THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE A L A B A M A OF The STATE PORT AUTHORITY SEAPORT april 2009 Photo Credit: Architect of the Capitol Photo Credit: Architect ICS ad-8.5x11-Alabama 3/10/09 1:24 PM Page 1

Alabama Seaport Published continuously since 1927 • april 2009

On The Cover: This issue of Alabama Seaport takes a look at this year’s Alabama legislative delegation. It includes contact information as well as a look at the lawmakers’ agendas and initiatives for the session.

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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 Congessional Members...... 4-8 James K. Lyons, Director, CEO Larry R. Downs, Secretary-Treasurer/CFO Supporting the Growth of Alabama’s Maritime Industry at AIDT’s Maritime Welding Center...... 9 Executive Personnel Charles F. Sleeman, Manager P: 251.441.7209 Work Begins on Newly Named GulfQuest with Laying of the Keel...... 12

Financial Services USA Archives...... 14 Larry Downs, Secretary/Treasurer 251.441.7050 Linda K. Paaymans, Vice President 251.441.7036 Made in Alabama: Vulcan, Inc. Comptroller Pete Dranka 251.441.7057 A National Symbol for the Metal Industry...... 17 Information Technology Stan Hurston, Manager 251.441.7017 Human Resources Danny Barnett, Manager 251.441.7004 At the Helm: Brian Clark...... 19 Risk Management Kevin Malpas, Manager 251.441.7118 Internal Auditor Avito DeAndrade 251.441.7210 Currents...... 21-22

Marketing Blimey! Pirates Capture the Gulf Coast...... 23 Judith Adams, Vice President 251.441.7003 Sheri Reid, Manager, Public Affairs 251.441.7001 Montgomery Reception Photos...... 25-26 Pete O’Neal, Manager, Real Estate 251.441.7123 Of Men & Ships: The East India Company...... 27 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 Bradley N. Ojard, Vice President 251.441.8133 Departments Glenn Reibe, Training & Quality Control Manager 251.441.7156 Ron Adler, Asst. General Manager, Operations 251.441.7316 Sailings...... 32 Bulk Operations Raymond Dearmon, Manager 251.441.7676 Melvin Barnett, Operations Superintendent 251.441.7675 Postcards from the Past...... 35 Terminal Railway Mike Russell, General Manager 251.441.7301 General Cargo/Intermodal Directory...... 36 Operations Mike Parker, Manager P: 251.441.7232 F: 251.441.7231 Steamship Agencies & Lines...... 38 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 14 23 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 Congressional Delegation Alabama Congressional Delegation

Committee assignments: District: • The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, ranking member. First (Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington counties).

• The Senate Committee on Appropriations (including the Subcommittee on Commerce, Committee assignments: Justice, Science and Related Agencies, ranking member. He is also a member of the • The House Committee on Appropriations (including the Subcommittee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Defense; the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development; the Justice and Science; and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services). Subcommittee on Homeland Security; the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies; and the Subcommittee on Transportation, • The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, ranking member. Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies). Current initiatives: • Special Committee on Aging. “Southwest Alabama is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, a strong foundation for infrastructure expansion, and a hardworking, dedicated work force that is second to none,” Current initiatives: said Rep. Bonner. “Today, the Port of Mobile stands as the 10th largest port in the United “The Alabama waterways serve as a critical part of our transportation infrastructure, as Congressman States with tremendous potential for Alabama’s industries. With the new container terminal well as an important economic development tool,” said Sen. Shelby. “The Port of Mobile is (R-Mobile) and potentially a new turning basin, the Port of Mobile will be hosting larger ships in a shorter one of the most active ports on the Gulf Coast and as shipping to that region continues to time frame than ever before. While the country is experiencing challenging economic times, it Contact Information: Senator (R) expand, the Port’s role will grow significantly. Further, the new container and rail intermodal is reassuring to see a Port bringing more industry, more jobs and a brighter future for all who 2236 Rayburn House Office Building terminal on Choctaw Point will increase shipping and receiving capabilities at the Port of call southwest Alabama home.” Contact Information: Washington, DC 20515 304 Russell Senate Office Building Mobile and in the Central Gulf Coast. The terminal will serve as just one more weapon in Tel: (202) 225-4931 Washington, DC 20510 the arsenal of the development teams working across the state to bring in business. I will E-mail: http://bonner.house.gov/HoR/ Tel: (202) 224-5744 continue to advocate for funding for these assets which are vital to the economy of the state AL01/Contact+Jo/Email+Jo E-mail: [email protected] of Alabama and the Gulf Coast region.”

District: Second (Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Montgomery (partial) and Pike counties). Committee assignments: • The Senate Committee on Armed Services (including the Subcommittee on Strategic Committee assignments: Forces, the Subcommittee on Airland and the Subcommittee on Seapower). • The House Committee on Armed Services (including the Subcommittee on Readiness; the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces; and the Subcommittee on Terrorism and • The Senate Committee on the Judiciary (including the Subcommittee on Administrative Unconventional Threats and Capabilities). Oversight and the Courts; the Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs; the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship; and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, • The House Committee on Agriculture (including the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Technology and Homeland Security). Energy and Research; and the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture). • The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (including the Subcommittee on Energy; the Subcommittee on National Parks; and the Subcommittee on Public Lands • The House Committee on Small Business (including the Subcommittee on Regulations and and Forests). Health Care; and the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade).

• The Senate Committee on the Budget. Congressman Bobby Bright Current initiatives: Rep. Bright’s legislative priorities include economic development in southeast Alabama and Current initiatives: (D-Montgomery) protecting and strengthening Alabama’s military installations. He also looks for ways to help Senator (R) Sen. Sessions believes in the principles of limited government and free enterprise, Contact Information: small businesses in a weakening economy, including hosting business survival seminars Contact Information: essential elements to a strong and vibrant economy. To help Alabama’s economy grow, 1205 Longworth House Office Building and helping support Alabama agriculture. Another of his main concerns is improving 335 Russell Senate Office Building he has supported smart investments in Alabama’s infrastructure, work force and natural Washington, DC 20515 transportation infrastructure in the second district. Washington, DC 20510 resources. A strong infrastructure is key to tapping into Alabama’s economic potential and Tel: (202) 225-2901 Tel: (202) 224-4124 Sen. Sessions has supported efforts to enhance the Alabama State Docks and the Port of E-mail: https://forms.house.gov/bright/ Additionally, Rep. Bright sponsored H.R. 361, which gives small businesses a one-year E-mail: [email protected] Mobile, Alabama’s system of locks and dams, airports, and roads. His steadfast support for contact-form.shtml extension on increased expensing of certain depreciable business assets and the special pro-growth policies in the Senate will keep Alabama competitive in the global depreciation allowance for certain business property (this provision was added to the economy and ensure its prosperity in the decades to come. stimulus package).

4 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 5 Alabama Congressional Delegation Alabama Congressional Delegation

District: District: Fifth (Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and Jackson counties, as well as Third (Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, parts of Morgan County). Randolph, Russell, Talladega and Tallapoosa counties). Committee assignments: Committee assignments: • The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. • The House Armed Services Committee. • The House Committee on Science and Technology. • The House Committee on Agriculture. • The House Committee on Small Business. • The House Committee on Homeland Security (including the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, ranking member). Current initiatives: Rep. Griffith’s current projects include the Capital Gains Moratorium Act of 2009, the Small Current initiatives: Business Choice Act of 2009, Child Tax Credit Preservation Act of 2009 (co-sponsor of Congressman Mike Rogers Congressman Parker (R-Anniston) Rep. Rogers’ top priorities include strengthening east Alabama’s military facilities as well as Bill Posey’s bill), and the C.A.R. Act of 2009 (co-sponsor of Mike Rogers’ bill). serving as an advocate for the state’s agriculture interests. To help Alabama’s economy by Griffith (D-Huntsville) Contact Information: providing new opportunities for jobs, he supports the Port Authority’s turning basin project As part of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Rep. Griffith looks 324 Cannon House Office Building Contact Information: and the assistance it will provide the state’s manufacturers, such as the auto industry. 417 Cannon House Office Building to focus on north Alabama’s economic development needs. Specific transportation and Washington, D.C. 20515 To that end, Rep. Rogers supports the waterway request each year to keep Alabama’s Washington, DC 20515 infrastructure needs in the area include preparing the Tennessee Valley for BRAC (Base Tel: (202) 225-3261 waterway an open vehicle for commerce. Additionally, Rep. Rogers sponsored the C.A.R. Tel: (202) 225-4801 Realignment and Closure), Highway 72 in The Shoals and Highway 35 in Jackson County. E-mail: http://www.house.gov/mike- Act of 2009 which the entire Alabama delegation co-sponsored. E-mail: http://griffith.house.gov By providing an attractive and efficient infrastructure, north Alabama’s economy will be able rogers/contact.shtml to grow and prosper.

District: District: Fourth (Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Marshall, Sixth (Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Tuscaloosa counties). Morgan, Pickens, St. Clair, Walker and Winston counties). Committee assignments: Committee assignments: • The House Committee on Financial Services, ranking member and serving second term as • The House Appropriations Committee (including the Subcommittee on Commerce, leader of the 29 Republicans on the committee. Ex officio member of the Subcommittee on Justice, Science and Related Agencies; and the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch). Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises; the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit; the Subcommittee on Housing and • The House Budget Committee. Community Opportunity; the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade; the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology; and the Subcommittee Current initiatives: on Oversight and Investigations. “Transportation remains a top priority for me because of its impact on north Alabama,” said Rep. Aderholt. “I firmly believe that the state’s transportation system fuels economic • The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (on leave). development in the area and is vital to our continued growth in the region.” Through his seat on the House Appropriations Committee, he has worked to make sure north Alabama has • The House Committee on the Judiciary (on leave). received its share of federal transportation dollars. Congressman Robert • The Republican Economic Recovery Solutions Group. Rep. Aderholt recently co-sponsored the NAFTA Trucking Safety Act of 2007. This bill Congressman Spencer Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is to prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United States Bachus (R-Vestavia Hills) Current initiatives: Contact Information: municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain Contact Information: 1433 Longworth House Office Building Rep. Bachus is a strong supporter of pro-growth policies that will create jobs and promote conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations. This bill was referred to the 2246 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 economic development for Alabama. He is an advocate of fiscal discipline, tax relief, trade Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Washington, DC 20515 Tel: (202) 225-4876 and a balanced energy policy that includes nuclear and coal. As ranking member on the for further consideration. Tel: (202) 225-4921 E-mail: http://aderholt.house.gov/ House Committee on Financial Services, he is working to modernize the 1930’s regulatory E-mail: www.bachus.house.gov structure to meet today’s 21st century financial markets, with an emphasis on protecting ?sectionid=195§iontree=195 With regard to water conservation, an important topic in the Southeast, Rep. Aderholt also investors and taxpayers. recently co-sponsored an Agriculture bill that would require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost-share payments in support of on-farm water conservation projects to enhance Improving Alabama’s transportation network has long been a priority for Rep. Bachus. regional water availability and quality. His legislative initiatives include funding for Corridor X (I-22) and the Northern Beltline in Birmingham and support of the Mobile Harbor Turning Basin project.

6 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 7 Alabama Congressional Supporting the Growth of Alabama’s Maritime Industry Delegation at AIDT’s Maritime Welding Center Classes are full at Alabama’s Industrial Development Train- ing’s (AIDT) Maritime Welding Center in Brookley Complex at 1890 3rd Street in Mobile, Ala. Here, the program’s students learn a myriad of skills, including metal arch welding, flux core Congressman arc welding, oxyfuel cutting, weld washing, arc gauging, blue- (D-Birmingham) , Governor of Alabama print reading and weld symbols in an aggressive 10-week Contact Information: program that enables them to meet the needs of Alabama’s 208 Cannon House Office Building Alabama State Port Authority maritime industry. Washington, DC 20515 Tim Parker Jr., Chair, Tuscaloosa Tel: (202) 225-2665 Term expires July 31, 2013 E-mail: http://www.house.gov/ “A year or two ago, shipbuilders in Alabama approached the William B. Bru, Mobile arturdavis/zipauth.shtml Term expires July 31, 2009 governor about their need for trained employees in the state,” Early Tuesday morning those enrolled in AIDT’s Maritime Welding and H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, Mobile said Ed Castile, director of AIDT. “We met with many ship- Shipfitting Training will spend time in the classroom with instructors and Term expires July 31, 2009 builders, Austal USA, Bender, C&G Boatworks and others to taking tests before entering the welding shop and shipfitting yard. David J. Cooper, Mobile create a training program that would create a good pool of Term expires July 31, 2013 workers for the companies to choose from.” Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper, USMC (RET) Term expires July 31, 2010 Mike Fields, Tuscaloosa AIDT is a member of Alabama’s Department of Postsecondary Term expires July 31, 2009 Education (DPE) created to support the state’s economic Barry Morton, Birmingham development by offering job-specific training for a variety of District: Term expires July 31, 2010 business and industries. AIDT worked with other members of Seventh (Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Marengo, Steve Thornton, Huntsville the DPE including Bishop State, BuildMobile and businesses Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Wilcox counties). Term expires July 31, 2010 in the state’s maritime industry to create the training program. Sam Jones, Mobile Committee assignments: Term expires July 31, 2009 • The House Committee on Ways and Means (including the Subcommittee There is no cost to take the training program; except the cost on Income Security and Family Support; and the Subcommittee on Alabama Seaport Editorial Staff of steel-toed boots and pen and paper. All other materials, Oversight). Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief textbooks, jackets, gloves and welding machinery, are pro- Jennifer Jenkins, Managing Editor vided at the center by the state of Alabama. • The House Committee on House Administration (including the Maureen Smith, Managing Editor Subcommittee on Elections). Scott Rye, Contributing Editor The Maritime Welding Training facility contains offices Sheri Reid, Editor at Large Current initiatives: and classrooms as well as 48 steel welding booths and In recent months, Rep. Davis has joined with a majority of his colleagues 12 aluminum welding booths. In addition, the center has Editorial Contributors in Congress to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a a shipfitting yard, where during the 10-week training the Blake Herndon more than $3 billion investment in Alabama’s economy that has also students will construct a portion of a ship. helped avoid massive statewide layoffs of teachers. Davis continues to Jennifer Jenkins partner with his colleague, Rep. Jo Bonner, to secure the aerial refueling Niki Lim Themotie Dinkins, a native Mobilian with experience in tanker contract for Northrop Grumman EADS, a project that would create Vanessa McGee 2,000 jobs in Mobile. Megan Prawdzik machinery welding, is currently enrolled in AIDT’s training Tracie Ray program. He came to the Maritime Welding Center to learn In April, Rep. Davis will hold Transportation Summits across the 7th Greta Sharp new skills in welding to increase his marketability in today’s Congressional District to hear directly from the local elected officials, Maureen Smith challenging job pool. economic developers, and business leaders about the economic impact and job creation potential of proposed transportation projects in advance Photography “It’s an excellent group of men and ladies. I’ve learned a lot of the 2010 federal transportation bill. Davis has also been a strong Sheri Reid about the techniques and operations in welding and shipfit- advocate of the interests of Alabama businesses and consumers during Wade Stringfellow ting,” said Dinkins. “I’ve run machines before, but this is really the congressional debate over climate change policies. Office of the Architect of the Capitol training me in welding. We’ve been taught so much from all Editorial offices of ALABAMA SEAPORT magazine are the different names and temperatures of gases to the types located at the International Trade Center, 250 N. Water of metals you weld. After this program, I am very hopeful I will Located at the Brookley Center in Mobile, the Maritime Welding Training Street, Mobile, AL 36602. To be added to or deleted from get a great job.” facility is a prime area for it students to receive their training with offices and classrooms, as well as 48 steel welding booths, 12 aluminum welding the mailing list, contact the Alabama State Port Authority booths and a shipfitting training yard. Trade & Development Office at 251.441.7001.

8 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 9 The Maritime Welding Training Center holds a series of five daytime classes and four night classes per year. Seabulk Towing: Providing Service • Day classes are held Excellence Through Safety Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Night classes are held Monday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• High school apprenticeship programs are held Monday through Friday. Day classes are noon to 3 p.m. Night classes are 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

in the Bayou La Batre/Irvington area in mid-April in order to AIDT’s Maritime Welding and Shipfitting Training program provides an meet the need in that area. excellent resource of ready-to-work employees for many maritime companies in the state of Alabama. This past year, the program reviewed nearly 700 applications Those with a history in welding are not the only students at for their program. Two-hundred-eleven graduated with a cer- the Maritime Welding Center. According to Tony Hopper, tificate, which means the student successfully completed the project coordinator and instructor of AIDT’s Maritime Weld- training program. ing Training, the program sees a wide range of students as young as 18 in the high school apprenticeship program to 71, In addition, the Maritime Welding Center offers a place where both men and women who may have experience in a variety of maritime companies can send its workers for specific needs. crafts such as masonry, truck driving and carpentry. However, “If a company sees one of their workers has an individual no prior experience in welding or shipfitting is required when need or shows potential to go to the next level, they can call applying for the classes. us up and we will set up a class and teach them whatever is needed,” said Hopper. For nearly fi fty years, Seabulk Towing has been an established leader in harbor ship “When students come into our program, most are learning assist operations and offshore towing services. Seabulk Towing’s high standards of something brand new,” explained Hopper. “Aside from a few “They are an excellent resource for employees in Mobile customer service are founded on the basic principles of safety and service excellence. basic math skills, these students will receive the knowledge County,” said Fincher. “What helps us is that they cater to our Headquartered in Port Everglades, Florida, Seabulk Towing assists petroleum and and know-how to be excellent, well-trained workers in the company’s needs. If we have a specific request or needs for maritime industry.” a certain type training to become a first class employee, they chemical product tankers, barges, container ships, and other cargo vessels in docking provide that.” and undocking and provides a variety of offshore towing services along the Gulf Coast “I’ve hired 80-90 workers out of AIDT’s training program,” and the Southeastern Seaboard. said Bo Fincher, training supervisor at Atlantic Marine. “Half of In the next 24 months, AIDT anticipates approximately 1,800 those, if not more, have already advanced into third-, second- new jobs to be created in the maritime industry. AIDT’s mari- and even first-class shipfitters, pipefitters, pipe welders and time welding and shipfitting training will continue to meet hull welders.” those demands with quality students from its program.

Alabama’s maritime industry continues to prosper. According For more information about the AIDT’s Maritime Welding to Castile, many maritime industries located on the Gulf Coast, and Shipfitting program or for specific training needs, please Ship Assist & Towing Operations such as Austal USA, Atlantic Marine and C&G Boatworks, contact Tony Hopper at [email protected] or by phone at www.seabulktowing.com | (954) 523-2200 continue to grow and with that expansion comes the need for (251)-405-8698. skilled workers. AIDT expects to open another training center

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SBLK Towings FP Ad.indd 1 3/5/07 11:03:03 AM Work Begins on Newly Named GulfQuest with Laying of the Keel Left: “It is a great day in a city with rich history,” said U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner Many dignitaries celebrated the groundbreaking of the National Maritime as one of the guest speakers at the groundbreaking of the museum. Museum of the Gulf Coast, newly named GulfQuest, held on April 9 at Mobile Landing. Pictured (l-r) are Mike Dean, president of the Mobile Co. Right: During the ceremony, Gov. Riley recognized Mayor Sam Jones and Commission; U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner; E.B. Peebles, chairman of the museum’s President of the Mobile City Council Reggie Copeland saying, “Mobile has Board of Trustees; Gov. Bob Riley; U.S. Sen. Shelby; Reggie Copeland, been transformed into the most vibrant part of the Gulf Coast.” president of the Mobile City Council; Jack Dunnigan, assistant administrator of National Ocean Services (NOAA); and Tony Zodrow, executive director of Gulf Quest.

“What you have accomplished in the last five to 10 years is truly remarkable,” said Riley. “Mobile has been transformed into the most vibrant part of the Gulf Coast with its ‘can do’ attitude. It comes down to the participation of your U.S. sena- tors and representatives; U.S. Sen. Shelby and U.S. Rep. Bonner. Maybe your motto should be ‘Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.’”

The museum will be the only one of its kind; dedicated to the maritime heritage and culture of the Gulf Coast as a whole, Tony Zodrow (r), executive director of the museum, looks on as U.S. Sen. and only the third maritime museum in the world to feature Shelby (l) signs the keel that would be traditionally laid in the hull of a ship hands-on, interactive exhibits instead of artifacts on display. marks the beginning of construction of GulfQuest. GulfQuest’s keel will be The ceremony’s guest speakers raised the flag at the future location of the newly named GulfQuest. Pictured (l-r) are Mike Dean, president of the Mobile Co. displayed in its main lobby for visitors once the museum is completed. Commission; Reggie Copeland, representing Mayor Sam Jones and president of the Mobile City Council; U.S. Senator Richard Shelby; Ala. Gov. Bob Riley; and “The Port of Mobile is thrilled to welcome this attraction to our Tony Zodrow, executive director of GulfQuest. Page & Jones, Inc. presided as master of ceremonies. Many area waters,” Jimmy Lyons, director and CEO of the Alabama dignitaries were also present, including members of the city State Port Authority. “As part of the Gulf Coast’s maritime “The keel of the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf Coast council, county commission, the museum’s Board of Trust- industry, I am proud to see a project that honors our history in has been fairly and truly laid,” proclaimed E.B. Peebles, chair- ees, former U.S. Rep. and former Mayor of a unique and exciting way.” man of the museum’s Board of Trustees, as the groundbreak- Mobile , to name a few. ing ceremony came to a close at its future location on April Situated between Cooper Riverside Park and Mobile’s 9. Loyal to the maritime theme, the ceremony took the form During the ceremony GulfQuest was announced as the mu- Cruise Terminal, GulfQuest is set to be another gem in of a keel laying, which traditionally initiates the construction seum’s new name. “The name of the museum is very impor- former-Mayor of Mobile Mike Dow’s envisioned ‘string of of a ship. Clear skies and calm waters with Navy Band New tant for communicating what visitors will experience,” said pearls,’ which includes tourist attractions such as the Arthur Orleans playing in the background set the scene for the truly Tony Zodrow, executive director of the museum. “In selecting R. Outlaw Convention Center, Fort Conde, the Gulf Coast momentous occasion where more than 450 guests came to GulfQuest, the word ‘Gulf’ best identifies both our maritime Exploreum Science Center, the Museum of Mobile and the celebrate the official beginning of a project that has been the focus and the geographic region we’re addressing. The word . dream of many on the Gulf Coast. ‘Quest’ indicates that we want our visitors to go on their own personal quest to explore the Gulf of Mexico. Taken together, For more information regarding GulfQuest and future devel- Guest speakers included Ala. Gov. Bob Riley, U.S. Sen. Rich- GulfQuest says this is a fun museum, a place that families opments, visit www.gulfquest.org. ard Shelby, U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, assistant administrator to the and school groups will want to explore.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Jack Dunnigan, president of the Mobile Co. Commission The 90,000-sqare-foot interactive museum shaped like a vessel Mike Dean and representing Mayor Sam Jones, president of headed out to sea is expected to be open for visitors Spring 2011. the Mobile’s City Council Reggie Copeland. Michael B. Lee, The project is a collaboration of public and private partnerships member of the museum’s Board of Trustees and president of Tony Zodrow, executive director of the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf and support from the City of Mobile and the State of Alabama. Coast, revealed the museum’s new consumer-friendly name; GulfQuest.

12 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 13 Mobile’s municipally-owned waterfront, as this photograph taken in 1907 shows, was a busy place, filled with riverboats waiting to take passengers and freight upriver. Today, the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center, which opened in 1993, occupies this site. S. Marion Coffin Collection, University of South Alabama Archives.

USA Archives These five women are representative of the more than one hundred females who worked as welders at ADDSCO during World War II. In fact, during the war eight The cast-iron front of the George Harness & Vehicle Company building, which percent of ADDSCO’s workforce (30,000) consisted of women. This photograph was taken around 1944. Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Collection, University was located on the southwest corner of Dauphin and Water streets, ca. 1920. of South Alabama Archives. Erik Overbey Collection, University of South Alabama Archives.

Located on the ground floor of the University of South Ala- Frederick P. Whiddon to establish a regional archives for the “safety” is printed on the edge of the negative. The surest test bama’s Springhill Avenue campus, the University of South scattered photographs, which was approved in May 1978.” for nitrate film is to take a very small cutting from the edge Alabama (USA) Archives houses more than 2,115 cubic of the negative, and, holding it with a tweezers over a sink, feet of manuscript and archival material that is open to the Other notable photographic compilations include the Julius E. set fire to it. If it burns quickly with a smell similar to burning Housing was at a premium in the Mobile area during World War II. This 1951 image is an aerial shot of the structures built by the federal government on hair, it is nitrate based film. If it burns slowly or not at all, it is public. Since 1978, the Archives’ primary purpose has been Marx collection, the T. E. Armistead collection, the Alabama Dry Blakeley Island to house war workers. Harrison Brothers Ship Yard is shown to acquire, conserve and make accessible rare books, pho- Dock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) collection and safety film. Nitrate film is the most difficult of film to store. It is directly in front of the Brookley housing. Museum of Mobile Collection, tographs, manuscripts and corporate records documenting the S. Blake McNeely collection. Contained within those and very unstable and will deteriorate easily. As it deteriorates it University of South Alabama Archives. the history of nineteenth and twentieth century Mobile, south other collections are approximately one million photographic emits gases that will damage any surrounding photographic Alabama and the university. negatives, from 8x10 glass plates to the traditional 35mm, materials and paper. The first sign of deterioration is usually ranging from the 1870s to the 1980s, all of which are available a yellow-brown discoloration followed by a rainbow-like dis- USA Archives has grown to have one of the largest photo- for reprint. “How long a negative will last depends on how it coloration. As the deterioration progresses, the negative will graphic collections in the region. One of these, the Erik Over- was processed and how it is stored,” said Ellis. “USA Archives lose its image due to complete fading and will become sticky bey collection, spans fifty years and contains thousands of follows the proper archival steps that should be taken to in- or brittle. Therefore, the nitrate negatives should be stored in negatives and prints. According to Carol Ellis, archivist for crease the life of valued negatives, whether they are negatives a cool dry, dark and well-ventilated place where there is little the University of South Alabama, “The Archives would not that have historical, artistic or sentimental value.” temperature and humidity change. be here today without the work of Erik Overbey. Overbey, a native of Norway, operated a photographic studio in Mobile As Ellis explained, the Archives houses three types of nega- Some of the more important records and manuscript collec- from 1903 to 1958. During that time he chronicled the life of tives: glass plate, nitrate based and safety film. These types tions in the Archives include: the papers of Congressman the city in thousands of ways. After his passing, Overbey’s as- should not be stored together. Glass plate negatives are easy Jack Edwards, who served in the U.S. House of Representa- sistant sold his negatives to the city, which in turn deposited to identify because the negative is on glass. Glass negatives tives, District 1, Alabama from 1964 to 1984; a large body them at the library, where they remained for years. In the late should be stored on their edges. Storing them flat, one on of material from the civil rights era including the papers of seventies two USA history professors, Drs. Melton McLau- top of another will cause them to break. It is more difficult to John LeFlore and the Non-Partisan Voters League records; the papers of one of Alabama’s first black lawyers, Vernon rin and Michael V.R. Thomason, appealed to USA President distinguish between nitrate and safety film unless “nitrate” or The corner of Government and Scott streets, ca. 1950. Imagine gas at 26.9 cents per gallon?! Julius E. Marx Collection, University of South Alabama Archives. 14 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 15 MADE IN ALABAMA: Vulcan, Inc. A National Symbol for the Metal Industry

A small sign manufacturer that first began in 1935 in Birmingham, Alabama, Vulcan, Inc. has expanded to include five divisions and sell its products to all 50 states. These five divisions include Vulcan Aluminum, Vulcan Metal Stampings, Vulcan Signs, Vulcan Aluminum Mill, and Vulcan Utility Signs and Products.

As the company evolved, Vulcan moved its aluminum fabricat- ing operations from Birmingham to Foley in 1968, building new, expanded production facilities. In 1975, the remaining This image of a brightly decorated shrimp boat was taken around 1973. It is division, Vulcan Metal Stampings, was also relocated to Foley. taking part in an event that first began in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, in 1949. This photograph shows John LeFlore, one of Mobile’s most prolific civil-rights It was at this time the company implemented an Employee That year Clarence Mallet, a native of Louisiana, brought to southern Alabama activists, posing with Freedom Riders in 1961. LeFlore is standing second Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) whereby employees gained an old-world tradition when he asked a Bayou La Batre priest to bless the from the right. First conceived of in 1947 by the Congress of Racial Equality boats of the town’s shrimpers. From that first occasion, the Blessing of the and the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the violent freedom rides of 1961 were ownership of the company. Vulcan is believed to be the first Fleet has grown into a two-day event that draws thousands of visitors. Mobile launched by student activists, some pictured here. Non-Partisan Voters company in the state of Alabama to establish an ESOP. Press-Register Collection, University of South Alabama Archives League Records, University of South Alabama Archives. “We were very proud to be the first company in the state to A bird’s-eye view of aluminum coil being produced in the Vulcan Aluminum Mill. Z. Crawford, which span the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s; and offer an ESOP,” said Robert “Bubba” Lee, chief executive of- the Mobile County Circuit Court records (c. 1830-1917). ficer of Vulcan, Inc. “Our employees have made Vulcan the nationally recognized company it is today, and they are very Images from the archives have been published in numerous deserving to be owners.” magazines and scholarly books, and used in several docu- mentaries including Ken Burns’ “The War”, HBO’s “Band of Today, Vulcan Aluminum is the largest U.S. manufacturer and Brothers” and Ted Koppel’s “The Last Lynching.” supplier of aluminum sign blanks and sheet in the United States. This division employs state-of-the-art machinery in- The USA Archives openly accepts photographs and written cluding a cut-to-length line for multi-cut blanking, a sign blank- material contributions, such as the records of businesses, ing robot capable of producing up to 15,000 standard sign civic organizations and individuals that help document the blanks per day, and a chromate coating line that allows reflec- history of our region over the past century. tive sheeting or paint to properly adhere to sign surfaces.

“Determining what records have enough enduring value to The Vulcan Metal Stampings division offers metal stamping, justify the costs of storage and preservation, plus the labor in- fabricating and assembly, and produces a variety of metal A 200-ton press located in Vulcan Metal Stampings blanks aluminum parts tensive expenses of arrangement, description and reference products for industries including electronics, automotive, for the auto industry. service is the biggest challenge as an archivist,” said Ellis. “But Relaxing in the warm sun onboard the yacht Virginia, ca. 1930. S. Blake mining, office furniture and pollution control. Vulcan Metal McNeely Collection, University of South Alabama Archives. it really is gratifying to know that what we do provides such a Stampings’ presses range in size from 25 tons to 600 tons. unique service that helps preserve the rich history of Mobile.” The tool and die department has full-service capabilities for tooling and can manufacture new tooling or modify/repair ex- USA Archives is located at 1504 Springhill Avenue room isting tooling. 0722, on the corner of Springhill Avenue and Lafayette Street. Operating hours are from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday Vulcan Signs was constructed in 1977 to manufacture and through Friday. distribute roadway and traffic signs to cities, counties, states and contractors. A large portion of stop signs and speed limit For more information about USA Archives and the collec- signs used today were manufactured at Vulcan Signs. The tions, services and policies they provide, visit www.usouthal. size of this facility was doubled in 1996. edu/archives/. Vulcan Aluminum Mill, built in 1986, is a state-of-the-art alumi- A Vulcan Signs employee screen prints stop signs for a valued customer. num rolling mill, allowing the company to produce aluminum coil

16 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 17 Alabama Seaport Magazine “At the Helm”

Mobile Container Terminal, LLC (MCT), a joint venture between APM Terminals, Terminal Link, a division of CMA CGM, and the Alabama State Port Authority, provides terminal customers with access to global networks covering all possible trade routes to and from the Port of Mobile. At the intersection of five Class 1 Railroads, immediate access to Interstates 10 and 65, and located 30 miles from open ocean, MCT offers an enhanced option in the U.S. Gulf for A 250-ton sign blanking press with robotic feed and take-off operating in reaching Midwest markets, as well as Alabama and Vulcan Aluminum. neighboring states. MCT, operated and managed by APM Terminals, has a start-up capacity of more than and sheet for Vulcan divisions as well as outside markets. The 350,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) and will process begins with prime aluminum melting stock for the clean- be developed in phases at a full build-out capacity of est possible coil products, specializing in 5052 alloy products. 800,000 TEU annually.

“The majority of aluminum we use in the rolling mill facility Name: Brian Clark comes through the Port of Mobile,” said Lee. “We are very Title: Director fortunate to have such an efficient means of importing and Company: Mobile Container Terminal exporting in our own back yard.” Address: 901 Ezra Trice Blvd, Mobile, AL 36603 Web: www.mobilecontainerterminal.us The aluminum is internationally traded through the Port of Mo- No. of employees: 12 full time plus approximately 100 ILA bile from sources in Brazil and Russia, just to name a few. Decals being applied to a flexible DRV pipeline marker in Vulcan Utility Signs Most recently read book: Vulcan Utility Signs and Products is a specialty manufacturer & Products. “The Simple Truth” by David Baldacci to service line marking needs of various utility sectors includ- ing communications, electrical power, pipelines and water/ Education: BS in Marine Transportation from the U.S. “We actually took a trip to Slovenia, Australia and the UK to wastewater. The division, built in 1996, sells a variety of prod- Merchant Marine Academy ucts that range from aerial markers to electronic markers to see this new technology first hand,” said Lee. “We were so impressed that we brought it back to implement at Vulcan. facility identification signs. What is your relationship with the Alabama State We are one of only a handful of companies who use this tech- Port Authority? nology in the United States.” In 1996, the Vulcan Technology Center was constructed to During the design and construction phases of MCT, we house the IT Department and Vulcan Traffic Management worked closely with the ASPA to ensure the different areas of Today, Vulcan employs over 200 individuals. The company’s 30- Services (VTMS). VTMS was formed in 1985 to assist trans- the project stayed on track. A lot of the work we were respon- acre campus includes a Technology Center and Corporate Of- portation agencies in managing their traffic control devices. sible for depended on the ASPA meeting certain milestones. fices, in addition to the five integrated manufacturing facilities. VTMS developed an enhanced transportation asset manage- Now that the project is completed, we are a tenant of ASPA. ment system named VIMMS®, or Visual Information Mainte- Collectively we work to market and sell our services and at- nance Management System. VIMMS® allows transportation tract additional carriers and shippers to the Port of Mobile. agencies to maintain signs, street lights, traffic signals, pave- ment markings and even their own shop inventory. What is the largest/most unusual cargo shipped through the port? In 2006 and 2007, the company underwent more growth and To date it is the two ZPMC Ship-to-Shore Cranes delivered expansion with a multi-million dollar upgrade and moderniza- to MCT in March 2008. The cranes were delivered fully as- tion to its aluminum rolling mill. The most impressive upgrade sembled and offloaded from a vessel over the course of is the electromagnetic pump which involves no moving parts about four days. but circulates aluminum in a furnace through electrical force.

18 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 19 MCT Completes Phase II Paving Project TSMS Mobile Container Terminal recently completed the paving of Phase II TRI-STATE MARITIME SERVICES, INC.

P.O. Box 2725 106 St. Francis St., Suite 1701 Mobile, Alabama 36652 Mobile, Alabama 36602 (251) 432-1054 Fax - (251) 432-1056 www.tsmsal.com • Professional • Personal • Dedicated • Quality Service, along with • Cost Efficient Rates, by a • Management Team with a combined Tell us a little about what’s in store for your organization in 2009? 100 years Maritime Experience Custom Marketing During 2009, we will continue to fine tune our operational processes and systems while continuing to de- Please call us for your Stevedoring, Terminal Handling, Services Tours ASPA velop our team. As a result of new services coming online, we are currently increasing our staff and handling Jimmy Lyons and Todd Jones recently hosted a briefing additional volumes. Overall, the end goal is to deliver the highest level of service to all of our customers. Line Handling, and Transportation needs. and port tour for representatives from Custom Marketing Services, an Alabama-based 3PL company. How did you wind up in your current position? BONDED Between 1996 and 2006, I worked for APM Terminals in Elizabeth, NJ, and Baltimore, MD. I started working on the MCT project in early 2006, while in my previous position, by assisting our engineering group during the initial design phase. As the project went from design to implementation in August 2006, I accepted the project director position and relocated soon after that to Mobile.

What word best describes your leadership style? Mitchell Container Services, Inc. I consider myself to be a “visible” leader. Now that we have gone from a project to an operational facility, the real work gets done outside of the office and meeting rooms. I feel it is critical to see what takes place 226 Highway 43 South (photo) L-R Todd Jones, ASPA; Walter LaGroue, Greg Adams and Dennis O’Brien with Custom Marketing on a day-to-day basis and have open and honest communication with employees and customers. Saraland, AL 36571 [email protected] Services, Inc.; Jimmy Lyons, ASPA Director & CEO. Goal yet to be achieved? Phone: (251) 675-3786; 800-729-3786 Our most important goal is to exceed 365 days without a Lost Time Accident (LTA). Trade Developer visits Fax: (251) 679-0347 Mexican Port Professional pet peeve? Tardiness www.mcontainer.com Maria Mendez, director of Latin American trade and development traveled to Mexico to call on shippers. What do you do to relieve stress? Reading always helps me to relax. While there, she met with representatives from the Economic Development Coatzacoalcos office and the Port of Coatzacoalcos. Favorite hobbies? I enjoy landscaping, swimming and skiing, although it has been some time since my family and I have been able to go.

It is 11 on Saturday morning. Where are you? Spending time with my family, whether at home or traveling somewhere.

What line of work would you pursue if you couldn’t work in your present one? Intermediate Bulk I have always had an interest in being an architect. Steel and Plastic Drums Containers (IBCs) New and Reconditioned Sales, Rental, Service Pictured L-R: Lorenzo Castillo; Alejandro Urrutia; Gilberto Rios, executive director at the Port; Maria Mendez, ASPA; Sales and Parts and Parts Milene Chagra Nacif, director, Economic Development 20 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Coatzacoalcos; Gezina Betancourt Gutierrez currents Blimey! Pirates Capture the Gulf Coast CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY ON ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY’S INTERMODAL CONTAINER TRANSFER FACILITY Large traveling trunk typical of The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) is moving forward on “The project has been structured, since the beginning, to be the popular perception of a pirate construction of the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), a true public private partnership,” Lyons said. treasure chest. the second element of the Port’s Choctaw Point project. The first element of the facility, the container terminal, became “Mobile Container Terminal (MCT), which was the first part operational in its first phase October 1, 2008. This facility of the project, is rapidly growing,” said Jimmy Lyons, director was constructed utilizing funds from the ASPA, the state of and CEO of the ASPA. “We have four services at MCT now Alabama, the DOT and the private sector partners, Mobile and expect to add more. The ICTF will add much-needed in- Container Terminal, LLC. The container terminal is currently frastructure to reduce the number of trucks on our highways serving companies throughout Alabama, the Florida Panhan- eliminating both congestion and emissions. We are actively dle, western Georgia, eastern Mississippi and Tennessee. putting together financing plans for both the transfer facility Grab your cutlass, don an eye-patch and hoist the Jolly Rog- murderous, pillaging and criminal nature of his pirate career and the logistics park.” ICTF is the second element of the facility. Construction of er! To most these phrases are synonymous with fantasy and and describes the ironic circumstances of his death. the logistics park, the third element, will start shortly after the Hollywood movies. In reality, there’s no Johnny Depp. True The facility, estimated to cost $90 million and take three contracts are in place for the ICTF. ASPA officials anticipate piracy has been alive and well since the early 17th century, “He used to lead his infamous companions with so much rigor years to complete, connects an existing marine terminal with the Authority and private sector partners will bear the costs and the Port City knows that better than anywhere else. and severity, that being tired of his sway and availing them- up to five National Class 1 Railroads. The ICTF will extend for the logistics park, generating an additional $30 million to selves of an opportunity when they found their worthy chief geographical reach of the container terminal and increase its $40 million in construction activity. On loan from the Museum of Arts and Sciences – Daytona asleep on a sum of $10 or $12,000, which he had robbed national significance. Beach, the Museum of Mobile is now displaying Florida’s East but a short time before, they cut off his head with an axe.” The ASPA, headquartered in Mobile, Ala., owns and operates the Coast Pirates. The exhibit traces the history of east coast pi- Lyons added that all permits are in place and much of the en- state of Alabama’s deepwater port facilities in Mobile, Ala. The racy, demonstrating the diversity and dramatic impact it had For more than three centuries, pirates and piracy thrived and gineering, approximately 95 percent, is complete on the ICTF. Authority directly employs 687 workers and its public facilities on the Gulf Coast’s history. flourished in Mobile’s own backyard. At the museum’s pirate Jobs will be created both short term during construction and handled 28 million tons of cargo last year. The Authority’s exhibit, visitors will learn about breathtaking tales of swash- long term once the facility opens. container, general cargo and bulk facilities have immediate “Mobile’s culture was wrapped around piracy in the 18th buckling encounters involving rogues like Gambi, Lafitte, de access to two interstate systems, five Class 1 railroads, and century,” said Museum of Mobile Director David Alsobrook. Graaf, Scott and many others. Funding for ICTF will be provided by ASPA, as well as federal nearly 15,000 miles of inland waterway connections. Learn “Pirates from the past formed what Mobile is today. With the and private sector sources. The construction is divided into more at www.asdd.com. Pirates exhibit, we’ve brought their stories to life and shared The exhibition is great for both adults and children, revealing packages that can be phased as funding is available. Prelimi- them with the Gulf Coast and the rest of the nation.” tales of real-life pirates and examining the social and eco- nary site work for the ICTF is under way with an estimated nomic forces that drove their career choices and the pivotal completion of June 2009. The value of these contracts is These stories include pirates like Paddy Scott, who threat- role they played in the early history of the American colonies. $10.6 million. Site fill work is scheduled to begin July 2009. ened to burn Mobile after his arrest here in 1824. Scott and his crew terrorized the Eastern Shore of in the “We want to display exhibits that Mobilians are interested in, First conceived in its 2001 Master Plan, the ASPA’s Choc- 1830s, attacking unsuspecting landowners, beating the es- and they love to learn about the history of their city and the taw Point project consists of three interconnected and inter- tate inhabitants, stealing valuables, and carrying away women people who built it,” said Alsobrook. Pirates like Laurens de and children for possible ransom. Graaf and Patty Scott featured in our exhibit walked Mobile’s related elements: a marine container terminal, an intermodal The Alabama State Port Authority has already begun site work for the future container transfer facility and a logistics park utilizing parcels Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. The recently opened Mobile Container streets, docked their ships in Weeks Bay and had a vital role of adjacent land. Terminal is in the background. And then there’s the English Pirate Attack on Dauphine Island in the Port City’s foundation.” on January 11, 1711, influencing local culture, economy and society, not to mention the story of Vincent Gambi. Visitors From Honda and Posco Tour Facility Representatives from Honda and Posco toured the Alabama State Port Authority facility March 18, 2009. The tour was given by John Mickler of Gambi is said to be the most vicious and feared ASPA, along with Dan Wilkins and Buddy Green of CSA. pirate that ever sailed the Gulf of Mexico. He used an axe to butcher the crews of the (photo) L-R Front row: Detrel Murray, Belinda Mayfield, Krista Watkins, ships he raided in the early 19th century. Anitria Watkins, Toni Huggins, Yoshihior Murase, Yoshiya Watanbe, all of Gambi’s obituary from the National Intel- Honda Trading America Corp. Back row: Ellen Kang, Posco; Connie Teal, Honda liger newspaper, dated December Trading America Corp.; Chad Williams, Honda Trading America Corp.; John Mickler, ASPA; Buddy Greene, Cooper/T. Smith; Ryusuke Nishio; Dan Wilkins, 23, 1819, recounts the bloody, CSA; Yusuke Katsunuma, Honda Trading America Corp. A sword hilt with a decorative lion. An example of the bars of silver on display.

22 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 23 Preserved artifacts are also available for viewing including armaments from the late 1700s, such as flintlock pistols, lon- Montgomery Reception garms, sabers, swords, daggers and other weapons. Also on March 25, 2009 • Alabama Activity Center • Montgomery, AL display are coins, bullion, ingots and bottles recovered from shipwrecks off the East Coast.

There’s plenty for the children to do, like taking the wheel of the museum’s sunken pirate ship and searching for buried treasure, while adults get a glimpse of the characters that charged the waters with the pirates’ intrigues and exploits.

The Museum of Mobile, located in historic downtown, will display the exhibit until July 4. For additional information about this or other upcoming exhibits and events, please call 251.208.7569 or visit www.museumofmobile.com. 1 2 A typical map used by pirates.

Several swords are available for viewing including French Court swords from the late 1700s.

As featured on the Jolly Roger as well as many other ships and items, the skull and crossbones symbol is thought of as the stereotypical Serving the 3 4 pirate flag. The crossbones behind the skull indicate poison while the Gulf Coast crossbones under the skull Maritime Industry represent piracy.

Do ckside Services Services include: is a fully insured and • Line Ha ndling S ervices bonded maritime service • Crew Transportation • USD A Regulated Waste D isposal company doing business • Local D eliv eries in the Ports of Mobile, 5 6 Pascagoula, Gulfport, Internat io nal Services include: and Pensacola . • Customs B onded Carrier 1. Peter Kim, Glovis; S.T. Kim, Glovis; Marx Nicholson, ASPA; Bo Lee, & Wa rehouse GHM; Chuck Camp, ASPA 2. Mike Fields, ASPA Board of Directors; ® Our mission is to • AirCargo International A gent Ed Fields, Mobile Gas; Wayne Shaddix, Jefferson State Community pro vide y ou with the College 3. Randy George, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce; Lo gistics related services Several coins are on display including most expedient and Larry Downs, ASPA 4. Sen. Trip Pittman, Alabama State Senate; David include: the Spanish Reale Coin from the Spanish economical services Cooper, ASPA Board of Directors; Beth Lyons, Lyons & Crane; Sen. • 24-Hour, 7 Da y ship El Cazador that shipwrecked on its when y ou a re in a port Jabo Waggoner, Alabama State Senate 5. Rep. Harry Shiver, Alabama “Hot Shot” S ervice voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to House of Representatives; Jimmy Lyons, ASPA Director & CEO; Rep. we serv e. • 5,000 square foot w a rehouse Spanish New Orleans in 1784. Other Joe Faust, Alabama House of Representatives; Rep. James Buskey, • Roll Off D ebris Remo val & Spanish coins dating back to the reign Alabama House of Representatives 6. Sen. Jabo Waggoner, Alabama Container Rental of Charles IV in 1807 and Charles III in State Senate; Ralph Hargrove, Hargrove & Associates; Rep. Jamie 1762 are available for viewing. Also on www.dockside-services.com Ison, Alabama House of Representatives 7. Scott Stinson, CMA CGM; 7 display are French coins from the 1600s. 251.438.2362 • P.O. Box 122, Mobile, AL 36601 James Kim, Glovis; Todd Jones, ASPA; Keith Hancock, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama; Bo Lee, GHM

24 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 25 Montgomery Reception Of Men & s March 25, 2009 • Alabama Activity Center • Montgomery, AL Ship

The East India Company

Chartered in 1600, the East India Company would become the most powerful mercantile organization in the world. Dur- ing its 270-plus year history, the Company would hold a mo- nopoly on trade, field its own army, control its own armed fleet and come to rule the majority of the subcontinent. The Company’s soldiers were among the most disciplined and professional then under arms, and its ships were arguably the 1 2 finest vessels of their time.

With the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English in 1588 and a growing emphasis on maritime trade in England, a group of merchants sought to bypass the Portuguese and Dutch middlemen and deal directly with traders in the East This painting portrays the same East Indiaman from two different angles. Indies. Early efforts proved spotty, but after raising nearly Painted about 1685, the ship is identified as belonging to the East India £70,000 in capital and purchasing several ships, the group Company by its striped ensign, jack and pendants. This vessel shipped more received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I granting than 60 guns. a new company exclusive rights for 15 years to trade with squadron of four Portuguese galleons were going to lead an all nations between the Cape of Good Hope and eastward attack against his ships. as far as the Straits of Magellan. The company created on 3 4 December 31, 1600, by this charter officially was called the The Portuguese galleons and an additional 26 oared barks “Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with arrived off Suvali on November 28, 1612. On the 29th, the the East Indies,” but it soon came to be known as the “East English and Portuguese lobbed a few shots at one another India Company,” or, more commonly, either “John Company,” with little effect. At daylight the following morning, however, or, simply, “the Company.” Captain Best took his ship DRAGON in among the Portu- guese vessels, scattering them and forcing three of them to The first voyage by Company ships, or East Indiamen as they run aground. A second Company ship, the HOSIANDER, were called, set sail for Asia in 1601 under the command joined the fray while the East Indiamen JAMES and SOLO- of Sir James Lancaster. These early voyages initially focused MON stood by to provide assistance as needed. Although on the spice trade, and each voyage was conducted as a the Portuguese managed to refloat their vessels, their confi- separate business venture, each with its own stockholders. dence was shaken, and the Emperor was much impressed. In 1612, Company investors put their capital into temporary On the night of the 30th, the Portuguese set a fireship adrift, 5 6 joint stocks, which would remain the norm until 1657, with the hoping to destroy one or more of the Indiamen or at least to issuance of permanent joint stocks in the Company. create panic among their crews. Instead, the English gunners 1. Taylor Williamson, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce; Bob Smith, ADO 2. Bill Bru, coolly put enough cannon balls into the fiery vessel to sink The year 1612 marked another milestone for the Company, ASPA Board of Directors; Matt Metcalfe 3. Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, Alabama State Senate; it. The “Battle of Swally,” as the English termed it, was over, Rep. , Jr., Alabama House of Representatives 4. Sonny Callahan, ASPA Board of when it defeated the Portuguese in the Battle of Suvali. Both but the brief engagement had huge implications. On January Directors; Matt Metcalfe; Dewayne Freeman, Southeast Consultants; Greg Pappas, Clerk of for its own protection and to thwart the efforts of rival Dutch 6, 1613, the Emperor signed a treaty granting the Company Alabama House of Representatives; Taylor Harper, Southeast Consultants; Rep. Randy Davis, and Portuguese traders, the East India Company armed its Alabama House of Representatives; Bob Boothe, Bob Boothe & Associates 5. Leon Robertson, trading rights in India. Little did he suspect, but he had just Indiamen and fielded uniformed soldiers, both British and Jim Walter Resources; Anna Ward, ASPA; Randy Hancock, Drummond Coal; Larry Downs ASPA set in motion a series of events that eventually would give the native troops, in essence commanding both a private army 6. Eason Balch, Balch & Bingham; Leslie Sanders, Alabama Power Co.; David Cooper, ASPA East India Company virtual control over India. Board of Directors 7. Tony Moore, Southeast Consultant; Glen Zorn, Alabama Department of and a private navy. In 1612, four East Indiamen under the Agriculture & Industries; Rep. Steve Hurst, Alabama House of Representatives command of Captain James Best had sailed to India in an The Company met with less success in the East Indies, where effort to secure trading rights with the Mughal Emperor Nu- the Dutch held a virtual monopoly on trade and so turned ruddin Salim Jehangir. As the ships lay off Suvali, some 12 7 the majority of its attention to India, trading in cotton, silk, miles north of Surat, Captain Best received intelligence that a

26 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 27 While the first East Indiamen were leased, the Company soon established its own shipyards on the Thames. This Indiaman dates from about 1720. indigo, spices, tea, opium and saltpeter. Company trading posts were established in Surat, Madras, Bombay and Cal- cutta over the next three-quarters of a century. By mid-cen- tury, more than 23 of these “factories” had been established in India. By 1670, the East India Company was authorized to acquire territory, mint money, establish forts, wage war, make peace and to exercise jurisdiction over its acquired territories. By the beginning of the 18th century, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta had evolved into major commercial communities of The East India Company outfitted armed merchant vessels like these to British and Indian subjects under British administration. transport rich cargoes to and from the East. The magnificent ships also battled rivals and fought off pirates. Initially, some 20 to 30 East Indiamen sailed between Eng- land and India, transporting millions of pounds sterling worth ognized Clive as a “heaven-born general,” and the Company’s of cargoes. Wealth often begets greed, and other merchants directors presented him with a £700 sword in recognition This 18th century East Indiaman, like all Indiamen, was as grand as anything else then afloat and could often outgun privateers, pirates and even some national warships. began clamoring for an opportunity to compete for a share of his service. On Clive’s second voyage to India, he arrived After convening a council with his officers, Clive determined governors of Indian provinces, and the Company became in- of the wealth flowing out of India. Following deregulation in in 1755 as deputy governor of Fort St. David, a small settle- to press the attack and crossed the river the following day. On creasingly involved in the administration of India and not just 1694, trade in the East was opened to competition, and in ment south of Madras. He also now held a commission as a June 23, against overwhelming odds, Clive attacked the Indian trade. Despite opposition at home, the Company became more 1698, a second consortium of merchants, the English Com- lieutenant colonel and, as such, participated in the capture of and French forces, thoroughly routing them. As a result of his deeply ingrained in every aspect of Indian life, making alliances pany Trading in the East Indies, was established. The original the fortress of Gheriah (modern day Vijaydurg). The Mughal victory at Palashi, Clive installed a new Nawab and rewarded with neighboring states, waging war, taking over the education Company had such a foothold on trade, however, that the new Empire had by now crumbled, supplanted by regional powers the Company’s troops and naval forces with £500,000 from system and attempting to impose British culture on India. group couldn’t really compete, and in 1708, the two compa- courted by both the English and the French. The new Nawab the local treasury. For himself, he took £160,000. He also sent nies merged to become the United Company of Merchants of Bengal, Siraj Ud Daula, attacked the British and took Cal- gifts of £24,000 to each member of the Company’s commit- of England Trading to the East Indies, more commonly known cutta, condemning 146 men to the infamous Black Hole tee, and provided for public compensation. Upon his return to as the Honourable East India Company. In 1712, Parliament of Calcutta. After months of diplomatic efforts failed, Clive, England, Clive would be created a baron and knighted for his renewed the Company’s status, re-establishing its monopoly supported by naval bombardment supplied by Vice Admiral service in India. Baron Clive of Plassey, K.B., returned to the in India. In 1717, the Mughal Emperor issued a royal dictate, Charles Watson, led Company troops, retaking a fortress at subcontinent in 1765 as governor and commander in chief of exempting the Company from the payment of custom duties Baj-Baj and, in January 1757, recapturing Calcutta. He de- Bengal, where he worked to stem corruption and restore order in Bengal. By this time the Company was operating a fleet of feated Ud Daula in battle the following month, but the Nawab to the Company’s military forces. He also negotiated for the about 40 armed East Indiamen to transport cargo, enforce aligned himself with the French soon thereafter. Company to gain control of Bengal and other vital regions of treaties and ward off pirates. Negotiations with Ud Daula broke down just prior to the start India, thus formally establishing British rule in India. As the Seven Years War erupted among the European pow- of the monsoon season in 1757. Clive led a force of 1,100 Company troops next fought various regional rulers who had al- ers in 1756, Company troops battled French forces in India. British troops and 2,300 Indian troops, backed by nine artil- lied themselves with the French, with the British taking charge Robert Clive, who at the age of 18 had first gone to India lery pieces. They moved up the Hooghly River, arriving op- of huge swaths of the subcontinent. The Company continued as a clerk for the East India Company, had made a name for posite Palashi (“Plassey,” to the English) on June 21. The to consolidate its power and control over the next century. himself in 1751, leading Company troops to victory over a Nawab’s forces included 18,000 cavalry, 50,000 foot soldiers Governors of the Company’s commercial settlements became combined French and Indian force at Arcot. Pitt the Elder rec- and 53 pieces of heavy artillery manned by French soldiers. Painted about 1750, an East Indiaman is depicted here “in a fresh breeze.”

28 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 29 A series of Parliamentarian acts over the next few years sought to reign in the powers of the Company and to separate and de- fine its actions in India and elsewhere from those of the Crown. Nevertheless, by the middle of the 19th century, the Company ruled the majority of India, as well as Burma, Hong Kong, Ma- laya and Singapore — some one-fifth of the world’s population. established 1892 It was the Indian Mutiny of 1857 that proved the turning point global logistics in the history of the East India Company. In the face of stinging criticism, the Company was nationalized by the British govern- progress anchored in tradition ment and was stripped of its administrative powers. Addition- ally, the Company’s troops and Indian possessions reverted to supply chain management • general & bulk cargo • automotive specialists the Crown. The Company continued to manage the tea trade on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government but its glory days were well over by this time. By Act of Parliament, the Honourable East India Company was dissolved on January 1, 1874, bring- ing to a close the remarkable 273-year history of the most pow- erful commercial venture the world had ever seen.

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(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 INNER HARBOR 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 ...... (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 • April 2009 Alabama Seaport • April 2009 37 STEAMSHIP AGENCIES Operations/Mobile NSA AGENCIES INC. Neil Turner - 251-433-3800 261 N. Joachim, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1536 Fax: 251-434-6552 George E. Duffy, President AND LINES Ted C. Lee, Mid Gulf/South Atlantic Mgr. GULF HARBOR SHIPPING [email protected] aztec maritime service inc. 2000 Old Spanish Trail, Suite 100, Slidell, LA 70458 A/S Bulkhandling P.O. Box 1505, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-7273 (985) 661-8005 • Fax: (414) 921-5013 Armada Shipping Mark Fenton, President • [email protected] [email protected] Coulouthros Ltd. Fednav International BIEHL & COMPANY Inchcape Shipping Services Ganmount Shpg. 118 N. Royal St., Suite 705, Mobile, AL 36602 11 North Water St. Guinomar International P. O. Box 1246, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1605 Suite 9290 • Mobile, 36602 Hellespont S. S. Corp. Larry McInnis, Local Manager Elaine E. Dearmon, Vice President J. Lauritzen Bulkers [email protected] Josie Mock, Manager Kerr Norton Marine Columbus Line - Aust/N.Z. Phone: (251) 461 2747 • Fax: (251) 461 2748 M & R Shipping Columbus Line - South America Metal Logistics Concorde Line LOTT SHIP AGENCY INC. Nautica Gulf Africa Line 259 N. Conception, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1621 Navios Corporation Hinode Lline P. O. Box 1802, Mobile, 36601 Seamar Shipping National Shipping Co., of Saudi Arabia William B. Lott, President Seatramp Tankers Navinter Line Stephen G. Havranek, Vice President S. F. P. O. ousing Nordana [email protected] T & E Bulkers Nordana Worldwide ALLSEAS Engineering Torm Bulk Pan Ocean Line Ariane Shipping Corp. Torvald Klaveness & Co., AIS Trucking Stevedoring Warehousing U. S. Africa Navigation Line Antares Shipping Co. Trans Sea Transport Blue Water Shipping Co. U. S. Steel Group - A Div. of USX Corp. Blue Water Shipping Company Cargo Logistics U. S. Steel Mining Co., LLC 4739 Utica Street Ceres Hellenic Ship Enterprises, Inc. Vulica Shipping Co., Ltd. Suite 103 • Coastal States Trading Metairie, LA 70006 • Coastal Tankships (USA) PAGE & JONES INC. (504) 455-8462 Coscol Marine 52 N. Jackson St., Mobile, 36602 • (251) 432-1646 [email protected] Dan-Gulf Shipping Michael B. Lee, President Dowa Line America [email protected] BULK SHIPPING INC. Eggars Schiffahrts-KG Carnival Line 118 N. Royal St., Suite 705, Mobile, AL 36602 Euro Asia Chartering PTE, Ltd. • Central Gulf P. O. Box 88, Mobile, 36601 • (251) 433-1585 Exxon Shipping Co. Crowley Lines Services Thomas Murray • [email protected] Hunt Refining Co. • Forest Line MCW Shipping Industrial Maritime Carriers Hapag-Lloyd Line Intermarine Inc. International Transport Logistics CG Railway Kersten Shipping • Keystone Shipping Co. 11 North Water St., Suite 18290, Mobile, 36602 Lineas Maritimas, Inc. Pelican Cargo Transport (251) 243-9228 • Fax: 251-706-6937 Louis Dreyfus Rickmers Line Email: [email protected] Marine Line Int'l. Texaco, Inc. M. I. D. Ship Marine • Waterman Celtic INternational Navimin Shipping Agency, L.L.C. Ocean Projects ROSS MARITIME INC. ASD Blvd., Suite 107, P.O. Box 1083 Protexa P. O. Box 1022, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1611 Mobile, 36633 • (251) 694-7001 S.B. Construction & Maritime Carl Black, President • [email protected] [email protected] Scanports Shipping Sea Containers, Ltd. Seacliff Agencies, LLC CMA CGM Seachem Inc. P. O. Box 1947, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 433-1196 CMA-CGM (America) LLC Seagroup, Inc. Ritchie Macpherson, Manager 300 Colonial Parkway, Suite 325 Serviocean International [email protected] Roswell, GA 30076 Wing Bridge Clipper Americas Scot Stinson C.I. C. Marine Pipe Reconditioning (770) 729-6733 Ext. 6733 Maritime Endeavors Drummond Coal [email protected] Shipping Company, Ltd. OBC Forest Line Rebecca Dyson Ext. 2394 1901 Alabama State Docks Blvd, Building 50, 757-961-2394 Suite 109, Mobile, AL 36602 SEAGULL MARINE INC. [email protected] P.O. Box 1064, Mobile, AL 36633 Mobile Middle Bay Port, Bldg. 303 • (251) 443-6789 Jason Kernion, operations Manager Tim Dardar, Vessell Agent Crimson Shipping Co., inc. (251) 434-9600 • Fax: (251) 441-7171 [email protected] Ken Wear, Terminal Operations Manager email: [email protected] 150 Viaduct Road • Chickasaw, AL 36611 Ship Supply of Florida, Inc. 251-457-9551 • Fax: (251) 457-9597 Nord-Sud Shipping, Inc. 15065 NW 7th Avenue • Miami, FL 33168 [email protected] Jeffrey Berthelot • (225) 869-7450 President, Elias Giannakopoulos 1940 Jefferson Highway, Lutcher, LA 70071 (305) 681-7447 • Fax (305) 769-3502 FILLETTE, GREEN SHIPPING SVC. (USA) CORP. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Norton Lilly International AGENCY TRANSMARINE ALABAMA INC. GAC Shipping (USA) Inc. One St. Louis Center, Suite 3002, 36602 105 North Conception St., Mobile, 36602 2727 Allen Parkway, Suite 740 • Houston, TX 77019 Rachel Allen, Marketing Director • (251) 431-6335 Luis Sanchez-Navarro and Lee Collier (713) 533-3200 • Fax: (713) 533-3220 [email protected] [email protected] • (251) 432-8486 Email: [email protected] Atlantic Bulk Carriers Carribean Forest Carriers Tom Nasman, President & CEO Atlanticargo (ACS) Transmarine Chartering, Inc. Big Lift GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP. C.C.N.I. Westfal-Larsen Shipping 107 St. Francis St., Suite 1203, Mobile, 36605 COSCO 3655 Brookside Parkway, Suite 165 (251) 438-5071 • [email protected] CMA/CGM Alpharetta, GA 30022 John Kirkpatrick Jr, District Manager CSAV P. 770-569-5821 • F. 770-569-5823 China Shipping Mike Hawe – [email protected] GLOVIS America, Inc. Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha Becky Jenny – [email protected] 1110 Montlimar Dr., Suite 630, Mobile, AL 36609 Emirates Shipping Line (AGX) Local Vessel Agent – Inchcape Shipping Services Stan Winter, Manager; [email protected] Hoegh Lines (251) 342-8292; Fax: (251) 342-8291 Kawasaki (K Line) WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE Lykes/Americana 107 St. Francis St., Ste. 1804, Mobile, 36602 Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics ZIM Maersk P. O. Box 865, Mobile, 36601 GRIEG STAR SHIPPING Mitsui P. (251) 433-3459 • F. (251) 433-5293 Atlanta, Georgia Navix Lines Alexander May, Branch Manager [email protected] Sanko Steamship Company [email protected] & Affiliated Companies Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. Far East - Gulf (Med) Trade Shipping Corporation of India • AMERICAN FLAG LINE Julie Springer - 770-226-5931 Southern Star Emily Kiley - 770-226-5941 Spliethoff Shuttle Thomas Johansen – 770-226-5936 Toko Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. United Arab Shipping Co. “Seamless Solutions” Atlantic Trade Western Bulk Carriers Don Walden – 770-226-5909 Sara Beth Fielden – 770-226-5945 Customer needs and satisfaction are the number one priority. Doug Barton – 770-226-5930 For more information, please contact Mike Richardson in Mobile

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