90 Years of
Innovative • Sustainable • Solutions
1923 1924 1925 1926 1923—Incorpora on of Metropolitan Stevedore Company Capt. Robert Minor named president 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 It all began July 12, 1923, when a small company was incorporated and started in business handling cargo in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, California. With a couple of two‐wheel hand trucks, some rope slings and lots of sweat and muscle, the en re company personnel of seven went to work—and work they did. Ar cle reprinted from the Los Angeles Times dated 24 July 1923:
Establishment and immediate opera on at Los Angeles Harbor of the
Metropolitan Stevedore Company were announced yesterday at the
harbor by Harry Goodall, millionaire shipping man of San Francisco
and head of the California Stevedore and Ballast Company at that port.
Ad published in the thirteenth edi on (1926‐1927) of the The new concern will enter the field at this port on a larger scale than
Official Guide to the Principal Ports of the World—Osaka any cargo‐handling organiza on now
Mercan le Steamship Company Ltd. in opera on here. It was announced
Robert Minor will be president of the
company, while C. S. Meherin has been named secretary and treasurer. Both men are prominent in Pacific
shipping circles and have been ac ve with the Goodall organiza on for a number of years.
Opera ons of the company will be directed by Capt. Robert Hill as general manager. Capt. Minor, one of
the Pacific’s best known mariners, un l now has been superintendent of the California Stevedore and
Ballast Company. The first ac vity of the Metropolitan Stevedore Company will be the discharge on the
31st inst. Of the American‐Hawaiian motorship Missourian from Boston.
Capt. Robert Minor President 1923‐1934 1923—Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th
President of the United States
1923
1924
1925
1926
Mr. Goodall is remembered in Los Angeles shipping and industrial circles as head of the Pacific Naviga on
Company, which un l the outbreak of the World War operated the express liners Yale and Harvard in
coastwise service.
1927—Charles Lindbergh makes
first trans‐Atlan c flight
1927
1928
1929—Great
Depression
begins
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933 1934 1935 1936 1934—Capt. J. G. Ludlow named president 1937 1938 1934—Long Beach Pier D Bulk Facility opens 1939 1940 1941 1942 Capt. J. G. Ludlow President 1934‐1960 Mechaniza on took hold in the harbors and Metro led the way with state‐of‐
the‐art equipment and innova ve ideas that allowed for growth and paved the way for future technologies. 1933
1934
1935—Social
Security Act
1935
1936
1937—Hindenburg
disaster 1937
1938
1939—World
War II begins
1939
1940
1941—A ack on Pearl Harbor
1941
1942
1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1948—Purchase and build first headquarters facility in Wilmington, California 1951 1952 From day one in 1923 un l 1948, Metro leased an office and garage at 139 North Avalon (Canal) Avenue. In 1948, Metro purchased and built its first headquarters and maintenance facility at 211 North Marine—just a block from the previous space. The office building went through many modifica ons over the years as the company grew. The facility was purchased by the Port of Los Angeles in 1989 when Metro moved to its current loca on. The office building was demolished but the shop buildings remain today. War efforts included shipping
airplanes and scrap metals
1943—Ba
le of Berlin
1943
1944
1945—Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
End of World War II
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949—NATO
formed
1949
1950
1952—Elizabeth II is proclaimed
Queen of the United Kingdom
1951
1952
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1954—Long Beach Pier D Bulk Facility agreement 1959 1960 1960—T. W. Buchholz named president 1961 1962 1962—Long Beach Pier G Bulk Facility opens T. W. “Buck” Buchholz President 1960‐1964 As far back as 1934, Metro showed its bulk‐handling exper se by contrac ng with the Port of Long Beach to run their Pier D ship loader. That trust con nued in 1962 when the Port opened the Pier G bulk facility and contracted with Metro to run the opera on. Metro and the Port of Long Beach celebrated 50 years of collabora on at Pier G in 2012. 1953
1954
1955—Salk
polio vaccine
1955
1956
1957
1958—NASA formed
1958
1960—Hawaii admi ed
as the 50th state
1959
1961—John Fitzgerald Kennedy becomes
the 35th President of the United States
1960
1961
1962
1963 1964 1965 1964—T. B. Roach named president 1966 1967 1968 1969 1967—Purchase of Associated‐Banning Capt. John H. Anthony named president 1970 1971 1972 Ar cle reprinted from the Independent Press Telegram dated 2 July 1967: Purchase by Metropolitan
Stevedore Co. of Wilmington of the gear and equipment of Associated‐Banning Co. in the Long Beach‐
Los Angeles Harbor area has been announced by officials of the two companies.
The price was not revealed.
Metropolitan will maintain its present general offices at 211 Marine Ave., Wilmington….
T. B. “Ted” Roach President 1964‐1967 The new principal officers of Metropolitan Stevedore Company are T. B. Roach Jr., chairman of the
board; John H. Anthony, president; Allan R. C. Ide, execu ve vice president, and John J. Bialy,
controller….
Capt. John H. Anthony President 1967‐1974 With the purchase of Associated‐
Banning Company, Metro gained contracts, but more importantly a new leadership team that would take them to new heights. The next three Metro presidents traced their roots to Associated‐Banning Company. 1963—Mar n Luther King, Jr.
a dream” speech
gives “I have
1963
1964
1965—Tokyo
named largest
city in the world 1965
1966
1967
1968
1969—Neal Armstrong
walks on the moon
1969
1971—Southwest
Airlines begins service
1970
1971
1972
1973 1974 1975 1974—Allan R. Ide named president 1976 1977 1978 1979 Allan R. Ide President 1974‐1982 1973—Vietnam
War ends 1973
1974
1975
1977
1978
1979—Iran
hostage crisis
1979
1981 1982 1982—Brian Y. Harrison named president Technology becomes a solu on to efficiency on the docks. With containeriza on now well established, systems designed to track their movements from the ship to the desired transporta on component will lead Metro through the next 20 years. 1976—USA
Bicentennial
1976
1980 Brian Y. Harrison President 1982‐1994 1981—Ronald Wilson Reagan becomes
of the United States
the 40th President
1980
1981
1982
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1987—Purchase and build current headquarters facility in Wilmington, California 1990 1991 1992 In 1989, Metro moved into its current head‐
quarters facility in the Wilmington Industrial Park. The complex was designed to house the en re corpora on’s future needs. Its network now feeds informa on to more than 30 opera ons in 10 states and two countries. 1983—Sally Ride becomes the first
space
woman in
1983
1984
1985
1986—Space
Shu le Challenger
accident
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991—Gulf
War begins
1991
1992
1993 1994 1995 1994—Edward J. Kaveney named president 1996 1997 1996—Formed Metro Risk Management LLC 1998 1998—Began opera ng in the state of Washington Edward J. Kaveney President 1994‐1999 Ar cle reprinted from Metro Outlook dated 2 Quarter 1999: A er several months of stand down
caused by the tragic accident at our customer’s refinery, we are back up and running again in
Anacortes. Though we are s ll working out a few bugs in our loading system, we feel that we are
well on our way to establishing a safe and produc ve opera on here. For those of you who have not
seen our facility, we have included a photo of our ship loader in opera on earlier this month.
John Hampton con nues to work to improve our conveyor opera ons. We are working closely with
the various locals, truckers, and the port to make this the cleanest and safest opera on in the Pacific
Northwest. We are located in a wonderful part of the country. If you find yourself in the
neighborhood, drop by and share a li le piece of heaven.
1993
1994
1995—Oklahoma
City bombing
1995
1996
1997
1999 1999—James R. Callahan named president 2001 2002 Metro was formed to handle cargo and terminal opera ons for customers in the James R. Callahan President 1999‐Present ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. And so it did for 75 years. Suddenly things changed. Opera ons began to grow to other ports and eventually to other states. Departments developed into separate companies with ideas that would set the stage for tremendous growth that would sustain the company through economic hardships that the world was soon to embark upon. 1998—Designated Interna onal
Year of the Ocean by UNESCO
1998
2000 1999
2000
2001—Terrorist a acks on the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon
2001
2002
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2006—Purchase of Southeast Crescent Shipping 2007—Purchase of Cape Fear Bulk 2004—Metro becomes an 2005—Formed Metro lus Cruise/Shore Services LLC Began opera ng in the states of North and opera ng company of Nau
Began opera ng in the state of South Carolina and Massachuse s Interna onal Holding Corp. Florida Crane Training in Europe
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated 3 Quarter 2006: ...Two new
contracts illustrate very well just how the horizons are in fact expanding for
Nau lus and its various opera ng enterprises. Royal Caribbean
Interna onal...awarded Metro Cruise Services its fall season stevedoring
business in Boston, Mass. ...Princess Cruises recently awarded its ground
services work (in the Port of Los Angeles) to Metro Shore Services LLC.
Excerpt reprinted from Metro Outlook dated 4 Quarter 2003: The West
Coast of North America will never be the same. Metropolitan Stevedore
Company took a plunge into the future of crane opera ons. With the
purchase of a Liebherr Harbor Mobile Crane, Metro took a giant step
towards excellence in container handling at its Port Hueneme terminal.
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated 1 Quarter 2005: You may have
no ced that the Metro Outlook has evolved into the Nau lus News…
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated 4 Quarter 2007: We proudly
announce that Metro Shore has been awarded Crystal Cruises’ ground
services opera on in the Port of Miami.
Metro Cruise Services LLC was formed in the first quarter of 2005 to provide
our passenger cruise customers with a dis nct, singular, focused,
na onwide cruise product.
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated 1 Quarter 2008: In early
December 2007, Nau lus finalized the purchase of Cape Fear Bulk LLC in
Wilmington, North Carolina.
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated 1 Quarter 2006: ...we have new
opera ons on the East Coast, both in general cargo and cruise services…
opera on in Wilmington, NC is called Southeast Crescent Shipping.
2003
2004
2005
2006—Hurricane Katrina
2006
2007
2008 2009 2008—Purchase of Savannah Interna onal Terminal Began opera ng in the state of Georgia 2008—Rebranding of companies as Metro Ports 2010 2011 2011—Purchase of the Suderman Companies Began opera ng in the state of Texas 2012 2012—50th Anniversary of the Long Beach Pier G Bulk Facility NAUTILUS AQUIRES
SUDERMAN
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated May 2008: On March 28,
2008, Nau lus concluded its nego a ons and acquired the assets of
Savannah Interna onal Terminal, LLC from Sumitomo Corpora on of
America. Our opera on will now be marketed as Metro Ports—
Savannah.
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus News dated July 2011:
Nau lus Interna onal Holding Corp. completed the
acquisi on of Suderman Contrac ng Stevedores, Inc. and
Suderman Terminals, Inc. on June 30, 2011.
Don Suderman executes the closing documents in selling the Suderman companies to Nau lus. 50 Years and Counting...
Excerpt reprinted from Nau lus
News dated April 2012: ...In
February 1962, Metropolitan
Stevedore Company contracted
with the Port of Long Beach to
operate the new bulk facility at
Pier G. The first vessel, M/S
Okitsu Maru, was loaded with
iron ore in October.
Metro Ports President James Dillman introduces Nau lus Director Dean Miller (l.) to Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Thomas Fields (r.) 2008
2009—Great Recession
officially ends
2009
2010
2011—Japanese earthquake/tsunami
2011
2012
2013 2013—Celebra ng 90 years of service to the mari me industry 2013—Began opera ng in the state of New York 2013—Began interna onal opera ons in Canada Metro’s past 90 years cannot be told in a 10‐page handout. Nor can it be expressed in a story. The only way to truly experience it is to live it as so many shareholders, employees, customers, and vendors have. Those thousands of people share a unique bond that allowed a company of seven to grow beyond its founders’ expecta ons and con nue to flourish. Thank you for being a part of that history. 2013—Benedict XVI resigns as pope
2013
2013—Boston Marathon bombing