2010 Harbors, Navigation and Environment Seminar and GreenPort Americas

May 4, 2010
Charleston, South Carolina

Always of significant interest to ports, the Harbors, Navigation and Environment seminar will encompass a broad range of dredging and environmental issues of vital concern to port managers and other senior port executives. The program will focus on sustainable port design, adapting to the effects of climate change, reducing emissions from goods movement, social aspects of sustainability, economic recovery strategies to promote sustainable ports, and carbon neutrality at ports. This year, the two-day HNE seminar will be followed by a one day GreenPort Americas program that will bring together international delegates tasked with creating or implementing environmental policies, regulations and procedures within ports, terminals, shipping lines, transportation and logistics companies.

05/04/2010
Welcoming and Opening Remarks

• Kurt Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities
• James I. Newsome, III, President and CEO, SC State Ports Authority
• Deborah Hadden, Massachusetts Port Authority, Chair, Harbors, Navigation and  Environment Committee

05/04/2010
Environmental Sustainability

Moderator:  Tim Van Wormer, Development Project Manager, Port of Portland

Speakers:

• "North American Best Practices White Paper," Richard Vincent, Environmental Project Manager, Port of Portland
• "State of Practice in Non-U.S. Ports," Noleen A. Tillman, Chair, TEC/International Institute for Seaport Sustainability
• "Improving Air Quality for Communities," Anthony Chiarello, Executive Vice President and COO, NYK Logistics (Americas) and Dean Tracy, Director, International Transportation, Lowe's

05/04/2010
Financial Sustainability

Moderator:  Rodney W. Oliver, Deputy Executive Director of Administration and CFO, Virginia Port Authority

Speakers:

• "Can Ports Be Green in a Recession?" John D. Pauling, Director, Ports and Maritime, WorleyParsons Group Inc.
• "Sustainable Asset Management and Managing Environmental Costs at the Port of Seattle," Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Senior Manager, Seaport Environmental Programs, Port of Seattle
• "Private Investment in Ports," Mark Jaworski, Client Service Manager, Ports and Waterways Group, Weston Solutions, Inc.

05/04/2010
Social Responsibility

Moderator: Heather Wood, Director of Environmental Affairs, Virginia Port Authority

Speakers:

• "Role of Ports in Addressing Environmental Justice Issues Related to Goods Movement," Alycia Gilde, Vice President of East Coast Operations, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates
• "Making Efforts to Be Good Neighbors," Jan Prahm, Tutech Inovation Gmbh
• "Involving the Community in Dredged Material Placement," Frank L. Hamons, Deputy Director for Harbor Development, Maryland Port Administration

05/04/2010
Sustainable Planning and Design

Moderator:  Ms. Hadden

Speakers:

• "Bayport Container/Cruise Terminal," Mark Vincent, Project Manager Supervisor, Port of Houston Authority
• "Sustainable Dredging and Sediment Management," Kurt Frederick, Senior Technical Manager, Weston Solutions, Inc.

05/05/2010
Keynote Address: Making the Business Case for Meeting the Bottom Line While Balancing Environmental and Social Obligations

Speaker:  Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles

05/05/2010
Green Port Initiatives

Moderator: Dana Blume, P.G., Environmental Affairs Manager, Port of Houston Authority

Speakers:

• "South Carolina State Ports Authority Pledge for Growth Initiative," Jeannie Adame, Environmental Affairs Manager, South Carolina State Ports Authority
• "Maryland Port Administration Programs," Richard Sheckells, Jr., Chief, Environmental Initiatives, Maryland Port Administration
• "Port of Long Beach Green Port Policy," Richard Cameron, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach

05/05/2010
Climate Change Impacts -- Preparing for the Future

Moderator:  Paul Carangelo, REM, CESM, PWS, Coastal Environmental Planner, Port of Corpus Christi Authority

Speakers:

• "U.S. Sea Level Rise Predictions," Margaret A. Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center
• "Climate Change Impacts on Seaports: A Survey of AAPA and IAPH Member Ports," Austin Becker, Stanford University

05/05/2010
Port Sustainability Tools

Moderator:  Aston A. Hinds, PMP, Environmental Affairs Manager, Port of Houston Authority

Speakers:

• "EPA Compliance Toolbox," Linda Longo, Regional Compliance Assistance Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2
• "Using the Balanced Scorecard to Execute a Sustainability Strategy," Jim Coffey, Principal, Beyond Scorecard, LLC

05/05/2010
Goods Movement Electrification and Technologies

Moderator: Jay A. Ach, Manager of Regulatory & Environmental Affairs, Port of San Francisco

Speakers:

• "Zero Emission Cargo Mover Project," Kevin Maggay, Environmental Specialist, Port of Los Angeles
• "Evaluation of Available and Emerging Technologies for Container Handling Equipment," Mr. Maggay
• "Clean Ports USA: How Diesel Emission Reduction Grants are Moving Innovations from Concept to Marketplace," Trish Koman, Clean Ports USA Program Manager, U.S. EPA - Office of Transportation and Air Quality

05/05/2010
IAPH World Climate Initiative

Moderator:  Lisa Wunder, Environmental Specialist, Port of Los Angeles

Speakers:

• "Carbon Footprinting," Ms. Wunder
• "Carbon Calculator," Bruce Anderson, Air Quality Director/Principal, Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC

05/06/2010
GreenPort Americas 2010 -- Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker: Julian King, EWP Communications, Ltd.

05/06/2010
World Port Climate Intiative (continued)

Moderator: Ms. Wunder

Speakers:

• "Progress on Tools for Implementation," Jan Fransen, Managing Director, Green Award Foundation

05/06/2010
Greening Ports Through Carbon Management

Speakers:

• "Port Metro Vancouver's Carbon Neutral Initiative," Darrell Desjardin, Director, Environmental Programs, and Chris Badger, COO, Port Metro Vancouver
• "The Why and How of Carbon Neutrality for Ports," Mark LaCroix, Carbon Neutral Company

05/06/2010
Greening the Global Logistics Chain

Speakers:

• "Options for Greening Ship Operations," Chris Palsson, Director, IHS Fairplay
• "The Shipping Line Perspective," Bill Williams, Vice President of Health, Safety & Environment, Maersk, Inc.
• "Vessel Efficiency Improvements for Reducing CO2 Foorprint + LNG a Better Way to Cold Iron," John Hatley, PE, Americas Vice President Ship Power, Wartsila NorthAmerica, Inc.

05/06/2010
Marine Spatial Planning

Speakers:

• "Marine Spatial Planning in the United States," Leslie-Ann McGee, Director, Ocean and Coastal Solutions, Batelle Memorial Institute
• "Lessons Learned from the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Development," Stephanie Moura, Executive Director, Massachusetts Ocean Partnership

05/06/2010
International Initiatives to Promote Port Sustainability

Moderator: Armando Duarte-Peláez, Member of the Board, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A.

Speakers:

• "Panama Canal Expansion," Esteban Saenz, Panama Canal Authority
• "International Solutions for Sustainable Ports," Jay R. Jahangiri, President and Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability Director, TRE Consulting, Inc. (presented by John Pauling, WorleyParsons Group Inc.)

05/06/2010
Closing Remarks: The Road from Copenhagen--Where Do We Go From Here?

Speaker: Ms. Hadden