Industry Insights (blog)

The Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Seventh Biennial Conference on the Marine Transportation System Innovative Science and Technologies Toward Greater Sustainability will be held June 20-22, in Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers include: Dr. Miriam Goldstein, Director of Ocean Policy, White House Council on Environmental Quality, discussing the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government Ocean Climate Action Plan. Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO, Mærsk McKinney Møller Center ...

On Thursday, July 20, attendees of AAPA’s Smart Ports Seminar & Expo will have the opportunity to tour the Verizon Innovation Lab and see live demonstrations of 5G technologies in action at the Smart Port of the Future. Participants will receive an exclusive, one-of-a-kind tour, not open to the public, hosted by Verizon. Visitors will experience a simulation of the ...

The entry period to submit port projects for the 2023 AAPA Lighthouse Awards program ended Friday, June 16, 2023, at midnight EDT. Judging for submissions in the four awards categories is now underway. Communications Environmental Improvement Facilities Engineering Information Technology Questions? Contact AAPA staff member Jen Wilk for additional information.

AAPA’s governing body has elected Chett Chiasson, Executive Director of Port Fourchon, as Vice-Chair of the AAPA Board of Directors for the 2022-24 term, in a board meeting held this week. Chiasson has served on the board as a director for the U.S. Gulf Ports region since 2016. He will assume the board’s vice chair role for the remainder of ...

Arcadis Gen is part of Arcadis, a leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. Arcadis Gen creates next-generation digital products and solutions to rapidly improve performance, decision-making and customer experience in the public and private sectors.

AAPA’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected Paul Anderson, President and CEO of Port Tampa Bay, as the Chairman of the 111-year-old association, effective immediately. Anderson will serve out the remainder of the two-year term begun by Sean Strawbridge, CEO of the Port of Corpus Christi. Strawbridge has resigned his chairmanship of AAPA effective immediately and his post at the ...

AAPA is excited to introduce a new interactive map aimed at providing a hemispheric-wide view of the association’s member ports. Created by AAPA member ESRI using its innovative geographic information systems (GIS) technology, this interactive map charts out AAPA member ports throughout the Western Hemisphere. This visually compelling, easy-to-use tool allows members to utilize its powerful mapping and analytics software ...

AAPA is pleased to welcome Chelsea Kertes as Director of Conferences and Events effective May 23, 2023. She will lead the collaborative planning and execution of all AAPA events. Kertes brings a variety of experience including event development and implementation from her previous work with Destination Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, and most recently as conference producer for Smithers. She ...

On May 22, AAPA’s ACCELerate Apprenticeship program was honored to commemorate National Maritime Day. ACCELerate works directly with maritime employers to assist them in identifying maritime workforce needs and building apprenticeships to help meet those needs. Since ACCELerate’s inception, over 2000 apprentices have participated in our program and helped us build a stronger maritime industry. Did you know that apprenticeship ...

The Lighthouse Awards annually recognize innovation and best practices in the port industry across four disciplines: Communications, Environmental Improvement, Information Technology, and Facilities Engineering. All AAPA member ports are eligible to participate in the 2023 Lighthouse Awards program. Project submissions are due by midnight on June 5. Ports are encouraged to review the steps to apply and submit applications via ...