THE PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WELCOMES LARS JENSEN, CEO, VESPUCCI MARITIME, WORLD RENOWNED SHIPPING ANALYST

JENSEN WILL UPDATE PCNC ON THE FOLLOWING:

• IMPACT OF U.S. TARIFFS ON OCEAN SHIPPING
• U.S. SMALL PORTS VULNERABILITIES
• OUTLOOK FOR U.S. AG EXPORTS IN 2025
• CHINA SHIPBUILDING CHALLENGES
• OCEAN CARRIER RATE PROJECTIONS IN 2025

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THE PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (PCNC) WELCOMES WINSTON & STRAWN’S CHARLIE PAPAVIZAS: “THE PROPOSED SHIPS ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY,” THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025 @1100 HRS U.S. PACIFIC COAST TIME VIA Z00m

JOEL WHITEHEAD, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL PROPELLER CLUB WILL INTRODUCE PAPAVIZAS & URGE ENACTING THE SHIPS ACT

Charlie Papavizas is a Partner and the Chair of Winston & Strawn’s maritime and admiralty practice. He is a nationally recognized U.S. maritime expert who is known for his experience with Jones Act laws and the U.S. offshore wind industry. He is based in Washington, D.C.

PAPAVIZAS WILL DISCUSS:

• Provisions in the Proposed SHIPS ACT
• Benefit to U.S. Carriers & Mariners
• 250 New U.S. Ships
• Benefit to U.S. Military Sealift
• New U.S. Shipbuilding & Shipyards
• Shipbuilding Partnerships with U.S. Allies Such as Japan & South Korea
• Challenges in the House & Senate in 2025
• The Need for Increased U.S. Political Support
• How Propeller Clubs Can Help

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PCNC: HOW TAIWAN CHALLENGES COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPING & THE UNITED STATES: BRIEFING BY PETER ENAV, TAIWAN STRAIT RISK REPORT, TUESDAY JANUARY 21^ST, 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 IS AS FOLLOWS:

1100 WELCOME: STAS MARGARONIS, PROPELLER CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

1105 INTRODUCTION: VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL DUMONT, USN (RET) & PRESIDENT CSU MARITIME ACADEMY: “THE UNITED STATES & THE PACIFIC”

1115 COMMENTARY: CHRISTOPHER CHIEGO PROFESSOR CSU MARITIME ACADEMY: “BLOCKADE THREATS TO TAIWAN”

1125 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PETER ENAV, TAIWAN STRAITS REPORT: “HOW TAIWAN CHALLENGES COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPING & THE UNITED STATES”

1150 Q & A

1210 CONCLUSION

ENAV’S KEYNOTE BRIEFING WILL COVER:

• POSSIBLE BLOCKADE BY CHINA
• POLITICAL SITUATION IN TAIWAN
• U.S. RESPONSE SO FAR
• IMPACT ON GLOBAL SHIPPING
• IMPACT ON GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET
• U.S. ALLIES
• NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES

PETER ENAV IS THE FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF TAIWAN STRAIT RISK REPORT. HE HAS SPENT 17 YEARS LIVING AND WORKING IN ASIA, INCLUDING NINE (2005-2014) AS THE HEAD OF THE TAIPEI BUREAU OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, WHERE HE CLOSELY MONITORED TAIWAN DEFENSE ISSUES AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN STRATEGIC TRIANGLE.

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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 2050, according to Virginia Tech-led research. The study provides a new comprehensive look at the flood risks for 32 cities on three coasts by 2050. (Image courtesy of Leonard Ohenhen.) Published in Nature, the study combines satellite-obtained measurements of sinking land, also known as subsidence, with sea-level rise projections and tide charts to provide a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a combined 32 cities along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts. The study projects that in the next three decades as many as 500,000 people could be affected as well as a potential 1 in 35 privately owned properties damaged by flooding. The study also highlights the racial and socioeconomic demographics of those potentially affected. [1]

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Captain Jordan M. Baldueza, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander Sector San Francisco
Kristine Zortman, Executive Director, Port of Redwood City
Adrienne Newbold, Assistant Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Los Angeles
Adam Varat, Deputy Program Manager – Planning, Waterfront Resilience Program, Port of San Francisco
Jan Novak, Associate Planner and Scientist, Environmental Programs and Planning, Port of Oakland
Justin Luedy, Senior Environmental Specialist, Port of Long Beach
Giles Pettifor, Environmental Manager, Port of Hueneme

Luncheon Speaker: Suzanne Plezia, Chief Engineer, Port of Long Beach, The ‘Pier Wind’ Off Shore Wind Port  

Brian Garcia, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Robert Butchart, Ports and Harbor Emergency Services Coordinator at the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Scott Humphrey, Executive Director, San Francisco Marine Exchange
Robert Wilkins, Executive Director, The International Maritime Center and Chief Program Officer, Seafarers’ Ministry of the Golden Gate
Sarah Atkinson, Hazard Resilience Senior Policy Manager, San Francisco Planning & Urban Renewal (SPUR)
Summer Bundy, Climate Change Adaptation & Coastal Resilience Regional Sector Leader, Stantec
Gail Payne, Project Manager, City of Alameda
Colleen Liang, Director of Environmental Programs and Planning, Port of Oakland, Rising Seas and Oakland’s Infrastructure and Frontline Communities: Climate Adaptation Planning for Neighborhood-led Resiliency Project
Ellen Johnck, Ellen Johnck Consulting
Tami Church, Environmental Planning Section Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District
Brenda Goeden, Sediment Program Manager, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Peter Dreyfuss, Managing Director, Watermaster, North America
Randy Truby, President, RL Truby & Associates, “Desalination Strategies to Replenish Water Tables and Reduce Coastal Subsidence”|
Emily Parker, Senior Route Analyst, Storm Geo

REGISTRATION:

ONE PERSON REGISTRATION (INCLUDES LUNCH) = $225

SPONSORSHIP REGISTRATION (INCLUDES 4 GUESTS & LUNCH) = $1,750

NOTE: SPONSORS WILL BE INTRODUCED AT LUNCH 

STUDENTS: You can attend the conference at no cost by sending a cover letter expressing your interest and a bio of yourself to ap**********@gm***.com

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CONFERENCE SPONSORS:

Tony Zhong will discuss:

• How the Port of Los Angeles established the most sophisticated cyber security defense of any Port in the United States
• How to bring Port stakeholders together 
• The need to respond quickly

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PCNC PRESENTS: “CONTAINER CRANE SECURITY & HYDROGEN CARGO-HANDLING BRIEFING” WITH CEES VAN PELT, ROTTERDAM SHORTSEA TERMINALS (RST) ON TUESDAY MAY 7^TH @ 1000 HRS VIA ZOOM

CEES VAN PELT, MANAGER TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, RST WILL DISCUSS SECURITY ISSUES RELATED TO ZPMC CRANES & HYDROGEN POWERED CARGO HANDLING AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING:

• RST BACKGROUND
• INNOVATION OF THE WIDE BOOM CRANE
• FAST-TRACKING TRUCK PICK-UPS AND DELIVERIES
• RAIL LINE CONNECTION TECHNOLOGY
• ZPMC CRANES & SECURITY ISSUES
• OPERATING SYSTEM’S IMPORTANCE IN MAINTAINING SECURITY
• HOW THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM IS GETTING TO ZERO EMISSIONS
• DEVELOPING HYDROGEN POWERED CARGO-HANDLING EQUIPMENT
• CHALLENGES OF TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES

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