GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY

ANCHORFALL 2016 VOLUME 71 | GAPORTS.COM AGE

CHICAGO COLUMBUS

ST. LOUIS

LOUISVILLE

CHHARLOTTE NASHHVILLE MEMPHIS

HUNNTSVILLEE ATLANTA

BIRMMINGHAM GPA’S SAVANNAH MID-AMERICAN ARC • 25 TRAINS/WEEK TO/FROM MID-AMERICA • COMPETITIVE TRANSIT TIMES AND PRICING • LARGEST SOUTHEAST INTERMODAL GATEWAY

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: MCCARTHY TO HEAD OPERATIONS AT GPA | BOARD APPROVES $19.7M FOR NEW INLAND TERMINAL GPA ADDING 100 ACRES OF AUTO PROCESSING SPACE | GPA WINS EPA CLEAN AIR AWARD

CONTENTS ABOUT THE COVER: Georgia Ports Authority’s strategic rail initiative includes a $128M infrastructure investment to make Savannah unit-train ready.

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GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY ANCHORAGE GPA’s Mid-American Arc To Expand Target Market P.O. Box 2406 Savannah, GA 31402 BUSINESS BRIEFS Phone: (912) 964-3855 McCarthy to Head Operations at GPA...... 7 Toll Free: (800) 342-8012 Fax: (912) 964-3921 JCB Growth Continues with Largest Shipment to Savannah ...... 7 [email protected] Ocean Link Opens Eatonton Warehouse ...... 7 GPA Board Approves $19.7M for New Inland Terminal ...... 8 Global Commerce Generates $4.4B in Investments in Georgia...... 8 Cargo Move Revives Barge Traffic to Augusta ...... 9 GPA wins EPA Clean Air Award...... 10 World Distribution Expands Warehouse Network in Savannah ...... 11 gaports.com

PORT NEWS Georgia Ports Authority GPA Adding 100 Acres of Auto Processing Space ...... 15 @GaPorts Savannah Sees First Vessel Through Expanded Panama Canal .....16 16 Georgia Ports Authority GPA Extends ‘Gray’ Chassis Pool Agreement ...... 17 Georgia Ports John S. James Celebrates 75th Year...... 18

SAVANNAH: Sailing Schedule...... 20 BRUNSWICK: Sailing Schedule...... 22

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JAMES L. ALLGOOD H. KENNETH CRONAN A. J. (JOE) HOPKINS, III BEN H. HALL, JR. JULIE HUNT KEVIN JACKSON WILLIAM D. MCKNIGHT Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary/Treasurer Member Member Member Member DUBLIN GAINESVILLE FOLKSTON DUBLIN TIFTON SAVANNAH AUGUSTA

JOSEPH W. ROGERS JOHN SHUMAN CHARLES K. TARBUTTON JAMES A. WALTERS DAVID WERNER JOEL WOOTEN, JR. Member Member Member Member Member Member ATLANTA REIDSVILLE SANDERSVILLE GAINESVILLE ATLANTA COLUMBUS PERSPECTIVE GPA growing capacity, markets through rail

Greetings,

LEADERSHIP TEAM I am pleased to announce an important new initiative that GRIFFITH LYNCH we believe will provide a better value proposition to port customers. Executive Director At the Georgia Ports Authority, we are expanding our ED McCARTHY intermodal rail services to better accommodate our expanding Chief Operating Officer customer base, with a new effort we call the Mid-American Arc. CLIFFORD R. PYRON As the westernmost major hub port on the U.S. East Coast, Chief Commercial Officer hosting more weekly vessel calls than any port in the South Atlantic region, Savannah is perfectly situated to expand its services LISE ALTMAN Senior Director of Human Resources to Mid-American Arc cities, ranging from Atlanta to Memphis,

St. Louis, Chicago and the Ohio Valley. BART GOBEIL The Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal is the region’s Director of Statewide Economic Development & Governmental Affairs busiest intermodal gateway, handling 38 trains per week of import and export cargo.

To keep ahead of our growth curve, we announced earlier this year a major intermodal expansion. Through GEORGE HEARN a $44 million grant awarded to GPA by the U.S. Department of Transportation, along with $84 million in local Senior Director of Trade Development (Carrier and Non-Container Sales) matching funds, we have started a project to expand our two on-terminal rail yards.

Set for completion in 2020, the project will double rail capacity at Garden City Terminal, from 500,000 CHRIS LOGAN rail container lifts to 1 million lifts per year. Senior Director of Trade Development (Beneficial Cargo Owner Sales) Served by Class I rail providers CSX and Norfolk Southern, Savannah already has one of the nation’s

most extensive on-dock rail infrastructures. Through this improvement, we will create a state-of-the-art facility, JAMES C. McCURRY, JR. unique on the U.S. East Coast. Senior Director of Administration Another one-of-a-kind facility is our Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick. We’re in the process RUSS MINCEY of doubling our auto processing capacity at Colonel’s Island, with a long-term plan to add 540 acres of vehicle Senior Director of Finance space on the island’s south side. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has already occupied 20 of those additional ROBERT C. MORRIS acres, while International Auto Processing has leased another 49. A separate 30-acre parcel should come Senior Director of Corporate Communications online in January. Serving the U.S. Southeast – the nation’s fastest growing demographic region, the Port of Brunswick JOHN D. TRENT Senior Director of Strategic is America’s fastest growing port for automobile imports and exports. Currently No. 2 in the U.S., we’ve got Operations and Safety our eye on becoming the busiest autoport in the nation. Rail also plays an important role for the autoport in Brunswick. The GPA has completed a major expansion at Anguilla Junction, providing greater flexibility and storage capacity. It’s another way the Georgia Ports Authority, along with our state and private sector partners are forging a smarter, faster logistics network.

Griffith Lynch GPA’s Executive Director

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MCCARTHY TO HEAD OPERATIONS AT GPA Georgia Ports Authority hires former COO at CMA CGM America

The Georgia Ports Authority has named Ed McCarthy as its new COO. McCarthy comes to Georgia from his latest post in Norfolk, Va., as chief operating officer for CMA CGM America. Tuesday, Sept. 6, was his first day at GPA. “We’re thrilled to bring on someone with Ed’s expertise to oversee port operations,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “His experience at major shipping lines and port terminals on both coasts will deliver important insights as we work to capture new opportunities in Savannah and Brunswick.” At CMA CGM, McCarthy oversaw an annual budget of $1.9 billion and led a team of 150 employees, managing more than 400 vendors in marine, rail, trucking and logistics. “It’s an honor to join the team at the GPA,” he said. “Georgia’s ports JCB Growth Continues with are known throughout the industry as models of efficiency, and I am excited for the opportunity to help grow that success.” Largest Shipment to Savannah Named CMA CGM America’s senior vice president of operations in In 2015, JCB received what was then the company’s largest single 2011, McCarthy was promoted to chief operating officer for the shipping line vessel shipment of 341 construction and agricultural machines to in 2013. Prior to his tenure with CMA CGM, McCarthy had served in senior the Georgia Ports Authority from its manufacturing facility in the management and operations positions at Sealand Services, APM Terminals United Kingdom. That record was broken in June when JCB’s and Virginia International Terminals. UK facility shipped over 400 machines worth more than $35 As chief operating officer at the GPA, McCarthy will be responsible for million to the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal. The vessel Tugela sustaining the profitable growth and development of GPA’s operations, while delivered the shipment. JCB will inspect and configure the machines to maintaining world-class operating standards. His direct reports include customer specifications at its North American headquarters in Savannah the directors of engineering and facilities maintenance; information before shipping the units to authorized distributors throughout North technology; equipment maintenance and crane and ship operations; container America. JCB also manufactures skid steers, compact track loaders, and the operations; breakbulk and bulk operations; and the director of protective 3CX backhoe in Savannah, exporting them through Ocean Terminal. services, as well as the senior director of strategic operations and safety. A total staff of 973 employees will report to this position, which represents nearly 90 percent of the GPA’s total workforce. McCarthy obtained a Bachelor of Science from the Maritime College at Ocean Link Opens Eatonton Warehouse the State University of New York, a diploma in terminal management at Lloyd’s Ocean Link, Inc. has announced the opening of a new warehouse Maritime Academy at Kent College, Dartford UK, and a Masters in Business in Eatonton, Georgia. The new facility is the sixth warehouse in the Administration from William & Mary University, Mason School of Business. Southeastern United States for Ocean Link which also operates in He has served as chairman of the board for Consolidated Chassis Management Savannah, Pooler and Garden City, Georgia. Company and as a member of the board of directors for the Ocean Carrier This new warehouse will allow Ocean Link to better service its Middle Equipment and Maintenance Association. and North Georgia customers by providing shorter shipping times as well as McCarthy and his wife, Heather, have a daughter, 15, and two sons, aged increasing inventory and product availability to all customers. 14 and 17. They will live in Savannah, Ga. The nearly 150,000 square foot facility, which will house multiple customers and commodities, operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT) Monday through Friday. 7 GAPORTS.COM GPA BOARD APPROVES $19.7M FOR NEW INLAND TERMINAL

At its July board meeting, the Georgia Ports Authority approved Georgia program designed to create inland terminals throughout the state a spending package of $19.7 million to construct the Appalachian to reduce intermodal truck traffic and provide greater rail capacity to the Regional Port in Murray County, Georgia. Southeast U.S. and beyond. “We would like to thank our Board of Directors, Governor Deal, the state The inland terminal in Chatsworth will be approximately 40 acres and be of Georgia, Murray County and CSX Transportation for making this incredible operated using highly efficient rubber-tired gantry cranes to move cargo to and partnership possible,” said Executive Director Griff Lynch. “The Appalachian from CSX trains. GPA expects construction to be complete in late summer, 2018. Regional Port (ARP) will create a new gateway to the Port of Savannah for “The GPA, the state of Georgia and our partners in the private sector are our customers serving Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and beyond. very focused on rail and road connections to and from our ports,” said GPA Board We estimate the ARP will offset more than 350 truck miles per container, or Chairman Jimmy Allgood. “Establishing these inland terminals will extend our rail 8 million miles in the first year.” advantage into a multi-state region, ease highway traffic congestion, and prepare The new inland terminal is the second for the GPA and part of the Network Georgia’s ports for a new era of growth.”

Global Commerce Generates $4.4 Billion in Investments in Georgia The Global Commerce Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) helped create a total of 25,341 new jobs and generate $4.4 billion in investment during FY 16. This growth is a result of the expansion or relocation by 365 companies spanning every region of the state.

“Georgia has consistently been named a top state for business because of our highly skilled workforce and business-friendly economic environment,” said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. “In recent years, companies from across the country and around the world have chosen Georgia to relocate their headquarters or expand operations. Our world-class infrastructure and thriving technology industry continue to attract companies looking to reach growing markets in the southeastern states. I am confident that Georgia has the resources and economic environment to support growing businesses in the years to come.”

8 GPA ANCHORAGE FALL 2016 CARGO MOVE REVIVES BARGE TRAFFIC TO AUGUSTA When a massive piece of equipment moved up the Savannah River to Augusta from Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal recently, it marked the first time since the 1970s that cargo has been barged from Savannah to its old-time trading partner to the northwest. “This demonstrates Savannah’s ability to move super-sized cargo inland via river barge. It’s a useful option when a cargo’s size and weight complicate overland transit,” said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “The GPA and our partners in the Savannah market have the right equipment and expertise to handle these specialized moves safely and efficiently.”

A 700,000-pound syngas converter vessel is moved from the hold of the ‘BBC Vesuvius’ to a river barge. Photo: GPA

Above: The barge move from Savannah to Augusta was the first in approximately 40 years.

Left: The cargo, bound for Augusta, clears the rail bridge upstream of Garden City Terminal.

Photos courtesy of Stevens Towing

9 GAPORTS.COM GPA Wins EPA Clean Air Award

The Georgia Ports Authority has received a 2016 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award for its electric rubber-tired gantry crane program that will transfer its container handling equipment from diesel to electric power. Photo by Stephen B. Morton The Georgia Ports Authority is in the process of transitioning its container-handling rubber-tired gantry cranes to electric power. By using diesel power only to move between container stacks, eRTGs cut diesel use up to 95 percent.

In 2012, GPA began to implement the electric the Georgia Ports Authority’s commitment to real, tangible steps to improve public health in rubber tired gantry crane program. Forty-five have operating its terminals in an environmentally their communities by reducing air pollutants or been transitioned from diesel to electric power or responsible manner.” greenhouse gases,” said Janet McCabe, acting purchased with electric power capability, bringing GPA has invested over $17.5 million to bring assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and GPA’s eRTG fleet to 30 percent of the total. the 45 electric RTGs online. Over the next 10 years, Radiation. “These projects reflect the creativity This cutting-edge technology, built to a GPA the entire fleet of 169 machines will have electric and commitment of public and private sector design, is the first eRTG installation of its kind at power capability. This milestone project increases organizations to make a difference and drive us a port in North America. capacity and productivity in an environmentally toward a cleaner, healthier future.” “The eRTG project is unique and innovative, responsible way, as the eRTGs use up to 95 Project partners include Konecranes, Inc., Georgia a model others can follow with GPA’s partners to percent less diesel fuel than conventional RTGs, Power, the Electric Power Research Institute, and effectively work together for a common goal to with corresponding reduced diesel emissions for Conductix-Wampfler. reduce energy usage and diesel emissions,” said improved local air quality. At full build-out, electric RTGs will cut diesel GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. The GPA was one of seven groups or individuals consumption by more than 3 million gallons per At a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized by the EPA for innovative work year, for a net savings of over $9 million – providing awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C., on clean air and climate projects. The 2016 Clean a positive environmental message to the community Hope Moorer, general manager of waterways Air Excellence Awards are given to state, local, and customers. The annual reduction in CO2 will and navigation programs, was on hand to tribal, and private sector programs that educate be nearly 70 tons by 2026. personally receive the award on behalf of the GPA. the public in improving air quality or reducing “It is an honor to be recognized in this way harmful air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions. by the EPA,” Moorer said. “The award highlights “Each of these award winners has taken

10 GPA ANCHORAGE FALL 2016 WORLD DISTRIBUTION EXPANDS WAREHOUSE NETWORK IN SAVANNAH

The new facility is located at 47 Sonny Perdue Drive Garden City, Georgia

orld Distribution Services has opened a new facility single source for logistics solutions using the interconnected warehousing close to the Port of Savannah. network that WDS has built across the U.S. With the Savannah facility, we W The expansion in Savannah adds to the world-class now have a new hub for American commerce.” logistics network and well-established warehousing The Port of Savannah is centrally located to serve the U.S. Southeast footprint that WDS has in the United States. — the fastest growing region in the nation. This is illustrated by the fact

“We look forward to elevating our service 44 percent of the U.S. population is within easy reach of the Port of Savannah via the inland connectivity infrastructure. As cargo demands offerings through our expansion in this market,” parallel the population growth of this region, efficient access to trade says WDS Vice President, John Morrow. “This facility via Georgia’s ports will become even more vital. exhibits many exciting features such as: 100,000 “We are very excited to begin offering services to our valued customers square feet, 12 dock doors, 28’ clear height, expansive in the Savannah market,” said Dale Young, Regional Operations Manager for trailer parking and easy access to all major freeways. WDS. “The work that the Georgia Ports Authority has done to grow the Port of Savannah and position it to take advantage of new market opportunities Our proximity to the port allows for quick freight now and in the future, played a large role in our decision to locate our new turnaround times and the ability to meet last minute facility here in Savannah. The Port has been a great partner throughout this export shipments.” process, and we look forward to growing that partnership and becoming an Morrow continues: “This strategic expansion demonstrates the active member in the local maritime logistics community.” commitment WDS has to offering shippers and freight forwarders a

11 GAPORTS.COM GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY’S MID-AMERICAN ARC TO EXPAND CHICAGO TARGET MARKET COLUMBUS Floor & Decor announces 1.4M square-foot distribution center

ST. LOUIS

Photo by Stephen B. Morton LOUISVILLE

n the annual Savannah State year. The project is funded in part by a $44 million In his Savannah State of the Port Address, Georgia CHHARLOTTE of the Port address, Georgia grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch launched NASHHVILLE a new initiative to capture a greater share of the U.S. Ports Authority Executive Also at the State of the Port, Lynch announced Midwest cargo market. I Director Griff Lynch detailed that flooring retailer Floor & Decor will open a MEMPHIS a new strategic rail initiative, 1.4 million square-foot distribution center in the ‘GPA’s Mid-American Arc,’ and welcomed Floor Savannah market. The build-to-suit distribution HUNNTSVILLEE & Decor’s announcement of a 1.4 million square- facility will open by 2018 and be located on 90 ATLANTA foot distribution center in the Savannah market. acres about 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. Coast opportunities, but the combination of GPA’s Mid-American Arc will focus on the Construction is slated to begin in November the Georgia Ports Authority, SEDA and the local growth of intermodal rail, extending the Port of 2016. The new center will add and retain115 jobs. logistics and distribution services could not be Savannah’s reach to capture new markets across the A second phase will add another 1.1 million square better for Floor & Decor than here in Savannah,” BIRMMINGHAM Southeast and Midwestern U.S. “This enhancement feet, for a total of 2.5 million square feet. said Floor & Decor’s Executive Vice President of our rail capacity is a game-changer in the market “This is a tremendous vote of confidence in Supply Chain Brian Robbins. “It’s just a great place SAVANNAH to serve cities ranging in an arc from Atlanta the Georgia Ports Authority and the future of the to do business, especially when you look at the to Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago and the Ohio fast-growing market of the U.S. Southeast,” said future investment being put into Savannah’s port Valley,” Lynch said. “Additional track will allow us GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. “It comes on and distribution business.” to build unit trains, 10,000 feet long, completely on the heels of a year in which millions of square feet Duke Realty, which will construct the 1.4 terminal, while reducing rail crossings and impact of industrial and warehouse space were opened or million square-foot facility with Floor & Decor, on the local community.” announced across Georgia, accounting for more worked closely with the Savannah Economic Included in the plan is a $128 million project than 3,800 port-related jobs, and half a billion Development Authority (SEDA) on the transaction, that will link Garden City Terminal’s two rail yards, dollars in investment.” which represents one of the area’s largest improve efficiency and grow the terminal’s rail lift “We are excited to expand our distribution development projects. capacity to approximately 1 million containers each footprint in Savannah. We looked at other East (Continued on Page 14)

12 GPA ANCHORAGE FALL 2016 KEY ADVANTAGES TO GPA’S MID-AMERICAN ARC

The Port of Savannah is the Southeast’s • Savannah is just over 1,000 miles from • Congestion-free movement from ship busiest intermodal gateway. However, the Georgia Chicago by rail — comparable to other to rail cuts expenses and speeds delivery Ports Authority is making a series of infrastructure ports that are north of Savannah, directly to the customer. but also farther east. improvements that set the stage to capture • As the first port of call on many Panama greater market share. • Savannah rail providers Norfolk Southern Canal shipping services, the Port of Key to expanding rail service is a $128M and CSX Transportation provide Savannah provides additional assurance double-stack container trains along of on-time cargo arrival. project linking Garden City Terminal’s two rail yards. the entire route between Savannah The project, dubbed the Port of Savannah and the Midwest. International Multi-modal Connector, will allow GPA to build 10,000-foot long unit trains on terminal without disrupting nearby traffic. Set for completion in 2020, the rail expansion will improve efficiency and grow terminal rail lift capacity to approximately 1 million containers CHICAGO per year. Unit train capacity on terminal will build COLUMBUS density into the system, and enable rail providers CSX and Norfolk Southern to deliver faster, more frequent rail service to markets along the Mid-American Arc. ST. LOUIS BOLSTERING INTERMODAL STRENGTHS From ship to shore to on-terminal rail, LOUISVILLE the speed and efficiency of GPA’s intermodal services are unmatched. With the addition of the CHHARLOTTE multi-modal connector, service to Mid-American NASHHVILLE Arc cities becomes more competitive. MEMPHIS • GPA already features 25 trains per week to and from Mid-American Arc locations. Unit train capability will provide a new HUNNTSVILLEE ATLANTA option, delivering reliable, consistent access to the Southeast and Midwest.

• Savannah currently offers the fastest westward transit times in the South Atlantic region, including overnight BIRMMINGHAM service to a five-state area – Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina SAVANNAH and South Carolina.

• Port of Savannah customers moving containers by rail enjoy superior speed and reliability, with most cargo moving from vessel to rail within 24 hours, and guaranteed 24-hour service for priority boxes. Lynch thanked the entire Georgia team, including Gov. Nathan Deal’s office, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and SEDA for their work in winning this competitive project for the state. Lynch noted the market is still calling ANNOUNCES NEW SAVANNAH for additional construction, citing a vacancy rate of just 1 percent for sites greater than 100,000 DISTRIBUTION CENTER square feet. “Savannah is the No. 2 growth market ...... in the nation when it comes to absorption as a percentage of building inventory. Over the past 1.4 M Square Feet 15 years, our cargo expansion has outpaced • all other major U.S. container ports. The public +100 Jobs Created and private investments we are making now • will ensure Savannah remains at the forefront of global commerce.” Additional 1.1M Square Foot In his first address as executive director, Distribution Center Expected in 2-3 Years Lynch also reported on the authority’s performance during Fiscal Year 2016, which ended in June. The GPA moved 31 million tons of cargo and ABOUT FLOOR & DECOR 3.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container ...... units in Fiscal Year 2016. It is the second straight year that TEU volumes topped 3.6 million. 68 Stores in 32 Markets... growing! • Stores are large box warehouse Despite a decrease of 1.3 percent in containers for format • Focused on hard surface flooring only (Wood, Tile, Stone) FY16, combined annual TEU growth for FY15-16 Breadth of flooring merchandise in project-ready quantities • Utilize reached 15.4 percent. inspirational design centers with free design services • Source product from over 20 different countries, including USA • Four distribution centers in Savannah, Louisana, Houston and Miami

FY2016 DEVELOPMENTS The following companies announced or completed port-related developments across Georgia in FY2016:

COMPANY JOBS COMPANY JOBS OA Logistics / JLA Home...... 300 Mohawk Industries...... 200 Safavieh...... 100 Textron...... 400 TPA Group...... TBD Valmiera Glass...... 425 Panattoni...... TBD Constellium...... 150 Centerpoint...... TBD Aspen Aerogels...... 100 Port City Logistics ...... 30 Vanguard Nat’l Trailer Corp...... 400 Pooler Distribution Complex...... TBD CSM Bakery Solutions...... 120 Pooler Distribution Complex...... TBD Polymer Logistics...... 110 Pooler Distribution Complex...... TBD Suniva...... 500 Nordic Cold Storage ...... 70 PortFresh...... 75 Ga. Marine Warehouse...... TBD Variety Wholesalers...... 320 Dollar General...... 500 TOTAL...... 3,800

14 GPA ANCHORAGE FALL 2016 GPA ADDING 100 ACRES OF AUTO PROCESSING SPACE Logistec opens 221K square feet of new wood pellet capacity

t the annual Brunswick State 49 acres it will occupy by May 2017. Just last that Logistec, an international terminal operating of the Port address, GPA month, the GPA Board of Directors approved the company, has just opened two new warehouses Executive Director Griff Lynch development of a separate 30-acre parcel, which totaling 221,675 square feet for wood pellet A announced a 100-acre should come online in January. storage along the Brunswick River. expansion of the Colonel’s “The Port of Brunswick already supports 9,000 “These modern buildings are a part of Island auto terminal, and welcomed Logistec’s jobs in Glynn and its five surrounding counties,” said Logistec’s commitment to upgrade and expand announcement of the completion of 221,000 GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. “Our efforts to its dry bulk facilities in Brunswick. Our terminal is square feet of wood pellet storage at GPA’s accommodate the demands of auto manufacturers ideally suited to biomass cargo handling, and we East River Terminal. serving the Southeastern U.S. economy will create look forward to working with the Georgia Ports “The additional 100 acres will allow GPA to jobs and business opportunities within this region.” Authority and our customers to meet long-term grow along with our existing customers, and to The long-term plan for Colonel’s Island’s growth demands,” said Madeleine Paquin, President attract additional carmakers to the nation’s second south side, detailed at the State of the Port, will and CEO of Logistec. “We are committed to doing busiest auto port,” Lynch said. “This new roll-on/ eventually add 540 acres in GPA-owned land to the business here for the long term. With the addition roll-off capacity is part of an initiative to service a auto processing operation. Another 140 south side of these warehouses, we can store higher volumes growing market, while staying 20 percent ahead of acres owned by Mercedes and International Auto and have increased our throughput capacity.” our current demand.” Processing brings Brunswick’s total vehicle space Twenty of the 100 acres are paved and in to 1,039 acres. “No other autoport in the nation use by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, while even approaches that capacity,” Lynch said. International Auto Processing has leased another Also at the State of the Port, Lynch announced 15 GAPORTS.COM The MOL vessel Benefactor is loaded with containers on July 13 at the Port of Savannah. The Benefactor is the first vessel to call Savannah through the expanded Panama Canal’s new locks.

Photo by Stephen B. Morton SAVANNAH SEES FIRST VESSEL THROUGH EXPANDED PANAMA CANAL The ‘MOL Benefactor’ was also the highest capacity vessel to ever call at the Port of Savannah

he MOL Benefactor is the first vessel to call on Director. “GPA is well-positioned to handle the larger vessels and greater Savannah through the new locks of the expanded volumes due to the scale and scope of our operations.” Panama Canal. At a capacity of 10,100 With eight new neo-panamax cranes on order, GPA will have a total of T 30 ship-to-shore cranes by 2018. GPA has also added 30 rubber-tired gantry twenty-foot equivalent container units, the Benefactor was also the largest ship ever to cranes — used to handle containers on terminal — for a current fleet of 146 call the Port of Savannah. machines — the most of any single container terminal in the U.S. “Over the The massive container ship, moving over 3,000 containers at GPA’s next six months to a year, we expect a higher ratio of 8,000- to 10,000- TEU Garden City terminal, is also the first Savannah call of the G6 Alliance’s new container ships among our vessels calls. Within two years, we expect market NYX service. The East Coast rotation of the new service includes the ports shifts to send 12,000-TEU vessels to the U.S. East Coast,” Lynch added. of New York/New Jersey, Virginia and Savannah, exclusively deploying vessels To better accommodate the larger vessels via water, the Savannah Harbor in the 10,000-TEU range. Expansion Project (SHEP) will deepen the inner harbor to 47 feet and the outer “The arrival of the MOL Benefactor today ushers in a new era of larger harbor to 49 feet at mean low water. The outer portion of the harbor is now vessels and services that will increase capacity, volumes and economic 15 percent complete with work progressing daily. opportunities for Georgia and this region,” said Griff Lynch, GPA’s Executive

16 GPA ANCHORAGE FALL 2016 GPA EXTENDS ‘GRAY’ CHASSIS POOL AGREEMENT CCM ensures reliable fleet access

The Georgia Ports Authority has extended its multiyear agreement with the South Atlantic Chassis Pool of Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) to provide the region with a “gray” chassis pool, a fleet of chassis that can be used by any trucking line to serve any port terminal in the Southeastern U.S.

“The gray pool model works for the South Atlantic, and continues to meet and John Trent, GPA senior director of strategic operations and safety, said the exceed our expectations for sufficient, safe chassis available at any time,” said common chassis fleet enhances port efficiency. GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. “This new agreement secures the future of “The gray fleet is another example of our operational model: a single- the gray pool in our region.” terminal complex in which customers and cargo move effortlessly through Lynch said the arrangement provides shipping lines, trucking companies and our gates, maintenance and service areas,” Trent said. “Our value proposition is cargo owners a level of confidence that chassis operations will remain consistent that we provide faster, more efficient and cost effective services on a larger and reliable. “Other ports often have multiple, restricted pools,” he said. “In that scale than the competition.” type of operation, chassis may only be used to serve certain customers, and must GPA’s agreement with the South Atlantic Chassis Pool includes allocating be returned to specific locations before work for another customer may begin.” space to park chassis on terminal, for the convenience of motor carriers. “A single gray chassis pool with full interchangeability improves both the “The gray pool accentuates the benefits of a common, single-terminal efficiency and consistency of port operations,” said Jon Poelma, senior vice complex,” Lynch said. “The ‘one-stop shopping’ at our 1,200-acre Garden City president of operations for CCM. “End customers can negotiate directly with the Terminal is really the optimum in efficiency.” chassis provider of their choice and then select any chassis on terminal. Such CCM was formed as an industry utility by the Ocean Carrier Equipment flexibility in choice is difficult elsewhere due to a lack of a single pool serving the Management Association, Inc. (OCEMA), an association of 19 major international region. We are proud to be a part of GPA’s success, and pleased to continue our ocean carriers. CCM pools are based on a cooperative model developed longstanding relationship.” by OCEMA that emphasizes low barriers to entry, service reliability, safety and cost effectiveness.

17 GAPORTS.COM John S. James Co. Celebrates 75th Year The John S. James Company, founded in Savannah, is celebrating its 75th year of operation.

John Sullivan James left school after the eighth grade for the shipping industry in 1924. He worked for several companies before settling with Strachan Shipping – from which he eventually struck out on his own. At that time, logistics was a one-stop shop: Shipping companies represented their own vessels, as well as handling customs brokerage and freight forwarding for cargo owners. But that led to a potential conflict of interest. In the event of damaged freight, the shipping line could end up representing its own interests and that of the cargo owner. In the late 1930s, Strachan decided to divest itself of the freight forwarding and customs work – tasks James had been performing. The company set him up with an office and a typewriter and boxes of client files. From that beginning, the John S. James Company was formed in 1941.

“His first official shipment at his own company was a cadaver to From left to right: Len James, Chief Financial Officer; Thomas James; Jill James, Chief Brazil,” said Thomas James, son of John and now patriarch of the family Operating Officer company. “Someone had died in Florida, but they didn’t have service to Brazil down there, so they sent the body to Savannah by express train Handling over 50,000 import and export entries, representing more and it was shipped out from here.” than 100,000 containers per year, the company serves several business Over the past three-quarters of a century, the company has sectors, including large chemical companies and automakers, among others. grown from one man and his typewriter to 122 employees and six offices Len said, however, that the company is also attentive to small operators. across the Southeast. “We pride ourselves on being able to offer personalized service “We maintain corresponding partnership agreements with to our clients on a global scale,” Len said. “No matter if they are a a multitude of companies in the United States and around the globe, Fortune 100 company or a small, individual importer or exporter.” enabling us to handle shipments to and from all international ports,” In May, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented said Len James, Chief Financial Officer and part of the third generation the John S. James Co. with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a in the business. “We also have agents placed in the domestic offices ceremony in Washington, D.C. The President’s “E” Award is the highest of major manufacturing clients.” recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution Today, the company’s services cover not only ensuring regulatory to the expansion of U.S. exports. compliance for imports and exports, but also third-party logistics duties such as booking space on vessels, trains and trucks. “Additionally, we do foreign trade zone administration, combining inventory management and customs administration,” said Chief Operating Officer Jill James. “We file the weekly reports required to track the depletion of inventory and the production of finished products entering U.S. commerce.” The company also does consulting work and auditing for other companies’ customs processes.

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TRADE AREA/LINE CARRIER CODE FREQUENCY TERMINAL TYPE SERVICE SAVANNAH AFRICA (East-South-West) ACL Grimaldi...... AG...... Bi-Weekly...... OT...... BB/CONT/RO/RO OCEAN CARRIER KEY CSAL...... CSA...... Monthly...... OT...... BB/RO/RO CMA CGM...... CC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF ACL Atlantic Container Line Maersk...... MS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (800) 225-1235 NileDutch...... ND...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF AG ACL Grimaldi Safmarine...... SAF...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (888) 860-4013 United Arab...... UA...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF APL APL ZIM...... ZIM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (800) 999-7733 BBC BBC Chartering AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND (713) 668-4020 ANL...... USL...... Bi-Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF C Carolina Shipping Company, LP CMA CGM...... CC...... Bi-Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Marfret...... MAR...... Bi-Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 234-3222 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics...... WWL...... 10 Days...... OT...... BB/CONT/RO/RO CC CMA CGM (America) Inc. (877) 556-6308 CARIBBEAN/ISLANDS OF THE ATLANTIC CLS Clipper Shipping ANL...... USL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (713) 953-2200 CMA CGM...... CC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF COS Container Lines Americas Hanjin...... HJ...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (866) 830-2250 Hapag-Lloyd...... HPL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF CSA CSAL Montreal Hyundai...... HYU...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (514) 940-0660 Maersk...... MS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF E Evergreen Line Marfret...... MAR...... Bi-Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (770) 953-2626 Mediterranean Shipping...... MSC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF GSS Grieg Star Shipping NYK...... NYK...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (770) 226-5900 Sealand...... SEL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF HS Hamburg Süd Yang Ming...... YM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (888) 930-7447 ZIM...... ZIM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF HJ Hanjin Shipping Co., LTD. (770) 825-5500 FAR EAST/INDONESIA/MALAYSIA HPL Hapag-Lloyd (America) ANL...... USL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (888) 851-4083 APL...... APL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF HYU Hyundai BBC Chartering...... BBC...... Monthly...... OT...... BB (877) 749-8632 CMA CGM...... CC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF ISS Inchcape Shipping COSCO...... COS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Evergreen Line...... E...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 644-7151 Grieg Star Shipping...... GSS...... Monthly...... OT...... BB K “K” Line Hamburg Süd...... HS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (800) 609-3221 Hanjin...... HJ...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF KCC “K” Line Hapag-Lloyd...... HPL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (866) 233-6875 Hyundai...... HYU...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF MAR Marfret USA, Inc. Hyundai General Cargo...... ISS...... Monthly...... OT...... BB (888) 627-3738 “K” Line...... KCC...... Monthly...... OT...... RO/RO MOL Mitsui OSK Lines “K” Line...... K...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (678) 855-7700 Maersk...... MS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF MS Maersk Mediterranean Shipping...... MSC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (704) 571-2000 Mitsui OSK...... MOL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF MSC Mediterranean Shipping NYK...... NYK...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (843) 971-4100 NYK RoRo...... ISS...... Monthly...... OT...... RO/RO ND NileDutch Oldendorff...... WWL...... Monthly...... OT...... BB (844) 889-6463 OOCL...... OOC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF NL Norton Lilly International Pan Ocean...... C/NL...... Fortnightly...... OT...... BB (912) 234-4342 Saga...... SAG...... Inducement...... OT...... BB S K Shipping...... TER...... Monthly...... OT...... BB

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MEDITERRANEAN APL...... APL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Bahri (formerly NSCSA)...... C...... 21 Days...... OT...... BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO BBC Chartering...... BBC...... Monthly...... OT...... BB CMA CGM...... CC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF COSCO...... COS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Evergreen Line...... E...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Grieg Star Shipping...... GSS...... Monthly...... OT...... BB Hamburg Süd...... HS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Hanjin...... HJ...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Hapag-Lloyd...... HPL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Hyundai...... HYU...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Maersk...... MS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF NYK NYK Line Mediterranean Shipping...... MSC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (770) 956-9444 Mitsui OSK...... MOL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF OOC OOCL (USA), Inc. NileDutch...... ND...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (843) 881-2910 NYK...... NYK...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF SAF Safmarine NYK Ro Ro ...... ISS...... Fortnightly...... OT...... RO/RO (866) 866-4723 OOCL...... OOC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF SAG Saga Welco AS Safmarine...... SAF...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 790-0300 Turkon...... TUR...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF SEL Sealand United Arab...... UA...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (844) 474-4775 Yang Ming...... YM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF SS Southern Shipping ZIM...... ZIM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 644-7083 NORTH EUROPE/UK/IRELAND/SCANDINAVIA/BALTIC TER Terminal Shipping ANL...... USL...... Bi-Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 964-5200 APL...... APL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF TKK Toko Line Atlantic Container Line...... ACL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (201) 392-0368 BBC Chartering...... BBC...... Monthly...... OT...... BB TUR Turkon Line Clipper...... CLS...... Monthly...... OT...... BB (912) 233-7877 CMA CGM...... CC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF UA United Arab Hamburg Süd...... HS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (404) 261-7598 Hapag-Lloyd...... HPL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF USL US Lines Hyundai...... HYU...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (866) 651-5847 Jo Tankers...... SS...... Fortnightly...... GCT...... BULK WWL Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Maersk ...... MS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 233-3239 Marfret...... MAR...... Bi-Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF YM Yang Ming (America) Corp. Mediterranean Shipping...... MSC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (770) 931-9033 Mitsui OSK...... MOL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF ZIM Zim American-Israeli NYK...... NYK...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF (912) 964-3100 OOCL...... OOC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Safmarine...... SAF...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Saga...... SAG...... Inducement...... OT...... BB SAVANNAH TERMINAL United Arab...... UA...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF & CARGO SERVICE KEYS Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics...... WWL...... 10 Days...... OT...... BB/CONT/RO/RO RED SEA/PERSIAN GULF/INDIA/PAKISTAN/MYANMAR GCT Garden City Terminal APL...... APL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF OT Ocean Terminal Bahri (formerly NSCSA)...... C...... 21 Days...... OT...... BB/CONT/REF/RO/RO CONT Container CMA CGM...... CC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF BB Breakbulk COSCO...... COS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF BULK Bulk Evergreen Line...... E...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF RO/RO Roll-On/Roll-Off Hanjin...... HJ...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF REF Refrigerated Hapag-Lloyd...... HPL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Hyundai...... HYU...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Maersk...... MS...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Mediterranean Shipping...... MSC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Mitsui OSK...... MOL...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF NYK...... NYK...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF OOCL...... OOC...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Safmarine...... SAF...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF United Arab...... UA...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF Yang Ming...... YM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF ZIM...... ZIM...... Weekly...... GCT...... CONT/REF

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