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2013 AAPA/NAWE Marine Terminal Management Training Program

September 9, 2013
Long Beach, CA

09/09/2013
Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities
  • Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Acting Deputy Executive Director and COO, Port of Long Beach

09/09/2013
Icebreaker and Introduction to Program

  • Erik Stromberg, Wilmington, NC, Program Facilitator

09/09/2013
Setting the Stage: Critical Issues Facing Public Ports and the Marine Terminal Industry


  • Kurt J. Nagle, President & CEO, American Association of Port Authorities
  • Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Acting Deputy Executive Director and COO, Port of Long Beach
  • Jean Banker, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Oakland
  • Bruce E. Cashon, Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Ceres Terminals Incorporated, New Brunswick, NJ

09/09/2013
Trends in Public Port Governance and the Marine Terminal Industry

  • Bruce Cashon, Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Ceres Terminals, New Brunswick, NJ
  • Erik Stromberg, Consultant, Wilmington, NC

09/09/2013
Trade and Economic Trends

  • Paul Bingham, Economics Practice Leader, CDM Smith, Inc., Fairfax, VA

09/09/2013
Continuing Evolution of Marine Terminal Design and Cargo Handling

  • M. John Vickerman, Jr., President, Vickerman & Associates, LLC, Williamsburg, VA

09/10/2013
Port Safety -- Fundamental Issues and an Industry Report Card

09/10/2013
Container Terminal Planning and Operations, Part 1

  • Ed Zimny, Principal, Paul F. Richardson Associates, Holmdel, NJ
  • William Payne, President, NYK Line (North America) Inc., Secaucus, NJ

09/10/2013
Container Terminal Planning and Operations, Part 2

  • Thomas A. Ward, P.E., Chief Engineer, Ports America, Alameda, CA
  • Ashebir Jacob, Senior Port Engineer, Moffatt & Nichol, Long Beach, CA
  • John J. Corley, III, P.E., Strategic Planning Director, CH2M HILL, Ports and Maritime Group, Chantilly, VA

09/11/2013
Trends in Design and Operations of Cruise, Breakbulk, Project, RO/RO and Bulk Terminals, Part 1

  • Phil Morrell, Vice President, Marine & Terminal Operatons, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE), Tacoma, WA
  • Robert Kaptein, P.E., Senior Port Analyst/Planner, Moffatt & Nichol, Long Beach, CA

09/11/2013
Trends in Design and Operations of Cruise, Breakbulk, Project, RO/RO and Bulk Terminals, Part 2

  • Joel Valenzuela, Director of Maritime Operations, Port of San Diego
  • Stan Gabara, Executive Vice President - Automotive, Pasha Group, National City, CA

09/11/2013
Strategic Asset Management -- An Emerging Port Management Imperative

  • Erik Stromberg, Wilmington, NC
  • Jack Hedge, Director of Real Estate, Port of Los Angeles

09/11/2013
Insurance Trends and Loss Mitigation Strategies

09/11/2013
Port Security — Current Programs and Requirements

  • Randy Parsons, Director of Security, Port of Long Beach
  • Jill Taylor, Homeland Security Manager, Port of Los Angeles

09/12/2013
The Positive and Pervasive Role of IT — Enhancing Management and Operational Efficiencies

Moderators

  • Douglas L. Albrecht, Director, Information Management, Port of Long Beach; Chairman, AAPA IT Committee
  • Lance Kaneshiro, Chief Information Office, Port of Los Angeles; 2nd Vice Chairman, AAPA IT Committee

Speakers

  • Jim Kennedy, Principal, CGR Management Consultants LLC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Rich Baratta, Director of Risk Management, Port of Long Beach
  • Frank J. Mazzella, Director, Terminal Processes, APL, Ltd., Terminal Island, CA
  • Jack Furay, Electronic Crimes Special Agent, Computer Forensics and Critical Systems Protection, U.S. Secret Service, Los Angeles, CA

09/12/2013
Port and Marine Terminal Policy and Legal Issues

  • Heather M. McCloskey, Deputy City Attorney, Port of Los Angeles; Secretary, AAPA Law Review Committee
  • Paul M. Heylman, Esq., Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Washington, DC
  • Roger Bohnert, Deputy Associate Administrator, Intermodal System Development, U.S. DOT, Maritime Administration, Washington, DC

09/12/2013
Roundtable Discussion on Optimizing Your Most Important Asset — Human Resources

Discussion Leaders

  • Erik Stromberg, Wilmington, NC, Program Facilitator
  • John Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Canaveral Port Authority

09/12/2013
Sustainable Port Development and Operations

  • Richard D. Cameron, Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach; Chairman, AAPA Environment Committee
  • Douglas J. Sereno, P.E., Director of Program Management, Port of Long Beach
  • Kat Janowicz, Project Manager, Principal Consultant, WorleyParsons, Fountain Valley, CA

09/13/2013
Negotiating and Survival Strategies in the Competitive Port and Marine Terminal Industry

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