About the Seminar
Blank Rome Maritime partner Keith B. Letourneau will serve as a keynote speaker at North American Marine Environment Protection Association’s (“NAMEPA”) 2026 Marine Operations Seminar, “Precision in Practice: Navigating Safely and Efficiently in Today’s Waterways,” being held Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 11:30 to 5:00 p.m., at the Houston Pilots Headquarters in Deer Park, Texas.
The theme for this year’s groundbreaking conference, “Precision in Practice: Navigating Safely and Efficiently in Today’s Waterways,” will be a pragmatic look at how domestic and global operators achieve and maintain precision in maneuvering, communication, and decision-making within our nation’s most complex commercial waterways.
Keith’s keynote speech, “Navigating Today’s Geopolitical Waters and the Impact on Maritime,” will take place at 12:45 p.m., immediately following a speech by Captain Robert Comphor, Director of Inspections and Compliance, USCG.
Seminar panel sessions will include:
- Navigating Complexity: Enhancing Safety & Efficiency in Congested Waterways
- Navigating Innovation for Impact
- Building the Next-Gen Maritime Workforce: Skills, Training & the Human Side of Operations
- Houston Happenings
Blank Rome Maritime is pleased to be a sponsor of the Seminar.
For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.
