14
Dec
Following a nationwide search, Rodger Rees has been appointed port director for the Port of Galveston. Rees has more than 25 years of executive management experience and currently serves as the deputy executive director and CFO for Port Canaveral, the world’s second busiest cruise port. He is a certified public accountant and has completed the […]
17
Mar
There’s a funny thing about neighbors. You start off getting along really well, but over time, well, you drift apart. I’m talking about the Canadians next door. Of course, you get together for the playoffs, but you hardly ever discuss trade deals anymore and you haven’t had them over for a state dinner in ages. […]
17
Mar
Welcome to the second part of our continuing series on how to be the best shipping industry you can be. In the first part, we discussed how it just hadn’t been your year, Shipping Industry, and how to approach the new year positively. Today we’re going to be tackling a seldom-mentioned, but equally important topic in shipping industry self-help: […]
11
Feb
Nuclear and radiological detection in ports is an issue of growing concern. At least, it should be. Actually, its been kind of ignored until lately, but it is an important issue. Without proper scanning systems and information sharing protocols, our ports, and our country, are wide open for someone to bring in nuclear material, chemical weapons […]