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APP Upcoming Events:

2008
Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminar:
"Green Ports: Protecting Air, Water, Land, AND Transportation"

May 14
Portland, Oregon, USA


2008
Annual Conference
Hosted by the
Port of Stockton

August 10-13
Stockton, California, USA

2008
Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminar
November

2009
Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting
February 12 & 13
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

 2009
Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminar
April or May

2009
Annual Conference
August 9-12
Keelung, Tawain

2010
Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting
February
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA


"Building Pacific Port Partnerships"

Register now for the Spring Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminar: "Green Ports: Protecting Air, Water, Land, and Transportation." It will take place on Wednesday, May 14th at the Portland International Airport Conference Center.

Photos of the 2008 Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting can be viewed here.


We just wrapped up the 2008 Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting in gorgeous Honolulu at the beautiful Hilton Hawaiian Village. A special thanks to the Hawaii Harbors Division for their help in putting this event together. Excellent speakers gave presentations on port industry issues and trends. PDF's of the presentations can be viewed here.

We are excited to welcome Port of Portland as a new port member. Welcome to APP!

The Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminar on "Port Security: Keeping Pacific Ports Safe & Operational," on Tuesday, November 6 at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Conference Center in Seattle, Washington, USA, was a highly successful event.
Click here for more information.

The 2007 Annual Conference was hosted and sponsored by the Port of Mazatlan, which proved to be full of excellent topics and speakers, wonderful golf, and splendid meals.  Click here for more information.

We are excited to welcome Maritime Consultants of the Pacific as a new associate member. Welcome to APP!

The 2007-08 Executive Committee has been elected! Click here for the press release.

APP welcomes new members Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, Port of Chehalis, and Maritime Consultants of the Pacific (Associate Member).  Welcome to APP!
 
We completed a Fly-In Fly-Out Seminar: "Effective Port Communications & Community Relations" on May 22. A special thanks to our wonderful guest speakers for making it a successful and highly informative event!

The 2007 Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting was hosted and sponsored by the Port of Long Beach on February 15 & 16. It was a wonderfully successful event. Thanks to the Port of Long Beach and all Conference participants!


APP welcomes the following new members: AM Insurance (Associate Member), RMI Ports Authority (Port Member), Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation (Associate Member), Horizon Lines (Associate Member), Truk Transportation Company, and Waab Transportation Company. Welcome to APP!

We completed the October 24, 2006 Fly-in Fly-out Seminar: "Growing Ports through Alternative Energy Projects"
at the Portland International Airport (PDX) Conference Center in Portland, Oregon. Thanks to all speakers and participants!


In August, APPs 2006 Annual Conference was hosted by the Commonwealth Ports Authority in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.  It was a conference full of speakers addressing key port industry trends (security, safe navigation, insurance, risk management, dredging, port development, alternative energy, environmental challenges, effective communications, Pacific transshipment, board/staff partnerships, and Pacific growth markets); networking with colleagues from throughout the Pacific; electing a new Executive Committee; playing golf; feasting on wonderful food; watching incredible entertainment; and enjoying the rich history and tropical splendor of the Mariana Islands.

Our 2006 Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting was hosted by the Port of Hueneme in Oxnard, California USA in February.  A large group of participants learned about new port industry and governance trends, discussed their vision for APP’s future, adopted a budget for the year ahead, and actively networked with their colleagues from throughout the Pacific.  Click here  to view photographs from and read about the Mid-Year Conference.

The Association of Pacific Ports is a trade and information association founded in 1913 as the Association of Pacific and Far East Ports, for the purpose of promoting increased efficiency and effectiveness of the ports of the Pacific.  Programs of the Association of Pacific Ports are aimed at enhancing the technical and governance expertise of commissioners and other port officials through meetings, educational seminars and the exchange of appropriate communications. These programs are also pertinent to the needs of ports’ management and technical staff.

All ports located in areas tributary to the Pacific Ocean are eligible to join the Association of Pacific Ports. This web page provides information about the member ports , the associate members , and lists honorary life members . The Association of Pacific Ports membership includes ports in Alaska, American Samoa, British Columbia, California, Guam, Hawaii, Mexico, Micronesia, Oregon, Saipan, Taiwan, and Washington.

The association sponsors an Annual Conference each August and a Mid-Year Conference & Board Meeting each January.  Fly-In, Fly-Out Seminars are hosted on specific topics each spring and fall.  The “Pacific Current” newsletter is published monthly for APP members.  We welcome you to explore this site as well as opportunities to build partnerships with ports throughout the Pacific Ocean.


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