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2006 AAPA Communications Awards Winners


DAN MAYNARD AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE

Port of Tacoma


Advertising Series

Merit:
Virginia Port Authority – Port of Virginia 2005/2006 Ad Campaign
South Carolina State Ports Authority – “Productivity: Retail Goods & Ocean Carriers” Ad Series
Toronto Port Authority – “Why…Because…” Ad Series

Electronic Advertising - Series

Honorable:
Port of San Diego – “Parade of Lights” Web Banner Ad Series
Port of Houston Authority – “The Port Delivers the Goods” TV Spot Ad Series

Advertising - Individual

Excellence:
Ports of Indiana – “Indiana Island” Ad

Merit:
Port of San Diego – “Working Waterfront” Ad
Port of San Diego – “Stay and Play Before you Sail Away” Ad
Halifax Port Authority – “Deepening” Ad
Halifax Port Authority – “Bring It On” Ad
Port of Stockton, CA –  “Serving the Community” Ad
Port of Corpus Christi – “Trucks and Trains and Ships” Ad

Honorable:
Port of Benton – “Join the Rush to Crush” Ad
Port of Los Angeles – “This Place will Knock your Socks off” Ad
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – “We’ve Always Carried the Torch” Ad

Electronic Advertising - Individual

Excellence:
Toronto Port Authority – “Day at the Beach” Broadcast

Merit:
Port Canaveral – “Smooth Sailing” TV Spot
Toronto Port Authority – “Heartbeat Away” Broadcast

Promotional Literature

Excellence:
Port of Oakland – Educational Brochure – “Explore Oakland’s Waterfront”
Port of Tacoma – Economic Impact Brochure – “The Economic Engine of Pierce County”

Merit:
Halifax Port Authority – Halifax Cruise Brochure
Port of Long Beach – Environmental Brochure – Green Port Brochure

Special Events

Excellence:
Port Manatee – Port Manatee 35th Anniversary Celebration

Honorable:
Port of Long Beach – Green Port Open House
Georgia Ports Authority – Opening of Container Berth Eight
Port of Tacoma – Customer Breakfast 

Overall Campaign

Merit:
Port Everglades – Security Awareness Campaign
Port of Vancouver, USA – “Welcome to the Port of Possibility”

Annual Reports

Excellence:
Port of Houston Authority – “Celebrating 90 Years of Service to the World”

Merit:
Georgia Ports Authority – GPA FY2005 Annual Report

Honorable:
Port of San Diego – “A Port for the Region”

Port of Tacoma – 2005 Annual Report: “The Top 10 Stores of the Year” 

Directory/Handbook

Merit:
Port of San Diego – 2006-2007 Cruise Ship Schedule
Ports of Indiana – Indiana Logistics Directory

Videos

Excellence:
Port of Oakland – “Welcome to the Waterfront”
Port of San Diego – “A Working Waterfront: The History & Heritage of San Diego Bay”
Port of Los Angeles – Port Police Recruitment PSAs
Port of Portland – “The Columbia River – Maintaining a Tradition of Trade”
Port of Tacoma – “Tall Ships Tacoma – Parade of Sail”

Honorable:
Port of Long Beach – “Pulse of the Port”

Newsletters

Excellence:
Georgia Ports Authority – Great People in Action
Port of Tacoma – Pierce County’s Port Report

Merit:
Port of Portland – Portside
Port of Long Beach – Re:Port
Port of Los Angeles – What’s New, Crew?
Port Manatee – Deepwater

Honorable:
Port of Everett – Port Garden Wharf Construction

Electronic Newsletters

Honorable:
Port of Portland – Port Dispatch

Periodicals

Excellence:
Port of Tacoma – Pacific Gateway

Merit:
Port of Houston Authority – The Port of Houston Magazine
South Carolina State Ports Authority – Port Charleston Magazine

Honorable:
Port Freeport, TX –Dockside Magazine

Miscellaneous

Excellence:
Port Manatee – Port Manatee Crisis Communications Manual
Virginia Port Authority – Bag/Coloring Book for Children’s Festival

Merit:
Port of Redwood City – Port of Redwood City History Brochure

Honorable:
Port of Long Beach – 2005 Annual Report and Facilities Guide

Websites

Merit:
Port of Los Angeles – www.portoflosangeles.org
Hamilton Port Authority – www.hamiltonport.ca
Port Freeport, TX – www.portfreeport.com
Ports of Indiana – www.portsofindiana.com
Port of Benton – www.portofbenton.com

Honorable:
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority – www.portofcleveland.com 

Direct Mail

Merit:
Port of Everett – Marine Terminals Master Planning Brochure

Audio & Visual Presentations

Merit:
Port of Houston Authority – “2005 A Year of Records”
Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles – “Julio’s New Ride”
Virginia Port Authority – "The Port of Virginia: Visit the Port of Virginia”