MARITIME DAY PANELS MAY 16 & 18, 2022 Via Zoom

MAY 16, 2022:  DO U.S. EXPORTERS NEED NEW U.S SHIPS?

0900 (Pacific Time) 
WELCOME: Jim Patti, President International Propeller Club of the United States

0915 
Moderator: Stas Margaronis, President Propeller Club of Northern California
Paul Snell, Chief Executive Officer, British American Shipping, Long Beach California “Challenges for U.S. Exporters in 2022.”
Lars Jensen, Partner Vespucci Maritime, Copenhagen, Denmark, “World Container Trade Overview”
Bruce Jones, Author ‘To Rule the Waves’ & Senior Fellow Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., “Does China Rule the Waves?”
Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Associate Professor of History, Campbell University, North Carolina & Adjunct Professor, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, “Wanted: A Maritime Strategy for the United States”

1030 Conclusion

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MAY 18, 2022: REPORTS ON U.S. INLAND WATERWAY & JONES ACT CARRIERS
U.S. INLAND WATERWAY & GREAT LAKES REPORTS

0900 (Pacific Time) 
WELCOME: Jim Patti, President International Propeller Club of the United States

0915
Moderator: Stas Margaronis, President, Propeller Club of Northern California
Tracy Zea, President & CEO, Waterways Council, Inc. Washington D.C. “Status of Lock and Dam Improvements for U.S. Inland Waterways”
Steve Fisher, Executive Director, American Great Lakes Ports Association Infrastructure “Priorities for Great Lakes Ports”
Paul Matthews, Executive Director, Port of South Louisiana, “How Infrastructure Investments Support U.S. Exporters” 

JONES ACT CARRIER REPORTS 

1030
Moderator: Stas Margaronis, Propeller Club of Northern California
Torey Presti, President, National Shipping, San Francisco, California
Nick Marrone, Vice-President, Seafarers International Union, Oakland California 
Edward F. Washburn, Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations, Pasha Hawaii, San Rafael, California
Capt. Anne McIntyre, Business Director, San Francisco Bar Pilots

1200 Conclusion

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