The Port of Tacoma has scheduled its annual breakfast for
April 9. The two-hour event begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Greater Tacoma
Convention and Trade Center, 1500 Broadway in Tacoma.
This year’s theme is “Charging into the competitive
landscape,” and attendees will have a chance to hear how change in the
international container industry is forcing ports and shippers to think and act
differently.
Port CEO John Wolfe will discuss how the port is addressing
the increasingly competitive environment, and keynote speaker Bill Mongelluzzo,
a senior editor with the Journal of Commerce, is expected to examine the new
paradigm emerging in the big-ship era and provide an outlook for US West Coast
ports.
Also, the port will honor its annual Summit Award winners. The
Summit Awards recognize port customers and tenants for outstanding
contributions to port business and our community in three categories:
- Business Magnet recognizes business development efforts or investments that led to an increase in business volume or new business opportunities for the port, and had a positive economic impact for Pierce County citizens.
- Environmental Stewardship recognizes a project, program or initiative that promoted sustainability in Pierce County and honors biodiversity and the interconnected nature of industry, people, wildlife and natural systems.
- Livable Community recognizes a project, program or initiative that made a positive contribution to Pierce County through social responsibility. Criteria include philanthropy and charitable giving, community service and employee volunteering, community engagement and outreach and employee development.
This year’s Summit Award nominees include Delong Company,
Emerald Home Furnishings, International Paper, Friends of Julia's Gulch, PCC
Logistics, Pierce County Terminal/Evergreen Line, Summit Realty Group, TPT US
Limited and Transportation Club of Tacoma.
Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door, if still
available. The price includes breakfast and parking. Seats can be reserved
online until April 2 at www.portoftacoma.com/summits.
