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Gov. Pence visits North Carolina port

Paul Scott Abbott

by Paul Scott Abbott Aug 25, 2016

Count the Republican vice presidential candidate among those impressed with the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s Port of Wilmington. In an Aug. 24 tour of the port and discussions with officials, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence showed particular interest in the newly completed expansion of the port’s Cape Fear River turning basin, to accommodate post-Panamax containerships with capacity of as many as 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units, and the recently announced CSX intermodal rail link between the port and the Class I railroad’s Charlotte hub. North State Ports Authority Executive Director Paul J. Cozza said he was pleased with the opportunity to host Donald Trump’s running mate, commenting, “It shows the magnitude of the impact we have for the state of North Carolina and the nation.”
Those taking part in an Aug. 24 tour of the Port of Wilmington include, from left: North State Ports Authority Executive Director Paul J. Cozza; Karen Pence, wife of Mike Pence; Gov. Mike Pence, R-Indiana; Tom Adams, chairman of the board, North Carolina State Ports Authority; and Louis DeJoy, retired director of XPO Logistics Inc. and former chief executive officer of High Point, N.C.-based New Breed Logistics.
Those taking part in an Aug. 24 tour of the Port of Wilmington include, from left: North State Ports Authority Executive Director Paul J. Cozza; Karen Pence, wife of Mike Pence; Gov. Mike Pence, R-Indiana; Tom Adams, chairman of the board, North Carolina State Ports Authority; and Louis DeJoy, retired director of XPO Logistics Inc. and former chief executive officer of High Point, N.C.-based New Breed Logistics.
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For more than a quarter of a century, Paul Scott Abbott has been writing and shooting images for the American Journal of Transportation, applying four decades of experience as an award-winning journalist.
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a master’s magna cum laude from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Abbott has served as president of chapters of the Propeller Club of the United States, Florida Public Relations Association and Society of Professional Journalists.
Abbott honed his skills on several daily newspapers, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Richmond (Va.) News Leader, Albuquerque Journal and (South Florida) Sun-Sentinel, and was editor and publisher of The County Line, a weekly newspaper he founded in suburban Richmond, Va.
A native Chicagoan, he is a member of American Mensa and an ever-optimistic fan of the Chicago Cubs.

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