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Seaports are diverse by nature, and this applies to their workforces as well. Some ports are finding that this diversity is contributing to more than just their success – it is giving them an inner strength.  By Sarah B. Hood Seaports are diverse by nature; they connect continents, companies and individuals around the world. Increasingly, North American ports are harnessing ...

Ports are continually increasing and improving their intermodal and multimodal capacities and connections to prepare for the increases in freight traffic predicted. By Mary Lou Jay  The U.S. Department of Transportation predicts that the country’s freight traffic will increase by 45 percent by 2045. In anticipation of that growth, U.S. ports are continually increasing and improving their intermodal and multimodal ...

A strong culture of sharing and helping others was evident at the 106th AAPA Annual Convention, which took place in Long Beach, California. Photos by Port of Long Beach  Those involved in the port industry have a “strong culture of sharing and helping others,” said Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA, at the 106th Annual Convention in Long Beach ...

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK: Ports Focus on the Future — To be at a port is to witness motion. Vehicles and equipment, people and cargo, ocean waves and coastal animals…there is always something or someone moving at a port. While ports themselves remain fixed in place, many for hundreds of years and often despite weather events that can damage facilities, ...

Ports are capturing opportunities all along the LNG supply chain, from liquefaction or regasification plants, to marine terminals, bulk and ISO-container cargo, bunkering operations and LNG fueling stations. By Lori Musser Seaports are hopping on the LNG bandwagon. Welcoming liquefaction or regasification plants, marine terminals, bulk and ISO-container cargo, bunkering operations and LNG fueling stations, ports are capturing opportunities all ...

It has become increasingly challenging to be ‘all things to all people.’ Ports need to identify their strengths to pinpoint the areas where they can grow and excel. Finding your port’s niche is a matter of matching your strengths with the opportunities out there – then being realistic in your expectations. By Sandy Smith Back in the 1950s, the Port ...

API Puerto Vallarta caters solely to cruise ships and tourists, but manages to make it work – partially due to its relationships with other ports on the cruise ship routes. By Tom Hranac As a port that completely relies on tourism, Administración Portuaria Integral de Puerto Vallarta´s business model seems to run contrary to the old saying “Don’t put all ...

In the last decade or so, more and more port executives have come from major shipping lines. But tapping into human capital from outside the port or shipping industry requires flexibility, openness and creativity. By Meredith Martino The port industry prides itself on its unique nature, and port executives and senior managers from ports throughout the hemisphere proudly state the ...

Large scale port infrastructure projects are time-consuming and expensive, but taking the right steps up front can reduce costs, shorten timetables and increase stakeholders’ satisfaction. By Mary Lou Jay Large scale port infrastructure projects are time-consuming and expensive, but taking the right steps up front can reduce costs, shorten timetables and increase stakeholders’ satisfaction. Define the Business Case “Any organization ...