Join us in Long Beach, California!

We are very excited to invite you to Long Beach, California where our host, the Port of Long Beach, will be providing a first-hand look at operations as well as insights into key issues that affect all ports. With six container terminals, five liquid bulk terminals, and over $2.3 billion in planned capital improvements, POLB experiences will be of benefit for all.

4
Days
16
Networking Opportunities
13
Presentations
2
Field Trips!

Agenda

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7:00 am - 1:00 pm Off-site

Located just south of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, Skylinks at Long Beach Golf Course is the premier course in the area. Voted “Readers’ Choice Best” by the Press-Telegram Long Beach, this 6,909-yard par 72 championship course is owned by The City of Long Beach and designed by leading golf course architect Cal Olson. […]

9:00 am - 2:00 pm Off-site

Sponsored by the Port of Umatilla As a special treat and thanks to the sponsorship of the Port of Umatilla, we’re organizing a trip to La Brea Tar Pits! Guests will first enjoy the Titans of the Ice Age — a 3D adventure film, narrated by Christopher Plummer, that takes guests on a tour of […]

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sign in and collect your delegate bag as well as a special welcome gift bag from the Port of Long Beach.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mayakoba Board Room

Association business.

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Off-site

Departing from the Hotel Maya dock, APP Conference guests will enjoy water-side views of Long Beach Harbor — the first opportunity to see Port of Long Beach operations in action.

7:30 am - 9:00 am Miramar Veranda

7:30 am - 4:00 pm

Open early and staffed for the duration of the conference to assist attendees.

9:00 am - 9:10 am Miramar

9:00 am - 3:00 pm Off-site

9:10 am - 9:30 am Miramar

9:30 am - 10:40 am Miramar

Setting the stage for the next three days, Mr. Hein will lead a panel discussion to identify and discuss the most pressing issues for ports around the Pacific.

Gus Hein Gateway Director, Mid-Pacific Region
U.S. Maritime Administration
10:40 am - 11:00 am Miramar Veranda

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Miramar

Traditionally held during the APP Annual General Meeting, we’ve moved this session to the first day so that activities and issues raised can resonate throughout the entire conference. Port Members should be ready to provide a five-minute update for their jurisdiction.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Jardin de Palmeras

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Miramar

Spanning from northern Washington to southern California, the M5 Marine Highway provides an alternative to land-side transportation services to reduce congestion and greenhouse gases. Transporting goods by barge or ship along the navigable waters of the U.S. west coast is proving to be eight times more efficient than tractor-trailers and double what is achievable by […]

Gus Hein Gateway Director, Mid-Pacific Region
U.S. Maritime Administration
S. Greg Borossay Principal, Maritime Business Line
Port of San Diego
1:45 pm - 2:10 pm Miramar Veranda

2:10 pm - 3:10 pm Miramar

3:10 pm - 3:45 pm Miramar

Details to follow…

Vajira Piyasena Chief Executive Officer
Fiji Ports Corporation Limited
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Jardin de Palmeras

Polish off your two-minute elevator speech! This “speed-dating-style” reception provides a fun way for Port Members to meet Associate Members and learn about the products and services they represent.

7:00 am - 8:30 am Miramar Veranda

8:30 am - 9:30 am Miramar

Learn about the Port of Long Beach’s education outreach programs and events as well as partnerships, workforce pipeline, and training center.

9:30 am - 10:15 am Miramar

A review of Port of Long Beach’s security efforts under water, on water, on land, and in the sky. The session will include cybersecurity in addition to drone technology to provide air-visual security.

10:15 am - 10:30 am Miramar Veranda

10:30 am - 11:30 am Miramar

The Port of Long Beach focus continues with a look at how the Port supports efforts to protect and sustain its environment, including community grant programs, microgrid development, and biodiversity studies.

11:30 am - 12:15 pm Miramar

Port of Long Beach initiatives, such as ZEERO (Zero Emissions, Energy Resilient Operations Program), Pier W and Pier B developments.

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Jardin de Palmeras

1:15 pm - 4:15 pm Off-site

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Off-site

Conference Host Port of Long Beach and Southern California’s largest Aquarium are rolling out the red carpet for APP Conference Guests! What better way to pay homage to the Pacific Ocean than to enjoy dinner at a gathering place that celebrates the diversity of one of the most important oceans on the planet. Guests will […]

7:30 am - 9:00 am Miramar Veranda

9:00 am - 9:20 am Miramar

9:00 am - 4:00 pm Off-site

9:20 am - 10:10 am Miramar

The scope, scale, and pace of disasters since 2017, and our responses to those events, continue to reinforce the fact that the nation has great capabilities and capacities to respond even in the worst circumstances.  The challenge is getting the right capability, to the right place, at the right time with the right enabling information […]

Michael Legler Transportation Planner
Federal Emergency Management Agency
10:10 am - 10:30 am Miramar Veranda

10:30 am - 11:15 am Miramar

Milan Karunaratne Senior Director, AI & Advanced Digital Technologies
Wabtec Corporation
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Miramar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Jardin de Palmeras

1:00 pm - 1:40 pm Miramar

Kongsberg Discovery has developed BerthWatchTM to provide real-time continuous soundings in vessel berths.  Current practice is to conduct periodic hydrographic surveys, then apply a factor of safety for under keel clearance. This provides no information about the rate of siltation or shoaling between surveys – which is economically sub-optimal.  BerthWatch provides all stakeholders real-time data […]

Konrad Mech, CD, P.Eng., PMP, BEng, BA, MBA Sales Director, Coasts, Ports and Inland Waterways
Kongsberg Discovery
1:40 pm - 2:20 pm Miramar

MarineLabs’ CEO, Dr. Scott Beatty, provides an overview of the latest technology available to assist the maritime community in monitoring wind, waves and sea conditions.

Dr. Scott Beatty CEO
MarineLabs
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm Miramar

Meet our amazing speakers

Dr. Scott Beatty
CEO MarineLabs
S. Greg Borossay
Principal, Maritime Business Line Port of San Diego
Gus Hein
Gateway Director, Mid-Pacific Region U.S. Maritime Administration
Milan Karunaratne
Senior Director, AI & Advanced Digital Technologies Wabtec Corporation
Michael Legler
Transportation Planner Federal Emergency Management Agency
Konrad Mech, CD, P.Eng., PMP, BEng, BA, MBA
Sales Director, Coasts, Ports and Inland Waterways Kongsberg Discovery
Vajira Piyasena
Chief Executive Officer Fiji Ports Corporation Limited

The Venue...

Hotel Maya

Long Beach, California

Hotel Maya – a Doubletree by Hilton is a full-scale resort featuring a Latin American-inspired 199 room property with a distinctive Southern California combination of spectacular, oceanfront views amidst 14 acres of lush, tropical gardens dotted with 500 palm trees in a modern, open-air setting. Located across Queensway Bay in Downtown Long Beach, Hotel Maya provides the perfect vacation. Arrive by car or enjoy the seasonal water taxi that stops at the private dock. There's a complimentary downtown shuttle for shopping at The Pike Outlets, strolling Historic Pine Avenue, sightseeing at Shoreline Village or visiting the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Testimonials from past conferences