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Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals welcomes Walmart to the Port of Mobile.

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DEPARTMENTSArrivals/Sailings................................................................................28

Port of Mobile Directory......................................................................31

Steamship Agencies & Lines..............................................................34

ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITY

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

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James K. Lyons, Director, CEO

H.S. “Smitty” Thorne, Deputy Director/COO

Larry R. Downs, Secretary-Treasurer/CFO

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Larry Downs, Secretary/Treasurer 251.441.7050

Linda K. Paaymans, Sr. Vice President, FINANCE 251.441.7036

Pete Dranka, COMPTROLLER 251.441.7057

Danny Barnett, Manager, HUMAN RESOURCES 251.441.7004

Kevin Malpas, Manager, RISK MANAGEMENT 251.441.7118

Avito DeAndrade, INTERNAL AUDITOR 251.441.7210

MARKETING

Judith Adams, Vice President 251.441.7003

Sheri Collins, Manager, Public Affairs 251.441.7001

Kelly Sims, Manager, Real Estate 251.441.7113

John Goff, Manager, Theodore Operations 251.443.7982

OPERATIONS

Bradley N. Ojard, Sr. Vice President, Operations 251.441.8133

Scott Wallace, Manager, MCDUFFIE 251.441.7316

Mike Russell, General Manager, TERMINAL RAILWAY 251.441.7301

Cliff Melton, Asst. General Manager 251.441.7305

Bill Inge, Manager, GENERAL CARGO/

INTERMODAL OPERATIONS 251.441.7236

F: 251.441.7231

Parrish Lawler, Manager, CUSTOMER SERVICE 251.441.7146

Anna Ward, Manager, TRAFFIC/SALES 251.441.7516

Chuck Camp, Manager, LOGISTICS 251.441.8179

Jimmie Flanagan, PORT POLICE CHIEF 251.441.7777

F: 251.441.7172

Lester Davison, TRUCK CONTROL 251.441.7098

Capt. Terry Gilbreath, HARBOR MASTER 251.441.7074

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Jerald Kichler, P.E., Vice President, Engineering Services 251.441.8975

ENVIRONMENTAL & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Bob Harris, Vice President, Environmental/Program Management 251.441.7085

TRADE & DEVELOPMENT

Frank Fogarty, Vice President 251.441.7201

Todd Jones, Director Trade & Development 251.441.7144

Maria Mendez, Director, LATIN AMERICA SALES &

TRADE DEVELOPMENT 251.441.7535

An Equal Opportunity EmployerALABAMA SEAPORT (ISSN 1524-8259) is published quarterly by the marketing department, Alabama State Port Authority. The magazine is provided free of charge upon written request from customers and friends of the Alabama State Port Authority. Material contained herein, except when copyrighted, may be reproduced in whole or in part. A credit line “Reprinted from ALABAMA SEAPORT,” will be appreciated, and it is requested that a copy of the publication, containing the material used, be sent to Editor, ALABAMA SEAPORT, Alabama State Port Authority, P.O. Box 1588, Mobile, Alabama 36633 U.S.A.

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ON THE COVER:The Port of Mobile grows with new Walmart distribution center.

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The ALABAMA SEAPORT Magazine has been a trusted news and information resource for customers, elected officials, service providers and communities for news regarding Alabama’s only deepwater Port and its impact throughout the state of Alabama, region, nation and abroad. In order to refresh and expand readership of ALABAMA SEAPORT, the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) now publishes the magazine quarterly, in four editions appearing in winter, spring, summer and fall. Exciting things are happening in business and industry throughout Alabama and the Southeastern U.S., and the Port Authority has been investing in its terminals to remain competitive and meet the needs of shippers.

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CONTENTSWalmart Distribution Announcement .........................................4

The Port of Mobile Modernization ...............................................6

Mobile Navy Week ...........................................................................8

ASPA Customer Appreciation Reception ..................................10

Made In Alabama: Polaris Huntsville ...........................................12

Port Calls: Alabama State Lands Canoe Trails ..........................14

Currents .............................................................................................16

Pages from the Past ........................................................................23

Of Men and Ships: Fighting Whales And Dodging Bullets

with FDR ............................................................................................24

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Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama

ALABAMA STATE PORT AUTHORITYHorace Horn, Chairman, Central RegionTerm expires July 31, 2019

Joe McCarty, 1st Vice Chair, Northern RegionTerm expires July 31, 2020

Daryl Dewberry, At Large Term expires July 31, 2019

Alvin K. Hope, III, Southern Region Term expires July 31, 2020

Tim Parker III, Central Region Term expires July 31, 2018

Algernon "Al" Stanley, Northern RegionTerm expires July 31, 2020

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The Honorable Sandy Stimpson, Mayor, City of Mobile (Ex-Officio)Term expires July 31, 2017

Bestor Ward, At LargeTerm expires July 31, 2018

ALABAMA SEAPORT EDITORIAL STAFFJudith Adams, Editor-in-ChiefJennifer Jenkins, Managing EditorSheri Collins, Editor-at-Large

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORSKelsey DavisAbby HansonTaylor LewisCynthia MaddoxLeigh RendfreyScott Rye

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Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals’ investments continue to pay off from 2016, and 2017 promises better results. APM Terminals Mobile, which increased container

traffic at the port by 19 percent last year to a record 277,307 TEUs, is now preparing for the opening of Walmart’s announced import distribution center in Mobile, which will bring additional new business in 2018.

In March, Walmart announced plans to build a $135-million distribution center in Mobile, creating more than 550 local full-time jobs. The new storage and cross-dock facility will be the sixth super distribution center in the United States and the company’s fourth distribution center in the state. Once completed, it will span more than 2.5 million square feet. The distribution center, which will take approximately 14 months to build, will supply several regional distribution centers supporting approximately 800 Walmart stores in Alabama, Mississippi and other areas to the north. Once fully operational, the new super distribution center is expected to increase local container port volumes by at least 10 percent.

“Walmart’s distribution and logistics center in Mobile County will enhance Alabama’s connection to the global economy and provide a major boost in cargo volume to the Port of Mobile,” said Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce. “The Walmart hub will act as a powerful catalyst for job creation and significantly increase the Port of Mobile operations.”

During the announcement ceremony, which was hosted by APM Terminals Mobile, the Alabama State Port Authority and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, state, county and local officials highlighted the many benefits the new distribution center will bring to the area, including increased regional economic growth and local career opportunities with a path for advancement.

“Regional manufacturing growth and now landing retail giant, Walmart, is strengthening a vision we launched back in 2001 to create state-of-the-art container intermodal facilities to fuel regional investment and jobs creation,” said James K. Lyons, director and chief executive officer for the Alabama State Port Authority.

To keep pace with current growth and expanding market opportunities presented by the larger vessels now transiting the widened Panama Canal locks, APM Terminals announced last year a $47.5 million, Phase 2 expansion at the container terminal to increase annual throughput capacity to 500,000 TEUs. The 95-acre facility, which opened in 2008 with a depth of 45 feet and two STS cranes capable of an 18-row reach, will add two new super-Post Panamax STS cranes with a 22 container-row reach, and expand the container yard by 20 acres this summer. The new cranes will be able to handle ships up to 14,000 TEU capacity now able to call the Gulf Coast from Asia via the Panama Canal. The port recently widened its turning basin to accommodate vessels of up to 1,300 feet in length. The Alabama State Port Authority and APM Terminals have also invested more than $55 million in a new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility, which opened in June 2016 with the Canadian National/Illinois Central providing direct rail service to Memphis, Kansas City, Decatur, and Chicago, as well as Canadian locations.

In the past year, APM Terminals has gained new service calls from the Far East, with three weekly direct container services linking Mobile with China, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. In April, another weekly container direct service between Mobile and Northern European ports began. In 2015, European airplane manufacturing consortium Airbus began importing large plane components by multi-purpose cargo ships from Hamburg, Germany through APM Terminals Mobile for final assembly of the A-320 jetliner at the first American Airbus factory, at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, near the port.

“With near 20 percent growth last year, the Port of Mobile is the fastest growth container port in North America. With recent developments in Alabama and the Panama Canal, we are getting to now anticipate even more growth,” stated Brian Harold, APM Terminals Mobile director.

APM Terminals’ port activity is more than handling imported cargo. In March, APM Terminals Mobile was one of eight Alabama businesses honored by the State of Alabama when awarded the 2017 Governor’s Trade Excellence Award for achievements in promoting and facilitating the export goods and services from Alabama across the globe.

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» Left to right: Clark Fine, James K. Lyons, Brian Harold, Doug Morgante

» Glen Wilkins, Walmart’s public affairs director announces the company’s intent to build a 2.5-million-square-feet super distribution center.


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As part of its continued efforts to modernize the Port of Mobile and be forward-thinking, the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) formally began the process

in June 2014, requesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) consider deepening and widening the Mobile Harbor Channel.

Due to the projected increase of the number of Post Panamax vessels in the world fleet and the opening of the Panama Canal expansion, the transition of larger vessels to the U.S. Gulf Coast is anticipated to occur with or without the proposed channel deepening. The proposed channel improvements at Mobile Harbor would allow for those commodities transported through the harbor to move more efficiently. With the ability of these vessels calling on the harbor to transit more efficiently carrying additional cargo per call, the total number of vessels required to meet the anticipated demand at Mobile Harbor during the period of analysis will decrease compared to the current channel configuration.

Under Section 201 of the 1986 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), the project is authorized to deepen and widen Mobile Bay Channel from the mouth of the Mobile Bay to south of Mobile River, 55 feet deep by 550 feet wide, about 27 miles, and to deepen and widen the entrance channel over the bar to 57 feet deep by 700 feet wide, about 7.4 miles. The current dimensions of the channel are 45 feet deep and 400 feet wide and 47 feet deep by 600 feet wide at the entrance.

The Mobile Harbor General Reevaluation Report (GRR) study began in November 2015 and is a four-year, $7.8 million effort. The Mobile Harbor study is authorized under this act and is cost shared between the federal government and the local sponsor, ASPA. The federal government is funding 75 percent, and ASPA is funding the remaining 25 percent.

A very thorough process by the USACE, the purpose of a GRR is to investigate and recommend solutions to water resource issues. The study includes a significant amount of information gathering, data collection and modeling to help better understand the economic benefits derived from the project and the potential environmental impact of channel modifications. The study process also includes public, technical, policy, legal and independent external peer reviews at two stages of the project and incorporates engineering, economic, real estate and environmental analyses.

Along with the GRR, an integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) will be developed. The SEIS will define the current environmental conditions and compare them with the environmental effects of any proposed action and its alternatives. The SEIS will identify potential consequences and the mitigation needed to minimize adverse impacts.

Potential impacts to the bay’s natural resources and protected species resulting from changes in the bay’s hydrodynamics, including potential increase in ship wake, will be investigated. The resources evaluated will include

PORT OF MOBILE CONTINUES TO MODERNIZE AND LOOK TO THE FUTUREEFFORTS FOCUSED ON DEEPENING AND WIDENING OF THE MOBILE HARBOR CHANNEL

wetlands, submerged aquatic vegetation, oysters, fish, and benthic macroinvertebrates and their potential effects on the marine mammals that utilize the bay. The difference in effects between current traffic and future conditions associated with a modified channel will be also evaluated.

When the process began, the Port of Mobile handled more than 64 million tons in 2014. The 2014 tonnage is a 10.3 percent increase from the tonnage handled in 2005. Houston and New Orleans have respectively grown 9.7 and 22 percent during the same period.

Many factors influence the growth of a harbor - development and infrastructure, location of distribution centers for imports, source location for exports, population and income growth, port logistics and fees, business climate and taxes, carrier preferences, labor stability, and business relationships.

“With the recent announcements from Walmart for a new distribution center in Mobile, as well as Amazon’s sorting center for the area, the growth of Mobile’s harbor will continue to grow and increase the case for deepening and widening,” said ASPA Director James K. Lyons.

A recommended plan to modify the existing dimensions of the Mobile Harbor channel has not yet been developed. The draft GRR and SEIS are scheduled to be released for public comment in summer 2018.

To learn more about this project, log on to www.SAM.USACE.ARMY.mil and click the Mobile Harbor General Reevaluation Report link. Register through the ListServe to receive automatic updates.


The U.S. Navy converged on Mobile with hundreds of sailors and some 100 different events during Mardi Gras to celebrate Mobile Navy Week. This first-time

event for Mobile also coincided with a port visit from the USS MITSCHER (DDG 57).

Mobile Navy Week led off as the first of 15 Navy Weeks in 2017. The outreach program focuses a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to bring America’s Navy closer to the people it protects.

Since 2005, the Navy Week program has served as the Navy’s signature outreach effort into areas of the country that typically do not have a significant Navy presence.

The Mobile Council of the Navy League of the United States, along with the Alabama State Port Authority hosted the welcoming ceremony for the USS MITSCHER, the 2017 Mardi Gras ship. The ceremony included a presentation by the U.S. Navy Band Southeast, the USS CONSTITUTION Color Guard, the Azalea Trail Maids

and local dignitaries. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson welcomed the crew and presented Commander Brett Oster with a key to the city. MITSCHER is the seventh ship of the ARLEIGH BURKE Class of Aegis guided missile destroyers and is named after one of the most storied heroes of World War II, Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher. As an integral part of aircraft carrier battle groups, amphibious assault groups, maritime interdiction forces and joint multinational forces, MITSCHER is prepared to execute missions in a high-density, multi-threat environment. With the most advanced weapon, propulsion and communications systems, operated by the most professional and highly trained crew, MITSCHER lives up to her motto of “Seize the Day!”.

In addition to the arrival of the USS MITSCHER in the Port of Mobile, Navy Week also featured opening ceremonies at the USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park with Mayor Stimpson performing a tandem jump with the Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs; multiple performances by the U.S. Navy Band Southeast; Mardi Gras parades;

» Azalea Trail Maids welcome The USS MITSCHER into the Port of Mobile.

MOBILE NAVY WEEK FEBRUARY 22–28, 2017

» Mayor Sandy Stimpson presents key to the city to Commander Paul Reinhardt and Command Master Chief Troy Leonard of the USS ALABAMA.

» The Navy Leap Frogs perform a parachute jump at USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park.

» Members of the Navy Band Southeast perform for a young patient at USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital.

» Mobile native Senior Chief EOD Technician Timothy Bray lets a young bystander try on a helmet.

» Sailors from USS MITSCHER, Fleet Survey Team and Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center volunteer at Feeding the Gulf Coast Food Bank Center.

speaking engagements; demonstrations from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Technicians and Navy Divers; and several school visits with interactive displays and demonstrations focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.

As part of Navy Week, the sailors participated in a number of community relations projects that allowed them to give back to the community that extended a festive “laissez les bons temps rouler” to them. Crew from the USS MITSCHER, USS ALABAMA and USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS participated in events at the Boys and Girls Clubs, painted houses for Habitat for Humanity and boxed food at the Feeding the Gulf Coast Food Bank.

Navy Week also provided an opportunity for a number of sailors to come home to the city where they grew up. For Rear Admiral Thomas E. Ishee, it was a chance to visit with family and friends in the town where he was born. As Deputy Commander of Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, RDML Ishee was Flag Officer of Mobile Navy Week. USS HARRY S. TRUMAN Command Master Chief Antonio Perryman got the chance to go back and visit his alma mater, Murphy High School, as well as speak to local rotary clubs and ride in a Mardi Gras parade.


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Rep. Mark Tuggle, Alabama House of RepresentativesRep. Will Ainsworth, Alabama House of Representatives

Seth Hammett, PowerSouth Energy CooperativeTim Parker, III, ASPA Board MemberBlake Hardwich, Adams & Reese LLP

Bestor Ward, III, ASPA Board MemberRep. David Sessions, Alabama House of Representatives

Rep. Lynn Greer, Alabama House of RepresentativesMike ColeRep. Chris Pringle, Alabama House of Representatives

Angela Smith, Alabama Department of CommerceRashard Howard, CSX

Rashard Howard, CSXFrank Fogarty, ASPAParrish Lawler, ASPA

Alvin Hope, Jr., ASPA Board MemberJudge (Ret.) Delores Boyd

Jim Byard, ADECAJim Perdue, Alabama Department of Mental HealthRep. Chris Sells, Alabama House of Representatives

Stephen McCormick, Alabama Department of LaborRep. Barry Moore, Alabama House of Representatives

John McMillan, Alabama Department of Agriculture and IndustriesBeth Marietta Lyons, Lyons Law FirmTony Moore, SouthEast Consultants

Rep. Corley Ellis, Alabama House of RepresentativesRep. Chris Sells, Alabama House of RepresentativesDaniel Autrey, Alabama Department of Agriculture and IndustriesRep. Joe Lovvorn, Alabama House of Representatives

Rep. Alan Boothe, Alabama House of RepresentativesRep. Jimmy Martin, Alabama House of Representatives

Jimmy Lyons, ASPA DirectorHorace Horn, ASPA Board MemberBeth Marietta Lyons, Lyons Law FirmRep. Mac McCutcheon, Alabama House of Representatives

Bill Canary, BCAAl Stanley, ASPA Board MemberKindell Anderson, City of MontgomeryRep. Anthony Daniels, Alabama House of Representatives

Denson White, APM TerminalsAngela Smith, Alabama Department of CommerceAngela Till, Alabama Department of CommerceBrian Harold, APM Terminals

Horace Horn, ASPA Board MemberRep. James Buskey, Alabama House of RepresentativesMark Kenny, Southern CompanyJoe McCarty, ASPA Board Member

Bestor Ward, III, ASPA Board MemberRep. Randy Davis, Alabama House of RepresentativesRep. Danny Crawford, Alabama House of RepresentativesTony Frazier, Alabama Department of Agriculture and IndustriesDavid McCurdy, USDA

Sen. Jim McClendon, Alabama State SenateDrew Harrell, BCALarry Downs, ASPA

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Sen. Tim Melson, Alabama State SenateRep. Lynn Greer, Alabama House of RepresentativesSen. Larry Stutts, Alabama State Senate

Darryl Dewberry, ASPA Board MemberRickey Kornegay, Alabama AFL-CIO

Sen. Rodger Smitherman, Alabama State SenateSen. Gerald Dial, Alabama State SenateHorace Horn, ASPA Board MemberRandy HinamanSen. Jim McMClendon, Alabama State Senate

Rep. Randy Davis, Alabama House of RepresentativesMark Kenny, Southern CompanyRep. Napoleon Bracy, Jr., Alabama House of RepresentativesBeth Marietta Lyons, Lyons Law FirmSen. Trip Pittman, Alabama State SenateJimmy Lyons, ASPA Director

Drew Harrell, BCAMark Colson, BCASen. Gerald Allen, Alabama State SenateBill Canary, BCASen. Rodger Smitherman, Alabama State Senate


MADE IN ALABAMA MADE IN ALABAMA

In 1945, brothers Edgar and Allan Hetteen, along with their friend David Johnson, founded Hetteen Hoist & Derrick in small-town Roseau, Minnesota. The company was started during World War II, when metal was hard to come by. The trio became skilled in repairing machinery to preserve older metal, which began to earn them their first loyal customers within their small community.

By 1954, the founders renamed their business Polaris Industries, Inc. Their rebranding came when the three had an idea for a new product line—snowmobiles. The first one was built in 1955, when Edgar set off with friends on a journey through the Alaskan Wilderness. Carrying more than 900 pounds in toboggans, the snowmobile remained durable and reliable, and they completed the journey in less than two weeks. This revolutionary product would go on to earn them a place in history for developing a new, improved way to navigate through extreme winter weather.

Polaris exclusively manufactured snowmobiles for almost 30 years. In 1984, the company decided to add All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) to their product line. Since the creation of their first ATV, Polaris has continued to grow as a global power sports leader. Today, they are known for their high-quality off-road vehicles and motorcycles—earning them almost $5 billion in sales for 2015.

The same year they made record-setting sales, Polaris announced that they would be opening a new manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. By November of 2016, Polaris Huntsville was officially opened for manufacturing. The facility stands at 600,000 square feet on a 500-acre property,

currently employing 400 Alabama workers. It is projected that this number will reach over 2,000 by 2020.

Huntsville is widely known throughout the country for its engineering talent, and Alabama was chosen over 13 other states that were being considered for the new branch. In its announcement, Polaris stated that Huntsville was chosen due to “the city’s skilled workforce, history of technology and innovation, existing utility structure, and local and state support.” This facility also brings Polaris closer to the Southeast, which is a big market for their all-terrain products for both hunting and property maintenance purposes. The Huntsville location focuses mainly on the production of off-road vehicles to meet these consumer needs.

Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, believes that Polaris and Alabama are a perfect fit. “At Polaris, making great products is more than just a job—it’s a creed the company lives by,” stated Canfield. “That’s what we do in Alabama as well. Our workers assemble and engineer great products from automobiles to ships and rockets to aircrafts.”

POLARIS HUNTSVILLE

Polaris Huntsville is projected to have a substantial, long-lasting impact on the state’s economy. According to the Alabama Department of Commerce, it is estimated that over the next 20 years Polaris will have an economic impact between $1.3 and $1.9 billion. The first 10 years of production at the branch is projected to generate $206 million in state and local tax revenue. “Polaris’ decision to locate its manufacturing facility in Alabama represents one of those game-changing economic development projects, with wide-ranging benefits that are felt over many generations,” said Canfield.

The Alabama facility will leave a positive mark on Polaris as well. Built with an investment of around $140 million, the location will increase Polaris’ production capacity by more than 150,000 units annually. At its opening, CEO Scott Wine called the facility “transformational” for the manufacturer. The plant will thrive as a flexible facility with multiple assembly lines to allow it to quickly match consumer demand.

Polaris and the state of Alabama go hand-in-hand, and they will continue to have a mutually beneficial relationship over the years. “By calling Alabama home,” said Canfield, “this world-class advanced manufacturer is sending a powerful message to the world about the state’s attractive environment for business.”

For more information on Polaris Industries, Inc., visit polaris.com.

» Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield speaking at the grand opening ceremony in November 2016.

» First ATV produced at the Huntsville plant and signed by workers.


If you’re looking for an outdoor adventure in south Alabama, schedule a trip down the Bartram Canoe Trail or the recently opened Perdido River Canoe Trail. Located in Baldwin County,

both trails offer overnight and day trip opportunities, and are exclusively open to canoeists and kayakers.

The Bartram Canoe Trail was implemented by Alabama State Lands Division in 2003, and is made up of dozens of rivers, streams, lakes, sloughs and bayous in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, which happens to be the second largest river delta in the United States. Spanning 250,000 acres in the upper reaches of the Delta, the trail is accessible through the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center or through one of several landings along the trail. In early summer 2017, a newly installed docking facility located at 5 Rivers will provide wheelchair accessibility for persons with disabilities to load in and out of canoes.

For paddlers who want the extended experience, the Bartram Canoe Trail offers six overnight trails that include two land-based campsites and four floating platform campsites that require a reservation and small fee. The land-based sites are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All overnight campsites are limited to groups of eight. According to the Alabama Scenic River Trail website, additional pile-supported, land-based camping shelters will be constructed in the coming months.

“The number of reservations for the floating campsites vary by season,” said Hank Burch, manager of 5 Rivers. “We usually see a spike in people planning trips in the late spring and fall to try and miss the hot summer weather.”

Six trails for day trips have been mapped out to give boaters – specifically kayakers and canoeists since motorized vessels are not allowed – pre-planned routes with specified distances. These maps for the Bartram and Perdido River Canoe Trails can be found online at www.alabamacanoetrails.com.

The Perdido River Canoe Trail is a 19-mile stretch that runs along the Alabama-Florida state line with white sandy beach landings around every bend, giving paddlers plenty of opportunities to stop for a break or have lunch. This trail differs from the Bartram not only in size, but also by the true wilderness experience it provides. The roads surrounding the canoe trail were vastly improved before opening in February 2017. Visitors can access

PORT CALLS: ALABAMA STATE LANDS CANOE TRAILS

the trail through the Perdido Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Baldwin County.

“Most people leave one vehicle at the bottom of the Perdido Trail and take another to the top to ride down with the current,” said Burch.

As a blackwater river, the Perdido boasts dark-tinted, clear water running slowly but dynamically. Paddling the entire length of the Perdido River Canoe Trail could be done in a day, and is estimated to take around 10 hours (based on a 2 mile-per-hour float time) without factoring in breaks.

The Alabama State Lands Division mapped out the Perdido River Canoe Trail in six sections providing paddlers with different overnight or break spots. Campers can reserve one of the six overnight shelters for groups of up to eight people. Three entry points to the canoe trail include two launches and one boat ramp.

In addition to the Perdido River Canoe Trail, the Perdido River WMA Hiking Trail is being constructed through a partnership between the Alabama State Lands Division and the Alabama Hiking Trail Society, according to Alabama Scenic River Trail. The trail is blazed in yellow and combines WMA roads and newly constructed paths that follow the river for most of the hike.

Both canoe trails are managed by the State Lands Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and funding has been provided through Alabama’s Forever Wild Program, the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Department of the Interior. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.alabamacanoetrails.com.

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Clipper Steel Services recently announced the addition of a second ship, CLIPPER MARLENE, to its shuttle service between the ports of Mobile, Alabama, and Tampico, Mexico.

“We welcome this valued addition to Clipper Steel’s shuttle service between Mobile and Mexico,” said James K. Lyons, director and CEO of the Alabama State Port Authority. “The additional vessel improves carrier service for our shippers, but will also provide much-needed capacity for other cargoes, including heavy lifts.”

CLIPPER MARLENE is a 17,500-deadweight-ton multipurpose vessel equipped with three cranes that have lifting capacities of 60 metric tons. The MARLENE joins the 25,000-deadweight-ton ALTHEA.

The steel shuttle service, which launched in March 2014, provides a two-day transit across the Gulf of Mexico and a sailing approximately every 10 days.

Mobile is one of the top U.S. ports for steel with the Alabama State Port Authority handling approximately 5 million tons of semi-finished and finished steel annually. In early 2015, the port opened a $36-million steel coil terminal with 178,200 square feet of covered space and 168,000 square feet of open space. The facility is operated by the Port Authority’s concessionaire, Alabama Steel Terminals, LLC, a joint venture of TriState Maritime Services and the Richardson Group of Companies. Clipper Steel, part of the Clipper Group, carries more than 2.2 million tons of steel per year on routes linking Europe and Brazil with the United States, Mexico, and the north coast of South America.

The company’s main European loading port is Antwerp. Other ports include New London, Connecticut; Camden, New Jersey; Savannah, Georgia; Mobile, Alabama; New Orleans, Louisiana; Houston, Texas; Brownsville, Texas; Altamira, Spain; and Veracruz, Mexico. Services from Brazil load primarily at Piacaguera (Santos), Rio de Janeiro, and Praia Mole.

In February, project cargo for Siemens Power Generation was discharged at the Port of Mobile from the MV ATLANTIC DAWN to the MV FREEDOM. The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 LPC project cargo was in transit on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Each Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear unit is refueled every 18-24 months to provide continuous low-cost, reliable, carbon-free electricity.

In April, the Consul General of France visited the Port of Mobile. A reception was hosted at the GulfQuest Maritime Museum by the French American Chambers of Commerce Atlanta and Gulf Coast chapters and the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce.

In May, Bunge discharged 15 heavy lift cargoes off the MV DA KANG. One piece was 390 m/t and was discharged with ships gear direct to barge at Pier 2.

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Jimmy Lyons, CEO for the Alabama State Port Authority (far left), and Mike Lee, Page & Jones (far right) welcome Maxanna Nichols, Honorary Consul of France, and Louis de Corail, Consul General of France, based in Atlanta.

Laurent Blattner, Airbus, (left) visits with Maxanna Nichols, Honorary Consul of France, and Bill Sisson, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce (right).

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FIGHTING WHALES AND DODGING BULLETS WITH FDR

In January 1931, Dr. Leslie Heiter of Mobile received a letter from William Vincent Astor, inviting the physician to join him on a Caribbean cruise in what was routinely described as Astor’s “mansion yacht,” the NOURMAHAL, a massive motor vessel built less than two years earlier at the Krupp Iron Works in Kiel, Germany. The yacht featured every modern convenience, including air conditioning and refrigeration, a library, a dining room that could seat 18, and 10 staterooms. The NOURMAHAL was manned by a crew of 42 to cater to the whims of Astor’s sea-going guests. Described as the largest private vessel ever built at the time of her construction, she measured nearly 264 feet overall, with a beam of 41 ½ feet and a draft of almost 18 ½ feet. The yacht displaced 2,250 tons and was powered by twin six-cylinder Diesel engines. In the letter, Astor, who went by “Vincent,” mentioned that among the passengers would be 29-year-old Gertrude Conaway, intimating that Conaway was always one for a good time.

Astor, 39, was one of the wealthiest men in the world. The son of mogul John Jacob Astor IV, Vincent had inherited his father’s millions upon the elder Astor’s death in the loss of the TITANIC in 1912. Vincent dropped out of Harvard at age 20 and soon proved himself to be a philanthropist, selling off slum properties, building modern apartments, donating land for parks and hospitals, building playgrounds and investing in scientific expeditions. Having served in the U.S. Naval Reserve and on active duty in the Navy during the Great War, Astor also had a penchant for yachting and had served as commodore of the New York Yacht Club from 1928 to 1930.

Heiter was born in Mobile and had graduated from Barton Academy in 1922. Graduating from Tulane University in only two years, Heiter went on to attend medical school at Tulane. After interning at City Hospital in Mobile, the young doctor wrangled a residency at New York Hospital, the motives for which still remain a mystery to his son, Bill Heiter, a retired trust officer and former Air Force pilot.

“Dad took the train from Mobile to New York, and when he arrived at Grand Central Station and took a look at the city, he said, ‘I’ve never felt so small in my life,’” Heiter recalled. The younger Heiter theorized that his father and Astor may have met because the latter had served on the hospital’s board of directors, and he has a note in his collection in which his physician father said that it was Dr. Eugene Pool, senior attending surgeon at New York Hospital, who had introduced the two men.

Whatever the circumstances, the millionaire philanthropist and notorious practical jokester took a liking to the young doctor from the South, with Astor later describing Heiter as

“a great friend of mine” in a letter to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation. Heiter, however, did not have the financial wherewithal of Astor. Upon returning to Mobile in 1930, the new doctor had earned a grand total of $4 during his first month in practice. Along with Astor’s invitation to join him in the NOURMAHAL for a few weeks’ cruising was a check made out in the amount of $1,000 “to help with expenses.”

That cruise in February and March of 1931 was the first of a half dozen that Heiter would make with Astor and the group that would become known collectively as “the Nourmahal Gang.” The next cruise came a year later, in January through March 1932. In addition to Astor, on board were Heiter; Priscilla Baldwin Preston, a pretty divorcee; fun-loving Gertrude Conaway (who would later marry a Vanderbilt); Milton “Doc” Holden, described in LIFE magazine as

“amiable and good-looking” and elsewhere as a “perennial Palm Beach/New York/Long Island bachelor;” Astor’s “best

friend,” William Rhinelander Stewart, one of whose quirks included never rising before noon; and Eleanor Barry, “a tall, cool Vassar graduate,” who worked at Vogue magazine.

The NOURMAHAL made stops in Cuba and Haiti before sailing through the Panama Canal, where the passengers marveled at the sight of the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier, the USS LANGLEY (CV 1). Once in the Pacific, the yacht called at such exotic locales as Cocos Island, the Galapagos, the Marquesas, Tahiti and Bora Bora. Along the way, Astor and his friends collected fish, tortoises, iguanas and birds for zoos and aquariums in the United States. The group fished at Cocos Island, with Barry reporting in Vogue that Heiter

“battled for almost three-quarters of an hour with what appeared to be a monster, and, when it was finally landed, only the head was left—a shark having helped himself to the rest of the catch.” Heiter’s medical training proved useful on Feb. 20, when Priscilla Preston was thrown from a horse in the Marquesas, breaking her arm. After the yacht dropped anchor at Fakarava in the Tuamotu Archipelago, Heiter set up a “clinic” on the deck of the NOURMAHAL, treating islanders for everything from backache to toothache and receiving shells as payment.

Late in 1932, plans were being made for a cruise to take place in the spring of the following year, with Astor indicating the usual Nourmahal Gang would be embarked, but in December the philanthropist sent Heiter a confidential message. No women would be joining them on the forthcoming trip, and it was important that a doctor be on board, as there was to be a special guest who might require medical assistance.

Although Franklin Delano Roosevelt was nearly 10 years Astor’s senior, the two had become friends as boys, and their friendship had been only strengthened in recent years. Now, as President-elect, Roosevelt was looking forward to some free time away from politics before being sworn in on March 4. A few days before the NOURMAHAL sailed—under the headline “Mobile Physician to Enjoy Cruise with V. Astor”—the Mobile Register reported that Dr. Leslie Heiter would be one of a party that included the president-elect and would be embarked in the yacht for a six-week cruise to South America. The New York Times ran a front page photograph of “The president-elect and his Fishing Comrades,” including an image of a smiling Heiter and of Roosevelt jauntily waving his hat as the NOURMAHAL

departed Jacksonville, Fla. Also pictured were Astor; “sportsman” George St. George; Frederic Kernochan, Chief Justice of New York’s Court of Special Sessions; and Kermit Roosevelt, son of the late President Theodore Roosevelt. William R. Stewart, no doubt, was still asleep when the photo was snapped.

Astor later recalled that the yacht weighed anchor on Feb. 4 and sailed to the Bahamas, where the Nourmahal Gang spent the entirety of their cruise. The days were filled with fishing, gambling, drinking and relaxing in a way that the men could not at home, and FDR and Vincent Astor delighted in pulling practical jokes on one another and their fellow passengers. The Mobile Register published an Associated Press report that quoted the President-elect’s own jocular account of their activities, including an aide’s birthday celebration and the sunburn suffered by a Secret Service agent. Of the fishing, Roosevelt reported, “Staying Berry Island today. Wonderful fishing… Dr. Heiter (Dr. Leslie Heiter of Mobile) and I recovering the use of arms after yesterday’s encounter with whale. Commodore [Astor] perfect host.” Headline of the article was “Roosevelt, Heiter Fight ‘Whale.’”

On Feb. 8, the NOURMAHAL welcomed on board the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas, Sir Bede Clifford, and his American wife, Alice. The press published photographs of the arrival and departure of the couple. In the latter photograph, Vincent Astor and Dr. Leslie Heiter are seen assisting Alice Clifford into a launch.

Not all of the press was positive. The vacation brought condemnation from both the left and right, with Democrats lambasting the president-elect for participating in an opulent cruise while the nation suffered its greatest economic crisis, and the Republicans blasting FDR for shamming as a populist. Nevertheless, Roosevelt took time

» “The President-elect and his fishing comrades,” photographed as they prepared to depart Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 4, 1933, were (left to right) Dr. Leslie Heiter, George St. George, Justice Frederic Kernochan, FDR and Vincent Astor.

» In the 1930s, Dr. Leslie Heiter of Mobile made six cruises as a passenger in Vincent Astor’s motor yacht NOURMAHAL, four of them with Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

» As FDR (upper left) and the rest of the gang look on, Astor (in the dark blazer), Heiter and crewmen assist Alice Clifford, wife of Governor of the Bahamas Sir Bede Clifford, into a launch following a visit to the NOURMAHAL by the couple on Feb. 8, 1933.


during the trip to work on his first Inaugural Address, which would include the oft-quoted phrase, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

To counter some of the negative press, Roosevelt accepted an invitation by the publisher of the Fort Lauderdale Daily News to attend a rally in Miami’s Bayfront Park, where he could meet local elected officials and businessmen and address the crowd. The NOURMAHAL arrived in Miami on the evening of Feb. 15, 1933, docking at 7 p.m. The president-elect spoke to reporters, talking only about the events of the last few days—fishing and swimming—then climbed into the back of a green Buick convertible to lead the motorcade to the park. Seated next to Roosevelt was his official host, Miami Mayor Redmond Gautier. Up front were the president-elect’s bodyguard, Gus Gennerich, and a Secret Service agent. A Miami policeman drove the car. The second car held five more Secret Service agents. Astor, Kermit Roosevelt and Stewart were in the third car. Heiter found himself in the last car in the motorcade, riding with George St. George and Justice Kernochan. More than 25,000 people thronged the streets, wanting to get a view of Roosevelt, and soon the cars of the motorcade were strung out along the route, separated by onlookers trying to crowd into the park, where the 7,000 seats in front of the stage already were full.

Gennerich hoisted the president-elect onto the top of the rear seat of the convertible, and FDR made a short speech to the crowd. Roosevelt then heard what he thought were firecrackers. A bricklayer, Giuseppe Zangara, had stepped onto a folding chair, shouted, “Too many people are starving!” and snapped off five shots from a nickel-plated .32 caliber revolver in an attempt to assassinate the president-elect. After the first shot, Lillian Cross, the wife of a Miami doctor who was also standing on a chair better to see FDR, claimed that she struck at Zangara, and she was widely credited at the time with saving the president-elect’s life. Five people were hit, however, including Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak, who was standing on the running board of FDR’s car and shaking hands with Roosevelt. The president-elect’s security team hustled to speed away, but Roosevelt stopped them long enough to have Cermak loaded into the car. The President-elect kept Cermak alert during the rush to the hospital by talking to him and preventing him from going into shock.

Pandemonium and panic erupted in the crowd. In the rest of the motorcade, no one could tell what had happened,

and word spread that Roosevelt had been shot. One of the wounded was loaded into Astor’s car, which then crashed into a gate while attempting to speed after the President-elect’s car. From his vantage point, Heiter had heard the shots but couldn’t get a clear view of what was happening. He, St. George and Kernochan abandoned their car in an effort to reach FDR. A security official armed with a gun—Heiter described him derisively as “a Shriner”—refused to listen to the physician’s claim that he was the President-elect’s doctor and directed him and his fellow passengers to police headquarters, where Heiter witnessed the arrival of the would-be assassin. Heiter finally reached Jackson Memorial Hospital, where Mayor Cermak lay in critical condition and, at FDR’s request, reviewed the X-rays of the mayor’s wounds. Roosevelt remained at the hospital for four hours, visiting all of the wounded. He abandoned his initial plans to leave for Washington by train that night, returning instead to the NOURMAHAL, where he seemed largely unfazed by the events of the evening. The next morning, Roosevelt visited the hospital again to check on all of the shooting victims before departing for Washington. The press reacted favorably. The president-elect had been tested under fire and had remained calm. He had shown courage, a level-headedness throughout and a compassion for others. Just over two weeks later, Roosevelt was sworn in as the 32nd President of the United States. Two days afterward, Cermak died from complications of his gunshot wound. For their part, the Nourmahal Gang continued their cruise, transiting the Panama Canal, calling at the Galapagos and conducting an expedition into the Andes.

August found the President and the usual gang, including Heiter, embarked once more in the NOURMAHAL for a six-day cruise from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., down the Hudson River, around the east end of Long Island to Montauk Point and out into the Gulf Stream for a little fishing. The fishing wasn’t much good—“extraordinarily poor,” as Astor recalled—but upon arriving in Washington, the President invited his fellow passengers to dine with him and to spend the night at the White House. The most notable event during the cruise was the hoisting of the President’s Flag at the peak of the NOURMAHAL’s mast—marking the first time the Presidential Flag had been flown over a civilian vessel. New to the Nourmahal Gang for this cruise and to be present for the rest of them in which Roosevelt would participate was Lytle Hull, later described by The New York Times as

“a wealthy real-estate figure.” As an interesting footnote,

Astor’s wife, Helen, would marry Lytle Hull after she and Astor divorced in 1940.

Heiter continued to travel with the Nourmahal Gang and the President. In March and April 1934, the group sailed from Florida to the Bahamas again, this time escorted by Navy destroyers as protection for FDR. Despite the Navy’s presence, the President immensely enjoyed the freedom that the NOURMAHAL provided him, writing a friend that year, “This is the only place I can get away from people, telephones and uniforms.”

That fall, Heiter received an invitation to join the group on board the yacht to watch the racing yacht RAINBOW defend the America’s Cup. RAINBOW was owned by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, whom the fun-loving Gertrude Conaway had married the previous year. Heiter declined the invitation, perhaps due to his growing practice, perhaps because this short cruise came too soon after the last. His absence was noted, and Heiter received a telegram dated Sept. 17 and signed by the President and the rest of the Nourmahal Gang, expressing how much they missed their friend.

Heiter embarked with the gang again for another Caribbean cruise in March and April 1935, during which the Governor of the Bahamas Sir Bede Clifford brought on board as special guests the Duke and Duchess of Kent. This was the last of the NOURMAHAL cruises that included FDR. It was also Heiter’s last cruise in the yacht. In June 1937, Dr. Leslie Heiter married the former Elizabeth “Bessie” Agnes Manson of Scotland in a ceremony performed in Jacksonville, Fla. His pleasure cruising days over, Heiter focused on his medical practice.

Astor continued to go abroad in his floating mansion, underwriting scientific expeditions, and in 1938, Astor and Kermit Roosevelt undertook an intelligence-gathering operation in the Pacific, investigating the Japanese presence in the Marshall Islands and the rumor of Japanese fortifications throughout the region, meeting with British Intelligence figures and passing along their findings to FDR. Astor and Kermit, along with William Stewart and Justice Kernochan, were members of a secret organization dubbed first “The Room” and later “The Club,” which worked quietly

to promote a strong national defense and economy and which operated as a private intelligence agency providing information to the President. During the war, Astor took on a more official role in New York and also resumed his duties as a naval officer, attaining the rank of captain.

As for the NOURMAHAL, she, too, did her bit for the war and was chartered by the Navy on March 3, 1942, to be operated under Navy ownership by the Coast Guard. The once sybaritic vessel was designated as a gunboat, USS NOURMAHAL (PG 72) on April 9, 1943, and purchased by the Navy 29 June in accordance with an option in the original charter agreement. The NOURMAHAL’s armament included a number of .30- and .50-caliber machine guns as well as depth charges. Struck from the Navy List on Jan. 12, 1944, the ship was transferred to the Coast Guard, serving primarily as on ocean station weather patrol out of Boston until the end of April 1946.

Vincent Astor and his new wife Mary “Minnie” Cushing visited his friend Heiter in Mobile in February 1946. Heiter’s son laughed at the thought of one of the wealthiest men in the world visiting his father in a walk-up apartment on Azalea Street in Midtown Mobile. The philanthropist and his wife paid one more call on Dr. Heiter and his family in Mobile sometime around 1953, a visit recalled by Heiter’s son. By then, the family had moved to the new upscale subdivision of Delwood. Astor, he said, was the most famous man ever to call at the home of the Mobile physician who, at one time, had been a confidante and fishing buddy of the President of the United States.

» The President-elect spoke to a crowd of thousands at Miami’s Bayfront Park on the evening of Feb. 15, 1933. Moments after this photograph was taken, a would-be assassin fired five shots at FDR.

» The “Nourmahal Gang,” photographed in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Aug. 31, 1933, included (left to right) Lytle Hull, Dr. Leslie Heiter, William Rhinelander Stewart, President Roosevelt, Vincent Astor, Kermit Roosevelt, George St. George, and Justice Frederic Kernochan.

» Pictured on the deck of the NOURMAHAL during a March 1935 cruise to the Bahamas were (left to right) Justice Frederic Kernochan, Milton “Doc” Holden, William Rhinelander Stewart, bodyguard Gus Gennerich (back row), FDR, Dr. Leslie Heiter, Secret Service Agent Bob Clark (back row), Vincent Astor, Kermit Roosevelt and Jimmy Roosevelt (FDR’s oldest son).

» The USS NOURMAHAL (PG 72) in her wartime livery.


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VENEZUELAGUANTA Dan-Gulf Shipping Bi-Weekly Lott Ship AgencyMARACAIBO Dan-Gulf Shipping Bi-Weekly Lott Ship Agency

PORT OF MOBILE DIRECTORYAIR CARGOFEDEX EXPRESS BFMR/AGFS ................................................................................. (251) 432-6705

ALABAMA INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTERALABAMA WORLD BUSINESS CTR.— 1500 Resource Dr., Birmingham, AL 35242 ........................................................ (205) 250-4747UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA—Tuscaloosa—P. O. Box 870396 ...................... (205) 348-7621

AUXILIARY SERVICESCATHOLIC MARITIME CLUB—400 Government St., Mobile, AL ................. (251) 432-7339 Joe Connick, Director; Father Lito, ChaplainFISHERS OF MEN MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL ...............................................(251) 233-6621INTERNATIONAL SEAMAN'S CENTER—605 Texas Street ............................(251) 433-7953

BANKS WITH INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTSBBVA COMPASS BANK, RYAN NEW ..................................................................... (251) 470-7408FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK–BIRMINGHAM .......................................................... (205) 868-6171HANCOCK/WHITNEY BANK—MOBILE ...................................................................(251) 662-1025REGIONS BANK—MOBILE .............................................................................................(251) 690-1187

BARGE FLEETING SERVICEDELTA MARINE SERVICE ...........................................................................................(251) 937-4060HIGMAN MARINE SERVICES, INC. ............................................................................ (251) 433-1732

BLAST FREEZE/COLD STORAGESEANOUS ...........................................................................................................................(251) 433-7399

BULK LIQUIDSALABAMA BULK TERMINALS ................................................................................... (251) 438-9891ARC TERMINALS ...............................................................................................................(251) 421-1651GULF COAST ASPHALT ...............................................................................................(251) 432-7666NUSTAR ............................................................................................................................. (251) 456-8491PLAINS MARKETING .................................................................. (251) 456-4688; (251) 377-8864RADCLIFF/ECONOMY MARINE SERVICES .........................................................(251) 433-0066

BUNKERING SERVICEATLANTIC GULF BUNKERING...................................................................................(251) 431-5900BUFFALO MARINE .......................................................................................................... (713) 923-5571MIDSTREAM FUEL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 2826 .......................................(251) 433-4972RADCLIFF/ECONOMY MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 3064 .......................(251) 433-0066SECTOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT—P. O. Box 2426, Mobile 36652 ............ (251) 423-1020UNITY BUNKERING INC. ..............................................................................................(251) 929-5153

CAB SERVICEA-1 Taxi & Transportation.. ........................................................................................... (251) 214-4889UBER.. ...................................................................................................................................www.uber.com

CONSULATESCONSULAR CORPS OF MOBILE—6204 Brandy Run North 36608 ............(251) 455-8182BOLIVIA—Thomas J. Purvis—3413 Canacee Dr.. ................................................ (251) 666-6969DENMARK—Martin H. Cunningham—205 St. Louis St.. .................................. (251) 432-4633DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—Luis Frias—951 Government St., Suite 520 ........(251) 432-2332FRANCE—Maxanna Nichols—18 Houston St.. ......................................................(251) 366-0051NORWAY—L. H. Stuart, Jr.—6204 Brandy Run Road N. ....................................(251) 342-2151

CONTAINER REPAIR & LEASING AFFORDABLE CONEX. .............................................................................................(251) 947-1944 CHICKASAW CONTAINER SERVICES, INC. .....................................................(251) 457-7300 DOCKSIDE SERVICES ...............................................................................................(251) 438-2362 JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING..................................................(866) 862-0867 EXSIF WORLDWIDE, INC. ....................................................................................... (800) 231-7781H MILLER TRANSPORTERS. ........................................................................................(251) 457-0471 TANK SOLUTIONS, INC. ...........................................................................................(888) 551-8265

U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTIONPORT DIRECTOR—150 N. Royal St., Suite 3004 ....................................................(251) 441-5111

DUNNAGE — PLYWOODALL*STAR FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.—7096 Stone Dr., Daphne 36526. ..(251) 626-8777BIG RIVER CYPRESS & HARDWOOD .................................................................... (850) 674-5991BUCHANAN LUMBER—104 Industrial Canal Rd. East ......................................(251) 433-9567CASSIDEY LUMBER—P. O. Box 391, Mobile 36601 ...........................................(251) 456-0099McGINNIS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.—P.O. Box 2049 Meridian, MS 39302 (601) 483-3991MIDWAY FOREST PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 7667, Spanish Ft., 36527 ..........(251) 626-8010SMITH COMPANIES—100 Pardue Rd. Pelham 35124 ..................................... (800) 322-0540

EXPORT BAGGING, PACKING AND DRUMMINGCUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC................................................................. (205) 668-4042HORIZON FREIGHT ....................................................................................................... (800) 242-9212MEADOR WAREHOUSING & DIST., INC.—1750 N. Craft Hwy. .......................(251) 457-4376MITCHELL CONTAINER SERVICES.—226 Saraland Blvd. S ............................ (251) 675-3786MMS PACKAGING COMPANY—P. O. Box 2066 ...................................................(251) 438-3658PORT CITY MOVERS & DELIVERY— 5235 Kooiman Rd., Bldg. 4, Theodore, AL ............................................................(251) 342-7079STEM PRODUCTS—P. O. Box 66531 ........................................................................ (251) 457-5557L. H. STUART CO., INC.—2064 Ave. C, Brookley ................................................ (251) 441-0770TEAGUE BROS. TRANSFER & STG. CO.—519 Bayshore Ave. ......................... (251) 476-6122WONDERLAND EXPRESS ...........................................................................................(251) 653-7348

FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SERVICEFIRETROL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, INC. ................................................................(251) 661-1699HILLER SYSTEMS, INC.—3751 Joy Springs Drive .................................................. (251) 661-1275INTERNATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION, INC.—5462 Able Court ................. (800) 554-9695

R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—P.O. Box 902 ........................................................... (251) 452-0154SAFETY SOURCE INC.—6161 Rangeline Road .....................................................(251) 443-7445UNITOR SHIP SERVICES—500 St. Louis St. .........................................................(251) 432-0762WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.— 4600-B Cypress Business Park Drive. .................................................................... (251) 662-7474

FOREIGN FREIGHT FORWARDERS (HH CUSTOM HOUSE BROKERS)H AIR/SEA FORWARDING—3812 Springhill Ave.. ..............................................(251) 460-0551 C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE ...............................................................................(251) 441-7012H N.D. CUNNUNGHAM—205 St. Louis St ............................................................. (251) 432-4633 EMO TRANS...................................................................................................................(251) 342-3313H EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................ (251) 431-4992 FEDEX TRADE NETWORKS .................................................................................. (404) 831-8237 INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES, INC.—11 N. Water St., Mobile, AL. ...... (251) 461-2700 JENSEN SHIPPING CO.—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL .............. (205) 328-2343H JOHN M BRINING CO., INC.—202 Congress St., Mobile, AL ....................... (251) 432-9741 KUEHNE + NAGEL—2101 Clinton Ave. W., Ste. 403, Huntsville, AL ........ (205) 516-1402H CAROLE C. LELAND—244 W. Valley Ave., Birmingham, AL ................... (205) 328-2343H CTB USA OF FLORIDA ........................................................................... (866) 621-0091 ext. 224H RICHARD MURRAY & CO.—109 No. Conception St. .................................... (251) 432-5549 OEC MOBILE—52 North Jackson St., Mobile, AL 36602. ........................... (251) 287-8767H 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 PAUL A. BOULO, INC.—255 N. Joachim St., Mobile, AL. ............................ (251) 433-5445 T. A. PROVENCE & CO.—P. O. Box 942 ............................................................. (251) 433-5424H GEO. RUEFF, INC.—P. O. Box 2962 .......................................................................(251) 433-8851 STIEGLER SHIPPING CO., INC.—1151 Hillcrest Rd., Suite F ........................ (251) 639-7300 TEAM WORLDWIDE—799 James Record Rd., Ste. A-12, Huntsville, AL (251) 461-7770 TRADELANES—61 St. Joseph St., Suite 1000 ................................................ (251) 343-8031 TRANSGROUP MOB ..................................................................................................(251) 433-7668 TRANSGROUP WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS – 162 State St. 36602 ............(251) 433-7668H W.R. ZANES & CO. OF LA, INC.—P. O. Box 1006 ............................................(251) 438-1597 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES(HFTZ PUBLIC WAREHOUSES) BALDWIN TRANSFER CO., INC. ............................................................................(251) 433-3391 MOBILE, AL—Brookley Complex & Airport ......................................................(251) 438-7338 AZALEA BOX COMPANY—1401 St. Stephens Road, Prichard ...................(251) 452-3451 EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP. ..........................................................................(251) 432-7784H KEYPORT WAREHOUSING—30427 County Rd. 49 N, Loxley, AL ........(251) 964-4607H MERCHANTS TRANSFER COMPANY. .................................................................(251) 457-8691H MOBILE MOVING & STORAGE ..............................................................................(251) 438-3658H HUNTSVILLE, AL—P. O. Box 6241 .........................................................................(256) 772-3105H BIRMINGHAM, AL—Shaw Warehouses................................................................(205) 251-7188 S/M WAREHOUSE ..................................................................................................... (251) 679-3344 HODGES WAREHOUSE–MONTGOMERY ......................................................... (251) 280-2033

GRAIN MERCHANTSFGDI, LLC .............................................................................................................................(419) 373-6311

LICENSED GUARD SERVICEALABAMA LINE SERVICES ......................................................................................... (251)-661-1205 ADMIRAL SECURITY SERVICES OF ALABAMA, INC........................................(251) 725-6018 U.S. MARITIME SECURITY, LLC. .................................................................................(251) 459-1578

HEAVY LIFT/SALVAGE/TRANSPORTATION 1ST CRANE & LOGISTICS, INC—Alabama State Docks ...............................(251)-653-3333 ACME TRUCK LINE ................................................................................................... (251)-653-6028 AMERICAN MARINE SERVICES ...........................................................................(251) 406-9930 ARGOSY TRANSPORTATION GROUP—www.argosyship.com .................(713) 668-3388 ATLANTIC SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT ............................................................ (251) 433-4545 BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING—P.O. Box 2809, Daphne, AL 36526... (251) 654-0541 BLUE DIVING & SALVAGE—4032 Dauphin Island Pkwy., Mobile, AL . (800) 882-5043 BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS................................................................. (888) 762-6364 BURKHALTER SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT ................................................... (228) 762-0888 CRANE RENTAL CORP.—30105 Hwy 59, Loxley, AL 36551 .................... (800) 368-8956 HORIZON FREIGHT .................................................................................................. (800) 242-9212 HYDRAULIC CRANE SPECIALISTS ................................................................... (251) 675-000X LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks .........................................(251) 432-4480 MAMMOET.................................................................................................................. (404) 696-4982H MILLER TRANSPORTERS. ........................................................................................(251) 457-0471 WONDERLAND EXPRESS.......................................................................................(251) 653-7348

INDUSTRIAL DIVING BLUE DIVING & SALVAGE—4032 Dauphin Island Pkwy., Mobile, AL...... (800) 882-5043BOSARGE DIVING—Pascagoula, MS ..................................................................... (228) 762-0888COMMERCIAL DIVING SERVICES INC.— P. O. Box 850637, Mobile, AL 36685 ....................................................................... (251) 665-0017FATHOM INDUSTRIES—5385 Battleship Parkway, Spanish Fort, AL ........ (251) 626-7800LEA DIVING & SALVAGE—Alabama State Docks .............................................(251) 432-4480Mosley Maritime Services, LLC ...................................................................................(251) 610-7882

LIGHTERING, GAS FREEING AND SPILL CLEANUPAARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304 .................................................................. (251) 666-8143R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—507 Diaz St., Prichard, AL. ................................ (251) 452-0154ES&H—5400-A Willis Rd., Mobile, Ala. ................................................................... (251) 382-0199FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL ......(251) 626-3295INDUSTRIAL WASTE SERVICES, INC.—1980 Ave. A ........................................ (251) 694-7500INDUSTRIAL WATER SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 50236 .......................................(800) 447-3592LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS MARINE FIELD SERVICES— 1890 3rd St., Mobile ........................................................................................................(251) 243-4128OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803 ........................................................... (251) 690-9010


OIL RECOVERY MARINE TERMINAL Blakely Island ......................................(800) 350-0443PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL— 3537 Desirrah Drive S., Mobile, AL 36618 ............................................................. (251) 470-0955THOMPSON ENGINEERING—P. O. Box 9637 .......................................................(251) 653-4525UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC— 4230 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 36693. .............................................................. (251) 662-3500 USI OIL —1900-A Broad St. ........................................................................................(251) 432-0775

LINE HANDLINGALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308 .........................................................(251) 661-2105BERT'S LINE HANDLING—P. O. Box 2213 ................................................................(251) 432-1611DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122 ...........................................................(251) 438-2362MO-BAY SHIPPING SVCS., INC.—P. O. Box 1842 ..................................................(251) 433-1621PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St. ........................ (251) 432-6045PRESTIGE MARITIME — P.O. Box 1074 .................................................................. (251) 680-8833TRI-STATE MARITIME SVCS.—P. O. Box 2725...................................................... (251) 432-1054

MARINE FUMIGATION SERVICESALLIANCE PEST SOLUTIONS (IMPORT/EXPORT) ............ CRAIG JAKOB (817) 648-6201CENTRAL STATES FUMIGATION (IMPORT/EXPORT) ............. PAT MACK (800) 527-8215DA MARINE FUMIGATION (IMPORT/EXPORT) ........ JERRY MATHERNE (504) 888-4941RESEARCH FUMIGATION (IMPORT/EXPORT) ................................................. (985) 536-4932

MARINE RADIO AND ELECTRONICS (H ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND AUTOMATION) ICS—578 Azalea Rd., Mobile, AL............................................................................ (251) 661-6061 GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.—3415 Halls Mill Rd. .................. (251) 666-6683 MOBILE MARINE RADIO—7700 Rinla Ave. ....................................................... (251) 666-5110 Marine Operator ...................................................................................................... (251) 666-3487 Radioteletype ..........................................................................................................(251) 666-9042 Radio Telegram ........................................................................................................(251) 666-9041 RADIO-HOLLAND USA, INC.—701 S. Conception St. ................................... (251) 432-3109H PRISM—200 Virginia St. ............................................................................................. (251) 341-1140 SPERRY MARINE SYSTEMS—2756 Dauphin Island Pkwy. .......................... (251) 471-5008

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

MARINE SURVEYORSALPHA MARINE SURVEYORS—180 Country Club Dr., Daphne ...................(251) 626-7299BULK MARINE RESOURCES ......................................................................................(251) 295-4838W. T. AMES & ASSOCIATES—149 Fairway Dr., Daphne ...................................... (251) 626-1172GEORGE BROOKFIELD—186 Ridgewood Dr., Daphne ..................................... (251) 626-1758M. H. BARRIE—P.O. Box 1164, Mobile, AL 36693. ...............................................(251) 433-8122C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC. ..........................................................(251) 476-1998RICHARD BESSELAAR—2809 Cottage Hill Rd. ................................................ (251) 476-9909C. E. COLLIER & ASSOCIATES, INC.—5050 Lossing Rd., Coden, AL .........(251) 873-4382CAPT. JOHN D. SMITH—P. O. Box 2585, Daphne .............................................. (251) 626-8394CARMACK MARINE IND. SVC. INC.—1609 B Rochelle Street .......................(251) 662-5765COOK CLAIMS SERVICE—P. O. Box 160461 .........................................................(251) 470-0774GENERAL MARINE SERVICE—P. O. Box 2533 ....................................................(251) 928-6728C. L. HAMILTON—P.O. Box 302 ................................................................................. (251) 433-9997DC MARITIME TECHNOLOGIES INC.— 2210 Main St., Daphne, AL 36526 ............................................................................ (251) 625-0503JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S .............................................(251) 633-6118MARINE INSPECTION, LLC— 63 South Royal Street, Suite 1001, Mobile, AL 36602 ......................................(251) 375-2020MOSLEY MARITIME SERVICES, LLC.. ......................................................................(251) 610-7882NATIONAL CARGO BUREAU, INC.— Commerce Building, Ste. 605, 118 N. Royal St. .....................................................(251) 432-0781NAUTECH MARINE CONSULTANTS, INC.— 7226 Bridgewood Lane, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 ............................................. (251)-447-0422PAGE MARINE—4153 Tamworth Dr. ...........................................................................(251) 661-1520PORT CITY MARINE SURVEYORS—D. J. Smith ...................................................(251) 661-5426SABINE SURVEYORS—851 East I-65 Service Rd. South ................................ (251)-433-9997SGS MINERALS—P. O. Box 1962 ................................................................................ (251) 432-2781SHIP ARCHITECTS, INC. .................................................................................................. (251) 621-1813WOODRUFF INDUSTRIES INC—4021 Shana Drive ........................................... (251) 473-5327

MARITIME WASTE DISPOSALAARON OIL CO., INC.—P. O. Box 2304 .................................................................. (251) 666-8143BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 16504 ........................................(251) 666-5724R. CARTER & ASSOC., INC.—1406 Telegraph Rd. .............................................. (251) 452-0154DOCKSIDE SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 122 ...........................................................(251) 438-2362FCC ENVIRONMENTAL ................................................................................................(205) 482-1574FERGUSON HARBOUR, INC.—31153 Stagecoach Rd., Spanish Ft., AL ......(251) 626-3295LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS—1980 Ave. A ................................... (251) 694-7500OIL RECOVERY CO., INC.—P. O. Box 1803 ........................................................... (251) 690-9010PSC.—4531 Hamilton Blvd., Theodore, AL 36582................................................(251) 443-7701TRASH DOCTORS, LLC. ...............................................................................................(504) 222-2471WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.—17045 Highway 43, Mt. Vernon, AL ............(251) 829-4006 MOTOR CARRIERS (HH CONTAINER SERVICES) 1ST CRANE & LOGISTICS, INC—Alabama State Docks ...............................(251)-653-3333 AAA COOPER ...............................................................................................................(251) 653-6183 ACCELERATED FREIGHT GROUP ....................................................................(800) 242-0952H ACME TRUCK LINE ................................................................................................... (251) 653-6028 ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR FREIGHT ......................................................(877) 859-4577 A.I.M. LOGISTICS A T.G. MERCER COMPANY ................................................ (225) 303-6012 ALABAMA CARRIERS, INC. .................................................................................... (800) 721-7107 ARGOSY TANSPORATION .................................................................................... (713) 668-3388 ASF INTERMODAL LLC ............................................................................................. (251) 287-8152 A&S KINARD.................................................................................................................(769) 572-7144 AVERITT EXPRESS .....................................................................................................(251) 443-7703 AVONDALE CONTAINERS ......................................................................................(251) 438-2248H BALDWIN TRANSFER CO. .......................................................................................(251) 433-3391 BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING ........................................................................... (251) 654-0541 BELLCOR LOGISTICS ............................................................................................... (251) 802-8558 BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS ................................................................................(251) 635-0048H BILLY BARNES ENTERPRISES ............................................................................(800) 788-9333 BOYD BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION, INC. ...................................................(205) 716-2014

BR WILLIAMS TRUCKING WAREHOUSING & LOGISTICS ....................... (800) 523-7963 BUFFALO WOOD, INC. ............................................................................................(601) 645-5965 BURKHALTER SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT .....................................................(877) 815-8334H CALIFORNIA CARTAGE EXPRESS ....................................................................... (251) 287-2412 C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE ...............................................................................(251) 441-7012H 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 COYOTE LOGISTICS, LLC ...................................................................................... (888) 805-2883 CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC. ........................................................... (205) 668-4042 DAVIS TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................ (251) 214-1377 DEEP SOUTH FREIGHT ...........................................................................................(800) 824-3515H DIXIE DRAYAGE ......................................................................................................... (800) 321-0801 DOCKSIDE SERVICES INC. .....................................................................................(251) 438-2362 DOLPHIN LINE INC. .................................................................................................. (251) 666-2057 E & F TRANSPORTATION, INC. ................................................................................(251) 621-0121H EASTMAN LOGISTICS .............................................................................................(800) 228-9595 ED MORRIS MOVING & HAULING ....................................................................... (251) 457-7734H ESTES-EXPRESS .........................................................................................................(251) 964-4801 FEDEX ........................................................................................................................... (800) 762-3787 FIKES TRUCK LINE, INC. ........................................................................................ (800) 643-6611 FINCH DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................................ (800) 844-5381 FRIESE HAULING INC. ............................................................................................. (800) 654-4811 GENERATIONS UNITED LLC. ............................................................................... (251) 404-6054 GLOBAL MARITIME LOGISTICS LLC. ................................................................(251) 432-2000H GULF COAST INTERMODAL .................................................................................. (251) 653-1880 HANNA TRUCK LINES ............................................................................................(205) 783-8200 HARBOUR RESOURCES LLC. ..................................................................................(251) 338-9151 HI-GEAR EXPRESS, INC. ..........................................................................................(251) 259-5362 HISPEED TRANSPORT INC.—2017 4th St. SW., Cullman AL 35057 ...... (256) 739-9194 HODGES LOGISTICS .............................................................................................. (334) 280-2033H HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEMS .............................................................................. (800) 242-9212 HORNADY TRANSPORTATION LLC .................................................................. (800) 633-1313 HTP LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................................ (251) 666-4766 ICE LINE LOGISTICS, LLC— 1321 Foster Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210 .......................................................... (615) 782-7200H INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................(800) 626-5682 INTEGRATED TRANSPORT LLC. ........................................................................ (334) 354-3339 INTERSTATE FREIGHT USA. ................................................................................ (205) 338-9595 J.A. LOGISTICS INC. ................................................................................................ (334) 371-5506 JAMES CARTAGE CO. ................................................................................................ (251) 457-1534 JIM NEWSON TRUCKING (Salvage Buyer) .....................................................(800) 748-8931H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING..................................................(866) 862-0867 KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................(678) 596-8678 LANDSTAR RANGER.. ............................................................................................ (251) 690-9050H LARSEN INTERMODAL SERVICES, INC. ......................................................... (800) 949-8501 MACROTRANSPORT SERVICES—Ormond Beach, FL ................................. (203) 926-8911 MARITIME & COMMODITY SERVICES, LLC ...................................................... (251) 432-0511 McCARRON SERVICES, LLC ................................................................................ (251) 406-2335 MEADOR WAREHOUSING DIST., INC.................................................................(251) 457-4376 MERCER TRANSPORTATION............................................................................... (251) 300-6060 MILAN EXPRESS CO., INC........................................................................................(251) 456-8571 MILLER TRANSER AND RIGGING—1891 Ninth St., Mobile, AL .................(251) 418-4090H MILLER TRANSPORTERS. ........................................................................................(251) 457-0471 MILS GULFCOAST TRANSLOAD & DISTRIBUTION .................................... (601) 709-8003 MMS TRANSPORTATION CO. ...............................................................................(251) 438-3658 MOBILE BAY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY— D/B/A YELLOW CAB .................................................................................................. (251) 476-7711 H OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINES, INC. .............................................................(877) 666-7485H OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION CO. ................................................................... (251) 456-6545 P&S TRANSPORTATION ....................................................................................... (205) 788-4000 PRECISION TRANSPORTATION .............................(866) 877-5623, FAX: (601) 898-0553 PGT TRUCKING, INC. ................................................................................................(888) 372-5710H POINT LOGISTICS .......................................................................................................(251) 452-2128H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE , INC. ........................................................................(251) 471-5369 RACE LOGISTICS INC.. .............................................................................................. (251) 210-6614 RENZENBERGER INC... ......................................................................................... (800) 968-8685H 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) 558-6767H SEABREEZE TRUCKING INC. ..................................................................................(251) 661-3186 SHELTON TRUCKING ...............................................................................................(251) 690-9294 SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES, INC. ........................... (251) 443-1557, (866) 888-7335 SOUTHERN CARTAGE ............................................................................................ (334) 284-3033 SOUTHERN HAULERS, INC. (Dump Trucks) ................................................... (800) 537-4621H SOUTHERN INTERMODAL XPRESS INC. (SIX) ..............................................(251) 438-2749H S/M TRANSPORTATION ....................................................... (251) 679-8200, (888) 546-2013 SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION CO. (Bulk) .................................................... (888) 467-5737 SUMMA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ............................................................(251) 666-6287H TCI TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS, INC ................................................ (251) 643-9652H TRANS-STATE LINE ................................................................................................. (800) 643-2140 TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS ........................................................................(800) 292-3829 VENTURE EXPRESS ..................................................................................................(251) 653-4947 WATKINS TRUCKING CO., INC. ...........................................................................(800) 633-8238 WILLIS SHAW FROZEN EXPRESS....................................................................... (251) 661-9420H 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 XPO LOGISTICS......................................................................................................... (800) 338-3372 YRC ................................................................................................................................(800) 610-6500

PILOTAGEMOBILE BAR PILOTS ASSOC.—P. O. Box 831 ......................................................(251) 432-2639MOBILE INNER HARBOR PILOTS .............................................................................. (251) 441-7251

RAIL TRANSPORTALABAMA & GULF COAST RR ................................................................................ (251) 694-2883BURLINGTON NORTHERN/SANTA FE ................................................................. (205) 320-3637CANADIAN NATIONAL/ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD ............................ (800) 342-5424CG RAILWAY ....................................................................................................................(877) 606-2477CSX RAIL TRANSPORT ................................................................................................(251) 434-1300KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN .......................................................................................... (601) 933-4701NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. ................................................................................... (205) 951-4761TERMINAL RAILWAY ALABAMA STATE DOCKS .................................................(251) 441-7301

SAFETY SPECIALISTS AND CONSULTANTSBESSELAAR & ASSOCIATES—P. O. Box 16542 .................................................. (251) 476-9909JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S .............................................(251) 633-6118MARITIME SAFETY & SECURITY COUNSEL, LLC ........................................... (251) 767-9430

SHIP CHANDLERS/SERVICESAIR GAS GULF STATES—5480 Hamilton Blvd, Theodore, 36582 ............... (251) 653-8743ALABAMA LINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 9308 .........................................................(251) 661-2105ATLAS MARITIME SERVICES CO.—P. O. Box 2901 ............................................(251) 432-4533AUTRY GREER & SONS—2850 W. Main St. ..........................................................(251) 457-8655AZALEA GLASS & MIRROR—251 St. Louis St. ..................................................(251) 434-0000CTW LAUNDRY/LINEN SVC.—2750 Mauvilla Dr. ...............................................(251) 476-2229CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLY—456 Dauphin Island Pky. ......................................... (251) 479-7443CORTNEY COMPANY, INC. .........................................................................................(888) 267-8639DIVERSIFIED LIFTING SYSTEMS—Elgg Bertens ................................................ (800) 752-1214ENVIRONMENTAL SAFE MARINE & IND. COATINGS— Corrosion Control .............................................................................................................(251) 341-9189GENERAL MACHINERY, INC.—P. O. Box 5174 ....................................................... (251) 473-1588GLASCOW-MOORES—808 Executive Park Dr. ................................................(900) 659-7000GLOBAL SUPPLY CO.—5570 Rangeline Rd., Suite B ....................................... (251) 443-6456GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.—3415 Halls Mill Rd. ...................... (251) 666-6683 GULF COAST MARINE SUPPLY CO.—P. O. Box 2088 ..................................... (251) 452-8066HILLER SYSTEMS, INC. (Marine Decking / Repair)— 3751 Joy Springs Drive .................................................................................................... (251) 661-1275CHINA SHIPPER SUPPLIES—456 Dauphin Island Parkway ........................... (251) 479-5746KAMIL SHIP SUPPLY—500-504 St. Louis St. .......................................................(251) 432-0762KENNEDY INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC.—P. O. Box 9939 ................................... (251) 666-8615KLOMAR SHIP SUPPLY—P. O. Box 1118 ...................................................................... (251) 471-1153L & M WELDING SUPPLY INC.—51 S. Hallet St. ....................................................(251) 432-3615MARINE & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.—150 Virginia St. .................................... (251) 438-4617MARINE SPECIALTY CO.—111 Short Texas St. ...................................................... (251) 432-0581MIDSTREAM FUEL—P. O. Box 2826 .........................................................................(251) 433-4972MOBILE SHIP CHANDLERY CO.—210 St. Louis St. .............................................(251) 432-3501PEDERSEN MARINE SERVICE & SUPPLY—662 St. Louis St. ........................ (251) 432-6045PERFORMANCE PERSONNEL SERVICES, LLC— 881-C Deakle Dr., Mobile, Ala. 36602 .....................................................................(251) 405-0067PORT CITY CLEANERS/K&K ENTERPRISES (Laundry/Repairs) ................. (251) 452-0813SEPARATOR SPARES & EQUIPMENT— 8610 Highway 188, Irvington, AL...............................................................................(866) 218-0013SHANGHAI TRADING CO.—2000 Airport Blvd. ................................................ (251) 473-6446SMITH SERVICES OF ALABAMA—701 Bill Myers Dr. ........................................(251) 675-0855SOUTHERN MARINE SUPPLY CO.—1920 Avenue A..........................................(251) 432-5657STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO.—75 Beauregard St. ..............................................(251) 432-1705WESCO GAS & WELDING SUPPLY— 940 Martin Luther King Dr., Prichard .......................................................................(251) 457-8681WILSON DISMUKES (pumps/room AC/generators)— 2646 Government Blvd. ................................................................................................(251) 476-9871WORLD SHIP SUPPLY (MOBILE), INC.— 5880 I-10 Industrial Pkwy, Theodore. ...................................................................... (251) 662-7474

SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRINGADVANCED INDUSTRIAL MACHINE WORKS, INC............................................. (251) 433-1974AUSTAL USA—P. O. Box 1049 .................................................................................. (251) 434-8000BAE SYSTEMS—P. O. Box 3202 .................................................................................(251) 690-7100COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 280, Mt. Vernon ............... (251) 829-5063DEPENDABLE SHEETMETAL. ..................................................................................... (251) 473-3515GENERAL & MARINE SHEETMETAL—3016 Anton St. .....................................(251) 452-9500GULF COAST AIR & HYDRAULICS INC.— 3415 Halls Mill Rd. ..................... (251) 666-6683 HARRISON BROS. DRY DOCK AND REPAIR—P. O. Box 1843 .....................(251) 432-4606HENRY MARINE SERVICE INC.—887 Cochran Causeway ............................. (251) 438-9442IDEAL MARINE SERVICE–401 St. Emanuel St. ....................................................(251) 432-8962MARINE & MAINLAND HYDRAULIC SERVICES. ................................................ (251) 479-6081MARINE SPECIALTY SERVICES (Plumbing & Piping)— 111 Short Texas St. ............................................................................................................ (251) 432-0581MARINE SYSTEMS INC.—840 Dumaine Rd. ........................................................ (251) 456-4507MASTER MARINE, INC.—P. O. Box 665, Bayou La Batre ...................................(251) 824-4151MOBILE SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO.—P. O. Box 2964 ................................ (251) 456-1880OFFSHORE-INLAND MARINE & OILFIELD SERVICES ................................... (251) 443-5550 SIGNAL SHIP REPAIR, LLC —601 S. Royal St., Mobile ..................................... (251) 338-7400THREE MILE DRYDOCK & REPAIR ..........................................................................(251) 380-7972UNIVERSAL MARINE SERVICES, INC.—958 S. Conception St. ....................(251) 432-7708WORLDWIDE MARINE SVCS., INC.—801 Cawthon St. .................................... (251) 456-6947

SHIPPING REGISTRYABS AMERICAS—Regions Bank Bldg.. ................................................................... (251) 433-8416BUREAU VERITAS— Richard D. Carmack—1609 B Rochelle Street ...........(251) 662-5765

STEVEDORING COMPANIESAPM TERMINALS ARGOS CEMENT LCC…[email protected] • 251-895-5416 CSA EQUIPMENT COMPANY ........................... [email protected] • 251-433-0203CORE INDUSTRIES, INC. [email protected] • 251-602-1308SEAONUS STEVEDORING-MOBILE . ........................ [email protected] • 251-433-4198GOLDEN STEVEDORING & LOGISTICS, INC............................................mike@richardsoncompanies.com • 251-432-0081PREMIER BULK STEVEDORING, LLC [email protected] • 251-433-1196RICHARDSON STEVEDORING AND LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC. ................ [email protected] • 251-432-0081

TRI-STATE MARITIME SERVICES, INC. .......................... [email protected] • [email protected] • 251-432-1054

TESTING, SAMPLING, WEIGHING, CARGOCERTIFICATION AND CRANE INSPECTIONAL DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRIES—P. O. Box 244 .......................... (251) 415-2531AMERICAN AERO CRANES —9500 Bellingrath Road, Theodore ............... (251) 973-0450C. BAXTER, JR. & ASSOCIATES INT'L, INC. ..........................................................(251) 476-1998RICHARD BESSELARR—P. O. Box 16542 ............................................................. (251) 476-9909CALEB BRETT USA, INC.—505 N. Craft Hwy., Chickasaw, AL ....................... (251) 457-8751BSI INSPECTORATE .....................................................................................................(504) 392-7660CHALLENGE ENGINEERING & TESTING INC — 4234 Halls Mill Rd., Mobile, AL 36691 ......................................................................(251) 666-1435CRANE INSPECTION SVC., INC.—P. O. Box 461, Fairhope ..............................(251) 928-6262DEVAN INSPECTION CO. — 63 South Royal Street, Suite 1001, Mobile, AL 36602 ....................................... (251) 709-8119DIXIE LABORATORIES, INC.—1011 S. Beltline Hwy ........................................... (251) 602-5502GUARDIAN SYSTEMS—P. O. Box 190, Leeds, AL ................................................(251) 879-1850INDUSTRIAL N.D.T. CO.—1901 Brookdale Dr. W. ..................................................(251) 479-7560INSPECTORATE AMERICA, INC.—P. O. Box 190755 ........................................ (251) 666-4000INTERNATIONAL CARGO GEAR BUREAU INC.— 500 Spanish Fort Blvd. ................................................................................................ (251) 626-4452JOINER MARINE SERVICES—9305 Johnson Rd. S .............................................(251) 633-6118MOSLEY MARITIME SERVICES, LLC ........................................................................(251) 610-7882ROYAL ST. JUNK CO.—P. O. Box 2185 ....................................................................(251) 432-6392SAYBOLT, LP—P. O. Box 432, Saraland, AL ............................................................. (251) 679-1113SGS CONTROL SERVICES, INC.—P. O. Box 617 .................................................. (251) 679-1500SGS MINERALS—P.O. BOX 1962 ................................................................................. (251) 432-2781THOMPSON ENGINEERING—3707 Cottage Hill Rd. ........................................ (251) 666-2443A. W. WILLIAMS INSPECTION CO.—P. O. Box 2107 ...........................................(251) 438-3691

TOWING COMPANIESAMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE .............................................................. (251) 408-7655COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS—P. O. Box 1484..................................... (251) 434-5000CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE—118 N. Royal St., 12th Floor. ................... (251) 433-2580DANA MARINE SERVICE—210 St. Louis St. ......................................................... (251) 432-2775GRAESTONE LOGISTICS .............................................................................................(251) 380-7972HENRY MARINE SERVICE .......................................................................................... (251) 438-9442MARQUETTE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY– 5228 A Halls Mill Rd., Mobile, AL 36619 .................................................................. (251) 661-0531NATURES WAY MARINE ................................................................................................(251) 599-1815NELSON MARINE SERVICE INC.—Yeend St ........................................................ (251) 433-2079PARKER TOWING CO.—P. O. Box 20908, Tuscaloosa, AL 35402 .............. (205) 349-1677RADCLIFF/ECONOMY MARINE SERVICES—P. O. Box 3064 .......................(251) 433-0066SEABULK TOWING—P. O. Box 1644..........................................................................(251) 432-2611WARRIOR & GULF NAVIGATION CO.—P. O. Box 11397, Chickasaw .......... (251) 452-6000WATERWAYS TOWING & OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.— P. O. Box 1821 ................................................................................................................... (251) 438-5240

TRANSLATORS/INTERPRETERSNATHALIE S. GARRIZ—[email protected]. ........................................................ (251) 634-3280JOSIANE LANDMAN—Cultural Connections ........................................................(251) 767-2747DR. SOPHIA LASZLO ....................................................................................................(251) 342-6707 MARIA PAPP. .....................................................................................................................(251) 929-1889LUIS SEBASTIANI .......................................................................................................... (251) 344-5207

TRUCK TANK LINESINTRANSIT—Hwy. 43, Malcolm, AL ...................................................................... (888) 299-0069MCKENZIE TANK LINES, INC. ..................................................................................... (251) 457-2331MILLER TRANSPORT .....................................................................................................(251) 457-0471

U.S. COAST GUARDCOMMAND CENTER – 24 HRS. ..................................................................................(251) 441-5976WATERWAYS ....................................................................................................................(251) 441-5940PORT STATE CONTROL ................................................................................................(251) 441-5279VESSEL ARRIVAL DESK ...............................................................................................(251) 441-5279SR. INVESTIGATING OFFICER— Bldg. 102 Brookley Complex, S. Broad St. .............................................................(251) 441-5207VESSEL INSPECTION .................................................................................................... (251) 441-5203

USDA PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINERICHARD F. WALCK 3737 Government Blvd., Suite 517 .................................. (251) 661-2742

WAREHOUSES (H U.S. Customs Bonded Warehouse) (H H U.S. Customs Bonded Carrier) A&S KINARD ...........................................................................................................(769) 572-7144H ATLAS SHIP SERVICES .......................................................................................(251) 432-4533 AVERITT EXPRESS ...............................................................................................(251) 443-7703 AZALEA BOX COMPANY ............................................................................ ......(251) 457-6940H H ELITE LOGISTIX ......................................................................................................(251) 433-3391 BR WILLIAMS TRUCKING WAREHOUSING & LOGISTICS .................. (800) 523-7963 CUSTOM MARKETING SERVICES INC. ...................................................... (205) 668-4042H H DOCKSIDE SERVICES INC. ................................................................................(251) 438-2362H DOTHAN WAREHOUSE ....................................................................................(334) 793-6003H EQUITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.. .................................................................... (251) 415-3806 J.A. LOGISTICS INC. ........................................................................................... (334) 371-5506H H JOHN FAYARD MOVING & WAREHOUSING .............................................. (251) 443-9125 FINCH COMPANIES ...............................................................................................(251) 457-6671H H GULF COAST INTERMODAL ............................................................................. (251) 653-1880 HODGES WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS ...................................................... (334) 280-2033H KEYPORT WAREHOUSING ..............................................................................(251) 964-4607H MEADOR WAREHOUSE ......................................................................................(251) 457-4376H MERCHANTS TRANSFER COMPANY .............................................................(251) 457-8691 MILS GULF COAST TRANSLOAD & DISTRIBUTION .............................. (601) 709-8003H MOBILE MOVING & STORAGE CO. ................................................................(251) 438-3658 NORDEN WAREHOUSE MOBILE .................................................................. (251) 338-4026 PORT CITY WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, LLC ...............................(251) 824-2193H H QUICK DELIVERY SERVICE, INC. ....................................................................(251) 471-5369 RELOAD ALABAMA .............................................................................................(251) 432-2568H S/M WAREHOUSE ............................................................................................... (251) 679-3344 WIREGRASS WAREHOUSE—DOTHAN....................................................... (334) 685-1862

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AMERICAN SHIPPING AND CHARTERING 107 St. Francis Street, #2470, Mobile, AL 36602 Bartley Wilkins • 251-436-0116 Email: [email protected]

AZTEC MARITIME SERVICE INC. P.O. Box 1505, Mobile, 36633 • 251-432-7273 Mark Fenton, President Email: [email protected]

BIEHL & COMPANY 118 N. Royal St., Ste. 705, Mobile, AL 36602 P. O. Box 1246, Mobile, 36633 • 251-432-1605 Joe Withers, Local Manager Email: [email protected] 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 1901 Alabama State Docks Blvd., Bldg. 50, Ste. 224 Mobile, AL 36602 Ph: 251-441-0888 • Fax: 251-441-0877 Email:[email protected]

BULK SHIPPING INC. 118 N. Royal St., Ste. 705, Mobile, AL 36602 P.O. Box 88, Mobile, AL 36601 • Ph: 251-433-1585 Thomas Murray • Email: [email protected] MCW Shipping

CG RAILWAY 11 North Water St., Ste. 18290, Mobile, AL 36602 Ph: 251-243-9228 • Fax: 251-706-6937 Email: [email protected]

CMA CGM CMA-CGM (America) LLC 300 Colonial Parkway, Ste. 325, Roswell, GA 30076 Scot Stinson Ph: 770-729-6733 Ext. 6733 Email: [email protected] Rebecca Dyson Ph: 757-961-2394 Ext. 2394 Email: [email protected]

CRIMSON SHIPPING CO., INC. Ken Wear, Terminal Operations Manager 150 Viaduct Road • Chickasaw, AL 36611 Ph: 251-457-9551 • Fax: 251-457-9597 Email: [email protected]

FILLETTE, GREEN SHIPPING SVC. (USA) CORP. 261 N. Conception Street, Mobile, AL 36603 P.O. Box 1842, Mobile, AL 36633 Office: 251-375-2224 • Fax 251-423-6813 Cell: 251-379-6597 • Email: [email protected] Web: fillettegreen.com

GAC SHIPPING (USA) INC. 2727 Allen Parkway, Ste. 740, Houston, TX 77019 Ph: 713-533-3200 • Fax: 713-533-3220 Email: [email protected] Tom Nasman, President & CEO 5821 Rangeline Rd., Unit 104 • Theodore, AL 36582 Ph: 251-443-7504 • Fax: 251-443-7507 Adron Allen, Port Manager Email: [email protected]

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP. 30941 Mill Ln. Suite 6-311 • Spanish Fort, AL 36527 Office: 251-438-5017 (24 hr) • Cell: 251-648-3483 Email: [email protected] John Kirkpatrick Jr, District Manager

GLOVIS AMERICA, INC. 56 Saint Joseph St., Suite 601 Mobile, AL 36602 J.T. Smith, Manager 251-441-7690; Fax: 251-441-7694 ZIM

GRIEG STAR SHIPPING 600 Galleria Parkway, Suite 925

Atlanta, GA 30339 770-226-5900 • Email: [email protected]

Contact persons: Far East

Marie Eyton-Jones White, 770-226-5909

Gulf Emily Carra, 770-226-5941

North Europe Sara Beth Turner, 770-226-5945 Doug Barton, 770-226-5930

INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES 11 North Water St. Suite 9290 • Mobile, 36602 Elaine Penton, Vice President Josie Mock, Manager Phone: 251-461-2747 • Fax: 251-461-2748

KUEHNE & NAGEL, INC. 301 Government St., Ste. 207, Mobile, AL 36602 Ph: 251-586-8006 Hans Mixdorf Email: [email protected]

LBH USA (CISA) Danny Guthrie, Local Manager ASD Blvd., Ste. 107 P.O. Box 1083, Mobile, AL 36633 Ph: 251-694-7001 • Email: [email protected]

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 [email protected] 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 Ph: 251-434-9600 • Fax: 251-441-7171 Email: [email protected]

MARINE TRANSPORT COMPANY One St. Louis Centre, Ste. 1002, Mobile, AL 36602 Ph: 251-591-2320 • Fax: 251-433-9408 Email: [email protected]

MENTZ MARITIME AGENCY, INC. 11465 Mockingbird Lane, Fairhope, AL 36532 Ph: 251-610-8800 Email: [email protected]

MID-GULF SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. 5128 Mobile South Street, Theodore, AL 36582 Ph: 504-835-1212 • Fax: 504-617-6584

NORD-SUD SHIPPING, INC. 605 St. Francis Street, Mobile, AL 36602 Paul Pugh Ph: 251-431-7274 • Fax: 404-348-4380 Cell: 251-895-1507 Email: [email protected]

NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL AGENCY One St. Louis Centre, Ste. 5000, Mobile, AL 36602 Ph: 251-219-3270 • Fax: 251-431-6795 Email: [email protected] Maersk CMA CGM MSC COSCO Hoegh Intermarine Spliethoff Big Lift SK Shipping

PAGE & JONES INC. 52 N. Jackson St., Mobile, 36602 • 251-432-1646 Michael B. Lee, President • [email protected] Michael Lee, Jr., Port Operations Manager [email protected] Carnival Line • Central Gulf Crowley Lines Services • Forest Line Intersee Pelican Cargo Transport Rickmers Line SCM Lines Tata Steel ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven Tronox Ultrabulk • Waterman

ROSS MARITIME INC. Vessel Agency / Maritime Logistics P.O. Box 1022 Mobile, Al 36633 (251)432-1611 [email protected] Carl Black - President Lindsey Rice - Sr. Vice President Trevor Walters - Vice President www.rossmaritimeusa.com

SCHENKER, INC. 301 Government Street • Mobile, AL 36602 David Ransom 832-914-3526 SEACLIFF AGENCIES, LLC P. O. Box 1947, Mobile, 36633 • 251-433-1196 Ritchie Macpherson, Manager [email protected] 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 [email protected]

T. PARKER HOST, INC. 200 South Royal Street • Mobile, AL 36602 Office: 251-433-1536 Mobile: 251-287-5722 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tparkerhost.com

WESTFAL-LARSEN SHIPPING 163 St. Emanuel Street • Mobile, AL 36602 Office: (251) 694-6928 Torbjorn Skaar, Ops. Mgr. –

[email protected] Brookside Parkway, Suite 165 • Alpharetta, GA 30022 Ph: 770-569-5821 • Fax: 770-569-5823 Mike Hawe – [email protected] Becky Jenny – [email protected] Local Vessel Agent – Inchcape Shipping Services

WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE Regions Tower • 851 East I-65 Service Road Suite 1050 • Mobile, Alabama 36606 Ph: 251-471-2661 • Fax: 251-471-2662 Web: www.wilhelmsen.com/shipsservice Email: [email protected] Robert L. Harrison, Vessel Manager Mobile Cell: 251-599-0024 Halls Mill Road, Mobile, AL 36606

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