PAR 2018 @ Long Beach
PAR 2018 @ Long Beach
- 17 July 2018
- 8:00am - 6:15pm
- POLB Headquarters
Heads of Delegation
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Allard Castelein
Chief Executive Officer, Port of Rotterdam
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Andrew Tan
Chief Executive, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
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Daniel Olivier
Director (Business Intelligence & Innovation), Montreal Port Authority
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Gene Seroka
Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
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Hang Ming Sheng
Director of Port Administration division, Ningbo Port Administration Bureau
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Huang Bo
Deputy Derector General, Guangzhou Port Authority
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Hui Xiao
Director (Comprehensive Planning Division), Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commision
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Jens Meier
Chief Executive Officer, Hamburg Port Authority
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Kyoichi Ono
Deputy Director General for Technical Affairs, Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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Luc Arnouts
CCO, Antwerp Port Authority
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Mario Cordero
Executive Director, Port of Long Beach, California
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Noritaka Hasegawa
Deputy Director General, Engineering, Port of Kobe
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Patrick Verhoeven
Guest SpeakerManaging Director Policy & Strategy
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Santiago Garcia Mila
Deputy General Manager, Barcelona Port Authority
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Subramaniam Karuppiah
General Manager, Port Klang Authority
ABOUT PAR 2018@LONG BEACH
The 4th Edition of the Port Authorities Roundtable was held from 16 to 18 July 2018 in Long Beach, USA.
The theme for PAR2018@Long Beach was “The Port of the Future”.
Topics for discussion included:
- Emerging Trends Affecting Port Authorities;
- Optimising Port Operations;
- Integrating Ports & Cities: Sustainability & Stewardship
- Protecting Ports in the Future and
- Preparing the Workforce of the Future.
Held In
POLB Interim Headquarters
Port of Long Beach
4801 Airport Plaza Drive
Long Beach, CA 90815
The Port of Long Beach is the premier U.S. gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in innovative goods movement, safety, environmental stewardship and sustainability. As the second-busiest container seaport in the United States, the Port handles trade valued at more than $180 billion annually and supports 1.4 million trade-related jobs across the nation, including 300,000 in Southern California. Long Beach is the 20th busiest container cargo port in the world. If combined, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles would be the world's tenth-busiest port complex by container volume.
As the industry navigates the “Big Ship Era,” the Port of Long Beach is one of the few U.S. ports that can welcome today’s largest vessels.
The Port serves 175 shipping lines with connections to 217 seaports around the world. Goods moving through the Port reach every U.S. congressional district.
The Port encompasses 3,200 acres with 31 miles of waterfront, 10 piers, 80 berths and 66 post-Panamax gantry cranes. In 2017, the Port handled more than 7.5 million container units, achieving the busiest year in its 107-year history.
Led by the five-member Board of Harbor Commissioners and Executive Director Mario Cordero, the Port is on track for a green future, pursuing the most aggressive capital improvement program in the nation and creating the world’s most modern, efficient and sustainable seaport. As part of an industry-leading $4 billion capital improvement program this decade, the Port is building some of the most modern, efficient and sustainable marine facilities in the world to accommodate bigger and bigger ships, while generating thousands of new jobs in the region.
The Port of Long Beach prides itself on its culture of excellent customer service and the strong relationships it maintains with industry, community, environmental advocates and partner agencies. It has received many accolades from government and industry for its landmark green initiatives, and industry leaders have named it “The Best Seaport in North America” for 19 of the past 22 years.
