Did you know that Santa has a water “landing” near The Port of Virginia every year on Christmas Eve – and has been making this appearance since 1986? In Old Town Alexandria, Va., one of America’s first ports, an annual show draws about 5,000 spectators and entails flipping elves and reindeer, a pre-show including The Grinch and his friends like Heatmiser and Snowmiser on jet skis, and Santa, Mrs. Claus and their Merry Crew dockside. The organizer of this annual event, “Papa Noel,” who prefers to remain anonymous like the other 50 volunteers involved in this event, happens to work in the port industry. You might have even met him at the AAPA convention in Norfolk recently! For more quick and easy-to-read stories of interest, check out the new Behind the Scenes page, debuting in AAPA Seaports Magazine in a few days.
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Plan now for two professional development opportunities - Shifting Trade and the Industry Recognized Port Certificate. Join your industry colleagues in Tampa, Fla., January 29-30, at Shifting Trade for a 2-day deep dive into the global economic trends affecting the maritime industry that will ultimately impact infrastructure requirements at many maritime facilities. The Industry Recognized Port Certificate (IRPC) is a professional development certificate program focused on enhancing the participant’s fundamental knowledge of the port industry and to introduce them to AAPA and the greater port professional community. AAPA has partnered with Lamar University’s Center for Advances in Port Management to develop relevant curriculum for the modern port professional’s needs. Applications for Spring 2020 are due Friday, January 10.
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Port Corpus Christi congratulated EPIC Midstream on the completion of loading its first shipment of crude oil from its new dock in the Inner Harbor, another milestone in the Port’s continued growth as a net exporter of American energy. Officials from the Port of Los Angeles and Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC) PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with goals to promote further cooperation and information sharing on issues of business and trade, digital supply chain efficiency, the environment and infrastructure development.
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The Port of Santos, located in the State of São Paulo in Brazil, is the largest port in Latin America, moving over 4.1 million TEUs and 133 million metric tons in 2018, as well as the world´s leader in the movement of sugar and orange juice. The port has 43 terminals, 65 berths and over 16 kilometers of quays dedicated to all types of cargo.
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Director, Engineering Services, Kingston, Jamaica; Kingston Wharves Limited Deputy Port Attorney IV, Oakland, California; Port of Oakland Assistant Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, Camden, New Jersey; South Jersey Port Corporation Chief Engineer, Camden, New Jersey; South Jersey Port Corporation Assistant Executive Director/Director, Business Development, Camden, New Jersey; South Jersey Port Corporation Assistant Vice President of Safety and Security, Jacksonville, Florida; Jacksonville Transportation Authority
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