EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTE

For the greater good

Welcome to another issue of Pacific Ports Magazine! I think you’ll be impressed with the articles featured herein, starting with our Industry Insight with Sara Young, Executive Director, Port of Skagit.

When Sara took over from one of our favorite people — Patsy Martin — she quickly proved her own leadership skills and has continued, without interruption, the good work that Patsy and the Commissioners established. It was both refreshing and impressive to learn how each project and activity is considered in the context of what is best for surrounding communities.

As you continue to read through this issue, a recurrent theme emerges that echoes the underlying motivations seen from the Port of Skagit. Whether it’s to read about the efforts of Interferry to encourage ports and terminals to install shoreside power for electric ferries; or about 4FOLD containers — an innovation that solves space, emission and efficiency challenges for ports and shippers; or Midstream Lighting’s advice for lighting options that reduce air emissions, light pollution, and operatonal costs; each article is looking at solutions that will better the port and terminal sector, and by extension, better the communities surrounding ports.

When we started publishing Pacific Ports Magazine, it was with the intent to strengthen our efforts to share best practices and lessons learned, and to provide a forum for professional development, two of the main reasons the Association exists. The articles you’ll read in this issue do just that.

With Association members providing ideas, concepts, and innovative solutions for the benefit of their peers and colleagues, they are demonstrating not only the value of membership but what can actually be achieved when we come together for the greater good.

I hope you enjoy. More importantly, I hope you learn. — Jane McIvor

APP PORT MEMBERS