{"id":946,"date":"2024-04-14T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T14:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/?page_id=946"},"modified":"2024-07-18T18:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T22:15:45","slug":"louis-e-sola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/about\/commissioner-archive\/louis-e-sola\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioner Louis E. Sola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SolaOfficial-209x300-1-e1714582201708.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Commissioner Louis E. Sola\" class=\"wp-image-689\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SolaOfficial-209x300-1-e1714582201708.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SolaOfficial-209x300-1-e1714582201708.jpg?resize=150,150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-ink-color has-text-color has-link-color has-merriweather-font-family wp-elements-0918e9035c9ed071bdc474bf0de66c38\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);\">Staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-darker-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9e97a71ff5a5599dabd696d9e75d2db6\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Confidential Assistant:<\/strong> Anna D\u2019Aprile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-ink-color has-text-color has-link-color has-merriweather-font-family wp-elements-a92b08784f7b410ba857d4d36ceb0b0b\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);\">Contact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-darker-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85c6474a9047ae9cdad0be5d318f201a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.284), 16px);\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 202-523-5712<br><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ADaprile@fmc.gov\">ADaprile@fmc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Louis E. Sola was nominated by President Trump on November 15, 2018 to a term expiring on June 30, 2023. The United States Senate confirmed his nomination on January 2, 2019 and he was sworn into office on January 23, 2019. Commissioner Sola was a 2018 candidate for Florida\u2019s 24<sup>th<\/sup> Congressional District in his hometown of Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Sola was previously appointed by then-Governor Rick Scott to serve as a Commissioner on the Florida Board of Pilots Commissioners in 2015.  As a Commissioner of the Board of Pilots, Commissioner Sola was responsible for licensing and regulating harbor pilots and served on the Probable Cause Panel for Marine Accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 2005 and 2018, Commissioner Sola was a licensed ship and mega yacht broker who served as Chief Executive Officer of Evermarine, and as an executive with prestigious yachting firms Northup and Johnson Yacht and Campers and Nicholsons (including winning the Cannes \u2013 Azimut Benetti Sales Award ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1998 and 2004, Commissioner Sola served as a consultant with Berkshire Capital and Arden and Price while raising his family in the Panama Canal Zone. During this time, he authored, <em>inter alia<\/em>, studies for the Inter-American Development Bank regarding the creation of a Central American Index fund though the region\u2019s equity markets. Commissioner Sola also developed international finance strategies focusing on the maritime sector in Latin America (including ports, free trade zones and ship repairs) as well as management of greenfield projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Sola served in the U.S. Army between 1986 and 1997 as a strategic debriefer and as a counter intelligence agent.  He served the U.S. Army\u2019s Intelligence and Security Command in Munich, Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall by strategically debriefing refugees from Eastern Europe.  Subsequently, Commissioner Sola served the U.S. Army\u2019s Southern Command as a Spanish linguist involved with counter intelligence activities in Panama during the War on Drugs in the 1990\u2019s. Mr. Sola earned the US Army Parachutist Badge (Airborne) and was awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal for his efforts during the Cuban Refugee Crisis. He has also received the National Defense Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Army Commendation Medal and has received the Army Achievement Award three times.  He is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, CA (Spanish, German).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Sola earned his A.A. in history from Parkland College; a B.S. in Management from the Nova Southeastern University and a M.S in international finance from the University of Illinois, and served as an adjunct professor at Florida State University between 1999 and 2001 where he taught classes in small business, finance and entrepreneurship.  He is an avid fan of Miami Marlins baseball and has two children, Carolyn and Anthony Sola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"special-programs\">Special Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fact-finding-30\">Fact Finding 30<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-list is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1593\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/fact-finding-30\/\">Fact Finding Investigation 30<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.fmc.gov\/readingroom\/docs\/FFno30\/ffno30_ord.pdf\/\">Fact Finding 30 Order of Investigation<\/a> [PDF, 21 KB]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cruise-refunds-or-complaints\">Cruise Refunds or Complaints<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>If you would like assistance with a cruise problem please contact: <a href=\"mailto:complaints@fmc.gov\">complaints@fmc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recent-news\">Recent News<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"0\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-0\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-6773\" class=\"wp-block-post post-6773 ftdo type-ftdo status-publish hentry category-louis-e-sola\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f72d6f4bc0b63872b640059744dcd161 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-06T15:47:49-04:00\">August 6, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);line-height:1.5; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/ftdo\/commissioner-louis-e-sola-visits-panama-city-panama-to-examine-canal-drought-conditions\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Louis E. Sola Visits Panama City, Panama to Examine Canal Drought Conditions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:8px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner Louis E. Sola has returned from a week-long visit to Panama with Chairman Daniel B. Maffei, where they learned how ongoing drought conditions impact the Panama Canal. The visit emphasized... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:12px;margin-bottom:20px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-39be69f63b8612796ec9e2037b67dd75 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/category\/commissioners\/louis-e-sola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Louis E. Sola<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-6751\" class=\"wp-block-post post-6751 ftdo type-ftdo status-publish hentry category-daniel-b-maffei category-louis-e-sola\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f72d6f4bc0b63872b640059744dcd161 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-29T14:08:10-04:00\">July 29, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);line-height:1.5; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/ftdo\/fmc-chairman-maffei-and-commissioner-sola-examining-impacts-from-reduced-capacity-of-panama-canal\/\" target=\"_self\" >FMC Chairman Maffei and Commissioner Sola Examining Impacts from Reduced Capacity of Panama Canal<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:8px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei and Commissioner Louis E. Sola are co-leading an FMC delegation to Panama this week examining the consequences of an extended drought on Panama Canal operations and how those... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:12px;margin-bottom:20px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-39be69f63b8612796ec9e2037b67dd75 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/category\/commissioners\/daniel-b-maffei\/\" rel=\"tag\">Daniel B. Maffei<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/category\/commissioners\/louis-e-sola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Louis E. Sola<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-6643\" class=\"wp-block-post post-6643 ftdo type-ftdo status-publish hentry category-louis-e-sola\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f72d6f4bc0b63872b640059744dcd161 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-28T11:56:30-04:00\">June 28, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);line-height:1.5; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/ftdo\/commissioner-sola-honored-by-miami-dade-county\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Honored by Miami-Dade County<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:8px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Commissioner Louis E. Sola was honored by Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners in recognition of his lifelong commitment to public service, his strong leadership in promoting policies benefitting a vibrant maritime economy, and his commitment... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:12px;margin-bottom:20px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-39be69f63b8612796ec9e2037b67dd75 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/category\/commissioners\/louis-e-sola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Louis E. Sola<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-6475\" class=\"wp-block-post post-6475 ftdo type-ftdo status-publish hentry category-louis-e-sola\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f72d6f4bc0b63872b640059744dcd161 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-13T15:11:02-04:00\">June 13, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);line-height:1.5; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/ftdo\/commissioner-sola-discusses-alternative-marine-fuels-during-panama-conference\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Discusses Alternative Marine Fuels During Panama Conference<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:8px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Commissioner Louis E. Sola delivered a speech at Maritime Week Americas addressing \u201cAlternative Marine Fuels: Regulation, Cooperation, and Funding\u201d. The Commissioner highlighted the need for non-traditional fuels, such as liquified natural gas and biofuels, to... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:12px;margin-bottom:20px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-39be69f63b8612796ec9e2037b67dd75 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/category\/commissioners\/louis-e-sola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Louis E. Sola<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-4369\" class=\"wp-block-post post-4369 ftdo type-ftdo status-publish hentry category-louis-e-sola\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f72d6f4bc0b63872b640059744dcd161 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-20T17:01:15-04:00\">May 20, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.568), 18px);line-height:1.5; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/ftdo\/letter-of-commissioner-sola-to-secretary-granholm\/\" target=\"_self\" >Letter of Commissioner Sola to Secretary Granholm<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:8px;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis E. Sola wrote Secretary Granholm on April 26, 2024, regarding the Maritime Decarbonization Plan. Text of the letter: Dear Secretary Granholm: Thank you for your leadership and partnership in developing a... <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:12px;margin-bottom:20px\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-39be69f63b8612796ec9e2037b67dd75 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-base-color\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Categories: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/category\/commissioners\/louis-e-sola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Louis E. Sola<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/category\/commissioners\/louis-e-sola\/\">View All News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upcoming-commissioner-appearances\">Upcoming Commissioner Appearances<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6762 engagement type-engagement status-publish hentry category-commissioners category-louis-e-sola\">\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-lng-event-in-panama\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Speaking at LNG Event in Panama<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">October 18, 2024 | Panama City, Panama | Commissioner Louis Sola will deliver remarks at the 4th International GNL Global Forum, an event focused on liquified natural gas projects and bunkering in Latin America and...<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-lng-event-in-panama\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:12px\"\/>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"past-commissioner-appearances\">Past Commissioner Appearances<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-3 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3936 engagement type-engagement status-publish hentry category-louis-e-sola\">\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-maritime-week-americas\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Speaking at Maritime Week Americas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">May 22, 2024 | Panama City, Panama Commissioner Louis Sola will discuss \u201cAlternative Fuels: Regulation, Cooperation, and Funding\u201d as part of the \u201cDecarbonisation\u201d session being held during the Maritime Week Americas conference.  More information on...<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-maritime-week-americas\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:12px\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1744 engagement type-engagement status-publish hentry category-commissioners category-louis-e-sola\">\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-seatrade-cruise-global\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Speaking at SeaTrade Cruise Global<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">April 9, 2024 | Miami Beach, FL Commissioner Louis Sola will discuss shore power issues as part of a panel being held at the SeaTrade Cruise Global conference taking place April 8-11, 2024. Information about the event...<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-seatrade-cruise-global\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:12px\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1742 engagement type-engagement status-publish hentry category-commissioners category-louis-e-sola\">\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-manifest-vegas-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Speaking at Manifest Vegas 2024<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">February 5, 2024 | Las Vegas, NV Commissioner Louis Sola participate on the \u201cDecarbonizing the Maritime Industry\u201d panel at the Manifest Vegas 2024 supply chain symposium. Agenda and registration information is available on the organizer\u2019s website.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-manifest-vegas-2024\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:12px\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1739 engagement type-engagement status-publish hentry category-commissioners category-louis-e-sola\">\n<h3 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-aapa-expo\/\" target=\"_self\" >Commissioner Sola Speaking at AAPA Expo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">January 24, 2024 | Tampa, FL | Commissioner Louis Sola will participate in a panel discussion exploring the topic of \u201cLNG Export\u2014How American Can Power the World\u201d as part of the American Association of Port...<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/engagements\/commissioner-sola-speaking-at-aapa-expo\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-lighter-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-lighter-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:12px\"\/>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/engagements\/\">View All Appearances<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"photos\">Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails {      width: 1254px; 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Sola) Courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority.\"                   title=\"(L-R: Administrator of Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Ricaurte Vasquez Morales and Commissioner Louis E. 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Sola)\"                   title=\"(L-R: Chairman of Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Jose Ramon Icaza Clement and Commissioner Louis E. Sola)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>        <div class=\"bwg-thumb-description bwg_thumb_description_0\"><span><\/span><\/div>      <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"85\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/2024-07-30-110-WLU.jpeg?bwg=1722976722\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0  lazy_loader \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0  bwg_lazyload \"                   data-id=\"85\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/2024-07-30-110-WLU.jpeg?bwg=1722976722\"                   src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\"                   alt=\"(L-R: Deputy Chief of Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Illya Espino de Marotta, Administrator (ACP) Ricaurte Vasquez Morales, VP of Operations (ACP) Boris Moreno Vasquez, Mary Thien Hoang, Commissioner Louis E. Sola, US Ambassador to Panama Mari Carmen Aponte, Chairman Daniel B. Maffei, Chris Hughey, and Acting Economic Counselor Melanie Carter) Courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority.\"                   title=\"(L-R: Deputy Chief of Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Illya Espino de Marotta, Administrator (ACP) Ricaurte Vasquez Morales, VP of Operations (ACP) Boris Moreno Vasquez, Mary Thien Hoang, Commissioner Louis E. Sola, US Ambassador to Panama Mari Carmen Aponte, Chairman Daniel B. Maffei, Chris Hughey, and Acting Economic Counselor Melanie Carter) Courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority.\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>        <div class=\"bwg-thumb-description bwg_thumb_description_0\"><span><\/span><\/div>      <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"83\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/SolaDayProclamation2024.jpg?bwg=1719590775\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0  lazy_loader \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0  bwg_lazyload \"                   data-id=\"83\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"375.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/SolaDayProclamation2024.jpg?bwg=1719590775\"                   src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\"                   alt=\"Commissioner Louis Sola (Center) holds Proclamation Declaring June 18, 2024 Commissioner Louis E. Sola Day in Miami-Dade County\"                   title=\"Commissioner Louis Sola (Center) holds Proclamation Declaring June 18, 2024 Commissioner Louis E. 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Daniel Maffei.\"                   title=\"(Left to right) Louis Sola, Michael Khouri, Rebecca Dye, and Daniel Maffei.\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>        <div class=\"bwg-thumb-description bwg_thumb_description_0\"><span><\/span><\/div>      <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/BH1.png?bwg=1714747612\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0  lazy_loader \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0  bwg_lazyload \"                   data-id=\"35\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"375.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/thumb\/BH1.png?bwg=1714747612\"                   src=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/plugins\/photo-gallery\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\"                   alt=\"Commissioner Louis Sola (right) on the bridge of the MV Burns Harbor.\"                   title=\"Commissioner Louis Sola (right) on the bridge of the MV Burns Harbor.\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>        <div class=\"bwg-thumb-description bwg_thumb_description_0\"><span><\/span><\/div>      <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"36\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/AM2.png?bwg=1714747612\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0  lazy_loader \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 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