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SEAPORT

A L A B A M A

DECEMBER 2010

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE

OF THE ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY

Alabama State Port Authority

P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633, USA

P: 251.441.7200 • F: 251.441.7216 • asdd.com

James K. Lyons, Director, CEO

Larry R. Downs, Secretary-Treasurer/CFO

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Larry Downs, Secretary/Treasurer 251.441.7050

Linda K. Paaymans, Vice President 251.441.7036

COMPTROLLER Pete Dranka 251.441.7057

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Stan Hurston, Manager 251.441.7017

HUMAN RESOURCES Danny Barnett, Manager 251.441.7004

RISK MANAGEMENT Kevin Malpas, Manager 251.441.7118

INTERNAL AUDITOR Avito DeAndrade 251.441.7210

MARKETING

Judith Adams, Vice President 251.441.7003

Sheri Reid, Manager, Public Affairs 251.441.7001

Pete O’Neal, Manager, Real Estate 251.441.7123

Pat Scott, Manager, Fixed Assets 251.441.7113

John Goff, Manager, Theodore Operations 251.443.7982

OPERATIONS

H.S. “Smitty” Thorne, Executive Vice President/COO 251.441.7238

Bradley N. Ojard, Vice President 251.441.8133

Glenn Reibe, Training & Quality Control Manager 251.441.7156

Ron Adler, Asst. General Manager, Operations 251.441.7316

BULK OPERATIONS Raymond Dearmon, Manager 251.441.7676

Melvin Barnett, Operations Superintendent 251.441.7675

TERMINAL RAILWAY Mike Russell, General Manager 251.441.7301

GENERAL CARGO/INTERMODAL

OPERATIONS John Mickler, Manager P: 251.441.7235

F: 251.441.7231

CUSTOMER SERVICE Marx Nicholson, Manager 251.441.7047

TRAFFIC/SALES Anna Ward, Manager 251.441.7516

Chuck Camp, Logistics Manager 251.441.8179

PORT POLICE CHIEF Jimmie Flanagan P: 251.441.7777

F: 251.441.7172

TRUCK CONTROL Lester Davidson 251.441.7098

HARBOR MASTER Capt. Terry Gilbreath 251.441.7074

PLANNING & SECURITY

Hal Hudgins, Vice President 251.441.7237

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Jerald Kichler, P.E., Director 251.441.8975

ENVIRONMENTAL & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Bob Harris, Director 251.441.7085

TRADE & DEVELOPMENT

Mark I. Sheppard, Vice President 251.441.7201

Todd Jones, Director Trade & Development 251.441.7144

LATIN AMERICA SALES & TRADE DEVELOPMENT

Maria Mendez, Director 251.441.7535

An Equal Opportunity Employer

ALABAMA SEAPORT (ISSN 1524-8259) is published monthly 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

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ALABAMA SEAPORT

PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1927 • DECEMBER 2010

On The Cover:

From the Mobile Sea Buoy to docking at the Port of Mobile, only Mobile Bar

Pilots are allowed to move ships in that 30-mile span as well as at the ports

for all inbound and outbound traffic. These pilots safely guide ships, tugs,

oil rigs, barges and even cruise boats from foreign into local waters and

back out, relying on their specialized knowledge of local waters, weather

conditions and how these will affect particular ships. For their commute to

work, the bar pilots use two aluminum hull boats: the MOBILE and the

ALABAMA, built by Breaux Brothers out of Loreauville, La.

Contents

Mobile Bar Pilots: Channeling Commerce for 300 Years ...........................4

Mobile Container Terminal Welcomes New Leader .....................................7

ASPA New York Reception. ..............................................................................9

Made in Alabama: ThyssenKrupp Opens Mills with Gala Event ............. 12

At the Helm: Brian Harold ..............................................................................18

Currents ............................................................................................................ 20

Port Calls: Mardi Gras: Mobile’s Biggest Family-Friendly Tradition ...... 24

Of Men & Ships: Swarms of “Yellow Bees” over the Coast ....................27

Departments

Arrivals/Sailings .............................................................................................. 32

Postcards from the Past ............................................................................... 35

Port of Mobile Directory ................................................................................ 36

Steamship Agencies & Lines ........................................................................ 38

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When King Louis XIV of France appointed Mobile’s ﬁrst permanent bar

pilot in 1711, chances are he couldn’t have even imagined 300 years later,

bar pilots would be tracking ships by highly specialized computer systems,

updating assignments via a secure website and using fuel-efﬁcient en-

gines in the pilot boats.

But then as well as now, bar pilots have played an integral part of the

ﬂow of commerce shipping in and out of the Mobile area. Guiding ships

through the narrow Mobile Ship Channel, these pilots have specialized

knowledge of local waters, weather conditions and how these will affect

particular ships. For ships, tugs, oil rigs, barges and even cruise boats,

Mobile Bar Pilots safely guide these ships from foreign into local waters,

then back out. “It’s their ship, but they don’t know our channel, our cur-

rents,” explained Mobile Bar Pilot President Patrick Wilson.

While there are currently about 1,000 bar pilots in the United States,

Mobile has 14 serving the Port of Mobile, as well as the ports of Theodore

and Bayou La Batre. From the Mobile Sea Buoy to docking at the Port of

Mobile, only bar pilots are allowed to move ships in that 30-mile span as

well as at the ports for all inbound and outbound trafﬁc. From the 400-

foot wide Mobile Ship Channel to navigating Mobile’s new turning basin to

docking at the Port of Mobile, the job requires close quarter maneuvering,

skill and years of experience. “We pride ourselves on minimal business

interruption,” said Wilson.

Mobile Bar Pilots operate in a speciﬁc geographic area: from the Mobile

Sea Buoy to the Cochran Bridge. For inbound vessels, the bar pilots board

one mile south of the sea buoy, giving them time to board, make the pilot/

master exchange and accommodate any necessary changes in the given

weather. The outgoing exchange is made at the 1 and 2 channel buoys.

While on the vessel, the bar pilot has total control, from the choice of course

to steer to rudder commands and adjustments to the engine speed.

“Daylight, darkness, good weather, bad weather—we just go,” said Mobile

Bar Pilot Marty Stapleton. Ever-changing weather as well as each vessel’s

maneuverability, speed and draft makes each transit different than the last.

When meeting a ship at the sea buoy, either for a bar pilot to board or

disembark, the pilot launch captain matches the vessel’s speed—anywhere

from stop to 12 knots—maneuvering close enough for the bar pilot to climb

a rope ladder on the side of the ship. “We try to never stop,” said Wilson.

“Suction, hydraulics, there’s a lot of water being displaced.” It falls to the

pilot launch captain to maintain consistent speed as well as not damage

either vessel in the process. “Sometimes you just get in and hang on,” said

Vincent Collier, who has been captaining the pilot boats since 1973.

On a ship carrying lighter or less cargo, a pilot might have to climb 30 feet

up a rope ladder to the boat deck from the pilot boat. On a loaded ship, that

climb may only be 10 feet. But it’s still a rope ladder with 2x4s attached to

prevent twisting. “Some things technology doesn’t change,” said Wilson.

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Mobile Bar Pilots:

Channeling Commerce for 300 Years

“The boardings become second nature to you, but you still

go through every step every time. There are accidents; that’s

part of it.”

The Mobile Bar Pilots use two aluminum hull boats, the MO-

BILE and the ALABAMA. “We have two boats because of

what we ask out of them,” said Wilson. “We push the life

and maintenance out of them.” Every six months the boats

are pulled from the water for necessary repairs and mainte-

nance. While the average life span of an aluminum hull boat

is 20 years, thanks to scrupulous care, the bar pilots’ boats

can last up to 40 years. The aluminum hull pilot boats are

built by Breaux Brothers out of Loreauville, La.

Based in Dauphin Island in south Mobile County, there are

two crew members at the Mobile Bar Pilot Station at all

times. Their job is to run the launch, board and disembark

ships, communicate with ships, and remain in constant con-

tact with the Port of Mobile for updated information in car-

go delays, “speed ups,” and estimated times of arrival and

departure. There is also an ofﬁce in downtown Mobile with

a dispatcher and ofﬁce manager. “There are no business

hours,” explained Wilson. “We never shut down. It’s 24/7

every day of the year, though there is an answering service

to handle logistical queries at night.”

An AIS-based tracking system, a high-end electronics system

similar to GPS, allows the bar pilots to monitor ships all over

the world in real time for speed and distance. “Technology has

changed the industry,” explained Wilson. A new Web-based

scheduling system allows the bar pilots to check in from

any location to see what trips they are assigned to and the

accompanying details, both of which can change frequently.

Bar pilots have an hour to an hour and a half notice before a

sailing, allowing them to reach the ship in port or travel on the

pilot boat out to the vessel. Assignments for inbound ships

rotate. Once a pilot exceeds a certain number of hours or

trips during a speciﬁed period of time, a break is mandated

for safety reasons. “Things are always changing,” said Wilson.

“Some days you run out of pilots, so you have a rotation of

standbys.” Week-long shifts run from Tuesday to Tuesday.

Changing weather is an important variable for bar pilots.

“We are the epitome of the good days are good, but the bad

days are bad,” said Wilson. From a weather front in the mid-

dle of the night to a hurricane, Wilson said there are “a lot of

pieces of the pie” that could go wrong when piloting a ship.

The Mobile Bar Pilots average ﬁve days out of commission

in a year, mainly due to zero visibility or hurricane conditions.

During hurricane season, the bar pilots are part of a com-

prehensive plan between the Port of Mobile, the U.S. Coast

Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “If ships are

sailing, we monitor the weather,” explained Wilson. “We’re

the last leg, then we start our shutdown. We get our boats

at a minimum to the State Docks and further up the river if

necessary.” After a hurricane, the bar pilots assess the sta-

tus of the channel from the generator-run pilot house. “It’s a

race to get back in business as hurricanes generally mean a

slowdown of at least 48 hours, creating a backlog of ships,”

said Wilson.

Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama

ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY

Tim Parker Jr., Chair, Tuscaloosa

Term expires July 31, 2013

David J. Cooper, Vice Chair, Mobile

Term expires July 31, 2013

William B. Bru, 2nd Vice Chair, Mobile

Term expires August 2, 2014

H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, Mobile

Term expires August 2, 2014

Richard Weavil, Mobile

Term expires July 31, 2015

Mike Fields, Tuscaloosa

Term expires August 2, 2014

Joseph McCarty, Birmingham

Term expires July 31, 2015

Algernon Stanley, Huntsville

Term expires July 31, 2015

The Honorable Sam Jones,

Mayor, City of Mobile (Ex-Officio)

Term Expires July 31, 2011

ALABAMA SEAPORT EDITORIAL STAFF

Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief

Maureen Smith, Managing Editor

Scott Rye, Contributing Editor

Sheri Reid, Editor-at-Large

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS

Blake Herndon

Niki Lim

Greta Sharp

Maureen Smith

Scott Thornburg

PHOTOGRAPHY

Tad Denson, MyShotz.com Photography

Sheri Reid

Courtland Richards

Greta Sharp

Maureen Smith

Editorial offices of ALABAMA SEAPORT magazine are

located at the International Trade Center, 250 N. Water

Street, Mobile, AL 36602. To be added to or deleted from

the mailing list, contact the Alabama State Port Authority

Trade & Development Office at 251.441.7001.

Disembarking from the vessel onto the pilot launch hasn’t changed with

technology: The bar pilots still use a rope ladder. The length of the climb

is determined by the weight of the boat and its cargo.

As the outbound vessel passes Sand Island

Lighthouse, the pilot launch matches its speed

and meets it at the 1 and 2 channel buoys for

the bar pilot to disembark.

The pilot launch captain must match the vessel’s speed, maneuver close

enough for the bar pilot to climb a rope ladder on the side of the ship and

not damage either vessel during the transit.

6ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

And occasionally pilots are “carried away.” Unable to disem-

bark from the ship to the pilot boat due to inclement weather

conditions, the bar pilot travels with the vessel to another

port, then returns to Mobile. “We try to avoid it, but it some-

times happens,” said Wilson.

The Mobile Bar Pilots oversee an apprenticeship program

for those applicants working toward becoming qualiﬁed to

be branched as active pilots. Wilson said those wanting to

be bar pilots spend years earning degrees, licenses, sea

time and necessary training, an average of four years and

approximately 200 transits in the Mobile Ship Channel, all

while still working day jobs. This lends diversity in the indus-

try with bar pilots bringing experience from maritime schools,

harbor tugs, deep sea tows and barges, and other vessels.

Regular continuing education, required both from the Coast

Guard and from the industry, includes simulator training, ra-

dar upgrades, safety and ﬁre ﬁghting, and emergency ship

handling, as well as health screenings and security creden-

tials. With so few bar pilots serving Mobile-area ports, they

require written permission to leave the state.

The ﬁrst American bar pilots were licensed after Mobile was

occupied by American troops during the War of 1812. The

pilots lived on Navy Cove, across Mobile Bay from Dauphin

Island, in a community known as Pilot Town. During the Civil

War, many pilot boats were used as blockade runners, so

by the time the war ended, the pre-war pilot boats were ei-

ther captured or damaged. Following the war, the bar pilots

formed the Mobile Bar Pilots Association, purchasing two

boats. In the years that followed, increased channel depths

changed the way cargo was moved in and out of Mobile, a

hurricane eventually destroyed Pilot Town and the pilot sta-

tion moved to Dauphin Island. Since 1965, the only change

has been to the organization’s name: It became Mobile Bar

Pilots, LLC in 1997.

The numerous pilot boats used by the bar pilots during the

last century have shared two names, cementing the pilots’

commitment to the area and its commerce. The ﬁrst pilot

boat was the 100-foot ALABAMA, a schooner that the pilots

lived on with supplies delivered by boat once a week. Built in

1925 and retired in 1965, today it sails charters in Martha’s

Vineyard. When the bar pilots moved to Dauphin Island from

Pilot Town in 1965, and VHF radio was introduced, the pilots

procured a 65-foot new boat, the ﬁrst MOBILE. In 1975, the

bar pilots received their ﬁrst motor powered steel hull boat,

the 55-foot ALABAMA.

In 1972, the bar pilots began using aluminum hulled boats

with the 42-foot ALABAMA, then the 47-foot ALABAMA

in 1977, the 47-foot MOBILE in 1996 and the 48-foot

ALABAMA in 2009. Until the new ALABAMA and the

refurbished MOBILE, all the pilot boats were equipped

with “Detroit diesel, old-school engines” requiring heavy

maintenance and lots of fuel, explained Wilson. The

newest boats have fuel-efﬁcient Tier 2 Caterpillar engines

with electronic computer controls; this has also reduced

emissions. “We went from slinging wrenches to computers,”

said Wilson. “It’s an entirely new class.”

Brian Harold joined Mobile Container Terminal, LLC (MCT)

as the new director on Nov. 5, 2010.

Harold is a graduate of West Virginia University and holds a

degree in ﬁnance. With nine years experience in the shipping

industry, Harold has held various positions in both marine

and terminal operations. From 2002 until 2004, he worked

for Maersk in Prague, Czech Republic, primarily focusing on

intermodal logistics. He then worked for APM Terminals in

the Port of New York/New Jersey from 2005 until 2010. His

most recent position with APM Terminals was director of ter-

minal operations at their Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey.

His responsibilities included daily operations management,

labor relations and the strategic development of the facility.

“Brian’s extensive knowledge and experience in our industry

brings the right skills to head up MCT,” said Jimmy Lyons,

CEO of the Alabama State Port Authority. “We are pleased

to welcome him to Mobile.”

When Harold was offered the position as director of MCT,

his accepting the job was never an issue.

“The Port of Mobile has a very strong reputation of efﬁcient

and productive operations,” said Harold. “Mobile Container

7ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

“We are the epitome of the good days are good, but the bad days are bad,” said Mobile Bar Pilot President Patrick Wilson, left, shown with bar pilot

Marty Stapleton. From the weather to changing schedules to channel traffic, the Mobile Bar Pilots keep commerce flowing through the narrow Mobile

Ship Channel in Mobile Bay.

Mobile Container Terminal Welcomes New Leader

A crane unloads an intermodal container at the state docks.

Terminal is an excellent facility that we’re very proud of and

I’m looking forward to expanding business opportunities and

growing trade across Alabama’s docks.”

In addition to increasing business services, Harold hopes to

maintain the high level of customer service for the shipping

lines and truckers that currently do business at MCT.

“The shipping industry is competitive, and every business

has to ﬁnd ways to improve customer service. Our transit

times, access to highways, trucker turn times and vessel pro-

ductivity are very attractive compared to other ports and I

think that stands out to our customers,” said Harold.

At the intersection of ﬁve Class 1 railroads, immediate ac-

cess to Interstates 10 and 65, and located 30 miles from

open ocean, MCT offers an enhanced option in the U.S.

Gulf for reaching Midwest markets, as well as Alabama and

neighboring states.

Aside from work, Harold enjoys playing sports and spending

time with his wife, Lori.

Former MCT director, Brian Clark, has returned to his native

city of Elizabeth, N.J., as managing director of terminal

operations for APM Terminals Port Elizabeth.

Clark was hired as project director for MCT in September

2006 and two years later opened the $300 million state-

of-the-art facility. The MCT only had one customer when it

opened, and over the course of two years Clark helped bring

in four weekly services with a total of ﬁve shipping lines.

“Moving back to Elizabeth was an opportunity I couldn’t pass

up, although I miss the hard workers and great quality of life

that Mobile offers,” said Clark. “I want to thank the Alabama

State Port Authority for the tremendous support that has

made MCT a success.”

In the last 10 years, Alabama’s port has grown from the

14th to the ninth largest seaport in the United States with

a total economic impact of $7.9 billion. In 2005, Governor

Riley championed a bill to invest $80 million to fund a major

expansion that included a container and intermodal terminal.

This expansion allowed the port to more than quadruple its

container capacity and contribute to the creation of more

than 67,000 jobs.

ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 20108

Mobile Container Terminal, LLC (MCT), a joint venture between APM Terminals, Terminal Link and the Alabama State Port Authority, provides containerized

cargo shippers with access to global networks covering all possible trade routes to and from the Port of Mobile.

ASPA New York Reception 2010

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) held a customer appreciation reception in Birmingham, Ala., at the Harbert Center

on Sept. 28, 2010.

1. Nigel Hawkins, N.W. Johnsen & Co.; Kelly Fuller, CG Railway 2. Louise DeMarid; Joe Ryan, Waterman Steamship; Barbara Marling 3. Marx Nicholson,

Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA); Bill McAllister, FMS Logistics; Toni Warren, Central National; Stan Jahncke, Norton Lilly Cargo; Robert Keihm,

Stemcor 4. Kelly Fuller, CG Railway; Mac Taul, Merchants Transfer; Mel Lundberg, Elof Hansson; Anna Ward, ASPA; Carlos Cevallos, Elof Hansson; Diane

Hurst, Elof Hansson 5. Tom DeLaney, APM Terminals; Jack Murphy, Maersk Inc. 6. Nick Viscovich, Mitusi & Co.; Bobby Satter, Page & Jones; Kelly

Fuller, CG Railway 7. Tom Lambard, Crescent Towing; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; John Fountain, Crescent Towing 8. Woody Gaskin, Sanko Kisen USA

Corp.; Eddie Brister, Seabulk Towing 9. Ingrid Leuschner, Gerald Metal; Ledd Wagner, Boyd Brothers Transportation; Kathy Camp; Chuck Camp, ASPA

10. Tom DeLaney, APM Terminals; Dan Wilkins, CSA; Brian Clark, APM Terminals; Beth Lyons, Lyons & Crane; Brian Harold, Mobile Container Terminal;

David Cooper, ASPA Board Member 11. Mike Fields, ASPA Board Member; Bill Bru, ASPA Board Member; Julia King; Keith King, Volkert & Associates

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23. Gary Cooper, ASPA Board Member; Beth Lyons, Lyons & Crane; Skeeter McClure, Volkert & Associates 24. Judith Adams, ASPA; Clay Hare, Volkert &

Associates; Shayne Hare; Julia King 25. Mike McKeon; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; Bobby Satter, Page & Jones 26. Dustin Berthelot, Nord-Sud Shipping; Lezlie

Berthelot, Nord-Sud Shipping; Eddie Brister, Seabulk Towing; Jeff Berthelot, Nord-Sud Shipping; Paul Pugh, Nord-Sud Shipping; Margaret Pugh; George

Manders, Seabulk Towing 27. Mac Taul, Merchants Transfer; Brian Clark, APM Terminals; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; Bill Krauss, Page & Jones 28. Marx

Nicholson, ASPA; Murray Klier, Noble Americas 29. Jim Darnley, SSA Marine; Dan Wilkins, CSA; John Kirkpatrick, General Steamship 30. Michael Repohl,

Hapag-Lloyd; Steve Park, Triton Container; Brian Cole, Triton Container; Marsh Salisbury, Journal of Commerce; Joe Bonney, Journal of Commerce 31. Sheri

Reid, ASPA; Ty Crowder, Baldwin Transfer; Kelly Sims, ASPA 32. Bill McAllister, FMS Logistics; Rebecca Shaw, MLB; James Christian, Ipreo 33. Patricia Hart,

Fibre Source International; Pat Black, Penoles; Robert Tuttle, Fibre Source International; Donna Hudson, Fibre Source International; June Little; Rich Little,

Fibre Source International 34. Torin Swartout, Spliethoff/OTS; David Laurine, V. Alexander

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12. Jacquie Agoglia, Glencore; Katie Vassill-Zullo, Glencore; Jimmy Lyons, ASPA CEO and Director; Joe Stein, Mitsubishi International; Bill Winter, Marco

Transport; Dan Danahay, Crescent Transport; Monique Danahay, Crescent Transport; Ty Crowder, Baldwin Transfer 13. Brian Clark, APM Terminals; Jimmy

Lyons, ASPA; Brian Harold, MCT 14. Andy Powell, Greig Star; David Laurine, V. Alexander; Yves Seybel, V. Alexander 15. Michael Vo, Toyota; Mariana Sandoval,

Mitsubishi International; Patricia Sullivan, Mitsubishi International; Bob Klide 16 Joseph Alagna, China Shipping; Todd Jones, ASPA 17. Anna Ward, ASPA;

Thomas Johansen, Greig Star; Margo Brock, CWT Commodities; Anton Posner, CWT Commodities; Michael Douglas, Premier Bulk 18. Bill Owens, Cooper/T.

Smith; Woody Gaskin, Sanko Risen Corp.; Angus Cooper, III, Cooper/T. Smith 19. Brian Cole, Triton Container; Mark Sheppard, ASPA 20. Keith King, Volkert &

Associates; Mike Lee, Page & Jones; Bridgette Clark, US Department of Commerce; Tony Van Aken, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce; Brian Harold, MCT

21. Rusty Barkerding, Admiral Security; Kathleen McCall, Admiral Security 22. Kevin McGee, RedBern; Louis Ferrer, NYK Line; Bill Woods, Americas Sales Agency

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tion offers outstanding logistics, with a link to the Port of

Mobile via the Tombigbee River and access to the Gulf of

Mexico for the cost-efﬁcient supply of raw materials to the

plant and shipment of our products.”

“We understood if we were to be successful in securing the

project, it was critical to ThyssenKrupp that the Port develop

innovative handling solutions for millions of tons of raw

materials” said Jimmy Lyons, director and CEO for the Port

Authority. “So we set out to do just that and most would be

surprised to know that Pinto Terminal’s unique design concept

was sketched out on the back of a cocktail napkin during one

of our fact ﬁnding trips to Duisburg.” Terminal innovations

include use of magnets to lift slabs from the ship to barges

or storage, Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID) technology

to track and indentify the composition of each steel slab, and

a barge haul system with barge guide units that can operate

independently or in tandem during loading operations. Lyons

noted, “These innovations make Pinto the most efﬁcient and

sophisticated steel handling facility in the world.”

More than 3,000 employees, company leaders, elected of-

ﬁcials and members of the media gathered starting around

5 p.m. to celebrate the opening. The evening started with

a buffet reception. The party then proceeded into a ware-

house that had been transformed into a high-tech theater.

Unexpected and unseasonably cold temperatures prompted

ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 201012 13ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

What do Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra,

steel clothing, acrobats and ﬂeece blankets all have in

common? Each played a key role in opening what the

governor called Alabama’s largest industrial project in history.

ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA

formally opened their mills in Calvert, Ala., Dec. 10, with a

dramatic evening gala.

The $5 billion mills will receive 4 million metric tons of carbon

steel slabs annually; the stainless mill will churn out 350,000

tons when fully operational. The carbon mill imports all of

its carbon slab through the Alabama State Port Authority’s

Pinto Terminal and ThyssenKrupp’s carbon and stainless

exports will ship out through the Port Authority’s general

cargo complex at the Port of Mobile.

ThyssenKrupp’s vast complex stretches from a river terminal

where slabs are ofﬂoaded from barges to Highway 43,

taking up 3,700 acres, approximately four times larger

than New York’s Central Park. The amount of steel needed

for construction would build ten Eiffel Towers. When fully

operational, ThyssenKrupp expects to employ 2,700 people.

The Alabama State Port Authority played a crucial role in

luring ThyssenKrupp to Alabama. During the press confer-

ence the morning of the opening, ThyssenKrupp AG CEO

Dr. Ekkehard Schulz spoke about the decision. “There were

many important reasons in favor of Alabama: ﬁrst, this loca-

MADE IN ALABAMA:

ThyssenKrupp Opens Mills with Gala Event The ThyssenKrupp complex in Calvert, Ala.,

stretches from the Tombigbee River to Highway

43. At 3,700 acres, it is four times larger than

New York’s Central Park. It takes 6.2 miles of

fence to surround it.

Much of the audience used fleece blankets to stay warm during the

ceremony as temperatures dropped into the 40s.

Acrobats and live musicians entertained the crowd between presentations.

Models show off fashions made from steel and steel components.

Lynyrd Skynyrd closed the gala with

“Sweet Home Alabama,” among other

classic rock favorites.

organizers to order ﬂeece blankets for all the guests. Red,

green and blue rolls were placed in each chair and many

guests were seen wrapped in them as the ceremony pro-

ceeded. A ﬁve-screen display showed videos and graphics

as speakers described the construction and operation of the

plants. WALA-TV anchor Bob Grip emceed the event. The

Mobile Symphony provided live music throughout the event.

In his opening remarks, Schulz said the German steelmaker

did not take lightly the decision to locate in Alabama and that

it intended to continue investing in markets served by the

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “With the

startup of the plant in Alabama and the launch of the steel

mill in Brazil in the summer, ThyssenKrupp is entering a new

dimension of its history,” said Schulz. “These two projects

are the cornerstones of our transatlantic growth strategy.

We plan to achieve proﬁtable growth in international markets

of the future. That’s why the investments in our plants in the

USA and Brazil are true investments in the future,” he added.

The CEOs of the carbon and stainless mills, Christoph Lack-

inger and Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh, respectively, took to the stage

and explained the everyday applications and uses of their

products. Stainless’ CEO Albrecht-Frueh joked about the

cold weather by describing in loving detail how warm the hot

strip mill could be. Both also spoke of expanding their market

share into automotive, construction, appliance and tube sec-

tors. TK has already started the process of being certiﬁed to

provide steel to automakers in the southeastern United States.

Between speeches, the audience was entertained by unusual

offerings. The ﬁrst act was Anti-Gravity, a troupe of acrobats.

Men and women jumped, ﬂipped, twirled and bungee-jumped

to a high-tech soundtrack. At one point, a pair of violinists

played live while members of the troupe bounced and ﬂipped

on pogo stick-like stilts.

Another treat was a steel fashion show, including dresses,

skirts, blouses and accessories made from steel and steel com-

ponents. Different designers contributed pieces so each was

very unique. The show itself was even a challenge for the mod-

els. Some of the pieces weighed as much as 20–30 pounds.

Lorraine Hariton, special representative for Commercial and

Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State also spoke,

noting the tremendous beneﬁts of foreign investment in the U.S.

Alabama Governor Bob Riley also got a chance to address

the crowd. He thanked TK for selecting Alabama. “The

American South is an engine of growth for our entire coun-

try, and the new ThyssenKrupp plant in Alabama helps se-

cure that economic leadership position for this region,” said

Riley. “This enormous investment in our state provides new

opportunities for even more growth, gives employees and

their families good jobs, and makes Alabama and the en-

tire region more competitive,” he continued. Riley also talked

about going to Germany to visit Schulz when both men retire

in a couple of weeks.

Executives had referenced “Sweet Home Alabama” through-

out the day. The close of the ceremony was a live perfor-

mance of the song by the band that made it famous, Lynyrd

Skynyrd. Attendees jumped to their feet when the song

started. The band played another half-dozen songs before it

closed with the iconic “Freebird.”

14 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

From left to right, Christoph Lackinger, President and Chief Executive Officer ThyssenKrupp Steel USA; Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Hiesinger, Vice Chairman of the

Executive Board ThyssenKrupp AG, Dr. Robert Bentley Governor-Elect State of Alabama; Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, Chairman of the Executive Board

ThyssenKrupp AG; Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh, President & Chief Executive Officer ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA. Photo courtesy Courtland Richards.

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The tour started at the riverfront terminal where cranes

offload slabs from barges. The slabs are taken to the slab

yard for distribution. They come into the Port of Mobile and

are transferred onto barges at the Pinto Island Terminal.

A slab runs through a mill stand in the carbon

steel mill. Steam shoots out of the mill stands

from water sprayed onto the slabs as they are

slowly rolled into coils. Each slab rolls very

quickly from one mill stand to another.

The operations are run from high-tech control rooms.

Cameras are aimed at every aspect of the operation,

allowing employees to spot and resolve problems

quickly. The crew in the control room is in constant

contact with those on the floor.

A closer shot shows the water spraying onto the

hot steel inside the mill. Photo courtesy of TK.

Once the steel is coiled, huge

hooks move it into a storage area

for transport to a coil yard.

Stainless coils sit inside the mill waiting to be

delivered. Currently, raw materials for the stainless

mill are imported. However, TK officials announced

at the grand opening that the stainless side of the

company will start construction on a meltshop to

be complete in about two years.

Workers watch a slab running through a mill

stand in the stainless cold rolling mill.

A look inside a mill stand in the

stainless cold rolling mill. Lubricants

constantly flow through the system

as part of this rolling process.

ThyssenKrupp Tour

TK Steel USA and TK Stainless USA have been processing slabs since September. The TK complex has a hot rolling mill and

a cold rolling mill. On December 9, reporters were taken on a tour to see both mills at work.

Tell us a little about what’s in store for your organization in 2011?

In 2011, we want to continue to grow our business while maintaining a high level of customer service to the

shipping lines and truckers currently working with MCT.

What word best describes your leadership style?

I like to lead by example. I won’t ask anyone that I lead to do something that I wouldn’t do myself.

Professional pet peeve? Not meeting deadlines.

What do you do to relieve stress? Exercise.

Favorite hobbies? I like to play sports. Basketball, softball and golf are my favorites.

It is 11:00 on Saturday morning. Where are you? Watching college football.

What is there about you that people would be surprised to learn?

I was married in the West Virginia University football stadium.

18 ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

Mobile Container Terminal LLC (MCT), a joint venture between APM Terminals and the Alabama State Port

Authority, provides containerized cargo shippers with access to global networks covering all possible trade

routes to and from the Port of Mobile. MCT, operated and managed by APM Terminals, has a capacity of

800,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually. A 45-foot-deep channel and 2,000 of deepwater berth

ensures MCT is able to handle most post-Panamax vessels.

Name/age: Brian Harold / 32

Title: Director

Company: Mobile Container Terminal

Address: 901 Ezra Trice Blvd. Mobile, AL 36603

Web: mobilecontainerterminal.us

Education: Graduate of West Virginia University

with a degree in ﬁnance

Most recently read book:

Winning by Jack Welch

Favorite music/musical artist: Brad Paisley

What is your relationship with the Alabama

State Port Authority?

We are a tenant of the Alabama State Port

Authority. We work collectively with the ASPA to

market our services and attract new business to

the Port of Mobile as well as work in a joint effort

to ensure that we provide a high level of service to

our customers.

What is the largest/most unusual cargo

shipped through the port?

To this point, it is the two ZPMC Ship to Shore

Cranes that were delivered in 2008. They each

stand roughly 225 feet high and weigh 1,500 tons.

What experiences in your past best prepared you for the job you have today?

I have nine years of industry experience. From 2002 to 2004, I worked for Maersk in the Czech Republic pri-

marily focusing on intermodal logistics. I then worked for APM Terminals in the Port of NY/NJ from 2005 until

2010. My most recent position with APM Terminals was Director of Terminal Operations at their Port Elizabeth

facility in New Jersey. My responsibilities there included day-to-day operations management, labor relations

and the strategic development of the facility.

What single thing makes your organization stand out?

Our commitment to safety. APM Terminals is proud to be the industry leader when it comes to creating a safe

work environment for our employees and customers working on our facilities. Safety is always paramount in

our operational considerations. Our most important job as a terminal operator is making sure that everyone

goes home healthy at the end of the day.

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Mike Tagert, with the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway

Authority, has been named to the trade and advisory board

with the Federal Reserve in Atlanta. The members of the

bank’s Board of Directors are drawn from the business

community, banks, and labor and consumer organizations.

According to Tagert, this 10-member committee makes

general recommendations on transportation and trade to the

Atlanta Federal Reserve. They have two to three mandatory

meeting times per year; otherwise, they only meet as needed.

“Hopefully, it provides us with another way of promoting

the industry. I am glad that they want inland waterway

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Beads! Moon pies! King Cakes! All three are signature

items found during the three week Mardi Gras holiday

season. The larger than life parades, masquerade balls and

coronations are some of the many activities to be enjoyed

during the celebration. Contrary to popular belief, America’s

Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, Ala.

Mobile’s Mardi Gras started in 1703 at Twenty-Seven Mile

Bluff, Mobile’s ﬁrst settlement. Over one hundred years

later, the ﬁrst masked society was founded and named the

Cowbellion de Rakin as part of a New Year’s Eve celebration.

Today, Mobile has more than 50 mystic societies including

the two oldest in existence. The Strikers were founded in

1842 and the Order of the Myths in 1867. The latter society is

still parading and is the oldest continuous parading society.

In the many years since its birth, Mardi Gras has evolved

into a spectacular celebration with elaborate paper-maché

ﬂoats designed and decorated by an assortment of Mobile

societies. Mardi Gras is not just about parades. “Mardi

Gras has many traditions, some of which are personal

traditions with individuals and some within their families or

societies,” explains Judi Gulledge, director of the Mobile

Carnival Museum. “The most well-known traditions include

moon pies, king cakes, the Death and Folly emblems of

the Order of Myths, doubloons, and formal dress for balls.”

Death and Folly is the emblem ﬂoat of the Order of Myths.

It depicts folly, or fun, chasing death around the broken

column of life. The Order of Myths is the last parade on

Fat Tuesday. Besides beaded necklaces, it is tradition for

societies to throw doubloons from their ﬂoats. Doubloons

are aluminum coins minted each year by the various mystic

societies. One side of the doubloon shows the society’s

emblem and the other side has the parade theme for the

current year. Another popular tradition is masquerade

balls. The formal dress attire mandatory for balls is named

Costume de Rigueur. Gulledge adds, “Men must wear the

most formal of all formal attire, a white tie and tails. Mobile

is the largest owner of formal wear in the world, per capita.”

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Creating a Mardi Gras float is a year-long process.

This finished float makes its way through downtown

Mobile during a holiday parade. Photo courtesy of Tad

Denson, MyShotz.com Photography.

Members on board a parade float throw out festive beads to people watching the parade. Photo courtesy of Tad Denson, MyShotz.com Photography.

This display at the Mobile Carnival Museum showcases long, jeweled

Mardi Gras robes.

PORT CALLS:

Mardi Gras: Mobile’s Biggest Family-Friendly Tradition

This is the Mardi Gras costume of James Van Antwerp, Jr. The juvenile

king wore this outfit in 1930.

ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 201026

Most importantly, what separates Mobile’s carnival

celebration from other cities is Mobile’s family-friendly

atmosphere. “There are a lot of families here,” says Carol

Hunter, communications director for the Downtown Mobile

Alliance. “Mardi Gras is a family tradition. People have been

coming for generations; it sets the tone for the celebration.”

People, young and old, line both sides of the street with

hopes of ﬁlling their bags with beads and treats.

“Mardi Gras is a tradition put on for the people, by the

people,” Gulledge says. “There are eras of families

continuing their Mardi Gras traditions. Passing down

traditions through generations keeps families involved. The

City of Mobile supports Mardi Gras as safe, fun, family

entertainment.” It is a holiday the entire community gets

excited about and involved in.

“Another aspect families seem to appreciate are the

alcohol-free zones,” says Hunter, “That adds to the

different feel between Mobile’s Mardi Gras and festivals

in other cities.” Not only are the parades a family-friendly

environment, but they are safe as well. The Mobile police,

as well as ofﬁcers from jurisdictions around the region, are

on patrol in high numbers at every parade to ensure the

safety of all parade goers. There is little crime associated

with Mardi Gras and many ofﬁcers can be seen riding

horseback along parade routes making sure everyone is

having a safe and fun experience.

Mardi Gras festivities begin Saturday, Feb. 18, when the

ﬁrst ﬂoat makes its way through downtown Mobile. The

parades continue in the weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday,

Mardi Gras’ largest celebratory day. The following day,

Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent. Hunter

adds, “Our ambassadors work their hardest the night of

Fat Tuesday. They have downtown Mobile spotless by 6:30

a.m. the following morning.”

The street party celebration can be enjoyed at any age

and there are many ways to get involved in the Mardi Gras

holiday. The costumes and ﬂoats are enough to entice

parade viewers but it’s the promise of bags ﬁlled with

beads, stuffed animals and moon pies that ensures people

will leave satisﬁed. After just one time experiencing Mobile’s

largest family-friendly celebration, it will become tradition.

27ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

A brightly colored ensemble is a staple at Mardi Gras balls.

As a high school student in Florence, Ala., during World War

II, Tommy Rye often found himself called out of class to ﬂy

search and rescue missions. Wearing a khaki uniform and

ﬂying a cheerful yellow Piper J-3 Cub, the teenager joined

other Civil Air Patrol cadets in searching for downed train-

ing aircraft and crews from nearby Columbus Army Airﬁeld,

ﬂying search patterns over the wooded terrain of northwest

Alabama and northeast Mississippi. He later would recall

that he and his buddies also relied on their uniforms to gain

access to bars, ﬁguring that the bartenders believed that the

Air Corps was now enlisting “the bottom of the barrel” for its

ﬂight ofﬁcers. But the Civil Air Patrol wasn’t just high school

students out for a lark. Originally conceived as a liaison and

reconnaissance force, the Civil Air Patrol soon found itself

handling serious missions and contributing directly to the

war effort, including anti-submarine warfare.

The idea of a civilian aviation force to augment the nation’s

ﬂying armed forces was ﬁrst raised in the late 1930s as

Americans traveling and working abroad witnessed the Axis

Powers’ severe curtailing or halting of general aviation in

occupied territories. To prevent their own government from

taking action to limit general aviation in the event of war, aviation

enthusiasts in the U.S. knew they needed to make a strong

case that civilian pilots could be of beneﬁt during a time of war.

Following a 1938 assignment in Nazi Germany, where

he saw ﬁrsthand that government’s efforts to restrict civil

aviation, Gill Robb Wilson, the aviation editor of The New

York Herald Tribune, suggested a plan to New Jersey

Governor A. Harry Moore to create a civilian air force that

could augment the military. Moore approved the plan,

which also received the blessing of General Henry H.

“Hap” Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps. Thus was born

the New Jersey Civil Air Defense Services.

The Army Air Corps next introduced a refresher course for

civilian pilots and established the Civilian Pilot Training pro-

gram in order to have a force in waiting should the nation

go to war (as seemed likely). Thomas Beck, Chairman of

the Board of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., prepared a

plan for organizing America’s civilian aviation assets to pres-

ent to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt then

established the Ofﬁce of Civilian Defense in May 1941, ap-

pointing former New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia

as its director. Gill Wilson, Thomas Beck and Guy Gannett,

the newspaper man, were appointed to create a “blueprint

committee” tasked with organizing a civilian air corps.

The plan was completed by October of that year and, follow-

ing a review by top military ofﬁcials, was approved. The Civil

Air Patrol, or CAP, initially led by Major General John F. Cur-

ry, was established on Dec. 1, 1941, just six days before the

Empire of Japan bombed American military assets at Pearl

Harbor. The surprise attack in distant Hawaii led to a state

of war being declared between the United States and Japan

on Dec. 8, and between the United States and the European

Axis Powers three days later.

Within a week of Roosevelt’s declaration of hostilities

between the United States and Germany, the ﬁrst wave of

German U-boats left the sub pens at Lorient, France, bound

for America’s East Coast. On Jan. 14, 1942, the U-123 sank

the Norwegian freighter NORNESS within sight of Long

Island, thus beginning a long and frustrating open season on

Allied shipping along the coast.

Although initially envisioned as simply a liaison force, the

sudden and successful string of attacks on merchant ship-

ping along the nation’s coast provided an opportunity for

the CAP. On March 5, newly appointed CAP national com-

mander Earle E. Johnson received permission to develop a

coastal patrol, with bases at Atlantic City, N.J.; Rehoboth

Beach, Del.; and, later, at Lantana, Fla. The coastal patrol

was given 90 days to prove itself.

Swarms of “Yellow Bees” over the Coast

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was established on Dec. 1, 1941. Here, CAP airplanes

are seen lined up on the tarmac, including a flying boat in the foreground.

Flying their own aircraft, the CAP volunteers received $8 a

day from the government. This often wasn’t enough to pay

for fuel and maintenance, so civic groups around the na-

tion created “Sink-a-Sub Clubs” to raise additional dollars

for the coastal patrol. The pilots and navigators wore Army

Air Corps uniforms that sported CAP collar devices and a

distinctive CAP insignia on their garrison caps. The planes

were painted yellow and red and featured the CAP logo: a

red propeller inside a white triangle situated on a circular

blue ﬁeld. At some point, the red propeller was dropped

from the logo to prevent confusion by observers. The planes

largely consisted of Piper J-3 Cubs (and later, surplus num-

bers of the military version, the Piper L-4 Grasshopper),

Stinson Voyagers and Reliants, and a few Grumman G-44

Widgeon boat planes.

The coastal patrol experienced success from the very begin-

ning. Fifteen minutes into the initial sortie ﬂown from Atlantic

City, a CAP crew located a torpedoed tanker and coordi-

nated rescue efforts. Another CAP crew ﬂying out of Re-

hoboth Beach sighted a U-boat as it lined up on a tanker off

Cape May, N.J. Recognizing that armed military craft could

not arrive on scene in time to save the tanker, the CAP crew

instead performed mock bombing runs on the submarine.

Rather than waiting to see if the plane was actually armed,

the U-boat commander disengaged from the attack. CAP

pilots soon found themselves patrolling up to 200 miles off-

shore, keeping watch for U-boats, but the fact that they were

not armed soon became an issue.

In May, CAP crew Thomas Manning and Marshall “Doc”

Rinker were patrolling the waters off Cape Canaveral when

they spotted a German U-boat grounded on a sandbar.

Rinker radioed the CAP base at Lantana, requesting that

a bomber be dispatched to attack the stranded U-boat.

Ike Vermillya, the CAP base commander, radioed Naval Air

Station Banana River, an anti-submarine warfare air base

that was home to Consolidated PBY Catalinas and the

OS2U Kingﬁsher aircraft. Unfortunately, the air station had

no assets that it could dispatch to the site of the grounded

submarine; neither did Tampa. A bomber equipped with

depth charges was ﬁnally located at Naval Air Station

Jacksonville and dispatched. Helplessly, Manning and Rinker

circled the U-boat for half an hour before the sub was able to

free itself and escape into deeper water. It was long gone by

the time the bomber arrived from Jacksonville.

As a result of this missed opportunity, Vermillya contacted

General Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps, and related the

story. Arnold, sympathetic to the situation, authorized the

CAP to be armed with bombs and depth charges. Civil Aero-

nautics Administration inspectors worked out how bomb

racks could be attached to the small planes and how much

stress the frames of the Pipers, Stinson and Rearwins could

take. Most of the smaller planes were conﬁgured to carry ei-

ther a single 50- or 100-lb. bomb. The four-seater Fairchilds

could carry two 100-lb. bombs. Stinsons could each carry a

100-lb. depth charge, but the ﬁns had to be sawn off to clear

the tarmac on takeoff. The Army Air Corps also provided a

simple bomb sight for the CAP crews.

Soon, the skies over the Eastern Seaboard were swarming

with what the U-boat commanders referred to as the “yellow

bees.” The coastal patrol had proven its effectiveness within

its 90-day window, and the program was extended indeﬁ-

nitely. The anti-submarine effort eventually grew to include

21 CAP coastal patrol bases stretching from Maine to Texas.

According to CAP lore, the civilian air corps conducted one

of its most successful operations during a coastal patrol

ﬂight out of Atlantic City. Alerted by another CAP aircraft that

an enemy submarine had been sighted, a Grumman G-44

Widgeon ﬂown by Captain Johnny Haggins and Major Wyn-

ant Farr was scrambled to relieve the plane that was running

low on fuel. Arriving on station, pilot Haggins and bombar-

dier Farr sighted a submerged U-boat. Unable to determine

the actual depth of the submarine, the crew radioed in to

report the situation and began shadowing the U-boat, hop-

ing that it would rise to periscope depth.

The Widgeon followed the sub for a tense three hours and

was about to return to base when the U-boat ascended to

periscope depth. Haggins lined up on the submarine and

dropped to an altitude of only 100 feet above the waves.

As the CAP plane approached the U-boat, bombardier Farr

released the ﬁrst of his two depth charges. The ensuing ex-

plosion blew the sub’s bow out of the water. Haggins banked

the aircraft for a second bombing run. Farr dropped his sec-

ond depth charge on top of the oil slick that had appeared,

and the crew reported debris ﬂoating on the surface before

they departed the area to return to Atlantic City. The CAP

had its ﬁrst kill, and the sinking of the U-boat quickly became

the stuff of legend. After the war, the Navy ofﬁcially credited

the Civil Air Patrol with sinking two U-boats, although Ger-

man records do not conﬁrm either kill.

Whether Haggins and Farr actually sank the U-boat, crip-

pled it or fell victim to the submariners’ trick of creating an

oil slick and debris ﬁeld to fool attackers, the CAP continued

to provide much-needed support to the war effort at home.

By the time the coastal patrol was discontinued at the end of

August 1943, the CAP had reported 173 U-boat sightings,

attacked 57 enemy subs by dropping 83 bombs or depth

charges, and ﬂown more than 86,800 sorties, logging more

than 244,600 ﬂight hours. During the 18 months that the

coastal patrol was in existence, it also reported 17 ﬂoating

mines, ﬂew 5,684 missions for the Navy escorting convoys

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The CAP was envisioned as a force to augment military aviation—and to

give civilian pilots a wartime role.

A CAP ground crewman starts an engine in the pre-dawn hours.

A mechanic checks out a CAP aircraft prior to takeoff. Civilian volunteers,

CAP personnel received $8 a day to defray fuel and maintenance expenses.

CAP aviators check their briefing packet before beginning a coastal patrol

mission. The CAP coastal patrol flew nearly 87,000 missions, hunting and

attacking subs, locating floating mines, escorting convoys, and aiding

ships and crews in distress.

and directed assistance to 91 ships in distress. When inter-

viewed for an oral history of the war, one former U-boat com-

mander quipped that the wolf packs had abandoned attacks

along the American coast “… because of those damned little

red and yellow airplanes.” It was true that the U-boat threat

had lessened: Blackouts, the implementation of convoys and

evasive maneuvers by merchant vessels, placement of Navy

Armed Guards on merchantmen, the use of Navy blimps and

the build up of armed military aircraft to conduct more patrols

all combined to eliminate the need for the CAP’s coastal pa-

trol, but there remained other work to be done.

The CAP was well-suited to conduct search and rescue op-

erations. Civil Air Patrol aircraft could ﬂy lower and slower

than most military aircraft, and the pilots were generally

knowledgeable about their local area. For inland search

and rescue operations, CAP pilots coordinated efforts with

CAP ground crews who could traverse rugged terrain to res-

cue downed airmen. For water search and rescue efforts,

the Grumman Widgeons proved invaluable in the rescue

of ﬂyers who had ditched their aircraft. The ﬁrst Air Medals

awarded during World War II by President Roosevelt went

to CAP pilots Eddie Edwards and Hugh Sharp for an at-sea

rescue during which their own aircraft lost a pontoon, forc-

ing Edwards to balance on the plane’s wing for 11 cold, wet

and miserable hours while Sharp taxied back to safety. Dur-

ing the war years, the CAP logged more than 24,000 hours

ﬂying search and rescue missions, and in one week alone

located seven missing military aircraft.

In October 1942, the CAP launched its cadet program, and

more than 20,000 youths between the ages of 15 and 17

and who had completed their ﬁrst two years of high school

signed up for the program. Just as Cadet Tommy Rye often

ﬂew search and rescue missions hunting for B-25s that had

crashed in northern Alabama or Mississippi, thousands of

other youths provided equally valuable service across the

nation, ﬂying search and rescue missions, ferrying war ma-

teriel or medical supplies, freeing up military-aged pilots for

service with the Air Corps or Navy, and learning military eti-

quette while training as licensed pilots themselves.

On April 29, 1943, command of the Civil Air Patrol was

transferred from the Ofﬁce of Civilian Defense to the War

Department, and the CAP became the auxiliary to the Army

Air Forces. The CAP acquitted itself well and earned its

place in history during World War II: Every pilot who logged

more than 300 ﬂight hours with the coastal patrol earned

an Air Medal; 90 CAP aircraft were lost, and a total of 64

CAP aviators died while ﬂying missions during the war—26 of

them killed while ﬂying coastal patrol missions. Following the

war, the CAP kept its afﬁliation with the newly-created U.S.

Air Force and was relegated to non-combat missions. Head-

quartered at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., to-

day’s CAP has three primary missions: emergency services,

including search and rescue operations and disaster relief

operations; aerospace education; and the cadet program.

While the Civil Air Patrol has also been tasked with some

homeland security missions, its days of hunting and attack-

ing submarines are now only glorious memories.

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MOTOR TRANSPORT (H CONTAINER SERVICES)

AAA COOPER ..........................................................................................................................................................................(251) 653-6183

ACCELERATED FREIGHT GROUP .................................................................................................................................(800) 242-0952

H ACME TRUCK LINE ................................................................................................................................................................ (251) 653-6028

ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR FREIGHT ....................................................................................................................(877) 859-4577

ALABAMA CARRIERS, INC. .................................................................................................................................................(800) 721-7107

AMEREX ..................................................................................................................................................................................... (866) 675-6495

AVERITT EXPRESS .................................................................................................................................................................(251) 443-7703

AVONDALE CONTAINERS ..................................................................................................................................................(251) 438-2248

H BALDWIN TRANSFER CO. .................................................................................................................................................. (251) 433-3391

BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS ............................................................................................................................................(251) 635-0048

BOYD BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION, INC................................................................................................................ (205) 716-2014

H BRIDGE TERMINAL TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................................... (251) 443-5341

BUFFALO WOOD, INC. ........................................................................................................................................................(601) 645-5965

BUMP THE DOC SERVICES .............................................................................................................................................. (334) 284-2656

BURKHALTER SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................. (877) 815-8334

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE .........................................................................................................................................(251) 441-7012

H CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. ................................................................................................................. (251) 457-7300

CHOCTAW TRANSPORT COMPANY ...............................................................................................................................(251) 457-9231

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHT WAYS ...................................................................................................................................(251) 443-9100

COVAN WORLD-WIDE MOVING INC. ............................................................................................................................ (251) 653-3008

DEATON CARRIERS (Flatbeds) .......................................................................................................................................... (800) 437-3548

DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT ....................................................................................................................................................... (800) 824-3515

H DIXIE DRAYAGE .......................................................................................................................................................................(800) 321-0801

DOCKSIDE SERVICES .........................................................................................................................................................(251) 438-2362

DOLPHIN LINE INC. ...............................................................................................................................................................(251) 666-2057

E & F TRANSPORTATION, INC. .......................................................................................................................................... (251) 621-0121

H EASTMAN LOGISTICS .......................................................................................................................................................... (334) 792-5661

H ESTES-EXPRESS ....................................................................................................................................................................(251) 964-4801

FEDEX ..........................................................................................................................................................................................(800) 762-3787

FIKES TRUCK LINE, INC. ..................................................................................................................................................... (800) 643-6611

FINCH DISTRIBUTION ..........................................................................................................................................................(800) 844-5381

FRIESE HAULING INC. ......................................................................................................................................................... (800) 654-4811

GLOBAL MARITIME LOGISTICS LLC. .............................................................................................................................(251) 432-2000

H GULF COAST INTERMODAL .............................................................................................................................................. (251) 653-1880

HANNA TRUCK LINES .......................................................................................................................................................... (205) 783-8200

HI-GEAR EXPRESS, INC. .....................................................................................................................................................(251) 259-5362

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................................................... (800) 242-9212

HORNADY TRANSPORTATION LLC ................................................................................................................................(800) 633-1313

ICE LINE LOGISTICS, LLC—1321 Foster Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210 ...................................................................(615) 782-7200

H INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................................... (800) 626-5682

IHS ................................................................................................................................................................................................(251) 479-7600

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT LLC. ....................................................................................................................................... (334) 354-3339

JAMES CARTAGE CO. .......................................................................................................................................................... (251) 457-1534

H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING ................................................................................................................(866) 862-0867

LANDSTAR RANGER.. ........................................................................................................................................................... (251) 690-9050

H LARSEN INTERMODAL SERVICES, INC. .......................................................................................................................(800) 949-8501

MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL................................................................................................ (203) 926-8911

MEADOR WAREHOUSING DIST., INC. ...........................................................................................................................(251) 457-4376

MILAN EXPRESS CO., INC. ................................................................................................................................................ (251) 456-8571

H MILLER TRANSER. ................................................................................................................................................................. (800) 669-6877

H MILLER TRANSPORT& RIGGING CO. .............................................................................................................................(251) 457-0471

MMS TRANSPORTATION CO. ..........................................................................................................................................(251) 438-3658

ED MORRIS MOVING & HAULING .................................................................................................................................... (251) 457-7734

JIM NEWSON TRUCKING (Salvage Buyer) .................................................................................................................... (800) 748-8931

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINES, INC. ......................................................................................................................... (251) 452-2904

H OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION CO. ................................................................................................................................. (251) 456-6545

P&S TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................................................................................... (205) 788-4000

PATE STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC.–P.O. Box 12781, Pensacola, FL..............................................................(850) 438-3648

PRECISION TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................(866) 877-5623, FAX: (601) 898-0553

PGT TRUCKING, INC. ............................................................................................................................................................(888) 372-5710

H POINT LOGISTICS ................................................................................................................................................................. (251) 452-2128

H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC. ................................................................................................................................... (251) 471-5369

H RICHWAY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES .....................................................................................................................(251) 441-7499

ROADWAY EXPRESS.............................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-9274

ROSS NEELY SYSTEMS, INC ............................................................................................................................................. (800) 366-3359

SAIA MOTOR LINES................................................................................................................................................................(251) 452-5700

SCHNEIDER NATIONAL ........................................................................................................................................................(800) 558-6767

H SEABREEZE TRUCKING INC. ........................................................................................................................................... (251) 661-3186

SHELTON TRUCKING ........................................................................................................................................................... (251) 690-9294

SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC. ....................................................................................... (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335

SOUTHERN CARTAGE ......................................................................................................................................................... (334) 284-3033

SOUTHERN HAULERS, INC. (Dump Trucks) ................................................................................................................. (800) 537-4621

H SOUTHERN INTERMODAL XPRESS INC. (SIX) .......................................................................................................... (251) 438-2749

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SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION CO. (Bulk) ....................................................................................................................(888) 467-5737

H TRANS-STATE LINE ................................................................................................................................................................(800) 643-2140

TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS ..................................................................................................................................... (800) 292-3829

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VENTURE EXPRESS..............................................................................................................................................................(251) 653-4947

WATKINS TRUCKING CO., INC. .......................................................................................................................................(800) 633-8238

WILLIS SHAW FROZEN EXPRESS .................................................................................................................................(251) 661-9420

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MOBILE BAR PILOTS ASSOC.—P. O. Box 831 ................................................................................................................... (251) 432-2639

MOBILE INNER HARBOR PILOTS—Alabama State Docks .............................................................................................. (251) 441-7250

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BESSELAAR & ASSOCIATES—P. O. Box 16542 ................................................................................................................ (251) 476-9909

JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S ........................................................................................................... (251) 633-6118

MARITIME SAFETY & SECURITY COUNSEL, LLC ...........................................................................................................(251) 767-9430

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AIR GAS GULF STATES—5480 Hamilton Blvd, Theodore, 36582 ...................................................................................(251) 653-8743

ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308 ....................................................................................................................... (251) 661-2105

ATLAS MARITIME SERVICES CO.—P. O. Box 2901 .......................................................................................................... (251) 432-4533

AUTRY GREER & SONS—2850 W. Main St. ........................................................................................................................ (251) 457-8655

AZALEA GLASS & MIRROR—251 St. Louis St. ................................................................................................................... (251) 434-0000

CTW LAUNDRY/LINEN SVC.—2750 Mauvilla Dr. .................................................................................................................(251) 476-2229

CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLY—456 Dauphin Island Pky..........................................................................................................(251) 479-7443

CORTNEY COMPANY, INC. ...................................................................................................................................................... (888) 267-8639

DIVERSIFIED LIFTING SYSTEMS—Elgg Bertens.................................................................................................................(800) 752-1214

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFE MARINE & IND. COATINGS—Corrosion Control ................................................................(251) 341-9189

GENERAL MACHINERY, INC.—P. O. Box 5174 ................................................................................................................... (251) 473-1588

GLASCOW-MOORES—808 Executive Park Dr. ................................................................................................................... (900) 659-7000

GLOBAL SUPPLY CO.—5570 Rangeline Rd., Suite B ........................................................................................................(251) 443-6456

GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd. .....................................................................................(251) 666-6683

GULF COAST MARINE SUPPLY CO.—P. O. Box 2088 ....................................................................................................(251) 452-8066

HILLER SYSTEMS, INC. (Marine Decking / Repair)—3751 Joy Springs Drive .............................................................. (251) 661-1275

CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLIES—456 Dauphin Island Parkway ............................................................................................. (251) 479-5746

KAMIL SHIP SUPPLY—500-504 St. Louis St. ........................................................................................................................(251) 432-0762

KENNEDY INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC.—P. O. Box 9939..................................................................................................(251) 666-8615

KLOMAR SHIP SUPPLY—P. O. Box 1118 .............................................................................................................................. (251) 471-1153

L & M WELDING SUPPLY INC.—51 S. Hallet St. ................................................................................................................(251) 432-3615

MARINE & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.—150 Virginia St. ................................................................................................... (251) 438-4617

MARINE SPECIALTY CO.—111 Short Texas St. ................................................................................................................... (251) 432-0581

MIDSTREAM FUEL—P. O. Box 2826 ....................................................................................................................................... (251) 433-4972

MOBILE SHIP CHANDLERY CO.—210 St. Louis St. ......................................................................................................... (251) 432-3501

PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St. ....................................................................................... (251) 432-6045

PORT CITY CLEANERS/K&K ENTERPRISES (Laundry/Repairs) .................................................................................. (251) 452-0813

SEPARATOR SPARES & EQUIPMENT—8610 Highway 188, Irvington, AL .................................................................(866) 218-0013

SHANGHAI TRADING CO.—2000 Airport Blvd. ................................................................................................................... (251) 473-6446

SMITH SERVICES OF ALABAMA—701 Bill Myers Dr......................................................................................................... (251) 675-0855

SOUTHERN MARINE SUPPLY CO.—1920 Avenue A........................................................................................................ (251) 432-5657

STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO.—75 Beauregard St. .............................................................................................................(251) 432-1705

WESCO GAS & WELDING SUPPLY—940 Martin Luther King Dr., Prichard ............................................................... (251) 457-8681

WILSON DISMUKES (pumps/room AC/generators)—2646 Government Blvd. ............................................................(251) 476-9871

WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.—5880 I-10 Industrial Pkwy, Theodore. ......................................................... (251) 662-7474

SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING

ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL MACHINE WORKS, INC. .........................................................................................................(251) 433-1974

ATLANTIC MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 3202 ............................................................................................................................ (251) 690-7100

AUSTAL USA—P. O. Box 1049 ................................................................................................................................................... (251) 434-8000

COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 280, Mt. Vernon ................................................................................ (251) 829-5063

GENERAL & MARINE SHEETMETAL—3016 Anton St. ....................................................................................................... (251) 452-9500

GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd. .....................................................................................(251) 666-6683

HARRISON BROS. DRY DOCK AND REPAIR—P. O. Box 1843 ...................................................................................(251) 432-4606

HENRY MARINE SERVICE INC.—887 Cochran Causeway .............................................................................................. (251) 438-9442

IDEAL MARINE SERVICE–401 St. Emanuel St. .................................................................................................................. (251) 432-8962

MARINE SPECIALTY SERVICES (Plumbing & Piping)—111 Short Texas St. ............................................................... (251) 432-0581

MARINE SYSTEMS INC.—840 Dumaine Rd. ......................................................................................................................... (251) 456-4507

MASTER MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 665, Bayou La Batre .................................................................................................. (251) 824-4151

MOBILE SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO.—P. O. Box 2964 ..............................................................................................(251) 456-1880

OFFSHORE-INLAND MARINE & OILFIELD SERVICES ..................................................................................................(251) 443-5550

SIGNAL SHIP REPAIR, LLC – 601 S. Royal St., Mobile .....................................................................................................(251) 338-7400

UNIVERSAL MARINE SERVICES, INC.—958 S. Conception St. ..................................................................................... (251) 432-7708

WORLDWIDE MARINE SVCS., INC.—801 Cawthon St. ................................................................................................... (251) 456-6947

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ABS AMERICAS—Regions Bank Bldg.. ................................................................................................................................... (251) 433-8416

BUREAU VERITAS— Richard D. Carmack—1609 B Rochelle Street ............................................................................... (251) 662-5765

STEVEDORING COMPANIES

APM TERMINALS NORTH AMERICA, INC. ............................................Brian.e.clark@mobilecontainerterminal.us • 251-410-6100

CSA EQUIPMENT COMPANY .............................................................................................bob.cowart@csaequpt.com • 251-433-0203

COASTAL CARGO ALABAMA, INC. ................................................................................................... dhw@jkgroup.com • 504-587-1100

CORE INDUSTRIES, INC. ................................................................................................mbmyles@southerngroup.com • 251-602-1308

GLOBAL STEVEDORING, INC. ................................................................................................tsirmon@icslogistics.com • 251-433-4198

GOLDEN STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC. ......................................................... Normag@goldenstevedoring.com • 251-433-3726

PATE STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC.............................................................................patestevedor@bellsouth.net • 850-438-3648

PREMIER BULK STEVEDORING, LLC .............................................................. mdouglas@premierstevedoring.com • 251-433-1196

RICHARDSON STEVEDORING AND LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC. .......... miker@richardsoncompanies.com • 251-432-0081

SISCO.........................................................................................................mmallon@siscollc.com • aelliott@siscollc.com • 251-433-6750

SOUTHERN CARGO HANDLERS, INC. .............................................................................david@richard-murray.com • 251-432-5549

TRI-STATE MARITIME SERVICES, INC. ..................................................tsmsal@tsmsal.com • tadger@tsmsal.com • 251-432-1054

TESTING, SAMPLING, WEIGHING, CARGO

CERTIFICATION AND CRANE INSPECTION

AL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 244 ....................................................................................... (251) 415-2531

AMERICAN AERO CRANES – 9500 Bellingrath Road, Theodore ................................................................................. (251) 973-0450

C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC. ........................................................................................................................ (251) 476-1998

RICHARD BESSELARR — P. O. Box 16542 .........................................................................................................................(251) 476-9909

CALEB BRETT USA, INC. — 505 N. Craft Hwy., Chickasaw, AL ......................................................................................(251) 457-8751

BSI INSPECTORATE .................................................................................................................................................................... (504) 392-7660

CHALLENGE ENGINEERING & TESTING INC — 4234 Halls Mill Rd., Mobile, AL 36691 .................................... (251) 666-1435

CRANE INSPECTION SVC., INC. — P. O. Box 461, Fairhope .......................................................................................... (251) 928-6262

DEVAN INSPECTION CO. — 63 South Royal Street, Suite 1001, Mobile, AL 36602............................................... (251) 709-8119

DIXIE LABORATORIES, INC.—1011 S. Beltline Hwy ..........................................................................................................(251) 602-5502

GUARDIAN SYSTEMS—P. O. Box 190, Leeds, AL .............................................................................................................. (251) 879-1850

INDUSTRIAL N.D.T. CO.—1901 Brookdale Dr. W..................................................................................................................(251) 479-7560

INSPECTORATE AMERICA, INC.—P. O. Box 190755 ........................................................................................................(251) 666-4000

INTERNATIONAL CARGO GEAR BUREAU INC.—500 Spanish Fort Blvd. ................................................................. (251) 626-4452

JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S ........................................................................................................... (251) 633-6118

ROYAL ST. JUNK CO.—P. O. Box 2185...................................................................................................................................(251) 432-6392

SAYBOLT, LP—P. O. Box 432, Saraland, AL ............................................................................................................................(251) 679-1113

SGS CONTROL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 617 .............................................................................................................. (251) 679-1500

SGS MINERALS—P.O. BOX 1962 ........................................................................................................................................... (251) 432-2781

THOMPSON ENGINEERING—3707 Cottage Hill Rd. .......................................................................................................(251) 666-2443

A. W. WILLIAMS INSPECTION CO.—P. O. Box 2107 ........................................................................................................(251) 438-3691

TOWING COMPANIES

AEP RIVER OPERATIONS .........................................................................................................................................................(251) 644-6553

COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 1484 ....................................................................................................(251) 434-5000

CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE—118 N. Royal St., 12th Floor. ................................................................................. (251) 433-2580

DANA MARINE SERVICE—210 St. Louis St. ......................................................................................................................... (251) 432-2775

MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY–720 Oak Circle Dr. East, Suite 201, Mobile, AL 36609 ........... (251) 300-3535

NELSON MARINE SERVICE INC.--Yeend St .........................................................................................................................(251) 433-2079

PARKER TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 20908, Tuscaloosa, AL 35402 ................................................................................ (205) 349-1677

RADCLIFF/ECONOMY MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 3064 ....................................................................................... (251) 433-0066

SEABULK TOWING—P. O. Box 1644 .....................................................................................................................................(251) 432-2611

SELF TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 161545 .................................................................................................................................(251) 342-1482

TENN-TOM TOWING, INC.—P. O. Box 2826 ..........................................................................................................................(251) 433-7800

WARRIOR & GULF NAVIGATION CO.—P. O. Box 11397, Chickasaw .......................................................................... (251) 452-6000

WATERWAYS TOWING & OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 1821 ...............................................................(251) 438-5240

TRANSLATORS/INTERPRETERS

NATHALIE S. GARRIZ—nthsilva@juno.com. ...........................................................................................................................(251) 634-3280

JOSIANE LANDMAN – Cultural Connections......................................................................................................................... (251) 767-2747

DR. SOPHIA LASZLO ...................................................................................................................................................................(251) 342-6707

MARIA PAPP. ................................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 929-1889

LUIS SEBASTIANI ......................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 344-5207

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION

AVERITT EXPRESS .......................................................................................................................................................................(800) 283-7488

CHOCTAW TRANSPORT INC. ..................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-9231

CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC. ............................................................................................................................... (205) 668-4042

H ESTES-EXPRESS ....................................................................................................................................................................(251) 964-4801

H HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................ (251) 653-7348

HTP LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................... (251) 666-4766

MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL .....................................................................................................(203) 926-8911

MARITIME & COMMODITY SERVICES, LLC ....................................................................................................................... (251) 432-0511

PGT TRUCKING, INC. ..................................................................................................................................................................(888) 372-5710

P&S TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................................................................. (205) 788-4000

C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY—110 Beauregard Street, Suite 107 ..................................................................................(251) 441-7012

SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC. ............................................................................................. (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335

SUMMA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Consultant—P. O. Box 160447 .................................................................. (251) 666-6287

WRIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC. ........................................................................................................................................(800) 342-4598

TRUCK TANK LINES

INTRANSIT—Hwy. 43, Malcolm, AL ..........................................................................................................................................(888) 299-0069

MATLACK, INC ............................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 675-5686

MCKENZIE TANK LINES, INC. ..................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-2331

MILLER TRANSPORT ...................................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-0471

REDWING CARRIERS, INC. .....................................................................................................................................................(251) 675-5640

U.S. COAST GUARD

COMMAND CENTER – 24 HRS.............................................................................................................................................. (251) 441-5976

WATERWAYS..................................................................................................................................................................................(251) 441-5940

PORT STATE CONTROL ............................................................................................................................................................. (251) 441-5279

VESSEL ARRIVAL DESK ............................................................................................................................................................ (251) 441-5279

SR. INVESTIGATING OFFICER—Bldg. 102 Brookley Complex, S. Broad St. .............................................................. (251) 441-5207

VESSEL INSPECTION.................................................................................................................................................................(251) 441-5203

USDA PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE

RICHARD F. WALCK 3737 Government Blvd., Suite 517 .................................................................................................(251) 661-2742

WAREHOUSES (H U.S. Customs Bonded Warehouse) (H H U.S. Customs Bonded Carrier)

H ATLAS SHIP SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................. (251) 432-4533

AVERITT EXPRESS...........................................................................................................................................................(251) 443-7703

AZALEA BOX COMPANY ............................................................................................................................................. (251) 457-6940

H H BALDWIN TRANSFER .................................................................................................................................................... (251) 433-3391

CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC. .................................................................................................................. (205) 668-4042

H H DOCKSIDE SERVICES INC. ....................................................................................................................................... (251) 432-6592

H DOTHAN WAREHOUSE ................................................................................................................................................ (334) 793-6003

H EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.. ........................................................................................................................... (251) 432-7784

H H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING ......................................................................................................... (251) 443-9125

FINCH COMPANIES ........................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-6671

H H GULF COAST INTERMODAL ....................................................................................................................................... (251) 653-1880

KEYPORT WAREHOUSING .........................................................................................................................................(251) 964-4607

H MEADOR WAREHOUSE ................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-4376

MERCHANTS TRANSFER COMPANY ......................................................................................................................(251) 457-8691

H MOBILE MOVING & STORAGE CO. ........................................................................................................................ (251) 438-3658

H H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC. ............................................................................................................................ (251) 471-5369

RELOAD ALABAMA ......................................................................................................................................................... (251) 432-2568

H S/M WAREHOUSE .......................................................................................................................................................... (251) 679-3344

ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 201036

AIR TRANSPORT

AZALEA AVIATION. ....................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 633-5000

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES. ......................................................................................................................................................... (800) 277-4622

EMERY WORLDWIDE................................................................................................................................................................. (800) 782-4605

ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER

ALABAMA WORLD BUSINESS CTR.—1500 Resource Dr., Birmingham, AL 35242 .................................................(205) 250-4747

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA—Tuscaloosa—P. O. Box 870396 ........................................................................................... (205) 348-7621

AUXILIARY SERVICES

CATHOLIC MARITIME CLUB—261 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL .............................................................................................(251) 432-7339

Joe Connick, Director; Father Tivo, Chaplain

INTERNATIONAL SEAMAN'S CENTER—605 Texas Street ................................................................................................(251) 433-7953

Rev. Aias DeSouza ................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 344-3712

BANKS WITH INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS

FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK–BIRMINGHAM ......................................................................................................................(205) 868-6171

WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK, MOBILE ...................................................................................................................................(251) 662-1025

BARGE FLEETING SERVICE

DELTA MARINE SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................................... (251) 937-4060

HENRY MARINE SERVICE INC.—887 Cochran Causeway .............................................................................................. (251) 438-9442

MOBILE-CHICKASAW PORT FACILITIES, INC. ................................................................................................................. (251) 456-7648

BLAST FREEZE/COLD STORAGE

MOBILE REFRIDGERATED SERVICES.................................................................................................................................(251) 433-4198

BULK LIQUIDS

ALABAMA BULK TERMINALS ................................................................................................................................................. (251) 438-9891

GULF ATLANTIC ........................................................................................................................................................... (251) 456-8491 Ext. 109

PLAINS MARKETING ................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 456-4688

GULF COAST ASPHALT ............................................................................................................................................................. (251) 432-7666

TRANSMONTAIGNE PRODUCT SERVICES ....................................................................................................................... (251) 434-4203

BUNKERING SERVICE

CHEMOIL—777 Walker, Houston, TX 77002 ......................................................................................................................... (713) 336-1100

MIDSTREAM FUEL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 2826 ...................................................................................................... (251) 433-4972

TRANSMONTAIGNE—P. O. Box 3064 ....................................................................................................................................(251) 433-0066

CONSULATES

CONSULAR CORPS OF MOBILE—6204 Brandy Run North 36608............................................................................ (251) 455-8182

BOLIVIA—Thomas J. Purvis—3413 Canacee Dr......................................................................................................................(251) 666-6969

DENMARK—Martin H. Cunningham— 205 St. Louis St.. ......................................................................................................(251) 432-4633

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—Luis Frias—951 Government St., Suite 520 .......................................................................... (251) 432-2332

GEORGIA—Matt Metcalfe—P.O. Box 2903. ............................................................................................................................ (251) 432-2600

NORWAY—L. H. Stuart, Jr.—6204 Brandy Run Road N. ......................................................................................................(251) 342-2151

CONTAINER REPAIR & LEASING

CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. ....................................................................................................................... (251) 457-7300

DOCKSIDE SERVICES ...............................................................................................................................................................(251) 438-2362

JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING .....................................................................................................................(866) 862-0867

EXSIF WORLDWIDE, INC. .........................................................................................................................................................(800) 231-7781

TANK SOLUTIONS, INC. ............................................................................................................................................................(888) 551-8265

U.S. CUSTOMS

PORT DIRECTOR—150 N. Royal St., Suite 3004 ................................................................................................................ (251) 441-5106

DUNNAGE — PLYWOOD

ALL*STAR FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.—7096 Stone Dr., Daphne 36526.....................................................................(251) 626-8777

BUCHANAN LUMBER—104 Industrial Canal Rd. East ....................................................................................................... (251) 433-9567

CASSIDEY LUMBER—P. O. Box 391, Mobile 36601 ......................................................................................................... (251) 456-0099

McGINNIS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.–P.O. Box 2049 Meridian, MS 39302 ...........................................................(601) 483-3991

MIDWAY FOREST PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 7667, Spanish Ft., 36527 .......................................................................... (251) 626-8010

SMITH COMPANIES—100 Pardue Rd. Pelham 35124 ......................................................................................................(800) 322-0540

EXPORT BAGGING, PACKING AND DRUMMING

CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC. ............................................................................................................................... (205) 668-4042

MEADOR WAREHOUSING & DIST., INC.—1750 N. Craft Hwy. ......................................................................................(251) 457-4376

MITCHELL CONTAINER SERVICES.—226 Saraland Blvd. S ............................................................................................(251) 675-3786

MMS PACKAGING COMPANY—P. O. Box 2066 ................................................................................................................(251) 438-3658

PORT CITY MOVERS & DELIVERY—5235 Kooiman Rd., Bldg. 4, Theodore, AL .........................................................(251) 342-7079

STEM PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 66531 ......................................................................................................................................(251) 457-5557

L. H. STUART CO., INC.—2064 Ave. C, Brookley ..................................................................................................................(251) 441-0770

TEAGUE BROS. TRANSFER & STG. CO.—519 Bayshore Ave. .......................................................................................(251) 476-6122

FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE

R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd. ............................................................................................................. (251) 452-0154

HILLER SYSTEMS, INC.—3710 Lakeside Ct. ........................................................................................................................ (251) 661-1275

SAFETY SOURCE INC.—6161 Rangeline Road ....................................................................................................................(251) 443-7445

UNITOR SHIP SERVICES—500 St. Louis St. ........................................................................................................................(251) 432-0762

WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.—4600-B Cypress Business Park Drive. ....................................................... (251) 662-7474

FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS

(H CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS)

H AIR/SEA FORWARDING—3812 Springhill Ave.. ............................................................................................................ (251) 460-0551

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE .........................................................................................................................................(251) 441-7012

PAUL A. BOULO, INC.—255 N. Joachim St. .....................................................................................................................(251) 433-5445

H JOHN M. BRINING CO.—P. O. Box 403 ............................................................................................................................(251) 432-9741

H N. D. CUNNUNGHAM—205 St. Louis St ..........................................................................................................................(251) 432-4633

EMERY FOWARDING—2215 Ave. “O” Brookley Complex .......................................................................................... (251) 433-0885

EMO TRANS ............................................................................................................................................................................. (251) 342-3313

H EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL ......................................................................................................................................... (251) 431-4992

JENSEN SHIPPING CO.—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL .................................................................................(205) 328-2343

H CAROLE C. LELAND—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL ........................................................................................ (205) 328-2343

H CTB USA OF FLORIDA ........................................................................................................................................ (866) 621-0091 ext. 224

LILLIEROOSE CORP.,–1709 Thistlewaite Dr., Mobile 36618 .................................................................................... (251) 259-5362

H M. G. MAHER & CO., INC.—80 St. Michael’s St., Ste. 315 ..........................................................................................(251) 433-8474

MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL................................................................................................ (203) 926-8911

H RICHARD MURRAY & CO.—109 No. Conception St. ...................................................................................................(251) 432-5549

H PAGE & JONES, INC.—52 N. Jackson St. ......................................................................................................................... (251) 432-1646

Birmingham, P. O. Box 320126 ........................................................................................................................................ (205) 595-8429

Huntsville, P. O. Box 6025 ................................................................................................................................................. (256) 772-0231

T. A. PROVENCE & CO.—P. O. Box 942 ........................................................................................................................... (251) 433-5424

H GEO. RUEFF, INC.—P. O. Box 2962 .................................................................................................................................. (251) 433-8851

SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT FORWARDERS—6448 Hillcrest Crossing................................................................ (251) 661-7284

STIEGLER SHIPPING CO., INC.—1151 Hillcrest Rd., Suite F ................................................................................... (251) 639-7300

TEAM WORLDWIDE — 3357-6 Copter Rd. , Pensacola, FL 32514 .......................................................................(850) 698-1465

TRADELANES — 61 St. Joseph St., Suite 1000 ............................................................................................................ (251) 343-8031

TRANSGROUP WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS – 162 State St. 36602 ...................................................................... (251) 433-7668

H DANIEL F. YOUNG—1215 Seminole Dr. NW, Hartselle, AL ......................................................................................... (256) 773-6202

H W.R. ZANES & CO. OF LA, INC.—P. O. Box 1006 ........................................................................................................ (251) 438-1597

FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

(HFTZ PUBLIC WAREHOUSES)

BALDWIN TRANSFER CO., INC. ....................................................................................................................................... (251) 433-3391

MOBILE, AL—Brookley Complex & Airport ........................................................................................................................ (251) 438-7338

AZALEA BOX COMPANY—1401 St. Stephens Road, Prichard ................................................................................. (251) 452-3451

EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP. .....................................................................................................................................(251) 432-7784

H KEYPORT WAREHOUSING—30427 County Rd. 49 N, Loxley, AL .......................................................................... (251) 964-4607

H MOBILE MOVING & STORAGE .........................................................................................................................................(251) 438-3658

H HUNTSVILLE, AL—P. O. Box 6241 ...................................................................................................................................... (256) 772-3105

H BIRMINGHAM, AL—Shaw Warehouses............................................................................................................................. (205) 251-7188

S/M WAREHOUSE ................................................................................................................................................................. (251) 679-3344

GRAIN MERCHANTS

FGDI, LLC .........................................................................................................................................................................................(419) 373-6311

LICENSED GUARD SERVICE

ADMIRAL SECURITY SERVICES OF ALABAMA INC.—305 North Joachim St., Mobile, AL 36603. ................... (251) 725-6018

BAY SECURITY COMPANY, LLC–2122 Hand Avenue # D, Whistler, AL .....................................................................(251) 330-0776

CPS/EAGLE MARITIME SECURITY–758 St. Michael Street, Suite F, Mobile, AL 36602 ........................................(251) 433-7850

HEAVY LIFT/SALVAGE/TRANSPORTATION

ACME TRUCK LINE .....................................................................................................................................................................(251)-653-6028

AMERICAN MARINE SERVICES .............................................................................................................................................(251) 406-9930

ATLANTIC SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT ................................................................................................................................ (251) 433-4545

BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING—P.O. Box 2809, Daphne, AL 36526 ...................................................................... (251) 654-0541

BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS .....................................................................................................................................(888) 762-6364

BURKHALTER SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT ........................................................................................................................ (877) 815-8334

HYDRAULIC CRANE SPECIALISTS ....................................................................................................................................... (251) 675-000X

LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks .................................................................................................................(251) 432-4480

MAMMOET ......................................................................................................................................................................................(404) 696-4982

INDUSTRIAL DIVING

AMERICAN MARINE SERVICES ..............................................................................................................................................(251) 443-7771

BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS .....................................................................................................................................(888) 762-6364

BROWN SALVAGE & DIVING CO.—P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, FL ............................................................................ (800) 234-3471

COMMERCIAL DIVING SERVICES INC.—P. O. Box 850637, Mobile, AL 36685 ..................................................... (251) 665-0017

FATHOM INDUSTRIES—5385 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL ..............................................................................(251) 626-7800

LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks .................................................................................................................(251) 432-4480

LIGHTERING, GAS FREEING AND SPILL CLEANUP

AARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304 .................................................................................................................................(251) 666-8143

R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—507 Diaz St., Prichard, AL. .................................................................................................(251) 452-0154

FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL .................................................................... (251) 626-3295

INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICES, INC.—1980 Ave. A ....................................................................................................... (251) 694-7500

INDUSTRIAL WATER SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 50236 ........................................................................................................ (800) 447-3592

OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803 .........................................................................................................................(251) 690-9010

OIL RECOVERY MARINE TERMINAL Blakely Island .........................................................................................................(800) 350-0443

PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL—3537 Desirrah Drive S., Mobile, AL 36618 ................................................................ (251) 470-0955

THOMPSON ENGINEERING—P. O. Box 9637 ................................................................................................................... (251) 653-4525

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC—4230 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 36693. ........................ (251) 662-3500

USI OIL —1900-A Broad St..........................................................................................................................................................(251) 432-0775

LINE HANDLING

ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308 ....................................................................................................................... (251) 661-2105

BERT'S LINE HANDLING—P. O. Box 2213 ........................................................................................................................... (251) 432-1611

DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122 ....................................................................................................................... (251) 438-2362

MO-BAY SHIPPING SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 1842 .............................................................................................................(251) 433-1621

PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St. ....................................................................................... (251) 432-6045

TRI-STATE MARITIME SVCS.—P. O. Box 2725......................................................................................................................(251) 432-1054

MARINE FUMIGATION SERVICES

A & P PEST CONTROL, INC.. ................................................................................................................................................... (251) 463-4867

ATLAS PEST CONTROL. ............................................................................................................................................................(251) 341-1410

BUGMASTER EXTERMINATORS, INC. ................................................................................................................................. (251) 666-4402

ORKIN EXTERMINATING CO., INC. ....................................................................................................................................... (251) 666-7506

REDD PEST CONTROL ..............................................................................................................................................................(251) 660-1550

TERMINIX SERVICE..................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 447-0858

MARINE RADIO AND ELECTRONICS

(H ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION)

ICS—578 Azalea Rd., Mobile, AL .......................................................................................................................................... (251) 661-6061

GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd. ...............................................................................(251) 666-6683

MOBILE MARINE RADIO—7700 Rinla Ave. .....................................................................................................................(251) 666-5110

Marine Operator....................................................................................................................................................................(251) 666-3487

Radioteletype ......................................................................................................................................................................... (251) 666-9042

Radio Telegram .....................................................................................................................................................................(251) 666-9041

RADIO-HOLLAND USA, INC.—701 S. Conception St. ................................................................................................. (251) 432-3109

H PRISM—200 Virginia St...........................................................................................................................................................(251) 341-1140

SPERRY MARINE SYSTEMS—2756 Dauphin Island Pkwy. .........................................................................................(251) 471-5008

TEAM ONE COMMUNICATIONS—3360 Key St., Mobile, AL....................................................................................(888) 343-TEAM

MARINE SURVEYORS

ALPHA MARINE SURVEYORS–180 Country Club Dr., Daphne ......................................................................................(251) 626-7299

BULK MARINE RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................................................(251) 295-4838

W. T. AMES & ASSOCIATES—149 Fairway Dr., Daphne .....................................................................................................(251) 626-1172

GEORGE BROOKFIELD—186 Ridgewood Dr., Daphne ................................................................................................... (251) 626-1758

MICHAEL H. BARRIE—263 N. Jackson St. ............................................................................................................................(251) 433-8122

C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC. ........................................................................................................................ (251) 476-1998

RICHARD BESSELAAR—2809 Cottage Hill Rd. ................................................................................................................. (251) 476-9909

C. E. COLLIER & ASSOCIATES, INC.—5050 Lossing Rd., Coden, AL ......................................................................... (251) 873-4382

CAPT. JOHN D. SMITH—P. O. Box 2585, Daphne ............................................................................................................... (251) 626-8394

CARMACK MARINE IND. SVC. INC.—1609 B Rochelle Street ....................................................................................... (251) 662-5765

COOK CLAIMS SERVICE—P. O. Box 160461 ...................................................................................................................... (251) 470-0774

GENERAL MARINE SERVICE—P. O. Box 2533....................................................................................................................(251) 928-6728

C. L. HAMILTON—P.O. Box 302 ................................................................................................................................................. (251) 433-9997

DC MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES INC.—2210 Main St., Daphne, AL 36526 ............................................................. (251) 625-0503

JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S ........................................................................................................... (251) 633-6118

MARINE INSPECTION, LLC–63 South Royal Street, Suite 1001, Mobile, AL 36602 .............................................. (251) 375-2020

NATIONAL CARGO BUREAU, INC.—Commerce Building, Ste. 605, 118 N. Royal St. .............................................(251) 432-0781

NAUTECH MARINE CONSULTANTS, INC.—7226 Bridgewood Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 ........................... (251)-447-0422

PAGE MARINE—4153 Tamworth Dr. ........................................................................................................................................(251) 661-1520

PORT CITY MARINE SURVEYORS—D. J. Smith..................................................................................................................(251) 661-5426

SABINE SURVEYORS—851 East I-65 Service Rd. South ................................................................................................. (251)-433-9997

SGS MINERALS—P. O. Box 1962 ............................................................................................................................................ (251) 432-2781

SHIP ARCHITECTS, INC. ........................................................................................................................................................... (251) 621-1813

WOODRUFF INDUSTRIES INC—4021 Shana Drive...........................................................................................................(251) 473-5327

MARITIME WASTE DISPOSAL

AARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304 .................................................................................................................................(251) 666-8143

BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 16504 ..................................................................................................... (251) 666-5724

R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd. ............................................................................................................. (251) 452-0154

DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122 ....................................................................................................................... (251) 438-2362

FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL .................................................................... (251) 626-3295

INDUSTRIAL WATER SERVICE—1980 Ave. A ..................................................................................................................... (251) 694-7500

OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803 .........................................................................................................................(251) 690-9010

PSC.—4531 Hamilton Blvd., Theodore, AL 36582 ...............................................................................................................(251) 443-7701

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.—17045 Highway 43, Mt. Vernon, AL ...............................................................................(251) 829-4006

PORT OF MOBILE DIRECTORY

ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

ousing

Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics

& Affiliated Companies

“Seamless Solutions”

Customer needs and satisfaction are the number one priority.

For more information, please contact Mike Richardson in Mobile

PH # 251-432-0081 Fax # 251-432-0082

Trucking

Marine

Stevedoring Warehousing

Pipe Reconditioning

AZTEC MARITIME SERVICE INC.

P.O. Box 1505, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-7273

Mark Fenton, President • ops@aztecmaritime.com

BIEHL & COMPANY

118 N. Royal St., Suite 705, Mobile, AL 36602

P. O. Box 1246, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1605

Larry McInnis, Local Manager

biehlmob@biehlco.com

Columbus Line - Aust/N.Z.

Columbus Line - South America

Concorde Line

Gulf Africa Line

Hinode Lline

National Shipping Co., of Saudi Arabia

Navinter Line

Nordana

Nordana Worldwide

Pan Ocean Line

U. S. Africa Navigation Line

BLUE WATER SHIPPING COMPANY

4739 Utica Street

Suite 103

Metairie, LA 70006

(504) 455-8462

bernard@bluewatershipping.com

BULK SHIPPING INC.

118 N. Royal St., Suite 705, Mobile, AL 36602

P. O. Box 88, Mobile, 36601 • (251) 433-1585

Thomas Murray • mursteve@zebra.net

MCW Shipping

CG RAILWAY

11 North Water St., Suite 18290, Mobile, 36602

(251) 243-9228 • Fax: 251-706-6937

Email: wildkm@intship.com

LBH USA (CISA)

Danny Guthrie, Local Manager

ASD Blvd., Suite 107

P.O. Box 1083, Mobile, AL 36633

251-694-7001 • ops@lbhusa.com

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM (America) LLC

300 Colonial Parkway, Suite 325

Roswell, GA 30076

Scot Stinson

(770) 729-6733 Ext. 6733

usa.sstinson@usa.cma-cgm.com

Rebecca Dyson Ext. 2394

757-961-2394

usa.rdyson@usa.cma-cgm.com

CRIMSON SHIPPING CO., INC.

Ken Wear, Terminal Operations Manager

150 Viaduct Road • Chickasaw, AL 36611

251-457-9551 • Fax: (251) 457-9597

kenneth.wear@crimsonshipping.com

FILLETTE, GREEN SHIPPING SVC. (USA) CORP.

261 N. Conception Street, Mobile, AL 36603

PO Box 1842, Mobile, AL 36633

Office (251) 375-2224 • Fax (251) 423-6813

Cell (251) 379-6597 • Email: mob@fillettegreen.com

Web: fillettegreen.com

GAC SHIPPING (USA) INC.

2727 Allen Parkway, Suite 740 • Houston, TX 77019

(713) 533-3200 • Fax: (713) 533-3220

Email: hub.us@gacworld.com

Tom Nasman, President & CEO

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP.

118 North Royal St., Suite 509 • Mobile, AL 36602

Office: (251) 438-5071 (24 hr) • Fax: (251) 438-5072

Email: mobops@gensteam.com

John Kirkpatrick Jr, District Manager

GLOVIS AMERICA, INC.

1110 Montlimar Dr., Suite 630, Mobile, AL 36609

Stan Winter, Manager; swinter@glovisusa.com

(251) 342-8292; Fax: (251) 342-8291

ZIM

GRIEG STAR SHIPPING

Atlanta, Georgia

gsatltrafop@griegstar.com

Far East - Gulf (Med) Trade

Julie Springer - 770-226-5931

Emily Kiley - 770-226-5941

Thomas Johansen – 770-226-5936

Atlantic Trade

Don Walden – 770-226-5909

Sara Beth Fielden – 770-226-5945

Doug Barton – 770-226-5930

Operations/Mobile

Neil Turner - 251-433-3800

Fax: 251-434-6552

GULF HARBOR SHIPPING

2000 Old Spanish Trail, Suite 100, Slidell, LA 70458

(985) 661-8005 • Fax: (414) 921-5013

neworleans@gulfharbor.com

INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES

11 North Water St.

Suite 9290 • Mobile, 36602

Elaine E. Dearmon, Vice President

Josie Mock, Manager

Phone: (251) 461 2747 • Fax: (251) 461 2748

LOTT SHIP AGENCY INC.

259 N. Conception, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1621

P. O. Box 1802, Mobile, 36601

William B. Lott, President

Stephen G. Havranek, Vice President

operations@lottship.com

MARITIME ENDEAVORS

SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD.

1901 Alabama State Docks Blvd, Building 50,

Suite 109, Mobile, AL 36602

P.O. Box 1064, Mobile, AL 36633

Jason Kernion, operations Manager

(251) 434-9600 • Fax: (251) 441-7171

email: ops-mobile@mescltd.com

NORD-SUD SHIPPING, INC.

605 St Francis Street

Mobile, Al. 36602

Paul Pugh

P. (251) 431-7274 • F. (404) 348-4380

Cell – (251) 895-1507

Email – nordsudmobile@nordsudshipping.com

NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL AGENCY

One St. Louis Center, Suite 3002, 36602

Rachel Allen, Marketing Director • (251) 431-6335

rallen@nortonlilly.com

Atlantic Bulk Carriers

Atlanticargo (ACS)

Big Lift

C.C.N.I.

COSCO

CMA/CGM

CSAV

China Shipping

Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha

Emirates Shipping Line (AGX)

Hoegh Lines

Kawasaki (K Line)

Lykes/Americana

Maersk

Mitsui

Navix Lines

Sanko Steamship Company

Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

Shipping Corporation of India

Southern Star

Spliethoff Shuttle

Toko Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

United Arab Shipping Co.

Western Bulk Carriers

NSA AGENCIES INC.

261 N. Joachim, Mobile, 36603 • (251) 433-1536

George E. Duffy, President

Ted C. Lee, Mid Gulf/South Atlantic Mgr.

mobileops@nsaagencies.com

A/S Bulkhandling

Armada Shipping

Coulouthros Ltd.

Fednav International

Ganmount Shpg.

Guinomar International

Hellespont S. S. Corp.

J. Lauritzen Bulkers

Kerr Norton Marine

M & R Shipping

Metal Logistics

Nautica

Navios Corporation

Seamar Shipping

Seatramp Tankers

S. F. P. O.

T & E Bulkers

Torm Bulk

Torvald Klaveness & Co., AIS

Trans Sea Transport

U. S. Steel Group - A Div. of USX Corp.

U. S. Steel Mining Co., LLC

Vulica Shipping Co., Ltd.

PAGE & JONES INC.

52 N. Jackson St., Mobile, 36602 • (251) 432-1646

Michael B. Lee, President

mlee@pagejones.com

Carnival Line

• Central Gulf

Crowley Lines Services

• Forest Line

Hapag-Lloyd Line

International Transport Logistics

• Keystone Shipping Co.

Pelican Cargo Transport

Rickmers Line

Texaco, Inc.

• Waterman

ROSS MARITIME INC.

P. O. Box 1022, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 432-1611

Carl Black, President • agency@rossmaritimeusa.com

SEACLIFF AGENCIES, LLC

P. O. Box 1947, Mobile, 36633 • (251) 433-1196

Ritchie Macpherson, Manager

rmacpherson@seacliffagency.com

Clipper Americas

C.I. C.

Drummond Coal

OBC Forest Line

SEAGULL MARINE INC.

Mobile Middle Bay Port, Bldg. 303 • (251) 443-6789

Tim Dardar, Vessell Agent

info@seagullmarine.com

SHIP SUPPLY OF FLORIDA, INC.

15065 NW 7th Avenue • Miami, FL 33168

President, Elias Giannakopoulos

(305) 681-7447 • Fax (305) 769-3502

info@shipsup.com

TRANSMARINE ALABAMA INC.

105 North Conception St., Mobile, 36602

Luis Sanchez-Navarro and Lee Collier

luis@tmcnewyork.com • (251) 432-8486

Carribean Forest Carriers

Transmarine Chartering, Inc.

WESTFAL-LARSEN SHIPPING

163 St. Emanuel Street • Mobile, AL 36602

Office: (251) 694-6928

Torbjorn Skaar, Ops. Mgr. –

torbjorn.skaar@wlshipping.com

Brookside Parkway, Suite 165 • Alpharetta, GA 30022

P. 770-569-5821 • F. 770-569-5823

Mike Hawe – mike.hawe@wlshipping.com

Becky Jenny – becky.jenny@wlshipping.com

Local Vessel Agent – Inchcape Shipping Services

WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE

Regions Tower • 851 East I-65 Service Road

Suite 1050 • Mobile, Alabama 36606

Tele: (251)-471-2661 • Fax: (251)-471-2662

E-mail:wss.mobile@wilhelmsen.com

• AMERICAN FLAG LINE

STEAMSHIP AGENCIES

AND LINES

ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010

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in 1905. From our great-grandfathers’ day to the present, diﬃcult economic times have taught us to

control costs, eliminate waste and increase eﬃciency. Our obsession with paying attention to detail and

keeping our pencils sharp saves you money. And that helps keep your course true.

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