 AAPA recently wrapped up the 112th Annual Convention & Expo at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. Over three days, AAPA hosted more than 60 exhibitors, 650 attendees, and 71 ports from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
During the annual convention, AAPA’s Board of Directors selected Paul Matthews, CEO of the Port of South Louisiana, as a new at-large member for a two-year term of service in addition to the re-election of the rest of the board. AAPA also honored its 2023 Lighthouse Awards recipients, acknowledging 27 ports for their inspiring projects across four disciplines. In addition, 12 individuals graduated from the Port Professional Manager (PPM) Program. The PPM program is a comprehensive port and supply chain education curriculum that has certified more than 100 professionals since 1995.
Thank you to the many speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendess for supporting this year's convention and making it a huge success. AAPA looks forward to hosting the maritime industry for the 2024 Annual Convention in Boston, and other premier port industry events throughout the year.
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U.S. ports continue to explore ways to acquire land to meet the rising demands of the industry while maintaining environmental sustainability. Two graduates from AAPA's Port Professional Manager (PPM ®) professional development program, Tyler Comeaux and Patrick Blair, undertook capstone projects that explore land acquisition and reclamation as potential port expansion solutions. Tyler Comeaux is the Director of Operations at the Port of Caddo-Bossier, where he is responsible for capital improvement and operational enhancements in and around the port and maintaining approximately 4,000 acres of land and more than $1 billion of assets. Tyler joined the port in 2019 after a decade of private consulting engineering work. Patrick Blair is the Vice President of Engineering at Port Tampa Bay, joining the Port in 2010. In his current role, Patrick oversees Port Tampa Bay's capital improvements and the maintenance of the port’s approximately 5,000 acres including two Spoil Islands and over 75 berths. For their PPM capstones, Tyler and Patrick wrote papers on different methods to expand port property for future development. Tyler’s paper, A Port’s Growth and Essential Expansion to Accommodate Future Industrial Development, describes the port’s opportunities and challenges in evaluating 125 square miles of jurisdictional land as part of their Port Expansion Study. Patrick’s paper, Significant Land Reclamation in the United States, explores the requirements for land reclamation in different U.S. regions and provides a resource for ports that need more information on creating land adjacent to an existing deep-water channel by filling the water column. These remarkable capstone projects by Tyler Comeaux and Patrick Blair exemplify the ingenuity and dedication that AAPA's PPM program inspires. Port professionals interested in exploring the opportunities provided by AAPA's professional development programs and initiatives can contact Shannon McLeod at smcleod@aapa-ports.org.
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Learn about the latest digital solutions tailored for seaports in an upcoming webinar hosted by new AAPA member Fujitsu on Thursday, November 9, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET. Presenter George Gakuru, Head of Technology Growth Programs, will delve into Fujitsu’s latest digital solutions and explore their practical use cases, demonstrating how these innovations can help optimize port operations, manage critical assets, achieve sustainability targets, and revolutionize the supply chain experience. Register now!
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WJE is an interdisciplinary firm specializing in solving problems in the built world. Through a deep understanding of structural behavior and the performance of materials, WJE evaluates and addresses structural and materials problems in a variety of maritime assets. The company applies a hands-on assessment approach and its materials science expertise to develop long-lasting solutions for waterfront infrastructure.
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On November 4, Port of Benton marks its 65th anniversary of delivering economic opportunities and enhancing the quality of life for the Tri-Cities community. The port was established on Nov. 4, 1958, following the transfer of ownership of Richland from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the citizens. Previously, Richland was the property of the federal government as part of a World War II secret mission called the Manhattan Project.
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Thanks to the Port of Long Beach, Jacobsen Pilot Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), port pilots throughout the U.S. will have a new high-precision navigation tool that makes shepherding ships through the underwater terrain unique to each port safer than ever.
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Port Tampa Bay’s Board of Commissioners recently approved three separate lease agreements to expand operations at Port Redwing. The agreements were approved with AJAX Paving Industries of Florida, LLC, Redwing Terminals, LLC, and Pangaea Florida, LLC to expand the handling of a variety of aggregates, including limestone, granite, and crushed concrete; cementitious products and several others.
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The Port of Virginia is making progress in its effort to become the primary logistics center for the Mid-Atlantic’s growing offshore-wind energy industry. The port debuted the first shipment of components for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project last week, when crews using specialized handling equipment spent two-and-a-half days offloading eight large monopile foundations at Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT).
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The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission has approved the appointments of managing directors for the Port of Long Beach’s Commercial Services and Strategic Advocacy bureaus. Casey Hehr, the port’s Security Division director, will take up the leadership role for the Commercial Services Bureau, comprising the Business Development, Tenant Services, Information Management and Security divisions. In a newly created position, Eleanor Torres, the Port’s Government Relations director, will head the Strategic Advocacy Bureau – the Government Relations and Communications and Community Relations divisions.
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Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, has been awarded the Gold Seal under the GHG Protocol for the third year running. The program encourages corporations to prepare and publish inventories of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The certification is a recognition for corporations that transparently report their independently audited emission sources. It is an important step toward fighting climate change.
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