2006 AAPA Growth Opportunities for General Cargo and Shallow Draft Ports

November 14, 2006
Memphis, Tennessee

Special cargoes – special needs! This seminar is designed for economic development and operations professionals at shallow draft and general cargo ports that handle bulk, breakbulk and other special cargoes as well as containers. The focus of the seminar is on short sea shipping opportunities and challenges and trends and issues specific to operating these port facilities. Topics will include an overview and outlook for bulk and breakbulk markets, instruction on how to implement new security regulations and policies, how to plan for survival in today’s economy, and a review current environmental issues.

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Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt Nagle, American Association of Port Authorities
• Don McCrory, International Port of Memphis
  
• Ron Popham, Port of San Diego   

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Defining Short Sea Shipping: Land and Waterside

• Mark Yonge, Maritime Transport & Logistics Advisors, LLC

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International Perspective on Short Sea Shipping

• Ed Kargl, Fraser River Port Authority
• Bob Armstrong, Armstrong Trade and Logistics Advisory Services Inc. (ATLAS)

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Creating Short Sea Shipping Opportunities – the Terminal’s Role

• Maurice Owen, Owensboro Riverport
  
• Warren McCrimmon, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
  
• Franc Pigna, Aegir Port Property Managers

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Creating Short Sea Shipping Opportunities – the Carrier’s Role

• Greg Johnson, Port of Greater Baton Rouge
  
• Stas Margaronis, Santa Maria Shipping
  
• John Hallmark, Osprey Lines

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Creating Short Sea Shipping Opportunities – the Customer’s Role

• Ben Jabbour, V Alexander & Company, Inc.
  
• Jonathan Red, SeaPoint
  
• Michael Symonanis, Allenberg Cotton Co.

11/15/2006
Marketing a Niche Port

• Ron Popham, Port of San Diego
  

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Port Partnerships

• Howard Hawthorne, Port of Victoria
  
• Rainer Lilienthal, Port of Houston Authority

11/15/2006
Report on the State of the Inland Waterway System (rivers, locks, transshipment points) and Great Lakes

• James (Jim) Murphy, U.S. DOT - Maritime Administration
  
• R. Barry Palmer, Waterways Council Inc.
  
• Steve Fisher, American Great Lakes Ports Association

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Security Issues for General Cargo & Shallow Draft Ports

• Cmdr. Patrick J. Maguire, U.S. Coast Guard
  
• Kris Lessard, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
  
• Carl Rowe, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

11/15/2006
Pacific Northwest Challenges & Opportunities

• Glenn Vanselow, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
  
• Kim Puzey, Port of Umatilla
  

11/16/2006
Grain and Agricultural Cargo Shipments

• Chris Holdgreve, National Grain and Feed Association

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Adapting Facilities as Your Port Grows

• Guillaume Lucci, Ports & Maritime Group River Consulting, LLC