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Creative megaphone with various infographic elements for Digital Marketing concept. Has your port used social media or the press to promote a port project or initiative — and the results were better than you hoped? In our next issue of Seaports, we are gathering some first-hand stories about how ports have benefited from media engagement. On the flip side, if ...

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Change – even when you know it’s coming – is never an easy thing.

Ports seek diverse financing opportunities while employing technology for efficiency and transparency.

AAPA President and CEO Chris Connor shared his perspectives about the impacts of COVID-19 in this interviewed that aired April 25.

Los puertos buscan diversas oportunidades de financiamiento a la vez que utilizan la tecnología para eficiencia y transparencia.

The port of the future is one that interlaces logistics needs, community expectations and shipping/cargo demands in addition to planning on terminal growth and change. As ports are modernizing, growing and changing, master planners are coming up with ways to creatively incorporate innovative ideas that wind together and present a user-, community- and business-friendly front.

As ports facilities continue to be upgraded with new technology and equipment, the question is not whether it’s needed, but how to best incorporate it without disrupting the operations of a smooth-running port. Sometimes, the number of moving and changing parts makes the transition a feat of carefully orchestrated, planned perfection.

Sustainability is the way of the future, but it is also a reality of the now. From fuel options to water standards to air quality, ports and their tenants and partners are making big strides on figuring out the best ways to achieve a more sustainable footprint.

There are some policies in the works that will help ports run more efficiently and be more environmentally friendly – especially when it comes to air pollution.