NETWORKING FOR STRONGER PORT INDUSTRY AND BETTER COMMUNITY
NETWORKING FOR STRONGER PORT INDUSTRY AND BETTER COMMUNITY
The 6th Meeting of the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) Council was held on 6-7 November, 2013 in Phuket, Thailand. Council Members and Alternates from Australia; Canada; China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Malaysia; the Philippines; Russian Federation; Singapore; Thailand; the United States of America and Vietnam were in attendance. Advisory Board Members from China; Singapore and Thailand, APSN Senior Consultant and representatives from Energy Foundation, the ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation Sustainable Port Development Project as well as the port corporations of China, Indonesia and Thailand observed the meeting.
We support the continuing work of the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) on the Green Port Initiative in encouraging collaboration, communication and capacity building among ports and related maritime sectors in the region. We affirm the value of the Green Port Award System (GPAS) to enhance regional environmental awareness, share best practices, improve the overall performance, efficiency and sustainability of APEC ports and promote innovation for green growth. We encourage the APSN and all economies to continue to contribute to green port development.
--------Joint Statement of 8th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting
Tokyo, Japan, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
