Congratulations to all of the ports that submitted winning entries into the 2019 AAPA Communications Awards Program competition! The recipients of the 2019 Overall Award of Communications Excellence trophies - the top awards in AAPA's Communications Awards Program – go to Port Milwaukee (Category 1), Port of New Orleans (Category 2), and Port of San Diego (Category 3). The three categories are based on the size of the port's public relations, advertising and marketing budget. See all of the winning entries here.

More than 135 shipping lines at the Port of Long Beach were lauded for voluntarily participating in the port’s Green Flag Incentive Program, which offers financial incentives for cargo vessels to slow down near the port to reduce air pollution. Port of Oakland’s major tenant project showed big air quality gains from a three-month-old emissions reduction program. SSA’s Oakland International Container Terminal said its $6 million conversion to hybrid yard cranes would cut greenhouse gas emissions 96 percent.

The Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners has approved $430,200 in funding and $1,093,887 in services for 64 special events to be held on the San Diego Bay waterfront during fiscal year 2019/2020. The sponsorships are part of the Port of San Diego’s Tidelands Activation Program, an annual grant program that supports events, large and small, that engage the community and inspire visitors to enjoy San Diego Bay.