IAPH membership outreach and networks director Victor Shieh attended the first ever SIPORTS 2026 conference and exhibition in El Jadida, Morocco, 1–3 April. The event brought together Moroccan port authorities, Marsa Maroc (the main operator of ports in the country) and the wider maritime community, including several IAPH African member ports as well as the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA). Victor took part as panellist at a session on the green transition of ports and highlighted trends using World Ports Sustainability Program best practices, which included audiovisual showcases of the 2025 Sustainability Awards finalists in four of the categories. Joining him were senior representatives from the IMO, PortNet, the Moroccan National Port Agency (NPA), Dr Loubna Terhzaz of Mohammed V University in Rabat as well as Wabtec and Igus Maroc. You can download Victor’s presentation here.
