Congratulations to all of the ports that submitted winning entries into the 2019 AAPA Communications Awards Program competition!
The recipients of the 2019 Overall Award of Communications Excellence trophies - the top awards in AAPA's Communications Awards Program – go to Port Milwaukee (Category 1), Port of New Orleans (Category 2), and Port of San Diego (Category 3). The three categories are based on the size of the port's public relations, advertising and marketing budget. Links to the entry summaries are provided below.
The winners in this year's competition will have their Excellence, Distinction and Merit awards mailed to their ports and be recognized in a narrated PowerPoint presentation that will appear at AAPA’s 2019 Annual Convention in Norfolk, VA, October 13-16. Winners of the Overall Award of Communications Excellence will be recognized and receive their trophies at AAPA’s Annual Convention.
Overall Awards of Communications Excellence
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Category 1 - Port Milwaukee, Port Milwaukee Website Modernization (Websites)
Category 2 - Port of New Orleans, Shippers Summit (Special Events)
Category 3 - Port of San Diego, #ThatsMyBay Pollution Prevention (Videos)
Awards of Excellence, Distinction and Merit (alphabetized first by classification and then by port)
Advertisements
Awards of Distinction
Port of Long Beach, Working for Long Beach
Port of Stockton, Then & Now - 85th Anniversary Ad Series
Award of Merit
Port of Long Beach, A Cleaner Harbor Makes Our Friends Smile
Annual Reports
Award of Excellence
Port of Stockton, 2017 Annual Report
Awards of Distinction
Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Ports Authority FY18 Annual Report
The Port of Virginia, FY18 Sustainability Report
Award of Merit
The Port of Virginia, FY18 Annual Report
Audio-Only Presentations
Award of Excellence
Port of Longview, Port Talk Radio
Community/Education Outreach
Award of Excellence
Port of Green Bay, Renard Island Community Outreach
Awards of Distinction
Port of Long Beach, PHOTO Program
Port of San Diego, Chula Vista Bayfront Parks Design
Port of Vancouver USA, Public Tours Program
Directories/Handbooks
Awards of Distinction
Port of Cleveland, Field Guide
Georgia Ports Authority, Georgia Ports Authority CY2018 Ports Guide and Directory
Port Manatee, Port Manatee 2019 Business Directory
Port of New Orleans, Gateway Review
Virginia Port Authority, 2019 Virginia Advantages Book
Miscellaneous
Awards of Distinction
Port of Baltimore, Captain Trash Wheel
Georgia Ports Authority, Port Stories: Finding Success Through Georgia's Ports
Port of New Orleans, Cruise Exhibition Booth
Port of Oakland, Port of Oakland - Uniting the Staff
Port of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma Centennial Container
Awards of Merit
Port of Galveston, 2018 Year in Review
Port of Stockton, San Francisco Bar Pilots Commemorative Coin
Port of Tacoma, Centennial Magazine
Overall Campaign
Awards of Excellence
Port Corpus Christi, Moving America's Energy
Port of Everett, Port of Everett: The First 100 Years
Port Freeport, 2018 Port Freeport Bond Package Informational Campaign
Port of Grays Harbor, THINK BIG: Satsop Business Park
Port of New Orleans, Maritime Month and Maritime Day 2018
North Carolina Ports, Our Ports. Their Stories
Port of San Francisco, Embarcadero Seawall Program Communications
Port of Tacoma, Centennial Campaign
Port Tampa Bay, Crisis Communications: The Fuel Gateway
Awards of Distinction
Port of Cleveland, imPORTant for Cleveland, exPORTed to the World
Port Everglades, Port Everglades Celebrates 90 Years
Port of Oakland, Port of Oakland – Growing the Business
Port Tampa Bay, Seaway Global Cruise Tradeshow
Award of Merit
Port of Monroe, Michigan’s Gateway Port
Periodicals
Awards of Distinction
Port of New Orleans, Port Record
Port of South Louisiana, PortLog, Quarterly Magazine of Port of South Louisiana
Promotional/Advocacy
Awards of Excellence
Port of New Orleans, Economic Impact Brochure
Port of New Orleans, Coloring and Activity Book
Award of Distinction
Port of New Orleans, Port NOLA Cruise Brochure
Social/Web-Based Media
Award of Excellence
Port of Tacoma, Centennial Story Map
Award of Distinction
Port of Baltimore, Port of Baltimore Proactive Social Media
Award of Merit
Port of New York & New Jersey, Port Careers Spotlight
Special Events
Awards of Distinction
Port of Beaumont, Navigating the Neches Legislative Event
Port of Cleveland, Rock the Port
Ports of Indiana, Great Lakes Maritime Day
Montreal Port Authority, Public Opening of the Port of Montreal's Grand Quay
Awards of Merit
Port of Stockton, 85th Anniversary Celebration
Virginia Port Authority, 2019 State of the Port Address
Videos
Awards of Excellence
Georgia Ports Authority, The Path to Seven and a Half
Georgia Ports Authority, The Port That Never Sleeps
Port of New Orleans, Generations Working For You
Port of New Orleans, Galvanizing the Gateway
Port of Tacoma, 1918: A Year of Destiny
Award of Distinction
Port of New York & New Jersey, Not So Obvious Video
Awards of Merit
Port of Baltimore, Inspired By Trash Wheels, Sea Bots Explore Masonville Cove
Port of Baltimore, Happy Halloween From Captain Trash Wheel
Port of Cleveland, America's Heartland
Port of Stockton, Long Rail Journey
Port Tampa Bay, 31 Seconds: Hurricane Irma
Port of Vancouver USA, Environmental Video
Visual Only Presentations
Award of Excellence
Port of Longview, County Fair Educational Display
Award of Distinction
Port of Stockton, Time Lapse Video
Websites
Awards of Excellence
Port of Long Beach, Gerald Desmond Bridge Website
Port of New Orleans, Portnola.com Website
Port of San Diego, New Port of San Diego Website
Awards of Distinction
Montreal Port Authority, Port of Montreal Trading With The World Microsite
Port of Monroe, portofmonroe.com
Port of New Bedford, Port of New Bedford Website
