Held 9 –11 November 2027, the world’s premier global conference for ports will be hosted in South America for the first time in its 75-year history
Voting for the 2026 IAPH Sustainability Awards has now closed.
Thank you to everyone who took part.
The winners will be announced during a gala dinner on 4 November at the Natural History Museum, during the 2026 IAPH World Ports Conference.
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The World Ports Sustainability Program aims to demonstrate global leadership of ports in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The program wants to empower port community actors worldwide to engage with business, governmental and societal stakeholders in creating sustainable added value for the local communities and wider regions in which their ports are embedded.
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IAPH announces Rio de Janeiro as the venue for its 2027 conference
Catherine Chow appointed by IAPH as regional development director for Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Chinese Taipei
Founder and principal consultant of Fidelis and former senior executive with CMPort (China Merchants Group) joins IAPH
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Boudewijn Siemons elected to the IAPH board as vice-president for Europe
CEO of Port of Rotterdam is appointed following IAPH election in the Europe region
IAPH welcomes consensus-building effort at IMO MEPC
IAPH welcomes IMO member state commitments to consensus building made at MEPC 84, while acknowledging that future intersessional meetings must show meaningful progress