AAPA and the International Association of Maritime Port Executives (IAMPE) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to acknowledge a new agreement that expands education and training opportunities for port and maritime industry professionals. Both AAPA and IAMPE have established professional development and training certification programs, and the MOU allows credits received from either program to be applied toward attainment of the other association’s professional certification. Candidates pursuing the AAPA Professional Port Management (PPM®) program certification will benefit from these additional opportunities. Also, the PPM program has been updated to allow completion within 18-24 months, reduce overall program costs and increase options for training online and through IAMPE.
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In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), November 8-14, AAPA has signed a NAW proclamation in support of apprenticeships and the opportunities they provide the industry workforce for paid, workplace experiences as a pathway to close the skills gap. As the steward of a grant award through the U.S. Department of Labor, AAPA is committed to expanding apprenticeships for workers throughout the seaport and transportation, distribution and logistics sectors.
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AAPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) will co-host a Federal Assistance Domestic Preference Interactive Listening Session on Thursday, December 3, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern). The discussion is intended to raise awareness of domestic preference rules (Buy America and Buy American) and highlight best practices that can minimize project management disruptions arising from these federal grant requirements. There’s often uncertainty and/or confusion among potential federal grant applicants and grant awardees about the U.S. government’s domestic preference requirements prior to award and post award. Further, grant awardees may enter a grant agreement with USDOT with the understanding of the domestic preference provisions, but fail to plan for compliance with the requirements. This can jeopardize the viability of grant agreements and have a substantial impact on the anticipated grant budget or work plan.
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Liebherr, an AAPA industry solution provider, announced that a new TCC 78000 heavy-duty gantry crane from Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH successfully completed loading activities of 72 foundation piles for Denmark's largest wind farm.
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Each month a new Member Spotlight section in the Advisory newsletter will recognize an AAPA member port’s accomplishments, milestones and other interesting facts to highlight the diversity of our port members, and to help AAPA members feel more connected by learning more about each other. Reach out to Pam Maher ( pmaher@aapa-ports.org) for an opportunity to share your port’s initiatives, achievements and let us know what you're up to!
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The Port of San Diego is conducting the first ever overwater lighting field test as part of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge Lighting Project, the next step in a multi-step process to artistically illuminate a portion of the 2.1-mile bridge span from the Coronado shoreline to Harbor Drive in San Diego.
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