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Board of Directors meeting report - Dec. 9, 2009 Dec. 11, 2009 -- At their monthly meeting held on Dec. 9, JAXPORT’s Board of Directors took the following actions:
The Board approved a new, 10-year lease contract with WWL Vehicle Services America Inc. WWL has competitively secured business from new production sources, and the new agreement will allow them to continue their growth at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal.
The Board authorized the purchase of two dockside container cranes from Shanghai Zhenhau Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., and also awarded an engineering services contract to Reynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc./Shaw Group GBB LLC to provide quality control during the cranes’ construction. The Board also approved a financial transaction related to bonds issued to fund capital improvements (Revenue Note, Series 2009).
The Board heard from JAXPORT senior management, who provided the following:
The 9A/Heckscher Drive interchange project is complete, and the Talleyrand Marine Terminal warehouse project is scheduled for completion in January; and
While cargo tonnage was less in October 2009 than the same period last year, during that first month of FY2010, JAXPORT’s revenues were $13,000 above what was budgeted for the month.
The Board’s next meeting is scheduled for January 2010.
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