Paul Scott Abbott

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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Rooms To Go’s Hosein uses two Florida ports in model supply chain for top furniture retailer

Hosein may not be quite as famous as the first two, but he, too, is a model spokesperson for America’s No. 1 independent furniture company.

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Ports along FL’s Atlantic Coast busy enhancing infrastructure, adding services

Deeper channels and enhanced on-dock and connective infrastructure, as well as new service offerings, are becoming downright commonplace at ports along the East Coast of the Sunshine State.

Infrastructure, trade pacts, freight policy eyed as priorities in tough time for ports
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Analysis, meditation part of perfect fit for The Men’s Wearhouse’s Methwani

With a focus on analysis, supported by meditation, Tarun Methwani is finding himself perfectly suited for fashioning the supply chain network at leading men’s apparel retailer The Men’s Wearhouse Inc.

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Georgia seen surpassing NY/NJ as No. 1 East Coast containerport

Georgia’s governor and top ports executive each see the Peach State surpassing the Port of New York & New Jersey as having the No. 1 containerized cargo gateway on the U.S. East Coast, perhaps in as few as a dozen years.

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International Auto Processing’s Miller finds Brunswick perfect for work, play

Robert “Bob” Miller says he couldn’t find a better place to live or work than coastal Georgia, where he feels blessed to toil as president and chief executive officer of Brunswick-based International Auto Processing Inc. and has been known to whack a golf ball or two.

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Success rolling on at Port of Brunswick, as terminal grows to handle more cars

As home to the fastest-growing major U.S. roll-on/roll-off terminal, the Georgia Ports Authority’s Port of Brunswick, with plenty of room for expansion, is positioning to accommodate still-greater volumes of vehicle imports and exports.

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Foresighted Port of Savannah proving ability to move burgeoning box volumes

Anyone who has ever doubted the Georgia Ports Authority’s approach of providing capacity ahead of demand can stop doubting.

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Georgia expanding inland port network to provide economical, green alternative

With one inland port already succeeding and a second such facility slated to open by 2018, the Georgia Ports Authority is advancing a supply chain concept that supports sustained savings for shippers plus a cleaner environment.

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Panama Canal administrator says inauguration on schedule for June

The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority – refuting a statement earlier this week by his second in command – says the expanded waterway should be ready for inauguration in June, following delays costing the authority more than a half billion dollars in revenue.

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