IAPH secretary general Masahiko Furuichi spoke at the Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum (APTF) earlier this month in Manila. The event, held 19-22 May, was organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB); convened biennially since 2008, the forum brings together ministers, senior officials, transport practitioners, and development partners to examine shared challenges, exchange experience, and explore solutions based on real-world delivery across the region. Masahiko delivered a lecture on ‘Sustainable and resilient port priorities by 2026 IAPH World Ports Tracker’ in the parallel session ‘Operationalizing sustainable and resilient maritime systems’. Masahiko focused on the port priorities revealed by the 2026 IAPH World Ports Tracker survey. He also met with Hideaki Iwasaki, the director general Sectors Development 1 at ADB (pictured). The collaboration between the two organizations is increasing, based on the MOU signed by the IAPH and the ADB at the 2025 IAPH World Ports Conference in Kobe.
