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Association of Pacific Ports News
February 23, 2023
IN THIS ISSUE:
  • APP 2023 WINTER CONFERENCE RECAP
  • SAVE THE DATE! 109th APP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
  • PACIFIC PORTS MAGAZINE: FEBRUARY 2023 ISSUE NOW ONLINE!
  • MEMBER NEWS:
  • The Wan Hai Shipping Foundation is “full of passion”, and the Keelung Port Branch is “love everywhere”
  • GSTS establishes Green Shipping Corridor capability with Montreal Port Authority
  • Taiwan Port Corporation recognized by engineering industry Oscar again
  • Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program boosts energy-efficient projects by $1.5 million
  • Hualien Port Branch completes land preparation planning for Minsheng Road Logistics Park
  • Major milestone reached in plans for proposed Freedom Park on Navy Pier
  • Port of Alaska’s Ribuffo named Chair of IAMPE Advisory Board
  • HK solves insurance obstacle in Guam
  • Port Authority of Guam wins another Transparency Award
  • ADELTE granted a project for the development of autonomous driving system
APP 2023 Winter Conference
RECAP
Returning to Hawaii for the first time since 2020, the APP’s 2023 Winter Conference was hailed a success in early survey results by attendees. The event, held from February 8 to 10, 2023 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort in Honolulu, saw both first-time and returning attendees enjoying engaging presentations along with plenty of opportunities to network, reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

With one-third of attendees already having responded to our survey, we’ve had very positive feedback and a clear direction set for future Winter Conferences. Almost 80% of those who responded to our survey felt Honolulu, Hawaii was a “very good” or “excellent” choice as the locale. 

Additional results from our survey include:
  • High marks were recorded for all presenters with comments reaffirming the choice of speakers and topics.
  • The tour of The Pasha Group's Kapalama Container Terminal was rated as one of the main highpoints of the entire conference.
  • Over 80% of attendees felt there was a good balance between presentations, networking and off-site events.
  • In terms of topics for future conferences, the highest rated was "New Technology", followed by "Infrastructure Planning" and "Port/Harbor Operations". Additional suggestions included disaster preparations and best resiliency practices as well as topics that would be of interest to ports who also operate airports and recreational marinas.
  • And in a sign that bodes well for the 109th Annual Conference (Long Beach, August 13 to 16, 2023), almost 80% indicated they will "likely" or "very likely" attend.

We cannot understate our appreciation for the amazing support received from our sponsors, presenters and attendees -- together, you made the conference a success!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
109th APP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 13 to 16, 2023 in Long Beach, California

The 109th Annual APP Conference will be held in Long Beach, California -- August 13 to 16, 2023 -- at the Hotel Maya. Details on sponsorship and speaker opportunities coming soon!
Pacific Ports Magazine February/23 issue now online

We're pleased to present the February 2023 issue of Pacific Ports Magazine!

Features include:
  • Industry Insight: Past, present, and future of The Pasha Group
  • Resilience: A useful concept? By Dr. Fabian Steinman
  • Artificial Intelligence: A layman’s experience with AI. By Konrad Mech
  • Smart Ports: Smart ports are on the rise. By Gordon Feller
  • Port Governance: Five best practices for managing port commissioners and staff relations. By Ruben Duran
  • Green Marine: North America’s leading environmental certification program turns 15 with bigger ambitions. By David Bolduc
  • APP Membership Directory
  • … plus much more!
Member News
The Wan Hai Shipping Foundation is “full of passion”, and the Keelung Port Branch is “love everywhere”

February 22, 2023 — As the epidemic situation is gradually easing, the situation of “blood shortage” has been reported in various parts of Taiwan. In order to display the spirit of fraternity, fulfill corporate social responsibilities, and call on the port industry to help others with blood, the Keelung Port Branch of Taiwan Port Corporation and the consortium The legal person Wanhai Shipping Social Welfare and Charity Foundation jointly held a blood donation public welfare activity on February 22, 2012 (Wednesday) at Feiyuan Plaza, Keelung Building (No. 1, Zhongzheng Road, Keelung City).

Every year, the Keelung Port Branch invites neighboring agencies, shipping companies, and related businesses to participate in multiple blood donation activities to collect medical blood for life-saving needs, and to respond to the spirit of “donating a bag of blood saves a life” , to jointly engage in public welfare activities... 
GSTS establishes Green Shipping Corridor capability with Montreal Port Authority

February 21, 2023 — Global Spatial Technology Solutions  (“GSTS” or “the Company”), a Maritime Intelligence company today announced that it will collaborate with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) in providing a Green Shipping Corridor capability using the OCIANA™ platform. The Green Shipping Corridor capability enables vessels to establish an initially low and ultimately zero-carbon emissions route while matching their arrival with berth availability and maintaining compliance.

Taiwan Port Corporation recognized by engineering industry Oscar again

February 21, 2023 — In 2011, Taiwan Port Corporation won two “Public Works Gold Awards”, which are known as the Oscars in the engineering industry and symbolize the highest honor for the quality of public works in the country. Land Reclamation Project for Embankment of the Back Line” and “Kaohsiung Port Seventh Container Center Project-S1~S3 Wharf Revetment and Xinxin Land Filling Project” sponsored by Kaohsiung Branch, of which “Kaohsiung Port Seventh Container Center Project-S1 ~S3 Wharf revetment and new land reclamation project” also won the 16th Excellent Engineering Golden Safety Award of the Ministry of Labor, and the quality of public works has been recognized.
Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program boosts energy-efficient projects by $1.5 million

February 16, 2023 — Five Long Beach Unified School District campuses and two local churches will become more energy efficient through the Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program. The Long Beach Harbor Commission voted Monday to approve the projects, which total almost $1.5 million. The schools — Jordan High, Jordan Plus, Poly Academy of Achievers and Learners, King Elementary, and Elizabeth Hudson Elementary — will use funding to install indoor LED lighting and sensors. First Congregational Church of Long Beach will upgrade the facility’s chiller boiler along with doors, insulation, and indoor and outdoor lighting, while Pacific Baptist Church will install high performance windows and doors....
Hualien Port Branch completes land preparation planning for Minsheng Road Logistics Park

February 12, 2023 — Hualien Port Branch establishes a logistics and distribution base for service providers. According to the development plan for the future development and construction of the international commercial port (111-115 years), it is located north of Jilin Road and east of Minsheng Road, adjacent to County Road 193 in Hualien County. The 3.9 hectares of land set up a logistics area, which has the development advantages of complete blocks and convenient transportation. In order to strengthen the conditions and integrity of the infrastructure land base in the commercial port area, the land preparation project is planned and is expected to be completed in late December 2011.
Major milestone reached in plans for proposed Freedom Park on Navy Pier

February 9, 2023 — Plans to convert Navy Pier into a public park along San Diego Bay’s North Embarcadero have taken a major step forward. The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to issue a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) to the Port of San Diego and USS Midway Museum (Midway) for the project. The CDP approval is the culmination of a years-long collaborative effort of the Port, the Midway, and Coastal Commission staff. The Midway proposes to call the park Freedom Park, with nods to San Diego’s military history throughout...

Port of Alaska’s Ribuffo named Chair of IAMPE Advisory Board

February 9, 2023 — The Advisory Board of the International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) named Steve Ribuffo, Director of the Port of Alaska, the new Chairman of the IAMPE Advisory board at its most recent annual meeting. Capt. Kevin Kiefer, Chief for the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Waterways and Ocean Policy at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, was named as the Advisory Board’s Vice Chairman at the same meeting.
HK solves insurance obstacle in Guam

February 5, 2023 — Harman Kemp North America Ltd, led by Alan Rixon and team are proud to have worked with Local Broker AM insurance in order to have placed the Transportation Liability insurance with Lloyd’s of London Underwriters to enable this project to begin, and we are pleased to announce it will begin on Saturday 4th February 2023.
Port Authority of Guam wins another Transparency Award

February 9, 2023 — The Port Authority of Guam has been awarded the First Place Platinum Award for the Fiscal Year 2021 Citizen-Centric Report (CCR). This is the second time the Port has received the First Place “Excellence in Citizen-Centric Reporting Award” from the Association of Government Accountants, Guam Chapter (AGA). The award was presented during the 2023 AGA Guam Professional Development Conference held at the Westin Resort Guam.
ADELTE granted a project for the development of autonomous driving system

February 2, 2023 — ADELTE Airport Technologies has received a grant for the project “Development of an autonomous driving system for passenger boarding bridges and IoT platform”, with File No. 2021/C005/00153298 by Red.es. The R&D project has as general objective the development of Artificial Vision technologies or Deep Learning and IoT systems for data collection and processing, allowing the development of intelligent PBBs, capable of automatically docking aircraft, as well as a Monitoring Platform capable of improving all PBB operations.
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