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EVENTS:

• HOW TAIWAN CHALLENGES COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPING & U.S. BRIEFING BY PETER ENAV, TAIWAN STRAITS RISK REPORT TUESDAY JANUARY 21ST, 2025 @ 1100 U.S. PACIFIC TIME VIA ZOOM - PCNC: HOW TAIWAN CHALLENGES COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPING & THE UNITED STATES: BRIEFING BY PETER ENAV, TAIWAN STRAITS RISK REPORT, TUESDAY JANUARY 21ST, 2025 @ 1100 HRS U.S. PACIFIC TIME VIA ZOOM  PLUS: INTRODUCTION: VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL DUMONT USN (RET) & PRESIDENT CSU MARITIME ACADEMY COMMENTARY CHRISTOPHER CHIEGO PROFESSOR CSU MARITIME ACADEMY TAIWAN BRIEFING AGENDA […]
• PORT OF OAKLAND YEAR END REPORT WITH DANNY WAN & BRYAN BRANDES – DEC 3 -   PCNC Presents: Port of Oakland Year End Report With Danny Wan & Bryan Brandes Tuesday December 3 @ Scott’s Seafood Oakland: 11:30 to 1:30   Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan &  Maritime Director Bryan Brandes Will Discuss: 2024 Port Developments Turning Basin Update New Rail Developments Projections for 2025 LUNCH IS $65 PLEASE […]
• STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE 2024 CONFERENCE – NOV. 12 - The Propeller Club of Northern California & Society of American Military Engineers Present: STORMS FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE 2024 CONFERENCE:“THE THREAT TO U.S. COASTAL & PORT CITIES”TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2024 @ SCOTT’S SEAFOOD, OAKLAND CA One in 50 people living in two dozen coastal cities in the United States could experience significant flooding by […]
• HARBOR TRUCKING ASSOCIATION’S MATT SCHRAP & FORUM MOBILITY’S MATT LEDUCQ WILL FACE OFF ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 - HARBOR TRUCKING ASSOCIATION’S MATT SCHRAP & FORUM MOBILITY’S MATT LEDUCQ WILL FACE OFF ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH AT SCOTT’S SEAFOOD, OAKLAND FROM 1130-130 UP FOR DISCUSSION: LUNCH IS $65 PLEASE REGISTER HERE: REGISTRATION FOR LUNCH IS $65  REGISTRATION FOR A GROUP OF FIVE IS $300 REGISTRATION FOR A TABLE OF TEN IS $550  QUESTIONS: apmagaronis@gmail.com VIEW […]
• PCNC PRESENTS: CYBERSECURITY BRIEFING WITH TONY ZHONG, PORT OF LOS ANGELES CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, Monday July 15th @11 Via Zoom  - Tony Zhong will discuss: WATCH THE VIDEO Questions: apmargaronis@gmail.com

REPORTS:

• Port of Oakland’s Wan says infrastructure building blocks will speed growth - Thanks to $322 million in federal grants for zero-emission equipment and nearly $100 million for Port infrastructure, Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan says the Port is: “doing a whole lot of work in putting the basic building blocks (for) a very successful, bright future for the Port of Oakland.” Wan and Maritime Director […]
• California Ports Defense Against Sea Level Rise & Flooding - California ports are defensing against increased flooding and sea level rise to enhance future maritime operability. The ports discussed their plans at the “Storms, Flooding and Sea Level Defense 2024 Conference” that took place on November 12th, at Oakland, California. The conference was produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and the Society of […]
• Desal & Waste Water Treatment Can Slow Sinking U.S. Coastal Ports & Cities - Desalination and waste water treatment plants can replenish groundwater and slow the sinking of U.S. coastal cities and ports, according to Randy Truby, President, RL Truby & Associates and a former President of the International Desalination Association. Truby was the keynote speaker at the Storms, Flooding & Sea level Defense 2024 Conference produced by the […]
• AAPA hails $2.9 billion for ‘Clean U.S. Ports Grants’ - On October 29th, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) President & CEO Cary Davis said the AAPA continued its strong advocacy for U.S. ports and emphasized the importance of new federal renewable energy grants, totaling $2.9 billion, supporting new economic development. Davis said: “I’m excited for all the alternative energy conversations going on because of […]
• Harbor Trucking Association and Forum Mobility say battery charging infrastructure key to zero emission trucking - Matt Schrap, CEO Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) and Matt LeDuq, CEO Forum Mobility, which is developing truck charging stations, both agreed that truck charging infrastructure is a key element in supporting zero emission trucking in California and should have been prioritized by new California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations. On September 17th, Schrap and LeDuq […]
• PORT OF LOS ANGELES HIT BY 60 MILLION MONTHLY CYBER ATTACKS IN 2023 -   Between 2014 and 2023 cyber-attacks against the Port of Los Angeles increased from 7 million attacks per month in 2014 to 60 million monthly attacks in 2023, according to Tony Zhong, Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Los Angeles. Zhong was speaking to the Propeller Club of Northern California on July 15, 2024 and explained […]