Maritime Facts and Figures: PORTS

The AAPA represents over 130 public port authorities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. AAPA presents selected port industry statistics as well as definitions pertaining to statistics.

APA provides ASEAN ports with a vehicle for regional cooperation in port development, operations and management.

APP is a trade and information association for promoting increased efficiency and effectiveness of the ports of the Pacific

AIVP is an international association which brings together public and private development stakeholders in port cities.

BPO was established in 1991, in Copenhagen, with an aim to facilitate cooperation among the ports and to monitor and improve the possibilities for shipping in the Baltic Sea region.

The BPA represents the interests of its members, and associate members, to the UK and devolved Governments, the EU and national and international bodies.

Statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway, Montenegro and Turkey.

ESPO is the principal interface between European seaports and the European institutions and its policy makers.

The Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organisation of American States (OAS) brings together the National Port Authorities of all OAS Member States.

IAPH is a global alliance of ports, representing some 180 ports and some 140 port-related businesses in 90 countries.

The INTERPORTPOLICE is active in international law enforcement and security, working with global forces addressing the protection of aviation, maritime and borders for public safety, critical infrastructure to serious transnational crime.

This UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) tool offers comparative data on port activity and throughput in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Created in 2018 by port authorities of the Mediterranean Basin, the MEDports Association's member ports represent about 70% of the total traffic of Mediterranean ports.

PMAESA is a non-profit, inter-governmental organization made up of Port Operators, Government Line Ministries, Logistics and Maritime Service Providers and other port and shipping stakeholders from the Eastern, Western and Southern African and Indian Ocean regions.

PMAC aims to foster operational and financial efficiency, and to enhance the level of service to the mutual benefit of Caribbean Ports and their stakeholders.

PMAWCA is a sub-regional intergovernmental economic organisation, made up of twenty two regular member Ports and Nine Associate members including landlocked Countries and Maritime Organisations, all located along the West Coast of the Africa Continent extending from Mauritania to Angola.

WPSP aims to demonstrate global leadership of ports in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

Ranking the the biggest container ports in the world (based on 2019 statistics).