By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT
Attracting more than 150 high-level executives in maritime transportation and related fields, the fourth annual Shifting International Trade Routes Workshop, co-sponsored by the American Association of Port Authorities and U.S. Maritime Administration, was hosted Feb. 1-2 by the Tampa Port Authority.
In addition to the day-and-a-half program of business sessions (see report here), a Feb. 1 evening reception – co-sponsored by the Tampa Port Authority and Ports America – provided workshop participants an opportunity to engage in informal interactions at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. (Photos by Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT)
Tampa port hosts trade workshop co-sponsored by AAPA, MARAD
by Paul Scott Abbott Feb 13, 2011
Paul Scott Abbott
For more than a quarter of a century, Paul Scott Abbott has been writing and shooting images for the American Journal of Transportation, applying four decades of experience as an award-winning journalist.
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a master’s magna cum laude from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Abbott has served as president of chapters of the Propeller Club of the United States, Florida Public Relations Association and Society of Professional Journalists.
Abbott honed his skills on several daily newspapers, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Richmond (Va.) News Leader, Albuquerque Journal and (South Florida) Sun-Sentinel, and was editor and publisher of The County Line, a weekly newspaper he founded in suburban Richmond, Va.
A native Chicagoan, he is a member of American Mensa and an ever-optimistic fan of the Chicago Cubs.
