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Speaker: Steve Ribuffo, Director, Port of Alaska
Topic: A State of The Port Update
Time: 12:00 - 1:30PM
Location: Sullivan's Steakhouse
(320 W 5th Ave, Anchorage - 5th Ave Mall)
Parking: 5th Ave Mall Parking Garage
About Steve Ribuffo:
In his capacity as the Director of the Port of Alaska, Steve is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day business operations of the Port; interacting as needed with tenants, the U.S. Coast Guard, the military and any new business prospects interested in operating out of the Port. He has been with the Port since August 2007, when he came aboard as Deputy Port Director. He has been the Port Director since June 2015. Steve retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel, having served 30 years on active duty. A native New Yorker, he graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. He also has an MBA from Golden Gate University, and a Master of Science degree in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He is an Accredited Maritime Port Executive, and a Certified Maritime Educator. Steve is a member of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation Investors Council. He is the Alaska Representative on the Association of Pacific Ports Executive Committee. He is Chair of the International Association of Maritime and Port Executives Board of Advisors and is a UAA adjunct professor for Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
About Port of Alaska Anchorage:
Port of Alaska is a Municipality of Anchorage owned facility that serves all of Alaska and the nation. It is Alaska’s most versatile port that handled 5.2 million tons of fuel and freight in 2022, including containers, liquid bulk, dry bulk, break bulk, and cruise ships too. About half of all Alaska inbound cargo crosses Port of Alaska docks, about half of which is delivered to final destinations outside of Anchorage – statewide, including Southeast. It leverages hundreds of millions of dollars of public and private infrastructure, including more than 125 acres of cargo-handling yard, 3.1 million barrels of liquid fuel storage, 60,000 tons of cement storage, gantry cranes, RO-RO trestles, and a large, skilled workforce. It is located on upper Cook Inlet, adjacent to Alaska’s population center and primary road, marine, air, rail and pipeline cargo distribution systems.
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