PORT OF VANCOUVER WINS NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AWARD (10/23/07)

For Immediate Release

VANCOUVER, Wash.-The Port of Vancouver USA has been presented with an Award of Merit from the American Association of Port Authorities for its 2006 community advertising series, which featured seven port tenants and what those tenants do.

The series also highlighted information about how each tenant and the port benefit the community economically.

“We’re very proud of the award because it affirms our contribution of creative communication that resulted in increased awareness of port activity within the maritime industry and throughout Vancouver,” said the port’s Executive Director Larry Paulson. “We also congratulate the folks at our agency for the great work they did.”

The port’s agency of record is CoatesKokes of Portland, Ore., which created the ads after conversations and interviews with port and tenant employees.

While ports across the nation entered the contest, the Port of Vancouver was one of just two ports to win for its ad series. Port of Portland was also recognized for its 2006 ad series.

The port has a history of being recognized for its advertising, having won several national awards from AAPA, including 2005.

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The Port of Vancouver, USA, created by Clark County taxpayers in 1912, is one of the major ports on the Pacific Coast. Its competitive strengths include available land, versatile cargo handling capabilities, vast transportation networks, a dependable labor force and an exceptional level of service to its customers and community.

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