Facilities Engineering Seminar

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1 Facilities Engineering Seminar Rancho Bernardo Inn San Diego, CA November 7-9, 2007 Wednesday, November 7 7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks 8:45-10:15 a.m. Panel I: Logistics Part I Congestion is already a major cause for concern on our highways. Our seaborne trade is growing and will continue to grow at rates forecast to be in the region of 6-10% per annum through 2020, putting an even greater strain on our road networks. Driver shortages, changes in driver operating hours, increasing gas prices, and stricter environmental controls are all additional factors which can limit the potential volume of road traffic. Railroads, Waterways and Short Sea Shipping can provide viable and much needed alternative capacity in future years. This session will explore the effectiveness of these alternatives; discuss their interrelationship and the potential effects which each can have on traffic flows in and out of the ports, and around our coast. Geoff Stokoe TTS Marine gstokoe@strategyclaims.com 10:15-10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m noon Panel II: Logistics Part II Three significant developments will be reviewed to determine how they will impact our ports, and change how international and domestic cargoes are carried to their destination. The inter-relationship with road transport and with all other modes of freight transport will also be considered. Panama Canal future projects Sort Sea Shipping Land Bridge 12 noon - 1:30 p.m Lunch Panel III: Sustainability AAPA s Executive Committee has requested that AAPA's Harbors, Navigation & Environment (HNE) Committee lead an Association-wide effort to develop: a definition of sustainability that recognizes the multiple aspects of the issue, including economic, social, institutional and environmental; and, a proposed Association sustainability platform. AAPA has established a task force to further explore the issue of sustainability, define the issue and develop a resolution for consideration. Toyota Facility Portland Climate Change Asset Management Wayne Gauthier Asset Manager Sebastian Degans Ed O Connell

2 Facilities Engineering Seminar Page 2 Wednesday, November 7 (continued) 3:15-3:30 p.m. Break 3:30-5:00 p.m. Panel IV: Security Issues Bay Area Emergency Response Plan Bay Area Port Security Addressed on a Regional Basis The Tier 1 ports in the San Francisco Bay Area (SF, Oakland, Richmond, Stockton) are joining together to prioritize security projects on a regional basis. This presentation will describe the strategy employed in grant application and prioritization and the development of a joint powers agreement between the agencies to expedite implementation. Command & Control Technology Jim Lindner Evening Reception: USS Midway. Aircraft Carrier Museum, San Diego Thursday, November 8 7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors 8:30-10:00 a.m. Panel V: Financing Public Private Partnerships for Ports and Marine Terminals This session will provide insight into the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) as a financial vehicle. The session will be broken into three presentations. The first presentation will serve as a PPP introduction, explain how they are structured, and how they can be utilized in the development of ports, marine terminals, and transport corridors. Key elements that govern successful implementation of a PPP and how the market will likely evolve will be discussed. The private investor's perspective will serve as the focal point for the second presentation. Issues such as: what does the private investor consider and analyze when valuing opportunities; what key characteristics make an asset "desirable"; and Brownfield versus Greenfield development will be discussed. Private sector risks and the mitigation of same will also be covered. The third presentation will look at PPPs from the public sectors perspective. How should the public sector analyze and successfully package opportunities? Potential hurdles dealing with the private sector, risk allocation, and transference mechanisms will be discussed as well as lessons learned. Public Private Partnerships 101 Financial Perspective Tex-dot Georgia Louis Paulsen Jim Lindner

3 Facilities Engineering Seminar Page 3 10:00-10:30 a.m. Break in Exhibit Hall Thursday, November 8 (continued) 10:30 12 noon Panel VI: Port Automation Automation of marine terminals provides opportunities and challenge. Factors to consider in automation include first cost, operating costs, efficiency, safety, environmental factors and many others. This session will focus on the state-ofthe art automated APM Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia. The session will discuss why the terminal was built form the owner s perspective, describe how the equipment and systems operate, and include views from both management and labor to gain national perspective on the future of automated marine terminals in the U.S.. Moderator : Jeff Florin Jeff Florin 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. Lunch in Exhibit Hall 2:00-3:00 p.m. Panel VII: Port Sustainability In A Changing Climate Climate change presents significant challenges for port business, management and development, requiring both mitigation and climate change adaptation strategies be developed. Mitigation opportunities include support for renewable energy industries, reducing greenhouse emissions from shipping, encouraging rail freight transfer, and sustainable buildings. Adaptation requires ports to become resilient to higher sea levels and increased storminess, and manage the implications of increased erosion of adjacent intertidal areas which may increase the exposure of port facilities. The presentation will outline the key climate change challenges for ports, as well as the imperatives and opportunities these present. It will include reference case studies of how European ports are innovating and adapting to climate change. 3:00-3:15 p.m. Break in Exhibit Hall 3:15-4:45 p.m. Panel VIII: Equipment Tech: "Safety Features of LNG Marine Loading Arms" The presentation would include a general introduction to marine loading arms used for transfering LNG. It would cover the components of the arm and highlight the additional features generally utilized in the LNG industry as compared to typical conventional loading arms used at existing refining and distribution terminals. The presentation would include example photos to be provided from the leading equipment suppliers of the arms.

4 Facilities Engineering Seminar Page 4 Thursday, November 8 (continued) 3:15-4:45 p.m. Panel VIII: Equipment Tech (continued) Twin 40 Dockside Container Cranes and the Associated Terminal Operations Modern technology is being implemented within the maritime environment, and the shape and texture of the traditional container terminal is responding accordingly. As container vessels have gotten larger, the need for faster operations with increased storage density has grown and is starting to be addressed by more efficient container handling equipment and new terminal operating paradigms. One of those new paradigms has been prompted by the use of twin 40 quayside container cranes. The unsolved problem now is how to properly integrate this improvement in quayside operations with parallel improvements in the container yard operations. Our presentation will include an overview of twin 40 projects in Asian terminals representing over 80 cranes. We will discuss different twin 40 crane concepts and a new head block/spreader interface that should become the new standard for major crane suppliers. The authors will also present the current and proposed future twin 40 yard operations. The pros and cons of the various required systems will be discussed along with suggestions for alternative systems. Many operators and manufacturers believe that twin 40 cranes will be the future standard crane at high-volume terminals. Mooring Systems New Spreaders Container Cranes Liquid Bulk Loading Arms Al Moro Al Moro 4:45-6:15 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Hall Sponsored by

5 Facilities Engineering Seminar Page 5 Friday, November 9 8:00-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:00 a.m. Panel IX: Designing for Disaster Standards for 2007 Natural disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes add unusual wind, wave and ground forces to port facilities. Engineers transfer lessons learned from these events into design criteria for new or replacement facilities. This session will discuss new criteria emerging. Seismic Retrofit of Existing Cranes Historically, seismic forces have not been a concern for earlier container cranes which were lighter, more flexible, and less stable than today s larger cranes. During an earthquake, the earlier cranes would lift from the rails before significant inertia forces could develop in the crane structure. Current large cranes with 100-foot rail gages are much heavier which results in significantly larger seismic forces in the crane structure. Liftech has performed extensive time-history analyses of A-frame and low profile jumbo cranes. Our studies indicate that many jumbo cranes will be extensively damaged in moderate earthquakes, and many jumbo cranes will be severely damaged, or collapse, in the contingency level design earthquake. Our presentation will suggest some approaches to evaluate what seismic risk is tolerable to existing cranes. We will provide some guidelines on what structural characteristics increase or decrease the seismic risk, and suggest practical retrofit options including strengthening, stiffening, and adding a base isolation mechanism that can limit the seismic forces. Don Alee Mississippi State Port Authority (Gulfport) Dan Allen Moffatt & Nichol 10:00-10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 11:30 a.m. Panel X: Cost Containment in Design and Construction Port owners worldwide have experienced significant increases in design and construction of all types of terminals. Cost increases have been related to equipment and labor availability, materials pricing and demand. Other, less obvious factors such as surety costs will also be addressed. The session will explore the range and magnitude of these cost increases along with the underlying causes. The panel will include both users and providers in a discussion of the major issues facing both groups and a look into the future. Ed Schmeltz

6 Facilities Engineering Seminar Page 6 DMJM+Harris 11:30 a.m. Seminar Is Adjourned