AAPA Seaports Advisory

February 14, 2019

Special Program for Port Commercial Officers

Join your port colleagues on April 3 in Houston, Texas, for a day-long Business Development Workshop. Brush up on your skills and refine your approach. Sessions include: Corporate Diplomacy, Negotiation Skills Training, Port Case Studies in Supply Chain Data Sharing and Blockchain and Persuasively Packaging Data to Entice, Excite and Emote.

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Lamar University’s Center for Port Management Accepting Master's Degree Program Applications

The Center for Port Management at Lamar University is now entering its second full year. The Center delivers industry relevant education and research. The centerpiece of its educational program is a 12-course, fully online accredited master's degree program in port and terminal management. See www.lamar.edu/portmanagement for more information about the program, including application details.

Cargo Statistics: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Virginia

The Port of Long Beach hovered near-record container cargo levels to begin the new year. In January, dockworkers handled 657,286 TEUs, a 0.1% decrease compared to the port’s all-time January record set in 2018. The Port of Los Angeles processed 852,449 TEUs in January, the busiest January in the port’s 112-year history. Port of Oakland containerized import volume increased 9% last month over January 2018 totals. The Port of Virginia® continues to move near-peak season cargo volumes and is doing so well under the industry standard turn time of 60 minutes for motor carries. The port’s container volume for January was 240,111 TEUs, up 8.9% compared to prior year.

Partnerships: Indiana, Manatee

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is extending its partnership with Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), the port’s long-time stevedore and marine terminal operating company, through at least 2023. Port Manatee has received its first shipment for its newest terminal operator, Carver Maritime Manatee LLC, with arrival of a ship bringing nearly 50,000 tons of raw material to be used in Florida cement manufacturing.

Environment: Trois-Rivières, Vancouver

The Trois-Rivières Port Authority is setting up an Environment Fund aimed to support users’ investments in solutions that will improve the port’s environmental performance in a spirit of sustainable development. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has expanded its industry-leading EcoAction* Program to encourage ships that call on the Port of Vancouver to quiet the waters for the endangered whale population along the southern coast of British Columbia.

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