015.

Top priority on the list is the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The four-year project, to be completed in 2012, will deepen the harbor up to 48 feet. With a 7.5-foot tidal range, the channel currently accommodates containerships carrying 6,700 TEUs. Post deepening, that capacity limit will jump considerably allowing the GPA to handle

the latest generation of containerships. The 2012 window is critical in order to precede the Panama Canal's expansion efforts, which are scheduled for completion in 2014. The canal project will facilitate both higher volume traffic and larger vessels, so the Savannah harbor must be prepared for both.
Shoreside, berth upgrades and the addition of container storage and handling equipment are also included. Berths will be reinforced to handle the eight new post-Panamax cranes that will be phased in by early 2009. Another 70 acres of paved container storage will abut berths 8 and 9, and 29 rubber-tired gantries will be added

to the yard-handling fleet to speed spotting and retrieval operations.
On-terminal improvements are paralleled by measures to expedite rail and truck movements. At the Mason Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), the ultimate blueprint calls for a doubling of trackage to 40,000 feet, surrounded by 79 acres of paved marshalling area. Scheduled for completion next year, the Chatham ICTF will boast another 12,000 feet of on-terminal capacity for building unit container trains.
In the last five years, intermodal traffic accounted for more than 18 percent of the Port of Savannah's total traffic and grew 137

" Shippers enjoy the confidence that they are domiciled in a port where there is a definitive

plan to absorb the inevitable growth.

"

- John Petrino, GPA's General Manager of Trade Development

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GPA INFRASTRUCTURE

percent overall. This volume is expected to double again by 2015.
To improve truck flow, Focus 2015 includes a quartet of "last-mile" projects. The goal is to create a "cargo beltway" to funnel eastbound trucks onto I-516 and westbound traffic onto the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway. Both arteries provide direct, limited access connections to both Interstates 16 and 95.
Since its inception less than two years ago, Focus 2015 has proven to be a dynamic game plan. As container volumes have consistently exceeded projections and the demand for rail service has escalated, changes in this timetable have become a regular occurrence. For example, second phase acquisition of both cranes and rubber-tired gantries have been moved forward a year to meet surging demand.
Keeping Focus 2015 current is an exercise requiring continuous analysis. "We examine

potential growth based upon population, market share, competitive advantage and carrier deployment," said Roberto Rodriguez, GPA's General Manager for Marketing and Business Development. "We look at shifts in manufacturing patterns overseas, particularly in Asia. We translate this intelligence into opportunities based on orders of magnitude and shift our sales and operational priorities accordingly."
"For carriers, this blueprint helps them rationalize vessel construction and equipment acquisition well into the future," said John Petrino, GPA's General Manager of Trade Development. "Shippers enjoy the confidence that they are domiciled in a port where there is a definitive plan to absorb the inevitable growth."
Such capacity concerns are critical to the network of distribution centers (DCs) surrounding Savannah. Forty-five percent of all freight moving to destinations

within 125 miles of Savannah terminates at major DCs.
A final ingredient in the push toward the 6.5-million throughput goal is the maximizing of facility utilization. "We need to shift our hours of operation to more of a 24/7 basis to take advantage of the entire supply chain infrastructure," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "This includes terminal operations, gates, roadways, etc. We need buy-in from ocean carriers, the trucking community, warehouse operators, logistics service firms and beneficial cargo owners." Recent introduction of extended weekday gate hours and Saturday openings have proven to be an effective first step in building throughput via expanded operating times.
Ongoing plan adjustments will be the order of the day to ensure that the pace of planning always exceeds the pace of change. Focus 2017 is already taking shape.

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GPA INFRASTRUCTURE

Keeping It Cool

By John Powers

P

erishables constitute a significant and steady portion of traffic along almost every major trade route.

Meat, poultry, fruit, vegetables,

fresh flowers and pharmaceuticals are

among the commodities that demand

environmental control during transit.

Like most other similar freight, these temperature-controlled cargoes are being shipped in containers. Savannah's doubledigit growth in container volume has been paralleled by increases in reefer box volume transiting the port. As a result, containership operators and container lessors continue to expand reefer fleets.

These investments also demand similar shore-side capital commitments. "We're expanding our reefer container handling capacity with the addition of reefer racks," said Wes Lanier, GPA's General Manager Operations.

"These racks represent a new generation of field storage gear," said Lanier. Plans call for installation of scaffolding pods capable of accommodating 24 reefer boxes. These racks will allow containers to be stowed four high and six wide.

With electrical gear centralized at one end of each rack, access to power supplies and maintenance is simplified. Each cell is equipped with its own hookup. Field workers need to reach boxes by a system of ladders and platforms to perform inspections, testing and repairs on containers and on-board power generation equipment. The new rack configuration is good news for maintenance and repair personnel.

This configuration enhances worker safety by eliminating the need to utilize scissor lifts to reach reefer boxes stowed at upper levels of yard stacks. The centralization of electrical equipment at ground level further reduces the risks associated with maintenance and repairs performed at a high elevation.

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Port of Savannah: Refrigerated Cargo Growth Rates
25.0

20.0

Percent Change

15.0

10.0

8.0 5.0
0.0
FY04

3.7
FY05

The first installment of the new racks will be in place during the first quarter of 2008. This represents the first phase of a comprehensive refrigerated cargo handling improvement program. Subsequent phases have been planned to stay ahead of the growing demand for refrigerated cargo.

"Under our master plan, we will continue to build in additional reefer capacity in conjunction with our overall container yard enhancements," said Lanier.

The port's logistics partners share the optimistic refrigerated cargo outlook. The most visible sign of this confidence is a new cold storage facility less than 20 minutes from Garden City Terminal. The 265,000-square-foot, privately ownedand-operated plant gives shippers of perishable items another very good reason to designate Savannah.

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20.2

FY06

FY07

The reefer rack program mirrors GPA's plans to ultimately move 6.5 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) annually through Garden City Terminal by 2015. Because of its compact configuration, the new racks will help to increase terminal density. Simplified hookup and accelerated inspection and maintenance will reduce dwell time, thereby increasing reefer equipment utilization. Factor in the locating power of GPA's new automated terminal systems (ATAMS), and it is apparent that these boxes will never cool their heels in Savannah.

Current market indicators point to a record year for refrigerated cargo and global demand calls for more of the same. Carrier and cargo interests predict increased traffic with traditional markets in Asia and Northern Europe. The introduction of multiple new steamship services utilizing the Suez Canal will generate an explosion in shipments to and from emerging markets in the Middle East and Mediterranean.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Governors Perdue, Sanford Announce
BI-STATE AGREEMENT

W

ith Savannah's historic riverfront as a backdrop, Georgia Governor Sonny

Perdue and South Carolina

Governor Mark Sanford announced the

completion of a bi-state agreement, whereby

the two states would cooperatively develop a

new port terminal on the South Carolina side

of the Port of Savannah.

Under the new agreement, the Georgia Department of Transportation would sell 1,800 acres to the states' ports authorities as equal co-tenants. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) would then create and fund a Joint Project Office to determine the best plan of action for the development of the new terminal.

"I want to thank members of both states' task force members for their hard work on this agreement over the past few months," Governor Sanford said. "Governor Perdue and I both believe that continuing down this path represents both states' best chance for increasing our port capacity to the level needed to compete in an increasingly globalized economy. Working together between the two governors'

offices, the two ports authorities and the two legislatures to continue this process will ultimately lead to a great benefit for both the region and our two states as a whole.
"Ultimately, we have to look beyond cities and states to the region," Governor Sanford said. "At the end of the day, this is a region - we'll either sink or swim together."

The agreement also provides for the Joint Project Office to work with the two states' legislatures. Together, the Joint Project Office and both state legislatures will work toward adopting an interstate compact agreement forming the new entity that will ultimately own the terminal and decide how it is operated. As called for by Governor Sanford and Governor Perdue last March, the Joint Project Office will concentrate on ways to use private capital in the construction of the Jasper County terminal.

"Governor Sanford and I are committed to working together because this port will mean economic growth and activity that will benefit both of our states and the entire southeastern United States for generations to come," Governor Perdue said. "This port will generate quality, high-paying jobs for families in Georgia and South Carolina, as well as allowing the capacity for both of our states to continue growing as more and more companies want to trade goods with Georgia and South Carolina businesses."

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (left) and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford held a press conference in November 2007 to announce the proposed agreement for a container port on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River.

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EMERGING MARKETS
GPA Prepares for Panama Expansion

W

ith construction well underway on the Panama Canal, the Georgia Ports

Authority (GPA) is

taking steps to ensure that equipment,

facilities and Savannah's transportation

infrastructure are prepared to handle

the larger vessels and additional cargo

volumes that are predicted to grow on

the U.S. East Coast.

The Savannah Harbor deepening project study will be completed this year, and the draft documents will be submitted for approval early in 2008. While the project has to go through public and agency reviews during 2008, construction is scheduled to begin in 2009, with dredging complete by the end of 2012. This deepening will result in a channel up to 48 feet at mean low water, enabling even the deepest draft vessels to call on Savannah.

To ensure greater efficiencies and lower costs throughout the transportation chain, the GPA is also pushing for the completion of several last-mile projects that connect the Garden City Terminal to U.S. Interstates 16 and 95. The last-mile projects include the Brampton Road connector, the flyover on Georgia Highway 307, an upgrade to Grange Road and the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway extension.

When all four projects are complete, a cargo beltway will be formed, taking trucks to and from GPA's gates onto Jimmy DeLoach, headed west, or 516 east out of the terminal, at which point both routes will reach either Interstates 16 or 95.

Completing the cargo beltway and deepening the Savannah Harbor are top priorities for the GPA and will allow it to handle 6.5 million TEUs by 2012, two years ahead of the projected Panama Canal expansion.

Panama Canal Expansion Breaks Ground
By Panama Canal Authority
On September 3, 2007, in a memorable ceremony flanked by thousands of onlookers and world leaders, Panamanian President Martn Torrijos inaugurated the first dry excavation project through an explosion on Paraiso (Paradise) Hill. With this event, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) initiated the creation of the new access channel that will ultimately connect the Gaillard Cut to the new Pacific locks.
The Expansion Program will build a new lane of traffic along the Panama Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, which will double capacity and allow more traffic and longer, wider ships. In a national referendum held on October 22, 2006, Panamanians voted to expand the waterway, an important step in securing the Canal's role in world trade and advancing Panama's economic development. The expansion will double Canal capacity to more than 600 million Panama Canal tons, tighten the global supply chain and help get goods to market faster.
Slated for completion by 2014, the expansion will accommodate the surging demand for the Canal's routes and services, particularly the rapid growth in traffic from Asia, through the Canal, to the United States and back known as the "All-Water Route." The new locks will be able to handle vessels up to 160 feet wide, 1,200 feet long and 50 feet deep, with a cargo volume of up to 170,000 Dead Weight Tons (DWT) and 12,000 20-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
With the execution of the Expansion Program, the ACP will ensure that the Canal will keep pace with the industry's changes and maintain its position as a vital component of the international transportation and logistics chain.

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GPA ANCHORAGE

EMERGING MARKETS
Taking the "Green" Train to Yantian
By Yantian International Container Terminals
C ontainer train transportation is more eco-friendly and energy efficient, compared to truck transportation, as it consumes much less fuel and generates less emission. Thus, it is becoming a preferred mode of transportation in China's logistics industry. The electrification of major rail lines in this country is making the trend more welcoming.
On November 28, 2007, a milestone was achieved as the first freight train loaded with imported equipment and paper departed Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) on its way to Kunming in China's Yunnan Province, using a rail link that is the land leg of a new intermodal service connecting Yantian Port with resourcerich Yunnan.
With abundant natural resources, such as minerals and tobacco, Yunnan Province is in the enviable position of being able to take full advantage of this rail link to facilitate the movement of its produce to and from its land-locked position and the coast.
This particular service has a capacity for up to 40or 45-foot containers and departs Yantian for Kunming every Wednesday on a journey of 1,795 kilometers that takes 50 hours to complete.
Yunnan Province is not alone in being linked with Yantian. On August 4, 2007, YICT expanded its rail services by teaming up with the state railway operator and international powdered milk manufacturer, Wyeth, to launch the Dalang (Guangzhou)-to-Yantian container rail service to export Hasbro's products.
In April 2007, a train carrying 40 containers of Hasbro's core products, including the everpopular Play-Doh line of toys, departed Dalang, one of the primary manufacturing bases in the Pearl River Delta region. Just six hours later, the train arrived at Yantian, from where its cargo continued on to the United States and its many retail outlets.
Thanks to the Pingyan Railway, a dedicated rail facility at Yantian Port that connects to the Beijing-Kowloon and Beijing-Guangzhou lines, YICT is able to offer intermodal transportation services and thus extend its logistics services to
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this and other locations in Guangdong Province, as well as such inland areas as Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangxi and, as we have seen, Yunnan Provinces. Hand in hand with these services, YICT also offers assistance with customs declarations, trucking and warehousing, and complimentary storage of empty containers.
China has a large number of ports that handle vast quantities of outbound cargo, most of which still arrives at these ports on the backs of a veritable army of trucks. Inter-modal transportation, now a widely accepted method of cargo transport in Western countries, is still underdeveloped in China, not least because China's huge floating population means that passenger rail services always take precedence over cargo rail. Moreover, China's limited railways are largely the domain of inland bulk cargo.
Nevertheless, the rapid growth of container train services is an emerging industry in the comparatively developed coastal region of South China, with the railway finally beginning to play an integral

role in multi-modal transportation that connects inland road transport with ocean shipping routes.
In addition, with higher labor costs and increased road congestion looming, more large manufacturers are seeking alternatives to traditional road transport, especially as they move their factories from South China's coastal regions north to the provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi or Sichuan. In terms of long-haul inland transportation, a cargo rail service that can provide a direct link between the national railway network and the country's container terminals is a safe bet for enterprising manufacturers looking for transport efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
Another advantage of rail transport is that it is more environmentally-friendly and energy efficient, compared to truck transportation. For instance, using trucks to ship 50 containers from Guangzhou to Yantian will consume about 3,500 liters of fuel; a single train can do the same for a fraction of that amount of fuel, using only 240 liters.

"With more people concerned about environmental protection, it is not only our company that appreciates the rail service, but also our customers," said Eddie McPhillips, Hasbro's Vice President, commenting on the company's pioneering efforts in using the container rail service in South China. He expects to see the development of a more consolidated supply chain in the near future. "Together with YICT, we can promote Yantian's multi-modal transportation capabilities to the customers, enabling them to also avail themselves of all the benefits this brings," said McPhillips.
Photo: YICT

Suez Canal: A New Gateway to Pacific Trade
By Suez Canal Staff

T

he Suez Canal Authority (SCA) provides a strategic location connecting the two hemispheres of

the globe. It is the world's longest

canal with no locks, offering 24/7 navigation.

It can be deepened and widened when

necessary. With its present dimensions, the

canal can accommodate all of the world's

fleet of container vessels with no length

restriction, maximum beam of 254 feet and

maximum draught of 62 feet. Future

development projects will enable vessels up

to 18,000 TEUs.

Container ships transiting the Suez Canal are put in the lead of convoys and are exempt from the escorting tugboat (the rental value of escorting tugs is 8,000 SDR - Special Drawing Rights), as well as exempt from extra dues on the top tier, if the top tier contains no more than 10 TEUs. Container ships carrying uncontainerized general cargo are not subjected to any surcharge. In favorable navigational conditions, the limit

time for arrivals is to be extended, against a payment of a surcharge equal to a percentage of the normal transit dues with a maximum amount. The SCA has executed a widening and deepening project for Ballah west branch aiming at allowing modern container ships up to 100,000 SCGT (Suez Canal Growth Tonnage) within the permissible dimensions to join the second southbound convoy (N2).

As an alternative route for Trans-Pacific trade and Panama Canal, the SCA promotes trade between Asia and the U.S. East Coast (USEC) through the Suez Canal. Comparing 2005 and 2006, container traffic with the USEC increased 71.5 percent with South East Asia and almost 10 percent with South Asia.

Analysis of Container Traffic by Route (1,000 TEUs)

Route

2005

2006

%

NWE-Far East

21,611

24,293

12.4

NWE-South Asia

1,369

1,588

16.0

ECNA-South Asia

882

969

9.9

ECNA-South East Asia

400

686

71.5

NWE-Australia

446

404

-9.4

NWE-Middle East

224

210

-6.2

NWE-East Africa

119

85

-28.6

ECSA-Middle East

45

75

66.7

Total

25,096

28,310

12.8

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CARRIER SERVICES
Savannah Welcomes Hapag-Lloyd M/V Jakarta Express
The Port of Savannah welcomed Hapag-Lloyd M/V Jakarta Express on September 8, 2007, during its maiden call to Garden City Terminal. The newly built vessel, which was added to the Hapag-Lloyd's fleet in 2006, joins the North and Central China Eastcoast Express / NCE service with service rotation to Busan, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, New York, Norfolk and Savannah. The vessel 4,253-TEU vessel arrived in Savannah, Ga. with Capt. Rajesh Sakhuja at the helm.
Hapag-Lloyd M/V Jakarta Express arrives at the Port of Savannah during its maiden voyage on the NCE rotation.
Port of Savannah Welcomes MOL M/V Earnest
Four months after a July 6 launch in October 2007, the 4,800-TEU MOL M/V Earnest arrived at Garden City Terminal. The vessel joins the East Coast Savannah Express / South Atlantic Express (ESX / SAX) service, with a port rotation of Savannah, New York, Norfolk, Ningbo, Shanghai, Chiwan, Hong Kong, and Manzanillo.
GPA Sales Representative, Trade Development Herman J. Brown, Jr. presented Captain Rajeev Cardoza a gift celebrating the maiden voyage of the MOL M/V Earnest to Savannah.
Headquarters Norfolk, VA Offices also located in these port cities Atlanta, GA Charleston, SC Charlotte, NC Dublin, VA Greensboro, NC Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA Milwaukee, WI Norfolk Intl Airport, VA Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA Savannah, GA Wilmington, NC

Port of Savannah Welcomes CAJA's New MXE Service
Caja Logistics Group began calling at Ocean Terminal in September 2007 with a new service. Caja Logistics Group's weekly Mexico/U.S. East Coast (MXE) service offers both southbound and northbound voyages.
"We welcome Caja Logistics Group to Savannah and appreciate its confidence in the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to grow its business," said John Wheeler, GPA's Director of Trade Development.
Caja Logistics Group's vessels offer flexibility for containerized, break-bulk and project cargo. With two 40metric-ton capacity cranes, its vessels call on ports that other vessels cannot, handle a wide range of cargoes and reduce transit times.
"With Savannah's abundant availability of intermodal options, as well as trans-shipment connections, it was a natural choice to link Mexico with the U.S. East Coast inland points as well as the rest of the world," said J. Stephen Williams, Caja Logistics Group's President and Chief Executive Officer.
This new weekly service will call Savannah on Mondays and at the Port of Pregreso Mexico on Thursdays.

CARRIER SERVICES

The Caja Countess has a 366-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) capacity and length of 100.6 meters.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Georgia Ranks Number Two in U.S. for Business Climate
Georgia's Small Business Survival Index Rating Rises

G eorgia is ranked the second best state in the nation in which to do business, according to Site Selection magazine. In its November 2007 issue, Site Selection, an influential national economic trade development magazine, ranks Georgia as the state with the second best business climate in the nation, up from number four last year.
"I am pleased that Georgia's outstanding business and entrepreneur environment has received national recognition," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "The ranking reflects the reality that business decisions are made for many reasons and based on the strength of the entire package and shows that Georgia is strongly positioned to grow its stable of entrepreneurs as well as win business from both national and international companies."
Georgia's business environment was also ranked third in a survey of corporate site seekers across the country, which comprises 50 percent of Site Selection's total score. This group based its scores on factors such as availability of desired work-force skills, efficiency of the permitting/regulatory process and land/building prices and supply. The other 50 percent of the annual business climate rankings is determined by states' performances in the company's new plant database, which tracks new and expanded business facility activity. Georgia has never ranked lower than 10 (2000 and 2001) in the national poll, and has been among the top four for the last four years.
"Georgia has been among a handful of states in the upper echelon of our business climate ranking for several years running," said Adam Bruns, Managing Editor of Site Selection.

(number one, Expansion Management magazine); fiscal policies (number one, Laffer Report) and entrepreneurial activity (number three, Kauffman Foundation).
"Georgia's rich resources for businesses, including our skilled workforce, transportation and logistics network, and low operating costs have encouraged top-notch companies like Newell Rubbermaid, ADP and Kia to locate or expand in our state recently," said Ken Stewart, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. "Top rankings like these reflect our success in maintaining a competitive edge in the global marketplace."
For more information about Site Selection magazine and to view the rankings, visit www.siteselection.com.
In a separate study, Georgia was ranked number 12 in the nation by the Small Business Survival Index for its entrepreneurship climate in the Small Business Survival Index, vaulting 13 places from number 25 in 2006. The Small Business Survival Index scores each state and the District of Columbia on 31 factors, including taxation, regulatory environment, health care and other costs to doing business. Some of the areas in which Georgia scored the best include adjusted unemployment taxes, government spending trends and highway cost effectiveness.
"Obviously we are delighted that the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBEC) has recognized Georgia's efforts to produce a climate that is conducive to small businesses in Georgia," said Sen. Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville), who co-chairs the

Senate and House Small Business Initiative with Rep. Ron Stephens (R-Savannah). "During one of our earlier meetings, SBEC economist Dr. Raymond Keating told us what we needed to do to improve Georgia's rankings and benefit the small business community.
"After all," Sen. Pearson continued, "small business is the backbone of our economy."
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council noted that the rate of job creation during that period was 70 percent faster in the top 25 states in the index versus the bottom 26. The population growth of the top 25 states is double the rate of the bottom 26, demonstrating the impact of an entrepreneur-friendly climate on a state's overall economic health.

Georgia's business environment was ranked fourth in the country earlier this year by cable network CNBC, and the state also has received top rankings in workforce training
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Putting the "Where" in Warehouse
By John Powers

S

avannah's convergence of demographics and economics has spawned an unparalleled warehousing explosion.

80% of U.S. Population is Accessible via Savannah

Historically, 45 percent of import containers moving through the Port of Savannah are unloaded at distribution center facilities within 125 miles of the port. Today, Savannah's cargo is destined for retail locations as far as the Tennessee Valley, Texas, Chicago and other Midwest points.

Reasons for this retail expansion include:
Increased attention to diversifying supply chain entry points
Continued growth of intermodal rail
Two on-terminal Class I rail providers, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroad
Strategic access to key north-south and east-west U.S. road arteries within minutes
Reliability and cost-effectiveness to markets as far as Dallas, Memphis and Chicago
Increase in east-bound rail rates via West Coast ports
Constant investment in GPA's port infrastructure and equipment
Low congestion, enabling cargo velocity across Savannah's terminals
Proliferation of all-water ocean carrier services via both canals
Due to population concentrations and strategic logistics considerations, major importers have built distribution centers in proximity to the Port of Savannah. With 500,000 to millions of square feet, these distribution centers handle goods ranging from consumer products to building materials. These 20-plus distribution centers include names like Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Pier 1. In addition, there are 200 more distribution centers within a five-hour drive.
Developers and third-party logistics firms are building millions of square feet. These public

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2006
warehouses will accommodate lower volume shippers, who are not ready for a dedicated distribution center.
"The recent addition of IKEA and Target to our roster of distribution centers indicates that Savannah's strategic appeal persists," said Stacy Watson, GPA's (Georgia Ports Authority) Manager of Economic and Industrial Development. "With legitimate access to 80 percent of the nation's population, Savannah boasts unrivaled competitive advantages for distribution operations. That's why we're projecting 1.5 to two million square feet of new warehousing annually for the next five years."
The Port of Savannah's long-term growth strategies will enable it to continue to handle increasingly larger cargo volumes. "Due to undeveloped land owned by the GPA, we will be able to handle the wave of Asian cargo

expected with ease in the next 10 years," said John Wheeler, GPA's Director of Trade Development. "Other ports, especially on the West Coast, have reached their growth capabilities and must work with the space they have in their existing footprints."
There is a new train of thought coming from logistics professionals responsible for getting products to store shelves. By diversifying supply chains, retailers have more options. Savannah's affordable, available portproximate land for warehouse development and logistically friendly infrastructure make it an attractive location for distribution centers.
Population, location, real estate, infrastructure and economics the Port of Savannah has it all. Importers/exporters and logistics firms agree that for freight consolidation and distribution, Savannah puts the "where" in warehouse.

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More Room to Build, More Room to Grow
The First Speculative Development Being Built Toward LEED Certification in the United States

I

f one were looking for proof of the oft-repeated saying, "Success breeds success," one need not look

any further than the Port

of Savannah.

With two consecutive decades of growth and trade with Asia continuing to boom, Savannah has become the place to be in the world of global shipping. A groundbreaking ceremony in October 2007, for the 249acre site owned by the AMB Property Corporation (AMB) in Bloomingdale, Ga. provides further evidence of this fact.

"The growth we have been experiencing at the Port of Savannah has been nothing short of amazing," said Doug J. Marchand, Executive Director for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA). "Frankly, it's what helped drive AMB's decision to make their investment here."

AMB is a leading industrial real estate partnership that develops, acquires, owns and operates facilities in key distribution markets globally. The 249-acre tract will focus on attracting new distribution centers and other port-related businesses to the area and will rely upon the continued growth

of Georgia's ports to fill the property with new businesses.
"AMB has focused its recent development efforts to construct warehouse buildings which promote good stewardship of the environment," said John Morgan, AMB's Vice President of Development, East Region. "AMB's Savannah development will mark the country's first Silver certification as designed by the U.S. Green Building Council." The new distribution buildings will be AMB's first LEED-certified facilities, a benchmark of environmental standards, which designates real estate with certified levels of excellence in energy efficiency.
With the capacity to hold more than three million square feet of warehouse space in the next two to three years, AMB and local officials believe that this property could eventually create up to 2,700 direct and 1,500 additional indirect jobs in the local area.
The first speculative building, a 343,000square-foot distribution facility, is designed to accommodate distribution companies with warehousing needs ranging from 60,000 to 343,000 square feet. It will be a

rear-loading, tilt-wall, institutional grade facility with a 30-foot ceiling height in the warehouse and upgraded ESFR sprinkler systems. Plans for future buildings will enable up to 1.3 million square feet in a single facility, direct rail access and on-site trailer parking.
"Activity and interest in the site has been steady with prospects ranging from 50,000 to one million square feet. Inquiries from retailers and third-party logistics companies continue to be the main sources of interest," said Charlie Fiveash, AMB's Vice President, Leasing and Marketing Director, East Region.
According to Jay Cornforth, AMB's Managing Director, East Region, AMB was drawn to Savannah by the strong growth, specifically by the port's growth in the Asian market. The site is located approximately 10 miles from GPA's Garden City Terminal, between Interstates 16 and 95.
"In order to succeed and grow, it is important that our partners within the supply chain have a mutually clear vision," said Marchand. "It is clear to me that AMB has such a vision."

(from left to right): Steve Kros, AMB's Director of Development, East Region; Robbie Byrd, City Manager of Pooler; Mayor Wayne Tipton of Bloomingdale, Ga.; Buddy Carter, State Representative from Savannah; Jay Cornforth, AMB's Managing Director, East Region; Doug Marchand, GPA's Executive Director; and Lynn Pitts, Savannah Economic Development Authority.

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Georgia Adds a LINC to its Supply Chain
Maritime Logistics Innovation Center Evolves as Georgia's Logistics Innovation Center (LINC)

Stewart described LINC as one of the bright stars in Georgia's Centers of Innovation. "They have long been a top source of expert logistics knowledge, and their new name better reflects the breadth of their role in our state," said Stewart.

In addition to its work in Georgia, LINC also focuses building upon existing relationships throughout the world and developing new partnerships. These connections to the international community are vital and are focused on example activities such as facilitating international commerce, both imports and exports by working with U.S. Dept. of Commerce; working with U.S. Customs and identifying new technologies for security; partnering with international universities in Sweden, Singapore, China and Ireland; and developing global business relationships by providing logistical expertise for the GDEcD's international office.

One of LINC's container testing and lab facilities on the Georgia Tech Savannah Campus.

Photo: LINC

I magine the impact of Georgia's multibillion dollar logistics industry if each sector, independently successful and poised for significant growth, had a platform to discuss interconnected growth and industry issues, solve problems and share technology solutions across the board.

warehousing and distribution, and service providers in Georgia.
"As a logistics ecosystem, each sector often operates independently," said LINC Executive Director Page Siplon. "But at the same time, each sector is often completely dependent upon the success and efficiency of the others."

LINC will continue to focus on topics such as RFID, security, asset tracking, process optimization and analytics, and will build upon this expertise by promoting, testing and developing technology based solutions for the other logistics sectors to manage current issues and expected growth related challenges. The center will also look at areas where the sectors either overlap or have gaps in connectivity; areas such as information sharing, infrastructure capacity and workforce development are all example areas of potential opportunity.

As of September 2007, the newly named Georgia Logistics Innovation Center (LINC) will continue doing what the former Maritime Logistics Innovation Center has always done solve logistics problems and facilitate the development of new technologies. In addition to providing effective solutions and technology applications for the maritime sector, LINC will incorporate the insight and opportunities faced by other closely linked logistics sectors - rail, trucking, air cargo,
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According to Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, the concept behind Georgia's innovation centers strategy is leveraging its strengths to create new jobs and investment. "Expanding the focus of the maritime logistics innovation center will help build and lead broader and stronger industry collaboration," said Perdue.
Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Ken

"We are already involved in working with the other sectors due to connection to the ports and maritime logistics," said Siplon. "Our new name officially recognizes the broader functions, while maintaining the critical core connection to the ports and maritime logistics."
For more information about LINC, visit www.georgialogistics.org or contact Siplon at page.siplon@gatech.edu or 912-966-7867.
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Port of Savannah
Visit us online at www.gaports.com to download your copy of the Global Carrier Services Tool for all-water and inland transit times.
It's just one more way the Georgia Ports Authority is "Redefining the Pace of Trade".
Photo: David Smalls

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......................10 Days ....................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 Barwill Agency (912) 233-3239 Carolina Shipping Company, LP (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
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 International (912) 966-3000 NYK Marine (912) 964-9413 (770) 956-9444 OOCL (USA), Inc. (888) 388-6625 Southern Shipping (912) 644-7083 Star Shipping (912) 236-4144 (770) 226-5900 Terminal Shipping (912) 964-5200 Turkon Line (201) 866-6966 (912) 966-1008 United Arab (912) 233-1970 (908) 272-0050 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 Hyundai General Cargo ............................ISS ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB 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-Linie ..............................................C ..................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 Star Shipping ..............................................STR ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB 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

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SAILING SCHEDULE
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-Linie ..............................................C ..................Inducement ................OT ....................................................BB Saga ..................................................................C ......................Monthly ....................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 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-Linie ..............................................C ..................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 Caja Logistics................................................NL ......................Weekly......................OT ..................................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 Star Shipping ..............................................STR ....................Weekly......................OT ....................................................BB 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

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

Mexico VW Transport ................................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO

Northern Europe/UK/Ireland/Scandinavia/Baltic American RO/RO ....................................WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO Star Shipping ..............................................STR ....................10 Days ....................MP....................................................BB VW Transport ................................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO

South America (East-North) VW Transport ................................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO

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HOMELAND SECURITY
GEORGIA'S TWIC ENROLLMENT
Centers Projected to Process 30,000 Cards

T

he Transportation Agency (TSA) has its Transportation

Security opened Workers

Identification Credential (TWIC)

Enrollment Center for the Port of Savannah.

Created by the Department of Homeland Security, TWIC is a federally mandated common identification credential for all individuals requiring unescorted access to secure or restricted areas of seaports. The TSA will issue workers a tamper-resistant "smart card" containing the worker's biometric (fingerprint template) to allow for a positive link between the card itself and the individuals.

The enrollment process entails a visit to the Enrollment Center located at 5214 Augusta Road in Garden City, Ga. Applicants will be required to provide biographic information, sign a disclosure form, provide a complete set of fingerprints, sit for a digital photograph, provide the necessary identity verification documents and pay an enrollment fee of $132.50. The credential will be valid for five years. For a list of appropriate documents, visit the TWIC website at www.tsa.gov/twic.
The number of applicants projected to enroll at the Port of Savannah and the Port of Brunswick will be 30,000. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
"We encourage all transportation workers who require access to Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) facilities to apply for a TWIC card," said Doug Marchand, GPA's Executive Director. "We are working closely with the TSA and U.S. Coast Guard to ensure this program is effectively implemented in Georgia."

The GPA has continued to take numerous measures to ensure the safety of its employees, customers and international commerce. Port security initiatives at Georgia's deepwater ports since 9/11 include the following:
New personnel and increased operating budget devoted to security and compliance with federal regulations.
More than four additional miles of perimeter fencing and intrusion detection at the fence line at Garden City Terminal.
New surveillance systems, detection devices and substantially increased lighting at all terminals.
New radiation portal monitors (RPM) at gates to screen containers and other conveyances for the presence of nuclear and radiological materials.
The development and implementation of the Savannah River Intrusion Network that includes maritime cameras with access shared by local and federal authorities for increased security throughout the harbor.

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NOTEWORTHY
Marchand Elected to Serve on AAPA Executive Committee

Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand has been elected as the South Atlantic representative to the American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) Executive Committee. The AAPA Executive Committee consists of one Board member from each of AAPA's 10 regions. As a member of the Executive Committee, Marchand will also serve on the U.S.

Legislative Policy Council (LPC). The LPC reviews the legislation and governmental relations program and activities of the Association and guides the AAPA President in carrying out the policies of the Association.
Under Marchand's 12-plus years of leadership, the GPA's container volume has grown 286-percent, exceeding 2.3 million TEUs in FY2007. A member of the AAPA Board of Directors, Marchand received Professional Port Manager (PPM) Program Certification through the AAPA in 1997.

DOUG J. MARCHAND

GPA's I.T. Program, Publications Honored by AAPA

T

he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) was recognized by the AAPA with the 2007 Information Technology

Award in the category of Port

Operations and Management Systems, for its

"COAT: A CBPO Zero-Tolerance Solution"

program. For communications programs,

the GPA received awards of merit for its

FY2006 Annual Report: Redefining the

Pace of Trade and its GPA Ports Guide &

Directory 2007.

COAT was developed in partnership with the GPA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It is a real-time container inspection tracking system that improves critical communication between the GPA and CBP. 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.
"Thanks to the ingenuity and expertise of GPA's information technology department, Client Relations Center, and CBP personnel, the COAT system offers a win-win for security and customer service," said Tom H. Armstrong, GPA's Director of Strategic Development and Information Technology.

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