THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE A L A B A M A OF THE ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY SEAPORT2017 VOL. IV APM Terminals after Phase II expansion. ALABAMA SEAPORT EST. 1892 PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1927 • 2017 VOL. IV GLOBAL LOGISTICS • PROJECT CARGO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ON THE COVER: AEROSPACE • AUTOMOTIVE • CHEMICALS • ELECTRONICS • FOOD & BEVERAGE • FOREST PRODUCTS The Phase II expansion of APM Terminals 4 12 was part of overall capital improvements FURNITURE • GENERAL & BULK CARGO • MACHINERY • STEEL • TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED made at the Port in 2017. See story on page 4 18 28 ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY The ALABAMA SEAPORT Magazine has been a trusted news and information resource P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633, USA for customers, elected officials, service providers and communities for news regarding P: 251.441.7200 • F: 251.441.7216 • asdd.com Alabama’s only deepwater Port and its impact throughout the state of Alabama, James K. Lyons, Director, CEO region, nation and abroad. 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Material contained herein, except when copyrighted, may be reproduced in whole or in part. A credit line “Reprinted from FREIGHT FORWARDERS • STEAMSHIP AGENTS • CUSTOM BROKERS • AIR CARGO • NVOCC ALABAMA SEAPORT,” will be appreciated, and it is requested that a copy of the publication, containing the material used, be sent to Editor, ALABAMA SEAPORT, Alabama State Port Authority, P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633 U.S.A. Executive Office: 52 N. Jackson Street • Mobile, Alabama 36602 Phone: 251-287-8700 • FAX: 251-287-8705 • www.pagejones.com • [email protected] ALABAMA SEAPORT • 2017 VOL. IV 3 CHB Lic. #2843 • FMC Lic. #1567 PORT POSTS INCREASED REVENUES AND CARGO FOR FY 2017 he Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) recorded an uptick in Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama total tonnage in fiscal year 2017 primarily due to increased activity Tin the coal, steel, containerized cargo and terminal revenue rail car ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY business. The Port handled 28.7 million tons of cargo through ASPA- Horace Horn, Chairman, owned terminals in FY 2017 representing a 32 percent jump over the Central Region previous year’s volume. Term expires July 31, 2019 According to James K. Lyons, director and chief executive officer of Joe McCarty, 1st Vice Chair, ASPA, “We are extremely pleased that our key business lines continue Northern Region to improve. The growth reflects the Port Authority’s commitment to Term expires July 31, 2020 infrastructure investment and customer service.” Daryl Dewberry, At Large Term expires July 31, 2019 The largest increase in volume occurred in containerized cargo movements. Container volumes for fiscal year 2017 totaled 318,889 Alvin K. Hope III, Southern Region twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled, which is a 25 percent Term expires July 31, 2020 increase over the previous fiscal year’s volume. Automotive components, frozen poultry, forest products and consumer goods were the leading Tim Parker III, Central Region commodities imported and exported through the container terminal. Term expires July 31, 2018 Algernon "Al" Stanley, Northern Region Also as part of its continued efforts to modernize the The Port had a 16 percent increase in steel trade in FY 2017 with Term expires July 31, 2020 Port of Mobile, the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) 5,249,075 tons handled. Coal also increased with 10,803,117 moving requested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) through the Port of Mobile, up 3 percent over the previous year. Ben C. Stimpson, Southern Region consider deepening and widening the Mobile Harbor Overall breakbulk forest products held steady this fiscal year with Term expires July 31, 2019 Channel. Due to the projected increase of the number of 1,209,620 tons handled. Lumber and cut wood volumes experienced a The Honorable Merceria Ludgood, Neo-Panamax vessels in the world fleet and the opening 9 percent gain over the previous fiscal year with 309,835 tons handled. President, Mobile County Commission of the Panama Canal expansion, the transition of larger Woodpulp cargoes remained steady with 788,476 tons handled. vessels to the U.S. Gulf Coast is anticipated to occur with (Ex-Officio) Term expires July 31, 2018 or without the proposed channel deepening. Carriage through the port was also on the rise, with 1,451 ships transiting the Port of Mobile, of which 738 of those ships called on the Bestor Ward, At Large Term expires July 31, 2018 The proposed channel improvements to deepen and widen Authority’s terminals. On the railroad, ASPA’s Terminal Railway (TASD) Mobile Harbor Channel would improve safety and allow Also in FY 2017, ASPA became a participant in Green handled 137,623 revenue rail cars through the short-line’s switch and better economies of scale for shippers and carriers. The Marine, the largest voluntary environmental certification terminal yards. ALABAMA SEAPORT EDITORIAL STAFF modernized channel would deliver shipping efficiencies by program for the maritime industry in North America. Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief allowing larger vessels, and by extension, more cargo per Among its participants are ship owners, ports, terminals, The Port Authority continued to invest Jennifer Jenkins, Managing Editor transit at the port. The improvements would also improve Seaway corporations and shipyards, together creating more than 100 official participants in the program. in facilities this past year as well. The Sheri Collins, Editor-at-Large efficiencies for inbound and outbound vessel traffic. With largest project delivered this past the current channel widths, Panamax and Neo-Panamax year was at Choctaw Point. Both EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS vessels cannot pass each other safely, thus adding transit Participating ports receive their certification by ASPA and APM Terminals completed documenting their annual environmental performance Mallory Barrett wait times and costs to the port’s users. their $50 million Phase II container through the program’s exhaustive self-evaluation Jennifer Jenkins yard expansion, bringing the annual This project required a study from the Mobile Harbor guides