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

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

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.

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

Details to follow…

Vajira Piyasena Chief Executive Officer
Fiji Ports Corporation Limited

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 […]

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

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

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