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IBM Consulting helps businesses create better and faster outcomes, at scale through the science of consulting. As the only global consultancy within a major technology company, we approach our clients’ mission-critical challenges as a science, with trusted expertise supercharged by our AI-powered delivery platform, IBM Consulting Advantage, and our proven co-creation method, IBM Garage. Our 160,000 consultants test, iterate and collaborate openly with clients across major industries and a rich ecosystem of strategic partners because we’re dedicated to fast-tracking business value. Learn more at IBM.com/consulting/government.
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with more than 90,000 employees in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future. Click here to learn more.
Organized in 1968, the WGMA succeeded former local maritime associations in Houston, Galveston and Brownsville, Texas. The WGMA embraced within one non-profit association the membership of steamship owners, operators, agents along with stevedoring, and terminal companies located in all Texas ports and the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Today the Association has grown to over 200 members.
We negotiate and administer various multi-employer collective bargaining agreements with the International Longshoremen’s Association in all ports in Texas and Louisiana. The WGMA provides payroll, payroll support services, and processes grievances for stevedores operating under the collective bargaining agreements. In addition, we coordinate the training of longshore workers to promote a safe and efficient working environment.
The WGMA communicates and coordinates with various governmental entities throughout the West Gulf. We also provide a forum for discussions and exchange of information between member companies. Our Daily Industry Update Report also provides members with information impacting our industry.
Through a wide variety of services, the WGMA is an active advocate and liaison for the maritime industry. Click here to learn more.
Texas A&M University at Galveston is the island campus of Texas A&M University dedicated to developing leaders who are changing the world. We educate nearly 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students annually in maritime and maritime programs whose commitment to our Core Values positions them to fuel the blue economy now and in the future.
Opscura is a leading provider of drop-in industrial security solutions for Operational Technology (OT), designed to protect and connect industrial networks through innovative and easy-to-implement solutions. Global customers rely on Opscura’s OT Security Protection Platform for network segmentation, cloaking, isolation, and Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). With solutions that can be deployed in minutes and with near-zero downtime, Opscura reduces operational risk by protecting vulnerable devices, including legacy assets, enhancing threat visibility, and mitigating unauthorized access at the field level, on the production line, and beyond.
Find Opscura and learn more at www.opscura.io.
HIF Global is the world’s leading e-Fuels company, developing projects in different parts of the world to produce fuels with renewable energy, green hydrogen and recycled CO₂.
The name HIF represents the mission of the company: to provide Highly Innovative Fuels to make decarbonization of the planet possible now. HIF’s vision is to become the largest e-Fuels producer in the world, producing 150,000 barrels per day of e-Fuels by 2035, capturing over 25 million tons of CO₂, and turning 5 million vehicles.
Port Houston owns, operates, and manages the 8 public wharves and terminals along the Houston Ship Channel, including the area’s largest breakbulk facility and two of the most efficient container terminals in the country. Port Houston is the advocate and a strategic leader for the Channel. The Houston Ship Channel and its more than 200 public and private terminals, collectively known as the Port of Houston, is the nation’s largest port for waterborne tonnage. The Port of Houston is an essential economic engine to the region, with an economic impact of $802 billion nationally and supports 1.35M jobs in Texas and 3.2M jobs nationwide. Click here to learn more
The Center for Advances in Port Management at Lamar University provides graduate education and research to prepare industry and business leaders for modern challenges. The Center offers a fully online Master of Science in Port and Terminal Management and post graduate certificates in Logistics, Terminal Operations, and Marine Management for professionals. Lamar’s Engineering, Business colleges, and Center faculty address research needs and collaborate with industry and government to advance innovation and resiliency. Click here to learn more
With an overall throughput of 289 million tonnes per year, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is a critical hub in worldwide trade and industry. The port is a crucial link for the handling of containers, breakbulk and for the throughput of vehicles. Port of Antwerp-Bruges is home to 1,400 companies and accommodates the largest integrated chemical cluster in Europe. The port provides, directly and indirectly, a total of around 164,000 jobs and generates an added value of 21 billion euros.
The ambition for Port of Antwerp-Bruges is clear – to become the world’s first port that reconciles economy, people and climate. As well as growing in a sustainable way, the Port also aims to focus on its unique position as a logistics, maritime and industrial centre and to take the lead in the transition to a circular and low-carbon economy. Together with the port community, customers and other partners, Port of Antwerp-Bruges is actively seeking innovative solutions for a sustainable future. High on the agenda is its responsibility for the environment and the surrounding society. Click here to learn more.
Founded in 1911 by a vote of the people as a special purpose government, the Port of Seattle’s mission is to promote economic opportunities and quality of life in the region by advancing trade, travel, commerce, and job creation in an equitable, accountable, and environmentally responsible manner.
The Port owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Fishermen’s Terminal — home of the North Pacific fishing fleet — and public marinas. The Port also owns two cruise ship terminals, a grain terminal, real estate assets, and marine cargo terminals through its partnership in the Northwest Seaport Alliance.
Port operations help support nearly 200,000 jobs and $7 billion in wages throughout the region. Over the next 13 years, the Port’s Century Agenda seeks to create an additional 100,000 jobs through economic growth while becoming the nation’s leading green and energy-efficient port. Learn more at the Port’s website.
Alatas provides unbeatable service to users and owners of cranes around the world. We work with a wide range of brands and manufacturers offering crane services across a variety of industries.
BMT is a marine-focused engineering and technical services company, with decades of experience in the marine industry. BMT’s focus is helping our customers and stakeholders address their toughest business challenges, and to improve their operations through actionable data and intelligence.
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Disaster Tech, a veteran-owned public benefit company, specializes in decision science technologies for situational awareness, intelligence, and crisis management. Its mission is to provide AI-driven solutions that empower organizations to gain real-time situational awareness, coordinate across teams, manage logistics, and ensure operational continuity. Its flagship product, PRATUS™, serves as an all-in-one crisis management platform. Built across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including integration with Microsoft Teams, PRATUS™ leverages AI-powered features to drive smarter decision-making in preparedness and incident response. It allows organizations to prepare, predict, communicate, and decide before, during, and after any crisis. PRATUS™ supports frictionless communication within your organization and beyond, providing real-time situational awareness and timely access to mission-critical information.
The Greater Houston Port Bureau is a non-profit maritime trade association with over 260 member companies working together to advance the port region. The Port Bureau identifies and prioritizes the top issues impacting the port. We advocate solutions championing immediate and long-term value for the maritime industry, Houston, the state of Texas, the nation, and globally. For more information, visit www.txgulf.org or call 713-678-4300.
The Sam Houston State University Institute for Homeland Security provides innovative, value-added knowledge tailored to the needs of industry and public institutions, to protect critical infrastructure supporting Texas and the nation’s economy.
Kale Info Solutions USA is a fully owned subsidiary of Kale Logistics Solutions, a trusted global vertical SaaS platform provider for several Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Headquartered in Atlanta, USA, Kale Info Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of SaaS based solutions. With this in-depth domain knowledge and technical expertise, Kale has created a suite of comprehensive multi-modal cloud-based Enterprise Systems and Cargo Community Systems. These applications offer a single electronic window capable of supporting operational flows. Kale’s community and enterprise solutions cater to a wide network of Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) and help strengthen and improve their operational and business capabilities.
Kale Info Solutions’ flagship Port Community System is a UNESCAP and ADB award-winning innovative digital platform developed to not only bring together stakeholders of the maritime sector onto a single platform but also facilitate government-to-business, business-to-government and business-to-business transactions in a highly secured environment. Customs, forwarders, shippers, shipping lines, terminal operators, inspection agencies, hauliers and railway operators — all of these, and more, need access to smart, real time information. The platform provides the business community with a streamlined process for submitting export and import information to customs and other government agencies.
Kale has offices in India, UAE, Kenya, Netherlands, South Africa, D R. Congo, Colombia, Canada and USA. It engages with 5500+ clients in 40+ countries, Kale Logistics Solutions is a major player in the logistics industry. Since inception, Kale has been awarded for its digital innovation by United Nations twice and as the Best IT Solutions Provider for 15 years consecutively in various other forums. Moreover, KPMG listed Kale’s digital solutions among its Top 10 Innovations, a case study of Kale’s digital innovation was mentioned as a Case Study in Kellogg Business School and featured in the Journey Towards Excellence Journal of Indian Customs.
MarineLabs is a coastal intelligence company, whose data is transforming marine safety and helping to build climate-resilient coastlines. Founded in 2017, MarineLabs offers high-resolution real-time, historic, and forecast wind, wave, and weather intelligence as well as AI-driven insights from an expanding North America-wide fleet of cloud-connected, rugged instruments.
MerLion’s vision is to enhance safety of operations, security of assets, and environmental responsibility both at sea and ashore with a blend of technology and human excellence. Our roots run deep in seaport and nearshore security operations and asset defense in both military and commercial applications. Our portfolio has grown to include shore and water-based uncrewed systems for surveillance, maritime mapping, and technology applications for tailored mitigation packages. Confidently select MerLion as your experienced “Maritime Domain Awareness and Response” solutions developer, implementor, and trainer in seaport and coastal protection operations!
NOVO DR offers the highest image quality in the portable digital radiography industry. The ruggedness and reliability of our systems combined with amazing X-Ray Images make them the best in the market. Our intuitive and easy to use products have been designed and engineered by our incredibly professional and highly experienced team! The NOVO R&D is all done in house allowing us to develop new products and new software features to provide relevant solutions to the many changes in the modern warfare and EOD Challenges!
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OneZero Solutions is a problem-solving, results-oriented 8(a), Small Disadvantaged (SDB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Herndon VA. We focus on delivering Cybersecurity Operations, Full-Stack Development and Data Analytics, Enterprise IT and Network Solutions, and Cybersecurity Risk Management services for federal, state and local government organizations as well as private sector clients. Our extensive experience, strategic focus and proactive integrated management approach are critical to delivering innovative safety and security solutions for our clients. Our platform-agnostic, sustainable approach creates positive and consistent mission outcomes for today and tomorrow.
QuakeWrap, Inc., is the original innovator and developer of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) products for infrastructure repair and renewal. QuakeWrap and QuakeWrap, Inc. President/CEO Professor Mo Ehsani have spent over 25 years pioneering advanced construction technologies utilizing FRP. QuakeWrap’s patented FRP products – including the innovative PileMedic® and PipeMedic® repair systems – are field-proven to rehabilitate, retrofit and strengthen assorted structures worldwide, with award-winning results.
QuakeWrap solutions represent an extraordinary improvement over traditional infrastructure repair methods. We strive on creating new innovative products that result in higher quality, faster construction time and at a lower cost. This is evident by the numerous patented technologies we have developed, such as PileMedic® for repair of deteriorated steel, timber and concrete columns and submerged piles, SuperLaminate® for spot repair of pressure pipes, StifPipe® for repair of gravity or pressure pipes subjected to external gravity loads, and InfinitPipe® a revolutionary onsite manufactured pipe of virtually any size and length.
Founded on the principles of “FAITH-VISION-WORK” and ingrained with over 97 years of Heavy Industrial Material Handling experience, American manufacturer Taylor Machine Works, Inc. is proud to offer a full range of Container Handling and Port Operations equipment. Taylor has met the equipment needs of our port customers for over 50 years and supplied ZERO emission container handling equipment to America’s largest Ports since 2019.
Taylor designs, manufactures, and supports BABA (Build America Buy America) compliant Loaded Container Handlers, Empty Container Handlers, Reach Stackers, and Heavy Forklifts in 16,000-lb to 125,000-lb capacities. We can also meet your complete Terminal/Yard tractor needs with the full line of Terberg Taylor Americas products. We look forward to supporting our heavy industrial customers’ material handling needs as they transition to Taylor Battery Electric, and Hydrogen powered products.
…Our Customers are Priority ONE
The Acceleration Agency is the leading digital innovation firm that has the strategic experience, digital expertise, and agility to scale quickly to solve complex business objectives in both consumer and enterprise spaces. We are the leader in Active Digital Twins for real-time visualisation and simulation for a wide range of industries and domains. Our digital expertise delivers scalable and secure solutions that are adaptable and agile while utilising AI/ML, edge computing, and IoT sensors. We design and deliver native products in 3D with gaming engines, web applications, and complete end-to-end platforms for advanced visualisation, enabling simulations and real-time data-driven decision-support. We are biased to action and our clients include some of the biggest brands in the world: Disney, Carnival, Universal, Port of Corpus Christi, and more.
Workplace Safety Screenings, founded in 2012, is a nationwide Third-Party Administrator offering Background Screenings, 24/7 On-Site Drug Testing, Compliance Management, Triage, and a full catalog of Occupational Health Services. With their own team monitoring their phones 24/7, consolidated billing, and the WSS SHEILD portal, the WSS team works to make health, safety, and compliance effortless for their clients. Port Health, founded in 2021, gives ship owners and agents 24/7 access to an array of medical services including: On-board, In-clinic, & Virtual Medical Care, Prescription & Medical Chest Refills, Hospital, Specialist, Dental, & Vision Advocacy, Vaccinations, and more. The goal of Port Health is to keep your crew safe & healthy and your ships on-time and on-budget.
Zentech Incorporated is a Houston-based marine engineering, project and construction management and naval architecture firm specializing in offshore oil and gas and renewable energy industries. It has more than 40 years of experience providing innovative engineering solutions and employs professional staff in six international locations. Zentech’s expertise encompasses jack-up drilling units, dynamically positioned semi-submersibles, drill-ships, modular platform drilling rigs, barge rigs, fixed offshore platforms, floating production systems (including reactivation and conversion of existing rigs), EPIC contracts for MOPU conversions, and risers and pipelines. Zentech has been involved in several other unique projects, with specialized expertise. The company’s expertise includes predictive analytics of major drilling equipment, virtual reality, augmented reality, scanning, and unmanned inspections using UAV & ROV Drones and LIDAR cameras inside tanks, chimneys, large oil tanks, subsea and other areas not easily accessible.
