XXIV Latin American Congress of Ports

November 30, 2015
Arica, Chile

The Latin American port community met for its annual summit in Arica, Chile, organized by the AAPA and Empresa Portuaria Arica. Just as in previous years, this event was the most important business meeting in the Latin American port sector, where major port projects from our continent were presented and discussed, dialogue fostered, ideas and knowledge exchanged, and opportunities generated to strengthen trade relations among port authorities, operators, service providers and leaders of the maritime industry. The theme for this year's Congress was "Port Sustainability and Development in Latin America."

12/01/2015
Port Development, Transportation and Infrastructure

Moderator:

• Francisco Javier González Silva, President of the Empresa Portuaria Arica, Arica, Chile

Speakers:

• Andrés Gómez Lobo, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Chile
• Alberto Undurraga, Minister of Public Works, Chile

12/01/2015
The Future of the Global Economy: Crisis or Opportunity for Latin American Ports?

Moderator:

• Kurt Nagle, President & CEO, AAPA, Alexandria, VA

Speakers:

• Koldo Echebarría, Chilean Representative in the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, Chile
• Fernando Fuentes Hernández, CEO, Empresa Portuaria Antofagasta, Chile
• Franc Pigna, Managing Director, AEGIR Port Property Advisors, Coral Gables, FL
• Robert West, Senior Project Manager, Government Services Division, CARDNO, Waltham, MA

12/01/2015
Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility: Commitment to Sustainable Development in the Port Industry

Moderator:

• Rafael Díaz-Balart, Coordinator for Latin America, AAPA, Miami, FL

Speakers:

• Mauricio Suárez, PPM, President, Empresa Portuaria Regional de Santa Marta, Colombia
• Francisca Yañez, Business Development Manager, INDRA, Chile
• Hugo Lejtmann, Representative for South America, Port of Barcelona, Spain

12/01/2015
Modernization Plans and Sustainable Development in Chilean Ports

Moderator:

• Jorge Durán, Executive Security of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP), Organization of American States, Washington, DC

Speakers:

• Carlos Álvarez, President, Sistema de Empresas Públicas (SEP), Chile
• Aldo Signorelli Bonomo, General Manager, Empresa Portuaria San Antonio, Chile
• Omar Vera Castro, Mayor, City of San Antonio, San Antonio, Chile
• Raúl Urzúa Marambio, President, Empresa Portuaria Valparaíso, Chile
• Andrea Butelmann, Former Minister of the Chilean Competition Tribunal, Director, Empresa Portuaria Arica, Chile

12/02/2015
The Environmental Agenda in the Logistics Chain: Policies for Sustainable Port and Shipping Operations

Moderator:

• Alejandro Williams Whitaker, Vice Minister of Investment and Competitiveness, Ministry of Economics, Guatemala

Speakers:

• Noel Hacegaba, PPM, Managing Director of Commercial Operations and Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
• Guillermo Gómez Garay, Senior Project Manager, FORCE Technology, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Alejandro González, President, Centro de Navegación (CENNAVE), Montevideo, Uruguay
• Álvaro Díaz, President Empresa Portuaria Talcahuano San Vicente, Chile

12/02/2015
Round Table of Port Leaders: "Strategies and Practices for the Development of Sustainable Port Business"

Moderator:

• Armando Duarte, Former Past Chairman of the AAPA, Bogotá, Colombia

Speakers:

• Steven M. Cernak, PPM, CEO, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Kristin Decas, Past Chairwoman of the AAPA, CEO, Port of Hueneme, Hueneme, CA
• Mark McAndrews, Director, Port of Pascagoula, Pascagoula, MS
• Natalia Urriza, PPM, Controller, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
• Jorge Ruiz, Director of Port Modernization, Special Secretariat of Ports, Brazil

12/02/2015
Optimization of Energy Consumption and Sustainable Port Infrastructure Development: International Experiences

Moderator:

• Ignacio Covacevich, General Manager, Empresa Portuaria Austral, Chile

Speakers:

• Miguel Garín Alemany, International Development Director, Fundación Valenciaport, Valencia, Spain
• Álvaro Rodríguez Ferrero, General Manager, Grupo Portuario SA, Bogotá, Colombia
• José Manuel Velázquez Ríos, Acquisition Manager, Boskalis International BV, Colombia
• Patricia Cárdenas, PPM, Communications Director, Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

12/02/2015
Shifting Maritime Trade Routes and their Impact on Port Competitiveness

Moderator:

• Raúl Torre Gamboa, Immediate Past Chairman of the Latin American Delegation of AAPA, General Director, Administración Portuaria Integral de Progreso, Puerto Progreso, Mexico

Speakers:

• Oscar Bazán, Executive Vice President of Planning and Business Development, Panama Canal Authority, Panama
• José Ramón Iribarren, Director, Siport21, Madrid, Spain
• Néstor Ponce, Operations Deputy Manager & Chilean Port Captain, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Chile

12/03/2015
Round Table: The Role of National Port Authorities, Environmental Sustainability of Ports, Regional & International Cooperation

Moderator:

• Hugo Borelli, President of the Board, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Speakers:

• Alberto Díaz, President, Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP), Montevideo, Uruguay
• Edgar José Ramón Patiño Garrido, President of the Board, Autoridad Portuaria Nacional (APN), Callao, Peru
• Tyrone René Hidalgo Cáceres, Viceministro de Marina del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, Guatemala
• Fernando Gamboa Rosas, General Director for Port Administration and Development, Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante, México, D.F., Mexico
• José Aranda, Assistant Director of Ports and Maritime Ancillary Industries, Autoridad Marítima de Panamá, Panama

12/03/2015
Declaration of Arica

Link to document:

• The Declaration of Arica (in Spanish)