$400,000+ for Security Upgrades
The Port of Hueneme announced that it will receive more than $400,000 in funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Fiscal Year 2014 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP). The Port of Hueneme will receive $409,410 from the FY2014 PSGP. The funds will help protect critical port infrastructure from terrorism, enhance maritime…
Mary Anne Rooney Assoc. of Pacific Ports
Mary Anne Rooney, President of the Port of Hueneme port commission has been named vice chair of the Association of Pacific Ports. As a result of this honor, the Port of Hueneme will host the APP annual conference in 2016. “I am very honored to be selected by my peers and have the opportunity to…
ILWU Walk The Coast
ILWU Local 46 will hold its Walk the Coast event in Port Hueneme on Saturday, August 9, 2014. The event will include an ocean-view walk that begins at 10:00 a.m., starting at the Dorrill B. Wright Cultural Center, Oceanview Pavilion, 575 Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme and ends at the historical lighthouse on the Promenade. At…
CEO Elected AAPA Chairman of Board
The Port of Hueneme announced that CEO and port director Kristin Decas has been elected by the board of directors of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) as the incoming chair for AAPA’s 2014-2015 activity year. Ms. Decas will take office at the conclusion of the association’s annual convention in Houston in November. “I…
Excellence in Financial Reporting
Officials at the Port of Hueneme received notice this week that the Port would be receiving its fourth consecutive Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The recognition is the highest award possible in…
Port CEO & Director – Woman of the Year
Port CEO & Executive Director Kristin Decas was named Oxnard’s Woman of the Year by the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s 67th annual Community & Business Awards Luncheon today. Ms. Decas who arrived in Oxnard just two years ago became the 54th woman so honored. Former Chamber of Commerce Chairman Steve Buenger introduced…
Port Hosts Coast Trident 2014
Port of Hueneme – A full agenda of port security activities took place on June 18th including the Port’s first ever Port Security Exhibition, a full scale Exercise and Ribbon Cutting. In an effort to increase port and maritime security, and to ensure the readiness of emergency response agencies and personnel in the region, The Port…
Maritime Career Exploration Day
For more than 75 years, The Port of Hueneme has been a major economic engine. The Port and its customers create over 10,200 trade related jobs. Come to The Port and explore these jobs, ranging from the pilots who guide ships to people who load and unload cargo and the accountants who track the freight.…