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Through a variety of powerful partnerships, ports of all kinds are working together to strengthen themselves and others, benefiting the entire industry in the process.

AAPA and new member bp pulse will host a webinar on June 28 to help ports make the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).

Last week in Los Angeles, CA, participants explored the latest developments facing ports at the first-ever AAPA Port Administration Management Conference, hosted by the Port of Los Angeles, along with AAPA’s Public Relations, Finance & Administration, and Legal Committees. This gathering proved to be a remarkable platform for industry professionals to come together and gain insights into the latest trends ...

Technology has reshaped recruiting in almost every industry, including seaports.

Sophisticated new technology can help create a safer environment, but only when carefully integrated.

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.

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.

Ports shift communications methods and strategies during COVID-19, resetting how they engage.

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.

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 ...