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PORT OF RICHMOND
27 July 2025
To: Nannette Beacham, Economic Development Director
From: Charles Gerard, Port Director
Ref: 2025 American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Annual Convention Quebec, Canada, October 6-8, 2025
Nannette –
I am submitting the enclosed travel request to attend the AAPA Annual Conference. I attended this conference last year in Boston, MA. This year’s conference is to be held in Quebec, so it requires international travel.
The Port of Richmond is a member of AAPA. The event presents an opportunity to meet and engage public port executives from across the nation, including many that are like the Port Richmond. That is, small mixed cargo and marine service-oriented Ports. The first day of the conference includes commissioner and executive only briefings from industry leaders. It also includes committee meetings for members of AAPA. The committees we participate in include:
• Engineering, Construction and Maintenance Committee (infrastructure, terminal design) • Harbors & Navigation (infrastructure, dredging,..)
• Economic Development (port real estate, industrial development, master planning,..)
These committees discuss common challenges and share successes on many of the initiatives we are pursuing in Richmond.
Other key topics to be discussed in the general agenda include:
• Developing Port Master Plans as Roadmaps
• Modernizing Port Infrastructure
• Electrifying Port Operations
• Building Stronger Communities through Workforce Development
Please let me know if any questions.
Thank you,
Charles J. Gerard
Charles J. Gerard
Port Director
Port of Richmond, CA