The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ (MAPONY/NJ) presents

MARINE CARGO TRANSPORTATION IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

A special 2-part seminar conducted by leading industry experts. This is a must-attend seminar for anyone who is interested in international supply chain issues. While the focus of Part 2 of the seminar will be on events that transpired in the Port of New York and New Jersey, individuals from ports around the nation will benefit from this program.

Part 1: The Impact of COVID-19 on Cargo Flows and Forecasts for Future Cargo Trends

This program will provide the opportunity for participants to hear directly from leading shippers and ocean carriers about the impact of COVID-19 on international commerce and the status of overseas manufacturing as well as what we can expect in international cargo transportation in the next six months. Register Now for Part I

Part 2: Creative Solutions for the Operational Challenges Brought on by COVID-19

This program will provide the opportunity for participants to hear directly about how leading marine terminal operators, intermodal equipment providers, warehouse providers, motor carriers, and port administrators have answered the challenges of business operations in the age of COVID-19 and their plans for the future. Register Now for Part II

Shipping 101 Course

Shipping 101 has been postponed due to COVID-19. Please check back for our fall course date.

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Extract from the Journal of Commerce Annual Review & Outlook 2020

Edward J. Kelly
Executive Director – Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ

In the short span of years since Malcolm McLean sailed the first container ship in 1956, the international transportation of goods has crashed through the age of containerization, the age of intermodalism, and the age of digitization. We are now poised to deal with the co-mingled ages of asset maximization, environmental constraints, and seamlessly interactive operations. It is only fitting that our rapidly evolving industry continues to surge forward with new challenges.

Having already seen the massive mergers and consolidations of industry players, we are now eking out incremental efficiencies from all internal assets. Larger vessels yield lower per-TEU costs, on-dock rail minimizes in-port movements, and digitization improves operating performance, streamlines documentation, and downsizes staff size. Automated vessels and port equipment are already in test stage.

While each segment of the industry improves its internal efficiencies, we are now beginning to create efficiencies between segments to create true interoperability that requires secure transmission of standardized trade data between all parties involved in the transaction. Although we have not yet recognized a “global standard,” there are many evolving systems vying for universal acceptance.

As the world faces the challenge of climate change, environmental concerns have emerged as a defining constraint in transportation that drives the adoption of alternative fuels, drastically reduced tolerance of emissions or effluents, and the imposition of strict requirements to protect threatened areas or species.

As befits a maturing industry, our challenges and opportunities are no longer “groundbreaking,” but the need for incremental improvements will now ultimately define what constitutes progress and success. We must all remember that the only thing that never changes is that things are always changing!

Shipping 101 Course

November 11-15, 2019

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Cybersecurity Panel Discussion and Luncheon

The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ is holding a Cybersecurity Panel Discussion and Luncheon on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 at INDIA HOUSE in NEW YORK CITY featuring Keynote Speaker CAPT JASON TAMA, USCG, and a panel of renowned maritime cyber security experts.

Registration begins at 1000 with our program beginning at 1030 and ending no later than 1400.

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Cybersecurity is a hot topic in our industry and we have brought the experts to you. Register today and take this opportunity to ask the questions you have always wanted to ask and find out what threats your company may face.

Click here for the September 2019 edition of Maritime Matters.

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Click here for the May 2019 edition of Maritime Matters.

26TH ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
HALL OF FAME HELD ON MAY 8, 2019
AT THE GRAND HYATT NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey held its 26^th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame awards dinner on May 8, 2019 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

The International Maritime Hall of Fame awards had their beginning in 1993 when the Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey created them to honor, every year, a group of maritime visionaries who best exemplified the qualities of futuristic thinking guiding maritime transportation into the years ahead.

Since then, a broad cohort of leading lights of the industry have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.  They include figures from the worlds of container shipping, tanker and dry bulk shipping, terminal operations, ocean transportation intermediaries, stevedores, tug and barge operators, major railroads, in addition to those who represent both employers and labor in the maritime sphere.  Funds raised for the awards promote educational services within the industry.

The most recent inductions into the International Maritime Hall of Fame celebrated the achievements of five illustrious leaders of the industry.

Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO was honored for his exceptional leadership of the growth and stability of the maritime industry, of labor productivity, of keeping cargo moving, of negotiations and contract agreements with employers.

George Economou, Founder, Chairman and CEO, of Dry Ships Inc. was recognized for being a global leader in maritime transportation and all related business activities; in high quality customer relations, and in the growth and stability of his highly diversified international fleet.  His award was accepted by his son, Phillipos.

John F. Reinhart, CEO and Executive Director, Virginia Ports, was honored for his leadership of the economic achievements and financial success of Virginia Ports, his work there having maximized facility usage at one of the United States leading seaports.

Rodolphe Saade, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM Group S.A. was recognized as a pre-eminent figure in the international maritime community.  Under his leadership, CMA CGM had grown its business over the years in truly exponential terms.

Last but not least, Mr. Richard S. (Rich) Weeks, President and CEO of Weeks Marine, Inc., was honored as a leader in all facets of marine construction.  Under his stewardship Weeks Marine had grown its impressive market footprint in dredging, construction and, more recently, the development of environmental-friendly offshore sources of power.

The May 8 event attracted the largest number of attendees – approximately 450 – in recent years.  Its Master of Ceremonies was Joe Hughes, Chairman and CEO of the American P&I Club, a current Director (and former President) of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey.

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Click here for the April 2019 edition of Maritime Matters.