American Association of Port Authorities, Alexandria, Va. Armando Duarte-Peláez, owner and president of Association Dupela- Duaga Ltda., C.I., a mining developer and freight transportation consultant and provider in Colombia, was elected chairman of the board for the 2012-13 term. Adolph Ojard, executive director for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, was appointed U.S. delegation chair for the 2012-13 term. Tay Yoshitani, the Port of Seattle’s executive director, assumed the role of chair-elect, while Port of San Diego executive director Wayne Darbeau became the delegation’s new vice chairman.