Photo above: Fiji Ports Corporation Limited
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Association of Pacific Ports News
May 19, 2023
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- REGISTER NOW! 109th APP ANNUAL CONFERENCE -- LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
- NEXT PACIFIC PORTS MAGAZINE -- EDITORIAL NOW FULL!
- MEMBER NEWS:
- NEC announces UNIVERGE BLUE ARCHIVE – A groundbreaking, multi-channel data retention solution
- MarineLabs launches CoastAware™ BuoyCam, the first scalable, end-to-end ocean camera data product
- First cruise ship of the season docks at Anchorage’s Port of Alaska
- Port of Alaska sees first ship at new dock
- Port of Long Beach releases Pier Wind Project Concept
- Congresswoman Julia Brownley delivers $375,000 to the Port of Hueneme’s Environmental Initiative
- Redwood City Ferry Terminal Project update
- Port of Newport pursues grants and new business for terminal
- Kaohsiung Port’s fully automated seventh container center officially opened!
- Taichung Port signal station renovation project will become a new image of the international port
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REGISTER NOW!
109th APP ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 13 to 16, 2023 in Long Beach, California
The APP's 109th Annual Conference, hosted by the Port of Long Beach, is quickly approaching! If you haven't registered yet, we highly recommend you do so as soon as possible.
We've secured a great room rate ($229) at the Hotel Maya – a Doubletree by Hilton. The Maya is a full-scale resort featuring a Latin American-inspired 199 room property with a distinctive Southern California combination of spectacular, oceanfront views amidst 14 acres of lush, tropical gardens dotted with 500 palm trees in a modern, open-air setting.
Agenda
Focus on the issues
Presentations and plenary sessions at this year's conference are designed to maximize your learning experience but also provide opportunities for engaging discussions. Just confirmed sessions include:
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Taiwan's Experience: Offshore Wind Projects -- we're excited to announce the participation of Taiwan International Ports Corporation. TIPC representatives will outline and provide insights into their work in developing offshore wind.
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Next Generation Technologies: Supply Chain Digitization and Green Solutions -- Milan Karunaratne, Senior Director, AI and Advanced Digital Technologies, Wabtec Corporation. As a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services, Wabtec's experience in emission-reduction technologies are helping ports get closer to carbon-zero operations.
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M5 Marine Highway -- Spanning from northern Washington to southern California, the M5 Marine Highway provides an alternative to land-side transportation services to reduce congestion and greenhouse gases. Transporting goods by barge or ship along the navigable waters of the U.S. west coast is proving to be eight times more efficient than tractor-trailers and double what is achievable by rail. Mr. Hein will lead a panel of port representatives who will look at the many benefits the M5 has brought to their jurisdiction.
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FEMA's Distribution Overview and Importance of Pacific Ports (presented by Michael Legler, Transportation Planner, Federal Emergency Management Agency) -- The scope, scale, and pace of disasters since 2017, and our responses to those events, continue to reinforce the fact that the nation has great capabilities and capacities to respond even in the worst circumstances. The challenge is getting the right capability, to the right place, at the right time with the right enabling information for decision makers. In the end, it’s all about transportation.
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Kongsberg Discovery's BerthWatch (presented by Konrad Mech, Sales Director, Coasts Ports and Inland Waterways) -- BerthWatch provides all stakeholders real-time data of the actual depths in a berth. Bulk cargo vessels can maximize loads while maintaining safe depth under keel. Terminal operators can contract dredgers based in true knowledge of rate of siltation / shoaling. Ports can verify presence of foreign objects in the berth pocket after storms, accelerating recovery and improving port resiliency. Pilots can obtain real time data on berth depths prior to approach. Green Shipping Corridor Partners can optimize loads and reduce lightering / reverse lightering operations by exchanging data at each end of a transit. Find out how your port operations can benefit from this solution.
Showcasing Long Beach
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Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course -- Located just south of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course is the premier course in the area. Voted “Readers’ Choice Best” by the Press-Telegram Long Beach, this 6,909-yard par 72 championship course is owned by The City of Long Beach and designed by leading golf course architect Cal Olson. It features Bermuda grass fairways, wide-open links-style play, and superb Bentgrass and Poa annua greens.
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Tour of La Brea Tar Pits -- As a special treat and thanks to the sponsorship of the Port of Umatilla, we’re organizing a trip to La Brea Tar Pits! Guests will first enjoy the Titans of the Ice Age — a 3D adventure film, narrated by Christopher Plummer, that takes guests on a tour of an icy world with magnificent saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, giant sloths and, of course, iconic mammoths that lived 10,000 years before modern civilization.
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Welcome Reception: Harbor Sunset Tour -- Departing from the Hotel Maya dock, APP Conference guests will enjoy water-side views of Long Beach Harbor — the first opportunity to see Port of Long Beach operations in action.
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Dinner at the Aquarium of the Pacific -- Conference Host Port of Long Beach and Southern California’s largest Aquarium are rolling out the red carpet for APP Conference Guests! What better way to pay homage to the Pacific Ocean than to enjoy dinner at a gathering place that celebrates the diversity of one of the most important oceans on the planet. Guests will have the opportunity to explore over 100 exhibits, representing all aspects of the Ocean — from the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific, to the temperate Southern California/Baja region and the warm coral reefs and lagoons of the Tropical Pacific.
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Tour of Port of Long Beach and Long Beach Container Terminal -- Guided (and commentated) bus tours of operations at the Port, including the Long Beach Container Terminal, will give attendees a first-hand look of operations with detailed descriptions of best practices and innovations that have been highlighted during conference plenary sessions.
Sponsorship
We're incredibly pleased to announce even more sponsors!. A big thanks to our host, Port of Long Beach, as well as:
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Captain Sponsors: The Pasha Group, Port of Stockton and Commonwealth Ports Authority
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Lieutenant Sponsors: Port of Redwood City, American Samoa Department of Port Administration, Best Best & Krieger Attorneys at Law, Kongsberg, Port of Nanaimo and Port of Hueneme
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Crew Sponsors: Momentum, MarineLabs, SSA Marine, Burns & McDonnell, Port of Umatilla MCM Marine & Civil Maintenance, Port of Alaska and Port of Skagit
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Supporting Sponsor: Port of Grays Harbor
- Media Partner, Islands Business.
There's still time to sponsor! The APP's 109th Annual Conference provides a great opportunity to build relationships with a very targeted market: senior port executives, commissioners and management from the U.S., Canada, and the Pacific Islands; terminal operators; shipping lines; technology providers; environmental consulting and engineering firms; and equipment manufactures to name just a few. Sponsorship benefits have been designed to provide premium exposure not only on-site but leading up to the event through social media and direct email marketing.
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Editorial for the next Pacific Ports Magazine is fully booked! Articles include:
- Industry Insight with Mario Cordero, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach
- New Port Manager for Brookings Harbor, Travis Webster
- New leadership, renewed path for Kongsberg Mesotech
- Gray's Harbor Westport Marina Modernization Project
- Port of Stockton turns 90!
- Air apparent: the amphibious craft whose time may have come
- Climate Resiliency: A mega-challenge for ports
- Plus much more!
There's still time to advertise!
To discuss advertising opportunities, contact:
Key dates for the July issue of Pacific Ports Magazine:
Book by June 19, 2023
Ad material due by June 26, 2023
Mail out by: July 15, 2023
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NEC announces UNIVERGE BLUE ARCHIVE – A groundbreaking, multi-channel data retention solution
May 18, 2023 — NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, networking and biometric solutions, today announced UNIVERGE BLUE ARCHIVE, its innovative data retention solution for UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT, its unified communications application. Serving as a secure, digital storehouse for critical information and communications, UNIVERGE BLUE ARCHIVE is designed to preserve, protect and support search and retrieval across critical business communications channels, including chat, short message service (SMS), phone call recordings and voicemail. Available to NEC’s UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT customers, the solution is easily integrated into business operations as it adapts to internal compliance and governance protocols as well as legal and regulatory requirements.
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MarineLabs launches CoastAware™ BuoyCam, the first scalable, end-to-end ocean camera data product
May 17, 2023 — B.C.-based ocean technology startup, MarineLabs Data Systems has launched its new BuoyCam service, the first scalable, end-to-end ocean camera data product. The service provides subscribers access to 360-degree, real-time views of ocean conditions through images from sensor locations along coastlines. The new weather awareness data point improves the way search and rescue, harbour masters, and vessel pilots understand current weather conditions, visually. The BuoyCam feature enables a visual assessment of ocean conditions for mariners, helps them understand the current state of weather, and provides context to other data within CoastAware. The product helps users confidently and safely navigate using a visual reference to better understand surroundings like fog, debris in the water, and rough conditions.
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First cruise ship of the season docks at Anchorage’s Port of Alaska
Holland America’s ship Nieuw Amsterdam cruised into the Port of Alaska under sunny skies and calm seas on Thursday. The ship is one of two that will visit Anchorage this season, with a different Holland America ship arriving in September. Kimberly Wells, Cruise and Travel Director for Holland America, said the Nieuw Amsterdam can hold 2,300 passengers but 1,900 had signed up for the 14-day cruise. Wells said the company typically does 7-day cruises to Alaska, which are more popular among families than longer ones.
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Port of Alaska sees first ship at new dock
The Port of Alaska saw the first ship to dock at the new Petroleum and Cement Terminal on Tuesday, as well as container ships from Tote and Matson, and a Crowley fuel barge and its tug boat. The new pile-supported dock replaced the former Petroleum Oil Lubricates Terminal 1 that opened in 1965, which was severely corroded and suffered structural damage during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that occurred Nov. 30, 2018. The PCT pilings and concrete deck are designed to last for 75 years, and are part of the first phase of the Port of Alaska Modernization Program.
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Port of Long Beach releases Pier Wind Project Concept
May 9, 2023 — The Port of Long Beach has released plans for an ambitious facility conceived to help California and the nation reach renewable energy targets in the coming decades. The floating offshore wind facility – known as Pier Wind – would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines standing as tall as the Eiffel Tower. It would be the largest facility at any U.S. seaport specifically designed to accommodate the assembly of offshore wind turbines.
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Congresswoman Julia Brownley delivers $375,000 to the Port of Hueneme’s Environmental Initiative
May 8, 2023 — Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) visited the Port of Hueneme to deliver a check in the amount of $375,000 in support of the Port of Hueneme’s Reducing Emissions, Supporting Health (PHRESH) Plan that will assess and address emissions, air quality requirements and goals, as well as look at future growth scenarios, emission control strategies, community involvement, strategy funding, implementation, and monitoring. “The Port of Hueneme appreciates the continued support of Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s office in this important climate action and adaptation plan effort to help secure much needed funding for our environmental initiatives,” said Oxnard Harbor Commissioner President, Jess Herrera.
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Redwood City Ferry Terminal Project update
May 5, 2023 — At the March 22 board meeting, the Board of Port Commissioners selected CDM Smith as the consultant firm to conduct the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process on the future Redwood City Ferry Terminal Project. CDM Smith’s role is to lead the environmental review and analysis for the future Ferry Terminal. This action marks the next step in implementing the public ferry service and aligns with the proposed project schedule to be completed in 2026. The purpose of this project is to create an alternative transportation option for commuters and help remove traffic congestion from the highways. The Port will represent the southernmost hub and connect the mid-Peninsula to the San Francisco Bay Ferry System, serving San Francisco and East Bay.
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Port of Newport pursues grants and new business for terminal
May 5, 2023 — Port Commissioners have put their support behind a grant application that the organization’s management hopes will spur more diverse business to the Port of Newport International Terminal (NIT). Improvements to nine acres of land at NIT that is currently undeveloped, as well as the purchase of two log handlers, is estimated to cost $4.3 million. The Port’s 20 percent match would amount to $861,000 and the rest would be covered by the grant, if the application is successful. The port had already budgeted $300,000 for the improvements to the undeveloped nine acres.
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Kaohsiung Port’s fully automated seventh container center officially opened!
May 5, 2023 — The seventh container center of Kaohsiung Port was officially opened on May 1st. Chairman Li Xianyi of Taiwan Port Corporation went to the site to care about the operation of the container yard, and supervised the operation of Evergreen Shipping’s “remote automated vehicle” and went to the control area Confirm the progress of the automated operation to ensure the smooth operation of the seventh container center. Chairman Li Xianyi said: “The seventh container center is the first fully automated container terminal in Taiwan. The whole area uses unmanned vehicles, remote control and AI systems, which can significantly improve the efficiency of the counter yard operations and create a better operating environment. We look forward to Evergreen Shipping Company’s high-efficiency automation operations to achieve new successes in the container volume of Kaohsiung Port!”
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Taichung Port signal station renovation project will become a new image of the international port
May 5, 2023 — Taichung Port Branch of Taiwan Port Affairs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Taichung Port Branch) cooperates with the smart port of the Ministry of Communications and the exclusive care plan for the personnel of the VTS (Traffic Traffic Management Center) of the head office “to light up the heart of the ” tower ” and warm the heart of ” his ” Room”, internal renovations are carried out in the relevant premises of VTS on duty and standby. In addition, in order to avoid the damage of the backup power supply and the old exterior wall, and to handle the renewal of mechanical and electrical equipment, waterproofing, and reinforcement of the exterior wall damage, the plan was submitted to allocate funds for the indoor decoration of the signal station and the renovation of the exterior wall.
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