NETWORKING FOR STRONGER PORT INDUSTRY AND BETTER COMMUNITY
The 4th Meeting of the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) Council was held on 20-21, September, 2011, in San Francisco, USA. Council members from Canada; China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; the Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America and Vietnam were in attendance.
The 4th Meeting of the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) Council was held on 20-21, September, 2011, in San Francisco, USA. Council members from Canada; China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; the Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States of America and Vietnam were in attendance.
Mr. Jerry Rysanek, President of the APSN Council, opened the meeting and welcomed all Council Members and Regular Members, and particularly the two new Council Members from Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.
Mr. Jerry Rysanek of Canada was re-elected as President of the Council. In order to ensure a smooth transition of the leadership of APSN from the current President upon his retirement in early 2012, the Council elected Mr. Tim Meisner, Director General of Marine Policy of Transport Canada as the new President of APSN Council.
We welcome the role of the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) in promoting greener ports, including through the Workshop on Green Ports, Collaborating for Environmental Leadership, to be held in San Francisco on September 19, 2011. We support the continuing work of the APSN and encourage all APEC member economies to participate in this important initiative in facilitating co-operation and communication amongst ports and related sectors in the region.
-------- Joint Statement of 7th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting
San Francisco, California, United States of America
September 14, 2011