Because ecosystem challenges, especially in supply chains, often cross jurisdictions, no single organization can make the type of systemic changes necessary to reduce economic, societal and environmental stressors. The best approach to sustainability may be to develop partnerships.
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In Step With AAPA’s New Latin American Delegation Chair, Rita de Cássia Munck
At the 2021 Latin American Congress of Ports, Rita de Cássia Munck was named the new chair of the AAPA Latin American Delegation. She sat down with AAPA Seaports Magazine to share her background and goals, as well as insights, challenges, goals and ESG initiatives at Brazil’s ports.
Read More »Communications: A Whole New World
Ports shift communications methods and strategies during COVID-19, resetting how they engage.
Read More »Powering Workforces with Partnerships
Ports continue to forge deep connections with industry partners, labor unions, government, schools and communities to ensure a talented, upskilled and diverse workforce for the future.
Read More »Mission Accomplished!
By Tom Gresham The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted plans around the world. Ports, for instance, faced an array of challenges in 2020 that tested their resources in ways that were unprecedented – a series of vicious curve balls thrown at every aspect of their operations. However, ports responded with creativity and resolve to excel in the face of the pandemic and ...
Read More »Changing Face of the Port Industry: The COVID-19 Recovery Phase
If change brings opportunity, then seaports have a remarkable year ahead of them. After adjusting to multiple stressors that marred their carefully conceived strategic plans in 2020, including the worst public health crisis in a century, ports are now deploying and fine-tuning innovative solutions. While the transportation system has been wholly stricken by the pandemic, seaports continue to keep goods ...
Read More »AAPA Forges Ahead to Expand and Improve Member Experience
By Chris Connor, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities As this edition of Seaports Magazine reaches your home or office, I will have reached my one year anniversary at the helm of AAPA. And what a year it has been! It would be natural to launch into a few paragraphs about the magnitude of the coronavirus, and how ...
Read More »ACCELerate: Forging New Pathways, Accelerating the Workforce
It is a great time to engage with AAPA and take advantage of one of its newest programs, ACCELerate! As the steward of this brand-new initiative, AAPA is forging career pathways for American workers and building a future-proof workforce for a strong and secure transportation system. There are endless opportunities to get involved whether you are a port, industry solution ...
Read More »The Right People at the Right Time
Seaports need specialized skill sets that vary by port and evolve over time, which means human resource departments are being continually tasked with aligning ports’ needs with skilled candidates.
Read More »Apprenticeship Programs See Influx of Interest, Grant Money
AAPA was awarded a $5.89 million grant and is among 28 U.S. entities to receive money to administer nearly $100 million over a four-year period through the “Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap: US DOL Apprenticeship Grants.”
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