Book Your Hotel Room for ILTA 2026 | Spring Joint Committee Meeting to Take Place March 10-11 in Tulsa | Get to Know Brendan Vasquez, ILTA Membership Coordinator
The room block at the Marriott Marquis Houston, the ILTA 2026 headquarters hotel, is now open. With the World Cup also in Houston during our event dates—June 15-17—rooms are expected to fill quickly and are available first come, first served.
ILTA Rate: $273/night (plus taxes and fees)
Stay where it all happens—with convenient access to conference programming, Trade Show activities, and key networking events! Book your room now.
Closing Keynote Luncheon featuring John “Gucci” Foley
Full Trade Show access across all days
New for 2026, experience expanded programming and engagement opportunities, including the Leadership Keynote, Learning Lab, Beer Garden, andSoccer Pavilion!
If you have questions, please email info@ilta.org or call 703-875-2011. For assistance with registering a group of five or more, please contact Christopher Meilink at cmeilink@ilta.org.
Save the Date: ILTA Spring Joint Committee Meeting
March 10 - 11 | Tulsa, Oklahoma
ILTA’s Spring Joint Committee Meeting—formerly the EGHSS Committee Meeting—will take place March 10–11 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This evolution reflects the growing importance of cross-committee collaboration as terminal operators navigate increasingly complex operational, regulatory, and safety challenges.
This terminal-member-only meeting brings ILTA committees together for focused discussion, information sharing, and problem-solving across key issue areas impacting terminal operations. Attendees will engage directly with peers and subject-matter experts on emerging risks, regulatory developments, and operational best practices in a highly collaborative setting.
Registration will be$325. While the agenda and registration details are still being finalized, additional information will be shared in the coming weeks.
Members planning to attend are encouraged to save the date and plan accordingly.
Survey results help benchmark safety programs across terminal operations and support industry-wide improvement.
Requirements & Deadlines • Survey due: January 16, 2026 • One submission per company • Responses must be completed in one sitting
Important: Completion of this assessment and the follow-up survey covering 2025 OSHA statistics is required to be considered for the 2026 Safety Excellence Award. The follow-up survey will be distributed mid-January, along with the Platinum Safety Award application.
Behind every ILTA event, registration, and member interaction is a team focused on supporting terminal professionals. This month’s ILTA Team Feature highlights Brendan Vasquez, ILTA’s Membership Coordinator and a key point of contact for members across registration, communications, and event logistics.
Officials and individuals from the Mississippi Development Authority, Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, the Jackson County Port Authority and Chevron Corporation joined BWC Terminals for a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the construction of BWC’s newest terminal facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The new facility supports BWC’s significant growth trajectory as it continues to expand across the United States, with ongoing construction projects currently underway in Baltimore, Jacintoport, and Manchester.
Advario has begun storing green methanol at their Daya Bay Terminal in China. This marks another development in their journey to support lower-carbon marine fuels. Through a new trial operation with Shenzhen Port Energy Development Co. Ltd., they receive green methanol by truck and deliver it by vessel to Shenzhen Port for use in bunkering services for major shipping lines including COSCO, Maersk and HPL. The first vessel loading took place early-December, and close collaboration across teams has been essential in making this possible.
VTTI and Connex, partners in the development of Greenstock Pretreatment Facility at VTTI’s terminal in Amsterdam, have announced that the project has entered the Front-End Engineering Design Phase. This milestone marks a significant step toward the facility’s planned operational launch in 2029, reinforcing both companies' shared commitment to accelerating the energy transition.
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