Deterioration and corrosion can have a massive effect on a port’s safety, in addition to being debilitating to the bottom line and operations. * By Buddy Reams, NACE International * Port facilities are a critical component of the global maritime transportation system. Most already recognize its importance, having probably felt the impact of unavailable or closed port facilities when gas ...

Twenty-five of AAPA’s member seaports earned awards for exemplary communications projects and programs as part of the 52nd annual AAPA Communications Awards Program. * By Aaron Ellis * APA’s communications competition, which began in 1966, recognizes excellence in the products and services that ports produce to meet their public relations and marketing goals. In mid-June, AAPA announced that 25 of ...

* Por Sandy Smith * La industria camionera está viviendo cambios monumentales – y se esperan más en el futuro cercano. La tecnología de vehículos autónomos, los mandatos de dispositivos de registro electrónicos y la escasez de conductores son tan sólo algunas de las frases en moda en las noticias. Pero el creciente número de opciones de combustibles es lo ...

* Por Bridget Gorman Wendling * Los puertos son el centro de operaciones de buques, barcazas, trenes y camiones que mantienen la carga en movimiento e impulsan el comercio nacional e internacional para un sin fin de industrias que compiten y prosperan en el mercado mundial. Informes federales recientes pronostican un 40 por ciento de incremento en embarques de carga ...

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK: Excellence Is a Journey, Not a Destination * By Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities * In the last issue of Seaports magazine, AAPA reported on the phenomenal cargo growth underway at Western Hemisphere ports, with new records being set for many member ports on a regular basis. One of the ...

La versión digital de la revista Seaports cuenta con reportajes traducidos al español. Se encuentran estos artículos en la sección titulada “digital-exclusive” después de la última página de la revista en inglés. Además, se puede accederlos en línea, hacienda clic en el “Archivo en español” de la web www.aapaseaports.com (el enlace está en la esquina superior derecha). La web de ...

Several of AAPA’s policy and technical committees met at the AAPA Spring Conference in Washington, D.C. Plus, the board of directors elected William D. Friedman to serve as the association’s chairman of the board.  * By Bridget Gorman Wendling, Photos by Aaron Ellis * In addition to presentations and discussion on the effects of U.S. trade policies and infrastructure spending ...

With White House trade policies under review and recent announcements regarding tariffs and exemptions, the topic of trade is swelling into every board room, port and business involved in the supply chain. * By Bridget Gorman Wendling * With White House trade policies under review and recent announcements regarding tariffs and exemptions, the topic of trade is swelling into every ...

For port directors and administrators, pursuing excellence is heavy lifting. Tracking progress is even more difficult. * By Lori Musser * Excellence starts with establishing a clear vision of a goal, and relentlessly pursuing it. Excellence requires a bias for action, doing things well and constantly digging for information and refining solutions as you go. Excellence is about accepting only ...

Ensuring a safe work environment means far more than creating a plan and practicing it once in a while. It means taking a holistic approach that encompasses everyone.  * By Sandy Smith * Natural disasters. Chemical releases. Transport accidents. Most ports have plans in place to deal with these situations. But ensuring a safe work environment means far more than ...