AnchorAge, Vol. 49, no. 2 (2nd quarter 2009)

SECOND QUARTER 2009 VOL. 49 WWW.GAPORTS.COM
New Services
STRENGTHEN
Savannah's Scope
Chicken of the Sea Selects Georgia
Marchand Inducted into Maritime Hall of Fame

In This Issue
Second Quarter 2009 Volume 49
New Services Strengthen
Savannah's Scope ......................................................................................6

Adam Kuehl

Port News
GPA's Environmental Initiatives .......................................................................................................................... 11 GPA Adopts Environmental Policy .......................................................................................................... 11 GPA Recycled Almost One-Third of its Total Waste in 2008 ........................................................ 11 GPA Director Tillotson Receives LEED Accreditation ...................................................................... 11 Trucks Upgraded with Tier III Engines .................................................................................................... 11
Infrastructure Improvements .............................................................................................................................. 14 Four New Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at Port of Savannah ........................................ 14 New Grain Tank Brought Online in Brunswick .................................................................................... 15 GPA Completes Electrified Refrigerated Cargo Racks.................................................................... 15
Portfolio
Chicken of the Sea to Open Canning Operations in Lyons ...................................................................... 8 Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens New Twiggs County Facility ........................................................ 9 IKEA Savannah Eliminates Wood Pallets ...................................................................................................... 22
Emerging Markets
Central America.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Economic Development
Economic Impact Spotlight: Northwest Region .......................................................................................... 16 Georgia: Open for Business.................................................................................................................................. 17 New Savannah Roundtable Enhances Supply Chain Management...................................................... 17
Profile
Former U.S. Senator Mack Mattingly................................................................................................................ 18
Carrier Services
Port of Savannah Welcomes New Services CAGEMAML - CAGEMA Mainliner Service..............................................................................................7 TP10 - Transpacific 10 Service / Hudson Loop Service / CSX - China Savannah Express ......12 AAE1 - Asia America East Loop 1 Service ............................................................................................12 TP3 - Transpacific 3 Service / Columbus Loop Service ..................................................................13 AWE2 - Allwater COSCO Lane Service ..................................................................................................13
Maiden Voyages ......................................................................................................................................................28
Community Involvement
GPA Donates Mobile Generator to American Red Cross ........................................................................20
Noteworthy
Marchand Named to 16th International Maritime Hall of Fame..............................................................10 Ceres Recognized as Georgia's Safest Stevedore in 2008 ....................................................................30
Sailing Schedule .......................................................................................................................................... 24
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ROBERT C. MORRIS Editor AMY SHAFFER Managing Editor LEE BECKMANN DANICA GRONE DEBBIE RHODES Copy Editors DEBBIE RHODES Advertising Associate
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AUTHORITY MEMBERS
Georgia Ports Authority

STEVE GREEN
Chairman
SAVANNAH

SUNNY PARK
Vice Chairman
ATLANTA

RUSTY GRIFFIN
Secretary/Treasurer
VALDOSTA

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
Creating Opportunities by Gaining Market Share

PERSPECTIVE

E

ven in tough economic times, the Georgia's ports provide a vital economic lifeline for the state of

Georgia. The Georgia Ports Authority's

(GPA) ambitious and well thought out

strategic development plan has positioned

our ports as the most accessible, efficient

and best equipped in the nation.

While the current economic challenges

demand consideration, this is not a time to

retreat from the planning and construction

that have driven so much prosperity. In

fact this is precisely the time to secure

additional capacity and, in doing so, create

additional economic opportunity and

sustainable growth for generations

to come.

Infrastructure improvements, like

bringing new cranes online in Savannah

and adding a new grain storage tank in

Brunswick, will ensure we are ready for

cargo when increased cargo calls on

Georgia's ports. We are also completing

terminal improvements like building additional refrigerated container racks and a new container washdown area.
Already the largest and most efficient container terminal in the United States, Garden City Terminal has yet to reach its full potential. The arrival of four additional super post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes this year brings our total to 23 postPanamax class cranes on nearly 10,000 feet of continuous berthing. Also this year, 11 new rubber-tired gantry cranes will be assembled and commissioned for use.
In the past six months, nine new services have started calling on the Port of Savannah. Two of these services, SAE and CAGEMA, have opened the doors for new markets for Georgia's products in the Caribbean and Central America.
At the GPA, we take our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment very seriously. As part of our sustainability commitment and new environmental policy, we look at every project from the outset to identify ways in which we can use and reuse recycled materials, reduce emissions and eliminate waste.
While the world's economy may be struggling today, the strategic advantages that have been the foundation of our success continue to shine brightly. Our goal is to strengthen these advantages and achieve even greater success moving forward.
Doug J. Marchand, GPA's Executive Director

Executive Staff
DOUG J. MARCHAND Executive Director
CURTIS J. FOLTZ Chief Operating Officer
DAVID A. SCHALLER Chief Administrative Officer
CLIFF PYRON Chief Commercial Officer
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 Facilities Maintenance
JOHN D. TRENT Director of Operations
JOHN M. WHEELER Director of Trade Development

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COVER STORY

New Services
STRENGTHEN
Savannah's Scope

Central America and Caribbean Now Have a Direct Link to Georgia

T

wo of the Port of Savannah's newest services have opened the doors to a whole new world for

Georgia's products. For the first time services

calling on Central America and the Caribbean

now include Savannah in their rotation.

The South Atlantic Express or SAE began

calling on Savannah, its first U.S. inbound

port of call, in March 2009. As Savannah's

first dedicated Central American service,

Maersk's SAE service helps diversify

Savannah's expanding portfolio. With

direct calls on Central America's East Coast

ports of Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Santo

Tomas and Guatemala, SAE service

provides Savannah access to a rapidly

expanding market.

"Maersk Line's new SAE service scope

offers the Latin America trading community

exactly what they demand, fast, reliable and

cost effective direct transport between the

U.S. East Coast and Central America," said Maersk Line Director Apparel Sales Brian Moore. "In an economy where dollars count, days can make the difference so why let your freight take the highway when it can cruise up the coast?"
The recently enacted Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and the growing trend of near-sourcing closer to the U.S. market have also boosted Central America-U.S. East Coast trade. In addition, Guatemala and Honduras are growing markets for Georgia's poultry and paper exports.
In June 2009, CMA CGM's new Cagema Mainliner Service began calling on Savannah. It is poised to serve most of the Eastern Caribbean. It includes a Jamaican port call, which will act as a transshipment hub for the Western Caribbean including Cuba and Dominican Republic.

"The addition of the Port of Savannah to the Cagema service offers CMA CGM's customers direct access to the growing Caribbean and South American markets," said CMA CGM (America) President Frank J. Baragona. "The Port of Savannah offers excellent intermodal connections within the U.S. Southeast providing our customers with fast transits and an opportunity to access CMA CGM's comprehensive Latin America service network. Calling the Port of Savannah expands our regional coverage from the U.S. East Coast and allows us to meet our customers' needs with a fast, efficient service linking to our global network."
The Cagema service's core market, the Eastern Caribbean, has performed relatively well through 2008 given the global economic turmoil. This is due for the most part on the composition of trade, which is dominated by food and consumer exports.

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CAGEMAML Cagema Mainliner Service

CMA CGM's Cagema Mainliner Service between the Caribbean and the U.S. East coast has been extended to include a Port of Savannah call. The Cagema Mainliner will make weekly calls using three 1,100TEU vessels. This service is Savannah's first connection to the ports of Philipsburg (St. Maarten), Fort De France (Martinique), Castries (St. Lucia), Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago), Oranjestad (Aruba) and El Guamache (Venezuela). The rotation also includes Kingston and Rio Haina.
"By strengthening the Cagema service, the CMA CGM Group can now offer its customers an optimum quality of service and unique port coverage between North America and the Caribbean region," said CMA CGM's Vice-President Caribbean and Latin America Lines Laurent Falguire. "Thanks to a strategic call at Rio Haina, it also guarantees new opportunities Southbound and Northbound between America's East Coast and the expanding market in the Dominican Republic."
The Cagema Mainliner Service also provides connections through multiple ports to the Cagema Inter Island Service, the Brazil Express, and several other Caribbean feeder services. It builds on Savannah's Latin America and Caribbean portfolio.

Turnaround Days Frequency
Number of Vessels Avg. TEU Capacity per Vessel

21 Weekly
3 1,100

Kingston Rio Haina San Juan Philipsburg Fort de France Castries Port of Spain El Guamache Oranjestad

To Savannah From Savannah

From

To

15

5

14

6

13

7

12

8

10

10

9

11

9

11

7

13

6

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COVER STORY | EMERGING MARKETS
CENTRAL AMERICA
By Roberto Rodriguez, GPA's General Manager of Marketing and Business Development

C

entral American countries have evolved from pure agriculturalbased economies dependent on

fruits and vegetables to earn foreign

reserves into diversified economies

involving electronics, high technology and

apparel. They have become avid buyers of

basic materials, textiles and machinery to

sustain a new manufacturing base and

improving per capita incomes, which are

increasing consumers' discretionary

purchasing power.

The Central America Free Trade

Agreement (CAFTA) is now in effect in all

participating countries (Costa Rica,

Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El

Salvador and Dominican Republic).

Panama is now under consideration by

Congress for ratification of its Free Trade

Agreement (FTA) and Mexico is already

covered by the North America Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA).

With these agreements in place,

Georgia is among the beneficiaries of the

increased trade with Central America.

Georgia is the fifth largest exporter to the

region among all 50 states. Fabric mill

products are the largest product category

representing 42 percent of the exports

from Georgia. Other products such as

paper products, chemicals and foods are

also expected to benefit.

The two main countries of Central

America, Honduras and Guatemala,

represent as much as 62 percent of

the U.S. Southeast imports and half

of its exports. Most of these products have

moved through the South Florida ports of

Port Everglades and Miami. Charleston,

Norfolk and Savannah follow at a distance,

but have a faster growth rate.

Until recently, Savannah was not a

significant trade partner due to its lack of

direct services to the region. With the

addition of Maersk's SAE service,

Savannah has the potential to attract a

growing amount of imports and exports

to the region. Other carriers like CMA

CGM, Maersk, ZIM, MSC, Hapag Lloyd and

APL also serve these countries via

transshipment in the Caribbean.

Central America's Import Commodities
Other Manufacturing Inputs 6% Textiles, Fabrics & Cotton 3% Consumer Goods 8%

Food 44% Apparel 39%

Food and apparel represent more than 80 percent of the Southeast import trade. Chiquita, Dole, Hanes, Kimberly-Clark, Fruit of the Loom, Wal-Mart and Kohl's are among the largest importers.

Central America's Export Commodities

Textiles, Fabrics, Cotton & Apparel 41%

Other Manuf. Inputs
11% Food 9%
Mach., Appl. & Elec. 12%

Retail Auto 12% Consumer Goods 15%

Textiles, fabrics, apparel for assembly comprise 40 percent of the export market with consumer products and automotive products coming in strong.
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PORTFOLIO
Chicken of the Sea to Open Canning Operation in Lyons
Georgia's Ports Seal the Deal for Cold Imported Cargo

C hicken of the Sea International announced plans in May 2009 to return tuna canning to the United States and open a domestic canning operation in Lyons, Ga. The company will create 200 jobs and invest $20 million.
"We are proud that Georgia will be home to Chicken of the Sea's first domestic canning operation," said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue. "Our state's strong workforce, dynamic ports and extensive transportation network make it a natural choice for food processing plants that want to keep costs down and reach their markets quickly and efficiently."
Chicken of the Sea is bringing canning operations to a 200,000-square-foot facility in Lyons, where workers will process frozen tuna loins into shelf stable Chicken of The Sea canned tuna to be shipped throughout the United States. The company expects to begin operations in October and will utilize

Georgia Quick Start to train its employees. "State and local officials in Lyons
presented us with a tremendous opportunity that ensures our ability to compete in the marketplace for the long term," said President of Chicken of the Sea

viable and competitive, and we are looking forward to being part of the Lyons community."
Chicken of the Sea International will import its frozen tuna loins through the Port of Savannah. The initial annual volume

" We were very impressed with the Port of Savannah's refrigerated container

handling capabilities and its excellent

customer service.

"

- Kevin McClain, Supply Chain

Vice President, Chicken of the Sea

International Shue Wing Chan. "The state of Georgia provided a business development package that makes for a smooth transition. We expect this new canning operation will ensure Chicken of the Sea will remain

projection is 2,500 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
"Georgia's strong base of exported refrigerated cargo makes it an ideal complement for chilled and frozen imported

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products," said Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Chief Commercial Officer Cliff Pyron. "As the leading exporter of refrigerated cargo on the U.S. East Coast, the Port of Savannah's infrastructure for refrigerated cargo is second to none. Georgia's dominance in the export refrigerated market provides many opportunities for companies that import containerized refrigerated freight."
The GPA is an important resource for Chicken of the Sea. "We were very impressed with the Port of Savannah's refrigerated container handling capabilities and its excellent customer service," said Chicken of the Sea's Supply Chain Vice President Kevin McClain. "Once we heard GPA's presentation, we expanded our search to include Georgia. We selected a location that offered the best combination of port proximity, competitive incentives and complementary industry."
Toombs County officials welcomed Chicken of the Sea. "We are extremely excited that Chicken of the Sea realizes the great potential of opening a major facility in Toombs County and has decided to join our family of respected companies," said Chairman of the Toombs County Development Authority Sam Polk. "The decision reflects on Toombs County's efforts to improve economic opportunities in our region. The jobs and investment will greatly assist in our efforts to strengthen the industrial base. On behalf of the Toombs County Development Authority, I thank Chicken of the Sea for the positive contribution to our citizens."
Georgia's statewide economic development team involved in locating the operation in Toombs County included Project Manager for the Georgia Department of Economic Development Chris Pumphrey, Pat Dinon with the State of Georgia, Georgia Power Senior Project Manager Buddy Glazner and GPA's Manager of Economic and Industrial Development Stacy B. Watson.
Chicken of the Sea provides a variety of shelf-stable seafood products, including tuna, salmon, crab, shrimp, oysters, clams, mackerel and sardines. The Chicken of the Sea brand and famous Mermaid icon are among the most recognized brands in America. For more information, visit www.chickenofthesea.com.
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PORTFOLIO
Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens New Twiggs County Facility

A

cademy Sports + Outdoors celebrated the opening of its second national distribution center with a reception in March 2009.
"Georgia's logistics advantages have once again attracted a great company

and new jobs for our citizens," Governor Perdue said. "Our business climate is strong

because Georgia has the right resources, including workforce and transportation

infrastructure, which allow successful companies such as Academy Sports + Outdoors to

come here and thrive."

Opening in February 2009, Academy's new distribution facility in Jeffersonville, Ga.,

includes more than 1.2 million square feet and will accommodate 28 stores. It has capacity

to support Academy's future growth throughout the Southeast.

"We are excited to be expanding into the Twiggs County area," said Academy Sports +

Outdoors Executive Vice President of Distribution and Logistics Ken Attaway. "The City of

Jeffersonville has made us feel welcome from the start. We look forward to becoming

active members of this community and bringing opportunities to people here."

Located in the I-16 corridor about 120 miles from the Port of Savannah, Twiggs County is

an ideal location for distribution centers. "In a time of economic turmoil, the opening of

Academy Sports + Outdoors' distribution center in Twiggs County has brought renewed

economic enthusiasm, more than 400 new jobs, and the added benefit of subsidiary

businesses such as Texas Freight Services of Georgia," said Director of Economic

Development for Twiggs County Judy Sherling. "The team from Academy Sports +

Outdoors has already made a difference in our local vitality, and we look forward to

partnering with them for years to come."

Founded in 1938, Academy is headquartered in Katy, Texas. The company has grown

into one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers with 112 stores in 11 states by

offering a broad selection of equipment, apparel and footwear at everyday low prices.

Academy is the highest in sales per store and per square foot of any sporting goods

retailer in the country and is expanding with additional store locations planned throughout

the southern United States.

Pictured left to right: Georgia District 140 Rep. Bubber Epps, Academy Sports + Outdoors' Executive Vice-President of Distribution and Logistics Ken Attaway, Georgia House Minority Leader Rep. DuBose Porter, Academy's Director of Operations Burnie Sloan, Academy's President Rodney Faldyn, Academy's Executive Vice-President of Corporate Development Michelle McKinney, and Twiggs County Commissioners Chairman Ray Bennett.
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NOTEWORTHY

Marchand Named to 16th International Maritime Hall of Fame

GPA's Executive Director Recognized for Leadership, Innovation and Vision

G eorgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Executive Director Doug J. Marchand was honored as one of the International Maritime Hall of Fame's newest members on May 13, 2009, at the United Nations in New York City. The International Maritime Hall of Fame was founded in 1993 and recognizes maritime visionaries, who, through excellence in their company, organization, or services, best exemplify the qualities of futuristic thinking that will guide the maritime industry in the 21st Century.
"By creating unique opportunities and success at the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick, Doug has set the standard in the port industry and developed a model others attempt to duplicate," said GPA's Chairman of the Board Steve Green. "From targeting distribution centers to capitalizing on specialized cargo segments, Doug's excellent management has created a historic track record for the Georgia Ports Authority."
Marchand has served as GPA's Executive Director since 1995. The GPA is a statewide entity that owns and operates deepwater terminals in Savannah and Brunswick and manages inland river barge terminals in

In Thousands of TEUs 627,212
2,604,310 TEUs 2,616,125 TEUs

Bainbridge and Columbus. During the 14 years of his tenure, the Authority's container and automobile volumes have more than quadrupled. Today, the Port of Savannah is recognized as the nation's fourth largest and fastest growing container port.
As Executive Director of the Authority's $250-million annual budget and nearly 1,000 employees, Marchand and his team have transformed Georgia's maritime industry into a dynamic economic engine. He has successfully combined effective marketing strategies and capital investment to achieve results.
"Doug's leadership and vision have contributed to an unprecedented growth period for the Georgia Ports Authority," said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue. "Even in tough economic times, the GPA is positioned to continue this trend of bringing jobs and new opportunities for Georgia well into the future."
Marchand's story of success has been featured in many international publications, including the page-one story in The Wall Street Journal, "How Savannah Brought New Life to Its Aging Port." Marchand has

received numerous awards and distinctions during the course of his Maritime career, including Savannah Chamber of Commerce's 2004 Industrial Person of the Year, the Journal of Commerce Leadership Roll in International Trade, and Georgia Trend's 100 Most Influential Georgians for four years running. In 1997, Marchand received Professional Port Manager (PPM) Program Certification through the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
Marchand has held leadership positions in the AAPA and currently serves on the Executive Committee of that 125-member organization. Marchand is also a Board Director for the Georgia Freight Bureau, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the South Atlantic Caribbean Ports Association and the International Association of Ports & Harbors.
Other honorees for the 16th International Maritime Hall of Fame include International President of International Organization of Masters for Mates & Pilots Captain Timothy A. Brown, General Maritime Corporation Chairman Peter C. Gergiopoulos, China Shipping (Group Company) President Li Shaode and Ports America Advisory Board's Senior Strategic Advisor Douglas A. Tilden.

Port of Savannah Container Throughput 1995-2008
3,000

2,500 2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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PORT NEWS

GPA's ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES

GPA Adopts Environmental Policy
In April 2009, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) instituted a policy to improve port operations with consideration for best environmental practices and procedures.
"Efficient cargo movement is our job, and this policy establishes the framework by which we will evaluate our operations and determine how we can operate in an even more environmentally-friendly manner," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "As our environmental programs evolve at our facilities, this new policy will be considered in present and future decisions."
The GPA is one of five North American ports chosen to participate in the Environmental Management System program sponsored by the American Association of Port Authorities. GPA's new policy states that the GPA will meet or exceed environmental regulations; measure and continually improve performance; minimize pollution from port operations; and communicate its performance to the community.
"Further improving our environmental performance is good business and can improve the bottom line," said GPA's Chairman of the Board Stephen S. Green. "The Authority is committed to conducting our operations in an environmentally responsible manner, and this policy will help us better achieve that goal."
The GPA is in the process of instituting an environmental management system at its Garden City Terminal, the largest single terminal in North America. Additionally, the port has recently completed several projects reducing its environmental impact including the construction of 34 electrified refrigerated racks and the electrification of its ship-to-shore cranes reducing diesel fuel consumption by 2.1 million gallons per year. The GPA also has retrofitted container handling equipment with engine exhaust enhancements, which reduced diesel emissions on this equipment by 25 percent and converted its fleet of container handling equipment to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), which cut emissions on this equipment by an additional ten percent.

This liquid bulk tank, built in the late 1970s, has been dismantled and removed from GPA's Garden City Terminal. Scrap metal from the 15-million gallon tank will be recycled by the contractors removing it. Concrete from the tank's base will be reused in GPA's terminal improvement projects. Once the 15-acre tract is cleared, it will revert to container storage and will incorporate GPA's reuse of recycled materials for paving.

GPA Recycled Almost One-Third of its Total Waste in 2008
For more than a decade, the GPA has been recycling its scrap metal. In 2008, the GPA recycled more than 2.73 million pounds of scrap metal waste at Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal. The recycled tonnage represents 32 percent of the GPA's total solid waste generated at the Port of Savannah last year.
"The GPA's scrap metal recycling efforts follow our initiative to recycle and reuse material whenever possible," said Marchand. "From recycling concrete materials in construction projects to recycling scrap metal, the GPA strives to conduct port operations in an environmentally sensitive and responsible manner."
Recycled scrap metal waste at the Port of Savannah includes damaged equipment, used parts and cables. Income generated from scrap metal sales more than offsets the cost of the recycling program.
"From our board to our employees, everyone at the GPA is working to decrease our overall impact on the environment," said GPA's Director of Engineering and Maintenance Wilson Tillotson. "With every project, we review opportunities to reuse and recycle materials including general maintenance and major upgrades."

GPA Director Tillotson Receives LEED Accreditation
GPA's Director of Engineering and Maintenance H. Wilson Tillotson, Jr., earned LEED Professional Accreditation in February 2009. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is a third-party certification program and a widely accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2000 through a consensus-based process, LEED serves as a tool for buildings of all types and sizes.
Trucks Upgraded with Tier III Engines
TICO/Terminal Services, one of the vendors leasing jockey trucks to the GPA at Garden City Terminal has upgraded 15 fleet units due for replacement. The new engines emit 57 percent less nitrogen oxide and more than 40 percent less particulate matter. "We're moving forward with the latest and greatest in off-road diesel engine standards in support of the strong partnership we maintain with the GPA team," said TICO/Terminal Services Terminal Manager Ken Sellers.

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CARRIER SERVICES
Port of Savannah Welcomes New Services

TP10 Transpacific 10 Service Hudson Loop Hudson Loop Service CSX China Savannah Express

Maersk, CMA CGM and Hyundai Merchant Marine have launched a new service between Northeast Asia and the U.S. East Coast via the Panama Canal. Maersk markets the service as the TP10, or Transpacific 10 service, CMA CGM promotes the service as the Hudson Loop, and Hyundai calls it the China Savannah Express (CSX). The new service

will deploy eight 5,100-TEU vessels with four operated by Maersk, three operated by CMA CGM, and one by Hyundai. Savannah is the first U.S. inbound port of call, providing competitive transit times from Busan, Qingdao, Shanghai, and Ningbo into Savannah. Cargo from Qingdao can reach Savannah in as little as 23 days.

Turnaround Days Frequency
Number of Vessels Avg. TEU Capacity per Vessel

56 Weekly
8 5,100

Balboa Ningbo Shanghai Qingdao Busan

To Savannah From Savannah

From

To

5

9

26

28

25

30

23

32

21

34

AAE1 - Asia America East Loop 1 Service AUE2 - Asia U.S. East Coast 2

China Shipping and Evergreen Line have partnered on a service that connects Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Yantian to Mexico and the U.S. East Coast via the Panama Canal. China Shipping calls it the Asia America East Loop 1 service, or AAE1, while Evergreen Line calls the service Asia

U.S. East Coast 2, or AUE2. The two lines deploy eight 4,200-TEU vessels, with China Shipping providing five and Evergreen providing three vessels. The AAE1/AUE2 offers competitive transit times, especially outbound, including 23 days from Savannah to Shanghai.

Turnaround Days Frequency
Number of Vessels Avg. TEU Capacity per Vessel

56 Weekly
8 4,200

Shanghai Hong Kong
Yantian

To Savannah From Savannah

From

To

32

23

30

26

28

27

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CARRIER SERVICES

TP3 Transpacific 3 Service Columbus Loop Columbus Loop Service

Maersk and CMA CGM have also joined to operate a new pendulum service between Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, the U.S. West Coast, and U.S. East Coast. It is the first of its kind to connect Savannah directly to Northeast Asia transiting the Suez Canal, enabling the use of larger vessels and improved economies of scale. Currently the service travels around the Cape of Good Hope eastbound back to the Far East.
Maersk promotes the service as the TP3,

or Transpacific 3 service, while CMA CGM refers to the service as the Columbus Loop. Maersk and CMA CGM each provide seven vessels with capacity of approximately 6,700-TEUs, of which Hyundai Merchant Marine purchases slots. With both an eastbound and a westbound call at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia, this string offers customers unique opportunities in the Southeast Asia market. This service expands on possible connections without sacrificing transit times.

Turnaround Days Frequency
Number of Vessels Avg. TEU Capacity per Vessel

91 Weekly
13 6,700

Tanjung Pelepas Hong Kong Yantian Shanghai Busan

To Savannah From Savannah

From

To

27

26

32

30

31

31

34

34

36

AWE2 All Water COSCO Lane Service

During the CKYH Alliance (COSCO, "K" LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping) rationalization of its Far East-U.S. East Coast services, the AWE2 service was enhanced to offer direct vessel calls to the Port of Savannah. The new AWE2 service will deploy eight 4,250TEU vessels provided by COSCO.
This marks the first time COSCO has directly called Savannah with its vessels, providing reliable all-water service

between Asia and the Port of Savannah to retailers throughout the U.S. Southeast, giving them the power to move cargo faster to store shelves. In fact, more than 224 high-volume distribution centers are located within five hours of Garden City Terminal. AWE2 is a fixed-day weekly express service between Savannah and Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, and Yokohama.

Turnaround Days Frequency
Number of Vessels Avg. TEU Capacity per Vessel

56 Weekly
8 4,250

Qingdao Shanghai Ningbo Yokohama

To Savannah From Savannah

From

To

26

29

24

31

23

32

20

35

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PORT NEWS
INFRASTRUCTURE

Four New Super Post-Panamax Cranes Arrive at Port of Savannah
Cranes Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Efficiencies for Customers

T

he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) received four new super postPanamax cranes at the Port of

Savannah in February 2009.

"The arrival of four new super post-

Panamax cranes is an excellent example of

Georgia's commitment to expand capacity

and provide superior services," said GPA

Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "The

new additions to our fleet will reduce

operating costs, increase flexibility and

efficiencies for our customers."

With the addition of these cranes, Garden

City Terminal now has the largest fleet (23)

of ship-to-shore cranes at one facility in this

country. The new cranes will be operational

by mid-summer 2009. "Our efforts today will create
opportunities to gain market share tomorrow," said Marchand. "These preparations will ensure that when the economy does turn around, our rebound will be that much greater."
The cranes are part of the GPA's long-term strategic growth plan to accommodate 6.5 million TEUs of capacity by 2018, doubling its current capacity.
Fully assembled, the cranes are approximately 425 feet long, weigh 1,369 tons and rise 180 feet above the water with a 34-degree incline.
Modern and environmentally friendly, the

cranes are the largest of their kind in the world, with the capability of handling super post-Panamax vessels the size of 22 containers wide. The state-of-the art cranes were designed in Finland and built in China by Konecranes VLC.
The cranes are energy efficient and will be powered solely by electricity. "The cranes will generate more than 30 percent of their total energy requirements by tapping into the power of gravity and kinetic energy," said GPA's Director of Engineering and Maintenance Wilson Tillotson. "For every one hour each of these cranes is operational, it uses its own power for approximately 18 minutes."

Completing a 15,000-mile journey aboard the Dockwise M/V Tern, four super post-Panamax cranes passed under Savannah's Talmadge Bridge with 20 feet of clearance to spare. The specially designed vessel is capable of moving large, heavy structures.

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PORT NEWS
IMPROVEMENTS
New Grain Tank Brought Online in Brunswick
C apacity at the Port of Brunswick's Colonel's Island grain storage facility has increased by 17 percent. The new 10,000-gallon tank will hold coarse grains like soybeans, corn and wheat. The new tank is similar in size and configuration to the most recent tank constructed at Colonel's Island.
"As the demand for our agricultural resources rises across the globe, Georgia farmers must have access to the markets of the world," said Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue's Agricultural Liaison Donnie Smith. "The Georgia Ports Authority's aggressive marketing, excellent service and top notch facilities are literally giving the agribusinesses of our state all that the world has to offer."
This new tank will help make room for increasing bulk cargo in Brunswick. In 2008, the GPA reported an 18.5-percent increase associated with additional soybean meal cargo.
GPA Completes Electrified Refrigerated Cargo Racks
I n March 2009, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) completed the construction of 10 electrified refrigerated racks for a total of 34 on terminal. These racks will eliminate the use of 600,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually.
"The completion of our refrigerated cargo racks has allowed the GPA to take 14 diesel-powered generators off-line, reduce diesel consumption and continue our ongoing commitment to make substantial environmental improvements," said GPA's Executive Director Doug J. Marchand. "Reducing consumption and emissions is a powerful combination in our ongoing mission to be good stewards of the environment."
The GPA now has a total of 816 slots for refrigerated cargo to further support strong agricultural, poultry and citrus exports. Construction will begin this summer on 11 new refrigerated racks, which will be completed by early 2010. The GPA also completed its new washing area for refrigerated containers at Garden City Terminal.
"The completion of this phase of the new cargo racks provides increased capacity and efficiencies for our refrigerated cargo customers, while reducing the release of particulate matter and dependence on foreign fuel," said Marchand.
In the past five years, the export of poultry and citrus has increased 116 percent, or an additional 68,311 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). GPA has plans to build additional capacity for refrigerated cargo.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Economic Impact Spotlight: Northwest Region

S

trong economic development efforts by local development authorities and the Georgia

down within residential and commercial flooring, the industry continues to be the manufacturing hub of Northwest Georgia."

Department of Economic Development

The region is also experiencing success

(GDED) are making Georgia's Northwest

in other markets. One in particular is the

Region a hotbed for attracting new

automotive industry. There have been a

businesses to the state. Major industries in

variety of significant projects in the

the region include the flooring and

Northwest Region, including the $270-

automobile industries.

million investment of Toyo Tire's facility in

The 16 counties that comprise Georgia's

Bartow County. This expansion will create

Northwest Economic Development Region

an additional 400 jobs and brings Toyo

imported 23,601 TEUs (twenty-foot

Tires' total investment to $400 million

equivalent units) through Georgia's ports

and 900 jobs at its tire manufacturing

in 2008. More than 3,460 of the total TEUs facility. "Not only is this a wonderful

were from rugs and floor coverings alone.

investment for Bartow County, it will give

"The flooring industry continues to be a

those living in Northwest Georgia

key driver of port traffic for the region,"

employment opportunities as well," said

said GDED's Division Director of

GDED's Northwestern Regional Project

International Operations Gretchen Corbin.

Manager Brooks Mathis.

"Even in a tough economy when sales are

The automotive trend doesn't stop

there. Other significant opportunities

Georgia's Ten Economic

lie ahead in conjunction with a new

Development Regions

Volkswagen manufacturing facility located

in Chattanooga, Tenn. There will be ample

opportunities for the region's counties,

many of which are located only 20 to 30

NORTHWEST NORTHEAST

miles from the Volkswagen site. "The Northwest region has been

successful due to its strong leadership

in community, economic

METRO

EAST

development, transportation and workforce," said Mathis. "The transportation infrastructure

has proven to be beneficial

for companies with

WESTERN

Interstates 75, 20

EAST CENTRAL

and 59 along with Highway 27 creating

a variety of access

CENTRAL

points for

distribution."

The Highway

SOUTHWEST

COASTAL

27 corridor in particular, has seen a lot of

interest lately

SOUTH CENTRAL

with automotive suppliers. Many of the

companies that make

up the "Auto Alley"

include Pirelli Tire of

North America Headquarters, F&P Georgia, Neaton Rome, Suhner, Honda Lock, Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, Toyo Tire North America Headquarters, TI Automotive, Jefferson Southern Corporation and Piolax. "Currently many of these companies are supplying to Honda in Alabama, but some are hoping to expand operations with Kia and Volkswagen," said Mathis. "Georgia's ports are a large part of the success for these companies, as their growth depends on the GPA to be a leader in the global market."

2008 Exports via Savannah by Companies in Northwest Georgia

Commodities Poultry (Chiefly Fresh & Frozen)
Fabrics, Incl. Raw Cotton Rugs & Floor Coverings Paper & Paperboard, Incl. Waste
Furniture Vinyl Alcohol, PVC Resins Construction & Bldg. Equip.
Automobiles Cordage & Twine Potassium Bicarb., Chromate Other Commodities
Total

CY08 TEUs 1,740 1,527 1,053 392 292 278 221 219 218 151 2,042 8,133

2008 Imports via Savannah by Companies in Northwest Georgia

Commodities Rugs & Floor Coverings Auto & Truck Tire & Tubes
Woodenware, Misc. Construction & Bldg. Equip.
Furniture Plastic Prods., Misc.
Hard Ware, Misc. Auto Parts
Ceramic & Mosaic Tiles Jute & Burlap Backing & Rolls
Other Commodities Total

CY08 TEUs 3,464 2,172 2,122 1,526 1,433 822 792 775 761 661 9,073 23,601

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GEORGIA:
Open for Business

D

uring the 2009 legislative session in Georgia, elected officials passed legislation to stimulate job creation and economic growth.
When it comes to attracting new industries to the state and

promoting international trade through our state's port facilities, three

pieces of legislation House Bill (HB) 439, HB 482 and HB 485 will be

particularly effective.

HB 439 and 485 implement a new version of the port tax credit to attract

jobs and investment in Georgia by encouraging companies to do more business

through its ports. Once effective, the credit will apply to imports as well as

exports. It will also change the existing code by calculating port tax credits tied

to base port usage figures, which will be updated yearly instead of tied to the

current fixed date. While HB 439 focuses primarily on economically depressed

areas, HB 485 extends the law to all other areas throughout the state.

Subject to approval by Georgia voters, HB 482 provides an exemption to all

business inventory taxes. "If passed, HB 482 will not only act as stimulus for

Georgia's economy, but it will also reduce expenses for existing businesses,

thereby helping them to expand," said GPA's Manager of Economic and

Industrial Development Stacy Watson.

Governor Perdue was an important part of this effort. He offered legislation

to improve, clarify and, in some instances, expand various tax credits to provide

relief for businesses in Georgia. Combined with the other stimulus-related state

legislation, the governor's approval of these bills creates a unique and inviting

economic climate in Georgia for businesses to relocate or expand.

"Now is the time to arm ourselves with the tools that will help bring quality

jobs to Georgia as we prepare for economic recovery," said Governor Perdue.

"Our citizens are the ultimate beneficiaries when we can offer a competitive

edge to companies who want to expand in Georgia or bring jobs here."

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
New Savannah Roundtable Enhances Supply Chain Management

S

upply chain management professionals now have a local roundtable in the Savannah area. This year a roundtable was formed in

association with the Council of Supply Chain

Management Professions (CSCMP), the preeminent

worldwide association for supply chain professionals.

"We welcome new members to our quarterly

meetings in the Savannah region," said Eve O'Reilly,

the Savannah roundtable's president. "With the

Port of Savannah and all of the regional distribution

activity, there is a great opportunity to have a

strong roundtable."

The Council's roundtable encourages e-commerce,

distribution, materials, sourcing, transportation and

warehouse leadership and practitioners, customers and

suppliers to participate. It provides opportunities for

attendees to communicate in order to develop and

improve their supply chain management skills. Members

also identify and conduct research, which adds to the

knowledge base of supply chain theory and practice.

The meetings also create awareness of the significance

of supply chain to business and to the economy.

The Georgia Ports Authority's Manager of Industrial

and Economic Development Stacy Watson was the

roundtable's first speaker. "Every major city and

transportation hub has a local chapter for CSCMP;

having its own roundtable shows that Savannah is

recognized as a leader in logistics," said Watson. "This

is a natural maturation of the Savannah market as a

world-class logistics and transportation hub.

Savannah's group brings every aspect of the

transportation and logistics fields together under one

umbrella for the purposes of education and to talk

about national supply chain issues."

Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics Director

Page Siplon is a CSCMP member and spoke at

Savannah's second roundtable discussion. "The

logistics industry is complex with a lot of moving

parts, and this is especially true in Coastal Georgia,"

said Siplon. "By bringing all these parts together from

warehousing to freight forwarders to other logistics

professionals, we create a more effective and

competitive industry for our region."

The group's third roundtable will meet in August

2009. For more information about the Council's

Savannah Roundtable contact eve@oreillysearch.com

or visit www.cscmp.org.

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PROFILE

Former U.
Former GPA Chairman
By Georgia R. Byrd

Joe Byrd

I

t is a dreary weekday morning in St. Simons, Georgia. As the rain drenches the backyard garden of this meticulous,

but modest home, inside, the rooms are

energized by colorful artwork, ornate rugs,

and unique furnishings from all over the

world. There are family photos in every

corner sitting next to photographs and

memorabilia from presidents and royalty and

yes, even, the Pope.

The phone is ringing incessantly.

Several calls into the day, former U.S. Senator

Mack Mattingly answers it with the spark of a

newly hired secretary. Although it appears

that he needs one, he pushes the phone's

speaker-button and a friendly voice

proclaims, "Senator, I wanted to thank you

for attending our luncheon. You light up the

room every time you walk in."

It is clear. Senator Mack Mattingly is all

about people. He loves them and they love

him back. There are "thank you notes" in

frames from the late President Ronald

Reagan, and a struggling artist in the

Seychelles who appreciated his "kindness."

There are editorials praising him for his

service in the U.S. Senate. There are letters

and postcards thanking him for community

work. There are plaques of varying sizes and

shapes with his name engraved across the

front. These mementos are just a small

sampling of Mattingly's life that extends to a

massive collection housed at the University

of Georgia's Richard B. Russell Library for

Political Research and Studies. Included there are 64 boxes (32 linear feet) of office administration files from the 1960s to the present, including his tenure in the Senate (1981 1987), and literally dozens of categories with equally as many boxes.
Today, at 78, Mattingly is fit and tanned like a long-distance runner. He clutches his Blackberry like a father gripping the hand of his child in a crowded mall and keeps a dizzying pace from his home office. Still carrying the public servant's torch, few changes have been implemented in his life and on this morning, he's swapped his business suit for khakis and a Polo shirt; conducting business to the lyrics of songbirds perched on his windowsill.
His duties are still never-ending, starting with a file labeled in his own handwriting entitled, "requests." The folder is at least two inches thick and neatly packed with various correspondence, emails, etc ... from people who contact him for everything from job recommendations to speaking engagements. But at the forefront of his passions is the Georgia Ports Authority, where he was appointed by the governor to the board in 2003 and served until 2007. In that time, he was elected Chairman twice, serving from 2005 through 2007.
His passion, he said, is doing all he can do to help see that the Savannah River harbor is deepened from 42 to 48 feet. But that is a "process," he says, that requires planning,

patience and cooperation among various agencies. Mattingly should know. Instrumental in working to secure millions in federal funding for the completion of the Brunswick harbor, he predicts an "explosion of business much like Brunswick's" for Savannah's already thriving port once the project is completed. With the Panama Canal modernized, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) is a must, he said.
"The future of the global economy relies on the use of the new and larger ships and the expansion of the Panama Canal," he said. "The Panama Canal expansion and the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project are inextricably linked."
Mattingly attributes the success of GPA to its people and their strong philosophies based on teamwork. "If you look and see our ports excel, you'll discover several reasons: the customers come first. The turnaround time is very short. Shippers like retailers want to locate there. The port itself offers desirable and efficient transportation systems: rail and interstates. And then there is the excellent planning ability by the staff and board of directors. They have made it a real success. The structure of our ports (with an Authority) appeals to importers and exporters," he said.
With a career that is almost too overwhelming to capture in a single interview, one starts with asking his secret to success: "Always try to work with people who are smarter than you," he quips. For a man whose positions have taken him to the high ends of U.S. politics, wit, charm, and humility have also played a key role in his success.
He attributes his salesmanship skills to his mentor, his father, a man who continues to inspire. Born in Anderson, Indiana on Jan. 7, 1931, he grew up watching his father fulfill the great American dream: owning and successfully operating a retail furniture store.

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PROFILE
S. Senator Mack Mattingly
of the Board

"He was self-taught, an entrepreneur's entrepreneur," he said. "He allowed me to help him in the business and it's where I got my sales background."
Aspirations to become a pilot were diverted when his eyes failed the test, however Mattingly served four years in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Hunter Air Field in Savannah. In 1957, he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Indiana University and briefcase in hand, returned to Savannah to seek employment.
"I walked into IBM from the street and ended up spending 20 years there in sales. I loved going to work every day. I have always loved to work," he said.
Mattingly took his skill to the entrepreneurship level for five years, owning and selling M's, Inc., an office supply company. "When I bought the business, it was in bankruptcy. I hired all new people, helped train them, and sold it for a profit. If you're creative enough, it doesn't matter what the challenges are."
Interspersed in his business affairs was his involvement and "love affair" with public service. He first became active in the Georgia Republican Party, serving as chairman of the 8th District Goldwater for President in 1964. By 1968, he would become a member of the Georgia Republican Party State Executive Committee and serve as vice-chair from 1968 until 1975. In 1975, he became chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, a position he held until 1977.
President Reagan probably best captured Mattingly's noble personality in a campaign speech for his reelection in October of 1986. He said, "Mack Mattingly is a hard-working man of integrity and one of those rare figures in our public life who's more interested in results than headlines. Like me, Mack spent most of his life in the private sector. He knows what it means to earn a

paycheck and meet a payroll and raise a family on a balanced budget. I guess that's one reason that Mack and I have become such good friends. He has a quality that some would call old-fashioned, but that I just have to believe is more important today than ever. That quality is called character."
Perhaps one of the biggest milestones of his life was when Mattingly was elected to the United States Senate in 1980, the first Republican from Georgia since 1871. While in the senate, he was chairman of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, the Legislative Branch Subcommittee and the Congressional Operations and Oversight Subcommittee, as well as a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Banking and Housing Committee, the Governmental Affairs Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. During the 99th Congress, he was a member of the Republican leadership as chairman of the Republican Conference's Committee on Committees, which made committee assignments for all Republican senators.
As chair of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, Mattingly sponsored bills concerning the funding of military construction in Central America (contra aid). During 1985, Mattingly introduced controversial legislation concerning the Presidential line-item veto. This would become law in 1996. In 1981, he also served on the Select Committee on Ethics, which investigated charges made against former Senator Harrison Williams of New Jersey.
Mattingly's interests were largely in defense, trade and tax policy issues. He co-authored the tax policy plank of the 1980 Republican Party Platform. Later, he was appointed as one of the United States delegates to the eighty-eight nation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in 1982.

In 1986, Mattingly was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, however, his accolades were many. During his career in the US Senate, he had authored forty US Senate bills, amendments and resolutions. By 1987, President Reagan appointed him Assistant Secretary General for Defense Support for NATO in Brussels, Belgium.
"I was honored," he said. "I was the highest ranking American and in charge of development of air, land and sea weapons and all communications from satellites. We were based in Brussels, Belgium and my duties took me to 16 NATO countries. There were 150 people from 10 countries working for me. We were required to have unanimity to pass anything, so it was there that I learned diplomatic skills."
In 1988, Mattingly received the Secretary of Defense medal for Outstanding Public Service. In 1992, he was appointed as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles by President Bush where he served for a year.
His life that began in Indiana still has ties to that state. Leslie Davisson, whom he married in 1998, was born in his hometown. Formerly married to Carolyn Longcamp in 1957 (who passed away in 1997), Mattingly has two daughters, and five grandchildren.
As the phone continues to ring, Mattingly ushers in the afternoon with relentless vigor and a zest for what's ahead. "It's been a great life. Still is!"
Mattingly, who served as Georgia's 24th senator, remains active today. He serves on the following boards: Trustee Emeritus, Board of Trustees Kennesaw State University; Chairman of the Board of Advisors, NOVECOW Financial Limited; Member Board of Directors, CompuCredit Corp.; Chairman of Prosperity Institute; Ex-Officio Member Board of Directors, Brunswick/Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Puerto Rico Conservation Trust; Chairman of the Board of the Southeastern Legal Foundation; and a former member of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission's Board of Directors.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

GPA DONATES MOBILE GENERATOR TO AMERICAN RED CROSS
Partnership with Big Red, Inc. Gives Red Cross' Savannah Chapter Emergency Power

T

he Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and Big Red, Inc., a Taylor Machine Works heavy equipment retailer

and service center, partnered to donate a

mobile generator to the American Red Cross

Savannah Chapter in June 2009.

GPA provided two decommissioned units

that allowed Big Red, Inc. to build a mobile

generator that is now capable of powering

nearly one city block for the Red Cross.

"This is truly a partnership for an excellent

cause," said GPA Executive Director Doug J.

Marchand. "Working together, the GPA and

Big Red have fulfilled the Red Cross' need

for mobile power during emergency

response situations. Thanks to Big Red's

mechanical expertise, the equipment has

been restored to excellent condition."

After reading about GPA's new electrified

refrigerated container racks, a representative

from the Savannah Red Cross Chapter

contacted Marchand about the generators it

was no longer using. To accommodate this

request, the GPA contacted Big Red, Inc. to

offer the company the opportunity to refurbish the unit. Big Red, Inc. supplied countless volunteered labor hours to transform the generator. The Taylor-made generator was originally purchased from Big Red, Inc. a decade earlier.
"We thank the GPA for allowing us to participate in this project," said Big Red, Inc.'s Director of Maintenance Rodney West. "By donating equipment, supplies and labor, we are making a difference in times of need, not only in the Coastal Empire, but around this country. During the Katrina disaster, we at Big Red had seen firsthand the devastation a natural disaster can bring to a community. This is a way to thank the Red Cross for its tireless efforts to help ease the suffering when the hardest of times hit us."
The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross works with most of the 37 other United Way funded programs in the Coastal Empire to provide emergency response during disasters. The Savannah Chapter supports other Red Cross chapters in a 29-county area

throughout the Southeast and provides direct service to 20 of those counties.
"The American Red Cross empowers ordinary people to do extraordinary things when emergencies happen," said Savannah Red Cross CEO Robin Wingate. "We train volunteers. We mobilize them. They respond when disasters strike. When people need the Red Cross, our volunteers cannot let a loss of power during an emergency get in the way of our mission. This generator is a `mission essential' piece of equipment that we could have never afforded to purchase and install. It will allow the Red Cross to be at its best during the worst of times."
The mobile generator will provide power for Red Cross operations and mobile command center at disaster locations. Power for the mobile command center also runs kitchens to feed disaster victims and emergency responders, establishes communication stations to communicate with outside Red Cross agencies and the media, and supports refrigeration needs.

Big Red Inc.'s team donated new equipment and mechanical expertise to restore the generator to excellent condition.

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PORTFOLIO

IKEA SAVANNAH ELIMINATES
WOOD PALLETS

New Process Saves Time, Money and Trees

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PORTFOLIO

O ne of the largest costs in transportation besides the cargo itself is the expense of pallets. Traditionally IKEA's cargo was shipped to the U.S. by European manufacturers on pallets. Unable to reuse the European sized pallets in the U.S. market, IKEA would incur additional shipping costs returning containers of these pallets.
Several years ago, IKEA began working with its manufacturers to eliminate wooden pallets in container transport. "We began using such aids as paper slip sheets with two-inch feet and plastic loading ledges," said IKEA Savannah Distribution Center Manager Ed Morris. "The slip sheets are sturdy and rated to hold up to 1,600 pounds, and the two-inch cardboard feet allow just enough room for a forklift to pick up the load." By eliminating wood pallets, IKEA is able to fit an additional five to seven cubes of product per container.

accommodate the slip sheets. The wired mesh decking needed to support weight and provide enough space under the slip sheets to pick up loads.
IKEA turned to Arizona-based warehouse storage decking manufacturer, ITC Manufacturing to develop a solution. "The challenge we faced was to design a system that was not too big and bulky, yet extremely sturdy," said ITC Manufacturing Custom Project Director Wayne Lyall. "We had to ensure loads could be safely stored, the decking was long lasting and easy to use and compliant with U.S. fire safety code."
ITC moved the support from the underside of the decking to the top side and adapted them to IKEA's product needs. "Immediately we saw the possibilities and benefits," said Morris.
The new decking not only eliminated cost, but it was eco-conscious as well. "We

" If this were to be implemented worldwide, the impact would be millions of pallets. That is a lot

of trees.

"

- Ed Morris, IKEA Savannah Distribution Center Manager

Storing IKEA's product without pallets was a challenge. After removing the wood pallets from cargo shipping, IKEA used pallets in its warehouse operation. Cargo was stripped from containers and placed on pallets. Then it was placed on storage racks until freight trucks arrived. The nonpalletized process takes the product directly from the container to the rack, eliminating the cargo palletizing step.
Adjustments were made to the shelving racks, or decking as it is called, in order to

designed the decking with longevity in mind," said Lyall. "Our product is not designed to be disposable, which saves on raw materials being used."
It took nearly two years to develop IKEA's new decking system. "We devised a system for IKEA that could accommodate all of their various products," said Lyall. "The system also needed to be affordable and provide IKEA with a quick return on investment."
Before the first prototype was put on

the drawing board, ITC learned IKEA's cargo handling processes. They visited the Savannah location and studied the various load sizes of IKEA products and handling techniques. ITC incorporated IKEA's use of standard European pallets sizes, which are longer and narrower than U.S. designs. "Each warehouse operation is different," said Lyall. "Therefore decking solutions must be designed for each company's individual needs."
During the design stage, the decking was tested for application functionality and weight requirements. The final prototype was sent to an independent lab to test for structural integrity. "The system went live at the Savannah facility in January 2009," said Lyall. "We are monitoring that facility and reviewing areas to make design adjustments prior to introducing the system to other U.S. IKEA terminals."
IKEA is working aggressively towards eliminating wood pallets in all of its U.S. warehouses by 2011. "If you take into account the pallets that would have been tied up in transport, we eliminated roughly 45,000 pallets," said Morris. "If this were to be implemented worldwide, the impact would be millions of pallets. That is a lot of trees."
Both IKEA and ITC hope that the system will be adopted by more warehousing facilities because of its huge ecological benefits. The process saves costs, process time, natural resources and space. "IKEA is constantly looking for ways to reduce energy consumption and negative impacts on the environment," said Morris. "Our mission is to help improve the lives of many and that can be done in ways other than just offering home furnishings."

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Sailing Schedule

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".

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 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

ACL APL AUS B

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 ....................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//RO/RO

BAR C
CAP CC

Caribbean/Islands of the Atlantic China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF CSAV ..............................................................CCV ....................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

CCV COS CS CSA

Far East/Indonesia/Malaysia

E

APL ..................................................................APL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Australia National ......................................AUS ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF GSS

China Shipping ............................................CS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

CMA CGM ......................................................CC ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF HJ

COSCO ..........................................................COS ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

CSAV ..............................................................CCV ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF HPL Hanjin................................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Hegh Autoliners ........................................HU ....................Monthly ....................OT ..........................................RO/RO Hyundai..........................................................HYU ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF HS

Hyundai General Cargo ............................ISS ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB

K-line ..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk..............................................................MS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF HU

Mediterranean Shipping ..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

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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 CSAV (800) 804-9391 COSCO (843) 769-5443 China Shipping (912) 231-6568 CSAL Montreal (514) 940-0660 Evergreen Line (843) 856-7600 Grieg Star Shipping (770) 226-5900 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 Hegh Autoliners Inc. (904) 696-7750

Savannah
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

HYU ISS K
MOL MS MSC NL NYK
OOC RSS SS TER TUR
UA
WLS WWL
YM ZIM

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) 234-4342 NYK Marine (912) 964-9413 (770) 956-9444 OOCL (USA), Inc. (888) 388-6625 Ryan Ship Services (912) 898-2256 Southern Shipping (912) 644-7083 Terminal Shipping (912) 964-5200 Turkon Line (201) 866-6966 (912) 966-1008 United Arab (912) 233-1970 (908) 272-0050 Westfal-Larsen Shipping (770) 569-5822 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (912) 965-7450 Yang Ming (America) Corp. (912) 238-0329 Zim American-Israeli (912) 964-3100

Savannah Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

GCT OT CONT BB BULK RO/RO REF

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

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

SAILING SCHEDULE
Type Service

Port of Savannah Continued
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 ................................................................RSS ....................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/RO/RO Yang Ming ......................................................YM......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM....................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Mediterranean 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 Grieg Star Shipping ..................................GSS ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB Hanjin................................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line ..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk..............................................................MS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NSCSA ..............................................................B........................21 Days......................OT ..........BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF OOCL ............................................................OOC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Safmarine ......................................................MS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Turkon ............................................................TUR ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF United Arab ..................................................UA ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF 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 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 ................................................................RSS ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB VOC STEEL ..................................................TER ....................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................10 Days ....................OT ....................BB/CONT/RO/RO ZIM....................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

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

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SAILING SCHEDULE

Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Port of Savannah Continued
Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin................................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hegh 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 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ................Bi-Weekly ..................OT ....................BB/CONT/RO/RO 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 CSAV .............................................................. CCV ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Evergreen Line ..............................................E........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hamburg Sud ................................................HS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hanjin................................................................HJ ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd ................................................HPL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Hyundai..........................................................HYU ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF K-line ..................................................................K........................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Maersk..............................................................MS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping ..........................MSC ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Mitsui OSK ....................................................MOL ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF NYK ................................................................NYK ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Safmarine ......................................................MS ......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................10 Days ....................OT ....................BB/CONT/RO/RO Westfal-Larsen Shipping........................ WLS ..................Monthly ....................OT ....................................................BB Yang Ming ......................................................YM......................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF ZIM....................................................................ZIM ....................Weekly ....................GCT ..................................CONT/REF

Savannah Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

GCT OT CONT BB BULK RO/RO REF

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

Brunswick
Ocean Carrier Agency Key

C GSS HU ISS NL WWL

Carolina Shipping (912) 265-9861 Grieg Star Shipping (770) 226-5900 Hegh Autoliners Inc. (904) 696-7750 Inchcape Shipping (912) 644-7151 Norton Lilly International (912) 234-4342 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (912) 264-9559 (912) 280-1182

Port of Brunswick
Trade Area/Line

Agent

Frequency

Terminal

Type Service

Brunswick Terminal and Cargo Service Keys

Far East/Indonesia/Malaysia Eukor ................................................................ISS......................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO Hegh Autoliners ........................................HU ..................Fortnightly ..................CI ............................................RO/RO Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics..........WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO
Mexico Volkswagen Logistics..................................C ....................Bi-Weekly....................CI ............................................RO/RO

CI MP BB RO/RO

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

Northern Europe/UK/Ireland/Scandinavia/Baltic American RO/RO......................................WWL ..................Weekly ......................CI ............................................RO/RO Grieg Star Shipping ..................................GSS ....................10 Days ....................MP ....................................................BB Mitsui OSK Bulk Shipping ........................NL ......................21 Days ......................CI ............................................RO/RO NYK Logistics ..............................................ISS......................21 Days ......................CI ............................................RO/RO 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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CARRIER SERVICES
Maiden Voyages

Hanjin M/V Atlanta
In honor of its maiden voyage, Captain Lee was presented with a gift from the GPA's Trade Development Sales Representative Herman Brown. The M/V Atlanta is part of Hanjin Shipping's AWE5 service and made its first visit to Garden City Terminal on May 5, 2009.

COSCO M/V Zhen He
The M/V Zhen He, a China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) vessel, made its maiden voyage to the Port of Savannah on May 10, 2009. Pictured (left to right): COSCO's Assistant Marine Manager Jamie Lloyd, Captain Long De Huang, and GPA's General Manager of the Client Relations Center Gordon Hammer. This presentation also commemorates the first time COSCO has had a vessel call on the Port of Savannah.
The M/V Zhen He arrived at the GPA's Garden City Terminal on May 10, 2009, marking the first COSCO vessel to call on the Port of Savannah.

Maersk M/V Tanjier
On March 3, 2009, GPA's General Manager of the Client Relations Center Gordon Hammer presented a gift to Captain Ricardo Mangubat welcoming the M/V Tangier on its maiden voyage to Garden City Terminal. The vessel is a part of Maersk's new SAE (South Atlantic Express) service, which is the Port of Savannah's first dedicated Central American service.

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Russ Bryant

NOTEWORTHY

Ceres Recognized as Georgia's Safest Stevedore in 2008

T

he Georgia Ports Maritime Safety Council honored Ceres as its safest stevedore company in 2008. The first annual award by the council was presented in May 2009. The council is comprised of terminal employers like stevedore companies, maintenance and repair vendors, and Terminal Services Inc. It meets monthly to review waterfront incidents and to discuss strategies to increase

safety on terminals.

Safety is a team approach at the GPA. "We want to honor and congratulate Ceres as the safest stevedore for 2008," said GPA's Chief

Operating Officer Curtis Foltz. "Our philosophy is a zero-tolerance approach to unsafe working practices and conditions on our terminals. This

recognition exemplifies our efforts to promote safety awareness."

The council developed this honor to recognize the safest stevedore

company. Each company submitted its OSHA Form 300A for

consideration of its overall total personal injury incident frequency rate.

This value is based on the principal that frequency of incidents may be

controlled, but not the severity and the lowest score wins. The unique

trophy, a chromed twistlock mounted on a piece of Georgia pine fat

lighter, will be passed each year to the safest stevedore company.

Other council accomplishments include: implementing a courtesy

safety warning program, producing and distributing safety calendars

reinforcing safety waterfront rules, sharing best safety practices,

producing and distributing a general safety awareness video

specifically tailored to Garden City Terminal, implementing formal river

rescue procedures, utilizing a teamwork approach toward terminal

safety rules, implementing new container top safety devices,

implementing the first annual Brunswick Quality and Cargo Ro/Ro Workshop and conducting monthly review of personal injuries, property damages and near misses to discover root causes and abatement methods.

Pictured (from left to right): GPA's Safety & Loss Control Manager John Bloess, Ceres Stevedore Superintendent / Safety & Training Representative Greg Parker, Ceres Vice President Brad Ziegler Ceres Operations Manager Pat Winters, and GPA's Operations Safety & Training Manager Donnie Kessler.

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