Marine Business for the Operations Sector In print, online, in person. 2016 Media Kit www.pacmar.com www.pmmonlinenews.com
Having worked in the maritime industry for over 30 years, I greatly appreciate Pacific Maritime Magazine s West Coast-focused news and features. When Tidewater commissioned and began the build on three new towboats last year, we valued Pacific Maritime as a resource in that process. Thank you PMM, for a comprehensive and in-depth publication. Bruce Reed, VP and COO of Tidewater Transportation and Terminals Why PMM? We reach vessel owners, terminal operators, and marine industrial land users. In-depth. Timely. Engaging. I look forward to getting Pacific Maritime Magazine every month. Their unique West Coast focus gives me detailed news about my market that I can t find anywhere else, and their monthly, in-depth features make for good reference all year round. I have been an avid reader since day one. Ric Shrewsbury, President Western Towboat, seattle, ca By far the best publication writing about the West Coast. BILL ELLIOT, PRESIDENT BAY SHIP AND YACHT, ALAMEDA, CA As the most widely circulated commercial maritime magazine on the Pacific Coast, Pacific Maritime Magazine reaches more industry decision makers than any other publication.* Who are our readers? The majority are President/Owner/Upper Management Positions. 91% authorize or recommend purchasing decisions. What actions have they taken as a result of the ads they ve seen in Pacific Maritime Magazine? 90% have contacted or visited an advertising company and/or made a purchase pursuant to an ad they saw in Pacific Maritime Magazine within the last twelve months. How important is Pacific Maritime Magazine to their professional life? 92% rely on PMM as their primary information source about the maritime community. 85% read more than 50% of each issue and 59% read more than 80% of each issue. 77% have been reading PMM for more than 5 years. 53% keep PMM for more than 30 days. From Alaska to Southern California, only Pacific Maritime Magazine gives you maximum exposure to the entire West Coast maritime industry; every page of every issue, every month of the year. * Audited circulation detail available upon request.
Demographics The most widely circulated commercial maritime publication on the Pacific Coast* 100% of our subscribers are actively involved in the operation, maintenance and/ or construction of commercial vessels and marine cargo terminals or shipping products to or from those terminals on commercial vessels calling West Coast ports. * Audited circulation detail available upon request. Circulation Breakdown Commercial Vessel Operators Ocean Carriers, Cruise Lines, Tug and Barge Services, Ferry/Tour Boat Operators, NOAA, Coast Guard, Navy, Government Shipyard Personnel Marine Surveyors Naval Architects Port and Harbor Operations, Stevedore/Terminal Operators Those responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of harbor facilities, including rail, terminal and truck operations. Shippers, Freight Forwarders, Freight Brokers and others allied to the field Those who book space on ocean-going vessels make and influence port of call decisions. Professional Services Equipment Suppliers, Insurance Providers, Financial Institutions and Attorneys Pacific Maritime Magazine is the best marine industrial magazine I subscribe to Angelo Castagnola, Owner Castagnola Tug Service Ventura, CA Pacific Maritime Magazine is an essential tool for keeping abreast of the maritime industry. It gives our watch personnel a maritime industry perspective that makes them well rounded watch standers. Pacific Maritime is by far the most read publication in our library every month. Reid Crispino, General Manager Southern California Marine Exchange, San Pedro, CA I look to Pacific Maritime Magazine every month for news, opinions and discussions about the Pacific Coast maritime industry. Pacific Maritime Magazine provides me the important maritime information that I do not find in any other publication. Greg Bombard, President, Catalina Express, Long beach, Ca Nome is dependent on maritime commerce for economic health, and the wellbeing of our residents. Pacific Maritime Magazine helps me keep abreast of maritime developments that affect our daily lives. I read it every month. Denise Michels, Mayor City of Nome I rely on Pacific Maritime Magazine every month for news about the maritime intermodal marketplace. Excellent publication. It is my primary media source of news about the industry. Steve Bassett, Director Washington United Terminals, Tacoma, WA
2016 Editorial Calendar www.pacmar.com Chris Philips, Managing Editor chris@pacmar.com 206-284-8285 Brian Cross, Advertising Manager brian@pacmar.com 206-284-8285 MONTH SPECIAL FEATURE BONUS DISTRIBUTION* AD CLOSE MATERIALS DUE January Annual New Vessel and Tugboat Review Passenger Vessel Association Convention December 11, December 18, LNG as Fuel Maritrends 2016 Long Beach, CA, 2015 2015 New Vessel Profile Regulation, Policy and Technology Coastal Transportation February Promise of the Arctic Port of Bellingham January 8 January 15 Legislative and Regulatory Forecast Gunderson Shipyards 75th Anniversary Profile Wild Seafood Exchange, Bellingham, WA LNG as Fuel Conference Seattle, WA Regulation, Policy and Technology Regulation, Policy and Technology March Shipyard Issue Regional Report: LA/Long Beach New Vessel Profile Avalon Freight Service February 12 February 19 April May Annual Propulsion Issue Workforce Development Trade with Alaska and Hawaii Vigor Shipyards Profile New Vessel Profile Gretchen Dunlap Green Terminal Operations: Equipment and Policy Ports of the Pacific: Remaining Competitive Bering Sea Fisheries Conference Seattle, WA March 11 March 18 April 8 April 15 June Maritime Construction Maritime Law and Insurance Regional Report: Columbia Gateway The Promise of the Arctic Symposium Seattle, WA THE PROMISE OF THE ARCTIC May 13 May 20 July Deck Machinery Container Handling Equipment June 10 June 17 August High-speed Craft Regional Report: British Columbia July 8 July 15 September Ocean and Coastal Towing Trading with Asia Spill Response: Equipment and Policy August 12 August 19 October Diving and Salvage Bulk and Breakbulk Report September 9 September 16 November Marine Technology: Hardware and Software Regional Report: Puget Sound enavigation 2016 Conference - Seattle, WA Pacific Marine Expo - Seattle, WA International Workboat Show - New Orleans, LA Largest distribution of the year! October 7 October 14 December Regional Report: San Francisco Bay Area The New USCG November 11 November 18 * Conference topics and dates tentative until confirmed.
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CELEBRATING YEARS FISHERMEN'S NE W S www.fishermensnews.com Experience Chris Philips, Managing Editor Steering the course set by his father, Richard Philips, who founded the magazine in 1983, Chris has been a contributing editor since 1992, and managing editor since 1999. Chris has stood watch, swabbed decks and slept next to high-speed diesel engines. For more than twenty years he has been an outspoken advocate for the West Coast maritime community. Pacific Maritime Magazine boasts the most experienced editorial team of ANY publication in the maritime field. We also feature frequent guest opinions from industry experts. This combination of editorial experience and hands-on professional expertise gives Pacific Maritime Magazine a unique vibrancy and authority. Advertising Jim Shaw, Contributing Editor, Shipping Jim graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in Economics of Transportation. He has spent time as a merchant mariner, a heavy equipment repair shop supervisor in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Honduras, and three years as a volunteer diesel mechanics instructor in the Peace Corps in Gambia, Guinea and Peru. Jim has been a transportation trade journalist for a variety of international publications for 37 years, 28 of those with Pacific Maritime Magazine. Mark Edward Nero, Contributing Editor, California Mark Edward Nero has been a professional journalist since 1995 and has covered the maritime shipping industry since 2002. Nero, who is based in Long Beach, California, was previously a reporter with the Long Beach Press-Telegram where he covered the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. His work has also appeared in numerous other publications, including The Cunningham Report, Fairplay magazine, the San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Globe and the Los Angeles Daily News. Margaret Bauman, Contributing Editor, Alaska Margaret Bauman is an Alaska journalist and photographer with extensive background in Alaska s industries and environmental issues related to those industries. A long time Alaska resident, she has also covered news of national and international importance in other states on the staff of United Press International, the Associated Press and CBS News. BRIAN CROSS, Manager, Advertising Sales Contact Brian for help in designing a specific advertising program to reach the West Coast maritime industry. brian@pacmar.com Office 206-284-8285 Cell 253-355-0889 Fax 206-284-0391 Marine Business for the Operations Sector Contact Information 2201 West Commodore Way Seattle, WA 98199 Tel 206-284-8285 Fax 206-284-0391 www.pacmar.com www.philipspublishing.com Editorial Department Chris Philips chris@pacmar.com Advertising Sales Brian Cross brian@pacmar.com Office 206-284-8285 Cell 253-355-0889 Fax 206-284-0391 Production Department Kathy Samuelson production@philipspublishing.com Circulation/Subscriptions Judy Philips circulation@pacmar.com 206-365-5399 To subscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine online go to www.pacmar.com Philips Publishing Group: Two Generations of Expertise Philips Publishing Group produces magazines for the commercial maritime and commercial fishing markets. Titles include Pacific Maritime Magazine, aimed at West Coast commercial vessel and terminal operators, Fishermen s News, the oldest commercial fishing publication on the Pacific Coast and FOGHORN for the Passenger Vessel Association. Philips Publishing Group also produces February 2015 $3.00 directories and in-house publications for companies and associations in the transportation, maritime, hospitality, tourism and transit markets. Association clients include the Passenger Vessel Association, the Seattle Propeller Club, the Tacoma and Seattle Transportation Clubs and the Society of Port Engineers of Los Angeles. Corporate clients include: American Seafoods, Black Ball Ferry Lines, Catalina Express, Clipper Navigation, Coastal Transportation, TOTE and Washington State Ferries. www.philipspublishing.com 206-284-8285 Halibut bycatch boat prep Oyster Protection Industry Advocates The best way to stay abreast of developments in the industry is to participate. Pacific Maritime Magazine s staff is involved through a variety of professional associations, including: