June 2009 - Alabama State Port Authority

A L A B A M A 

SEAPORT 

june 2009 

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE 

OF The ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY

Alabama Seaport 

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With mast in place, the USS INDEPENDENCE is floated off into the 

Mobile River. 

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Executive 

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Financial Services 

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Comptroller Pete Dranka 251.441.7057 

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Human Resources Danny Barnett, Manager 251.441.7004 

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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 Mike Parker, Manager P: 251.441.7232 

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: 251.441.7072 

Truck Control Lester Davidson 251.441.7098 

Harbor Master Capt. Terry Gilbreath 251.441.7074 

Planning & Security 

Hal Hudgins, Vice President 251.441.7237 

Technical Services 

Joseph L. Threadcraft, Vice President 251.441.7220 

Engineering Manager Jerald Kichler 251.441.7253 

Environmental, Health & Safety 

Robert C. Harris Jr., Manager 251.441.7082 

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 

Contents 

Austal Wins Contract for Second U.S. Navy Ship..............................................4 

Austal Continues INDEPENDENCE Testing........................................................6 

Port Authority Welcomes Captain Terry Gilbreath 

as New Harbor Master.............................................................................................7 

Aker Solutions Named 2009 Alabama Medium 

Manufacturer of the Year........................................................................................9 

At the Helm: Marc Quenneville............................................................................10 

ThyssenKrupp Employees Lost in Crash.......................................................... 12 

Arlington Park Update: Wetlands Mitigation 

Means a New Park for Mobile ............................................................................ 13 

Made in Alabama: Company Takes Advertising to New Heights.................16 

Currents...................................................................................................... 20-23 

Port Calls: Year of Alabama History............................................................ 24 

Of Men & Ships: The Undersea War in the Pacific...................................27 

Departments 

Sailings.............................................................................................................. 32 

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

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

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

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Austal Wins Contract for 

Second U.S. Navy Ship 

Austal USA is proud to announce that the company 

has been awarded the contract to supply 

a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy. 

The fast, highly maneuverable vessel is a key element 

of the Navy’s plan to address asymmetrical 

threats and will play a crucial role in both the defense of our homeland and 

the protection of our forces and allies overseas. 

This will be the second LCS ship contracted to the prime contractor Bath Iron 

Works, a General Dynamics (GD) company, and GD teammate Austal USA. 

The Navy’s first LCS, the 127-meter INDEPENDENCE, is in the final stages 

of construction at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile. The second LCS is named 

CORONADO in honor of the patriotic citizens of Coronado, Calif., home to 

Naval Air Station North Island and Naval Amphibious Base. 

The CORONADO will be similar to the INDEPENDENCE featuring an innovative, 

high-speed trimaran hull. The 419-foot surface combatant ship is 

designed to defeat littoral threats and provide access and dominance in 

coastal waters for missions such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare 

and surface warfare. 

With the U.S. Navy committed to a 55-vessel LCS program, which is part of 

its 313-ship fleet, winning this contract demonstrates a strong vote of confidence 

for the Austal-designed, high-speed aluminum trimaran seaframe. 

Austal USA President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Rella commented, 

“The award of this follow-on contract for the LCS program is a testimony 

to the commitment by the Navy to this shipbuilding program and further 

Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama 

Alabama State Port Authority 

Tim Parker Jr., Chair, Tuscaloosa 

Term expires July 31, 2013 

William B. Bru, Mobile 

Term expires August 2, 2014 

H.L. “Sonny” Callahan, Mobile 


David J. Cooper, Mobile 


Maj. Gen. J. Gary Cooper, USMC (RET) 


Mike Fields, Tuscaloosa 


Barry Morton, Birmingham 


Steve Thornton, Huntsville 


Sam Jones, Mobile 

Term expires July 31, 2009 

Alabama Seaport Editorial Staff 

Judith Adams, Editor-in-Chief 

Jennifer Jenkins, Managing Editor 

Maureen Smith, Managing Editor 

Scott Rye, Contributing Editor 

Sheri Reid, Editor at Large 

confirms their confidence in Austal as a premier shipbuilder. 

These are exciting times for Austal, the city of Mobile and the 

state of Alabama.” 

The announcement follows Austal’s recent selection as 

prime contractor for the U.S. Navy’s Joint High Speed Vessel 

(JHSV) program, potentially valued at more than $1.6 billion. 

The General Dynamics LCS Team platform utilizes Austal’s 

proven, high-speed trimaran hull-form to provide enhanced 

seakeeping, low resistance, superior aviation facilities and 

large payload volume capacity. 

Construction of Austal’s second LCS will commence immediately 

at its shipyard in Mobile, where work is also well 

underway on the first phase of a new state-of-the-art Module 

Manufacturing Facility (MMF). The facility will allow quicker 

and more cost-effective construction of the ship components, 

or modules, which will then be transported to the 

existing assembly bays along the waterfront for erection and 

launch. Once completed, the 748,000-square-foot MMF 

(more than 17 acres under roof), will allow the delivery of up 

to five JHSV or LCS platforms per year. 

When asked how this facility will improve Austal USA’s product 

output, Rella explained, “This state-of-the-art facility was 

designed to greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness 

of our production processes, thereby increasing our throughput. 

This, in turn, allows us to offer a greater volume of vessels 

to our clients at increasingly competitive prices.” 

As a result of the LCS award and ongoing JHSV program, the 

company’s USA workforce will grow to more than 1,300 by the 

time full production of the LCS begins next year. The CORO- 

NADO is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in May 2012. 

The INDEPENDENCE dry docked at Austal. 

Editorial Contributors 

Emily Blanchard 

Blake Herndon 

Jennifer Jenkins 

Ashley Jones 

Niki Lim 

Vanessa McGee 

Tracie Ray 

Greta Sharp 

Maureen Smith 

Photography 

Sheri Reid 

Austal recently won the contract to design and build the U.S. Department of Defense’s next 

generation multi-use platform, the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a program 

potentially worth more than $1.6 billion. 

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Panoramic view of the USS INDEPENDENCE at the Austal USA shipyards along the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala. 

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Austal Continues 

INDEPENDENCE 

Testing 

The INDEPENDENCE is moored at Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., and will complete outfitting, test 

and system activation activities in preparation for upcoming sea trials. 

Port Authority Welcomes 

Captain Terry Gilbreath 

as New Harbor Master 

Capt. Terry Gilbreath is taking his place as the harbor master 

at the Port of Mobile. He replaces Capt. Dave Carey, who 

retired in January 2009 after more than 18 years of service. 

Mobile is a familiar surrounding for Gilbreath. In his more than 

25-year career with the United States Coast Guard, he was 

twice stationed in the Port City. 

With his background as a marine safety expert and having 

served as Captain of the Port in two different ports, Gilbreath 

brings a wealth of experience to the position of harbor master. 

However, he’s quick to note that he has big shoes to fill. 

Austal USA has successfully completed main engine light 

off of the two propulsion diesel engines and the two gas 

turbine engines on the INDEPENDENCE. The light off of 

the main engines follows the fuel load and the testing of all 

four generators. 

The diesels are considered the highest power high-speed 

diesel engines in the world. Austal has installed a total of 

twenty-four MTU 8000 Series diesel engines on six Austal 

vessels over the past four years. 

The GE LM2500 gas turbines each are the standard workhorse 

engines installed in almost all the U.S. Navy surface 

combatant ships. More than 750 of these gas turbines power 

the Navy’s fleet of surface combatants. The LM2500 marine 

gas turbine is GE’s most widely applied gas turbine. It powers 

more than 400 ships in 30 world navies, fast ferries, coast 

guard cutters, supply ships and cruise ships. No stranger to 

these engines, Austal installed them in a fast vehicle ferry 

operating in Denmark. 

INDEPENDENCE will be moored alongside the Austal USA 

facility while the activation and testing of combat and other 

onboard systems continues. Sea trials are expected to commence 

this summer with delivery planned for later in the year. 

In reaction to the success of this important event leading up 

to LCS 2 sea trials, Joe Rella, president and COO of Austal 

USA commented, “Austal USA continues to establish its 

rightful place as one of the world’s premium shipbuilders. The 

successful achievement of this major milestone is another example 

of Austal’s commitment to the LCS program’s goal of 

completing sea trials and delivering the LCS 2 to the Navy as 

quickly as possible.” 

“Capt. Carey has 18 years of knowledge of this port,” Gilbreath 

said. “I’ve got to come up to speed on everything he 

knows. I’m learning the port personnel, partners and the people 

at the docks. It’s a challenge to absorb as much information 

as possible.” 

One of the chief responsibilities in his new role as harbor 

master is a general awareness of what is taking place at the 

Port of Mobile. This includes incoming and outgoing ship 

traffic, which vessel is at what dock, channel depth and pier 

facing conditions, and the overall condition of the port’s facilities. 

Gilbreath also communicates working port efforts to the 

U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as 

well as other state and federal agencies. These collaborative 

efforts allow for more efficient services and exchanges 

of information. 

The Port of Mobile’s two contract harbor pilots also report 

to the harbor master on the movement of vessels around the 

harbor. Additionally, he works closely with Alabama State 

Port Authority operations staff to coordinate traffic through 

the public terminals. 

Gilbreath brings a broad range of experience to his new role at 

the Port of Mobile. He served as Captain of the Port in Louisville, 

Ky., regulating primarily the inland “brown water” industry. 

He held the same position in Morgan City, La., regulating the 

coastal oil supply and tanker industry. With that mix, he feels 

he offers inland, offshore and deep draft experience, as well as 

a strong knowledge of the regulatory side of the industry. He 

served as the officer in charge of marine inspection and the 

federal maritime security coordinator in both locations. 

New Harbor Master Terry Gilbreath 

Early in his Coast Guard career, Gilbreath served with the 

Chief Marine Safety Strategic Planning Division at the Coast 

Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. During that time, 

he developed and maintained the Marine Safety Strategic 

Business Plan, which was selected as a pilot project for the 

Government Performance and Results Act for measurement. 

In addition to his strong regulatory background as a marine 

safety expert, Gilbreath served four years afloat on two different 

Coast Guard cutters focusing his efforts on law enforcement, 

migrant interdiction, and search and rescue. His ships 

were based in Gulfport, Miss., and Miami Beach, Fla., with 

extensive operational experience in the Gulf of Mexico and 

Caribbean Sea. 

The Port of Mobile and the maritime industry has changed 

a great deal since the last time Gilbreath was stationed in 

Mobile during his Coast Guard tour from 1999 to 2002. Gilbreath 

served as acting Captain of the Port in Mobile during 

the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The events of 9/11 provided 

Gilbreath with insight and experience in Incident Command 

structures, which provides for coordinated communications 

and emergency response amongst all jurisdictional agencies 

during a security or emergency incident. These insights will 

prove invaluable as the harbor master serves on the Port of 

Mobile’s Area Maritime Security Committee and as one of the 

Authority’s Facility Security Officers. 

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Aker Solutions 

Named 2009 Alabama Medium Manufacturer of the Year 

Terry Gilbreath will be responsible for keeping operations smooth throughout the Port of Mobile. 

Security in both the Port of Mobile’s private and public terminals 

is stronger now, he said, due to the industry’s implementation 

of the Maritime Transportation Safety Act. The Port Authority 

has installed security cameras, fencing, beefed up its 

Port Police force and implemented other security measures 

as part of its facility security plan. Another security change 

was the application of TWIC, or Transportation Worker Identification 

Credential, which was required for unescorted access 

to port facilities starting in December 2008. 

“There have been very evident changes in port security, but 

there’s also been very obvious growth since 2002,” Gilbreath 

said. When he was last in Mobile, construction on the new 

Mobile Container Terminal had not even started, McDuffie 

was handling about half the coal volumes than it handles today, 

and Austal was not building Littoral Combat Ships. “The 

Authority has seen new facilities, industries and services roll 

into Port City,” he said. 

Gilbreath explained. “Mobile still has areas to develop. And it will 

continue to grow. It’s one of the reasons I’m happy to be here.” 

One of the defining characteristics of Mobile is its location on 

the central Gulf Coast and, by extension, the effect of hurricanes 

on the shipping industry, oil transportation and offshore 

oil facilities. 

“Many industry watchers track how well we respond and get 

ships moving again, whether it’s oil shipments for our area 

gasoline refineries, coal shipments for our utilities or just other 

deep-draft vessels moving into the harbor that carry vital goods for 

area and regional manufacturers and retailers,” said Gilbreath. 

“Getting the port up and running and restoring channel use 

for ships is critical after storm events. Many consumers in our 

market rely on these shipments to support the basic necessities 

of life” he said. 

Gilbreath was in New Orleans with the Coast Guard for Hurricanes 

Katrina and Rita in 2005, making him aware of how 

the Coast Guard responds to hurricanes and what to expect 

as the port readies for storms. He was already on staff with 

the Alabama State Port Authority for the 2008 hurricane season, 

which included impacts from storms Gustav and Ike. Gilbreath 

noted the port still had to fully prepare as if Mobile was 

in the direct path of the storms. The storm season preparation 

and operations plan, which are continuously updated by 

Port Authority management, provide the framework for storm 

preparation and post-storm recovery efforts. While the 2008 

storms inflicted minimal damage, both storms delivered high 

tide, an increased number of oil field supply vessels seeking 

refuge on Mobile River, and resulted in channel restrictions 

while missing aids to navigation were restored. “Storm season 

requires a high level of planning, communications and 

coordination amongst many players,” said Gilbreath. The harbor 

master, along with Port Authority management, interface 

daily with the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and 

NOAA, as well as industry groups through phone calls and 

e-communications. “From what I see, the level of communications 

and coordination throughout the port results is our ability 

to quickly return to operations,” he said. 

Gilbreath is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy 

with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He also holds a master’s 

degree in physics from University of Connecticut. 

“My family and I really love the area and have always considered 

it home,” Gilbreath said. “I’m honored to have been 

selected for this position.” 

From left, Business Council of Alabama President and CEO William Canary; 

Gov. Bob Riley; Aker Vice President Marc Quenneville; and Mike Bailey, 

president, Alabama Technology Network. 

Aker Solutions of Mobile was honored by the Business Council 

of Alabama and the Alabama Technology Network, in partnership 

with the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama 

and the National Association of Manufacturers, with the 

2009 Alabama Medium Manufacturer of the Year Award. The 

award goes to a manufacturing company that employs 100 to 

399 people and has demonstrated superior performance in 

the areas of customer focus, employee commitment, operational 

excellence, continuous improvement, profitable growth 

and investment in training and retraining. 

Aker Solutions is a leading global provider of engineering 

and construction services, and manufacturer of technological 

products and integrated solutions. It produces subsea steel 

tube umbilicals and steel tube flying leads for the offshore oil 

and gas industry. Despite highly competitive market conditions, 

Aker increased the profitability of its Mobile operation 

and has experienced more than 50 percent return on its investment. 

Aker made a $10.7 million investment in capital in 

the past three years and plans for another $2 million investment 

in the next year. 

The Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Awards program is 

an annual recognition of Alabama manufacturing enterprises 

that exhibit excellence in leadership, performance, profitability 

and work force relations. The awards are presented in three 

size categories to ensure fair recognition of all applicants 

regardless of the size of their work force. The fourth award 

From left (in front) Johnny Patterson; Dan Appleton; Marc Quenneville, 

holding the award; Jim Altieri; Angel Persson; and Belinda Thomason. 

and category presented is the “Emerging Manufacturer” that 

recognizes superior performance among manufacturers that 

have been in operation for five or fewer years. Winning manufacturers 

are selected by an independent panel of judges 

who look for demonstrations of superior performance in the 

areas of customer focus, employee commitment, operational 

excellence, continuous improvement, profitable growth and 

investment in training and retraining. 

Other winners were: 

Emerging Manufacturer of the Year 

(in operation for five or fewer years): 

– Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, Montgomery 

Large Manufacturer of the Year 

(400 or more employees) 

– Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville 

Small Manufacturer of the Year 

(1-99 employees) 

Vulcan Materials Company, Fort Payne 

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Alabama Seaport Magazine “At the Helm” 

Since its inception in Oslo, Norway, in the nineteenth century, Aker Solutions has delivered innovative responses 

to complex engineering and manufacturing challenges both on- and offshore. Enterprise-wide, Aker Solutions 

provides engineering and construction services, technology products, and integrated solutions to industries that 

include oil and gas, refining and chemicals, mining, metals, and power generation. Its global multiethnic workforce 

of 28,000 full-time employees labors in 30 countries on five continents. 

Aker Solutions in Mobile emphasizes design and manufacture of subsea umbilicals. These flexible stainless 

steel tubes of varying diameter enclose, protect and serve as a subsea conduit for cables. Umbilicals enable 

the remote control, power supply and operation of subsea oilfield developments. According to Quest Offshore 

Resources, Inc., Aker Solutions holds a 64.7 percent share of the Global Steel Tube Umbilical market. 

Aker Solutions’ worldwide client base includes major oil companies Chevron and ExxonMobil, along with independent 

and national oil companies. 

Name/age: Marc Quenneville (46) 

Title: Vice President Umbilicals, North America 

Company: Aker Solutions Inc. 

Address: 7611 Lake Rd S, Bldg 505, Mobile, AL, 36605 

Web: www.akersolutions.com 

Revenue: approx. 110M USD 

No. of Employees: 135 

Most recently read book: Good to Great 

Favorite music/musical artist: Jazz 

Education: Industrial Chemistry 

What is your relationship with the Alabama State Port Authority 

The Port serves as Aker’s landlord. Our companies are an example of how a relationship between two parties 

can be mutually beneficial for an obvious win-win. 

What is the largest/most unusual cargo shipped through the port 

We have shipped 11.2m tall reels with umbilicals weighing 400 tons. 

What is the most out-of-the-box idea you’ve every done in your professional career 

I’ve sold site waste to be used for employee social activities. 

What was the result 

An opportunity to create a more family-oriented workforce through more employee interaction. 

The umbilicals provide power, data, hydraulic functions and chemical injects to underwater drilling sites. 

What single thing makes your organization stand out 

The loyalty and dedication of the employees to make the Mobile facility a success. 

Tell us a little about what’s in store for your organization in 2009-2010 

In the current world economic climate, we are excited about having a healthy backlog for 2009. Our company 

focus will be to seek work and win it, not wait for work to knock on the door. 

How did you wind up in your current position 

I’m returning to the Mobile facility after 1½ years in a Global position at Oslo, Norway, headquarters. 

What word best describes your leadership style 

Informal, approachable, but firm and fair to each and every employee. This builds loyalty and trust which is paramount 

to a successful organization. 

Goal yet to be achieved My personal goal is to complete my MBA. 

Professional pet peeve Too much bureaucracy that can slow down progress and decision making. 

What do you do to relieve stress Travel to decompress and recharge the batteries. 

Favorite hobbies Cooking for groups of people. 

Pets The most spoiled dog in the world. 

If you had a $1 million windfall, you would: Pay the bills which would in turn reduce stress. 

It is 11 on Saturday morning. Where are you Procrastinating cutting the grass and doing yard work. 

What line of work would you pursue if you couldn’t work in your present one 

Own and operate a restaurant. 

Organization or company other than your own that you most admire SouthWest Airlines. 

What is there about you that people would be surprised to learn I am an excellent cook. 

They’re making a movie of your life. Is it a drama or comedy and who plays you 

If it can happen, it has happened to me. The only way to present it would be as a comedy. 


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ThyssenKrupp 

Employees Lost in Crash 

Erich Walter Heine, member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp 

Steel AG (TK) and responsible for major projects in 

Brazil and the USA, and Claus-Peter Hellhammer, an employee 

of ThyssenKrupp Steel in Duisburg, lost their lives June 1 

when Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic. 

A statement from the company extended deepest sympathies 

to the families of both men. Heine was responsible for the construction 

of the ThyssenKrupp mill in Calvert, Ala., and another 

plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Raw steel from the plant in Brazil 

will eventually come through the Port’s Pinto Island Terminal 

headed for the Calvert mill for final processing. Heine toured 

the terminal in February along with port officials and Alabama 

Gov. Bob Riley to get an update on construction progress. 

Port Authority Director and CEO Jimmy Lyons offered condolences 

saying, “We have enjoyed our association with every 

member of the ThyssenKrupp family. We keenly feel the loss 

of Erich who worked very closely with the Port on the Pinto 

project. Our hearts go out to both families and all our colleagues 

at the company.” 

Company executives joined the governor to send well-wishes 

to Germany. ThyssenKrupp Steel USA President and 

CEO Bob Soulliere issued a statement on this tragic event 

saying, “We are shocked and saddened by the dramatic 

events of the last two days that have taken the lives of two 

ThyssenKrupp family members.” 

The statement went on to praise Heine’s leadership talents, 

saying, “Heine provided us with valuable direction and personal 

leadership … Erich’s commitment to our project and its 

long-term strategy were key to our initial successes. This commitment 

will continue to motivate and live on in the Alabama 

team that he led and supported.” 

Local and state leaders met frequently with Heine for updates 

on the projects. In response to the news of Heine’s loss, Gov. 

Riley told the Press-Register, “He was a natural leader, and 

absolutely one of the smartest, most talented young men I’ve 

had the pleasure of meeting. It is certainly a tragedy for his 

family and his colleagues, but he will also be extremely missed 

by his friends here in Alabama.” 

Heine, born in South Africa in 1967, studied engineering and 

business administration. In February 2006, Heine joined the 

Erich Heine, center, member of the executive board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, 

visiting the Port in February. With him are Peter Urban, vice chairman of the 

executive board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, and Bob Soulliere, president and 

CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA. Heine died in a plane crash in June. 

Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG with responsibility 

for the steelmaking business unit. From 2007, he was 

also responsible for the construction of the two steel plants 

in Calvert and Rio de Janeiro. 

“In Erich Heine, we are losing an esteemed colleague who 

did outstanding work for the ThyssenKrupp Group. Our 

thoughts are with his family at this time of great sadness,” 

said Dr. Ekkehard Schulz, chairman of the Executive Board 

of ThyssenKrupp AG. 

Heine leaves a wife and three small children. 

Claus-Peter Hellhammer, 28, completed a technical trainee 

program with ThyssenKrupp Steel and worked at Thyssen- 

Krupp CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico from mid-2007 to early 

2009. Most recently he had taken on special duties in the 

area of health and safety/fire protection in Duisburg. He was 

returning from a private trip to Brazil. 

Souillere added, “Our thoughts and prayers will remain 

with both men and their families during the very difficult 

months ahead.” 

Arlington Park Update: 

Wetlands Mitigation Means a New Park for Mobile 

Mobile residents will soon have a new way to enjoy Mobile 

Bay and its wildlife. Arlington Park, a nearly 50-acre public 

greenspace with access to the bay, is a textbook recycling 

project. The project takes a former military base’s fuel depot 

and transforms it into a recreation area with a wetlands mitigation 

site. 

The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) purchased the 

property from the Mobile Airport Authority, which owns 

the nearby Brookley Complex, for $1.3 million. The funds 

allotted to the project include $2 million for development 

of the park and an additional $5 million for the creation of 

a wetlands area. The newly created high quality wetlands 

will offset impact to lower quality wetlands associated with 

the construction of the Choctaw Point Complex serving intermodal 

freight. The wetlands area includes marsh primary 

production, wildlife feeding and nesting habitats, fish and 

macro invertebrate nursery and feeding habitats, and water 

treatment and sediment retention. 

A pedestrian pier will cross the wetlands, ending at its edge 

to provide an unobstructed view of the bay, and bring visitors 

closer to the many coastal birds that call the waterfront 

home. The park also features a kayak launch that provides 

public access to Mobile Bay for recreational boaters in nonmotorized 

crafts such as canoes and kayaks. ASPA awarded 

the pier and kayak construction to Gillis Construction Inc., of 

Bay Minette, Ala. Currently, the only public access along the 

western shore of Mobile Bay is from Cooper Riverside Park in 

downtown, McNally Park near Dog River, and Bayfront Park, 

located just north of the Dauphin Island Bridge. 

“There needs to be more access to the bay,” said ASPA 

Director and CEO James K. Lyons. “All along, our goal for 

Arlington Park was to provide within the city limits a place 

where the public could take advantage of the bay’s recreational 

offerings.” 

The construction of the upland park was awarded to Ladas 

Development Inc., of Chickasaw, Ala. This work includes 

restroom facilities, a gazebo, parking and transit stop areas. 

The Port Authority is working with The Wave Transit System 

to ensure bus transportation to the park. Ladas will create 

the hiking and biking trail, as well as install the picnic tables, 

grills, benches, lighting, trash cans, bike racks and signs. It 

will also landscape the park. 

In addition to being a park for the people, it’s also a reflection 

of the people. “The public has been involved in the area’s environmental 

revitalization since day one,” said Lyons. The Port 

Authority early on held public hearings that sought community 

feedback on the kind of amenities needed on the western 

shore of Mobile Bay. The Port Authority also asked the public 

to name the future park. Arlington Park was the most popular 

name to surface in that the park’s location is next to Arlington 

Point, a well known geographic feature of Mobile Bay. “The 

public provided invaluable feedback to our engineering and 

design team. Mobile is home to a number of kayak, canoe and 

windsurfing enthusiasts, which was a primary driver for the 

kayak launch,” said Lyons. “The launch, along with the pier, 

should make the park an attractive venue for picnics, bird 

watching or pier-side fishing.” Arlington Park is expected to 

be completed by December this year. 

An artist’s rendering of Arlington Park. 


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1. Bill Christian, Christian Pharr Designs; Norman Pharr, Christian Pharr Designs 2. Meg McGovern, Alabama Power; Ralph Neal, Watson Realty 

3. George Manders, Seabulk Towing; Pam Manders; Clint Riley; Kim Riley 4. Pell Brown, ABS; Chris Barry, ABS; Terry Broadus, C&G Boatworks; Leo 

Johnson, C&G Boatworks 5. Steve Gordon, Trans Montaigne; Sheri Gordon; Rick Smith, Marine Rigging; George Rayner, Seabulk Towing; Frank 

Marquis, Marine Rigging 6. Tela Constantine, Paul A. Boulo; Rob Constantine, Paul A. Boulo; Mike Parker, ASPA; Marx Nicholson, ASPA 7. Hodge Alves, 

Hand Arendall; Ellen Brister; Joe Berault; Dave Berault, Mobile Bar Pilots; Kathy Berault 8. Adam Fornander, CSA; Dwain Denniston, Norton Lilly 

International Inc.; Johnny Murray, Cooper/T. Smith; Matt Mallon, Sisco Stevedoring 9. Abby Minhinnette; Steve Minhinnette, Seabulk Towing; Danny 

Madden, C&G Boatworks; Jody Williams, Seabulk Towing; Libby Madden; Kim Madden 10. Dee Wilson; Larry McInnis, Biehl & Co.; Joe Withers, Biehl & Co. 

1. Polly Wilkins, ASPA; Michelle Brown, Seabulk Towing; Murph Burdine, Mobile Ship Chandlery 2. Larry Turner, Source One; Daniel Cline, Source 

One; Eddie Elliott, Source One 3. Jeff Mynatt, Seacliff Agency; Tom Leatherbury, CSA; Trey Browning, Seacliff Agency 4. Hamp Uzzelle, Hand 

Arendall; Zemmie Murray, Richard Murray & Co. 5. Tim Williams, ASPA Terminal Railroad; David Bray, ASPA; Johnny Murray, Cooper/T. Smith 6. David 

Brister, Regions Bank; Ken Brown, Regions Bank; Gregg Young, International Supply 7. Rickey Hood, Wesco; Riley Hood, Armstrong Electric; Jim 

Armstrong, Armstrong Electric; Davin Dyson, Armstrong Electric 8. Paul Jones, Oil Recovery; Eddie Brister, Seabulk Towing; Bill Smith, Oil 

Recovery ; Joe Mayhall, Bender Shipbuilding & Repair 9. Dorvan Turner; Linda Littlepage; Tom Littlepage, Gulf Marine Chemist 10. Judy Adams, ASPA; 

John Adams, University of South Alabama

MADE IN ALABAMA: 

Company Takes 

Advertising 

to New Heights 

Flogos in the shape of the Sheraton Hotel logo fly over 

New York City’s Central Park. 

Flogo black box releases Mercedes Logo at a Mercedes-Benz promotional event. 

Francisco Guerra is a magician-turned-entrepreneur who discovered 

a way of producing fake snow for a magic trick. This 

magic trick snow led to the founding of SnowMasters, based 

in Lexington, Ala. 

After years of success with SnowMasters’ production of 

evaporative snow and other special effects, Guerra teamed 

up with Brian Glover in the late 1990s to see what would 

happen if they could make clouds into shapes. This was 

when the research and development facility at SnowMasters 

in northern Alabama became the home to Flogos — logos that 

fly. Flogos is taking advertising to a whole new level, where 

the sky is no longer the limit. 

Flogos offers business owners a revolutionary way of skyvertising. 

For years, companies have given businesses the 

opportunity to advertise in the sky by flying a banner behind 

a plane at events and along beaches. Now business owners 

have the opportunity to send their logos up to 5,000 feet into 

the sky and across up to 30 miles of land in an environmentally 

friendly way. 

Guerra launched Flogos as a division of SnowMasters in 

March of 2008. Since then, Guerra has launched flogos for 

the Sheraton Hotel in New York, Nintendo, Verizon Wireless, 

The Hard Rock Café, and several sports teams including the 

Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves and the 

Cleveland Indians. In Alabama, flogos have been launched at 

Flogos creators are working on a larger machine for larger flying logos. 


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Excellence Through Safety 

An Anaheim Angels logo demonstrates the Flogo system. 

Francisco Guerra with a Flogos machine outside of the research and 

development facility at SnowMasters in Lexington, Ala. 

Currently flogos are limited to four feet in height. “We are 

working on larger machines to create larger flogos, as well 

as computer-controlled machines so that the stencils will 

not have to be changed out for each new logo,” said Guerra, 

“They are now also available in every color.” 

Flogo being released in downtown Tampa to promote the Tampa Bay Rays 

winning last year’s division championship. 

colleges, such as Auburn University, and at music festivals 

like Birmingham’s City Stages. 

Flogos’ white cloud-like foam is made up of bubbles filled 

with air and helium (about 1 percent helium and 99 percent 

ambient air). The clouds have very little moisture weight, so 

they are dryer, can stay intact longer and are able to float 

higher than normal bubbles. Because flogos are comprised 

of natural elements, they will eventually evaporate, which 

makes them environmentally safe. 

Flogos are launched from a black box. The box produces 

the white cloud-like foam and pushes it through a custom 

stencil. Once the flogo reaches approximately four inches 

thick, the machine cuts the foam and the flogo is released 

into the skies. On average, one flogo per machine will be 

launched every 15 to 50 seconds, depending on machine 

size and flogo thickness. 

This Alabama entrepreneur has gone global. “Flogos has 

stimulated interest everywhere. We’ve done it. We’ve reached 

our goals all over the world,” remarked Guerra. 

Flogos now has five distributors in the United States and thirteen 

other countries, including Israel, Japan and Nigeria. Recently, 

SnowMasters closed its doors on production in China. 

When asked about the closing in China, Guerra said, “It’s not 

as profitable as is once was, plus it was taking all the jobs 

from home.” After the closing of the production buildings in 

China, SnowMasters began construction on two buildings in 

Lexington, Alabama, to replace them and bring jobs back to 

Alabama. Guerra also spoke of another project. Flogos recently 

bought a water park in Florence, Alabama, and it is 

being turned into Flogos Fun Land. 

When asked about the impact Flogos has had on the rural 

community of Lexington, Guerra said, “We’ve produced more 

than $20 million in revenue — for a rural community that is 

great. We’re the largest in the area.” This Alabama-based 

company is continuing to grow. Now that they have colored 

clouds, the next endeavor will be clouds that glow in the dark 

that can be launched into the night skies. 

For more information about Flogos, please visit www.flogos.net. 

For nearly fifty years, Seabulk Towing has been an established leader in harbor ship 

assist operations and offshore towing services. Seabulk Towing’s high standards of 

customer service are founded on the basic principles of safety and service excellence. 

Headquartered in Port Everglades, Florida, Seabulk Towing assists petroleum and 

chemical product tankers, barges, container ships, and other cargo vessels in docking 

and undocking and provides a variety of offshore towing services along the Gulf Coast 

and the Southeastern Seaboard. 

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ASPA Board Members Reappointed by Governor Riley 

Congressman Sonny Callahan (Ret.), Mike Fields and Bill Bru were recently reappointed to serve on the Board of Directors of 

the Alabama State Port Authority. All three positions are appointed by the Governor of Alabama and confirmed by the Alabama 

Senate. Governor Bob Riley selected Callahan, Fields and Bru to serve a second term on April 14, 2009, and the Alabama 

Senate confirmed those appointments on May 14th. Eight members of the Port Authority’s Board of Directors serve five-year 

staggered terms representing six regions across the state, along with one at-large member and one labor representative. The 

body’s ninth seat is ex-officio, representing the Mayor of Mobile or the President of the Mobile County Commission serving in 

rotating one-year terms. 

Federal Grants Available Through Web site 

The state of Alabama launched a Web site, Stimulus.Alabama.gov, to help educate the citizens of Alabama about the federal 

stimulus law and track how the stimulus money is spent throughout the state. The Web site is divided into categories including 

business, individuals and nonprofits, which makes the site user-friendly for visitors. The Web site was launched by the state of 

Alabama in February 2009. 

According to Gina Smith, public affairs director for the Alabama Department of Finance, this federal stimulus is the largest 

package in history of its kind. There are very strict requirements on how the money is spent, and applicants may be competing 

with other cities and communities for the stimulus money. 

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Vinyard Elected 

Chairman of SCA 

Herschel Vinyard, vice president of Atlantic 

Marine Holding Company, was elected 

chairman of the Shipbuilders Council of 

America (SCA) during the Council’s annual 

Spring General Membership meeting in 

April. Vinyard takes the leadership role of the 

Council after two successful years that saw 

increased membership and an expansion 

of services provided to the SCA. Vinyard is 

a lawyer by trade who has been employed 

with Atlantic Marine for 10 years. 

“My first priority as chair of SCA is a personal 

one, and it’s in large measure due to 

Atlantic Marine Chief Executive Officer Ron 

McAlear and the way he’s made safety the 

top priority for Atlantic Marine. Ensuring that 

key management leadership understand that 

safety is priority one is most important during 

my term,” Vinyard said. 

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SCA is the largest and most broadly-based 

trade association representing the U.S. shipyard 

industry. The Council represents 40 

companies that own and operate more than 

100 shipyards, with facilities on all three 

U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland 

waterways system and Hawaii. SCA also 

represents 26 affiliate members that provide 

goods and services to the shipyard industry. 


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KeyPort 

Warehousing 

Completes 

Expansion 

KeyPort Warehousing, previously known 

as Euromex Warehousing, has completed 

its final phase of expansion in the Mobile/ 

Baldwin county area. The rebranding reflects 

the company’s new vision and aggressive 

growth strategy. According to Jim Lambeth, 

marketing director, “We created a look and 

feel that more accurately reflects our complete 

service offerings, with visual elements 

and an interactive Web site that enables us 

to reach out globally and communicate our 

unique marketing concepts.” 

KeyPort Warehousing services local, regional, 

national and international customers by operating 

more than one million square feet of the 

most modern, secure cargo and commercial 

warehouse space available. The company’s new 

Web site is www.keyportwarehousing.com. 

Custom Marketing Services, Inc., is one of the 

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one million square feet and are designed to 

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We also offer many marketing and logistic 

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Metal Control’s Team Members Tour ASPA 

Mark Nicholson and Chuck Camp, both with ASPA, guided the conference participants on a tour of the ASPA. 

On May 15, 2009, the Metal Control Conference held its Annual Meeting in Mobile, Ala. A few representatives from the conference 

took a tour of the Alabama State Port Authority. This group was comprised primarily of aluminum trading company employees as well 

as those involved in the trucking and warehousing of all imported aluminum that is shipped into Mobile. 

Aerial view of KeyPort Warehousing facilities located in 

Loxley, Ala. 

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Gottlieb, Barnett & Bridges is now part of the Shaw family. From facility design projects such as 

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Port Calls: 

Year of Alabama History 

Civil Rights Museum and Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, remembers freedom fighters, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and others involved in the historical movement. 

The Year of Alabama History campaign kick-off was held at Alabama’s State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. 

Alabama is celebrating 189 years of statehood by inviting 

residents and visitors to enjoy a Year of Alabama History. The 

state’s department of tourism launched the Year of Alabama 

History campaign in December 2008 with a celebration including 

Gov. Bob Riley and more than a thousand school children. 

The effort is one in a long line of award-winning campaigns. 

“These campaigns were created to promote a common theme 

for all attractions and destinations in Alabama,” said Edith 

Parten, communications manager at the Alabama Tourism 

Department. The Year of Alabama History includes resources 

for teachers, families and amateur historians. 

Marilyn Jones Stamps, the publications manager at Alabama 

Tourism Department, noted that the Year of Alabama History, 

unlike previous campaigns, is directed at students. “We hope 

that this campaign will get students interested in Alabama’s 

history and create a domino effect between kids, their parents 

and their parents’ friends,” said Stamps. 

One key element is the Web site http://www. alabama.travel/yoh. 

It is easy to navigate and offers an interactive historical timeline 

and a Calendar of Events where you can search by name, date 

and city. The Web site features a brief biography of more than 

50 legends and figures including George Washington Carver, 

Hank Williams, Jesse Owens and Martin Luther King Jr. Many 

of the figures are not only important in Alabama history, but in 

America’s history as well. 

A historical markers section allows the viewer to read more 

about historic places and events throughout the state and map 

their locations. The education link provides information on historic 

trails, field trip destinations and a “Did You Know” page 

about Alabama history. The Web site also includes multiple detailed 

itineraries for school field trips. A complete list of state 

attractions can be searched by city and/or keyword on the Attractions 

page. The Sites and Sounds section has a gallery of 

videos featuring reenactments, Alabama’s birthday celebration 

with Gov. Bob Riley and a complete list of historical buildings 

in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile. 

The Web site is not the only outreach in this campaign. A 

series of publications is also available. “We recently launched 

a new Civil Rights brochure where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 

President Barack Obama and Rosa Parks are featured on the 

cover,” says Parten. The brochure has just been printed and is 

now being distributed to all the welcome centers. An individual 

copy may also be obtained by calling 1-800-ALABAMA. 

A 94-page brochure, Historic Alabama: A Guide to Landmarks 

and Events, produced by the Alabama Tourism Department, 

encourages travelers to visit Alabama’s historic sites. 

It can be downloaded from the Web site for free or picked 

The USS Alabama sits in Mobile Bay where visitors can tour and learn about 

the battleship. 

up at welcome centers throughout the state. There is also a 

companion book, Historic Alabama: A guide to historic places, 

people and events in Alabama, which can be purchased 

through The Birmingham News Web site. The book and brochure 

have been shipped to fourth grade history teachers 

throughout Alabama. 

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“We worked really hard with the Alabama Archives Department 

to create the Year of Alabama History campaign”, said 

Stamps. The Alabama Department of Archives and History has 

created events and online resources to coincide with this campaign. 

On the Department of Archives and History Web site 

(http://www.archives.alabama.gov /historythisweek) there is a 

link called “This week in Alabama History,” which lists historical 

events that happened on a selected date and/or week. “We 

wanted to work with the Department of Tourism, and with this 

event, we are able to highlight and recognize Alabama’s history,” 

said Debbie Pendleton, Department of Public Services at 

the Alabama Department of Archives and History. 

“Lee Sentell, the director at Alabama Tourism, developed the 

idea of the “year of” campaigns when he came to tourism and 

they have been a huge hit every year” says Parten. Sentell joined 

the Alabama Tourism Department in 2003. In his first year, he 

launched the Year of Gardens and set off the beginning of five 

very impressive campaigns. The 2005 Year of Food, 2006 Year 

of Outdoor and 2007 Year of Arts campaigns have all won 

several awards. “We won’t know the total impact of the campaign 

until end of the year, but the response to the campaign 

has been phenomenal,” said Stamps. The 2010 campaign will 

spotlight Alabama’s small towns and downtowns. 

According to the 2008 Tourism and Travel Economic Impact 

Report, an estimated 22 million people visited Alabama just 

last year. “I cannot say how we rank nationally,” said Stamps, 

“as for the southeastern states of Mississippi, Tennessee, 

Florida and Georgia, I can say that Alabama tourism has fared 

very well even through tough economic times.” The report lists 

the top five counties Baldwin, Jefferson, Madison, Mobile and 

Montgomery. These five counties combined accounted for 63 

percent of the 22 million visitors to Alabama. 

Credit for the Allied victory in the Pacific must be shared 

by many: the U.S. Navy’s carriers and the aviators who flew 

off their decks, Australian coast-watchers who endured unspeakable 

hardships to pass along valuable intelligence, 

American code-breakers who worked feverishly to decipher 

Japanese message traffic, the Marines who fought 

their bloody island-hopping campaign, and the Army Air 

Corps, which ultimately bombed the Japanese homeland. 

But the role played by America’s Pacific submarine fleet is 

often overlooked. 

Most are familiar with the role of Germany’s U-boat fleets in 

both World Wars, when unrestricted submarine warfare very 

nearly brought England to her knees. Germany was sharply 

criticized by both the United Kingdom and the United States 

for waging the type of warfare that did not discriminate between 

warships and merchant vessels. The United States was 

not immune to the U-boat danger. In the winter and spring of 

1942, German submarines were sinking an average of a ship 

a day off the East Coast, yet unrestricted submarine warfare 

conducted in the Pacific by the U.S. Navy eventually would 

surpass even that figure. 

The 1930 London Naval Treaty, to which the United States 

was a signatory, restricted the use of submarines and required 

commanders to surface and give notice of an impending attack 

Of Men & Ships 

The Undersea War in the Pacific 

against an unarmed vessel, giving the vessel time to disembark 

crew and passengers. The sinking of unarmed passenger ships 

by U-boats in World War I had helped to enflame anti-German 

rhetoric and helped to propel the United States into the war. 

With the December 7, 1941, attack on U.S. naval forces at 

Pearl Harbor, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet was decimated, with 

four battleships sunk, more than 2,400 personnel killed and 

196 Navy or Marine aircraft destroyed. Fortunately, the Japanese 

attack ignored the sub base at Hawaii, leaving the four 

boats and their supply and fuel depots largely untouched, 

even as gun crews on board the boats fired at the waves of 

passing enemy aircraft (the submarine TAUTOG shot down a 

“Kate” bomber). At 4 o’clock that afternoon, the Chief of Naval 

Operations ordered all available submarines to put to sea 

and those already at sea to initiate “unrestricted submarine 

warfare” against any and all Japanese shipping. The United 

States had officially negated its agreement to abide by the 

London Naval Treaty. 

The submarine service had its share of critics and few expected 

much of the boats. Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, 

the Navy’s war plans had called for subs to support the surface 

fleet — a fleet that suddenly no longer existed. The Silent 

Service, however, had a champion in Rear Admiral Chester 

Nimitz. Nimitz, who was promoted to admiral (skipping the 

Huntsville’s Constitutional Village gives visitors a look at mid-19th century 

daily life. 

The historical Oakleigh Mansion in Mobile, Alabama, provides an intimate 

experience of 19th century living. 

The role of unrestricted submarine warfare in 

the Pacific largely has been overlooked. 


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Comprising less than two percent of U.S. Naval forces in the Pacific, the submarine 

service accounted for 54 percent of enemy tonnage sunk during World War II. 

rank of vice admiral) and named Commander in Chief, U.S. 

Pacific Fleet later that month, had spent his formative years in 

command of and overseeing the design of submarines. 

A 1905 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Nimitz had 

been assigned to submarine duty with the First Submarine 

Flotilla in 1907, following a court-martial and letter of reprimand 

for grounding the destroyer USS DECATUR (DD-5). In 

May 1909, Ensign Nimitz took command of the flotilla, as well 

as the submarine USS PLUNGER (A-1). As a newly promoted 

lieutenant, he took command of the submarine SNAPPER 

(C-5) in February 1910 and was given command of the sub 

NARWAL that October, when he also became Commander, 

Third Submarine Division, Atlantic Torpedo Fleet. In November 

of the following year, Lt. Nimitz received orders to report 

to the Boston Navy Yard to oversee the fitting out of the USS 

SKIPJACK (E-1) as her prospective commanding officer. The 

boat was commissioned February 14, 1912. A month later, 

Nimitz personally rescued a sailor who had been washed 

overboard and was being swept away from the sub. Lt. Nimitz 

dove into the water and kept Fireman Second Class W.J. 

Walsh, who could not swim, afloat until a boat could pull both 

men from the water. For his heroics, Nimitz later received the 

Life-Saving Service’s (one of the forerunners of the Coast 

Guard) Silver Lifesaving Medal. 

Nimitz was gaining a reputation as an expert in the relatively 

new arena of undersea warfare. In 1913, he went to Germany 

and Belgium where he studied diesel engines. After serving 

as the executive officer on a tanker, Nimitz returned to subs, 

reporting to Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic 

Fleet, first as flag aide and later as chief of staff. In September 

1918, Commander Nimitz reported to the Office of the Chief 

of Naval Operations and became the senior member of the 

Board of Submarine Design. 

After a tour as executive officer in the battleship SOUTH 

CAROLINA, Nimitz turned once more to the submarine service 

at Pearl Harbor, serving as commanding officer of USS 

CHICAGO and Commander, Submarine Division 14. Nimitz 

next reported to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode 

Island, where he wrote a plan for naval warfare in the Pacific, 

which relied heavily on the use of submarines. Nimitz went on 

to hold a variety of commands over the next two decades, including 

commanding Submarine Division 20, Cruiser Division 

Two and Battleship Division One, among others, but it is fair 

to say that he knew better than most flag officers the potential 

offered by America’s submarine force. 

Nevertheless, the 21 submarines in the U.S. fleet on December 

7, 1941, were little prepared and ill-equipped for the type 

of duty that lay ahead of them. Unlike that of Germany, U.S. 

submarine doctrine called for torpedo attacks from depths 

well below periscope depth and using sonar bearings. Surface 

attacks, so skillfully employed by U-boats in the Atlantic 

and Caribbean, were considered far too risky. Pre-war guidance 

had also specified that submarines were not to surface 

within 500 miles of an enemy airfield, further hobbling subs’ 

abilities to operate aggressively. In addition, the men commanding 

the boats typically were older, regular Navy men 

who were cautious in their approach to warfare. 

Further hampering the effectiveness of submarines in the early 

days of the war was the torpedo that the boats were supplied. 

Fleet subs were armed with the MK XIV torpedo, fitted with 

the MK VI “influence exploder,” which had seen limited field 

testing. From the outset, submarine commanders reported dismal 

results in the use of these torpedoes. The Navy, in typical 

bureaucratic fashion, responded that there was nothing wrong 

with the ordnance and that the problem most likely lay in human 

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As Commander, Submarines, Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood 

pushed for newer boats, better ordnance and more daring officers, earning 

the respect and gratitude of the men he commanded. 

The submarine force gained a second champion in Rear 

Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, who became Commander, 

Submarines, Pacific Fleet in February 1943. A 1912 graduate 

of the Naval Academy, Lockwood had commanded his first 

submarine in 1914 and by the time that America entered 

World War I, Lockwood commanded Submarine Division 

One, Asiatic Fleet. Almost all of his service from then until 

the outbreak of World War II had been with submarines. In 

February 1941, Captain Lockwood had gone to the U.S. 

Embassy in London as naval attaché and principal observer 

for submarines. Promoted to rear admiral in May 1942, 

Lockwood reported as Commander, Submarines, Southwest 

Pacific. He became COMSUBPAC upon the death of Rear 

Admiral Robert Henry English. 

Lockwood, who was promoted to vice admiral in October 

1943, quickly earned the respect and gratitude of the submariners. 

The sailors dubbed him “Uncle Charlie” when he 

began treating sub crews to such luxuries as ice cream and 

fresh vegetables upon their return from long patrols. He even 

ordered two-week stays at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for combat 

weary crews. 

With Admiral Nimitz’s blessing, Lockwood began establishing 

forward sub bases both to reduce the distance of submarine 

patrols and to begin to close the net on Japanese 

supply routes. 

Vice Admiral Lockwood ordered tests of the torpedoes that 

the Bureau of Ordnance had provided and found them faulty. 

The torpedoes habitually ran deeper than they were supposed 

to, and their firing pins proved to be defective. Though he 

had to battle bureaucracy and another flag officer, Lockwood 

was successful in getting enhancements made; the number 

of duds dropped off dramatically. 

Admiral (later Fleet Admiral) Chester Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific 

Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, recognized the capabilities that submarines 

could bring to the war in the Pacific. 

Similarly, Lockwood replaced more tentative commanders with 

younger, more daring officers who were not afraid to employ 

aggressive tactics. Armed with better ordnance and newlyconstructed 

boats, this new batch of submarine commanders 

began sinking Japanese ships almost at will, severely crippling 

Japan’s merchant fleet. By the end of 1943, U.S. submarines 

had sunk more than 1.5 million tons of Japanese shipping. Two 

of the five Japanese carriers at the Battle of the Philippine Sea 

were sunk by submarines. In 1944, U.S. subs were sinking 

50 Japanese vessels every month — better than the German 

U-boats had done in 1942. 

The submarine service comprised less than two percent of 

all U.S. Naval personnel in the pacific, yet submarines accounted 

for more than half of all enemy shipping sunk during 

the war. Of the more than 10 million tons of Japanese warships 

and merchant vessels sunk during World War II, U.S. 

submarines accounted for 5.4 million tons. 

Nimitz, an early proponent of submarine warfare in the Pacific, 

became the third of four five-star admirals on December 19, 

1944. Fleet Admiral Nimitz went on to represent the United 

States in signing the instruments of surrender when the Japanese 

formally surrendered on board the USS MISSOURI 

on September 2, 1945. He became the Chief of Naval Operations 

following the war. Vice Admiral Lockwood served as 

Inspector General of the Navy after the war. Nimitz died in 

1966, Lockwood a year later. By agreement, both are buried 

alongside Admirals Spruance and Turner and their wives at 

Golden Gate National Cemetery. 

Birmingham, AL 

Jackson, MS 

New Orleans, LA 

Gulfport, MS 

Mobile, AL (HQ) 

Pascagoula, MS 

Huntsville, AL 

Pensacola, FL 

Atlanta, GA 

Panama City, FL 

Page & Jones, Inc. 

Locations 

Fernandina Beach, FL 

Jacksonville, FL 

freight forwarders • steamship agents • custom brokers • air cargo • nvocc 

Executive Office: 52 N. Jackson Street • Mobile, Alabama 36602 


Alabama Seaport Phone: • 251/432-1646 May 2008 TLX 782-029 • FAX: 251/433-1402 • www.pagejones.com 

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CHB Lic. #2843 • FMC Lic. #1567

SAILINGS 

DESTINATION LINE FREQUENCY AGENT 

ALGERIA 

ANTIGUA 

Algiers 

Nordana ......................................Inducement .........................................Biehl & Co. 

ZIM................................................Weekly..................................................Glovis USA 

MOSTAGANEM 

ORAN...........................................Inducement......................................... ISS RioMar 


C.I.C..............................................Monthly......................................Seacliff Agencies 


ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES 

ARUBA 


ORANJESTAD 

AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE 




BRISBANE 


FREMANTLE 


MELBOURNE 


SYDNEY 


BARBADOS BRIDGETOWN 

BELGIUM 

BELIZE 

BRAZIL 

Bulgaria 



ANTWERP 

Star................................................Monthly.............................................Star Shipping 

BELIZE CITY 


BIG CREEK 

MCW Shipping.........................Bi-weekly..........................................Bulk Shipping 

BELEM 

C.I.C..............................................Bi-weekly.......................................Seacliff Agency 

BREVOS 

C.I.C..............................................Bi-weekly.......................................Seacliff Agency 

FORTALEZA 


ITAJAI 


RIO DE JANEIRO 


RIO GRANDE 


SANTOS 


VITORIA 


Varna 

CamEroon Douala 

CANARY ISLANDS 



LAS PALMAS 

Spliethoff......................................Monthly.....................................Page & Jones Inc. 


TENERIFE 

Cayman Islands 



Georgetown 

MCW Shipping.........................Bi-weekly..........................................Bulk Shipping 

DESTINATION LINE FREQUENCY AGENT DESTINATION LINE FREQUENCY AGENT DESTINATION LINE FREQUENCY AGENT 

CHINA DAGANG 


DALIAN 


Fuzhou 


GUANGZHOU 


Hong Kong 


Huangpu 


Ningbo 


ORIGIN 


QINGDAO 


SHEKOU 


SHANGHAI 

ZIM (AGX)..................................Weekly..................................................Glovis USA 

SHENZHEN 


TIANJIN 


XINGANG 


ZHUHAI 


COLOMBIA BARRANQUILLA 


CARTAGENA 

Dan-Gulf Shipping...................Bi-Monthly.................................Lott Ship Agency 


puerto cabello 


Santa Marta 


COSTA RICA PUERTO LIMON 


SAN JOSE 


CROATIA Rijeka 


CURACAO WILLENSTAD 



CYPRUS LIMASSOL 


DENMARK AARHUS 

Atlanticargo.......................................Every 10 Days......................Norton Lilly International 

COPENHAGEN 


DJIBOUTI Djibouti 


DOMINICA ROSEAU 



DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RIO HAINA 

Caribbean Forest Carriers.....Inducement.............Transmarine Alabama LLC 

C.I.C..............................................Bi-weekly...................................Seacliff Agencies 


Egypt Alexandria 



Port Said 


EL SALVADOR SAN SALVADOR 


ENGLAND TILBURY 



FRANCE BOULOGNE 


FOS 


Marseille 


GERMANY BREMEN 

Atlanticargo.................................Every 10 Days............ Norton Lilly International 

Star................................................Every 10 Days ..............................Star Shipping 

PALERMO 


SAVONA 


TRIESTE 


VENICE 


JAMAICA KINGSTON 

Caribbean Forest Carriers.....Inducement.............Transmarine Alabama LLC 



JAPAN KOBE 


IYOMISHIMA 

Saga Forest Carriers ............Inducement..........................................Biehl & Co. 


Nagoya 


NAHA 


NIIGATA 

Saga Forest Carriers...............Inducement..........................................Biehl & Co. 

OSAKA 


SHIMIZU 



TAGONOURA 


TOKYO 




Jordan AQABA 


KENYA Mombasa 


KOREA INCHON 




KUNSAN 


PUSAN 


LEBANON BEIRUT 


MARTINIQUE FORT-DE-FRANCE 


MEXICO Coatzacoalcos 

CG Railway................................Every 4 Days..............................CG Railway, Inc. 

MANZANILLO 


TAMPICO 



VERACRUZ 


MOROCCO CASABLANCA 



TANGIERS 


NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM 


ROTTERDAM 


Star................................................Every 10 Days................................Star Shipping 

NICARAGUA MANAGUA 



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GEORGIA 

GHAna 

GREECE 

GRENADA 

HAMBURG 


POTI 


TakO radi 


Piraeus 



THESSALONIKI 


SAINT GEORGES 



GUADELOUPE BASSE-TERRE 


GUATEMALA GUATEMALA CITY 

GUYANA 

HAITI 


SANTO TOMAS 


GEORGETOWN 


PORT AU PRINCE 

Caribbean Forest Carriers.....Inducement............Transmarine Alabama LLC. 


HONDURAS PUERTO CORTES 


SAN PEDRO SULA 


TEGUCIGALPA 

HONG KONG HONG KONG 

INDIA 



BOMBAY 


CALCUTTA 


NAVA SHIVA 

INDONESIA JAKARTA 

ISRAEL 

ITALY 



SURABAYA 


ASHDOD 


HAIFA 


GENOA 



La Spezia 


LIVORNO 




MILANO 


MONFALCONE 


NAPLES 



OPORTO 

ZIM................................................Weekly..................................................Glovis USA

DESTINATION LINE FREQUENCY AGENT DESTINATION LINE FREQUENCY AGENT 

NIGERIA LAGOS 


NORWAY OSLO 


PANAMA COLON 


CRISTOBAL 


PANAMA CITY 


PARAGUAY ASUNCION 


PHILLIPPINES CEBU 


MANILA 


POLAND GYDNIA 


PORTUGAL Lexios 


LISBON 


Republic of Benin Cotonou 


ROMANIA CONSTANTA 


RUSSIA Novorossiysk 


SINGAPORE ZIM................................................Weekly..................................................Glovis USA 

ST. CROIX C.I.C..............................................Monthly......................................Seacliff Agencies 

ST. JOHN’S ZIM................................................Weekly..................................................Glovis USA 

ST. LUCIA CASTRIES 


VIEUX FORT 


ST. MARTIN C.I.C..............................................Monthly......................................Seacliff Agencies 

ST. THOMAS C.I.C..............................................Monthly......................................Seacliff Agencies 

ST. VINCENT KINGSTOWN 


SAINT KITTS BASSETERRE 


SCOTLAND MONTROSE 


GRANGEMOUTH 


SOUTH AFRICA CAPETOWN 

Gulf Africa Line ........................Monthly......................................Biehl & Company 

DURBAN 



PORT ELIZABETH 


RICHARDS BAY 


SLOVENIA KOPER 


SPAIN ALICANTE 


ALGECIRAS / PALAMOS 


BARCELONA 




BILBOA 



CADIZ 



GANDIA 


MADRID 


MOTRIL 


PALMA DE MALLORCA 


ZIM................................................Weekly........................................... .......Glovis USA 

VIGO 



VALENCIA 



SWEDEN GOTHENBURG 


STOCKHOLM 


Polish Ocean Line....................Weekly ......................................Biehl & Company 

SURINAME PARAMARIBO 


TAIWAN Kaohsiung 


KEELUNG 


Taichung 


Taoyuan 


Tanzania Dar ES Salaam 


THAILAND BANGKOK 


Laem Chaba 


Tobago C.I.C..............................................Monthly......................................Seacliff Agencies 

Togo LOME 


TRINIDAD POINT LISAS 


PORT OF SPAIN 



Tunisia TUNIS 


TURKEY Istanbul 



Izmir 



KOPER 


MERSIN 



UKRAINE Il’ichEVSK 


ODESSA 


United Arab Emirates Dubai 


URUGUAY MONTEVIDEO 


VENEZUELA EL GUAMACHE 

ZIM................................................Weekly........................................... .......Glovis USA 

GUANTA 


LAGUARIA 


PUERTO CABELLO 


Vietnam Ho Chi Minh CITY 


Yugoslavia BAR 


Postcards from the Past 

A scene on the Warrior River, near 

Birmingham, Ala. 

Alabama State Docks, 

Mobile, Ala. - ‘39 

Postcard reproduction courtesy of John Hunter, Owner and President of Dockside Services, Inc. 


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PORT OF MOBILE DIRECTORY 

ALABAMA STATE DOCKS CUSTOMER SERVICE 

SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE......................................................................................................................................................(251) 441-7047 

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 

Radcliff Economy Marine/TransMontaigne.....................................................................................................(251) 433-0066 

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 

S.T. Services, Inc.—6531 Evergreen Ave., Jacksonville, FL...........................................................................................(904) 355-9675 

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............................................................................................(800) 729-3786 

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

PORT CITY MOVERS & DELIVERY—2618 Old Shell Road................................................................................................(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 

EXPORT MANAGEMENT/TRADING 

TRI CORP., INC.—208 So. Warren............................................................................................................................................(251) 432-4800 

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 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 

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) 

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 Mobile Moving & Storage..........................................................................................................................................(251) 438-3658 

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

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 

GUARD SERVICE, SHIP WATCHING 

ALLIED SECRET SERVICE........................................................................................................................................................ (251) 471-4461 

CPS/Eagle Maritime Security Services..................................................................................................................(251) 433-7850 

PINKERTON'S SECURITY SERVICE......................................................................................................................................(251) 666-1091 

SUPREME SECURITY SERVICE.............................................................................................................................................(251) 661-0000 

T-2-F SECURITY.............................................................................................................................................................................(251) 432-4911 

HEAVY LIFT/SALVAGE/TRANSPORTATION 

ACME Truck Line......................................................................................................................................................................(251)-653-6028 

american marine services...............................................................................................................................................(251) 443-7771 

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 

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 

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 BUSINESS Brokerage 

Martimemad................................................................................................................................................................................ (251) 626-0713 

MARINE FUMIGATION SERVICES 

A & P PEST CONTROL, INC......................................................................................................................................................(251) 634-9511 

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—908 Lakeside Drive......................................................................................................................................................... (251) 666-1785 

ITT MACKAY MARINE—P. O. Box 180392........................................................................................................................(251) 344-8007 

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—3550 Pleasant Valley....................................................................... 343-2560 (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 

WOODRUFF INDUSTRIES INC—4021 Shana Drive...........................................................................................................(251) 473-5327 

MARITIME WASTE DISPOSAL 

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

Allie Waste—1980 Ave. A....................................................................................................................................................... (251) 694-7500 

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 

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 

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 

BRIDGE TERMINAL TRANSPORT....................................................................................................................................(251) 438-6994 

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

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 

DUFFY FREIGHT CARRIERS..............................................................................................................................................(334) 284-2656 

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

H Eastman Logistics...........................................................................................................................................................(334) 792-5661 

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 

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

Hornady Transportation LLC ................................................................................................................................(800) 633-1313 

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 

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 

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 

WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC...........................................................................................................................................(251) 621-0280 

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 

RAIL TRANSPORT 

Alabama & Gulf Coast RR.................................................................................................................................................(251) 694-2883 

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 


Maritime Safety & Security Counsel, LLC ............................................................................................................(251) 767-9430 

SHIP CHANDLERS/SERVICES 

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 

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 

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 

BENDER SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO., INC.—265 S. Water St................................................................................(251) 431-8000 

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 

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 

Core Industries—P.O. Box 190339.................................................................................................................................(251) 665-2411 

CSA—1100 Commerce Bldg....................................................................................................................................................... (251) 431-6100 

GLOBAL STEVEDORING ........................................................................................................................................................(251) 433-4198 

GOLDEN STEVEDORING CO., INC.—P.O. Box 2683 .......................................................................................................(251) 433-3726 

Premier Bulk Stevedoring—162 South Lawrence St............................................................................................. (251) 432-3283 

RICHARDSON STEVEDORING & LOGISTICS SVCS. INC............................................................................................(251) 432-0081 

SISCO—P. O. Box 2413............................................................................................................................................................... (251) 433-6750 

TRI-STATE MARITIME SVCS.—P. O. Box 2725......................................................................................................................(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 


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 

ABLE MARINE SERVICE INC.—606 Western America Drive............................................................................................ (251) 479-2060 

ACE MARINE TRANSPORTATION INC.—606 Western America Drive...........................................................................(251) 473-0310 

BROWN MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, FL.......................................................................................(800) 234-3471 

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 

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 

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.............................................................

STEAMSHIP AGENCIES 

AND LINES 

38 

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 

Celtic INternational 

Shipping Agency, L.L.C. 

ASD Blvd., Suite 107, P.O. Box 1083 

Mobile, 36633 • (251) 694-7001 

ops@celtic-international.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. 

mob@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. 

107 St. Francis St., Suite 1203, Mobile, 36605 

(251) 438-5071 • office@mob.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 

ALLSEAS Engineering 

Ariane Shipping Corp. 

Antares Shipping Co. 

Blue Water Shipping Co. 

Cargo Logistics 

Ceres Hellenic Ship Enterprises, Inc. 

• Coastal States Trading 

• Coastal Tankships (USA) 

Coscol Marine 

Dan-Gulf Shipping 

Dowa Line America 

Eggars Schiffahrts-KG 

Euro Asia Chartering PTE, Ltd. 

Exxon Shipping Co. 

Hunt Refining Co. 

Industrial Maritime Carriers 

Intermarine Inc. 

Kersten Shipping 

Lineas Maritimas, Inc. 

Louis Dreyfus 

Marine Line Int'l. 

M. I. D. Ship Marine 

Navimin 

Ocean Projects 

Protexa 

S.B. Construction & Maritime 

Scanports Shipping 

Sea Containers, Ltd. 

Seachem Inc. 

Seagroup, Inc. 

Serviocean International 

Wing Bridge 

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. 

107 St Francis Street Suite 1601 

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@knsagency.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 

3655 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 

107 St. Francis St., Ste. 1804, Mobile, 36602 

P. O. Box 865, Mobile, 36601 

P. (251) 433-3459 • F. (251) 433-5293 

Alexander May, Branch Manager 

wss.mobile.shipsagency@wilhelmsen.com 

• AMERICAN FLAG LINE 

Alabama Seaport • june 2009 

ousing 

Trucking 

Marine 

Stevedoring 

Richardson Stevedoring & Logistics 

& Affiliated Companies 

Warehousing 

Pipe Reconditioning 

“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

ALABAMA STATE 

PORT AUTHORITY 

MOBILE, AL 36633 

PRSRT - STD 

U.S. POSTAGE 

PAID 

Montgomery, AL 

Permit No. 187 

We Sweat The Small Stuff 

At Cooper/T.Smith, we’ve found that during stressful economic times, 

our obsession with paying attention to detail saves you money 

and increases efficiency. 

We’ll keep our pencils sharp and help control costs. 

Because we do sweat the small stuff. 

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June 2009 - Alabama State Port Authority

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