THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE A L A B A M A OF The ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY SEAPORT March 2009 ICS ad-8.5x11-Alabama 3/10/09 1:24 PM Page 1

Alabama Seaport Published continuously since 1927 • March 2009

On The Cover: An aerial view of the progress of the Pinto Island Steel Terminal shot March 2. Governor Bob Riley and representatives from ThyssenKrupp Steel toured the facility in February.

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Alabama State Port Authority P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633, USA Contents P: 251.441.7200 • F: 251.441.7216 • asdd.com Alabama Governor Surveys Progress at New Pinto Island Terminal...... 4 James K. Lyons, Director, CEO Larry R. Downs, Secretary-Treasurer/CFO Flanagan Steps Up as Interim Port Police Chief...... 7

Executive A Global Investment in Mobile and the Port: Personnel Charles F. Sleeman, Manager P: 251.441.7209 Introducing Global Stainless Steel Corporation...... 8

Financial Services Hispanic-American Association Seeks to Strengthen Community...... 10 Larry Downs, Secretary/Treasurer 251.441.7050 Linda K. Paaymans, Vice President 251.441.7036 Port Calls: Alabama Coastal Birding Trail ...... 12 Comptroller Pete Dranka 251.441.7057 Information Technology Stan Hurston, Manager 251.441.7017 At the Helm: Austal USA...... 16 Human Resources Danny Barnett, Manager 251.441.7004 Made in Alabama: Alabama River Pulp Marks 30 Years of Operation...... 18 Risk Management Kevin Malpas, Manager 251.441.7118 Internal Auditor Avito DeAndrade 251.441.7210 Currents...... 20-22 Marketing AAMA Reception Photos...... 24-26 Judith Adams, Vice President 251.441.7003 Sheri Reid, Manager, Public Affairs 251.441.7001 Of Men & Ships: An American Hero, Commodore ...... 27 Pete O’Neal, Manager, Real Estate 251.441.7123 Pat Scott, Manager, Fixed Assets 251.441.7113 John Goff, Manager, Theodore Operations 251.443.7982

Operations H.S. “Smitty” Thorne, Executive Vice President/COO 251.441.7238 Departments Bradley N. Ojard, Vice President 251.441.8133 Glenn Reibe, Training & Quality Control Manager 251.441.7156 Sailings...... 32 Ron Adler, Asst. General Manager, Operations 251.441.7316 Postcards from the Past...... 35 Bulk Operations Raymond Dearmon, Manager 251.441.7676 Melvin Barnett, Operations Superintendent 251.441.7675 Port of Mobile Directory...... 36 Terminal Railway Bill Otter, Interim GM 251.441.7301 General Cargo/Intermodal Steamship Agencies & Lines...... 38 Operations Mike Parker, Manager P: 251.441.7232 F: 251.441.7231 Customer Service Marx Nicholson, Manager 251.441.7047 Traffic/Sales Anna Ward, Manager 251.441.7516 Chuck Camp, Logistics Manager 251.441.8179 ICS Logistics keeps your cargo moving. With facilities strategically located in the Southeast, a state of the art information Port Police Chief Jimmie Flanagan P: 251.441.7777 system and a service commitment that you can rely on, we are the strongest link in your supply chain. Give us a call F: 251.441.7072 Truck Control Lester Davidson 251.441.7098 today to learn how we can keep you as flexible as the marketplace demands. Interim Harbor Master Capt. Terry Gilbreath 251.441.7074 Transportation Planning & Security ICS Logistics Transportation Hal Hudgins, Vice President 251.441.7237 Technical Services 12 18 Dry & Perishable Storage Joseph L. Threadcraft, Vice President 251.441.7220 Industrial Cold Storage / JaxPort Refrigerated Services Engineering Manager Jerald Kichler 251.441.7253 ICS Logistics Mobile Refrigerated Services / Global Stevedoring Environmental, Health & Safety Robert C. Harris Jr., Manager 251.441.7082 Pacorini Global Services An Equal Opportunity Employer ALABAMA SEAPORT (ISSN 1524-8259) is published monthly by the marketing department, Alabama State Port Trade & Development Marine Services Mark I. Sheppard, Vice President 251.441.7201 Authority. The magazine is provided free of charge upon written request from customers and friends of the Alabama Global Stevedoring / Pacorini Global Services Todd Jones, Director Trade & Development 251.441.7144 State Port Authority. Material contained herein, except when copyrighted, may be reproduced in whole or in part. A Latin America Sales & Trade Development credit–line “Reprinted from ALABAMA SEAPORT” will be appreciated, and it is requested that a copy of the publica- Maria Mendez, Director 251.441.7535 tion, containing the material used, be sent to Editor, ALABAMA SEAPORT, Alabama State Port Authority, P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633 U.S.A. JACKSONVILLE / 904.786.8038 / WWW.ICSLOGISTICS.COM Alabama governor surveys progress at new Pinto Island Terminal

Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama

Alabama State Port Authority Tim Parker Jr., Chair, Tuscaloosa Term expires July 31, 2013 William B. Bru, Mobile Term expires July 31, 2009 H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, Mobile Term expires July 31, 2009 David J. Cooper, Mobile Term expires July 31, 2013 Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper, USMC (RET) Term expires July 31, 2010 An artist’s rendering of Pinto Terminal captures the functionality of Mike Fields, Tuscaloosa Term expires July 31, 2009 the new state-of-the-art facility due to be completed by year-end. Barry Morton, Birmingham Term expires July 31, 2010 Steve Thornton, Huntsville Term expires July 31, 2010 Sam Jones, Mobile Alabama Governor Bob Riley and ASPA director and CEO Jimmy Lyons answer questions Term expires July 31, 2009 for news crews during the tour. Pictured at right is Bob Soulliere, president and CEO, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA. Alabama Seaport Editorial Staff Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. So when depth Jennifer Jenkins, Managing Editor limitations on the Tombigbee River looked like it might hinder Mobile’s Maureen Smith, Managing Editor chances to recruit ThyssenKrupp Steel and Stainless USA LLC, the Scott Rye, Contributing Editor Alabama State Port Authority went to work to find a solution. Sheri Reid, Editor at Large

The was the Pinto Island Steel Terminal located on the lower Mobile Editorial Contributors Harbor. The proposed terminal is situated on the federal channel maintained Blake Herndon at an authorized depth of 45 feet. “The terminal’s construction is ahead of Jennifer Jenkins An aerial view of the progress of the Pinto Island Steel Terminal Jimmy Lyons, director and CEO of ASPA, points out the progress on the terminal shot March 2. Governor Bob Riley and representatives from to Governor Bob Riley; Peter Urban, ThyssenKrupp Steel AG vice chairman of schedule,” said Jimmy Lyons, director and CEO for the Port Authority. “We Niki Lim Vanessa McGee ThyssenKrupp Steel toured the facility in February. executive board; Erich Heine, member of the executive board of ThyssenKrupp expect to complete the wharf and take delivery of the cranes in October Steel AG; and Bob Soulliere, president and CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA. Megan Prawdzik and will be operational by December this year.” Tracie Ray Working with business – not against it – to make them a part of HP piles, 33,217 linear feet of steel pipe piles 20 inches in Greta Sharp your community. That’s the way to truly stimulate the economy, diameter and 56,259 linear feet of concrete piles 20 inches In February, Alabama Governor Bob Riley visited the marine terminal site to Maureen Smith check on its progress and to applaud the German steelmaker for creating and that’s exactly what we’ll continue to do here in Alabama.” square. About 200 contractors are building the marine terminal. American Bridge is the Port Authority’s contractor jobs for Alabamians. “There’s a lot of talk about bailouts these days,” said Photography Gov. Riley at Pinto Island. “A lot of people seem to have this bailout mentality Sheri Reid The $100 million terminal’s construction cost is expected to and Shaw GBB is the engineer of record on the project. that has set in over the last few months. It almost makes you wonder how come in on budget with Lyons contributing much of the cost we ever got anything accomplished without the federal government doing all Editorial offices of ALABAMA SEAPORT magazine are controls on effective project management and the Authority’s ThyssenKrupp had two executive board members from the work. I wish everyone in Washington could be here to see what we’re located at the International Trade Center, 250 N. Water strategic move to secure steel sheet pile and concrete under Germany on hand for the February event as well. Peter Urban, doing here today. I wish the whole country could see this because, ladies and Street, Mobile, AL 36602. To be added to or deleted from contract. “Most of this construction material was procured CFO of ThyssenKrupp Steel, and Erich Heine, who provides gentlemen, this is true economic stimulus. We have local officials joining forces the mailing list, contact the Alabama State Port Authority locally,” said Lyons. Building the 70-acre terminal required board oversight for the Alabama project and its associated to create an environment in which business not only survives, but succeeds. Trade & Development Office at 251.441.7001. 15,000 cubic yards of concrete, 2,000 wall feet of 50-foot- steelmaking project in , accompanied Riley on a tour long sheets of steel sheet pile, 10,922 linear feet of steel of the marine terminal’s progress. “They were extremely

4 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 5 our doorway to the world for inbound raw materials and some of our outbound product as well. We’re very pleased with the progress at the terminal and consider our partnership with the ASPA a great success.” Flanagan Steps Up The new terminal is an important part of the $811 million- plus incentive program that lured the German steelmaker as Port Police Chief to the Port City. The ThyssenKrupp facility is scheduled to open in 2010. Currently there are 2,000 employees working Alabama State Port Authority Port Police Department Deputy “From a law enforcement perspective, we are not much different at the mill site, but that number is expected to increase to Chief Jimmie Flanagan was appointed Interim Port Police than police departments in small towns. We have at any given approximately 8,000 construction and service-related jobs, Chief on Dec. 1 following the retirement of Chief Herbert time about 2,000 port workers inside our gates, so a major as well as permanent mill jobs as the March 2010 production McCants. Just over one month later, Jimmie Flanagan responsibility is ensuring safe, lawful and orderly operations of date approaches. At full production, the $4.65 billion north cleared his interim service review and was named Police both individuals and vehicles,” said Chief Flanagan. “Combine Mobile County complex will directly employ approximately Chief by Jimmy Lyons, the Port Authority’s director and CEO, these duties with those associated with the Homeland Security 2,700 workers. on January 16. With a 35-year career in law enforcement, aspect of our jobs, and we are quite busy.” Flanagan has been a member of the Port Police Department “Overcoming the depth challenges of the Tombigbee River since 2004. The Alabama State Port Authority Port Police are responsible in transporting steel slabs from ThyssenKrupp’s Brazil facility for enforcement of federally mandated port security Pictured from left to right, Governor Bob Riley; Erich Heine, member of the to their north Mobile County operation was an integral part of executive board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG; Peter Urban, vice chairman of Flanagan’s law enforcement career began in 1973 in requirements. “Our officers control access in and out of the Alabama’s package to recruit ThyssenKrupp to Mobile,” said the executive board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG; Bob Soulliere, president and Gadsden, Ala., as a patrol officer. He worked his way up port by ensuring individuals entering the port are properly Troy L. Wayman, vice president of economic development for CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA; and Jimmy Lyons, ASPA director and CEO the ranks to Captain after serving on the Gadsden police credentialed and cleared by both the Transportation Security the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. “The Port Authority’s tour the Pinto Island Steel Terminal site. force for 21 years. He retired from the Gadsden Police Administration (TSA) and the Port Authority. We also interface innovative proposal for this new marine terminal on Pinto Department in 1994. with Vessel Security Officers (VSOs) to control access for pleased with what they saw,” said Scott Posey, director of Island where the slabs can be transloaded from ocean-going crewmen from ships sitting at our berths.” Controlling access communications for ThyssenKrupp Steel USA. “Jimmy Lyons ships to barges for their journey upriver basically sealed the Moving to south Alabama upon his retirement, Flanagan moved is not the only Port Police duty. There is the responsibility of is doing a great job to keep the terminal on schedule, and it’s deal for our area.” obvious that Governor Riley is keeping a close eye on things to Foley, Ala., and accepted a position as chief investigator ongoing surveillance of assets, perimeter fencing and cargo. where he worked for six years. In 2000, he became Chief of “Our patrols and smart camera system monitor all activities as well. They plan to have the operation up and running in In response to its creative problem solving, the Mobile Area Police in Elberta, Ala., serving for four years until accepting a and objects in the port. If anything looks unusual, it gets a plenty of time to accept the first slabs arriving from Brazil.” Chamber of Commerce named the Alabama State Port position with the Port Police. closer look,” added Flanagan. Authority its 2008 Innovator of the Year. “The Mobile Area The new terminal is designed to transport the semi-finished Chamber created the Innovator of the Year award to recognize “I saw a great opportunity to join the Port Police in 2004,” “Protecting the public port and ensuring day-to-day business steel slabs arriving from ThyssenKrupp’s new Brazilian mill ground-breaking efforts aimed at revitalizing Mobile,” explained Flanagan said. “It was an ideal situation, and I saw this operations continue to run with ease, keep our communities to the plant in north Mobile County. The marine terminal Leigh Perry-Herndon, vice president of Communications for as a challenge and new opportunity for me in my law economically healthy and secure.” will receive the slabs from ocean-going vessels too large the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. “It is given to a local enforcement career.” to travel upriver, and then transfer them onto barges for the individual/company/organization that takes a unique concept, For more information about how the Port Authority is dealing trip up the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers to the Calvert mill’s product or service and introduces it to the local or mass When asked about the challenges facing the 67-member Port with Homeland Security, log on to www.asdd.com and click on inland dock located about 45 miles upriver from the seaport. market when merited.” Approximately 13,000 tons of steel, or about 10 barges Police Department Flanagan mentioned the dual responsibilities the Security/Port Access link. To contact Flanagan in the Port of running the third largest police force in the county. Police Department, call 251-441-7172. worth, will be shipped upriver each day by barges cycling While the Calvert plant will ultimately produce both carbon continuously between the two sites. and stainless steel, ThyssenKrupp announced in January Far Left: Chief Jimmie Flanagan and Hal a delay in the opening of the stainless steel operation until Hudgins, Vice President Port Planning & The Pinto Island Terminal will be outfitted with three giant October 2010 as part of a companywide effort to save cash. Security, look over plans for a proposed magnets on wide-span gantry cranes that will lift the slabs of The larger carbon steel unit will begin processing steel in security building at the Port. raw steel, then transfer them for storage at the terminal yard or March 2010. Carbon steel is expected to comprise more load them on northbound barges. The new facility is the first than 70 percent of the mill’s total output. Right: Retiring Port Police Chief Herbert in the country to use magnetic hoist technology, designed McCants with Chief Jimmie Flanagan who by ThyssenKrupp. The cranes, specifically developed for is assuming the role as Port Police Chief. the Pinto Island Terminal’s needs, are being manufactured by Zhenhua Port Machinery Co., LTD (ZPMC) in Shanghai, China, and are expected to arrive in Mobile in the fall.

“It’s a very important part of our project,” said Posey. “Our entire supply chain will come through Pinto Island. It will be

6 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 7 local and nonlocal. In addition, the Global Stainless Steel A Global Investment in Mobile and the Port: Corporation is currently looking to hire Alabamians for a Introducing Global variety of positions. As for long-term goals, Global Stainless Steel Corporation Stainless Steel Corporation plans to continue its strong relationship with ThyssenKrupp and position itself as a good customer to the company in both With the manufacturing industry moving southward in the industry,” said Brad Beauchamp, vice president of Global Mexico and the U.S. With the steel mill’s plans to utilize the latest U.S., Global Stainless Steel Corporation, headquartered in Stainless Steel Corporation. “Currently, we have a strong equipment and technology in steel production, ThyssenKrupp Mississauga, Canada, has opened its newest office in Mobile presence in the Midwest and East, so to further our presence will be one of the lowest cost producers in the world. just a few feet from the front gate of the Alabama State Port we decided to locate in the South. There is a real future for Authority. The company sells stainless steel products worldwide, industry and manufacturing in this area with all its resources “The first two years will focus on ThyssenKrupp’s commis- specifically in China, India, Europe and North America. Their from the Port to the strong employee base.” sioning and production ramp-up,” explained Beauchamp. 4,000-metric ton inventory includes 409, 430, 304 and 316 “During that time, there is always more steel available for master coils, slit coils and sheet stock. With the addition of its Even with the recently announced delay in ThyssenKrupp’s export to other countries.” Mobile office, the company oversees a total of eight offices steel mill production, Global Stainless Steel Corporation has and nine stocking/shipping locations around the world. not lost momentum in building their presence and offering In full swing, Beauchamp expects the company’s Mobile services to the community. With their 20,000-square-foot location to bring approximately $10 million to the already $60 Part of the company’s Mobile move was due to its current building, Beauchamp sees an opportunity to offer his space million international stock-list and trading company. relationship with ThyssenKrupp as one of ThyssenKrupp’s to potential customers who are importing and exporting largest exporters for the company’s sister mill in Mexico, containers for any type of commodity and capacity. “We believe Mobile is an up-and-coming community and ThyssenKrupp Mexinox. When the stainless steel production with the Port’s expansion and plans for additional growth, company decided to build a domestic mill in nearby “We are in the steel business of course, but we really bought we look forward to everything this new location will provide,” Washington County, it only made sense that Global Stainless into the Port and the city as an investment,” said Beauchamp. said Beauchamp. Steel look into opening a Mobile location. “We’ve already begun our short-term goals, which are to build relationships with members of the community.” Global Stainless Steel Corporation’s Mobile office is located “From what I’ve learned about Alabama and Mobile, the more on Hwy 43/Dekle Road and can be contacted by phone Brad Beauchamp, vice president of Global Stainless Steel Corporation, I’ve found it to be a good investment, especially with the Beauchamp has met with a number of members in the at (905) 696-6960. For more information regarding the pictured with his new Mobile office located only 50 feet from the Port of Mobile. support of the city and state with regard to the manufacturing shipping community and is exploring other opportunities both international corporation, visit www.globalstainless.net.

Global Stainless Steel sees an opportunity to offer its 20,000-square-foot building situated only 50 feet from the Port to potential customers who are importing and exporting containers for any type of commodity and capacity while waiting for ThyssenKrupp’s stainless steel mill to begin production next year. Global Stainless Steel Corporation, headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, sells stainless steel products worldwide, specifically in China, India, Europe and North America. Pictured here are some of the company’s 4,000-metric ton inventory of various master coils, slit coils and sheet stock loaded on a container to be shipped to one of its many customers.

8 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 9 to contribute to the economic development of the region and Alabama by showcasing the international resources Hispanic-American Association in the area. Mendez pointed to a similar group in south Main objectives of the Hispanic-American Florida. “They have been successful in bringing investment Business Group: Seeks to Strengthen Community from Latin America into south Florida because they already had resources for those businesses in place. This opens • Positioning Hispanic leadership, contributions and tremendous potential for our area,” she explained. voice in the community; Leida Javier-Farrell, the director for the Center for Work Force • Contribute to the economic and work force Development for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, development efforts by attracting more Hispanic is another founding member. She says the formation of this professionals and businesses to the region; group will be good for more than just the Hispanic community. “With EADS CASA, BVBA and other large companies • Provide networking opportunities with other from Spain present in the area, and with all the Hispanic Hispanic professionals; executives, engineers, workers and small business owners in the Gulf region, it is timely to contribute as a group to the • Provide professional development activities; intercultural and cosmopolitan flavor of our region. Our visual and economic presence will inspire our youth and encourage • Market services and goods; and understanding and economic development,” she said. • Recognitions through award activities or nominations. Any business or professional interested in joining the Hispanic- American Association should contact Javier-Ferrell at the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce: [email protected].

Serving the Gulf Coast Members of the Hispanic American Association: front from left to right: Silvia Skultety, JB Barnes Land Dev. & Real Estate; Maria Conchita Mendez, Maritime Industry director, Latin America Sales & Trade Dev., Alabama State Port Authority; Ed Seoane, director of Procurement, LMS Ship Management; Patricia Rosales, owner, Bilingual Translations.

Standing left to right: Luis Skultety, JB Barnes Land Dev. & Real Estate; Alberto Montes-de-Oca, project engineer, Thompson Engineering; and Daniel Balzaretti, chemical engineer, Engineering School, USA. Do ckside Services Services include: The state of Alabama has many ties to South America, the “We want to show a positive image of Hispanics to this is a fully insured and • Line Ha ndling S ervices • Crew Transportation Caribbean and Mexico. More than many people may think. community,” said Maria Mendez, director of Latin American bonded maritime service • USD A Regulated Waste D isposal company doing business That’s one of the reasons a group of local Hispanic-Americans Sales and Trade Development for the Alabama State Port • Local D eliv eries decided to form the Hispanic-American Business Group. The Authority (ASPA) and founding member of the association. in the Ports of Mobile, group seeks to be a resource for Hispanic professionals “We want to show that we are involved. There are quite a few Pascagoula, Gulfport, Internat io nal Services include: and Pensacola . • Customs B onded Carrier coming to Alabama to work in local businesses and to Hispanic professionals here and continuing to come to this & Wa rehouse strengthen ties between American and Hispanic companies. area.” One example, according to Mendez is a group of more Our mission is to • AirCargo International® A gent than two dozen engineers from Mexico who are coming to pro vide y ou with the The group met in early February. It was hosted at Hargrove work on ThyssenKrupp’s steel mill being built in Calvert, Ala. most expedient and Lo gistics related services include: and Associates and drew 20 business people including The group is planning a welcoming reception for them. economical services • 24-Hour, 7 Da y when y ou a re in a port representatives from the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, the Leida Javier-Ferrell of the Hispanic American “Hot Shot” S ervice Alabama State Port Authority, ThyssenKrupp, International The association will help their fellow Hispanic professionals Association prepares for the meeting. we serv e. • 5,000 square foot w a rehouse Shipholding, Horizon Marine/Crimson Yachts, Virginia College, and their families with local connections and services such as • Roll Off D ebris Remo val & the University of South Alabama, Thompson Engineering finding housing, doctors and schools, but will also help them Container Rental and Congressman Jo Bonner’s office. The first meeting was network with other business leaders in their new community. www.dockside-services.com organizational. Future meetings will focus on getting projects It will highlight the ties Alabama and the Gulf Coast region 251.438.2362 • P.O. Box 122, Mobile, AL 36601 divided and off the ground. already have to Spain and South America in terms of history, culture and modern business dealings. The group hopes

10 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 11 PORT CALLS: Alabama Coastal Birding Trail Seabulk Towing: Providing Service Excellence Through Safety

The informational kiosk at Little Lagoon Pass (ACBT Stop 9), displays educational signs featuring representative species of the stop and a map of the entire trail.

Spring has sprung and the sunny days of summer are just as the first place to replenish depleted fat reserves and rest around the corner. Along with the changing of seasons comes following an arduous 600-mile nonstop trans-Gulf migration. the magnificent bird migration through Alabama. Habitats In fall, these same areas serve as the final staging points run from the coast to marshlands to bay area’s making the for essential fat deposition prior to their return flights south. Alabama Coastal Birding Trail (ACBT) a birder’s paradise. During these times, the birding potential is some of the best in the .” “One of the reasons the ACBT is so popular with these For nearly fi fty years, Seabulk Towing has been an established leader in harbor ship winged travelers is that we have a diversity of natural The ACBT development was a collaborative effort between assist operations and offshore towing services. Seabulk Towing’s high standards of resources along the coast,” said Eric Soehren, terrestrial various entities including the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention customer service are founded on the basic principles of safety and service excellence. zoologist for the Alabama Department of Conservation and and Visitors Bureau, the Mobile Convention and Visitors Headquartered in Port Everglades, Florida, Seabulk Towing assists petroleum and Natural Resources, State Lands Division, Natural Heritage Corporation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Daphne, Ala., Section. “Whether fringing the coast or occurring 50 miles and the Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries. The trail consists chemical product tankers, barges, container ships, and other cargo vessels in docking inland, there are numerous stopover of 50 stops organized into six loops that take travelers down and undocking and provides a variety of offshore towing services along the Gulf Coast sites that act as lifelines for primary and secondary roads. Each route is between 15 and and the Southeastern Seaboard. many neotropical migratory 30 miles long, and numbered signs featuring a Reddish Egret bird species. During peak mark the location of the stops. The ACBT encircles Mobile movements in spring, Bay and passes through Mobile and Baldwin counties. many of these species utilize these natural areas Since its opening, the ACBT has been a very popular birding attraction and in 2003 received the Alabama Tourism The Alabama Coastal Birding Partnership Award for its outstanding contributions to the Ship Assist & Towing Operations Trail sign features an Egret to state travel industry. mark the location of the stops. www.seabulktowing.com | (954) 523-2200

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SBLK Towings FP Ad.indd 1 3/5/07 11:03:03 AM The Bartram Canoe Trail provides opportunities for birders to enjoy the rivers, streams, lakes and bayous of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta.

“The ACBT not only offers birders, naturalists and general eco-tourists grand opportunities to explore diverse habitats, Bird house view at the Muddy Creek trail. but the trail also demonstrates community involvement and commitment to preserving natural resources based on responsible tourism and bird appreciation,” said Soehren. To address these issues, SLD personnel identified new species to return the nature preserve to an indigenous condi- replacement sites with an emphasis on public lands featuring tion featuring a long-leaf pine plantation and over two miles More than 370 species of birds have been identified during Forever Wild properties, municipal parks, nature preserves of boardwalk and walking trail. The Port Authority’s Muddy migratory season at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, on and restored mitigation sites. Once identified, each new site Creek project is known to be the largest invasive species the Birding Trail just west of Gulf Shores toward Fort Morgan. was placed in the appropriate loop as a stop to fit sequentially eradication and control project in Alabama. Bon Secour protects 7,000 acres of wildlife habitat and is in the existing ACBT. Some existing stops were renumbered on the critical migratory path leading south to lower Florida, to better fit in their respective loops. Furthermore, signs from The SLD is currently developing a new ACBT Web site and the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. Year-round, omitted stops were removed. As a result, 50 stops, including brochure. New signage will also be placed at the added you can spot a number of egrets and herons, as well as 17 new stops with full descriptions, make up the revised stops. Although many of the original stops are still in place red-tailed hawks, great horned owls, belted kingfishers and ACBT. “We could not be more excited to manage the ACBT; and open for use, the official reopening showcasing the new ospreys. Summer brings brown pelicans and double-crested the revision will promote sustainable economic development stops is planned for summer 2009. cormorants, and occasionally anhinga and white ibis. Very and build public support for conservation of wildlife and rarely, you might catch a glimpse of a magnificent bird habitats in the state of Alabama,” Soehren explained. For additional information regarding the ACBT, visit or bald eagles. A birder enjoys an afternoon on the Muddy Creek trail walkway. www.outdooralabama.com. Among the new stops featured is the Muddy Creek Wetlands After nearly a decade of existence, oversight of the ACBT National Estuarine Research Reserve and continued support Management Area owned and managed by the Alabama was accepted by the Alabama State Lands Division (SLD) of the Alabama Coastal Bird Festival every October. Upon Port Authority. Not only does this stop offer excellent of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural receiving the ACBT, SLD personnel evaluated the condition birding opportunity, it is a prime example of how wetland Resources in 2008. Management of the ACBT by the SLD of the existing trail and recognized a need for portions of it to restoration in a heavily degraded area can be accomplished contributes to a larger portfolio of vested interests along the be changed or revised. This need for revision was primarily successfully. Now it provides an excellent venue for a great Alabama coast. Included among these are the stewardship of due to the catastrophic effects of several hurricanes, including birding experience. numerous Forever Wild tracts in Baldwin and Mobile counties Ivan and Katrina, and land development that together affected totaling more than 75,000 acres in holdings, administration the quality of birding at some of the existing stops. Another The Muddy Creek Wetlands Management Area is currently in of the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center and the Weeks Bay factor was ownership change at some featured private stops, its 10th year of wetlands management and invasive species which may affect the perpetual viability of public usage. control. The 200-acre facility seeks to eradicate non-native

14 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 15 Alabama Seaport Magazine “At the Helm”

Austal began operations in 1988 with a vision to build high-quality commercial vessels for the international market. By 1993 Austal had become the world’s leading manufacturer of 40-meter passenger catamarans and the dominant supplier to Asia. The company was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in December 1998 and has diversified its product base through acquisitions of local shipbuilders, the establishment of a new U.S. shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, and the recent purchase of an existing aluminum shipyard in Tasmania, Australia. Today, Austal is the world’s largest builder of fast ferries and is proud to list among its customers many of the world’s leading fast ferry and shipping operators.

Name/age: Joe Rella Title: President and Chief Operating Officer

Company: Austal USA What word best describes your leadership style? No. of employees: Egoless, collaborative, and interrogative. 1000 Goal yet to be achieved? Most recently read book: Lose 15 lbs. The Shaolin Grandmasters’ Text Get my kids through college

Favorite music/musical artist: Professional pet peeve? Rock, any “classic rock” from AC/DC to ZZ Top All words and no deeds. No tolerance for egocentric behavior.

Education: What do you do to relieve stress? U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – B. S. Marine Go home and see my family. Engineering Systems, Spring Hill College – MBA Person outside of your family you would most like to spend time on an island with? What is the largest/most unusual cargo Jesus. shipped through the Port? We build and deliver through the Port some of the most If you had a $1 million windfall, you would: exciting ships being built anywhere in the world. Save for my kids’ college, take my family on a great vacation, bury the rest in the backyard and not in the stock market. What is the most out-of-the-box idea you ever had in your professional career? What line of work would you pursue if you couldn’t work in your present one? Left my job and sailed on a ship to Saudi Arabia during I would be an air-condition repairman. Set my own work schedule and people would always be glad Operation Desert Shield. to see me.

What was the result? Organization or company other than your own that you most admire? Gained a great deal of operational experience aboard Honda. They figured out that high quality and low cost can be a reality. a large medium speed diesel ship. Helped, in my way, the country. What is there about you that people would be surprised to learn? That I used to be a nice guy. Tell us a little about what’s in store for your That I long jumped against Carl Lewis in High School … and lost. organization in 2009? 2009-Start of construction for the Joint High Speed Vessel, delivery of the second Hawaii Superferry (opposite They’re making a movie of your life. Is it a drama or comedy and who plays you? page), sea trials and delivery of the first Littoral Combat Brad Pitt in a “dramedy.” Ship to the Navy. Tom Hanks and he already has done Forrest Gump.

16 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 17 MADE IN ALABAMA: Alabama River Pulp Product Unit employee inspects pulp bale as it is Alabama River Pulp wrapped and prepared for shipment. marks 30 years of operation

One of Monroe County’s largest employers, Alabama River ARP was announced as the world’s largest single-line pulp Pulp Company (ARP) has been a viable part of south mill and the largest project ever for Parsons & Whittemore. Alabama’s economy since its start-up in late 1978. The It was the largest capital project by a private company ever company’s pulping and woodlands operations employ about announced in the state. The mill was designed exclusively for 550 people with an annual payroll of more than $52 million. the markets of Western Europe, Japan, and U.S. specialty ARP recently marked its 30th anniversary. paper mills. The latest environmental and process technologies were incorporated into the mill’s design; in fact, about $35 “The key ingredients for making pulp are wood, water and million, or one-eighth of the mill’s total capital costs went into people,” states Executive Vice President/General Manager environmental control, according to Jaye. Pete Black. “We are blessed here with abundant natural resources; however, the fact is that the work force is what Mill construction created 2,000 jobs and many of these really influenced our owners to locate this mill here in the late workers later took permanent employment with the mill. At 1970s. And it’s the dedicated, hardworking employees who startup ARP had more than 400 employees with an annual have enabled us to have the success we’ve had during our payroll of $11.5 million. ARP was the second non-union pulp 30 years in operation.” and paper mill to start up in the U.S. Designed to produce shipment,” said Black. The pulp is dewatered, pressed, and 1,000 short tons per day of bleached kraft market pulp, the dried into one long continuous sheet containing 90 percent A wide range of products are produced in the state of mill processed 560,000 cords of wood per year, and operated pulp and 10 percent water as it exits the dryer. The long sheet Alabama from a large variety of manufacturing sectors, which as a swing mill producing about 70 percent softwood and 30 is then slit into eight narrower continuous sheets. These include forestry, agriculture, automotive, textile, electronics, percent mixed hardwood pulps. At the time, ARP was unique continuous sheets are cut into individual sheets about a yard and petroleum and coal. The quality of these products in that it did not have its own land base and relied on private square and stacked into bales. The bales are wrapped and has established a reputation for high quality and added landowners and suppliers for fiber. This is now the norm as stacked for shipment on trucks and railcars. significance to the “Made in Alabama” seal, Black relates. big paper companies have sold off land holdings. “What we cannot overlook is the essential element in this – “The success our company has achieved the past 30 years how it points to the people. In other words, the focus should Startup on ARP was months ahead of schedule with initial is due to our ability to provide consistent quality pulp to our be “Made in Alabama by Alabamians.” Just as Alabama River production being unbleached pulp produced on Nov. 30, customers,” Black said. “Pulp-making is complicated and Group depends on its employees, companies across this 1978. The first bleached pulp was produced in March 1979. requires many highly trained people. Each bale of pulp sent state recognize that it’s their highly talented, multi-skilled and The first year of operation, the mill produced at about 85 to a customer is the result of hard work by employees in many diversified work force that makes their business strong and percent of capacity, with a total of 235,000 tons of pulp different jobs. The mill has survived dramatic changes in the their products desired in the marketplace.” in 1979. About 70 percent of production was exported to pulp and paper industry due to the flexibility and adaptability of Western Europe and Japan. The mill produced its first our people. We proudly salute mill and woodlands employees, Until the late 1970s, most of the manufacturing jobs in Monroe millionth ton of pulp on April 23, 1982. In March 2006, ARP past and present, for their contributions.” Alabama River Pulp Fiberline employee takes sample of bleached pulp for County were in the textile industry. Logs harvested from local produced its 10th millionth ton. Currently, about 50 percent testing in quality lab. forests were hauled to adjoining counties where the pulp of our production is exported, Jaye stated. “With ever-changing global markets and increased and paper mills and the jobs were located, explains Peggy to make high quality paper where strength, whiteness and competition from South American mills, we have relied on our Jaye, ARP’s public relations director. Much of that changed In late 1991, a second pulping line was added and dedicated resistance to yellowing are important. Alabama River Group dedicated employees and advanced technology to maintain in 1976 with Parsons & Whittemore’s announcement to build to pine. ARP’s original production line continues to operate pulps have specific desirable characteristics, according to product quality and our competitive edge,” he emphasized. a new $300 million pulp plant at Claiborne. Alabama River primarily on hardwood but has the flexibility to process Black. Our softwood pulp has high brightness, strength and “Every employee must work together to produce pulp Pulp brought a new market for timberland owners as well softwood as the market dictates. absorbency characteristics that make it ideal for printing and efficiently and at the lowest cost possible. We have placed as good-paying jobs, expanded business opportunities and writing papers as well as tissue products, and its porosity increased emphasis on the value of employee involvement an increased tax base funding more and better services for Black explains that Alabama River Pulp uses the kraft chemical qualities make it highly suitable for filter papers. “Our and participation through our work redesign and cross- Monroe County residents. process to produce its pulp. The kraft cooking process was hardwood pulp has excellent bulk, smoothness and stiffness training programs. We believe that investing in our employees developed by Carl F. Dahl in 1879 and the name comes from properties and is well-suited for printing, writing, book, and pays back in efficiency, productivity, quality and safety. This is “Our company has operated as a good neighbor from the the German word kraft, meaning strength. The kraft process coated papers,” he stated. at the core of our success and we believe that continuing this beginning,” said Jaye. “We are proud to be a part of this entails treatment of wood chips with a mixture of sodium focus will enable us to operate for many years in the future.” community and demonstrate that by operating responsibly hydroxide and sodium hydrosulfide that break the bonds that “Since we sell our pulp to papermakers worldwide, we must and supporting schools and civic projects.” link lignin to the cellulose. Fully bleached kraft pulp is used convert the pulp slurry into an easily transportable form for

18 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 19 currents uss hawes STAR EVVIVA handling TK supplies TSMS visits mobile during STAR EVVIVA docked in Mobile to discharge two Thyssen- TRI-STATE MARITIME SERVICES, INC. mardi gras Krupp mill stands on March 2, 2009. The vessel unloaded its cargo at Pier 5 and completed its cargo operations at Pier 2. Mobile Landing served as home to the Stevedoring services were provided by CSA. ThyssenKrupp USS Hawes during Mardi Gras events Steel USA is currently constructing a state-of-the-art steel P.O. Box 2725 106 St. Francis St., Suite 1701 February 20-25, 2009. The newer guided and stainless steel processing facility in Calvert, Ala., with Mobile, Alabama 36652 Mobile, Alabama 36602 missile frigate, measuring 453 feet long, plant operations scheduled to begin in 2010. (251) 432-1054 Fax - (251) 432-1056 and in the beam, 45 feet, carries over 200 www.tsmsal.com sailors on board. The ship was open for tours throughout its stay in Mobile. • Professional • Personal Commanded by Commander Kristin • Dedicated Jacobsen, the USS Hawes was named • Quality Service, along with after a World War II hero. Missile , • Cost Efficient Rates, by a such as the Hawes, have been vital • Management Team with a combined worldwide to the Navy’s missions and have proven to be valuable and versatile 100 years Maritime Experience warships. According to Capt. Hal Pierce, Please call us for your Stevedoring, Terminal Handling, Mobile’s Navy port coordinator, Navy vessels Line Handling, and Transportation needs. and sometimes Coast Guard vessels have visited Mobile nearly every year for Mardi Gras since the Spanish-American War. The CMA CGM ELBE made its maiden voyage to the Mobile Container BONDED Terminal on Feb. 26, 2009. To commemorate the occasion, Todd Jones (right), ASPA, presented a plaque to Capt. Ioannis Oikonomopoulos (left), CMA CGM ELBE. SUOMIGRACHT unloads shipment en route to Tennessee Mitchell Container Services, Inc. 226 Highway 43 South Saraland, AL 36571 [email protected] USS HAWES pulls into the Port for Mardi Gras. Phone: (251) 675-3786; 800-729-3786 Fax: (251) 679-0347 www.mcontainer.com

The USS HAWES is welcomed to Mobile by the Azalea Trail Maids.

Intermediate Bulk On March 2, 2009, SUOMIGRACHT discharged HRSG modules directly to railcars at the Alabama State Port Authority’s Steel and Plastic Drums Containers (IBCs) general cargo terminal. The Nooter Eriksen modules were en route to a power project in Brownsville, Tenn. TASD had a dedicated New and Reconditioned Sales, Rental, Service engine working the vessel, and Tri-State Maritime handled the stevedoring. Sales and Parts and Parts

20 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 21 currents ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEB SITE

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The Alabama State Port Authority launched their newly and expanding awareness of port infrastructure, activities, and redesigned Web site in February 2009. The new site is meant on-line tools,” noted Judith Adams, vice president of Marketing. to be more user-friendly and provide Port users with helpful In addition, the campaign communicates capital projects and information ranging from homeland security policies and infrastructure investments made at the Port, as well as the Port initiatives to vessel activities to local weather conditions. The Authority’s impact on job growth in Alabama. new framework of information will also work as a marketing and public outreach tool for the Authority. The Authority’s customers and service providers, federal partners, along with the general public and media, can find As part of the new marketing campaign, the Port Authority’s useful information for both work and recreation. One of the Web site, www.asdd.com, features new and improved sections new features is the real-time reporting of Mobile River and showcasing port services, key contacts, terminal descriptions Mobile Bay tidal and current conditions via NOAA’s PORTS and locations, as well as a newsroom featuring an up-to-date oceanographic system. NOAA and the Port Authority image library as well as an archive of the Alabama Seaport invested in scientific instruments at various points along the Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics magazine. The design of the Web site complements the print bay and river to provide water level, tidal, salinity and other and outdoor advertising efforts launched earlier this year. meteorological information used by everyone ranging from & Affiliated Companies vessel pilots to recreational fishermen. The Port Authority began developing an all-new look for its marketing efforts in the summer of 2008. “We sought to bet- The Web site was designed and produced by the Authority’s ter communicate key asset and policy information about the agency of record, Red Square Agency. “Seamless Solutions” publicly owned terminals at the Port of Mobile, while increasing Customer needs and satisfaction are the number one priority. For more information, please contact Mike Richardson in Mobile

22 Alabama Seaport • March 2008 PH # 251-432-0081 Fax # 251-432-0082 AAMA Reception AAMA Reception Riverview Hotel | February 12, 2009 Riverview Hotel | February 12, 2009

The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA) was formed in 2001 to provide a forum for interaction among automotive companies in Alabama, to share information among its members and to provide an awareness of manufacturing trends, techniques and concerns, according to its Web site. The organization had a reception in Mobile in February at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel.

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1. Dara Longgrear, Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority; Gary Weaver, AIDT; Win Hallett, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce 2. Phillip Garcia, SSOE Inc.; Shelia Marr; Tommy Marr, The Hollingsworth Companies 3. David Miller, Alabama Productivity Center; Jason Hatter, Alabama Productivity Center 1. Mark Sheppard, Alabama State Port Authority; Win Hallett, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce 2. Todd Jones, Alabama State Port Authority; Bill Lambiase, 4. Chris Rivers, Sunbelt Paper and Package; Dennis Dease, Sunbelt Paper and Package; Wade Hetrick, Rustop; Marji Smith, Tesa Tape 5. Lauren Goodson, BLG Logistics; Sebastian Kegel, BLG 3. Jeannie Thrower, Workforce Development Consultants; Win Hallett, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Bernard Cornerstone Recruit Group; Todd Jones, Alabama State Port Authority 6. Greg Stuffblefield, Matrix Markets; Jill Blake, Product Quality Services; Ken McGouch, Schroer, AAMA; Mark Sheppard, Alabama State Port Authority. Omron; Leigh Anne Harris, Product Quality Services; Alan Davis, Southern Controls.

24 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 25 AAMA Reception Of Men & Ships Riverview Hotel | February 12, 2009 An American Hero, Commodore Stephen Decatur

Few men captured the when he sailed under Barry in the UNITED STATES during the public’s attention in the Quasi-War with France. While the ship’s junior officers literally early days of the Republic taught him the ropes, Decatur also studied navigation and as did Stephen Decatur. other marine sciences under the tutelage of Talbot Hamilton, His exploits as a young a former officer in the . Another mentor was First and dashing naval officer Lieutenant of the UNITED STATES, , 10 years made his a household Decatur’s senior. Of his relationship with Barron, Decatur name, and he would would write, “I was more indebted to him than my own father,” become the nation’s but their friendship was later to take a tragic turn. first post-Revolutionary 1 2 military officer to achieve The frigate sailed from in June 1798 and heroic status. captured two French prizes during her cruise, LE JALOUX and the SANS PAREIL, before sustaining significant damage Stephen Decatur was the first post- Decatur was born in in a West Indian storm. After refitting, the UNITED STATES Revolutionary military figure to achieve Sinepuxent, , on put to sea once more, fighting and capturing the French ship hero status in the United States. January 5, 1779, the son of L’AMOUR DE LA PATRIE. merchant captain Stephen Decatur and Ann Pine Decatur. The senior Decatur commanded several privateers during Decatur was promoted to lieutenant on May 21, 1799, and the War of Independence before rejoining his family and the served in the USS NORFOLK. In 1801, Decatur sailed as first merchant firm of Gurney and Smith in Philadelphia. lieutenant in the USS ESSEX, under the command of Captain . The ESSEX cruised the Mediterranean, At the age of 8, young Stephen accompanied his father on a providing escort duty and showing the flag off the Barbary passage to Europe in order to recover from a bout of whooping Coast, where U.S. merchant ships continued to be harassed cough. Decatur made a full recovery, but he also discovered a by corsairs. It was during this time that Decatur fought his 3 4 love for the seagoing life. In an effort to dissuade his pursuit of first duel, wounding a merchant officer who had offended a nautical career, Decatur’s mother sent him to the Protestant him. Decatur also learned of the death of his brother-in-law, Episcopal Academy, hoping that the boy would take up the Marine Captain James McKnight, who was killed in a duel ministry. The effort was futile, however, as Decatur spent his with Lt. H.L. Lawson, both of whom had been serving in the afternoons exploring the waterfront, studying the ships along USS CONSTELLATION. the wharves and diving from jib booms into the water. Upon completing his studies, Decatur enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, but the lure of the sea proved too strong.

At the age of 17, Decatur took a job as a clerk at his father’s firm and, as such, served as a surveyor on the construction of the frigate that would be commissioned as the USS UNITED STATES. It is not unreasonable to think that Decatur may have daydreamed of sailing in the warship. Little could he 5 6 have guessed that one day he would actually command the ship in battle.

1. Jason Gamble, Skilstaff, Inc.; Bob Johnson, Skilstaff, Inc.; Andy Kinman, Skilstaff, Inc. 2. Greg Ward, Whitesell; Brian Erickson, Whitesell; Ed Self, Whitesell Through his friendship with Revolutionary naval hero Captain 3. Paul Stutts, Triana Metal; Natalie Howard, FEC Fabrication Automation; Will Turner, Gemba Consulting 4. Gary Latham, Fastex; Dave Wigginton, Motion John Barry, Decatur secured a commission as a in 1798, the same year that saw his father commissioned as Industries 5. Wolfgang Kneer, MBtechnology NA; Dave Mark, Hyundai; Oliver Sterling, MBtech 6. Tony Potapowicz; Lisa Schlarb, Personnel Staffing; Carol Decatur first captured the public’s attention for his daring raid in in Pinkerton, American Behavioral; William Carroll, Armstrong Relocation & Company. a captain in the fledgling Navy. Decatur realized his dreams February 1804, when he burned the captured PHILADELPHIA.

26 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 27 As captain of the UNITED STATES, Commodore Decatur captured HMS In January 1815, attacked by a superior British force, Commodore Decatur MACEDONIAN on October 25, 1812. The British ship was commanded by was wounded and forced to surrender the USS PRESIDENT. Decatur’s friend and dining companion, Captain John Carden, RN.

others in the street one day, Decatur was teased about the only to fire one cannon in return before Barron surrendered. amount of time he was spending in Norfolk on unofficial A Royal Navy boarding party then searched the crew of the matters. Barron, who knew of Decatur’s friendship with a American ship and identified and seized four deserters, only young woman in Philadelphia but not of the seriousness one of whom was a Briton by birth. with which he regarded Miss Wheeler, chided the others. Decatur, ever acutely aware of his honor, took offense at his Captain Berkeley released the CHESAPEAKE, which then old mentor’s remarks but said nothing at the time. Captain limped back to Norfolk. The LEOPARD sailed for Halifax, Decatur and Susan Wheeler were married on March 8, where the men were tried for desertion. The one British 1806, and the couple moved to Newport, Rhode Island, citizen, Jenkin Ratford, was found guilty of desertion and where Decatur oversaw the construction of four . hanged. The three American citizens were also found guilty Decatur cemented his celebrity status following his hand-to-hand combat Following his Tripolitan adventures, Decatur became the youngest captain of desertion and sentenced to 500 lashes each, the sentence in Tripoli that August, when he captured several prizes. As seen here, one in the U.S. Navy and received a vote of thanks from Congress. of his crewmen put himself between Decatur and an Algerian pirate in order In 1807, British officials complained that three deserters were being commuted in the ensuing international uproar. to save the officer. believed to have enlisted in the U.S. Navy and were serving on board USS CHESAPEAKE. The complaint first went to Commodore Barron’s officers requested that he be arrested In 1802, Decatur sailed in the NEW YORK, under the Harbor in the INTREPID. She sailed in under the guise of Captain Decatur, who replied that enlistments did not fall and face an inquiry; Barron was ordered to appear before a command of his mentor, now-Captain James Barron. Their a ship in distress, signaling that she had lost her anchors under his jurisdiction. The British Consul then prevailed upon Court of Inquiry in October. Decatur, who had since taken mission was to pay the annual tribute to the Dey of and needed a berth. As they approached the stranded U.S. the commanding officer of the CHESAPEAKE, Commodore command of the CHESAPEAKE, was ordered to sit on for his protection from Algerian pirates. While delayed in warship, Decatur led his men aboard the PHILADELPHIA, James Barron. Barron looked into the matter, determined Barron’s court-martial. Decatur asked to be excused. Citing , Decatur once more was involved in a duel, this time killing a force of nearly 20 Tripolitans and setting fire to the that the three men in question were American citizens and his previous rancor against Barron, he admitted in a letter serving as second to Midshipman Joseph Bainbridge, who vessel to prevent her being used by the enemy. None other therefore he was under no obligation to return the men to the to the Secretary of the Navy that he was prejudiced and subsequently killed an English officer. The two young officers than Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson declared the burning Royal Navy. As a result, Vice Admiral Sir George Berkeley, thought more harshly of Barron’s conduct than it deserved. were at first confined to the ship and then sent home to face of the PHILADELPHIA as “the most bold and daring act commander of the Royal Navy’s North Atlantic Station, signed Nevertheless, he was ordered to sit on his old mentor’s an inquiry, which cleared them of any wrongdoing. of the age.” Overnight, Lt. Stephen Decatur had become a an order authorizing any British ship of war to interdict the court-martial. Barron subsequently was found guilty of failing national hero, and his stature was further cemented during CHESAPEAKE and search her for deserters. to clear his ship for action and “for not doing his utmost to In July 1803, USS PHILADELPHIA had sailed for Tripoli the August 3, 1804, bombardment of Tripoli, during which take or destroy the Leopard, which vessel it was his duty to under the command of Captain William Bainbridge. On he boarded an enemy vessel and, leading 11 men, engaged On June 22, 1807, as CHESAPEAKE sailed for the encounter.” Commodore Barron was stripped of command October 31, the ship ran aground within range of Tripoli’s in hand-to-hand combat and captured the ship. During the Mediterranean heavily laden with stores for the fleet, she and barred from serving for a period of five years. cannon. Beset by gunboats and cannon fire from the shore melee, one of his sailors thrust himself between a corsair’s was intercepted by the frigate HMS LEOPARD, Captain and unable to refloat his ship, Bainbridge had no alternative scimitar and Decatur, saving the young officer’s life. Salisbury Pryce Humphreys commanding. Lt. John Meade, In 1809, now-Commodore Stephen Decatur assumed but to surrender. He and his crew were taken ashore as RN, came aboard and presented Commodore Barron with command of the UNITED STATES, the same warship whose prisoners of the Bey of Tripoli. Upon his return to the United States, Decatur became, the orders to search the CHESAPEAKE for deserters. construction he had participated in and the first warship in at 25, the youngest captain in the U.S. Navy. Congress Barron refused, and Lt. Meade returned to his ship. The which he had sailed. He was still in command of the frigate Two months later, in command of the ENTERPRISE, extended him a vote of thanks and presented him with a British warship began firing volleys into the CHESAPEAKE, when the began and sailed in search of British Lt. Decatur captured the enemy ketch MASTICO, which was sword. Decatur soon became attached to a Miss Susan killing three and wounding 18, including Barron himself, who shipping. On October 25, Decatur encountered HMS put into service by the Navy and rechristened USS INTREPID. Wheeler, daughter of the mayor of Norfolk. Upon meeting his sustained wounds to his right leg. Not expecting an attack, MACEDONIAN, commanded by Captain John Carden, who On the night of February 16, 1804, Decatur sailed into Tripoli old friend, Captain James Barron, in the company of several the CHESAPEAKE was unprepared for one and managed had dined frequently with Decatur and his wife. The two

28 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 29 Hayes commanding; HMS ENDYMION, Captain Henry Hope commanding; HMS POMONE, Captain John Richard Lumley; and HMS TENEDOS, Captain Hyde Parker.

The PRESIDENT grounded temporarily on a sand bar but nevertheless managed to disable the ENDYMION in a established 1892 fierce exchange of volleys. PRESIDENT sustained damage as well, and, with POMONE and TENEDOS engaging him, global logistics Decatur was forced to surrender. His casualties included 24 dead and 55 wounded. Decatur himself was injured by progress anchored in tradition a large splinter. The Americans were taken as prisoners to and held for about three weeks until it was learned supply chain management • general & bulk cargo • automotive specialists that the war was over.

Three months later and recovered from his wounds, Decatur led a squadron of 10 ships to the to put an end to the practice of paying tribute to pirate states. En route, the squadron captured the Algerian flagship MASHOUDA and the ESTEDIO. With these en train, Commodore Decatur was able to negotiate a favorable treaty with the Dey of Algiers within 48 hours of his arrival off Algiers. Decatur achieved similar success in and Tripoli, thus concluding the “Second Barbary War” and ensuring the safe passage of Huntsville, AL American merchant vessels through the Mediterranean. Page & Jones, Inc. From 1816 to 1820, Decatur served as a member of the Locations Board of Navy Commissioners, during which time he once Birmingham, AL famously gave a toast, “Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.” One-time friend, mentor and Decatur’s commanding officer, Commodore Jackson, MS Atlanta, GA James Barron mortally wounded Decatur in a duel on March 22, 1820. Still stinging from Decatur’s criticism of his conduct during had become good friends, and Carden had even wagered the CHESAPEAKE-LEOPARD Affair of 1807, Commodore Mobile, AL (HQ) a beaver hat that, should the two ever meet in battle, that James Barron challenged Decatur to a duel in the spring of he would prevail. Despite their friendship, Decatur brought 1820. As the date approached, Barron spoke to Decatur of New Orleans, LA Panama City, FL Fernandina Beach, FL the fight to the MACEDONIAN. With her heavier broadsides, reconciliation, but the duelists’ seconds failed to act to call off the duel. The men met on a dueling field in Maryland on the UNITED STATES soon dismasted the British frigate, and Jacksonville, FL Captain Carden struck his colors. As he came on board the the morning of March 22. Decatur, whose intention was to UNITED STATES, Carden offered his sword to his friend, wound Barron, placed a shot in his old mentor’s hip. Barron, however, shot Decatur in the abdomen, a fatal wound. Pensacola, FL who replied, “Sir, I cannot receive the sword of a man who so Gulfport, MS bravely defended his ship.” Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of Tripoli, the War of Pascagoula, MS After venturing forth from New York on May 24, 1813, the 1812 and the Barbary Wars, died two days later at his home UNITED STATES, accompanied by the newly-rechristened in Lafayette Square. His funeral was attended by more than USS MACEDONIAN and USS HORNET, was forced 10,000 people, including the leading citizens of Washington, into New London, Connecticut, by a pursuing British including President James Monroe and the Justices of the squadron. The blockade kept Decatur bottled up for most Supreme Court. of the remainder of the war, but on January 14, 1815, now in command of USS PRESIDENT, Decatur managed to Decatur has been honored in numerous ways, including run the blockade and get to sea. The following day, the having 46 communities named for him, numerous schools PRESIDENT encountered the Royal Navy’s and streets named for him as well as five U.S. Navy ships. Squadron, consisting of HMS MAJESTIC, Captain John freight forwarders • steamship agents • custom brokers • air cargo • nvocc

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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES MOTOR TRANSPORT (H CONTAINER SERVICES) Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd...... (251) 666-6683 (HFTZ PUBLIC WAREHOUSES) AAA COOPER...... (251) 653-6183 HARRISON BROS. AND REPAIR—P. O. Box 1843...... (251) 432-4606 PORT OF MOBILE DIRECTORY MOBILE, AL—Brookley Complex & Airport...... (251) 438-7338 ACCELERATED FREIGHT GROUP ...... (800) 242-0952 H ACME TRUCK LINE...... (251) 653-6028 Henry Marine Service Inc.—887 Cochran Causeway...... (251) 438-9442 AZALEA BOX COMPANY—1401 St. Stephens Road, Prichard...... (251) 452-3451 ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR FREIGHT...... (877) 859-4577 Ideal Marine Service–401 St. Emanuel St...... (251) 432-8962 ALABAMA STATE DOCKS CUSTOMER SERVICE EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP...... (251) 432-7784 Alabama Carriers, Inc...... (800) 721-7107 MARINE SPECIALTY SERVICES (Plumbing & Piping)—111 Short Texas St...... (251) 432-0581 SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE...... (251) 441-7047 H Mobile Moving & Storage...... (251) 438-3658 AMEREX...... (866) 675-6495 MARINE SYSTEMS INC.—840 Dumaine Rd...... (251) 456-4507 H EUROMEX WAREHOUSE—30427 County Rd. 49 N, Loxley, AL...... (251) 964-4607 Averitt Express...... (251) 443-7703 MASTER MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 665, Bayou La Batre...... (251) 824-4151 AVONDALE CONTAINERS...... (251) 438-2248 AIR TRANSPORT H HUNTSVILLE, AL—P. O. Box 6241...... (256) 772-3105 MOBILE SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO.—P. O. Box 2964...... (251) 456-1880 H BIRMINGHAM, AL—Shaw Warehouses...... (205) 251-7188 H BALDWIN TRANSFER CO...... (251) 433-3391 Azalea Aviation...... (251) 633-5000 BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS...... (251) 635-0048 Offshore-Inland Marine & Oilfield Services...... (251) 443-5550 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES...... (800) 277-4622 S/M Warehouse...... (251) 679-3344 BOYD BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION, INC...... (205) 716-2014 UNIVERSAL MARINE SERVICES, INC.—958 S. Conception St...... (251) 432-7708 EMERY WORLDWIDE...... (800) 782-4605 BRIDGE TERMINAL TRANSPORT...... (251) 438-6994 WORLDWIDE MARINE SVCS., INC.—801 Cawthon St...... (251) 456-6947 GRAIN MERCHANTS BUFFALO WOOD, INC...... (601) 645-5965 FGDI, LLC...... (419) 373-6311 Burkhalter Specialized Transport...... (877) 815-8334 SHIPPING REGISTRY ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE...... (251) 441-7012 ALABAMA WORLD BUSINESS CTR.—1500 Resource Dr., Birmingham, AL 35242...... (205) 250-4747 ABS AMERICAS—Regions Bank Bldg...... (251) 433-8416 H CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC...... (251) 457-7300 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA—Tuscaloosa—P. O. Box 870396...... (205) 348-7621 GUARD SERVICE, SHIP WATCHING CHOCTAW TRANSPORT COMPANY...... (251) 457-9231 BUREAU VERITAS— Richard D. Carmack—1609 B Rochelle Street...... (251) 662-5765 ALLIED SECRET SERVICE...... (251) 471-4461 CONSOLIDATED FREIGHT WAYS...... (251) 443-9100 AUXILIARY SERVICES CPS/Eagle Maritime Security Services...... (251) 433-7850 Covan World-Wide Moving Inc...... (251) 653-3008 STEVEDORING COMPANIES CATHOLIC MARITIME CLUB—261 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL...... (251) 432-7339 PINKERTON'S SECURITY SERVICE...... (251) 666-1091 DEATON CARRIERS (Flatbeds)...... (800) 437-3548 Core Industries—P.O. Box 190339...... (251) 665-2411 Joe Connick, Director; Father Tivo, Chaplain SUPREME SECURITY SERVICE...... (251) 661-0000 DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT...... (800) 824-3515 CSA—1100 Commerce Bldg...... (251) 431-6100 H DIXIE DRAYAGE...... (800) 321-0801 INTERNATIONAL SEAMAN'S CENTER—605 Texas Street...... (251) 433-7953 T-2-F SECURITY...... (251) 432-4911 GLOBAL STEVEDORING ...... (251) 433-4198 Dockside Services...... (251) 438-2362 GOLDEN STEVEDORING CO., INC.—P.O. Box 2683 ...... (251) 433-3726 Rev. Aias DeSouza...... (251) 344-3712 DOLPHIN LINE INC...... (251) 666-2057 HEAVY LIFT/SALVAGE/TRANSPORTATION DUFFY FREIGHT CARRIERS...... (334) 284-2656 Premier Bulk Stevedoring—162 South Lawrence St...... (251) 432-3283 BANKS WITH INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS ACME Truck Line...... (251)-653-6028 E & F TRANSPORTATION, INC...... (251) 621-0121 RICHARDSON STEVEDORING & LOGISTICS SVCS. INC...... (251) 432-0081 FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK–BIRMINGHAM...... (205) 868-6171 american marine services...... (251) 443-7771 H Eastman Logistics...... (334) 792-5661 SISCO—P. O. Box 2413...... (251) 433-6750 WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK, MOBILE...... (251) 662-1025 ATLANTIC Specialized Transport...... (251) 433-4545 FedEx...... (800) 762-3787 TRI-STATE MARITIME SVCS.—P. O. Box 2725...... (251) 432-1054 FIKES TRUCK LINE, INC...... (800) 643-6611 BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING—P.O. Box 2809, Daphne, AL 36526...... (251) 654-0541 FINCH DISTRIBUTION...... (800) 844-5381 BARGE FLEETING SERVICE BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS...... (888) 762-6364 Friese Hauling Inc...... (800) 654-4811 TESTING, SAMPLING, WEIGHING, CARGO DELTA MARINE SERVICE...... (251) 937-4060 Burkhalter Specialized Transport...... (877) 815-8334 Global maritime logistics llc...... (251) 432-2000 CERTIFICATION AND CRANE INSPECTION Henry Marine Service Inc.—887 Cochran Causeway...... (251) 438-9442 LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks...... (251) 432-4480 H GULF COAST INTERMODAL...... (251) 653-1880 AL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 244...... (251) 415-2531 MOBILE-CHICKASAW PORT FACILITIES, INC...... (251) 456-7648 Mammoet...... (404) 696-4982 HANNA TRUCK LINES...... (205) 783-8200 AMERICAN AERO CRANES­–9500 Bellingrath Road, Theodore...... (251) 973-0450 HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEMS...... (800) 242-9212 C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC...... (251) 476-1998 Hornady Transportation LLC ...... (800) 633-1313 BLAST FREEZE/COLD STORAGE INDUSTRIAL DIVING H Industrial Transportation...... (800) 626-5682 RICHARD BESSELARR—P. O. Box 16542...... (251) 476-9909 MOBILE REFRIDGERATED SERVICES...... (251) 433-4198 AMERICAN Marine Services...... (251) 443-7771 IHS...... (251) 479-7600 CALEB BRETT USA, INC.—505 N. Craft Hwy., Chickasaw, AL...... (251) 457-8751 BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS...... (888) 762-6364 INTEGRATED TRANSPORT LLC...... (334) 354-3339 BSI Inspectorate...... (504) 392-7660 BULK LIQUIDS BROWN SALVAGE & DIVING CO.—P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, FL ...... (800) 234-3471 JAMES CARTAGE CO...... (251) 457-1534 challenge engineering & testing inc — 4234 Halls Mill Rd., Mobile, AL 36691...... (251) 666-1435 Alabama Bulk Terminals...... (251) 438-9891 COMMERCIAL DIVING SERVICES INC.—P. O. Box 850637, Mobile, AL 36685...... (251) 665-0017 H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING...... (866) 862-0867 CRANE INSPECTION SVC., INC.—P. O. Box 461, Fairhope...... (251) 928-6262 Gulf Atlantic...... (251) 456-8491 Ext. 109 LANDSTAR RANGER...... (251) 690-9050 DEVAN INSPECTION CO.—Ala State Docks, P. O. Box 40005...... (251) 342-6108 Fathom Industries—5385 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL...... (251) 626-7800 H LARSEN INTERMODAL SERVICES, INC...... (800) 949-8501 DIXIE LABORATORIES, INC.—1011 S. Beltline Hwy...... (251) 602-5502 Plains Marketing...... (251) 456-4688 LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks...... (251) 432-4480 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL...... (203) 926-8911 Gulf Coast Asphalt...... (251) 432-7666 MEADOR WAREHOUSING DIST., INC...... (251) 457-4376 GUARDIAN SYSTEMS—P. O. Box 190, Leeds, AL...... (251) 879-1850 Radcliff Economy Marine/TransMontaigne...... (251) 433-0066 LIGHTERING, GAS FREEING AND SPILL CLEANUP MILAN EXPRESS CO., INC...... (251) 456-8571 INDUSTRIAL N.D.T. CO.—1901 Brookdale Dr. W...... (251) 479-7560 AARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304...... (251) 666-8143 H MILLER TRANSER...... (800) 669-6877 INSPECTORATE AMERICA, INC.—P. O. Box 190755...... (251) 666-4000 BUNKERING SERVICE R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—507 Diaz St., Prichard, AL...... (251) 452-0154 H MILLER TRANSPORT& RIGGING CO...... (251) 457-0471 INTERNATIONAL CARGO GEAR BUREAU INC.—500 Spanish Fort Blvd...... (251) 626-4452 MMS Transportation CO...... (251) 438-3658 CHEMOIL—777 Walker, Houston, TX 77002...... (713) 336-1100 FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL...... (251) 626-3295 JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S...... (251) 633-6118 ED MORRIS MOVING & HAULING...... (251) 457-7734 ROYAL ST. JUNK CO.—P. O. Box 2185...... (251) 432-6392 MIDSTREAM FUEL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 2826...... (251) 433-4972 INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICES, INC.—1980 Ave. A...... (251) 694-7500 JIM NEWSON TRUCKING (Salvage Buyer)...... (800) 748-8931 SAYBOLT, LP—P. O. Box 432, Saraland, AL...... (251) 679-1113 TRANSMONTAIGNE—P. O. Box 3064...... (251) 433-0066 INDUSTRIAL WATER SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 50236...... (800) 447-3592 OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINES, INC...... (251) 452-2904 SGS CONTROL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 617...... (251) 679-1500 S.T. Services, Inc.—6531 Evergreen Ave., Jacksonville, FL...... (904) 355-9675 OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803...... (251) 690-9010 H OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION CO...... (251) 456-6545 SGS Minerals—P.O. Box 1962...... (251) 432-2781 Protect Environmental—3537 Desirrah Drive S., Mobile, AL 36618...... (251) 470-0955 P&S Transportation...... (205) 788-4000 PGT Trucking, Inc...... (888) 372-5710 Thompson Engineering—3707 Cottage Hill Rd...... (251) 666-2443 CONSULATES Thompson Engineering—P. O. Box 9637...... (251) 653-4525 CONSULAR CORPS OF MOBILE—6204 Brandy Run North 36608...... (251) 455-8182 H Point Logistics...... (251) 452-2128 A. W. WILLIAMS INSPECTION CO.—P. O. Box 2107...... (251) 438-3691 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC—4230 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 36693...... (251) 662-3500 H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC...... (251) 471-5369 BOLIVIA—Thomas J. Purvis—3413 Canacee Dr...... (251) 666-6969 USI Oil —1900-A Broad St...... (251) 432-0775 H RICHWAY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES...... (251) 441-7499 DENMARK—Martin H. Cunningham— 205 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-4633 ROADWAY EXPRESS...... (251) 457-9274 TOWING COMPANIES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—Luis Frias—951 Government St., Suite 520...... (251) 432-2332 ROSS NEELY SYSTEMS, INC...... (800) 366-3359 ABLE MARINE SERVICE INC.—606 Western America Drive...... (251) 479-2060 LINE HANDLING ACE MARINE TRANSPORTATION INC.—606 Western America Drive...... (251) 473-0310 GEORGIA—Matt Metcalfe—P.O. Box 2903...... (251) 432-2600 ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308...... (251) 661-2105 SAIA MOTOR LINES...... (251) 452-5700 NORWAY—L. H. Stuart, Jr.—6204 Brandy Run Road N...... (251) 342-2151 SCHNEIDER NATIONAL...... (800) 558-6767 BROWN MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, FL...... (800) 234-3471 Bert's Line Handling—P. O. Box 2213...... (251) 432-1611 H Seabreeze Trucking Inc...... (251) 661-3186 COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 1484...... (251) 434-5000 CONTAINER REPAIR & LEASING DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122...... (251) 438-2362 Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc...... (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335 CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE—118 N. Royal St., 12th Floor...... (251) 433-2580 MO-BAY SHIPPING SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 1842...... (251) 433-1621 SOUTHERN Cartage...... (334) 284-3033 DANA MARINE SERVICE—210 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-2775 CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC...... (251) 457-7300 SOUTHERN HAULERS, INC. (Dump Trucks)...... (800) 537-4621 PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-6045 NELSON MARINE SERVICE INC.--Yeend St...... (251) 433-2079 DOCKSIDE SERVICES...... (251) 438-2362 TRI-STATE MARITIME SVCS.—P. O. Box 2725...... (251) 432-1054 H Southern Intermodal Xpress Inc. (SIX)...... (251) 438-2749 JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING...... (866) 862-0867 H S/M Transportation...... (251) 679-8200, (888) 546-2013 PARKER TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 20908, Tuscaloosa, AL 35402...... (205) 349-1677 EXSIF Worldwide, Inc...... (800) 231-7781 SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION CO. (Bulk)...... (888) 467-5737 RADCLIFF/ECONOMY MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 3064...... (251) 433-0066 Seabulk TOWING—P. O. Box 1644...... (251) 432-2611 TANK SOLUTIONS, INC...... (888) 551-8265 MARINE BUSINESS Brokerage H TRANS-STATE LINE...... (800) 643-2140 Martimemad...... (251) 626-0713 TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS...... (800) 292-3829 SELF TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 161545...... (251) 342-1482 U. S. F. DUGAN...... (251) 457-5326 TENN-TOM TOWING, INC.—P. O. Box 2826...... (251) 433-7800 U.S. CUSTOMS WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC...... (251) 621-0280 WARRIOR & GULF NAVIGATION CO.—P. O. Box 11397, Chickasaw...... (251) 452-6000 PORT DIRECTOR—150 N. Royal St., Suite 3004...... (251) 441-5106 MARINE FUMIGATION SERVICES A & P PEST CONTROL, INC...... (251) 634-9511 WILLIS SHAW FROZEN EXPRESS...... (251) 661-9420 H WILSON TRUCKING CORP...... (251) 452-0668, (866) 645-7405 WATERWAYS TOWING & OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 1821...... (251) 438-5240 ATLAS PEST CONTROL...... (251) 341-1410 WOERNER TRANSPORTATION...... (800) 547-6828 DUNNAGE — PLYWOOD BUGMASTER EXTERMINATORS, INC...... (251) 666-4402 All*Star Forest Products, Inc.—7096 Stone Dr., Daphne 36526...... (251) 626-8777 WONDERLAND EXPRESS (Heavy Haul)...... (251) 653-7348 TRANSLATORS/INTERPRETERS ORKIN EXTERMINATING CO., INC...... (251) 666-7506 Wright Transportation, Inc...... (800) 342-4598 Nathalie S. Garriz—[email protected]...... (251) 634-3280 Buchanan Lumber—104 Industrial Canal Rd. East...... (251) 433-9567 REDD PEST CONTROL...... (251) 660-1550 YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM INC...... (251) 438-2432 Josiane Landman – Cultural Connections...... (251) 767-2747 CASSIDEY LUMBER—P. O. Box 391, Mobile 36601...... (251) 456-0099 TERMINIX SERVICE...... (251) 447-0858 DR. SOPHIA LASZLO...... (251) 342-6707 McGinnis Lumber Company, Inc.–P.O. Box 2049 Meridian, MS 39302...... (601) 483-3991 PILOTAGE Maria PAPP...... (251) 929-1889 MIDWAY FOREST PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 7667, Spanish Ft., 36527...... (251) 626-8010 MOBILE BAR PILOTS ASSOC.—P. O. Box 831...... (251) 432-2639 MARINE RADIO AND ELECTRONICS MOBILE PILOTS—Alabama State Docks...... (251) 441-7250 Luis Sebastiani...... (251) 344-5207 Smith Companies—100 Pardue Rd. Pelham 35124...... (800) 322-0540 (H ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION) ICS—908 Lakeside Drive...... (251) 666-1785 RAIL TRANSPORT TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION EXPORT BAGGING, PACKING AND DRUMMING ITT MACKAY MARINE—P. O. Box 180392...... (251) 344-8007 Alabama & Gulf Coast RR...... (251) 694-2883 Averitt Express...... (800) 283-7488 Custom Marketing Services Inc...... (205) 668-4042 Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd...... (251) 666-6683 BURLINGTON NORTHERN / SANTA FE...... (205) 320-3637 Choctaw Transport Inc...... (251) 457-9231 MEADOR WAREHOUSING & DIST., INC.—1750 N. Craft Hwy...... (251) 457-4376 CANADIAN NATIONAL / ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD...... (800) 342-5424 Custom Marketing Services Inc...... (205) 668-4042 MOBILE MARINE RADIO—7700 Rinla Ave...... (251) 666-5110 CSX RAIL TRANSPORT...... (251) 434-1300 MITCHELL CONTAINER SERVICES.—226 Saraland Blvd. S...... (800) 729-3786 HTP LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT...... (251) 666-4766 Marine Operator...... (251) 666-3487 Kansas City Southern ...... (409) 886-2270 MMS PACKAGING COMPANY—P. O. Box 2066...... (251) 438-3658 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL...... (203) 926-8911 PORT CITY MOVERS & DELIVERY—2618 Old Shell Road...... (251) 342-7079 Radioteletype...... (251) 666-9042 NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP...... (205) 951-4761 Radio Telegram...... (251) 666-9041 TERMINAL RAILWAY ALABAMA STATE DOCKS...... (251) 441-7301 PGT Trucking, Inc...... (888) 372-5710 STEM PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 66531...... (251) 457-5557 P&S Transportation...... (205) 788-4000 L. H. STUART CO., INC.—2064 Ave. C, Brookley...... (251) 441-0770 RADIO-HOLLAND USA, INC.—701 S. Conception St...... (251) 432-3109 H PRISM—200 Virginia St...... (251) 341-1140 SAFETY SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTANTS C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY—110 Beauregard Street, Suite 107...... (251) 441-7012 TEAGUE BROS. TRANSFER & STG. CO.—519 Bayshore Ave...... (251) 476-6122 BESSELAAR & ASSOCIATES—P. O. Box 16542...... (251) 476-9909 Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc...... (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335 SPERRY MARINE SYSTEMS—2756 Dauphin Island Pkwy...... (251) 471-5008 JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S...... (251) 633-6118 SUMMA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Consultant—P. O. Box 160447...... (251) 666-6287 TEAM ONE COMMUNICATIONS—3550 Pleasant Valley...... 343-2560 (888) 343-TEAM Maritime Safety & Security Counsel, LLC ...... (251) 767-9430 EXPORT MANAGEMENT/TRADING Wright Transportation, Inc...... (800) 342-4598 TRI CORP., INC.—208 So. Warren...... (251) 432-4800 MARINE SURVEYORS SHIP CHANDLERS/SERVICES ALPHA Marine Surveyors–180 Country Club Dr., Daphne...... (251) 626-7299 Air Gas Gulf States—5480 Hamilton Blvd, Theodore, 36582...... (251) 653-8743 TRUCK TANK LINES FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308...... (251) 661-2105 INTRANSIT—Hwy. 43, Malcolm, AL ...... (888) 299-0069 Bulk Marine Resources...... (251) 295-4838 R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd...... (251) 452-0154 ATLAS MARITIME SERVICES CO.—P. O. Box 2901...... (251) 432-4533 MATLACK, INC...... (251) 675-5686 HILLER SYSTEMS, INC.—3710 Lakeside Ct...... (251) 661-1275 W. T. AMES & ASSOCIATES—149 Fairway Dr., Daphne...... (251) 626-1172 AUTRY GREER & SONS—2850 W. Main St...... (251) 457-8655 MCKENZIE TANK LINES, INC...... (251) 457-2331 SAFETY SOURCE INC.—6161 Rangeline Road...... (251) 443-7445 GEORGE BROOKFIELD—186 Ridgewood Dr., Daphne...... (251) 626-1758 CTW Laundry/Linen Svc.—2750 Mauvilla Dr...... (251) 476-2229 REDWING CARRIERS, INC...... (251) 675-5640 UNITOR SHIP SERVICES—500 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-0762 MICHAEL H. BARRIE—263 N. Jackson St...... (251) 433-8122 CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLY—456 Dauphin Island Pky...... (251) 479-7443 C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC...... (251) 476-1998 CORTNEY COMPANY, INC...... (888) 267-8639 WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.—4600-B Cypress Business Park Drive...... (251) 662-7474 Diversified Lifting Systems—Elgg Bertens...... (800) 752-1214 U.S. COAST GUARD RICHARD BESSELAAR—2809 Cottage Hill Rd...... (251) 476-9909 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFE MARINE & IND. COATINGS—Corrosion Control...... (251) 341-9189 MARINE SAFETY OFFICE—Bldg. 102 Brookley Complex, S. Broad St...... (251) 441-5201 FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS C. E. COLLIER & ASSOCIATES, INC.—5050 Lossing Rd., Coden, AL...... (251) 873-4382 GENERAL MACHINERY, INC.—P. O. Box 5174...... (251) 473-1588 PORT OPERATIONS...... (251) 441-5286 (H CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS) CAPT. JOHN D. SMITH—P. O. Box 2585, Daphne...... (251) 626-8394 GLASCOW-MOORES—808 Executive Park Dr...... (900) 659-7000 VESSEL ARRIVAL DESK...... (251) 441-5279 H AIR/SEA FORWARDING—3812 Springhill Ave...... (251) 460-0551 CARMACK MARINE IND. SVC. INC.—1609 B Rochelle Street...... (251) 662-5765 Global Supply Co.—5570 Rangeline Rd., Suite B...... (251) 443-6456 SR. INVESTIGATING OFFICER—Bldg. 102 Brookley Complex, S. Broad St...... (251) 441-5207 Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics Inc.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd...... (251) 666-6683 C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE...... (251) 441-7012 COOK CLAIMS SERVICE—P. O. Box 160461...... (251) 470-0774 VESSEL INSPECTION...... (251) 441-5203 GENERAL MARINE SERVICE—P. O. Box 2533...... (251) 928-6728 GULF COAST MARINE SUPPLY CO.—P. O. Box 2088...... (251) 452-8066 PAUL A. BOULO, INC.—255 N. Joachim St...... (251) 433-5445 HILLER SYSTEMS, INC. (Marine Decking / Repair)—3751 Joy Springs Drive...... (251) 661-1275 H JOHN M. BRINING CO.—P. O. Box 403...... (251) 432-9741 C. L. HAMILTON—P.O. Box 302 ...... (251) 433-9997 China Shipper Supplies—456 Dauphin Island Parkway...... (251) 479-5746 USDA PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE H N. D. CUNNUNGHAM—205 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-4633 DC Maritime Technologies Inc.—2210 Main St., Daphne, AL 36526...... (251) 625-0503 KAMIL SHIP SUPPLY—500-504 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-0762 Richard F. Walck 3737 Government Blvd., Suite 517...... (251) 661-2742 EMERY FOWARDING—2215 Ave. “O” Brookley Complex...... (251) 433-0885 JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S...... (251) 633-6118 KENNEDY INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC.—P. O. Box 9939...... (251) 666-8615 Emo Trans...... (251) 342-3313 NATIONAL CARGO BUREAU, INC.—Commerce Building, Ste. 605, 118 N. Royal St...... (251) 432-0781 KLOMAR SHIP SUPPLY—P. O. Box 1118...... (251) 471-1153 WAREHOUSES (H U.S. Customs Bonded Warehouse) (H H U.S. Customs Bonded Carrier) L & M WELDING SUPPLY INC.—51 S. Hallet St...... (251) 432-3615 H Expeditors International...... (251) 431-4992 NauTech Marine Consultants, Inc.—7226 Bridgewood Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527...... (251)-447-0422 H Atlas Ship Services...... (251) 432-4533 MARINE & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.—150 Virginia St...... (251) 438-4617 JENSEN SHIPPING CO.—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL...... (205) 328-2343 PAGE MARINE—4153 Tamworth Dr...... (251) 661-1520 MARINE SPECIALTY CO.—111 Short Texas St...... (251) 432-0581 Averitt Express...... (251) 443-7703 H CAROLE C. LELAND—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL...... (205) 328-2343 PORT CITY MARINE SURVEYORS—D. J. Smith...... (251) 661-5426 MIDSTREAM FUEL—P. O. Box 2826...... (251) 433-4972 Azalea Box Company...... (251) 457-6940 H M. G. MAHER & CO., INC.—80 St. Michael’s St., Ste. 315...... (251) 433-8474 SABINE SURVEYORS—851 East I-65 Service Rd. South...... (251)-433-9997 MOBILE SHIP CHANDLERY CO.—210 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-3501 H H Baldwin Transfer...... (251) 433-3391 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL...... (203) 926-8911 SGS Minerals—P. O. Box 1962...... (251) 432-2781 PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St...... (251) 432-6045 Custom Marketing Services Inc...... (205) 668-4042 H RICHARD MURRAY & CO.—109 No. Conception St...... (251) 432-5549 WOODRUFF INDUSTRIES INC—4021 Shana Drive...... (251) 473-5327 PORT CITY CLEANERS/K&K ENTERPRISES (Laundry/Repairs)...... (251) 452-0813 H H Dockside Services Inc...... (251) 432-6592 SHANGHAI TRADING CO.—2000 Airport Blvd...... (251) 473-6446 H PAGE & JONES, INC.—52 N. Jackson St...... (251) 432-1646 H Dothan Warehouse...... (334) 793-6003 SMITH SERVICES OF ALABAMA—701 Bill Myers Dr...... (251) 675-0855 H EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP...... (251) 432-7784 Birmingham, P. O. Box 320126...... (205) 595-8429 MARITIME WASTE DISPOSAL SOUTHERN MARINE SUPPLY CO.—1920 Avenue A...... (251) 432-5657 Huntsville, P. O. Box 6025...... (256) 772-0231 AARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304...... (251) 666-8143 STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO.—75 Beauregard St...... (251) 432-1705 Euromex...... (251) 964-4607 T. A. PROVENCE & CO.—P. O. Box 942...... (251) 433-5424 Allie Waste—1980 Ave. A...... (251) 694-7500 WESCO Gas & Welding Supply—940 Martin Luther King Dr., Prichard...... (251) 457-8681 H H JOHN Fayard Moving & Warehousing...... (251) 443-9125 H GEO. RUEFF, INC.—P. O. Box 2962...... (251) 433-8851 BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 16504...... (251) 666-5724 Wilson Dismukes (pumps/room AC/generators)—2646 Government Blvd...... (251) 476-9871 Finch Companies...... (251) 457-6671 SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT FORWARDERS—6448 Hillcrest Crossing...... (251) 661-7284 R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd...... (251) 452-0154 WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.—5880 I-10 Industrial Pkwy, Theodore...... (251) 662-7474 H H Gulf Coast Intermodal...... (251) 653-1880 STIEGLER SHIPPING CO., INC.—1151 Hillcrest Rd., Suite F...... (251) 639-7300 DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122...... (251) 438-2362 H Meador Warehouse...... (251) 457-4376 SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING Merchants Transfer Company...... (251) 457-8691 Team Worldwide — 3357-6 Copter Rd. , Pensacola, FL 32514 ...... (850) 698-1465 FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL...... (251) 626-3295 advanced INDUSTRIAL MACHINE WORKS, INC...... (251) 433-1974 H Mobile Moving & Storage Co...... (251) 438-3658 Tradelanes — 61 St. Joseph St., Suite 1000 ...... (251) 343-8031 OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803...... (251) 690-9010 ATLANTIC MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 3202...... (251) 690-7100 H Daniel F. Young—1215 Seminole Dr. NW, Hartselle, AL...... (256) 773-6202 PSC.—4531 Hamilton Blvd., Theodore, AL 36582...... (251) 443-7701 AUSTAL USA—P. O. Box 1049...... (251) 434-8000 H H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC...... (251) 471-5369 RELOAD ALABAMA...... (251) 432-2568 H W.R. ZANES & CO. OF LA, INC.—P. O. Box 1006...... (251) 438-1597 WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.—17045 Highway 43, Mt. Vernon, AL...... (251) 829-4006 BENDER SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO., INC.—265 S. Water St...... (251) 431-8000 COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 280, Mt. Vernon...... (251) 829-5063 H S/M Warehouse...... (251) 679-3344 36 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 Alabama Seaport • March 2009 37 STEAMSSTEAMSHIPHIP AGEnCIESAGENCIES I NCHCAPE Operations/Mobile SHIPPING SERVICES TokoShipping Kaiun Corporation Kaisha Ltd. of India 118Neil N. TurnerRoyal St.- 251-433-3800 UnitedSouthern Arab Star Shipping Co. SuiteFax: 400 251-434-6552 • Mobile, 36602 WesternSpliethoff Bulk Shuttle Carriers ANDAnD LINESLInES Elaine E. Dearmon, Vice President Toko Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. GULFJosie HARBORMock, Manager SHIPPING NSA UnitedAGENCIES Arab Shipping INC. Co. aztecAZTEC maritimeMARITIME serviceSERVICE incINC. Phone:2000 Old (251) Spanish 461 Trail,2747 Suite • Fax: 100, (251) Slidell, 461 LA2748 70458 261Western N. Joachim, Bulk Carriers Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1536 P.O. Box 1505, Mobile, 36633 • • (251) 432-7273 (985) 661-8005 • Fax: (414) 921-5013 George E. Duffy, President [email protected] NSA AGENCIES INC. Mark Fenton, President • • [email protected] KIRKPATRICK SHIPPING Ted C. Lee, Mid Gulf/South Atlantic Mgr. [email protected] N. Joachim, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1536 603 Commerce Bldg., 36602 • (251) 438-9741 George E. Duffy, President BIEHL & COMPANY Inchcape Shipping Services A/S Bulkhandling BIEHL & COMPANY 118P. O. N. Box Royal 50, St.Mobile, 36601 Ted C. Lee, Mid Gulf/South Atlantic Mgr. Suite118 N. 2112, Royal AmSouth St., Suite Bank 705, Bldg.,Mobile, 36602 AL 36602 John F. Kirkpatrick, President • [email protected] Armada Shipping P. O. Box 1246, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1605 Suite 400 • Mobile, 36602 [email protected] P. O. Box 1246, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1605 ElaineAmerican E. Dearmon, Shipping Vice& Chartering President CoulouthrosA/S Bulkhandling Ltd. http://thompson.cat.com Larry McInnis, Local Manager Deep Sea Agents, Inc. Fednav International [email protected] Josie Mock, Manager Armada Shipping [email protected] Mobil Exploration & Producing Services, Inc. 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(713) 533-3200 • Fax: (713) 533-3220 (251)1940 434-9600Jefferson Highway, • Fax: (251) Lutcher, 441-7171 LA 70071 15065President, NW Elias 7th GiannakopoulosAvenue • Miami, FL 33168 GENERALEmail: [email protected] STEAMSHIP CORP. email:[email protected] [email protected] President, (305) 681-7447 Elias Giannakopoulos • Fax (305) 769-3502 Thompson Power Systems offers the complete line of Caterpilar products for electrical power generation, rental power, marine 107Tom St.Nasman, Francis President St., Suite & 1203,CEO Mobile, 36605 (305)[email protected] 681-7447 • Fax (305) 769-3502 (251) 438-5071 • [email protected] NORTONord-Sud LI LLY Shipping INTERNATIONAL, Inc. AGENCY [email protected] and industrial engines and more. We also offer ISO switch gear, Active Power/CAT rotary UPS and other subsystem components. John Kirkpatrick Jr, District Manager JeffreyOne St. Berthelot Louis Center, • (225) Suite 869-7450 3002, 36602 TRANSMARINE ALABAMA INC. 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Box 865, Mobile, 36601 EmilyAtlantic Kiley Trade - 770-226-5941 - ([email protected]) MaerskEmirates Shipping Line (AGX) WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE Madison Oxford/Anniston Shelby County Don Walden – 770-226-5909 MitsuiHoegh Lines P.107 (251) St. Francis433-3459 St., •Ste. F. (251) 1804, 433-5293 Mobile, 36602 RENTAL STORES Thomas Johansen – 770-226-5936 Alexander May, Branch Manager Sara Beth Fielden – 770-226-5945 NavixKawasaki Lines (K Line) P. O. Box 865, Mobile, 36601 1-800-RENT-CAT 256-772-0034 256-835-5737 205-664-9489 Lykes/Americana [email protected] Atlantic Doug Trade Barton – 770-226-5930 Sanko Steamship Company P. (251) 433-3459 • F. (251) 433-5293 Maersk Don Walden – 770-226-5909 Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. Alexander May, Branch Manager Birmingham Mobile Panama City Thomasville Mitsui • AMERICAN FLAG LINE GULF Sara HARBOR Beth Fielden SHIPPING – 770-226-5945 Shipping Corporation of India [email protected] 205-326-0334 251-452-1180 850-873-6540 334-636-2903 Doug Barton – 770-226-5930 Navix Lines 2000 Old Spanish Trail, Suite 100, Slidell, LA 70458 SouthernSanko Steamship Star Company AMERICAN FLAG LINE Dothan Montgomery Pensacola Tuscaloosa (985) 661-8005 • Fax: (414) 921-5013 SpliethoffShinwa Kaiun Shuttle Kaisha Ltd. • [email protected] 334-673-3300 334-262-1101 850-471-6710 205-247-3402 38 AlAbAmAAlaba SeAportma Seaport • November • March 20092008 ALABAMA STATE PRSRT - STD PORT AUTHORITY U.S. POSTAGE MOBILE, AL 36633 PAID Montgomery, AL Permit No. 187

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