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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jenoptik’s Smart Mobility Solutions division provides photonics-based, innovative and sustainable solutions, including technology and services for road safety, public security and road user charging. As an end-to-end solution provider, we support our customers with the provision of roadside equipment and software, including integration, installation and maintenance through to full-service operation of our solutions.
Our strong global presence and installation base is supported by a reliable partner network. With innovation as our driving force, Jenoptik is a world-leading enabler for smart mobility, with intelligent solutions and services constantly evolving to help make roads, journeys, communities and our environment safer around the globe. Click here to learn more.
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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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.
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.
