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Warehouses, Business expansion, Economics, International trade, and Forest products

The article offers information on Wal-Mart import distribution center (DC), the Port of Mobile which is scheduled to open in June, 2018. Topics discussed include challenges for shippers of commodities such as resins and forest products at export-dominated Gulf ports; comments of Jimmy Lyons, executive director of the Alabama State Port Authority; and the information on the expansion of auto assembly plants in Alabama and surrounding states.

Employee recruitment, Corporate directors, Wages, and Alabama. State Port Authority

The article reports on the plan of the Alabama State Port Authority to change the way it fills top positions by giving its executive director Jimmy Lyons more power to find new recruits. According to the author, the move allows Lyons to offer new recruits competitive compensation packages. It would also give Lyons the authority to appoint and fix salaries for 12 executive-level employees.

Containerization

The article reports on plans of retail company Walmart for building of import distribution center at Mobile, Alabama including views of Jimmy Lyons, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Alabama State Port Authority, regarding its relevance for containerized shipments of U.S. Gulf ports in from Asia.

Industrial capacity and Container terminals

The article discusses the efforts of Port of Mobile in turning itself into a gateway for Gulf Coast container traffic with the construction of a 36 million-dollar intermodal container transfer facility. It states that the 2008 unveiling of APM Terminals Mobile increased the port's container throughput by 18.7 percent from 2011. Alabama State Port Authority executive director and chief executive Jimmy Lyons believes that the increased capacity will be further enhanced by the new facility.

LETTERS to the editor, KOREAN War, 1950-1953, and MCCARTHYISM

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including an article on the strategy to end the Korean War in the July 6, 1953 issue, a review of the book "The Conservative Mind" by Russell Kirk and an article on McCarthyism" in the June 29, 1953 issue.

Transportation and Harbors

The article reports on the plan of Fashion Express Service, a Maersk subsidiary to move to the Port of Mobile in Alabama. The company has been operating out of Port Everglades, Florida since Hurricane Katrina destroyed its New Orleans terminal. According to docks Director Jimmy Lyons, Fashion Express is one of many projects the Alabama state docks is wooing for its Choctaw Point container terminal.

Joint ventures, Site preparation, Industrial capacity, and Harbors

The article reports on site preparation for an automobile facility at the Port of Mobile in Alabama started by a joint venture between Argentine and Chilean port services companies in Alabama. Topics discussed include annual capacity of the facility according to Port Director Jimmy Lyons, expected completion of the project, and plants that are within competitive reach of Mobile, either by truck or rail.

Recessions, Containerization, Investments, Economic recovery, and Harbors

This article focuses on the prospects of the port of Mobile in Alabama as the recession diminishes. By the end of 2008, the Alabama State port authority had completed numerous infrastructure development projects including new coal, rail-ferry, and steel terminals, however, because of the recession, container volume did not grow at the rate that was anticipated. Nevertheless, the port authority's executive director Jimmy Lyons states that all their investments will give the port an advantage as the economy recovers.

Port districts, Budget, and Capital investments

The article reports that Alabama State Port Authority's proposed budget for fiscal year 2008 was approved in October 2007. Accordingly, the port's capital spending will increase together with its net earnings. Docks director Jimmy Lyons says that an estimated $2 million increase in 2008 may be achieved. Improvement projects for the port, which are scheduled to commence in 2008, include the building of the McDuffie Coal Terminal, Mobile Middle Bay Port and the Bulk Mobile Handling Plant.