Community

Regional Industry and Community

South East Texas Waterway Advisory Committee (SETWAC) - Workforce Development Member
Port of Port Arthur, Seafarers, and National Maritime Day Annual Sponsor
Beaumont Seafarers Annual Sponsors
Regional Anti-Terrorism Committee
Regional Port Security Infrastructure Committee
Regional Facility Security Officer (FSO) Subcommittee

National Industry and Community

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) partner and annual sponsor
MARAD Funded ABS Maritime Coalition
West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA) members
Port of the Future Foundational and Annual Sponsor
Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) partners

CONTACT US

Center for Advances in Port Management
portmanagement@lamar.edu

Lamar University
P.O. Box 10262
Beaumont TX 77710

Spotlight Items

23 August 2023 - We are excited to share that Dr. Hamidi (an instructor for several of our courses) has been awarded a TXDOT grant for research. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate and analyze the movement of ship and barge traffic along the Texas Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and within Texas gulf coast ports using AIS data. For a more detailed article, we invite you to read the detailed campus news article here.

Seafarers Gala 2023

On 10 August 2023, The Center for Advancements in Port Management had the pleasure of attending the Seafarers' Center of Beaumont Annual Maritime Gala. Texas State Senator Robert Nichols was the guest speaker for the event. Senator Nichols chairs the Senate Transportation Committee and is a former Chairman of the Texas Department of Transportation. At the event, Senator Nichols spoke very favorably on the impact the Southeast Texas Maritime Industry is making on the Texas economy. Lamar Representatives Pictured from Left to Right: Director Thomas Kalb, Director Robert Dubois, Dean Brian Craig, Provost Gene Theodori, Dr. Maryam Hamidi, and Dr. Victor Zaloom.

The Maritime Executive featured the Port Management program in a recent article. Please click here to read further on how Lamar is making an impact on port and maritime industries.

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Lamar Director of Port Management Rob Dubois and Associate Professor Maryam Hamidi attend the 2023 Port of the Future Conference in Houston, Texas.

Lamar President & Director

Lamar President Jaime Taylor, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Lamar Director of Port Management Rob Dubois (Right to Left) at the Port of Port Arthur, where Port director Larry Kelley recently gave the Secretary a tour highlighting the future impact of the recently awarded 13.6M grant.

Texas Ports are Economic Engines!-Video highlights regional Port Improvements.

Texas Port Mission Plan
2020-2023