Allied Telesis Inc., 3041 Orchard Pkwy., San Jose, CA 95134.Phone: (408) 519-8835. Email:  Ash_Padwal@AlliedTelesis.com. Website: www.AlliedTelesis.com. Contact: Mr. Ash Padwal, Chief Risk Officer.  (AAPA Sustaining Member)

For nearly 30 years, Allied Telesis has been delivering reliable, intelligent connectivity for everything from enterprise organizations to complex, critical infrastructure projects around the globe. That includes telecommunications equipment, security, and networks.

HanesBrands Inc., 1000 E. Hanes Mill Road, Winston Salem, NC 27105. Phone: (336) 519-5250. Email: jerry.cook@hanes.com. Website: www.hanes.com. Contact: Mr. James J. Cook. (AAPA Sustaing Member)

HanesBrands is a socially responsible manufacturer and marketer of leading everyday basic apparel under some of the world's strongest apparel brands in the Americas, Europe and Asia, as well as in Australia and South Africa.

AAPA will bestow its 2017 "Port Person of the Year" award on U.S. Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) for his strong advocacy of the maritime industry since coming to Congress in 2008. The presentation will be made April 4 during the association’s Spring Conference in Washington (DC).

ZIM Integrated Shipping Ltd. is adding the Port of Wilmington to its Z7S all-water Asia-U.S. East Coast service rotation. This weekly service will begin calling the North Carolina port in June and provide access to major markets in South China, Southeast Asia and India Subcontinent. Port of Oakland is expecting little disruption from upcoming changes to container shipping alliances. More specifically, it predicts cargo volume to hold steady once new alliances begin operation April, with fewer but larger ships visiting Oakland weekly.

The Georgia Ports Authority last week commissioned the first of four new Neo-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes at the Garden City Terminal in Savannah. An expansion project for containerized cargo will help Canadian farmers reach international markets while expanding intermodal logistics capacities at the Port of Prince Rupert.

Port of Oakland Commissioners on March 23 approved an $8.9 million deal to purchase solar power for the next 20 years. The port’s municipal utility will resell the electricity to tenants including those at Oakland International Airport and the seaport.

The Port of Palm Beach and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have extended the term of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by five additional years.

A newly released analysis concludes that Port of Halifax container operations, particularly seafood exports, are a major economic force in the province of Nova Scotia.

The Georgia Ports Authority last month experienced its busiest February ever with throughput totaling 2.94 million short tons.  That was up 10 percent from February 2016, and second only to this January's 3.01 million tons. The Northwest Seaport Alliance recorded an 8 percent year-to-date increase in container traffic cargo through February at its terminals in Tacoma and Seattle despite a dip in vessel calls. Cargo traffic declined last year at the Port of Windsor, almost entirely due to the wind down of construction on the customs plaza that will service the new Gordie Howe International bridge between Windsor and Detroit.

The Port of Portland has hired Ken O’Hollaren to spearhead its marine marketing efforts, starting Monday, March 20, 2017.  Mr. O’Hollaren previously served successively as executive director of the ports of Longview and Port Angeles, and brings more than 25 years of experience in the maritime industry to the role. Michael J. Martin will be joining the Port of San Francisco as deputy director of real estate and development, effective May 8, 2017.