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SEAPORT
A L A B A M A
DECEMBER 2010
THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE
OF THE ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY
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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
State Port Authority. Material contained herein, except when copyrighted, may be reproduced in whole or in part. A
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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.
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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
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“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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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.
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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
transportation represented on the board,” Tagert said.
The Atlanta Fed territory covers the Sixth Federal Reserve
District, which includes Alabama and several other
Southeastern states. The Fed shares its research and
expertise with the public in publications, speeches, public
policy organizations and community sponsorship efforts.
Sarah Arteaga of the Regional Economic Information
Network said that the Trade & Transportation Advisory
Council focuses on providing economic information from the
transportation sector as part of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta’s Regional Economic Information Network.
According to the Fed, the Trade & Transportation Advisory
Council provides a deeper insight into key economic
information related to the transportation sector in that district.
Trade & Transportation Advisory Council members may be
called upon between meetings by the Federal
Reserve for specific economic industry sector
questions pertinent to the economic climate.
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Property and Area Description
Nearest Interstate: I-10 Distance (miles): 5 Miles
Nearest 4 lane Highway: US Hwy 63 Distance (miles): 4 Miles
Proximity to Major Cities:
Pascagoula, MS (Port) Distance (miles): 15 Miles
Mobile, AL (Port) Distance (miles): 45 Miles
Gulfport, MS (Port) Distance (miles): 45 Miles
Hattiesburg, MS Distance (miles): 80 Miles
New Orleans, LA (Port) Distance (miles): 100 Miles
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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.
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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.
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The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was established on Dec. 1, 1941. Here, CAP airplanes
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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.
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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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CAP personnel wore Army Air Corps uniforms with distinctive cap and
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ALABAMA SEAPORT • DECEMBER 2010
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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
H S/M TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................................... (251) 679-8200, (888) 546-2013
SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION CO. (Bulk) ....................................................................................................................(888) 467-5737
H TRANS-STATE LINE ................................................................................................................................................................(800) 643-2140
TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS ..................................................................................................................................... (800) 292-3829
U. S. F. DUGAN .........................................................................................................................................................................(251) 457-5326
VENTURE EXPRESS..............................................................................................................................................................(251) 653-4947
WATKINS TRUCKING CO., INC. .......................................................................................................................................(800) 633-8238
WILLIS SHAW FROZEN EXPRESS .................................................................................................................................(251) 661-9420
H WILSON TRUCKING CORP. .............................................................................................................(251) 452-0668, (866) 645-7405
WOERNER TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................................ (800) 547-6828
WONDERLAND EXPRESS (Heavy Haul) ........................................................................................................................ (251) 653-7348
WRIGHT TRANSPORTATION, INC. ..................................................................................................................................(800) 342-4598
YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEM INC. ..................................................................................................................................... (251) 438-2432
PILOTAGE
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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BURLINGTON NORTHERN / SANTA FE ............................................................................................................................... (205) 320-3637
CANADIAN NATIONAL / ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD ............................................................................................... (800) 342-5424
CSX RAIL TRANSPORT .............................................................................................................................................................. (251) 434-1300
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ......................................................................................................................................................(409) 886-2270
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. ................................................................................................................................................(205) 951-4761
TERMINAL RAILWAY ALABAMA STATE DOCKS ................................................................................................................ (251) 441-7301
SAFETY SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTANTS
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
SHIPPING REGISTRY
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
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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
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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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