Industry Events: Baltimore, New Orleans, Sept-Îles

 

Measuring air emissions in the maritime and shipping industries is just one topic that will be discussed at the first GreenPort Congress conference to be held in North America hosted by the Port of Baltimore and the Maryland Department of Transportation. The international conference, which will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center on May 16-18, 2018, brings together maritime professionals from around the world to discuss environmental initiatives and developments.    After 12 years of being held around the world, this is the first time it is being held in North America.  

 

The session on measuring air emissions will examine the environmental impacts of ships’ transits on air quality around ports and surrounding communities.  It will also look at the universal use of automatic identification systems, monitoring ship emissions from space, and understanding the results of photochemical modeling that stimulates the changes of pollutant concentrations in the atmosphere and near shore emissions.  The session will be moderated by George Aburn, director of air and radiation administration for the Maryland Department of the Environment.  

 

Other conference sessions will focus on a variety of maritime environmental topics ranging from smart ports to land redevelopment to managing dredge materials to the future of commerce vessels in a rapidly changing industry.  

 

The Port of New Orleans will host the annual Cargo Connections Conference (CCC) April 8-10 at The Chicory in downtown New Orleans marking the 10th anniversary of the dynamic three-day conference that focuses on the efficient transportation of energy products, steel and other raw materials, containerized cargo and more.

 

The CCC is highly interactive forum with several networking opportunities for shipping professionals to discuss trends and issues and learn from industry experts. Formerly known as the Critical Commodities Conference, the CCC is attended by barge lines, logistics companies, port authorities and government agencies, producers, railroads, shippers, shipping lines, terminal operators, transloaders and warehousers, trucking lines, traders and more.

 

Topics to be discussed include:

• State of the U.S. and global economy and how the White House is affecting the industry.
• The Trump administration’s infrastructure investment plan’s impact on Mississippi River
• projects.
• The importance of imports to the U.S. economy.
• Supply chain and logistics challenges, opportunities and market trends.
• The future of breakbulk cargo.
• The Class I railroads’ plan for the New Orleans Gateway.
• Port NOLA: Embracing uniqueness to enhance supply chain efficiency. 

The 2018 conference celebrates the 10th anniversary of the CCC and to show appreciation for the Port’s top customers, awards will be presented to Port NOLA’s top 10 ocean carriers and shippers during a luncheon Monday, April 9.

For more information and to register for CCC 2018, click here.

 

The Port of Sept-Îles is partnering with Les Arts et La Ville for its 31st annual symposium, which will be held in Sept-Îles from June 6 to 8, by funding an incentive to encourage cultural stakeholders in the area to participate in this major event. As a result of this partnership, 20 artists and cultural organization representatives from Sept-Îles will get a preferential rate when they register for the symposium.

 

Sept-Îles Mayor Réjean Porlier is encouraging local cultural stakeholders to come out in force to the Les Arts et La Ville symposium: "It’s not every day that we get the chance to reflect together on cultural issues and exchange ideas with stakeholders from across Quebec. We often face the same challenges, and this is the chance to get creative and feed off each other’s ideas to solve them. It’s contagious!"

 

Registration begins on March 6 and ends on May 20. The full symposium program is available online on the Les Arts et La Ville network’s website.