AnchorAge, Vol. 48, no. 1 (1st quarter 2008)

2008 VOLUME 48 NO. 1
THE PROMISE OF FUTURE GROWTH
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In This Issue
2008 Volume 48 No. 1
COVER STORY
The Promise of Future Growth....................................................8

Cover Photo: David Smalls

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

Port News
Georgia's Alternative Fuels ..................................................................................................................................10 Education, Location, Inspiration: GFTC Celebrates 40 Years ................................................................12
Portfolio
Expansion Projects Take Off in Georgia ........................................................................................................14 JCB's Customer Support Center Debuts.............................................................................................. 14 Heineken Taps Savannah ............................................................................................................................ 15 Academy Sports + Outdoors: Team Picks Twiggs County............................................................ 16 NRS: New High-Speed High-Volume Transload DC Opens .......................................................... 16
Economic Development
Opportunity is Just a Click Away: Georgia Commercial Corridor Tool is Now On-line ................18 Georgia: A Gateway to American Commerce.............................................................................................. 23
Profile
Colonel Edward J. Kertis, Jr. .............................................................................................................................. 20
Emerging Markets
Savannah's Samba with Brazil............................................................................................................................26 Brazil Opens New Consulate General in Georgia........................................................................................27
Carrier Services
NYK Launches Eight New Stars........................................................................................................................ 29
Sailing Schedule .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Community Involvement
In A Word: GPA Partners with SCAD to Illustrate Port ............................................................................ 34
Noteworthy
Celebrating 20 Years with Fuji Vegetable Oil .............................................................................................. 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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" As the sixth largest auto port in the nation, we posted another recordbreaking year for the Port of Brunswick. Total tonnage at our Colonel's

Island Facility experienced an increase of 13.4 percent in 2007,

compared with 2006. These numbers were bolstered by new customers

such as Bunge North America, Bentley and Maserati, as well as increased

cargo volumes from existing customers.

"

- Steve Green, GPA's Board of Directors Chairman

Photo: Adam Kuehl

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
ST. SIMON'S ISLAND

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

gyarboro@logistec.com / www.logistec.com

Professionalism

Logistec USA Inc., 225 Newcastle Street, P.O. Box 1411, Brunswick, Georgia 31521 / Telephone: (912) 264-4044 / Fax: (912) 267-6352

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Perspective: Doug J. Marchand
Our Nation's Fastest Growing Port

PERSPECTIVE

forward with an aggressive $1.2-billion capital improvement plan to grow its business to new heights and create more opportunities for its citizens.

T

otal tonnage for the Port of Savannah in the first six months of FY08 jumped 26.3 percent

compared with last year. More than

2.6 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units)

were handled through the Port of Savannah in

calendar year 2007, which represents a 20.6-

percent increase over the previous year and a

new record for Georgia.

The recent addition and expansion of new businesses like JCB, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Heineken USA and National Retail Systems enable the Port of Savannah to continue to be the only major container port in America experiencing double-digit growth and maintain its status as the nation's fastest growing port. In fact, we recently received four new super post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes at our Garden City terminal to accommodate this growth and better serve our customers' needs in the future.

Every week 17 trains service the Port of Savannah and reach cities such as Memphis, Tenn., Chicago, Ill., Dallas, Texas, St. Louis, Mo., and Detroit, Mich. One project that will greatly enhance Savannah's rail capacity, improve overall terminal efficiencies and increase Georgia's reach throughout the U.S. is the $10.895-million contract to complete the Chatham Yard Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. Another project is a $4.586-million contract to pave 42 additional acres of container storage, which will complete the state's efforts for the new Container Berths 8 and 9 and expand the facility's capacity by 20 percent.
Additional major improvements to sustain and create additional jobs for Georgia include a harbor-deepening project in Savannah, expansion of rail facilities in Savannah and Brunswick, and enhanced technology and security. The GPA is working with state transportation officials to build last-mile projects including road, rail and bridge improvements that must be completed to move cargo those last critical miles to and from the waterfront. These projects will reduce or eliminate future congestion to prepare for the increasing volume of Georgia's ports.

Georgia's ports continue to achieve new records, exceed service levels and move

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
THE PROMISE
of Future Growth:
New Cranes, Infrastructure Improvements Prepare for 6.5 Million TEUs
H undreds lined River Street in downtown Savannah, Ga., to watch four new super postPanamax cranes transit the Talmadge Bridge. Many of the spectators made the trip from the Georgia Day celebrations in downtown Savannah, including students still dressed as Georgia's founder, General James Oglethorpe.
"The new cranes will play a major role in enhancing productivity and capacity necessary to handle the growing volume of cargo at Savannah," said Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "They represent the promise of future growth and opportunity for our community and the state of Georgia."
The cranes traveled aboard the Dockwise Swift for a total distance of approximately 15,000 nautical miles to the GPA's Garden City Terminal. Fully assembled, the cranes are approximately 480 feet long, weigh 1,369 tons and rise 367 feet above the water with a 34-degree incline. All four cranes will be operational by the end of May 2008.
Modern and environmentally friendly, the four new cranes are the largest of their kind in the world, with the capability of handling super post-Panamax vessels the size of 22 containers wide. The cranes will be electrified and will eliminate the use of approximately 500,000 gallons of diesel, the emission of 690 tons of nitrogen oxide, four tons of particulate matter and 12 tons of hydrocarbons every year. "Georgia's ports are committed to growing our terminals and our business in an environmentally responsible way," said GPA's Chief Operating Officer Curtis Foltz. "The arrival of these new cranes is a part of that ongoing effort."
The cranes, designed in Finland and fabricated in China, were ordered two years ago from Konecranes VLC. The cranes will continue to support the fastest growing port in the U.S., as well as enhance GPA's 2015 growth strategy. By 2015, the throughput capacity at GPA's Garden City Terminal is projected at 6.5 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), an increase of more than twice today's capacity.
To accommodate the projected growth, the GPA will have 117 rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) working the stacks by 2015. This includes 15 new RTGs that came online in January 2008, 14 more projected to be online by September 2008, plus more shipments through 2015.
In addition to working the stacks, RTGs will be utilized at the GPA's Chatham Intermodal Yard, which is scheduled to come online in December of 2008. This project will greatly enhance Savannah's rail capacity, improve overall terminal efficiencies and increase Georgia's reach throughout the southeastern U.S.
"With the additional capacity created by these and other planned projects, bolstered by our continuing efforts to deepen the Savannah Harbor up to 48 feet, the Port of Savannah will continue to stimulate new businesses throughout the state for many years to come," said Marchand.
General Oglethorpe would be proud.
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COVER STORY

" Georgia's ports are committed to growing our terminals and our

business in an environmentally

responsible way. The arrival of

these new cranes is a part of that

ongoing effort.

"

- Curtis Foltz, GPA's Chief Operating Officer

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PORT NEWS

Georgia's
ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Georgia exports like corn, peanut oil, and wood pellets traverse Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) docks everyday to countries around the globe. From wood pellets providing heating fuel in Europe to corn used in the production of ethanol, the GPA is playing a key role in keeping our environment green.

Photo: Georgia Department of Economic Development

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PORT NEWS

L

eaving a green footprint is a major focus of virtually every aspect of today's society. Alternative fuel

choices are top priority for a cleaner

environment. Buzz words like "biofuel" and

"bioenergy" are commonplace language

used in many businesses around the globe.

THE BIOENERGY CORRIDOR

Environmental concerns are equally important to Georgia businesses. Manufacturing facilities in the state's mid-to-south region, where commercial forestry infrastructure is located, make up Georgia's bioenergy corridor. The corridor weaves through the state from Atlanta and Rome to the north, Columbus to the west, Valdosta and Brunswick to the south, and Savannah and Augusta to the east. It also includes research and development, along with academic and public and private partnerships.

Biofuel is broadly defined as "a fuel (wood or ethanol) composed or produced from biological raw materials." Georgia produces many types of bioenergy, such as wood pellets, biodiesel and ethanol.
WOOD PELLETS
Wood pellets are a type of wood fuel generally produced from compacted sawdust. The pellets are extremely dense, due to a production process that uses low humidity. The small, geometric size of the pellet is automatically produced in the process. The production process includes the passage of wood material through a hammer mill, which makes a uniform doughlike mass. The mass is then passed through a press with a die that has a specified hole diameter (usually 6 mm or larger). Next, due to high pressure, the temperature of the wood is increased significantly. Finally, lignin, a complex chemical compound most commonly derived from wood and an integral part of the cell walls of plants, becomes slightly plastic and forms a natural glue that holds the pellets together during the cooling process.
The high density of the pellets, 42 pounds per cubic foot, makes them conducive to compact storage and reasonable for long distance transport. The pellets are commonly used in Europe as fuel for central heating furnaces.

BIODIESEL
Georgia's bioenergy corridor also produces biodiesel. Biodiesel is a biodegradable, non-toxic alternative fuel produced from natural renewable sources such as new and used vegetable oils and animal fats.
Biodiesel fuel can be produced from soybean oil, peanut oil, sunflower seed oil, canola oil, chicken fat and waste grease.
Georgia biodiesel factories include: U.S. Biofuels (Rome), Soymet (Rome), Middle Georgia Biofuels (Dublin), Sunshine Biofuels (Camilla), Bulldog Biodiesel (Ellenwood), Inland Oil (Bainbridge), and Alterra Biofuels (Gordon and Plains).
AGRICULTURAL ETHANOL
Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane fuel produced from renewable sources. The most basic form of ethanol is produced from plant material. Ethanol can be blended with gasoline to produce E85, which is a material that is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Flexible fuel vehicles use E85.

Agricultural sources used to produce ethanol include: corn, sugar cane, sugar beets and sweet potatoes.
Georgia ethanol factories include: Windgap (Baconton), U.S. Ethanol (Cordele), and First United Ethanol (Camilla).
CELLULOSIC ETHANOL
Cellulosic ethanol can be produced from several non-food products that contain cellulose. Georgia reaps significant environmental benefits for ethanol use. Georgia timberland owners harvest nearly 20 million dry tons of timber residues, as well as timber not suitable for sale, annually. The timber represents a tremendous renewable resource and a continuous supply for the state.
Cellulosic sources used to produce ethanol include: switchgrass, wood, hay, plants and garbage.
Range Fuels, in Soperton, Ga., will be the nation's first cellulosic ethanol plant.

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PORT NEWS
EDUCATION, LOCAT
By John Powers
Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Celebrates 40 Years

F

or eight decades, The Cloister at Sea Island, Ga., has played host to the world. In 2004, the prestigious

G-8 Summit assembled leaders

from around the world to discuss economic

and societal issues of the highest order.

This tradition was extended with the 40th Georgia Foreign Trade Conference. Conference General Chairman Steve Green, who also serves as Chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), described the assembled logistics horsepower: "This year's attendees read like a `Who's Who' of leaders and corporations that influence and shape global trade and investment."

Attendees were drawn by the opportunity to interact with panelists and decision makers from the upper echelons of every

sector of the logistics industry. They spent business sessions hearing expert analysis on a wide array of key economic and trade issues.
Keynoting both morning sessions was Walter Kemmsies, Ph.D., Chief Economist for Moffat & Nichol. He opened Monday's session with a historical analysis and projections for the North American economy. Tuesday, he expanded his overview to encompass Asian and European economics.
Monday's first breakout session was moderated by Bill Mongelluzzo of the Journal of Commerce. It dealt with diversification beyond traditional supply chains resulting from the emergence of new manufacturing sources. Lending empirical insights to the discussion were Rob Bass of

Target, Dave Casey of Newell Rubbermaid, Jeff Heller of Norfolk Southern and James Newsome III, of Hapag-Lloyd.
Other participants opted for an alternate session dealing with landbridge versus allwater options via North American ports. Chaired by Bill Kerrigan of Kerrigan Consulting, the panel featured Glenn Clift of Glovis America, Chris Connor of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, and Steve Evans of Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Session A on Tuesday gazed into the logistics crystal ball to predict the future direction of global trade and logistics. Presenters included Bill Ralph of R. K. Johns and Associates, David Laurine of Bowater Inc., Hans Stig Moller of Maersk Distribution Services and Bill Mongelluzzo.

Photo: Russ Bryant

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PORT NEWS
TION, INSPIRATION

Photo: Russ Bryant Assistant Vice President, Ports and International for Norfolk Southern Corporation Steve Evans spoke at the "North American Ports: Landbridge or All-Water" session.

The Cloister's proximity to Brunswick's auto port on Colonel's Island was represented in a panel entitled "The Vehicle Supply Chain... Who Drives It?" Gary Hurley of NYK Line (America), Inc. handled moderator duties for Paul Carlton of Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping, Al Dunn of Ford Motor Company and Roger Huber of CSX.
"This is the essence of what we strive to accomplish with our conference," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "We want to go beyond merely delivering critical logistics intelligence. Our objective is to provide a crucible where our guests can take what they hear, interact with their peers and begin fine tuning supply chains accordingly. The Cloister provides the ideal environment for this exercise."

Schedule, program and registration particulars will begin arriving by mail and appearing in trade publications in the near future. In the interim, interested parties may visit the conference website at www.gaforeigntrade.com for the most current information on the 2009 GFTC and to secure their attendance by early registration. The site also includes particulars on sponsorships for entities seeking enhanced visibility among the logistics hierarchy.
Individuals considering attending for the first time will certainly be motivated by the impressive list of 2008 participants. Finally, the site lists names and responsibilities of committee members eager for program and activity recommendations from past participants and potential attendees.

Photo: Russ Bryant
Walter Kemmsies, Ph.D. was the keynote speaker for both morning sessions. As chief economist for Moffat & Nichol, he provided a historical analysis and projections for the North American economy, as well as an overview of Asian and European economics.
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This combination of education, setting and a high-powered registration list make the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference the preeminent and best attended global trade event on the U.S. East Coast. This year's attendees have already marked their calendars for next year's event, once again at The Cloister, January 25 to 27, 2009.

In the last four decades, the pace of change in global trade has accelerated tremendously. The Georgia Foreign Trade Conference has prospered over the same time frame by convening expertise capable of predicting such change and delivering concrete strategies to deal with it. GFTC prognosis for 2009... 2010... 2011?

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PORTFOLIO
EXPANSI

" JCB's expansion is a key indicator that Georgia's business-friendly environment

and its strong workforce continue to

help companies grow.

"

- Governor Sonny Perdue

JCB is credited with building the world's first backhoe. Six dignitaries, including GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand, broke ground by operating backhoe loaders on the site.

T

he Port of Savannah serves a strategic supply chain role as evidenced by the construction and

opening of distribution centers and

cross-dock operations. In the last year, four

large-scale operations have opened, totaling

3.4 million square feet with more on the

horizon. In the last few months, there have

been two groundbreaking ceremonies with

JCB and Academy Sports + Outdoors and

two ribbon-cutting ceremonies for Heineken

USA and National Retail Systems Inc. (NRS).

Today, Georgia ranks as the fifth fastest growing state in warehouse and distribution construction behind California, Texas, Ohio and New Jersey. "Our goal as America's gateway to the world is to further improve upon this impressive beginning with the help

of these companies," said Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "We recognize these companies had choices on the East Coast, and we are pleased they have placed their confidence in the Port of Savannah's ability to grow their businesses, as well as provide access to a hinterland that covers some 80 percent of the U.S. population."
Job creation is a top priority for Georgia. These facilities will have an immediate impact on the jobs in the Savannah area and will add to the more than 286,000 statewide jobs already created as a result of port-related activity.
Having attracted two-dozen Savannah-area import distribution centers, Georgia's ports

are on the right track. These companies chose Savannah for many of the same reasons the right combination of land, location, labor and links together with GPA's long-term vision and commitment to meet the demands of international trade and investment.
JCB's Customer Support Center Debuts
A groundbreaking ceremony for JCB's Customer Support Center, a 200,000square-foot facility for its North American operations took place in November 2007. The new building will serve as a global distribution center for North America, South America, South Africa and the Pacific Rim.

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PORTFOLIO
O N PROJECTS TAKE OFF IN GEORGIA By Amy Fine, GPA Intern

Photo: Courtesy of JCB

The new center affirms JCB's continued commitment to coastal Georgia and its positive economic impact. "JCB's expansion is a key indicator that Georgia's businessfriendly environment and its strong workforce continue to help companies grow," said Gov. Sonny Perdue.
According to JCB's Managing Director and CEO John Patterson, "The new center will stand as visible proof of our commitment to customer support, particularly for our North American customers."
The center will be located on campus with JCB's 500,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing plant in Pooler, Ga. Construction is scheduled to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Heineken Taps Savannah
Heineken USA opened its newest distribution center, a 100,000-square-foot facility, in proximity to the Port of Savannah in February 2008.
The new "demand point" for Heineken will serve as the port of call for more than 4,000 containers shipped from the company's international breweries annually. That's seven million cases of Heineken Lager, Heineken Premium Light, and Amstel Light bound for distributors in Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama.
"Any time you brew beer 3,000 miles away, you're going to face a series of logistical challenges in getting that product to your customers in a timely manner," said

Heineken USA's Director of Supply Chain Optimization Gregory Sommer. "With this new demand point, not only do we expect to meet that goal, it will lay the ground work for further expansion in the Southeast."
Satellite Logistics Group and Port City Logistics will provide local logistics expertise.
With this new distribution center, Heineken USA expects the Southeast to be its secondfastest growing U.S. region within the next five years.
"Heineken had a number of options when deciding where to locate its latest demand center," said Marchand. "Our job, now that they are here, is to show them they made a great choice."
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PORTFOLIO
Continued from page 15
Team Picks Twiggs County
One of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers, Academy Sports + Outdoors hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in November 2007. The one-million-square-foot distribution center in Twiggs County, Ga., is projected to start receiving cargo in December 2008 and shipping operations by February 2009. It will handle 13,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) annually.
"Academy is excited about the growth into this market and the relationships we have already developed with Twiggs County officials," said Academy Sports + Outdoors' Vice-President for Logistics and Distribution Ken Attaway. "This facility will represent Academy's most highly automated operation, presenting exceptional opportunities for the team hired to support our store growth in this market."
As a guest on the 2006 Georgia Red Carpet Tour, Academy Sports + Outdoors traveled throughout the state looking for the site of its newest distribution center. "Twiggs County is glad that Academy Sports + Outdoors chose our community for their Distribution Center," said Twiggs County Board of Commissioners Chairman Ray Bennett.
The distribution center provides a win-win for Twiggs County adding almost 400 jobs

in the first three years, as well as a great location for Academy Sports + Outdoors, which is in the geographic center of Georgia and in proximity to the Port of Savannah.
"Academy's choice will make our additional 500-acre industrial site more attractive to other prospective tenants," said Bennett. "Our deeply felt thanks goes to Doug Marchand and others at the Georgia Port Authority who were instrumental in helping us to get on Academy's radar."
Academy Sports + Outdoors ranks among the highest in sales per store and highest sales per square foot of any other sporting goods retailer in the country. It has experienced a compounded annual sales growth rate of 17 percent in the last decade.
New High-Speed HighVolume Transload DC Opens
National Retail Systems Inc. (NRS), a leading logistics services provider for America's retailers, has opened a 140,000-square-foot facility in Pooler, Ga., just three miles from the Port of Savannah.
NRS' new distribution facility is designed for high-speed, high-volume container transloading. The 176-door crossdock and special project warehouse stretches

almost a quarter of a mile on 52 acres. Several hundred thousand containers will be processed through the facility annually, which will create approximately 200 jobs.
"As the fastest growing port in the United States, Savannah continues to drive economic growth in Georgia," said Marchand. "The fact that NRS chose this location is further demonstration of Savannah's strategic position in the import logistics plans of U.S. retailers."
NRS will perform retail logistics services including pier drayage, container transload, distribution center bypass, store delivery, nationwide truckload and special project retail services, such as ticketing, marking and labeling.
"As we look at the logistics challenges confronting the nation, one thing is clear: having access to distribution infrastructure will be critical for retailers," said NRS President and Chief Operating Officer Raymond Wisniewski. "There is no doubt Savannah is a key gateway, and its importance will only increase as the Panama Canal is widened. Having distribution facilities near the major gateways is more efficient, more environmentally sensitive and better for truck drivers."

" There is no doubt Savannah is a key gateway, and its
importance will only increase as
" the Panama Canal is widened. - Raymond Wisniewski, NRS President
and Chief Operating Officer

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY IS JUST A
CLICK AWAY
Georgia Commercial Corridor Tool is Now On-line
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H istory tells us many of our ancestors came to America in search of "streets paved with gold" only to find that, upon arriving, they had to create their own opportunities. While there are no golden roads leading to and from Georgia's deepwater ports, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is working hard to provide new jobs and businesses to the state and its people.
Georgia is full of business opportunities. In an effort to highlight the state's potential, the GPA has recently launched an interactive tool, Georgia's Commercial Corridors, on its website - www.gaports.com. This tool will help prospective new customers review available commercial sites and buildings throughout the state.
"The ultimate mission of the GPA is to create jobs and revenue for the state through international trade, " said GPA's Manager of Economic and Industrial Development Stacy Watson. "As the GPA's site-selection specialist, I work very closely with future customers to see that they find the best fit possible for their needs. This tool gives them the ability to see in the comforts of their office exactly what we have to offer."
Complete with a summary of total population and distribution centers for each county, the Commercial Corridors tool provides essential information to prospective tenants. Other necessary information on incentives, work force and local contacts is also included.
"Better information leads to better business decisions," said GPA's Director of Trade Development John M. Wheeler. "If we can provide a current or potential customer with a complete list of options, they will be able to make the best decision for their company in terms of operations, cost and profitability. Ultimately, that spells success for all parties involved the customer, the GPA and the community supplying the jobs."
Another service on the GPA website is the Global Carrier Services matrix, which enables the user to see an up-to-date listing of all services from Georgia's deepwater ports to and from other ports around the world.
Watson continued: "When combined with the Global Carrier Services matrix, port users can ascertain how long it will take to get their cargo from other ports through our facilities and to the destination the Commercial Corridors tool helped them choose. The addition of these services turns our website into a one-stop shop for all of your company's shipping needs."
Launched in mid-January, the Georgia Commercial Corridors tool opened with information populated for the Interstate 16 Corridor. Immediate plans include adding information for three additional corridors - Interstate 95, the Highway 341 Alliance Corridor and the Savannah River Parkway Corridor - during the second quarter of 2008.
The roads leading to GPA's facilities may not be paved in gold, but with these tools and the premier service provided to all of Georgia's port users, opportunity is just a click away.
GPA ANCHORAGE

PROFILE
Colonel Edward J. Ke
By Rachel Simons

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PROFILE
rtis, Jr.

Commanding One of the Most Multi-Faceted Corps Offices

W

ith such an impressive set of credentials, one would believe Col. Edward J. Kertis,

Jr. has been preparing for his

current post all of his adult life. Colonel

Kertis assumed command as the District

Commander of the U.S. Corps of Engineers

(Corps) in Savannah, Ga., on June 29, 2007.

He is responsible for directing a $4 billion program including military design and construction; water resources planning, design and construction; hazardous, toxic and radiological waste cleanup; and real estate activities. In addition, the Savannah District supports 15 Army and Air Force installations in Georgia and North and South Carolina, and water resources activities in Georgia and sections of South Carolina.

A typical tour for a district commander in Savannah is three years. During this time, Colonel Kertis intends to focus on the core missions of military construction, civil works, and regulatory. He wants the district to be in the habit of "doing routine things routinely," so it can better serve its customers. As one of the most multi-faceted districts, "if the Savannah District were a Navy ship, she would be an aircraft carrier," said Colonel Kertis.

He recognizes that balancing water resource needs is one of the critical issues for the area and is a challenging political and engineering task as the Savannah area population grows. "Beyond that, ensuring that the nation has the means to continue to lead the world on international trade also takes much of my attention," said Colonel Kertis. "Keeping the wheels of industry and commerce turning makes America strong. Caring for our military troops ensures we stay free to keep those wheels turning. As I visit other ports in the Southeast, I realize how important the deepwater ports in Georgia are to the region and to the nation."

Military construction is also one of the Corps' major local missions. "We have the largest such program in the Southeast and perhaps in the Corps of Engineers," said Colonel Kertis. "With three of the largest Army installations in the nation in our District (Fort Bragg, N.C., and Forts Stewart and Benning in Georgia), as well as a dozen smaller Army and Air Force installations, we perform billions of dollars of construction each year. As we continue toward the completion of the current round of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) actions, we'll see that number climb."
Civil Works Projects such as the lakes on the upper Savannah River and the deep-water ports on the Georgia coast also make up an important part of the Corps' work. "The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is our

Colonel Kertis came to the Savannah District following completion of the one-year U.S. Air Force Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. Before entering the Air War College, he commanded the Walla Walla District of the Corps, in Washington State from 2002 to 2004.
His vast Corps experience includes service as an environmental staff officer in the Corps' Portland District, and area commander of the Honduras/El Salvador Project Offices in the Mobile District. He was also the inaugural commander of the Northern District, Gulf Region Division, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he managed construction projects in support of Coalition forces and the Iraqi government.

" The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is our top Civil Works effort and will remain so

for the next several years.

"

- Col. Edward J. Kertis, Jr.,

Commander of the Savannah District,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

top Civil Works effort and will remain so for the next several years," said Colonel Kertis. "We pledged to the American people that we'd complete a thorough set of studies on the impacts of deepening the Savannah harbor before we decide which action we should take. We must evaluate the impacts of doing nothing or taking the depth of the harbor at various increased depths down to 48 feet."
In addition, the Corps pays serious attention to ensuring U.S. waters remain clean for everyone and that wetlands remain useful. Under Colonel Kertis' direction, the Corps has increased its staff of regulators to assist people throughout Georgia to meet environmental standards and laws.

A graduate of Stetson University in Deland, Fla., in 1984, Colonel Kertis earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Corps. He also earned a master's degree in environmental engineering sciences from the University of Florida in 1993.
Spending time visiting the 15 military installations the Savannah District supports, and headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D.C., leaves precious little free time. A native Floridian, Colonel Kertis and his wife have a son who is an Army Infantry lieutenant and a daughter who is a college sophomore. As the proud new owner of a sailboat, Colonel Kertis hopes to find some time for sailing on Savannah's beautiful waterways.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Georgia: A Gateway to American Commerce
Creating Jobs and Opportunities Faster Than Any Other U.S. Port

M aintaining a robust transportation infrastructure is a priority for Georgia's economic growth and development. In his economic outlook speech in December 2007, Gov. Sonny Perdue focused, in part, on efforts to maintain Georgia's ports as the gateway to American commerce for importers and exporters.
Every corner of the state relies on Georgia's ports to export Georgia's products. These goods, along with imported products, are making Georgia the transportation and logistics hub of the Southeast. Never has it been more evident that the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) efforts to promote growth and commerce through international trade are creating statewide economic opportunities.
The demand for Georgia's exports is growing equally as fast as the demand for imports. In fact, Savannah is one of the only major ports in America with balanced trade, or 52 percent of total trade dedicated to imports and 48 percent to exports.

Georgia's deepwater ports are major economic engines they foster growth in virtually every industry in the state, and provide a strong competitive advantage. Gov. Perdue also described the ports as "a heart, driving development and pumping commerce."
To accommodate growing volumes of cargo, decrease transportation costs, increase productivity and allow Georgia to capitalize on the opportunities and benefits connected with international trade, Gov. Perdue included $52 million in his FY2009 budget recommendation to finance the dredging of Savannah's harbor up to 48 feet.
One of the GPA's top exporters, GeorgiaPacific, uses the ports in Savannah, Ga., and Brunswick, Ga., as key resources for its businesses. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., and employing more than 8,100 in the state, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packing, paper, pulp, building products and related chemicals. It has 25 facilities in

Georgia, including plants making gypsum wallboard, wood products, resins and adhesives, cellulose pulp, containerboard, and bath tissue and paper towels.
"Not only does the GPA help us export our products to other parts of the world, we also import raw materials for our nearby facilities," said Allen Richardson, manager of Georgia-Pacific's government affairs in the U.S. Southeast region. "From our gypsum wallboard facilities in Savannah and Brunswick, to our bathroom tissue and paper towel plant in Rincon, we rely on the deepwater ports here in Georgia. As the state's ports continue to grow, I'm sure that its impact on the region's economy becomes that much more important."
Georgia's deepwater ports' outstanding performance reflects its strong competitive advantages. As the state's market share continues to climb, the importance of Georgia's ports to the state, regional and national economies also grows.

Georgia's ports are "a heart, driving development and pumping commerce."
- Governor Sonny Perdue

Photo: John Carrington, Savannah Morning News

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EMERGING MARKETS
Brazil Opens New Consulate General in Georgia
By Amy Fine, GPA Intern

SAVANNAH'S SA
By Jeff Neil, GPA's Manager of Market Research and Development

A

new consulate general, which will serve the Brazilian community throughout the

southeastern United States, was

announced in February 2008. Located in

Atlanta, Ga., it will be one of Georgia's

largest consulates.

"Our friends from Brazil are some of our most important trading partners and we welcome them as they open this consulate general in Georgia," said Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. "We know that this new office will help to better serve Brazil's citizens and strengthen the cultural and economic bonds between our two nations. I thank President Lula for the confidence he has placed in our state by allowing us to host his country's consulate general."

The new consulate general will serve Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. In addition to issuing visas and passports and performing other consular services, the office will handle economic development and trade functions. The new consulate general will also promote trade, investment, and tourism, academic and cultural relationships.

"By opening this major new consulate general, Brazil is recognizing the great importance of its relationships with the southeastern United States, and in particular the central role Atlanta plays in those relationships. As consul general, I look forward to enhancing these relationships," said Brazilian Consul General Adalnio Senna Ganem.

Comparing the last two years, trade between the Georgia Ports Authority and Brazil increased by more than half with 57,753 TEUs in 2007. This included an import increase of 46-percent and a 61-percent increase in exports from 2006 to 2007.

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S

avannah's trade with Brazil is booming, driving strong growth for Georgia in the East Coast of South America (ECSA) trade lane. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Brazil, the world's eighth largest economy* and fifth most

populous country, is fueling trade. The weakening U.S. dollar is boosting

Savannah's exports to Brazil. These factors, among others, should also increase Brazil's

trade with other U.S. ports, yet Savannah is outpacing them by a wide margin. Meanwhile,

the housing downturn and the dampening effect on housing-related trade do not appear

to be slowing Savannah's trade with Brazil.

Total U.S. container trade imports from Brazil in TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) declined 14 percent in 2007, as did South Atlantic imports. However, Savannah's imports from Brazil grew 46 percent. Total U.S. container trade exports from Brazil grew 27 percent, while U.S. South Atlantic imports grew a more modest 23 percent. However, Savannah's exports to Brazil grew by 61 percent!

Savannah seized significant market share from other South Atlantic ports in 2007. On the import side, it gained eight percent and on the export side it gained five percent.

Container Trade with Brazil in TEUs

Imports Total U.S. South Atlantic Savannah
Exports Total U.S. South Atlantic Savannah

2006 479,230 180,684
22,612 2006 179,376
87,639 15,443

2007 414,314 156,157 32,920 2007 228,628 108,085 24,833

Source: PIERS Trade Horizons, Winter 2008 & PIERS

% Growth -14% -14% 46%
% Growth 27% 23% 61%

Brazilian Real per USD / Savannah Exports to Brazil
3.10

2.85

2.60 2.35

Decline in Real per USD ( ) indicates Dollar weakening

2.10

1.85

1.60
2003

2004

Brazilian Real per US$

2005

2006

2007

Exports from Savannah to Brazil

29,000 25,000 21,000 17,000 13,000 9,000 5,000

Savannah's Success Strategy
As the top ECSA carrier calling on Savannah since March 2007, MSC's total trade has almost doubled. Meanwhile, Savannah's second and third biggest ECSA carriers, NYK and Hanjin, each doubled Savannah-Brazil trade. Hapag-Lloyd, Savannah's fourth biggest carrier in this

GPA ANCHORAGE

Brazilian Real per US$ TEUs

EMERGING MARKETS
MBA WITH BRAZIL
Dancing Past the Competition

trade lane has increased trade by more than half. Savannah's comparative strengths in key export commodities that Brazil imports on a large scale, such as wood pulp and paper and paperboard, are a major factor. But Savannah's position as the fastest growing major U.S. port also benefits its Brazil trade.
Savannah-Brazil trade is projected to grow rapidly during the next several years:
Foreign investment in the Brazilian economy is strong, and Brazil's attractiveness as a local outsourcing destination (compared with China and elsewhere in Asia) is on the rise;
Among all industrialized and emerging markets, Brazil has one of the strongest leading indicators for future growth,

according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;
Brazil's imports and exports are not dominated by any single commodity;

To improve the condition and capacity of its ports, the Brazilian government is investing billions of dollars in its ports and other infrastructure.

Direct Container Services between Brazil and the Port of Savannah

ANS/BEX

ECSA

MSC ECSA String 1

Days to Sav

Days from Sav

Days to Sav

Days from Sav

Days to Sav

Days from Sav

Santos

22

18

17

18

16

24

Vitoria

20

20

Itajai

24

17

18

16

Rio Grande

19

31

Sao Fran. Rio de Jan.

17

33

14

36

Suape

11

39

Carriers: ANS/BEX = Hapag-Lloyd, NYK ECSA = Hanjin, K Line, Yang Ming, Hyundai MSC ECSA String 1 = Med Shipping, MOL, APL

* According to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based on Purchasing-Power-Parity (PPP) valuation of GDP. International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook, published in October 2007.

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CARRIER SERVICES

NYK Launches Eight New Stars

NYK is investing $13.8 billion to expand its fleet of 742 vessels to 880 by 2011.

"Through this strategy, NYK Group will continuously focus on maritime transport as its main line of business," said NYK Line's Manager of Operations and Terminals James Stark.

NYK's strategy is welcoming news to the Port of Savannah, who proudly recognizes NYK as one of its top carriers to call on the port, and whose services are a direct connection to every major trade lane including Asia, North Europe, Southeast Asia and South America. Arriving in Savannah in November 2007, the NYK Daedalus led the way as the first of eight newly built 4,800-TEU vessels to call on the port, including Meteor, Constellation, Nebula, Delphinus, Demeter, Diana and Deneb in early 2008.

The M/V Daedalus is the first of eight new 4,800-TEU NYK Group vessels to call on Savannah. The vessel, which arrived in November 2007, joins the NCE / SCE service routes.

"NYK Line is leading the industry with cutting edge, innovative technology," Stark said. "These vessels are a perfect example of our responsibility and dedication to our customers and our environment."

As a global carrier, NYK's business is an integral part to the Port of Savannah's success. "NYK's 23-percent growth in business to date during FY2008, shows its commitment and partnership with the Port of Savannah," said GPA's Director of Trade Development John Wheeler. "We have plenty of capacity for NYK's larger built vessels, and look forward for more to come."

The newly built vessels join the North & Central China East Coast Express (NCE), and South China East Coast Express (SCE) services with direct all-water access to and from mainland China.

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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 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 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 HJ

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 Hanjin Shipping Co., LTD. (912) 966-1220 (678) 239-0200

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Savannah
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

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

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

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 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 Yang Ming ......................................................YM......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM ..................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

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

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 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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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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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
IN A WORD...
GPA Partners with SCAD to Illustrate Port
By John Powers

I

n a word, that's how students at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) were asked to

describe the Georgia Ports

Authority (GPA) following a visit to the Port

of Savannah in an effort between GPA and

the college to develop unique graphic

portrayals of the port and its activities.

"The project was part of our `Getting Published' class," said Durwin Talon, SCAD professor of illustration. "The intent is to develop real-world projects to give our students a feel for applied illustration."

The class met with GPA officials to determine what types of problems illustrators could

solve for GPA. "We were looking for things that couldn't be done photographically," Talon said. The students' assignment was to select one word to describe what GPA means to them and to develop an illustration depicting that concept.
The tour's initial impact upon the students was one of sheer scale. "We had to be thinking of a single word to sum up what the GPA meant to us, and it was hard to get the word `big' out of my head," said SCAD Senior Tom Schmuck. "The port is so incredibly massive, and being so close to everything is quite awe-inspiring." Another student Kristin Naff agreed: "The size of everything impressed me the most. Those cranes are enormous."

GPA's Manager of Sales Support and Marketing Tom Swinson coordinated the project from the GPA side. He suggests multiple potential applications for the illustrations. "Postcards, collateral materials, ads, calendars, screen savers, our website, and downloadable content - these are some of the many areas we foresee putting SCAD's creativity to work," said Swinson.
He also envisions future joint GPA and SCAD endeavors: "With SCAD, we have an unparalleled design resource right in our backyard. Obviously, it's to our benefit to take full advantage. For their part, students have the opportunity to take their work from theoretical and practical, bringing enhanced credibility to their portfolios."

Marie Cain: Community GPA builds bridges connecting with communities and markets around the world. It brings the world to Savannah and the United States. The illustration takes this literally by showing monuments from around the world arriving on a container ship. The Middle East and Asia make up the bulk of activity for the Ports, but some pieces of Europe were still included.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Brian Gilson: Globalization At first glance, there was a strong feeling of power and productivity with the GPA. Through research, it was easy to see a sense of community with not only other countries but with the workers within the ports. I wanted to illustrate the warmth and efficiency the GPA offers to Georgia and the rest of the world.

Tom Schmuck: Us The word I chose to represent the Georgia Ports Authority is "us." As a simple plural pronoun, it represents the collective people who work for and with the GPA, as well as the many companies and people in collaboration with them. It also represents the acronym for "United States," meaning "us" as a country, and "us" as a global business.

Samuel Jagoda: Strong I chose the word strong to describe the GPA. Not only physically is the GPA strong as far as its many cranes, trucks, workers, and ships, but it is very strong as a company. The community of employees is also a very strongly knit family.

Shiho Hoshino: Team I chose this word because I thought it is the effort of the workers all over the world, and their family supporting them is what makes GPA successful.

Kristin Naff: Connection The GPA exists to connect people to the things they need, across states and across countries. I wanted to incorporate the idea of constellations as a kind of universal connection.

Jason Joseph: Speed Speed in conjunction with efficiency is one element that I believe makes the GPA successful. Fast service is also important, so an illustration highlighting speed is appropriate for conveying one aspect of the GPA.

Alexandra Nikulina: Networking It's a portrayal of the long chain of how the GPA extends out and reaches everyone. The toy duck(s) in the illustration is a reference of what the GPA does, which affects everyday people. In this case it reaches a little boy.

Ben Walker: Environment Environment is an important issue because it deals not only with GPA, but the surrounding coastal area. This also allowed the drawing to deal with non-industrial subject matter. This is more of a friendly view of the business as it deals with the local area.

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NOTEWORTHY
Celebrating 20 Years with Fuji Vegetable Oil
By Amy Fine, GPA Intern

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ounded in 1988 at its corporate office in White Plains, N.Y., Fuji Vegetable Oil Inc., celebrated its

20th anniversary with a ceremony at

the Port of Savannah. Approximately 60 key

suppliers and top executives attended.

"The key to Fuji Vegetable Oil Inc.'s success has been to make quality a top priority over quantity," said Fuji Vegetable Oil Inc President Jeff Yoshida. "Fuji strives to differentiate its products to give value to its customers."

employees, when it opened in 1990. It has progressively grown to the present state of $100 million of capital on 11 acres with 95 employees. Sales have grown from 5,000 MT or 250 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) to more than 120,000 MT or 6,000 TEUs.

Fuji is a major producer of non-trans fat oils and cocoa butter equivalents supplying the food industry worldwide. The raw material is brought to the plant primarily through deepsea tankers from the Pacific Rim countries. Exports are made to numerous South American customers via containers.

GPA's Administrative Officer David Schaller also spoke at the event. "Thank you for your commitment to the Port of Savannah," Schaller said. "Thank you for the jobs you provide to this community. And thank you for the role you play in providing safe, nutritional and affordable foods for our families."

Fuji's plant at the Port of Savannah was originally on three acres with 20

Pictured (left to right): Nick Baker, Fuji Vegetable Oil's Plant Manager; David Schaller, GPA's Chief Administrative Officer; Tomoyuki (Jeff) Yoshida, Fuji Vegetable Oil's President

THE PORT OF SAVANNAH PROPELLER CLUB
CELEBRATES 75 YEARS
Join the festivities on National Maritime Day

May 22, 2008

The Propeller Club of the United States Port of Savannah
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for more details visit: www.propellerclubsavannah.com

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