Apollo Stevedoring and Jason Shipping Sold to Battery Creek Stevedoring, LLC.PALMETTO palmetto or cabbage palmetto Tree (Sabal palmetto) of the palm family, occurring in the southeastern U.S. and the West Indies. Commonly grown for shade and as ornamentals along avenues, palmettos grow to about 80 ft (24 m) tall and have fan-shaped leaves. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1998--Edward Sheffield, president and founder of both Apollo Stevedoring Co. Inc. and Jason Shipping Co., announced Thursday he was selling the Port Manatee-based companies to Battery Creek Stevedoring, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control of Georgetown, S.C., for an undisclosed sum. He made the announcement Wednesday in a letter to his 70 employees, crediting them with much of his success. "This success would never have been possible without the hard work and dedication from those individuals we were fortunate enough to have as employees and friends, as well as, the confidence and loyalty of our customers," Sheffield said in the letter. Sheffield started Apollo at Port Manatee Port Manatee is a deepwater seaport located in northern Manatee County, Florida. It is the fifth largest of Florida's 14 deepwater seaports. The port is served by mostly cargo ships, but the Regal Empress cruise ship did sail out of the port until the early 2000s. in 1984 and grew it into the largest independent stevedoring operation on Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. . His list of clients includes I.E. DuPont, Georgia-Pacific, Tropicana, Regal Cruises, LaFarge, Eastern Cement, Isabelle Shipping and Thompson Shipping among a list of others. Jason Shipping (named for Sheffield's son, who remains with the company) was founded in 1987 to accommodate Apollo clients requiring ship husbandry husbandry careful management of e.g. animals. Implies thrifty, humane, caring. See also animal husbandry. , sales and cargo needs. Along with Apollo, Jason Shipping combined to rank as Port Manatee's third-largest revenue-producing tenant in 1997, following only Tropicana and Del Monte respectively. "This is a day I have long anticipated with great hope and fear," Sheffield said. "Selling my companies is like seeing your children leave home. You do everything you can to prepare them for the world, but it's OK to shed a tear. I know I've done my best for Apollo and Jason. Now it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to step aside and let her grow," he said metaphorically. Battery Creek Stevedoring Pres. Perry Collins Perry Collins' full name was Perry McDonough Collins. He was the visionary behind the Russian American Telegraph of 1865-1867. The failed venture aimed to connect America to Europe by telegraph via the Bering Strait. said, expect little to change in Apollo and Jason's management or business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . "The biggest change will be the signature on the employees' paychecks," he said. Todd Mangrum, presently Apollo's vice president of operations, will assume day-to-day responsibilities for the company. Ricky Quiroz retains his position as vice president of Tampa operations. Sheffield will assist as an active advisor during the transition. A life-time resident of the Tampa Bay area, Sheffield struck out on his own in 1984 with 23 years of experience earned at some of the bay area's best-known stevedoring companies. He also has served two terms as president of the Port Manatee Tenants Assoc., president of the Port of Tampa The Port of Tampa is located on the western coast or Suncoast of Florida, approximately 25 miles from open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The boundaries of the Port district includes parts of Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, Hillsborough River, and Old Tampa Bay. Propeller Club, chairman of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce Cruise Ship Task Force, and a host of other important maritime posts. "I started on my own at Port Manatee because I saw a future there," he said, "and it has worked out well." From a used Jeep and one employee 14 years ago, Apollo grew into one of Florida's leading maritime names, with licenses to operate at Port Manatee and the Ports of Tampa, Jacksonville and Canaveral. Apollo has developed a reputation for solving the most difficult stevedoring challenges, serving a wide variety of clients. The company routinely moves frozen and chilled cargo, cruise ship passengers and baggage, automobiles, fertilizer, cement, steel, lumber, and consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and . "Stevedoring is very demanding work," Sheffield said. "But it has been rewarding. I'm not really retiring, but I do intend to slow down a bit and enjoy what I have achieved." Stevedoring is the management function of moving and stowing cargo. Sheffield and his wife Joan will continue to operate Argus Worldwide Inc., a foreign waste disposal, U.S. Marshall arresting service and import/export company based in Apollo Beach, Fla.
CONTACT: Edward Sheffield, 941/722-0558
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Perry R. Collins, 843/527-1743
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