GREG REGAN WILL DISCUSS:

• SHIPPER/LABOR COALITION SUPPORTING RAILROAD REGULATION
• CHALLENGES FACED BY U.S. RAILROAD WORKERS
• SUPPORTING U.S. MARITIME
• ATTRACTING WORKERS TO TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES

GREG REGAN, PRESIDENT,  TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO,

In 2021, Greg Regan was elected President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, a labor organization consisting of 36 unions that together represent workers in all areas of transportation. TTD focuses on federal legislation, regulatory matters, and policy issues that impact transportation workers.

In his current position, Greg leads and oversees TTD’s daily operation and serves as the organization’s spokesperson and chief strategist. He collaborates with TTD’s affiliated unions to fight for long-term investments in our transportation system, ensure jobs in this sector are safe and secure, and to protect and expand the rights working people have to a union voice. Under Greg’s direction, TTD works with elected leaders on both sides of the aisle and focuses on substantive, policy-driven arguments to advance core agenda items.

Prior to being elected President, Greg served as TTD’s Secretary-Treasurer and Senior Legislative Representative and oversaw TTD’s work in aviation, passenger rail, and procurement. He is a leading labor expert on issues related to aviation safety and security, and led TTD’s fight in 2015 for Amtrak reauthorization legislation that protects and promotes our national passenger rail service and its skilled workforce. In addition, he coordinates TTD’s work to reform transportation procurement policy as a board member of the Jobs to Move America Coalition. Before joining TTD, Greg spent six years working for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), advising her on a variety of issues, including labor, trade, defense, energy, and homeland security. For the latter three years, he served as the Congresswoman’s Chief of Staff.

Originally from Rochester, New York, Greg holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Hamilton College. He lives with his wife and dog in Washington, DC, and is an avid golfer, hockey player, canner, woodworker, and supporter of (mostly) losing sports teams.

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Steve Schult, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Blue Diamond Growers, Will Discuss:

• Almond Export Costs for Southern California Rail Service 
• Repositioning Empty Containers
• Exporting Via Houston and Norfolk
• Oakland is Still the Cheapest Route

Steve Schult is Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Blue Diamond Growers. He leads the end-to-end inventory and service execution from orchard to table for the world’s largest nut processor. Steve serves on the Federal Maritime Shipping Committee National Shipper Advisor Council on behalf of Blue Diamond. Steve has a Master of Science in Logistics, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management from the University of Washington.

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Port of Oakland’s Ron Brown will introduce Paul.

Paul will discuss:

• CUTBACKS IN SAILINGS TO OAKLAND
• TERMINALS APPOINTMENT SYSTEM ADDS COSTS AND PROBLEMS TO EXPORTERS
• WORKING WITH OCEAN CARRIERS TO ASSURE YOUR FREIGHT SAILS ON TIME
• IS SHIPPING OUT OF LA/LB THE NEW NORMAL

Paul’s background 

Paul Snell is Chief Executive Officer at British American Shipping, Long Beach, California, United States   

British American Shipping, LLC is a California based licensed Ocean Transport Intermediary (OTI) / Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC). Our company operates as a global specialist in the movement of world traded commodities by ocean transportation. We specialize in servicing individual and high-profile companies utilizing our extensive knowledge, experience, and resources. British American Shipping, LLC is a California based licensed Ocean Transport Intermediary (OTI) / Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC). Our company operates as a global specialist in the movement of world traded commodities by ocean transportation. We specialize in servicing individual and high-profile companies utilizing our extensive knowledge, experience, and resources.…

Previously Paul was:

• Vice President Ocean Express Sep 2005 – Nov 2010 · 5 yrs 3 mos Greater Los Angeles Area
• Trade Manager CP Ships Jan 2001 – Sep 2005 · 4 yrs 9 mos Tampa FL

• Contship Container Lines 
• Trade Manager Sep 2000 – Dec 2001 Norfolk, Virginia Area
• Trade Manager Dec 1993 – Aug 2000 Ipswich, United Kingdom

British American Shipping, LLC is located in Huntington Beach, CA, United States and is part of the Inland Water Transportation Industry. British American Shipping, LLC has 12 total employees across all of its locations and generates $2.79 million in sales (USD). (Sales figure is modelled).

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PCNC WELCOMES VESPUCCI MARITIME’S LARS JENSEN “GLOBAL CONTAINER TRADE REVIEW FOR 2022” TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8^TH @ 11 VIA ZOOM

LARS JENSEN WILL DISCUSS:

• WILL THE TRANS-PACIFIC TRAFFIC JAM CONTINUE IN 2022?
• WHAT CAN US EXPORTERS DO TO GET THEIR PRODUCTS TO EXPORT MARKETS?
• WILL CONTAINER RATES DECLINE IN 2022?
• IS MAERSK CREATING A COMPETITIVE CHALLENGE WITH ITS NEW METHANOL POWERED SHIPS AND PLEDGE TO BE ZERO EMISSION BY 2040?

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• How Containerization Facilitated China’s Rise
• The Shanghai Super-Port
• China’s Belt & Road Expansion
• U.S. National Security Implications 
• A Tale Of Two Carriers: Maersk Vs OOCL

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First Bell Lecture Series: Dr. Bruce Jones, “To Rule the Waves”

Bruce Jones is director and a senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution; he also works with the Center for East Asia Policy Studies. He is also a consulting professor at the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University. Jones previously served as the vice president and director for the Foreign Policy program for the past five years.
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ANNOUNCING THE 4^TH STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2021 

0800 – U.S. PACIFIC TIME TO 1300 U.S. PACIFIC TIME VIA ZOOM

The Storms, Flooding & Sea Level Defense conference will be the fourth conference produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and the Society of American Military Engineers. 

This year’s SFSLD 2021 conference will look at:

* Modernizing dredging practices in the United States

* Nature-based solutions to defend against flooding in California, New York, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and the Netherlands

* Strategies to fast-track regulatory approvals

 * Port strategies to address sea level rise and flooding: Hawaii, Mississippi river ports and Rotterdam

The conferences grew out of the initiatives of California ports including the Ports of Oakland, San Francisco, Long Beach and Los Angeles and have subsequently expanded to include ports around the United States. The ports share their plans to address storms, flooding, and higher sea levels and examine the impact on port operations, commerce and the wider community.

The SFSLD conferences have also benefited from collaboration with experts in the Netherlands, including the Port of Rotterdam, Deltares, Royal Haskoning, the Dutch government’s Rijkswaterstaat and from Jeroen Aerts, Director Department of Water and Climate Risk, VU University of Amsterdam.

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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Agenda: Please see the conference agenda here.

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PDF form for SAME members to self-certify 

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