Annual Meeting 2027
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September 23 | 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Ballard Elks Lodge, 6411 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle
2026 Program
Remarks and Private Q&A with Senator Derek Stanford
Senator Stanford has represented Washington’s 1st Legislative District in the State Senate since 2019, where he serves as Vice Chair of the Ways & Means Committee and sits on the Business, Financial Services & Trade and Labor & Commerce committees. Outside the Legislature, he leads software development and analytics projects at Boeing and holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Washington.
USCG Vessel Traffic Service COOP
An overview of the new Memorandum of Agreement naming the Marine Exchange as backup Continuity of Operations (COOP) location for Vessel Traffic Service, from Captain Michael Hunt, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound.
Maritime Prosperity Zones
An overview of Maritime Prosperity Zones — what the program would do, where the proposal currently stands in Washington, D.C., and what a designation could mean for the Puget Sound waterfront — from Charles Costanzo, Principal and Founder of Blakely Rock Strategies, LLC.
Marine Exchange of Puget Sound Annual Update
Data, ship count, trends, introduction to our new API and more from Patrick Gallagher, Marine Exchange Executive Director.
PortLink Digital Maritime Information Exchange
A first look at the deployment of PortLink in Puget Sound – a unified digital maritime information exchange platform – across Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest from Vesa Koivumaa, Wärtsilä Head of Strategic Growth.
Communications & Outreach Update
John Veentjer Youth Maritime Scholarship winners, the 2027 fundraiser, and the new Pacific Northwest Ports Directory from Sara Zeman, Marine Exchange Communications Director.
Remarks and Private Q&A with Senator Derek Stanford
Senator Stanford has represented Washington’s 1st Legislative District in the State Senate since 2019, where he serves as Vice Chair of the Ways & Means Committee and sits on the Business, Financial Services & Trade and Labor & Commerce committees. Outside the Legislature, he leads software development and analytics projects at Boeing and holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Washington.
USCG Vessel Traffic Service COOP
An overview of the new Memorandum of Agreement naming the Marine Exchange as backup Continuity of Operations (COOP) location for Vessel Traffic Service, from Captain Michael Hunt, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound.
Maritime Prosperity Zones
An overview of Maritime Prosperity Zones — what the program would do, where the proposal currently stands in Washington, D.C., and what a designation could mean for the Puget Sound waterfront — from Charles Costanzo, Principal and Founder of Blakely Rock Strategies, LLC.
Marine Exchange of Puget Sound Annual Update
Data, ship count, trends, introduction to our new API and more from Patrick Gallagher, Marine Exchange Executive Director.
PortLink Digital Maritime Information Exchange
A first look at the deployment of PortLink in Puget Sound – a unified digital maritime information exchange platform – across Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest from Vesa Koivumaa, Wärtsilä Head of Strategic Growth.
Communications & Outreach Update
John Veentjer Youth Maritime Scholarship winners, the 2027 fundraiser, and the new Pacific Northwest Ports Directory from Sara Zeman, Marine Exchange Communications Director.
