The survey results of IAPH’s most-engaged ports have been analysed in the latest version of the IAPH World Ports Tracker 2026 – Sustainability and Market Trends, written by Professors Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis of the IAPH Risk and Resilience technical committee. This work builds on the comprehensive upgrade of the World Ports Tracker undertaken in 2025, allowing insightful comparative analysis between the two editions.
Together, the responding ports from IAPH’s membership handle more than 8.6 billion tons of maritime cargo and 372 million TEU. They were questioned on the six areas of interest of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) and on their views on market prospects. The report further gathers additional data on container port productivity and liner connectivity from UNCTAD/MDS and S&P Global.
The IAPH World Ports Tracker 2026 is available exclusively to IAPH members via the Member Area of the IAPH site (Risk & Resilience Committee page under the Technical Committees menu). Non-members can access a paid edition of the report.
You can also download a summary presentation of the IAPH World Ports Tracker 2026 – Sustainability and Market Trends report here and watch an accompanying video presentation of the results by the authors here.
Members who face any issues with accessing the report, please get in contact via [email protected].
