Port
RePort
Port RePort
Mississippi’s Largest Port
Mississippi’s Largest Port
August 2012
A Note from the Director Mark McAndrews
A Note from the Director Mark McAndrews
September
August
2012 2016
Inside This Issue:
Multimodal projects
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Many of the articles in
this issue illustrate the
importance of working
cooperatively with our port
partners for the efficient
operation of our waterways
and public facilities.
The pipe and lumber
cargoes discussed on page
two are handled on and
off the ships by stevedores
Coastal Cargo and CSA. The
pipe terminal operation
is handled by American
Pipe Handlers, a new port
partner. New Harbormaster
A Cliff
Note
from
Director
Porter
(page the
7) works
closely with facility
owners, agents, the Pascagoula Bar Pilots,
Signet Maritime tugs, U.S. Coast Guard, and
NOAA to ensure channel reliability and safe,
efficient vessel transits.
Recently retired Deputy Director Allen
Moeller (page 6) worked hand-in-hand with
Project Manager John Crane of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (page 5) for many
years to guide waterway improvements
through the complicated regulatory, funding
and operations process. Their efforts have
delivered new disposal areas in both harbors,
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Milestones3
Port of Pascagoula Night 2016
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Port Honors John Crane
5
Allen Moeller Retires
6
Joplin Promoted
6
TIGER V Update
6
McAndrews Testifies at U.S. Senate
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Congratulations to PPM Recipients
7
Welcome Aboard
7
2016-2020
JCPA Board of Commissioners
August
2012
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a deeper and wider channel
into Bayou Casotte, a wider
entrance channel, and a soon
to be deepened
channel
into
Mississippi’s
Largest
Port
the Pascagoula River Harbor.
Working closely with DMR and
DEQ, the dredged material
will be used to restore Round
Island.
The TIGER funded rail
relocation project (page 6) is
underway under the auspices
of the Maritime Administration,
USDOT and in conjunction
with our rail partners,
Mississippi Export and CSX,
and with the assistance of MDOT’s Multimodal
Transportation Improvement Fund. MDOT
provided partial funding for improvements
to Terminal E & F to allow installation of a
shiploader, as well as relocating a pipeline (in
conjunction with Chevron) that will enable
handling of unit trains in the Bayou Casotte
Harbor.
These are but a few examples of what
makes our Jackson County maritime partners
a special group and enables our port to
continue to grow, evolve and create economic
value for our community and state.
Mark McAndrews
Port Facts...
Seaports create American jobs
and are vital economic engines.
Seaports connect American
farmers, manufacturers
and consumers to the world
marketplace.
McAndrews Elected Chairman
of International Port Association
Port of Pascagoula Director, Mark
McAndrews, was recently elected Board
Chairman of the American Association of
Port Authorities (AAPA), an organization
that represents 130 of the leading seaport
authorities in the United States, Canada, the
Caribbean, and Latin America.
He will be officially installed as Chairman
for a one year term at the AAPA’s 105th
Annual Convention in New Orleans in late
October.
McAndrews, who holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Marine Transportation from the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, is the first
Port Director from Mississippi to lead the
international organization. He has served
as Director of the Port of Pascagoula since
2001.
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Port of Pascagoula Multimodal Projects Underway
The Multimodal Transportation Improvement Program was established by the State Legislature for improvements to airports,
ports, railroads and public transit systems in the state. Since 2005, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has
provided funding for the program. Of the $10 million funded by MDOT, Mississippi ports have received $3.8 million each year. A
committee evaluates justifications on projects submitted by individual ports based on various criteria and funding availability.
Several port projects share in the distribution each year.
In FY 2016, the Port of Pascagoula received multimodal funds to repair the deck at A-1 terminal. Previously a warehouse/freezer
was located at the terminal but was severely damaged by fire in December 2013. The structure was removed and rehab on the
concrete deck is underway. The contract is in the amount of $530,187.
In FY 2014, Pascagoula received $600,000 from this program to help with repairs to the sheet pile bulkhead at Terminals E and F.
This project is currently under construction.
A-1 Terminal deck rehabilitation
Repairs at Terminal E and F
Cargo
Four shipments of inbound coated pipe have moved
through the port recently. Over 26,000 tons of the specialized
cargo from Greece was unloaded at South Terminal in the
Pascagoula River Harbor and moved via truck to Georgia.
The Caribbean continues to be a major market for the Port
of Pascagoula. Regular shipments of forest products move
through Terminal B in route to the Dominican Republic.
Loading lumber and plywood for the Dominican Republic
Jackson County
Port Authority
3033 Pascagoula St. • P.O. Box 70
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Phone: 228-762-4041 • Fax: 228-762-7476
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the web!
Unloading shipment of coated pipe at South Terminal
www.portofpascagoula.com
Coated pipe from Greece
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Milestones
Charles Persons, President of the Jackson County Port Authority Board of Commissioners,
presented plaques to employees for years of service.
Claude (Butch) Hoard - 35 years
Superintendent –
Black Creek Cooling Facility
Anthony Brown - 10 years
Assistant Property Manager –
Singing River Island
Margery Thompson - 35 years
Executive Assistant and Secretary to
the Board of Commissioners
Jackson County
Port Authority
Paul (Chad) Havens - 20 years
Assistant Superintendent–
Jackson County Industrial Water System
Mark McAndrews - 15 years
Port Director
3033 Pascagoula St. • P.O. Box 70
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Phone: 228-762-4041 • Fax: 228-762-7476
E-mail: [email protected]
Shannon Coggin - 10 years
MIS/Purchasing Manager
Kelly Rouse - 10 years
Assistant Finance
We’reManager
on the web!
www.portofpascagoula.com
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Port of Pascagoula Night 2016
The 17th annual reception for the Mississippi Legislature and state officials was held at the Old Capitol Inn in
Jackson. Guests were welcomed by local maritime sponsors and representatives from the Port. The annual
event provides an opportunity to showcase the impact the Port has on the state of Mississippi.
Representative Hank Zuber and Port Commissioner Pam Lindsey
Port Director Mark McAndrews and Robby Burt, MS Dept of Transportation
Senator Mike Seymour, Vice-Chairman Ports and Marine Resources; Senator Tommy
Gollott, Chairman Ports and Marine Resources Committee
Commissioner Jimmy Colmer; Port Director Mark McAndrews; Betty Ann White, Port Staff;
Representative John Read
Al Weeks, CSA Equipment and Randy Joplin, Port Staff
Brian Alford, AGJ Systems; Mike Smith, Port Staff; Robert Ruello, Coastal Cargo Company
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Mississippi’s Largest Port
Port of Pascagoula Night 2016
(continued)
Local maritime industries
August 2012
which sponsored the event:
A Note from the Director Mark McAndrews
AGJ Systems
Anchor QEA, LLC
Chevron Pascagoula Refinery
Chevron Shipping Company
Coastal Cargo Company
Compton Engineering, Inc.
CSA Equipment Company, LLC
Gulf LNG Energy, LLC
Front L to R: Kristi Langley and Patty Lundy, Pascagoula Bar Pilots; Port Commissioner Pam Lindsey;
Back L to R: Port Commissioner Charles Persons; Captain Fred Lundy, Pascagoula Bar Pilots; Senator Michael Watson
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Jackson County Economic
Development Foundation
Martin Energy Services, LLC
Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association
Signet Maritime Corporation
Singing River Electric Power
Association
Port commissioner Charles Persons; Port Director Mark McAndrews, Jackson
County Supervisor Barry Cumbest; George Freeland, Jackson County
Economic Development Foundation; Senator Brice Wiggins
Margery Thompson, WauKeita Graves, and Joyce
Green – Port Staff
VT Halter Marine, Inc.
World Marine, LLC
Port Honors John F. Crane, Jr., U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
John Crane, who recently retired from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers – Mobile District, served as the project manager for the Federal
Pascagoula Harbor Navigation Project since 1997. During the course
of his career with the Mobile District, John worked directly with Port of
Pascagoula staff to coordinate many major projects in the port including:
Jackson County
Port Authority
• Phase II Harbor Improvement Project – channel deepening and widening
• Construction of a new turning basin in Bayou Casotte Harbor
• Development of dredge material management plans and construction of
disposal facilities for both harbors.
• Projects associated with the Hurricane Katrina Supplemental Appropriation
Act of 2006.
Crane was named an Honorary Harbormaster for his tireless and
dedicated efforts which have improved efficient and safe waterborne
transit into the Port of Pascagoula.
3033 Pascagoula St. • P.O. Box 70
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Phone: 228-762-4041 • Fax: 228-762-7476
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the web!
www.portofpascagoula.com
Port Director Mark McAndrews, John Crane, Allen Moeller
A Note from the Director Mark McAndrews
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Retirement Celebration for Allen Edward Moeller
A reception was held at the Grand Magnolia honoring Allen Moeller’s retirement following 31 years with the port. Allen began his
career with the Port of Pascagoula serving as the Harbormaster in 1984 and retired as Deputy Port Director, Operations and Facilities.
Port Director Mark McAndrews and Allen
George Freeland, Jackson County Economic
Development Foundation and Allen
Allen and his wife Melody Moeller
Mr. and Mrs. Al Moeller (Allen’s parents)
Allen and his sister, Dr. Laurie Moeller
Members of Port Staff: Joe Abston, Randy Joplin, Farrell Williams and Allen
Members of Port Staff: Jamie Jones, Wayne Hyde, Kendrick McKnight, Butch Hoard, Anthony
Brown
Tiger V Project Update
Joplin Promoted
Randy Joplin has been promoted
to Deputy Port Director of Operations
and Facilities. He has served the Port
of Pascagoula as Manager, Safety/
Harbormaster since 1998. Prior to
joining the Port, Randy worked in
commercial shipping and steamship
agency operations at various ports
in the Gulf of Mexico, including
Pascagoula. He also served in the U.S.
Coast Guard from 1983 to 1991.
•
Terminal E & F warehouse demolition is
complete -St.
$69,400.
3033 Pascagoula
• P.O. Box 70
• Contract for new sheet pile bulkhead is
Pascagoula,
MS 39567
underway- $4.6 million
• Design for rail relocation project is in
Phone: 228-762-4041
progress • Fax: 228-762-7476
Jackson County
Port Authority
Navigation
Project Update
E-mail:
[email protected]
•
Randy Joplin has assumed the
position of Deputy Port Director,
Operations & Facilities.
Deepening of the Pascagoula River Harbor
We’re
on the
Channel
to 42web!
feet is on schedule to
commence first quarter 2017.
www.portofpascagoula.com
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Port Director McAndrews
Testifies at U.S. Senate
Subcommittee Hearing
The American Association of Port Authorities’
(AAPA) Chairman-Elect and Port of Pascagoula
Port Director Mark McAndrews recently testified
before a Senate subcommittee hearing titled
“The State of the U.S. Maritime Industry:
Stakeholders Perspectives.” McAndrews
represented the U.S. port industry.
The hearing, which conveyed trends in the
U.S. maritime industry from the perspective of
ports, shippers, carriers, and labor, was to provide
guidance for reauthorization of the U.S. Maritime
Administration (MARAD).
Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker serves on the
subcommittee.
Port Director Mark McAndrews and Senator John Thune, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
Employees Receive Distinguished Professional
Port Manager (PPM) Certification
Congratulations to Mike Smith and Rafael Quesada on their recent graduation from the
American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) PPM program. Mike Smith is the Port
Engineer and Manager of Utilities for the Port Authority and was the first person in the state
of Mississippi to receive the certification. He has been employed with the Port Authority
since 1998.
Rafael Quesada is the Port of Pascagoula’s Director of Trade Development and has worked
in the maritime industry over thirty five years. Rafael has been with the port since 2002.
The PPM program is a four year curriculum which provides a rigorous experience for
candidates enabling them to build relationships, gain practical experience, and strengthen
professional credentials in the port industry. All applicants admitted to the program are
full time employees of an AAPA member Public Port Authority with a minimum of five
years in management.
In addition to attending mandatory conferences, seminars and training programs, Smith
and Quesada spent a two week residency in another port related environment. As part of
the program, they were required to write a detailed report for review and approval by the
Curriculum Committee on their experiences from the residency.
Jackson County
Port Authority
AAPA President Kurt Nagle, Mike Smith, and Kristin Decas,
AAPA Past Chairman
Welcome
Aboard
George Clifton (Cliff) Porter has
joined the Port of Pascagoula staff
as Manager, Safety/Harbormaster.
A Jackson County native, Cliff has
worked in the maritime industry
for over thirty years. He began his
career with Colle Towing Company
in the
Pascagoula
following
3033 Pascagoula
St. Port
• P.O.ofBox
70
graduation from Delta State
Pascagoula, MS 39567
University. Prior to joining the Port,
he held the position of General
Phone: 228-762-4041
• Fax: 228-762-7476
Manager
Pascagoula Fleet and
Business Development for Signet
E-mail: [email protected]
Maritime Corporation (formerly
Colle Towing Company).
Cliff web!
and his wife Tracy reside in
We’re on the
Pascagoula. They are the parents of
AAPA President Kurt Nagle and
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four children.
Rafael Quesada
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Jackson County Board of Commissioners
2016-2020
L to R: Greg Williams, Wallace Easley, Benny Lassitter, Pam Lindsey (Secretary),
Jimmy Colmer (Vice-President), Charles Persons (President), Marisa Jackson, Drew Allen, Marshall Smith
3033 Pascagoula St. • P.O. Box 70
The
mission
of the Jackson County Port AuthorityPascagoula,
is to acquire,
develop and
MS 39567
Jackson
County
manage
assets as necessary to build a world-class, multi-use industrial port;
Port Authority
Phone: 228-762-4041 • Fax: 228-762-7476
and to encourage and support industry and private investment in Jackson County.
E-mail: [email protected]
Jackson County
Port Authority
3033 Pascagoula St.
We’re on
theBox
web!
P.O.
70
www.portofpascagoula.com
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Phone: 228-762-4041
Fax: 228-762-7476
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the web!
www.portofpascagoula.com