The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is the largest trade deal in American history and is a big win for companies, farmers, shippers and workers throughout the country. * By Wilbur Ross, U.S. Secretary of Commerce * Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the largest trade deal in American history and is a big win ...

Se están dando pasos cruciales en la exploración y en las pruebas de tecnología de la información en los puertos. * Por Sandy Smith * Derrick Whalen, Director de Servicios de Información y Tecnología para el Puerto de Halifax, ha pasado solo unos meses en su trabajo y en la industria de los puertos marítimos, pero él ya ve oportunidades ...

Los puertos buscan con intensidad soluciones para que sus operaciones sean más amigables al ambiente * Por Thomas Gresham * Los puertos marítimos operan en la primera línea del cambio climático. Por consiguiente, la industria portuaria ha demostrado ser ambiciosa en sus intentos por asumir un papel principal en asuntos críticos de sostenibilidad, a menudo excediendo las expectativas y regulaciones, ...

Thirty-one ports earned accolades and three received an Overall Award of Communications Excellence trophy for submitting top-scoring entries in AAPA’s 53rd annual Communications Awards Program. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has notified 31 of its 130-member seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere that they’ve earned one or more awards for exemplary communications projects and programs as part of the ...

s issue of Seaports magazine is devoted to looking at the various aspects of workforce development including professional development.

Taking the time to invest in career growth might seem to fall at the end of a very long to-do list. The payoff, however, can be deep and extend well beyond that next career move. Follow these up-and-coming leaders sharing these personal and insightful stories. * By Sandy Smith * Port leaders – whether departmental leaders or at the top ...

Apprenticeship Programs: Tried, True and Effective A centuries-old method of training skilled workers could help supply ports and their maritime partners with the modern workforce they need. * By Mary Lou Jay * Apprenticeships have long been a well-established and well-respected route to good jobs, but for a time they fell out of favor because of the perception that college ...

Defining where worker training and development should start and where it should end may be the answer. * By Lori Musser * Ports generate plenty of jobs. In the United States, alone, there were 31 million at last count – 2.3 million within the port sector and the remainder in related industries. Filling all these positions with top-notch talent and ...

Ports seek skilled, experienced workers to tackle security needs, including rising demands on the cybersecurity front. * By Tom Gresham * The growing economy and corresponding increase in activity at the nation’s ports have put pressure on the security side of port operations, officials say. More traffic means more to protect – and to protect against. However, the strength of ...