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Association of Pacific Ports News
April 19, 2022
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In this issue...
- NEXT APP WEBINAR ANNOUNCED!
- Making the Law Work for 21st Century Ports -- A Seminar by Law Office of Alan K. Goldstein -- June 1, 2022
- APP Annual Conference: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands -- Call for presentations and sponsors
- Member News:
- Liftech Consultants Inc. and McKay International Engineers are merging
- Port of Long Beach receives federal environmental impact statement on rail facility
- DOC NOAA awards $137M NCEP Scientific Support Services task to Lynker!
- Reid Middleton wins 2022 Silver Award for Successful Fulfillment of Client/Owner Needs
- Launch of NEC Smart Workplace emanates the future of work and enhances the employee and customer experience
- Trans Mountain expansion project celebrates 50% construction completion
- Matson increased community support to $4.2 million in 2021
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APP WEBINAR: JUNE 1, 2022 @ 4pm PDT
Making the Law Work for 21st Century Ports:
A brief introduction to challenges we face and how the law can help us meet them
A Seminar by Law Office of Alan K. Goldstein for Association of Pacific Ports
By Zoom Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 4p.m. PDT
Join us as Alan K. Goldstein provides insights into the challenges and solutions of today’s legal system. The agenda includes:
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Setting the Scene: A host of factors including expansion of the Panama Canal, larger vessels (which need deeper channels and bigger berths), growing demand for U.S. energy exports, increasing dependence on automation and technology (and the cyber risk that accompanies them), climate change, geopolitical considerations and disruptions, and the new U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have ushered in an era of growth and complexity for Pacific ports. How can the law help advance rather than constrain ports and port authorities in trying to meet these challenges?
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The Paper Chase: Virtually every challenge ports face includes a significant legal component and much of that legal piece of the puzzle concerns contracts and related legal documents. Those pieces of paper are not meaningless “boiler plate” but instead essential ways of minimizing and allocating risk, defining rights and obligations, facilitating expansion and combatting claims and exposures if and when things go wrong. Accordingly, it makes abundant good sense to make sure, when negotiating and drafting, that your contracts and other legal documents work for, not against you. Let’s discuss some examples.
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Raising Revenues and the Commerce Clause: The difference between a proper port fee for services provided and an improper charge for privileges that taxes or discriminates against interstate commerce.
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Our Litigious Society: When lawsuits happen, sovereign immunity, defense and indemnification clauses, timely investigation, appropriate liability insurance and thoughtful advance planning can aid your defense.
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Audience Questions and Answers: “The important thing is not to stop questioning.” –- Albert Einstein
About Alan K. Goldstein
With 35 years of experience, Alan K. Goldstein has helped port authorities, barge and towing companies, agribusiness, energy producers and shippers generally, insurers, financiers and other companies that do business in America’s ports navigate the complex mix of issues and regulations that affect their operations.
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APP's Annual Conference: Call for Presentations and Sponsors
September 25 to 28, 2022
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Get ready! We're already working on this year's Annual Conference -- September 25 to 28, 2022 -- in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. With your help, we can make this the best conference in the Association's 114-year history!
Contact us with your presentation and agenda ideas:
Sponsor opportunities:
To discuss opportunities, contact:
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Liftech Consultants Inc. and McKay International Engineers are merging
April 19, 2022 — Liftech Consultants Inc. and McKay International Engineers are excited to announce the merger of our industry-leading engineering and project management expertise in the maritime and material handling sectors. After 52 years of working closely together on hundreds of projects, McKay and Liftech have formally merged our companies to serve our clients’ structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering needs as a single entity, Liftech Consultants Inc. based in Oakland, California.
The merger allows us to better serve our clients by drawing from an integrated multi-disciplinary engineering team with unified management and administrative support. Clients will benefit from a single-firm solution for communication and coordination between multiple disciplines.
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Port of Long Beach receives federal environmental impact statement on rail facility
April 18, 2022 — The U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision, approving the planned Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, a Port of Long Beach project designed to enhance the flow of cargo by rail.
The EIS is available at this federal government website. Located southwest of Anaheim Street and the 710 Freeway, the planned $1.5 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility is the centerpiece of the Port of Long Beach’s rail improvement program. It will shift more cargo to “on-dock rail,” where containers are moved directly to and from marine terminals by rail, significantly reducing trips by trucks throughout the region.
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DOC NOAA awards $137M NCEP Scientific Support Services task to Lynker!
April 15, 2022 — Lynker has been awarded a $136.9M task on NOAA’s ProTech Weather Domain IDIQ to provide scientific support services to the National Weather Service (NWS) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)! This 5-year NCEP Scientific Support Services (SSS) task order starts September 1st, 2022, with work to be performed at NOAA/NWS/Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) in College Park, MD.
“Lynker has repeatedly shown how we can successfully assist NOAA from a mission focused service perspective and we intend to demonstrate to the NWS our solid commitment to this job,” Lynker Founder and CEO, Joe Linza said.
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Reid Middleton wins 2022 Silver Award for Successful Fulfillment of Client/Owner Needs
April 15, 2022 — A Pier Over the Water: The public can now enjoy views out over the water along Seattle’s waterfront.
The City of Seattle needed to understand whether to repair or replace a public pier. Reid Middleton led the evaluation of Pier 62 & 63. Pier 62 was a 32,000 SF timber pier built in the 1920s. Reid Middleton suggested that the existing pier be demolished and replaced with a new pier. We completed initial design/study phase of the project to allow the City to verify the anticipated project costs and to apply for environmental permits.
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Launch of NEC Smart Workplace emanates the future of work and enhances the employee and customer experience
April 14, 2022 — NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, and networking solutions, today announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of Workplace Management solutions that complement its UNIVERGE BLUE® CLOUD SERVICES to realize the ultimate smart workspace for workforce wellbeing, convenience, safety and seamless collaboration.
A new world of flexible working is redefining how we work, collaborate, and communicate. Hybrid working is taking the place of the traditional office and cloud-based services are lowering thresholds for organizations to adopt the latest solutions that enable them to become more agile and efficient.
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Trans Mountain expansion project celebrates 50% construction completion
April 12, 2022 — Construction on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project has reached a major milestone with more than 50 per cent completion as of March 2022. The halfway mark of construction for the Expansion Project includes more than 412 kilometres of pipe in the ground, 574 kilometres of the pipeline right-of-way stripped and graded, 471 kilometres of pipe welded and the completion of 32 major trenchless crossings.
“We are proud to celebrate the halfway mark of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. The way we are constructing this Project reflects a new approach to building major projects in Canada” said Rob Van Walleghem, Interim President, Trans Mountain Corporation. “I want to personally thank Ian Anderson, who retired earlier this month after a long tenure with the company. His leadership and guidance have made this milestone a reality.”
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Matson increased community support to $4.2 million in 2021
April 8, 2022 — Matson contributed a total of $4.2 million in cash and in-kind donations to 564 charitable organizations and non-profit programs in the communities it serves during 2021, up from $3.5 million in 2020.
“During the second year of the pandemic, Matson increased community support with continued focus on our communities’ most pressing needs,” said Matt Cox, Chairman and CEO.
Cash contributions, including funds directed by employees through the company’s Matching Gift program, added up to $2.3 million in 2021, while the value of donated services and equipment totaled $1.9 million.
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