Port Security and Smart Ports Seminar & Expo, July 12-14 To accommodate unanticipated scheduling conflicts and ensure attendees receive the stellar programming they have come to expect of AAPA, the Smart Ports Seminar is being held in combination with the Port Security Seminar & Expo, July 12-14, 2022, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif. Joining these events ...

CONEXIÓN CON LATINOAMERICA Por Humberto de Castro, Director Gerente, Autoridad Portuaria de Curaçao Curaçao es una nación insular donde los puertos marítimos toman un papel crucial en su desarrollo. Localmente, al puerto de Willemstad con frecuencia se le llama la principal arteria de la economía de Curaçao. En 2018 la industria marítima contribuyó cerca del 5,8% del PIB anual. Ubicado ...

Conforme las empresas batallan por contratar, retener y capacitar a empleados con talento, muchos puertos están acudiendo a programas de pasantías y de aprendizaje para mostrar la gran variedad de oportunidades a disposición en puerto

The White House and U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) have announced that Retired General Stephen R. Lyons will take over as new Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. General Lyons is a retired four-star general who last served as the 13th commander of the U.S. Transportation Command. He takes the reins from envoy John ...

Do you have any open positions that require a specific skillset and you’re having trouble finding qualified candidates? The AAPA Career Center is a place for both job seekers and employers in the port industry to come together. This targeted site works much like LinkedIn or Indeed, but it is geared toward the port industry. Registered job seekers can browse ...

The deadline for project applications for the 2022 Lighthouse Awards Program competition has been extended to Friday, June 10, by midnight EDT. Each year, AAPA’s Lighthouse Awards recognize port programs and projects that serve as a beacon of excellence throughout the Western Hemisphere. Visit the Lighthouse Awards Program webpage for links to information about each category, winning entries from previous years for review and ...

The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voted to advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022). The legislation would authorize crucial investments in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) programs and projects across the country, including improvements to rivers and harbors. Read the bill’s text here.

AAPA is proud to announce a new panel discussion on How We Build: Can We Get the Cargo We Need? at the upcoming Shifting Trade Seminar. The event will cover many of the major questions being contemplated by the builders of America’s infrastructure systems. Can we get the cargo we need? How do we put half a trillion dollars of federal infrastructure investments ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its FY 2022 Work Plan, which distributes additional Congressional funding to specific projects in investigations, construction, operations and maintenance, and more. The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill was signed into law on March 15. Congress directed USACE to develop and issue its Work Plan within 60 days. This report’s release brings ...

AAPA and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) are holding a follow-up for AAPA members to a past listening session on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the investments in the nation’s transportation network. Anticipate an interactive session with BTS, which seeks to discuss the challenges local infrastructure decision-makers face in managing the demands of evidence-based decision-making and the development ...