As businesses of all types struggle to hire, retain and train talented employees, many ports are turning to internship and apprenticeship programs to showcase the wide variety of career opportunities available.
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2021 Lighthouse Award Winners!
Lighthouse Awards Congratulations to the 2021 AAPA Lighthouse Award winners (bit.ly/AAPAlighthouse21). AAPA is proud to acknowledge our members for their inspiring projects, contributions and successes. Sponsored by the AAPA Public Relations Committee, the annual Communications Awards, a category of the AAPA Lighthouse Awards Program, has recognized excellence in port communications since 1966. There are a total of 14 entry classifications, ...
Read More »Educational Pathways Prepare Port Workforce for the Future
Educational pathways have been identified connecting K-12 school districts and community colleges with port authorities and terminal operators, plus Lamar University is offering advanced degrees in maritime-related fields.
Read More »Engineers Utilize Mix of Strategies to Address Workforce Needs
To keep their engineering teams staffed and up to snuff, ports are leveraging an array of workforce development strategies.
Read More »Curaçao Hones Its Master Planning Approach
Latin American Connection DESIGNTOOLS/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM By Humberto de Castro, Managing Director, Curaçao Ports Authority Curaçao is an island nation where the maritime ports play a critical role in its development. Locally the port of Willemstad is often referred to as the main artery of the Curaçao economy. In 2018 the maritime industry contributed about 5.8% to the annual GDP. Located in ...
Read More »Professional Development Learning to Be Better
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. In past generations, port professionals looking for a chance to broaden their seaport acumen, advance their careers and shape the future of port leadership had few options. That has changed.
Read More »Perfect Planning Engineering’s Role In Project Success
Complex projects addressing challenges such as climate change, brownfield development and accommodating larger ships magnify the valuable role engineering consultants can play.
Read More »Diversifying Your Workforce
The world is a different place today than it was a few years ago, especially in how diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is handled. Port leaders say proactively addressing DEI helps ensure a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Read More »Dredging: Striking a Balance
Ports are taking ownership of their dredging projects and making sure they are not only beneficial to the shipping industry but are also only minimally invasive to the surrounding wildlife and environment.
Read More »AAPA Amplifies Voices of Ports to White House, Congress
In the past two years, the United States has learned the issues facing seaports and the maritime industry are some of the same issues with which the entire country is grappling.
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