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P2S Ports and Harbors Market Segment Leader, Kent
Sayler, has worked at the Ports of Long Beach, Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Hueneme. As a project
manager and electrical engineer, Kent has overseen
complex port projects and designed electrical systems
for infrastructure and support buildings. We spoke to
him to get his thoughts on the future of port design, the
effects automation and other forces impacting ports and
terminal operators.
What type of facilities have you designed at ports?
KS: I’ve worked on a wide range of projects such as
complete terminal turnovers like the Middle Harbor
Redevelopment and Pier G at POLB. By turnover, I mean
completely changing the set-up of the terminals. In
Middle Harbor’s case, they’re taking two old terminals
and combining them into one. The process involves
demolishing everything above the ground, filling in slips
where ships aren’t being used any longer, removing all
underground utilities and then replacing them with all
new infrastructure below ground.
In Pier G’s case, the tenant still occup