Tag Archives: Leadership

Duaga’s CEO Juan Duarte, PPM, has been appointed to AAPA’s Professional Development Board, making him the first South American to serve on the board. The Professional Development Board is made up of industry experts—including directors of leading ports such as Long Beach, Everglades, Virginia, and Miami—and works to promote the growth of port professionals in order to generate a positive impact on the maritime ...

After nearly 24 years of attracting private investment, expanding port facilities, and increasing vessel calls, cargo volumes and jobs for Grays Harbor, Port of Grays Harbor Executive Director Gary Nelson has announced he will retire on March 31, 2024.

Port leaders must be able to navigate many challenges — including increased competition from other ports around the world, limited funding for infrastructure improvements, and changing global trade patterns — and develop strategies tailored to the unique needs of their ports. Last week, AAPA held its first Port Leadership Summit (formerly the Executive Management Conference) in Portland, Oregon, to provide ...

By Nick Fortuna PHILIP STEURY PHOTOGRAPHY/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Paul Matthews said that without the support of two key mentors, he wouldn’t have become the first Black chief executive of a port in Louisiana. So, as he entered his second year at the helm of the Port of South Louisiana in January, Matthews was determined to pay it forward. Matthews, 39, left a ...

The pandemic brought many changes to the way that organizations of all kinds operate, and communication is among the most profound and comprehensive of those transformations.