AnchorAge, Vol. 48, no. 4 (4th quarter 2008)

FOURTH QUARTER 2008 VOL. 48
STRENGTHENING OUR ADVANTAGES
GPA's FY2008 State of the Port Addresses Economic Opportunity, Sustainability

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In This Issue
Fourth Quarter 2008 Volume 48

Strengthening Our Advantages .................................................8

Cover Photo: Russ Bryant

Port News
Port of Brunswick Hosts Cargo Handling Workshop ................................................................................ 18 GPA to Participate in National Environmental Management Program .............................................. 29 GPA's FY2007 Annual Report Wins Top Awards........................................................................................ 29
Portfolio
Mercedes-Benz USA Breaks Ground for its South Atlantic Hub ..........................................................10 First Major Auto Assembly Equipment for Kia Motors Arrives in Georgia ........................................12 PETCO's New Distribution Center Opens in Barrow County..................................................................24 Team Effort Brings Dick's Sporting Goods to Georgia ............................................................................24 Blue Bird Buses Ship Though Ocean Terminal ............................................................................................26
Emerging Markets
India: Building Partnerships with a Growing Global Economic Player ................................................14
Economic Development
Site Selection Is Just a Click Away.................................................................................................................... 16 Find Them, Get Them, Keep Them.................................................................................................................... 17 Port Proximate News Briefs .............................................................................................................................. 25
AMB Property Corporation Leases 150,000 Square Feet ..........................................................25 Dicon Technologies To Build Manufacturing Facility in Georgia ................................................25 Page International Promotes Stevens to Senior Manager ............................................................25
Profile
Lynn Brennan............................................................................................................................................................ 20
Carrier Services
Two New Services Now Call on the Port of Savannah ..............................................................................23 Maiden Voyages ......................................................................................................................................................23
Community Involvement
Powerhouse Team Battles to Save Right Whales........................................................................................37
Noteworthy
GPA Selects Pyron as Chief Commercial Officer ........................................................................................28 Governor Appoints FY2009 Board Members ..............................................................................................38 GPA Promotes Swinson, Grone.......................................................................................................................... 38 Beckmann Recognized as "Best and Brightest" ........................................................................................ 38
Sailing Schedule .......................................................................................................................................... 30
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ROBERT C. MORRIS Editor AMY SHAFFER Managing Editor JAMIE MCCURRY LEE BECKMANN DANICA GRONE JUDY WOLFE Copy Editors JUDY WOLFE Advertising Associate
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FY2008 State of the Port: Strengthening Our Advantages
Savannah has emerged as the fastest growing and fourth largest container port in the United States by having the best workforce, unsurpassed infrastructure, room to grow and a sound marketing plan to capitalize on its strengths. "The economy may be struggling today, but no one has taken away the strategic advantages that have been the foundation of our success," said Doug J. Marchand during his address. "My commitment to you is that we will continue to strengthen these advantages and, together, achieve even greater success moving forward."

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AUTHORITY MEMBERS
Georgia Ports Authority

STEVE GREEN
Chairman
SAVANNAH

SUNNY PARK
Vice Chairman
ATLANTA

RUSTY GRIFFIN
Secretary/Treasurer
VALDOSTA

MAXINE H. BURTON
Member
BOGART

DONALD CHEEKS
Member
AUGUSTA

CLINT DAY
Member
ST. SIMON'S ISLAND

HUGH GILLIS
Member
SOPERTON

ROBERT S. JEPSON, Jr.
Member
SAVANNAH

JIM LIENTZ
Ex-Officio Member
ATLANTA

BARTOW MORGAN, Jr.
Member
LAWRENCEVILLE

JOHN NEELY
Member
RICHMOND HILL

ALEC POITEVINT
Member
BAINBRIDGE

HUGH M. TARBUTTON
Member
SANDERSVILLE

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Perspective: Doug J. Marchand
Preparing for Future Growth to Strengthen Our Advantages

PERSPECTIVE

O

ur ports are in the advantageous position of being able to attract additional cargo,

while preparing for future growth.

Considering the challenging economy, now

is the time for our ports to expand capacity

and prepare for the next wave of cargo

shipped to Georgia.

As container traffic slows, we are

completing projects such as the upgrade

and repaving of Container Berths 4, 5 and 6

to add more capacity at the Garden City

Terminal. Today, Garden City handles 2.7

million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units)

a year. In the near future, we will have the

capacity to handle more than 6.5 million

TEUs annually on the same footprint.

The Port of Brunswick just welcomed its

fifth overall auto processor and second

build on the south side of Colonel's Island

Terminal, which, unlike any other port in

the country, has almost 900 available acres

ready for automotive processors to build.

Also, this fall we hosted the first annual

cargo handling workshop in Brunswick to

teach safe handling of equipment.

Throughout the state, the GPA is helping

the economy and creating jobs in Georgia

by welcoming oversized cargo at Ocean

Terminal. More than 3,500 tons of automobile-making equipment was unloaded in October 2008 and transported to Kia's expanding manufacturing plant in West Point, Ga.
Through our partnerships, we are strengthening our advantages internationally most recently with India. To meet the American consumer's growing needs for quality, affordable Indian goods, while also promoting export opportunities for American products and raw materials, the GPA has established a website to better the Indian shipper's knowledge of the Port of Savannah's container operations. In addition to gaining insight to Savannaharea distribution center activity, ocean carrier services, and hinterland access, it provides direct access to the most up-todate import and export data for the India/U.S. South Atlantic market, as well as the ability to navigate an extensive inventory of downloadable files to enhance logistics strategy. This powerful database, combined with an even more impressive inventory of facts on India-Savannah trade, firmly establishes the Port of Savannah as India's U.S. East Coast port of choice.
Domestically, we have creating the Georgia Corridors Tool. This web-based tool is part of our new "Find Them. Get Them. Keep Them," campaign that focuses on our customers at every level of service by anticipating their needs.
I am confident the GPA will not only survive the current recession, but will come out of it in a position to create additional jobs and economic opportunities throughout Georgia.
Doug J. Marchand, GPA's Executive Director

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Executive Staff
DOUG J. MARCHAND Executive Director CURTIS J. FOLTZ Chief Operating Officer DAVID A. SCHALLER Chief Administrative Officer CLIFF R. PYRON Chief Commercial 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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PORT NEWS

GPA FY2008: State of the Port Addresses
Strengthening Our Advantages, Realizing Our Potential

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T

he Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) strategic development plan has positioned its ports as the most accessible, best equipped and most

efficient in the nation.

"While current economic challenges demand

consideration, this is not a time to retreat from the

planning and construction that has driven so much

prosperity," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J.

Marchand in his FY2008 State of the Port Address in

Savannah. "In fact, this is precisely the time to secure

additional capacity. In so doing, we will ensure additional

economic opportunity and sustainable growth for

generations to come."

Savannah has emerged as the fastest growing and

fourth largest container port in the United States by

having the best workforce, unsurpassed infrastructure,

room to grow, and a sound marketing plan to capitalize

on its strengths. "The economy may be struggling today,

but no one has taken away the strategic advantages that

have been the foundation of our success," said Marchand.

"My commitment to you today is that we will continue to

(RTG) cranes this year and continue its transition to an "all RTG" field operation. By 2015, the GPA plans to have 158 RTGs at work on the Garden City Terminal more than three times the number in use just last year.
By December 2008, the GPA's Chatham Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) will be operational and will complement its Mason ICTF. This modern intermodal facility will essentially double the GPA's intermodal rail capabilities and make its Class 1 rail providers even more competitive and productive in the eastern half of the nation than they are today.
The Port of Brunswick also posted a year of significant progress and success in FY2008. "We are certain that this port will continue to thrive and grow as a major east coast trade gateway," said Marchand at the FY2008 State of the Port Address in Brunswick. "The past decade has been a time of transition for the Port of Brunswick. We finally cut the ribbon on the new Sidney Lanier Bridge. We completed the harbor deepening. And, we have finished the Highway 17 overpass giving us greater access to the south side of Colonel's Island Terminal. As a result

" The economy may be struggling today, but no one has taken away the strategic advantages that have been the foundation of

our success.

"

- Doug J. Marchand, GPA Executive Director

strengthen these advantages and, together, achieve greater success moving forward."
Already the largest and most efficient container terminal in the United States, Garden City Terminal has yet to reach its full potential, according to Marchand. The arrival of an additional four ship-to-shore cranes in early 2009 will give the GPA 23 post-Panamax cranes on nearly 10,000 feet of continuous berthing. By 2015, an additional eight super post-Panamax cranes will be added to service growing volumes of container business.
Improved container cargo handling equipment is critical to increasing density and terminal efficiencies. The GPA will procure additional rubber-tired gantry

of these improvements, the Port of Brunswick enjoyed its most productive year ever." In terms of total tonnage handled through the port, it enjoyed an impressive eight percent increase, to record more than 2.6 million tons."
Marchand concluded his address in Brunswick with his view on the port's potential. "Never before have our advantages stacked up so clearly, or with such strength and momentum," Marchand said. "Just as the deeper channel has come on-line, our infrastructure expansion is being realized. As we continue to realize our greater potential, this development will play a key role in the long-term economic development of Brunswick and the region."
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PORTFOLIO

Mercedes-Benz USA
BREAKS GROUND FOR ITS SOUTH ATLANTIC HUB

Almost 150,000 Mercedes-Benz Vehicles to be Processed in Brunswick Annually

Above: Mercedes-Benz, GPA and regional officials break ground on Colonel's Island Terminal's newest vehicle processing center on its south side.

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PORTFOLIO

M ercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) broke ground on the south side of Colonel's Island Terminal for a 70,000-square-foot vehicle preparation center in August 2008. The new center will consolidate its Southeastern shipping operations and make the Port of Brunswick MBUSA's South Atlantic hub. The ground breaking was the first on the south side of Colonel's Island, where the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has 900 acres available for auto processing.
Scheduled to open next summer, the facility will bring 50,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles into the port annually. It also guarantees the port will continue to export more than 95,000 vehicles already transiting Brunswick's docks from Mercedes-Benz's manufacturing facility in Vance, Ala.
"Georgia's logistics advantages have once again attracted a great

in state and local taxes and add $5.5 million to Georgia's gross state product.
"Our top priority is optimizing our capability to meet the demand of our customers while ensuring that we continue to effect higher and higher levels of customer satisfaction," said MBUSA VicePresident of Finance Norbert Litzkow during the ground-breaking ceremony. "Our new preparation facility in Brunswick will play an important role in maintaining a competitive advantage."
The center will process vehicles headed for Mercedes-Benz dealers throughout the Southeast, as well as Texas and Oklahoma. It will be equipped with advanced computerized control systems and inspection facilities designed to ensure the high quality of each new vehicle. The center will also be capable of accessory installation, full

company and new jobs for our citizens," said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue. "This underscores the ability of our ports to expand and our people to efficiently attract and handle new business. We are confident Mercedes-Benz USA will thrive in Georgia."
"This part of Colonel's Island Terminal has the potential to dramatically increase Brunswick's already strong auto-processing market share," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "I know of no other port with this much land immediately available for auto processing. Mercedes-Benz is just the beginning."
The U.S. Maritime Administration's Port Impact economic model estimates the additional 50,000 automobiles through Brunswick will create 122 new jobs (78 direct and 44 indirect), generate $1.5 million

Photo: Adam Kuehl
body shop operations, vehicle detailing and distribution operations. "Without investments like the harbor deepening, the Highway 17
flyover (traffic bridge) and the Overton Junction rail project (to shorten transport time), the prospects of attracting a company of Mercedes-Benz USA's caliber to the Brunswick port were very slim," said Executive Director of the Brunswick-Glynn County Development Authority Nathan Sparks. "With all the pieces now in place, we believe that the Mercedes-Benz decision is the first of many that our community can look forward to celebrating."
Brunswick is currently the nation's sixth-largest auto port, moving more than 368,000 auto and machinery units through Colonel's Island Terminal in fiscal year 2008.

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PORTFOLIO
FIRST MAJOR AUTO ASSEMBLY MOTORS ARRIVES IN GEORGIA
3,500 Tons of Equipment to Build Two Stamping Presses Completes Journey from Korea to West Point, Ga.

T

he first major machinery destined for Kia Motors' manufacturing plant arrived at the Georgia Ports

Authority's (GPA) Port of Savannah in

October 2008. Two large presses will be

built with the equipment, which will

ultimately form panels for Kia vehicles.

The 3,500 tons of automobile-making

equipment were transported to Kia Motors

Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.'s (KMMG) $1.2-

billion facility, which is under construction

in West Point, Ga. Some of the larger

pieces weighed up to 125 tons and

required special arrangements for

transportation 300 miles across the state

in 128 separate loads. Guy M. Turner, Inc.

transported the pieces using a fleet of

trucks with dual-lane trailers and a

specialized 19-axle truck for the largest pieces of the presses.
"This is a great example of how Georgia's strengths enable our successes in economic development," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "From our ports to our highways to QuickStart's workforce training, Georgia has all the advantages that global companies look for in a place to create new jobs and new investment."
With Kia's planned 2,500 jobs and the automotive suppliers who have announced intent to locate in the region, as a result of Kia's presence, the total number of jobs created totals more than 6,000.
"The arrival of these presses inside the state of Georgia is another huge step for Kia, as we get closer to going into

production in West Point," said KMMG Director of Human Resources and Administration Randy Jackson. "It takes quite an effort between Kia and various state agencies to coordinate the transport of such a large shipment, but Georgia's ability to facilitate such an effort is one of the main reasons we're here."
Jackson praised the collaboration among the agencies. The Georgia Department of Economic Development spearheaded the project. The GPA's capabilities for receiving and handling large pieces of cargo provided efficient entry into Georgia. The Georgia Department of Transportation's engineering expertise determined a secure route and monitored safety requirements, enabling the equipment to complete its final leg of

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PORTFOLIO
EQUIPMENT FOR KIA

Photo: GPA

Photo: KMMG

its 15,000-mile journey. Georgia's workforce training program QuickStart, which is part of the Technical College System of Georgia, will prepare Kia's team members for operation of the assembly equipment.
"Kia is an important customer for the GPA, and this recent shipment is another example of that partnership," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "We look forward to working with Kia for many years to come."
The shipment left Masan, Korea, in mid-August on the M/V Leopold Staffs transiting the Pacific Ocean, through the Panama Canal and up the coast to Savannah. Aerocosta Global Systems of New York coordinated the ship's operations.
The equipment will be assembled by the

" This is a great example of how Georgia's strengths enable our successes in economic
development. From our ports to our highways to
QuickStart's workforce training, Georgia has all
the advantages that global companies look for in
" a place to create new jobs and new investment. - Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia

company Rotem, its manufacturer, into a transfer press and a blanking press. The transfer press will use 5,400 tons of pressure to stamp steel into 17 different types of vehicle panels. The blanking press will cut steel "blanks" with 600 tons of pressure. These blanks will be shaped by the stamping press.

KMMG is the first manufacturing site in North America for Kia Motors Corporation, which is based in Seoul, Korea. KMMG is located on 2,200 acres and scheduled to begin production in the last quarter of 2009. At full capacity, the plant will produce 300,000 vehicles annually.

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EMERGING MARKETS

INDIA
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
By Jeff Neil, GPA's Manager of Market Research and Development

I ndia's economy is expected to continue to grow faster than any other country for the next two decades except, of course, China's. Global Insight predicts that India will be the fourth largest economy by 2030 trailing behind the United States, China and Japan. Second only to China in population, India's 1.15 billion people are an attractive consumer market as well as a huge source of labor for manufacturers of a large array of products, including automobiles, pharmaceuticals, clothing, and rugs. In light of the tremendous growth ahead, India's government has committed $22 billion to build, expand, and modernize its seaports with private investors playing an important role. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), located in the Maharashtra state, has two private terminals, one state-run terminal and handles more than 60 percent of India's container volume. During the first six months of India's current fiscal year (April 2008-March 2009), India's total throughput surpassed 4.63 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), which was an increase of more than seven percent compared to the same period one year earlier. To prepare for this strong growth, JNP is undergoing a major dredging project, which should enable the port

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EMERGING MARKETS

WITH A GROWING GLOBAL ECONOMIC PLAYER

to accommodate up to 6,000-TEU vessels by 2011. On a recent visit to India to promote the port and meet with
customers, GPA's General Manager of Trade Development John Petrino said: "There is a great deal of interest from our customers in India to all the carrier services provided in Savannah. Cargo owners are realizing the cost advantages of using the Port of Savannah and ocean carriers benefit from GPA's unmatched efficiencies and improved access to America's businesses."
Containerized trade between the United States and India has grown at an average annual rate of 11.8 percent since 2001 less than China's 18.3 percent, but still quite strong. During 2007, more than 586,000 loaded TEUs moved between the United States and India with close to 70 percent of them traded via East Coast ports. Imports from India are led by apparel, linens and rugs going to retail distribution centers. New York / New Jersey has maintained close to half of the East Coast import market share due to its large population base, while Savannah nearly tripled its East Coast

import market share from about three percent in 2005 to more than eight percent in 2007.
Nearly all of Savannah's top import commodity groups from India during GPA's 2008 fiscal year (July 2008 June 2009) doubled in volume. Rugs, sheets, towels, and blankets increased 80 percent to 3,779 TEUs, apparel increased 217 percent to 3,638 TEUs and automotive increased by 157 percent to 2,701 TEUs.
Savannah's top export commodity groups to India during FY2008 were also the fastest growing. Waste paper grew 149 percent to 5,341 TEUs, wood pulp grew 82 percent to 3,873 TEUs, and metal and ore increased by 1,791 TEUs (up from 27 TEUs in FY2007).
There are currently six major direct dedicated container services between the Indian Subcontinent and the U.S. East Coast. The Port of Savannah is home to four container services and one mixed cargo service to the Indian Subcontinent. Transit times from Nhava Sheva Port in India and the major transshipment hub of Colombo, Sri Lanka to Savannah are as little as 22 days to Savannah.

Top 10 U.S. Import Commodities from India to Savannah (FY 2008)

Commodity

Import TEUs

Rugs, Sheets, Towels, Blankets ................3,799 Apparel ..........................................................3,638 Automotive ....................................................2,701 Retail Goods ................................................2,622 Mineral............................................................2,593 Machinery, Appliances & Electronics ......1,977 Textiles ............................................................1,901 Hardware and Houseware ..........................1,316 Food ................................................................1,220 Fabrics, Incl. Raw Cotton ..............................921 Other ............................................................4,060
Total ........................................26,749

Top 10 U.S. Export Commodities from India to Savannah (FY 2008)

Commodity

Export TEUs

Waste Paper ..................................................5,341 Wood Pulp ....................................................3,873 Metal and Ore ................................................1,818 Machinery, Appliances & Electronics ......1,298 Chemical ........................................................1,071 Paper Products................................................939 Retail Goods ....................................................749 Resins and Rubber ........................................689 Iron and Steel ..................................................493 Cotton ................................................................372 Other ..............................................................1,720
Total..........................................18,379

In TEUs

Port of Savannah-India Container Trade

50,000 40,000

30,000 20,000 10,000

0
FY 2004

2005
Imports

2006

2007 2008
Exports

Imports from India through Savannah have grown 264% in the last five years and 192% in the last three years.

Exports to India through Savannah have

grown 242% in the last five years and 337%

in the last three years.

Source: Piers

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Site Selection Is Just a Click Away

T he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has developed a web-based tool that can put global business on the cutting edge when it comes to site selection. "Where to locate a manufacturing operation or distribution center can be the most important decision a company ever makes," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "That's why we have launched the Georgia Corridors Tool."

This tool promotes port-proximate corridors near Georgia's deepwater ports in Savannah and Brunswick. It was developed by collaborating with stakeholders throughout the logistics pipeline, as well as Georgia Power and each corridor's development authorities.
"Our experience working with site selectors and the State's development authorities enables us to provide the

information and needs most relevant to our customers," said Marchand. "Georgia's Commercial Corridors tool provides a onestop, easy-to-use resource for a comprehensive, real-time look at the wealth of options available along the corridors adjacent to Georgia's ports."
"Through the Georgia Commercial Corridors tool, the GPA connects corridor counties with port customers, by creating

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growth opportunities for the port and each respective county," said GPA's Manager of Economic and Industrial Development Stacy Watson. "This tool helps economic development authorities, property developers and port customers throughout the state place their resources in front of potential customers."
Currently, the tool concentrates on the I-16, I-95, US-341 and the Savannah River Parkway corridors. By clicking on any corridor, on-line users can review a definitive profile of each county's capabilities. The GPA is active throughout Georgia and works with counties to identify opportunities tied to its operations. Other corridors will be added as they are developed.
"Using the four corridors identified in the tool's first phase development made the most sense in relation to our marketing objectives and the needs of our customers" said Watson. "We work proactively with counties throughout the state to identify opportunities tied to our operations. As these corridors develop, we'll be expanding the tool and our initiatives to incorporate other portions of the state. That's not to say we aren't active in counties outside of these corridors."
Once the corridor and county are selected, information is broken down into three sections including a county overview with a demographics summary, available properties and buildings available for immediate occupancy, as well as state economic development incentives.
Georgia's Commercial Corridors tool requires no registration through www.gaports.com.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Find Them, Get Them, Keep Them

341 ALLIANCE PROMOTES LOGISTICAL ASSETS TIED TO GEORGIA'S PORTS

M arketing global business opportunities is all about making the right connections. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is taking an innovative approach to ensure that Georgia's communities have a leg up on the competition. Through the Georgia Commercial Corridors Tool, several communities are linking together to enhance their abilities to attract new business through the GPA.
"The GPA has always provided innovative and forward-thinking service to the state. The Georgia Commercial Corridors Tool gives the GPA an asset unique to our operations. It has also allowed the GPA to reach out in a proactive manner to create opportunities for the state," said GPA's Manager of Economic and Industrial Development Stacy Watson.
By developing this program, the GPA helped counties of the 341 Alliance create a better understanding of port capabilities in

Savannah and Brunswick and the needs of port users looking to invest in the area. The 341 Alliance is comprised of economic developers representing each of the eight counties located along U.S. 341 between Brunswick and Perry, Ga. The group works together to bring jobs and opportunity to the region by addressing common issues impacting business growth along the route. The Alliance also focuses on maximizing the benefit of the corridor's connection to the rapidly growing Port of Brunswick.
"This initiative will promote Dodge County to industries looking to manufacture in our state by featuring the logistics assets we have tied via Georgia's ports," said President of the 341 Alliance and CEO of the Eastman-Dodge County Development Authority Josh Fenn. "This partnership allows us to target industries and potential port customers, while creating jobs throughout the region."
"Our motto is: Find them, Get them, Keep them," said Watson. The GPA is teaming with Georgia communities to help them find opportunities through overseas trade and to make sure we get them to establish a presence in the state. By providing premier service from shore-to-door, we make sure the communities can keep them here."

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" Hawkinsville

This partnership allows us to target industries and potential port customers, while creating jobs

throughout the region.

"

- Josh Fenn, President of 341 Alliance and CEO of the

Eastman-Dodge County Development Authority

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Perry

Hawkinsville

25 21

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PORT OF BRUNSWICK HOSTS C
demonstration of proper lashing techniques. "This workshop is a great example of how
OSHA can work with employers and labor in cooperative manner to provide outreach and training in order to reduce injuries at the port," said Area Director for U.S. Department of Labor-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) John J. Deifer. "OSHA is looking forward to participating in future training programs for the Brunswick Maritime Association."
The employee safety station had representatives from OSHA and The American Equity Underwriters (AEU) who provided training and safety material related to Ro/Ro vessel operations. Each station allowed for two-way communication for all involved and the necessary hands on training. It provided an opportunity for labor to ask questions about safety or

C olonel's Island Terminal at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Brunswick held its first cargo handling workshop in October 2008. The workshop focused on proper techniques for operating and handling the variety of Ro/Ro cargo that transits the docks of Colonel's Island Terminal.
The purpose of the event was to demonstrate how to handle cargo carefully, discuss changes to existing equipment and in turn, work safely and prevent damages.
"There is no doubt that the Port of Brunswick takes great pride in handling its Ro/Ro cargo with extreme care," said Port of Brunswick's General Manager Bill Dawson. "For the ILA workforce to come out on their own time to learn the different safe handling techniques in which the auto and equipment manufacturers require really proves their dedication to quality and safety."
More than 150 longshoremen attended the hands-on training workshop. "Our goal was to get everyone involved with Ro/Ro cargo to become more familiar with different aspects of each model vehicle,"

said President of Georgia Stevedore Association President Steve Zadach. "From longshoremen to auto processors everyone rated this event a success."
The workshop involved 10 different stations with eight dedicated to automotive and heavy equipment. The automotive stations involved representatives from Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche, and Volkswagen. JCB represented the heavy equipment station. Each station allowed Ro/Ro manufacturer representatives to instruct participants with specific training on operating procedures and quality techniques concerning their respective cargo.
"In my 38 years at the port, I've never seen anything like this before," said Bill Haspel of Amports. "It was a very positive event for everyone involved. It will benefit customers now and in the future by improving relations and decreasing damages."
Two separate stations involved a lashing station and an employee safety station. The lashing station, with representatives from WWL, provided hands on training and

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PORT NEWS
CARGO HANDLING WORKSHOP

quality-related issues. "Attending AEU account functions like
Brunswick's Cargo Handling Workshop is just another example of how we provide outstanding service for our customers," AEU Loss Control Representative Rick Ellis. "We always put our best foot forward when it comes to account services."
The workshop involved multiple sponsors who worked diligently in putting this event together. The sponsors included: Amports, Atlantic Ro-Ro Stevedoring, Atlantic Vehicle Processors, GPA, Georgia Stevedore Association, International Auto Processing, ILA Local 1423, The Pahsa Group, Ports America and SSA/Cooper. According to Haspel: "All of the processors on the Island can't wait to have another event!"
The GPA looks forward to making this an annual tradition at the Port of Brunswick.

"

For the ILA workforce to come out on their own

time to learn the different safe handling techniques

in which the auto and equipment manufacturers

require really proves their dedication to quality

and safety.

"

- Bill Dawson, GPA's General Manager, Port of Brunswick

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PROFILE
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Lynn Br
Assistant Port Director: Customs a
By Georgia R. Byrd

F

or a woman seated in such a highlevel management position, one would expect Lynn Brennan's desk

to be consumed with signs of productive

chaos: stacks of paperwork, an incessantly

ringing telephone, and a few knocks on the

door. But Brennan, one of two Assistant

Port Directors for the local Customs and

Border Protection (CBP) agency under the

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(DHS), sits confidently and non-distracted,

with hands comfortably clinched, exuding

the calmness of a mother waiting for her

child in a carpool line.

It is 7:30 a.m., the start of her day. Her

desk within the DHS building just off

Chatham Parkway is surprisingly clean. That

is, with the exception of an award that is

tossed aside. The Certificate of Appreciation

from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

recognizes Brennan for "Sustained,

dedicated service, outstanding

contributions, and support to combined

CBP/Safeguarding, Intervention and Trade

Compliance Special Operations and in

protecting America's Agriculture at the Port

of Savannah from '07 to '08." It lies beside

her computer as if it were waiting on a

frame that might never come.

Brennan is an ideal model for a well-

rounded, successful wife and mother,

balancing her passions (family and public

service) with an intense career. On one

hand, she's so friendly and outgoing, you'd

think she's someone you've known all your

life. She becomes "the other person" when

the subject turns to combating terrorism.

When that happens, it becomes clear that

there are good reasons why she sits at the

shared helm of DHS at the Port of Savannah.

Her qualifications are beyond impressive,

and it is those qualifications that have

GPA ANCHORAGE 4Q 2008

PROFILE
ennan
and Border Protection

molded her into one of the region's most knowledgeable authorities on keeping our ports safe.
Brennan is part of a highly specialized team that strives to achieve the safest and most efficient port in the country. Her agency's mission statement would send chills to most job applicants: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as an executive department of the Federal government, charged with protecting the security of the American homeland... reducing the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, and minimizing the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters." Somehow, it's hard to picture her unloading a dishwasher at the end of the day.
"I probably seem calm," she said. "But internally, I'm thinking of so many things that I must accomplish in a short period of time."
With enormous demands facing her day and night, it becomes clear that this director's sanity depends on her ability to pilot her own ship with the efficiency of a highly ranked military commander. Her days are regimented, starting with briefings at the Homeland Security office in the morning; continuing with duties at the U.S. Customs House on Bay Street, and often, ending at the Port of Savannah.
As it turns out, her orderly office at the Homeland Security building is just one of three.
For the past 21 years, Brennan has been directly involved in literally every aspect of port operations. A marketing management graduate of Florida State who later achieved an MBA from the University of Georgia unit programs at Armstrong and Savannah State, she began her climb to the top under a program instituted by President Ronald Reagan. Working as an import specialist, she

learned the inner workings of the ports industry: equipping herself for duties such as admissibility of cargo and its compliance with trade agreements, value, appraisal, tariffs and other areas.
"President Reagan wanted to start to diversify what the government looked like. He wanted to bring in more of the business component rather than the military," she said. When the opportunity was presented for her to work in Savannah, GA., she selected the city from a pool of three other locations. The Bay Street office of U.S. Customs was where her climb led to a promotion to supervisor in 2004.
"There was plenty of workload for us," she said. "We also covered all commodities that went into Atlanta, as well as Savannah."
Brennan's assignment took a detour to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick where CBP training is ongoing. Working on this temporary details assignment, she became an instructor and helped to create curriculum. In 1992, she packed her bags and headed back to Savannah where her climb continued.
"I came here and worked in every operational area of our port. That included the fines and penalties office; the warehouse at Garden City; administrative areas where I learned every function," she said.
In 2004, Brennan was promoted to Assistant Port Director. Today, she awaits a conference call from headquarters in Washington, D.C. Seven members of a national advisory board comprised of senior managers will discuss and mold national security policy issues over a lengthy conversation that spans the country.
"Before, the mentality was that a terrorist is going to come and blow us up," said Brennan. "Now, we're concentrating on

bio/agri-terrorism. I think we're going to see more on consumer products safety, agriculture and food safety. We're concentrating on ensuring that the products, food supply agriculture, products and toys that come into our country are safe."
In the 21 years Brennan has worked in this field, she has seen great improvement in the areas of efficiency and safety and attributes those improvements to a relationshiporiented GPA team.
"Through the years we've had relationships with the ports: We meet quarterly with the GPA. We're a very strong community. It takes a team to make it all work," she said.
The efficiency of the GPA, according to Brennan, has been directly related to its desire to work with agencies such as hers.
"Over the years, they have been very supportive and had a strong vision in how to handle growth. Doug (Marchand) had a strategic vision. He has taken us to the next level with the last-mile projects, new interchange gates, etc. We have one of the busiest ports in the world with almost 8,000 moves a day. Nothing leaves the facilities without our (DHS) stamp on it," she added, emphasizing that the technologies have also allowed for accelerated movement of cargoes.
If there is an outlet for Brennan, it is her passion for her volunteer work where she shines as that friend "you've known for years." As president of the Junior League of Savannah -- now 1,100 members strong -- she highlights her dreams for "building a better community" with a chuckle.
This evening, she's got dance practice. Yes. Dance practice. She'll be doing the cha-cha for a Court Appointed Special Advocates fundraiser.

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Two New Services Now Call on the Port of Savannah
New Service to call on Ocean Terminal
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K-Line) has launched a new feeder service between the East Coast of the United States and the Amazon region of Brazil. Beginning in October 2008, K-Line now operates the service jointly with its partner, Bringer Lines of Miami, Fla. The service will deploy two 500-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessels on a bi-weekly basis.
This new feeder service will serve the growing import market of Brazil's Amazon region connected with K-Line's global network, particularly from Asia through K-Line's Asia/U.S. East Coast services.
The M/V Baghira arrived in Savannah, Ga., in late October 2008. Ports of call for the service include Savannah, Port Everglades, Manaus, and Vila do Conde.
New CSAL service will call on Garden City Terminal
In March 2008, Canada States Africa Line (CSAL) launched its new direct service from Canada and the U.S. East Coast to South Africa. The Port of Savannah was added to its rotation in August 2008. The main ports of call in North America initially were Montreal and Baltimore.
South African ports of call are: Durban, Richards Bay, Cape Town and Walvis Bay in Namibia. The service started with two vessels and a monthly frequency, which in September 2008 was improved to every three weeks with the expansion of the fleet. Transit time between ports in North America and Durban is 2232 days depending on rotation.
Currently, CSAL deploys three sister vessels: Atlantic Impala, Atlantic Navigator and Atlantic Runner. These ships are extremely flexible, modern, multi-purpose tween-deckers, which have both Ro/Ro capabilities and heavy-lift gear. They are fitted to be able to carry all manner of bulk commodities, break-bulk, Ro/Ro, heavy-lift and oversized as well as hazardous cargoes. Importantly, the vessels are the highest ice class, which enables year round operations in the St. Lawrence.
Freight coordination and operational centre for CSAL, north and southbound, will be managed by CSAL Montreal. Agents in South Africa are Mitchell Cotts Maritime, a division of Grindrod (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. For North America, CSAL has appointed Protos Shipping Ltd. as its agents in Canada and Worldwide Logistics Partners Inc. as its U.S. Midwest representatives.
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CARRIER SERVICES
Maiden Voyages
M/V Aniara
The M/V Aniara, a Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines (WWL) vessel, arrived at the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island on its maiden voyage on September 18, 2008. Pictured (left to right) Chief Engineer Henning Johansson, Captain Borje Marderyd, GPA's General Manager Operations in Brunswick Bill Dawson, WWL Operations Manager Chris Wynns and Executive Director of the International Seafarers Center in Brunswick Jack McConnell.
M/V Durban
A sales representative of GPA's Trade Development Herman Brown presented a gift to Captain Su-Eok Kim of Hanjin's M/V Durban, while the vessel was docked at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal on its maiden voyage in September 2008.
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PORTFOLIO

Team Effort Brings Dick's Sporting Goods to Georgia

PETCO's New Distribution Center Opens in Barrow County

P

ETCO, a leading pet products company, is locating a new distribution center (DC) in Braselton, Ga., representing an investment of $33 million. At full

operating capacity, the company anticipates the DC will

employ nearly 300 workers.

"Georgia's strength in logistics makes it a top choice for

national retailers like PETCO," said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue

said. "Our robust transportation network and ready work force

are a natural fit for distribution centers."

PETCO's new DC, which will serve the southeastern

United States, will be located in a 506,240 square foot

space at Braselton Business Park in Barrow County. Barrow

is one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, which

makes it attractive as an employment base, said Vice

President of the Barrow County Economic Development

Council Linda Moore.

"We are very pleased to be locating our new facility in

Braselton in support of our mission to help pet parents take

great care of their pets by providing them with our range of

products and services," said PETCO's Chief Executive Officer

Jim Myers. "Our new distribution center will serve more than

200 PETCO stores across the southern part of the country and

will be a great addition to the 15 existing PETCO stores already

located throughout Georgia."

PETCO DCs play an integral part in the logistics supply chain

process by handling merchandise from the suppliers and

moving it to the stores.

"Companies continue to select metro Atlanta as the location

for their large distribution operations, advancing our

reputation as one of the world's top logistics hubs," said Vice

President of Logistics Industry Development for the Metro

Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Bob Pertierra. "Atlanta is one of

the world's largest inland ports and a global logistics gateway;

our strategic location in the southeast continues to makes us

attractive to these types of facilities."

Metro Atlanta has the fifth-largest concentration of

logistics companies and employment in the country, with

more than 103,000 jobs. More than 90 percent of the top

25 third-party logistics service providers have operations

in Atlanta.

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D

ick's Sporting Goods began operations at a new 657,200-square-foot distribution center in the summer of 2008. The distribution center is located in Duke

Realty Corp's Camp Creek Business Center in East Point, Ga., and

will serve Dick's Sporting Goods stores throughout the

Southeastern United States.

"We evaluated numerous sites throughout the region, and

Camp Creek provided the most efficient distribution point for our

expanding Southeastern operation," said Dick's Sporting Goods'

Senior Vice President of Distribution and Transportation Lee

Belitsky. "We look forward to becoming a valued corporate citizen

in East Point and the metro Atlanta community."

The Camp Creek location in East River is adjacent to Interstate

285, near the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and

within four hours driving distance from the Georgia Ports

Authority's (GPA) Port of Savannah.

At full operating capacity, Dick's anticipates the center will

employ up to 484 workers. "Dick's Sporting Goods is the type of

well-known, respected industry leader that we welcome in

Georgia," said Governor Perdue. "To have such a strong retailer

locate a distribution center in East Point shows that our state has

what the logistics industry is looking for: great infrastructure and

a well-trained workforce."

Multiple agencies and corporations worked as a team on this

project, including the GPA, Georgia QuickStart, Georgia

Department of Labor, Georgia Department of Community Affairs,

Georgia Power, MEAG Power, Metro Atlanta Chamber of

Commerce, Development Authority of Fulton County, City of East

Point, Duke Realty Corporation and The Staubach Company.

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting

goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name

sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty

store environment. The company operates 309 stores in 34

states primarily throughout the eastern half of the U.S. The

company also owns Golf Galaxy, a multi-channel golf specialty

retailer, with 75 stores in 28 states, e-commerce websites and

catalog operations.

Photo: Courtesy of Dick's Sporting Goods GPA ANCHORAGE 4Q 2008

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PORT PROXIMATE NEWS BRIEFS

AMB Property Corporation Leases 150,000 Square Feet
AMB Property Corporation announced in September that it has leased more than 150,000 square feet of the AMB Morgan Business Center - Building 100 development in Savannah to Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of children's products.
Dorel will use the facility as part of a strategic reconfiguration of the company's global supply chain. "AMB entered Savannah earlier this year to capitalize on the increased interest our customer base has shown in the Port of Savannah, the fastest growing seaport in the U.S. Additionally, as our lease with Dorel demonstrates, companies are looking to their distribution networks to gain efficiencies in the face of high fuel costs, and a presence in the coastal markets puts distribution activities closer to their customers thereby reducing travel time and fuel outlays," said AMB's Chairman and CEO Hamid R. Moghadam.
According to Dorel's Executive Vice President Tim Ferguson, "Dorel decided to establish an East Coast distribution model to complement our existing West Coast model. High fuel costs, growing demand for our products in the eastern U.S., and ever increasing import volumes drove our interest in Savannah--and AMB Morgan Business Center was identified as the ideal site. Not only is the development one of quality, its sustainability features are also a significant attraction."
AMB Morgan Business Center - Building 100 is a 347,000-square-foot facility proximate to the Port of Savannah, and the first speculative industrial development in the southeastern United States built to the LEEDTM Silver Standard. The building is the first in the master-planned AMB Morgan Business Park, which is expected to total more than three million square feet of distribution space.

Dicon Technologies To Build Manufacturing Facility in Georgia
Dicon Technologies Inc., a medical component manufacturer and a supplier to U.S. troops, announced in September 2008, it will construct a new facility in Bryan County, Ga. The company will create up to 100 jobs during the next five years and invest nearly $3.7 million.
Dicon's medical components are used in the skin care, foot care and medical industries and are customized for sale to companies and hospitals. The company's medical products focus on diabetic wound care, cosmeceuticals and foot care, which are sold globally under its own brands and through partnerships with some of the largest retailers in the world, including KMart, Albertson's and drugstore chains.
Dicon, which currently manufactures all of its products in China, has made the progressive decision to manufacture many of its current and future technology-driven advanced products in Georgia. Some of these new medical products are intended to supply U.S. troops serving in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, according to the company.
The Allendale, N.J.-based company is also considering a relocation of its headquarters, as well as its research and development facility to Georgia. "We are very impressed by Georgia's progressive economic development and partnership programs, as well as the skilled work force here," said Chairman of Dicon Technologies Sam Ginsberg. "Those factors, in addition to ease of exporting thanks to our proximity to Georgia's ports and to Dow Chemical, a key strategic partner, give us great confidence that Georgia is the right location to make the technology-driven, advanced products the health industry demands."
Dicon began occupying a temporary location in July and will locate in its new building in the Interstate Centre business

park in December. The company will use Georgia's QuickStart program to train its work force.
"Bryan County is an ideal location for companies like Dicon, which are looking for a solid infrastructure, talented work force and access to the amenities of Savannah and the coast," said Bryan County Development Authority's Executive Director Jean Bacon. "We look forward to counting Dicon among our corporate citizens and to helping them grow."
Page International Promotes Stevens to Senior Manager
Page International Inc., a local freight forwarder and customs broker with headquarters in Savannah, has recently announced the promotion of Debby Stevens to Senior Manager, Savannah Operations and Compliance.
Stevens began her career with Page International in June 2000 in the company's export customer service department. She quickly advanced to Team Leader within that same department and, most recently, was asked to bring her business knowledge and organizational skills to the import department as manager for the past four years. Stevens has continued to serve and train across all departments within the company including transportation analysis, accounting, and human resources.
In this new role, Stevens reports directly to the Vice-President with all Savannah department managers reporting directly to her. She is a graduate of South University with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration. She also holds a master's degree in Business Administration from South University.

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PORTFOLIO
Blue Bird Buses Ship through Ocean Terminal

1,000 Buses Bound for Angola Depart Port of Savannah

T

his year Blue Bird announced plans to open a new fabrication facility in Fort Valley, Va., and shipped 1,000 buses to Angola, Africa via the Georgia Ports Authority's

(GPA) Ocean Terminal. Six sailings carrying 100 to 200 buses were

shipped from August through October 2008. Additional shipments are

pending for late 2008 and early 2009.

"Blue Bird has been a core business in Georgia for decades," said Ken

Stewart, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic

Development. "They have been able to make the best of the good

things Georgia has to offer manufacturers, including a first class

workforce and excellent logistics network. We are pleased Blue Bird is

continuing to grow in our great state."

Based in Fort Valley, Blue Bird will locate its new fabrication facility in

the former Dan River building in Fort Valley. The company plans to

improve the 334,000-square-foot building, with an expected production

date of January 2009.

The facility will also be utilized to warehouse fabricated parts and

other school bus body and chassis parts. Examples of fabricated parts

include headliners and inside side metals, rub-rails and bows used in the

assembly of school bus bodies. In addition, the Fabrication Department

will recycle on average more than 1,000 pieces a day of scrap steel.

Georgia Quick Start and Middle Georgia Technical College collaborate

on a training program for new hires.

"We are excited that one of our long-standing existing industries,

Blue Bird, has decided to expand here in Peach County," said James

Khoury, Peach County Commission Chairman. "Their growth will have

a great impact on our community, and we're glad to do our part

to assist."

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Ryan Waldrep, project manager with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, assisted Blue Bird in its expansion.
Blue Bird offers a complete line of Type A, C and D school buses in a variety of options and configurations. For more than 80 years, Blue Bird Corporation has continued to set industry standards with its innovative design and manufacturing capabilities. Today, Blue Bird has more than 1,800 employees, two Georgia-based manufacturing facilities and an extensive network of dealers and service-parts facilities throughout North America. Its global presence can be seen in more than 60 countries through sales into Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
Photos: Erwin Harrison GPA ANCHORAGE 4Q 2008

NOTEWORTHY

Georgia Ports Authority Selects Pyron as Chief Commercial Officer

C liff R. Pyron has been named Chief Commercial Officer for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), effective December 1, 2008.
"Cliff has an excellent record of achievement and advancement in his career," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "He offers good exposure to world-class best practices in the international shipping and logistics industry, as well as extensive experience managing complex organizations in difficult market environments."
Pyron has more than 25 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to joining the GPA, Pyron served as VicePresident of Sales for NYK Lines in New York, N.Y., where he was responsible for all NYK Line international commercial liner activity in the Eastern half of the United States, which includes managing multi-level staff in two of

NYK's four regional offices. He also served as Vice-President of Sales for Maersk Lines where he was responsible for all MaerskSealand commercial liner and logistics activity in the Southeastern United States.
Pyron holds a bachelor of science in business administration from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.
The Chief Commercial Officer reports to the Executive Director and provides direction

for Trade Development, Information Technology and Strategic Planning.
"This new position will help support our expanding needs and increased demands," said Marchand. "Pyron's strong planning, logistics, sales, marketing and operations expertise will assist GPA to improve its market share and processes. His significant knowledge of Asian business will be a great complement to GPA's executive team."

CLIFF R. PYRON

" Pyron's strong planning, logistics, sales, marketing and operations
expertise will assist GPA to improve
" its market share and processes.
- Doug J. Marchand, GPA Executive Director

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GPA ANCHORAGE 4Q 2008

GPA to Participate in National Environmental Management Program
18-Month Process Began in October

T

he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been selected as one of five U.S. port organizations to participate in an 18-month environmental management program.

Established by the American Association of Port Authorities

(AAPA) and the Global Environment & Technology Foundation

(GETF), the Port Environment Management System (EMS)

Assistance Project assists seaport authorities in the development

and maintenance of state-of-the-art environmental

management systems.

"The Georgia Ports Authority affirms its commitment to

reduce consumption and emissions, improve efficiency and the

environment," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand.

"Participating in this program is another example of our good

stewardship of the environment."

This is the third round of the EMS Assistance Project, which

was established in 2005. The project provides organizations

training on management processes and procedures, so they can

better analyze, control and reduce the environmental

consequences of activities. The rigorous assistance program is

divided into four phases, to be completed over an 18-month

span. Each phase begins with an intensive workshop that

prepares participants to train and lead port-based EMS

implementation teams through completion of the EMS.

"AAPA is pleased to continue to offer the Port EMS Assistance

Project for port authorities that are seeking to use an

environmental management system approach to enhance their

environmental performance," said Kurt Nagle, AAPA's president

and CEO. "The GPA exemplified outstanding capabilities during

the interview process, and we are eager to begin working with

the GPA on this valuable project."

This program works in accordance with the GPA's ongoing

mission of good environmental stewardship. In June, the GPA

announced it had converted its fleet of yard cranes, trucks and

other equipment to cleaner-burning ultra-low-sulfur diesel

(ULSD) and cut emissions by 10 percent. Also, earlier this year

the GPA announced its environmental initiatives with projects to

improve efficiency and the environment, including completing its

Container Berth 2 Upgrade, installing electrified refrigerated

cargo racks and transferring its ship-to-shore cranes to

electric power.

EMS Assistance Project participants were selected based on

top management involvement, organizational support and the

ability to share experiences with peers, entities similar to their

own and affiliated organizations. The other port organizations

participating include South Carolina State Ports Authority, Port

of San Diego, Port of Long Beach and California United

Terminals. All participants in this round will be working to create

environmental management systems.

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PORT NEWS
GPA's FY2007 Annual Report Wins Top Awards

T

he American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Atlanta chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Georgia chapter of the

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) all awarded the Georgia

Ports Authority's FY2007 Annual Report: Gateway to American

Commerce first place in 2008 competitions.

The annual report received the Award of Excellence from AAPA,

the Golden Flame from Atlanta's IABC and the Phoenix Award from

PRSA Georgia. This was the second year in a row GPA's annual report

won top honors with PRSA Georgia.

AAPA honored award winners in October at its annual event in

Anchorage, Alaska. GPA also won an award of excellence for its

statewide outreach campaign and awards of merit (second) for

AnchorAge magazine and GPA's harbor deepening video.

Atlanta's IABC awards included two silver flame awards: one for

Trade Development's "SMART System" (Sales Marketing Asset

Resource Tool) for electronic media

and another for publication

photography. GPA also received a

bronze flame for annual report writing.

PRSA-Georgia also awarded

certificates of excellence (second) for

AnchorAge magazine and GPA's

harbor deepening video.

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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: Russ Bryant

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 CSAL ..............................................................CSA ....................Monthly ....................OT ..................................BB/RO/RO 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 CSA E

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 CSAL Montreal (514) 940-0660 Evergreen Line (843) 856-7600

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GPA ANCHORAGE 4Q 2008

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 (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 Port of Savannah Continued

Agent

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

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 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 Bringer Line ..................................................ISS ..................Bi-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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Photo: Russ Bryant

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 (770) 226-5900 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 Volkswagen Logistics..................................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 Volkswagen Logistics..................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO

South America (East-North) Volkswagen Logistics..................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

POWERHOUSE TEAM BATTLES TO SAVE RIGHT WHALES
Georgia Ports Authority teams with Liberty Harbor, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NOAA, DNR and supporters up and down the Eastern Seaboard to protect endangered North Atlantic Right Whales off the Brunswick coastline

T

he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has joined Liberty Harbor and a distinguished group of sponsors

and local, state and federal agencies to

support studies monitoring the North

Atlantic right whale activity off the coast

of Brunswick, Ga.

"The Georgia Ports Authority strongly

supports research efforts with the goal of

better pinpointing the location of right

whales," said GPA's Executive Director

Doug J. Marchand. "The Authority hopes

this technology will prove valuable in

assisting in the protection of this

endangered species in the future. We all

have a responsibility to try to preserve

these whales, and tools such as the

bioacoustic buoys may be the key to

safeguarding the species."

The calving grounds for the right whale

off Georgia were discovered in 1979. Since

then, most of the knowledge of the

locations of these mammals in the calving

ground has been gained through aircraft

overflights. Now, marine scientists at

Cornell University are able to use the

autonomous underwater sound recorders,

to detect numerous endangered right

whales' communication calls in the shallow

waters off Brunswick. Additional studies of

these recorded sounds may confirm the

viability of a new program to deploy

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listening devices that provide real-time data to ships and recreational boaters.
In 2007, Liberty Harbor, the 155-acre luxury waterfront community in Brunswick, first sponsored Cornell University's right whale research along the eastern seaboard. Now, with the support of the GPA, and the sponsorship and cooperation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the NOAA Southeast U.S. Right Whale Recovery Plan Implementation Team, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sea Georgia Adventures, Environmental Services, Inc., Land Resources Companies, Premier Environmental Services, Inc., Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and the New England Aquarium, the research program is making significant progress.
"Last year we used our passive acoustic monitoring systems to demonstrate the presence of right whales in large numbers with over 25,000 calls detected off the Brunswick coast," said Dr. Christopher W. Clark, director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "This year we will repeat and validate that discovery as we move to the next step for protecting the whales when we deploy a prototype buoy system that will have the capability of detecting and reporting on a

real-time basis. If successful, this will allow us in subsequent years to deploy a network of buoys that can provide notification to mariners and help prevent ship strike collisions with Brunswick's whales. This network is simultaneously being rolled out in other locations along the eastern seaboard including Boston Harbor, Cape Cod Bay and Jacksonville."
Clark expressed appreciation to the GPA, Liberty Harbor and all of the other supporting organizations for sponsoring this landmark conservation effort for the Brunswick area. "This is about someone stepping up to make a difference and accepting responsibility to preserve the local environment for future generations of whales and people," said Clark. "By listening in on the whales a few miles off of Brunswick, we make it possible for their voices to be heard and counted for critical conservation issues.
"A viable and decisive conservation monitoring plan is crucial for right whales' protection. This program is specifically intended to provide that long sought opportunity. It is perhaps the best chance we have to do the right thing for the whales, their environment and our children," said Clark.
The right whale is the officially designated marine mammal of Georgia.

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NOTEWORTHY
Georgia Ports Authority FY2009 Board Appointments

G

overnor Perdue appointed Robert S. Jepson, Jr. of Chatham County, Ga. as a

member of the Georgia Ports Authority

(GPA) in June 2008. He succeeds

Zachary Aultman, whose two-year term

ended at that time.

Jepson is Chairman and Chief

Executive Officer of Jepson Associates,

Inc., a private investment firm. He

formerly headed The Jepson

Corporation, a NYSE listed 14-company

conglomerate, and Kuhlman

Corporation. He currently serves on the

Boards of Dominion Resources, Inc. in

Richmond, Va., the Savannah College of

Art and Design and the Lucas Theatre.

He served as Chairman of the 2008

SEUS/Canada Alliance Conference in

Savannah and was the first Chairman of

the Georgia Cancer Coalition.

In former years, he has served on the

boards of The

Telfair Museum

of Art and

numerous

NYSE listed

companies,

including

Washington

Water Power

Company,

Hecla Mining Company, and

ROBERT S. JEPSON, Jr.

AGL Resources,

Inc. He and his wife, Alice, have two

grown children and four grandchildren.

Governor Perdue also reappointed

members of the GPA. Hugh M. Gillis of

Soperton, Ga., Sunny Park of Atlanta,

Ga., and John Neely of Richmond Hill,

Ga., were all reappointed to the GPA for

two-year terms. Gillis and Park originally

were appointed to the GPA in July 2004,

and Neely's first appointment began in

November 2004.

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Swinson Promoted to General Manager of Commercial Communications

T

om Swinson has been promoted to General Manager of Commercial Communications within the GPA's Trade Development Division. In his new position, Swinson will

oversee the newly created Commercial Communications

Department. This department has oversight of the Authority's

global branding initiatives, trade advertising, sales support,

commercial public relations, web and interactive

tool development.

Swinson has worked at the GPA for 13 years. Prior to serving in

the GPA's Marketing Department for the past eight years, Swinson

TOM SWINSON

was assigned to the GPA's Public Affairs Division. Swinson is a

1985 graduate of the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass

Communication where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism.

Grone Named Manager of Port Relations

DANICA GRONE

D

anica Grone has been promoted to Manager of Port Relations on GPA's External Affairs team. Previously she worked for three years as Trade Communications

Administrator in GPA's Trade Development Division.

As Manager of Port Relations, Grone assists in coordinating

public relations activities, event management and works as the

managing editor of GPA's employee magazine. She also prepares

printed and electronic information for magazines, brochures

and media.

Grone has an MBA from Georgia Southern University and a

bachelor's of fine art from Savannah College of Art and Design.

Beckmann Recognized as "Best and Brightest"

G eorgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Manager of Legislative Affairs Lee Beckmann was featured by Savannah Magazine as one of the Best and Brightest in its Best of

Savannah issue.

A Savannah native, Leo "Lee" Beckmann III, is a liaison between

lawmakers and the GPA. He also works on a team that seeks

state and federal money for port projects like the Savannah

harbor expansion.

"Lee is the kind of reliable, loyal, dependable individual I think

any employer would like on his team," said GPA's General Manager

LEE BECKMANN

of External Affairs Jamie McCurry.

Beckmann graduated from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He was a legislative

assistant in Washington, D.C., before joining the GPA five and a half years ago. He serves on

the board of directors at the Islands YMCA and at the Savannah Celtic Football Club, a youth

soccer league where he coaches his 10-year-old son's team. He's a member of the Propeller

Club, which promotes waterborne commerce, and he speaks to local groups about the GPA's

economic impact.

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