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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Port of Baltimore looks to benefit from expansion of Panama Canal

With its 50-foot-deep container ship berth and addition of four super-post-Panamax cranes at its 284-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal, the Maryland Port Administration’s Port of Baltimore is well-positioned to take full advantage of its inland location when the expanded Panama Canal opens for business.

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Harsco’s Bell parlays sales experience into shaping steel transport practices

In making transportation decisions for America’s leading grating manufacturer, Lance Bell relies upon nearly two decades of experience in steel industry sales to diligently pinpoint the most cost-effective supply chain scenarios.

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Port Freeport’s first big cranes mark new era along Texas Gulf

The arrival at Port Freeport of two post-Panamax cranes signals a new era of savings for petrochemical interests and other shippers on the Texas Gulf coast.

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Turman’s transportation-based approach puts firm at cutting edge of forest products industry

As director of business development at his family’s diversified forest products business, Ryan Turman believes looking at the industry from a transportation standpoint is the key to competitive success.

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Florida Gulf ports enhance facilities, focus on future growth opportunities

Florida’s ports along the Gulf of Mexico are adding to their infrastructure and entering into agreements aimed at capitalizing upon opportunities, including those related to the energy industry.

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New Orleans’ Baldwin leads success of Critical Commodities Conference

James M. “Jimmy” Baldwin, manager and owner of Southern Sails of Louisiana LLC, may describe his life as “dull,” but the New Orleanian seems to be anything but.

Lone Star State ports reaping benefits of energy sector boom
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Energy industry demands spur growth of ports throughout central Gulf region

Propelled to a great extent by growing energy industry demands and the need to handle increasing volumes of other bulk commodities, ports of the mid-Gulf region – already among the nation’s busiest – are experiencing an activity boom, with billions of dollars of both public- and private-sector investments.

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APM Terminals Mobile blossoming as Gulf option for container shippers

At the Port of Mobile, a container terminal is blossoming just as boldly as the radiant pink azaleas for which the Alabama city is known.

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California’s big containerports advance infrastructure projects

With billions of dollars of infrastructure projects in the works, California’s major containerports are preparing to efficiently and environmentally consciously handle even greater cargo volumes, including freight carried on the industry’s largest vessels.

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