ForSHORE is a hit at the AAPA port conferences

The AAPA, American Association of Port Authorities, is the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, representing more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. AAPA promotes the common interests of the port community, and provides critical industry leadership on security, trade, transportation, infrastructure, environmental and other issues related to port development and operations. Their annual conferences are a must for anyone who wants to be a player in the marine business.

Two years after the last edition, the port industry was glad to meet again in person and full of hope thinking about the prospects of major infrastructure investment programmes in United States.

Soletanche Bachy International Major Projects and Nicholson represented the Group expertise and its ForSHORE brand in Austin.

It was the perfect occasion to make new contacts with Owners, Engineers, and Suppliers. Modernized, upgrading existing facilities and constructing new ones were part of most of the discussions. The supply chain current concerns were debated – as well as other matters – to find solutions to offload, transport and deliver all the good that come from the oceans to the final customer.

The port industry, the international trade logistic chain and services associated to the shipping and maritime transport met again in Cartagena de Indias during the Latin American Congress of Ports.

More than 600 participants from 37 countries, who capitalized on the face-to-face meeting to seal new businesses and update themselves on the latest trends within the port industry.

Some very interesting topics were at the heart of discussions:

• Towards the road to recovery: prospects for the future of trade, maritime transport and ports
• Port investments and projects in Latin America
• The challenges for port competitiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean: the vision of global leaders
• Management, innovation and sustainability in the port and shipbuilding industries: international experiences
• Digital transformation: strategies for ports and the supply chain in a safe environment

This meeting was also an opportunity to combine a solid local presence with the subsidiaries in area: Soletanche Bachy Cimas our country host, Rodio Swissboring, Soletanche Bachy Argentina, Cimesa and the strength of a Group through the presence of Soletanche Bachy International Major Projects, a great team at the service of the ForSHORE brand.