THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE A L A B A M A OF THE ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY SEAPORT2017 VOL. II Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals welcomes Walmart to the Port of Mobile. ALABAMA SEAPORT EST. 1892 PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1927 • 2017 VOL. II GLOBAL LOGISTICS • PROJECT CARGO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ON THE COVER: 4 12 AEROSPACE • AUTOMOTIVE • CHEMICALS • ELECTRONICS • FOOD & BEVERAGE • FOREST PRODUCTS The Port of Mobile grows with new FURNITURE • GENERAL & BULK CARGO • MACHINERY • STEEL • TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED Walmart distribution center. See story on page 4 14 26 ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY The ALABAMA SEAPORT Magazine has been a trusted news and information resource P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633, USA for customers, elected officials, service providers and communities for news regarding P: 251.441.7200 • F: 251.441.7216 • asdd.com Alabama’s only deepwater Port and its impact throughout the state of Alabama, James K. Lyons, Director, CEO region, nation and abroad. In order to refresh and expand readership of ALABAMA H.S. “Smitty” Thorne, Deputy Director/COO SEAPORT, the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) now publishes the magazine Larry R. Downs, Secretary-Treasurer/CFO quarterly, in four editions appearing in winter, spring, summer and fall. Exciting things are happening in business and industry throughout Alabama and the Southeastern FINANCIAL SERVICES Larry Downs, Secretary/Treasurer 251.441.7050 U.S., and the Port Authority has been investing in its terminals to remain competitive Linda K. Paaymans, Sr. Vice President, FINANCE 251.441.7036 and meet the needs of shippers. PAGE & JONES, INC. LOCATIONS Pete Dranka, COMPTROLLER 251.441.7057 Danny Barnett, Manager, HUMAN RESOURCES 251.441.7004 Kevin Malpas, Manager, RISK MANAGEMENT 251.441.7118 Avito DeAndrade, INTERNAL AUDITOR 251.441.7210 CONTENTS HUNTSVILLE MARKETING Walmart Distribution Announcement .........................................4 Judith Adams, Vice President 251.441.7003 Sheri Collins, Manager, Public Affairs 251.441.7001 The Port of Mobile Modernization ...............................................6 Kelly Sims, Manager, Real Estate 251.441.71 13 Mobile Navy Week ...........................................................................8 JACKSON ATLANTA John Goff, Manager, Theodore Operations 251.443.7982 BIRMINGHAM ASPA Customer Appreciation Reception ..................................10 DALLAS-FORT WORTH OPERATIONS Bradley N. Ojard, Sr. Vice President, Operations 251.441.8133 Made In Alabama: Polaris Huntsville ...........................................12 Scott Wallace, Manager, MCDUFFIE 251.441.7 316 Port Calls: Alabama State Lands Canoe Trails ..........................14 PENSACOLA FERNANDINA BEACH Mike Russell, General Manager, TERMINAL RAILWAY 251.441.7301 PASCAGOULA Cliff Melton, Asst. General Manager 251.441.7305 Currents .............................................................................................16 GULFPORT Bill Inge, Manager, GENERAL CARGO/ JACKSONVILLE INTERMODAL OPERATIONS 251.441.7236 Pages from the Past ........................................................................23 * F: 251.441.7231 Of Men and Ships: Fighting Whales And Dodging Bullets PANAMA CITY Parrish Lawler, Manager, CUSTOMER SERVICE 251.441.7146 Anna Ward, Manager, TRAFFIC/SALES 251.441.7516 with FDR ............................................................................................24 NEW ORLEANS Chuck Camp, Manager, LOGISTICS 251.441.8179 MOBILE Jimmie Flanagan, PORT POLICE CHIEF 251.441.7777 F: 251.441.7172 Lester Davison, TRUCK CONTROL 251.441.7098 Capt. Terry Gilbreath, HARBOR MASTER 251.441.7074 ENGINEERING SERVICES Jerald Kichler, P.E., Vice President, Engineering Services 251.441.8975 DEPARTMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Arrivals/Sailings................................................................................28 Bob Harris, Vice President, Environmental/Program Management 251.441.7085 Port of Mobile Directory......................................................................31 Strengthened by Our Network of Agents Worldwide TRADE & DEVELOPMENT Steamship Agencies & Lines..............................................................34 Frank Fogarty, Vice President 251.441.7201 Todd Jones, Director Trade & Development 251.441.7144 Maria Mendez, Director, LATIN AMERICA SALES & An Equal Opportunity Employer TRADE DEVELOPMENT 251.441.7535 ALABAMA SEAPORT (ISSN 1524-8259) is published quarterly by the marketing department, Alabama State Port Authority. The magazine is provided free of charge upon written request from customers and friends of the Alabama State Port Authority. Material contained herein, except when copyrighted, may be reproduced in whole or in part. A credit line “Reprinted from FREIGHT FORWARDERS • STEAMSHIP AGENTS • CUSTOM BROKERS • AIR CARGO • NVOCC ALABAMA SEAPORT,” will be appreciated, and it is requested that a copy of the publication, containing the material used, be sent to Editor, ALABAMA SEAPORT, Alabama State Port Authority, P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633 U.S.A. Executive Office: 52 N. Jackson Street • Mobile, Alabama 36602 Phone: 251-287-8700 • FAX: 251-287-8705 • www.pagejones.com • [email protected] ALABAMA SEAPORT • 2017 VOL. II 3 CHB Lic. #2843 • FMC Lic. #1567 “Regional manufacturing growth and now landing retail g i a n t , Wa l m a r t , i s s t r e n g t h e n i n g a v i s i o n w e l a u n c h e d b a c k PORT DRIVES GROWTH WITH in 2001 to create state-of-the-art container intermodal facilities to fuel regional investment and jobs creation,” WALMART DISTRIBUTION said James K. Lyons, director and chief executive officer for the Alabama State Port Authority. ANNOUNCEMENT To keep pace with current growth and expanding market opportunities presented by the larger vessels labama State Port Authority and APM Terminals’ investments now transiting the widened Panama Canal locks, APM continue to pay off from 2016, and 2017 promises better Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama Terminals announced last year a $47.5 million, Phase 2 Aresults. APM Terminals Mobile, which increased container expansion at the container terminal to increase annual traffic at the port by 19 percent last year to a record 277,307 ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY throughput capacity to 500,000 TEUs. The 95-acre » Glen Wilkins, Walmart’s public affairs director announces TEUs, is now preparing for the opening of Walmart’s announced Horace Horn, Chairman, facility, which opened in 2008 with a depth of 45 feet and import distribution center in Mobile, which will bring additional new two STS cranes capable of an 18-row reach, will add two the company’s intent to build a 2.5-million-square-feet super Central Region distribution center. business in 2018. Term expires July 31, 2019 new super-Post Panamax STS cranes with a 22 container- row reach, and expand the container yard by 20 acres In March, Walmart announced plans to build a $135-million Joe McCarty, 1st Vice Chair, this summer. The new cranes will be able to handle ships distribution center in Mobile, creating more than 550 local full- Northern Region up to 14,000 TEU capacity now able to call the Gulf time jobs. The new storage and cross-dock facility will be the sixth Term expires July 31, 2020 Coast from Asia via the Panama Canal. The port recently super distribution center in the United States and the company’s Daryl Dewberry, At Large widened its turning basin to accommodate vessels of up fourth distribution center in the state. Once completed, it will span Term expires July 31, 2019 to 1,300 feet in length. The Alabama State Port Authority more than 2.5 million square feet. The distribution center, which will and APM Terminals have also invested more than $55 take approximately 14 months to build, will supply several regional Alvin K. Hope, III, Southern Region million in a new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility, distribution centers supporting approximately 800 Walmart stores Term expires July 31, 2020 which opened in June 2016 with the Canadian National/ in Alabama, Mississippi and other areas to the north. Once fully Tim Parker III, Central Region Illinois Central providing direct rail service to Memphis, operational, the new super distribution center is expected to Term expires July 31, 2018 Kansas City, Decatur, and Chicago, as well as Canadian increase local container port volumes by at least 10 percent. locations. Algernon "Al" Stanley, Northern Region “Walmart’s distribution and logistics center in Mobile County will Term expires July 31, 2020 In the past year, APM Terminals has gained new service enhance Alabama’s connection to the global economy and provide » Left to right: Clark Fine, James K. Lyons, Brian Harold, Ben C. Stimpson, Southern Region calls from the Far East, with three weekly direct container Doug Morgante a major boost in cargo volume to the Port of Mobile,” said Greg Term expires July 31, 2019 services linking Mobile with China, Korea, Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce. “The Hong Kong and Singapore. In April, Walmart hub will act as a powerful catalyst for job creation and The Honorable Sandy Stimpson, Mayor, another weekly container direct service significantly increase the Port of Mobile operations.” City of Mobile (Ex-Officio) between Mobile and Northern European Serving the Term expires July 31, 2017 ports began. In 2015, European airplane During the announcement ceremony, which was hosted by APM manufacturing consortium Airbus began Gulf Coast Terminals Mobile, the Alabama State Port Authority