IAPH Names 2026 Sustainability Award Winners
Seven ports took home six category awards and one special award at the IAPH 2026 World Ports Conference in London.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Transportation
The International Association of Ports and Harbors announced the winners of its 2026 Sustainability Awards at a gala dinner during the IAPH 2026 World Ports Conference at the Natural History Museum in London. Seven ports received six category awards and one special award from 66 submitted projects.
Why it matters
The awards recognize port projects in sustainability and offer a benchmark for ports worldwide seeking to reduce environmental impact. Recipients span East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.
Of 66 projects submitted, seven ports won six category awards and one special award. The World Ports Sustainability Program database now lists 587 projects from 202 countries.
The players
International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)
IAPH is a global organization representing ports and harbors worldwide, and it runs the World Ports Sustainability Program that administers these awards.
Ports Authority of Tonga
The Ports Authority of Tonga is the government body managing ports in the Kingdom of Tonga, a small island nation in the South Pacific.
The details
Six category awards were decided by public vote, while the Akiyama Award goes to the highest-rated project from a Least Developed Country or Small Island Developing State as evaluated by the IAPH Jury. Dublin Port Company, Port of Los Angeles and Port Authority of Thailand won their first awards in the public-vote categories, Hamburg Port Authority won its third, and Port of Açu and Port of Busan each won their fourth.
Timeline
Awards were announced at a gala dinner during the 2026 IAPH World Ports Conference, held in London.
Industry Dynamics
The 2026 awards add to the WPSP database, which has grown to 587 projects from 202 countries. The growing number of submissions reflects expanding interest among ports worldwide in documented sustainability practices.
Port authorities and shipping stakeholders can review the winning projects for practical sustainability approaches. Further coverage of the winning projects will appear in IAPH's membership publication, Ports & Harbors.
The takeaway
Sustainability efforts at ports are increasingly documented and recognized through international benchmarks. Stakeholders tracking port decarbonization can use the WPSP database as a reference for comparing projects across regions.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Hellenic Shipping News.
