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2013 AAPA Communications Awards Winners

Congratulations to the Georgia Ports Authority, the 2013 winner of the Dan Maynard Communications Award for Overall Excellence - the top award in AAPA's Communications Awards Program


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Award of Excellence
North Carolina State Ports Authority - More Than You Expect [Entry Summary, Entry Image

Awards of Distinction
Port of Long Beach - Community Campaign [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of New Orleans - 'Who Dat' Economic Engine Radio Campaign [Entry Summary, Entry Image
Port of Vancouver USA - Fortune Magazine Asia Advertising Wrap [Entry Summary, Entry Image

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Awards of Distinction
Georgia Ports Authority - More Flexibility: Proven Project Cargo Experience [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - More Jobs: We Do More for Georgia's People [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Long Beach - Cargo on the Fast Track [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Maryland Port Administration - Create Memories of a Lifetime...on a Honeymoon Cruise [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Maryland Port Administration - To-Do List...(Updated!) [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Merit
Georgia Ports Authority - 4 million Square Feet of Available Warehouse Space Within 30 Miles [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - More Capacity: Dedicated Refrigerated Container Space [Entry SummaryEntry Image

ANNUAL REPORTS

Awards of Distinction
Port Everglades - Annual Commerce Report [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - Georgia Ports Authority FY2011 Annual Report [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

Award of Merit
Georgia Ports Authority - Georgia Ports Authority FY2012 Annual Report [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

Audio-Only Presentations

Award of Merit
Port of Palm Beach - Blessing of the Fleet Seaview Radio PSA [Entry Summary, Entry Image

DIRECTORIES/HANDBOOKS

Award of Excellence
Port Everglades - Annual Cruise Guide [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Distinction
Georgia Ports Authority - GPA Ports Guide & Directory CY2012 [Entry SumaryEntry Image
Georgia Ports Authority - GPA Ports Guide & Directory CY2013 [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Ports of Indiana - 2013 Indiana Logistics Directory [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Port of Long Beach Facilities Guides [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of New Orleans - The Official Directory of the Port of New Orleans 2013 [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Award of Merit
Port Canaveral - 2013 Port Canaveral Print & Electronic Report/Directory [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

MISCELLANEOUS

Award of Excellence
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority - The Port of Cleveland: Following the Freight, a 3-part series [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Distinction
Georgia Ports Authority - 2012 State of the Port Brochure [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - The Economic Impact of Georgia's Deepwater Ports [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - Ollie the Otter's Great Adventure [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - 'Your Cool Seaport' Traveling Refrigerated Container Exhibit [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Palm Beach - New Port of Palm Beach Logo [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Tacoma - Maiden Voyage Presentation (MVP) Program [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Merit 
Georgia Ports Authority - GPA's Holiday Card [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Montreal - New Branding: Trading with the World [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

OVERALL CAMPAIGN

Awards of Excellence
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority - The Port of Cleveland: Building Connections [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority -  We Use Less to Move More [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Green Bay - Port of Green Bay 2012 Communications Plan [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Distinction
Port Canaveral - 2012 Get Connected Subscription Campaign [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port Corpus Christi - South Texas Alliance for Regional Trade (START) [Entry SummaryEntry Image]  
Georgia Ports Authority - We Do More [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Big Ship Ready Campaign [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
PortMiami- FULL SPEED AHEAD - More Cruise Lines and Great New Ships [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - America's Front Door: We Make a Big World Smaller [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port Saint John - Port Saint John Re-brand [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

PERIODICALS

Awards of Excellence
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority - The Port of Cleveland eNewsletter [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Ports of Indiana - Portside Magazine [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Awards of Distinction 
Port Canaveral - 2012-2013 Port Canaveral Print & Electronic Magazines [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Houston Authority - The Port of Houston Magazine [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Long Beach - Dock Talk Employee Newsletter (Electronic) [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Montreal - PortInfo Electronic Publication [Entry SummaryEntry Image]  
Port of New Orleans - Port Record: The Official Magazine of the Port of New Orleans [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Awards of Merit 
Georgia Ports Authority - AnchorAge [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - re:port Community Newsletter [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Tie Lines Newsletter (Electronic) [Entry Summary, Entry Image

PROMOTIONAL/ADVOCACY MATERIAL

Award of Excellence
Port of Long Beach - Leading the Way [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Awards of Distinction
Georgia Ports Authority - We Use Less to Move More Brochure [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of New Orleans - Staying Ahead of the Curve: Poised for Growth in the Post-Expanded Panama Canal Era [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Vancouver USA - Welcome to the Port of Possibility Overview Brochure [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Awards of Merit
Georgia Ports Authority - GPA's Collateral Material [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Tacoma - Corporate Brochure: 'Connecting Customers, Cargo and Community' [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Tacoma - Strategic Plan Brochure: 'People. Partnership. Performance.' [Entry Summary, Entry Image

SOCIAL/WEB-BASED MEDIA

Awards of Excellence
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority - Port of Cleveland: Public Engagement on Twitter and Facebook [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port Everglades - Port Everglades Expansion [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Long Beach - Social Media Campaign: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port Saint John - Port Saint John Social Media Engagement Strategy [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Award of Distinction
Port of Palm Beach - Facebook: Port of Palm Beach District [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Award of Merit 
Georgia Ports Authority - Georgia Ports YouTube Channel [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

SPECIAL EVENTS

Awards of Excellence
Port of Hueneme - 75th Anniversary & Banana Festival [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Gerald Desmond Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Specialty Harbor Tours [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Awards of Distinction 
Georgia Ports Authority - 2012 State of the Port [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - GPA Commits to Protect Historic Oaks [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Community Train Tours [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Redwood City - Port of Redwood City's 75th Anniversary [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port Saint John - #portcity Event [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

VIDEOS

Awards of Excellence
Georgia Ports Authority - Economic Impact Video [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - We Use Less to Move More Video [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - "On the Go" Video Series [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Long Beach - "Pulse of the Port" Video Series - [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of San Diego - Port of San Diego Harbor Police On Patrol [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of San Diego - The Synergy of San Diego Bay [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port Saint John - Where the City Begins [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Distinction
Port of Galveston - Texas' Star Cruise Port [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - We Do More: "Commercial Advantages" Video [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Tacoma - Branding Video [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Tacoma - Holiday Video [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Tacoma - "Right" Videos [Entry SummaryEntry Image]

Award of Merit
North Carolina State Ports Authority - The People Behind NC Ports [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

VISUAL-ONLY PRESENTATIONS

Awards of Distinction
Port of Long Beach -  2013 State of the Port PowerPoint [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of Long Beach -  Big Ship Ready Photography [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Merit
Georgia Ports Authority - Trade Show Booth [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority -  We Use Less to Move More Lobby Display [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - We Use Less to Move More Table-Top Display [Entry Summary, Entry Image]

WEBSITES

Awards of Excellence
Belledune Port Authority - Belledune...Unlimited! [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Port of Long Beach - Port of Long Beach Website www.polb.com [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Port of Montreal - Redesigned www.port-montreal.com and New Microsite [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Port of New Bedford - Port of New Bedford Website [Entry SummaryEntry Image
Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) - SLASPA's Intranet - iAccess [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Awards of Distinction 
Port Corpus Christi - www.portofcorpuschristi.com [Entry SummaryEntry Image]
Georgia Ports Authority - More [Entry Summary, Entry Image]
Ports of Indiana - Ports of Indiana Website: www.portsofindiana.com [Entry SummaryEntry Image

Award of Merit 
Port of Long Beach - Gerald Desmond Bridge Website [Entry Summary, Entry Image]