News Release
FOR RELEASE - August 10, 2017
Contact: Aaron Ellis, Public Affairs Director, aellis@aapa-ports.org
(703) 684-5700
American Association of Port Authorities
Phone: (202) 792-4033
www.aapa-ports.org
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)— the recognized and coordinated voice of seaports in the Americas—has slated 11 maritime industry training programs and conferences for 2018, including the popular Planning for Shifting Trade workshop in Tampa, FL, Jan. 30-31; the communications-focused Public Relations Workshop in Mobile, AL, (March 1-2); AAPA’s first-ever supply chain information management Smart Ports program in Oakland, CA (March 6-7); the association’s annual Spring Conference in Washington, D.C. (March 20-21); the port infrastructure-centric Capital Projects Seminar in Norfolk, VA (May 8-9); and the Western Hemisphere seaport industry’s 107th Annual Convention and Exposition (Oct. 7-10), to be held in Valparaíso, Chile, and hosted by the Port of Valparaíso.
In response to favorable member feedback, AAPA is updating and bringing back the Energy and Environment Seminar that was last held in Vancouver, Canada, in September 2016. The 2018 seminar will move across the continent to Jersey City, NJ (Sept. 11-12), and again focus on energy as both a commodity/business line and a power source/cost-savings opportunity for ports.
Further information about the 2018 AAPA workshop, seminar and conference programs is now available on the AAPA website. Additional day-long, topic-specific programs may be added to the AAPA website during the year which don’t appear below.
| Program Title | 2018 Dates | Location |
| Planning for Shifting Trade | Jan. 30-31 | Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Tampa, FL |
| Public Relations Workshop | March 1-2 | Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Mobile, AL |
| Smart Ports | March 6-7 | Waterfront Hotel, a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel Oakland, CA |
| AAPA Spring Conference | March 20-21 |
Westin Washington DC City Center |
| Finance Seminar | April 17-19 | Andaz Savannah (a Hyatt property) Savannah, GA |
| Capital Projects Seminar | May 8-9 | Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Norfolk, VA |
| Port Security Seminar & Expo | July 25-27 |
DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago - Magnificent Mile |
| Commissioners Seminar | June 19-21 | Montréal Marriott Chateau Champlain Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Energy and Environment Seminar | Sept. 11-12 | Hyatt Regency Jersey City Jersey City, NJ |
| Marine Terminal Management Training Program | Oct. 1-5 | Westin Long Beach Long Beach, CA |
| Oct. 7-10 |
Sheraton Miramar Hotel and Convention Center |
Please include the above programs in your printed and on-line calendar of events.
About AAPA
Founded in 1912, AAPA today represents 140 of the leading seaport authorities in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean and more than 250 sustaining and associate members, firms and individuals with an interest in seaports. According to IHS Inc. - World Trade Service, combined international sea trade moving through Western Hemisphere ports in 2015 totaled 3.45 billion metric tons in volume and US$3.36 trillion in value. Of that total, ports in Central and South America handled 1.69 billion metric tons of cargo valued at US$1.15 trillion, while North American ports handled 1.76 billion metric tons of goods, valued at US$2.21 trillion. To meet the growing demand for trade, the AAPA and its members are committed to keeping seaports navigable, secure and sustainable. For more information, visit www.aapa-ports.org. On Twitter: http://twitter.com/AAPA_Seaports
