{"id":17319,"date":"2026-10-01T15:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=17319"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:52:14","slug":"port-nolas-branch-on-aapa-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/port-nolas-branch-on-aapa-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Port NOLA\u2019s Branch on AAPA Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Beth Branch has been elected to serve a full two-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).<\/p>\n

Branch was elected to an At-Large seat for the 2026\u20132028 term during AAPA\u2019s 115th Annual Convention in New Orleans, which brought together nearly 1,000 port and maritime industry professionals from across the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to continue serving AAPA and to represent Port NOLA and the Lower Mississippi River alongside port leaders from across the Americas,\u201d said Branch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an important time for our industry as we strengthen infrastructure, expand multimodal connectivity and prepare our ports to meet the evolving needs of global trade. I look forward to contributing Port NOLA\u2019s perspective to those conversations and working together to strengthen the communities and economies our ports serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Beth Branch<\/p><\/div>\n

Branch previously joined the AAPA Board in 2025 and now begins a full two-year term as part of the Association\u2019s newly elected 2026\u20132028 leadership. AAPA uses staggered two-year terms to provide continuity and broad representation across its Board.<\/p>\n

Branch brings more than 20 years of transportation and logistics experience to the role. As President and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), she leads one of the nation\u2019s most diverse multimodal gateways, with connections across maritime, rail, cruise and industrial real estate operations.<\/p>\n

Under her leadership, Port NOLA is also advancing the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), a next-generation container terminal planned in St. Bernard Parish that will strengthen Louisiana\u2019s position in global trade and expand access between international markets and the U.S. interior.<\/p>\n

Branch\u2019s career includes leadership roles with the Alabama Port Authority and the Port of Oakland, as well as nearly two decades with Maersk in the United States and Denmark.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I am honored to continue serving AAPA and to represent Port NOLA and the Lower Mississippi River alongside port leaders from across the Americas\u2019 \u2014 Beth Branch<\/p><\/div>\n

AAPA announced its newly elected Board and officers during the New Orleans convention, including Richard Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Port District Commission, as Board Chair, and Dr. Noel Hacegaba, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, as Board Vice Chair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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