The Port of Corpus Christi summer intern program provided an opportunity for a college student to impact the Communications/Community Relations Department. Port Houston volunteers partnered with the Galveston Bay Foundation on several environmental stewardship projects focused on beautifying and restoring the bay. The Port of Long Beach launched a sponsorship for the city of Long Beach’s Bike Share Program, with the unveiling of 10 unique, specially branded "unicorn bikes."

Jeffrey Brauner, the principal transportation planner of the Port Authority of New York New Jersey, was recognized as one of Progressive Railroading Magazine’s "20 Rising Stars" in the railroad industry. The Port of Oakland has elected Oakland business leader Cestra "Ces" Butner as the next president of the port’s governing Board.

MSC Cruises and PortMiami have reached an agreement for preferential berthing rights and signed a Memorandum of Understanding incorporating the negotiation of a development agreement for the construction of a new Cruise Terminal AAA. The Port of Seattle and Sound Transit, with Sound Transit mascot Zap Gridlock, partnered in handing out 500 free light rail tickets to disembarking cruise passengers to encourage them to spend time in Seattle before taking Link light rail to the airport.

The Port of New Orleans and its partners at New Orleans Cold Storage hosted the Colombia Poultry Export Quota, Inc. for their annual board of directors meeting where they toured Port NOLA and NOCS facilities. The Port of Los Angeles signed a "Friendship Agreement" with the Port Network Authority of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea that includes ports of Naples, Salerno and Castellammare di Stabia. The Port of Vancouver’s ECHO Program is planning a number of initiatives that are focused on reducing underwater noise from large commercial vessels within designated critical habitat for the endangered southern resident killer whale population.