Calendar of Activities 2025
The Calendar of Activities is a breakdown of all the CIP’s yearly events. From hemispheric technical conferences and political meetings to courses and technical assistance, the Calendar serves as a reference for the CIP Community on all the opportunities for involvement and/or participation.
Courses | Webinars | Hemispheric Technical Conferences |Hemispheric Technical Conferences with CIP Participation | Technical Assistance |
Political Meetings | Political Dialogue Follow-Up | Dissemination and Communication Materials
Courses
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| February 3 - 28 | Online course on The role of a port: Description of port facilities and costs of the transit of goods in the port (Spanish) | National Port Authority of Peru (APN) Virtual Campus |
| March 17 – April 11 | Online course on International Trade and Transport: A Regional View (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| April 7 – May 2 | Online course on Management of operations for the loading/unloading of bulk carriers and port equipment for the safe handling of solid bulk cargoes at port terminals (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| May 5 - 30 | Online course on Port Management Tools: Strategic Planning, Statistics and Indicators and Digital Port Management (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| May 6 – June 26 | Online course on Introduction to Maritime and Port Law (Spanish) | Zoom Platform |
| May 13 - 15 | 8th Port Security Management Workshop for Caribbean Ports (English) | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| June 2 - 27 | Online course on Port digitalization: Key technologies used in ports 4.0 (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| June 30 - July 25 | Online course on Decarbonization in ports: Energy transition and port sustainability (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| July 10 & 11 | 1st Course on Integral Risk Management in the Port Environment for Senior Management (Spanish) | Antigua, Guatemala |
| August 18 – September 12 | Online course on Challenges of Port Cities: Concepts, Cases and Solutions (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| September 15 - October 10 | Online course on Administrative and Legal Management of Ports (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| September 22 - 26 | Port Leaders Program “Latin American Port Leaders Mission to Spain” (Spanish) | Spain |
| September 29 - October 31 | 27th Iberoamerican Course on Port Management with Puertos del Estado, Spain (Spanish) | Madrid, Spain |
| September - December | Online course on Port Operations with the Caribbean Maritime University (English) | CMU Moodle Platform |
| October 6 - 31 | Online course on Port Protection and Security: Concepts, Cases and the Impact of Cybersecurity (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| October 16, 2025 – July 4, 2026 | 34th Edition Master on Port Management and Intermodal Transport (Spanish) | Valencia, Spain |
| November 3 - 28 | Online course on Port Infrastructure and Equipment Management (Spanish) | APN Virtual Campus |
| November | Disaster Risk Management Table-Top Exercise (English) | To be defined |
| March 17 - 20, 2026 | 4th Edition of the Port Leaders Program (Spanish) | Panama City, Panama |
| To be defined | Course on Risk management at Terminals – An overview of the end-to-end processes with MIS Marine (Spanish/English) | To be defined |
Webinars
Hemispheric Technical Conferences
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| September 9 - 11 | 19th International Port-Maritime Forum | Manzanillo, Mexico |
| September 23 - 25 | 6th Hemispheric Conference on Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection | Lima, Peru |
| November 17 & 18 | 19th Port and Maritime Congress with the National Port Commission (CPN) of Guatemala | Guatemala |
| 2026 | 4th Hemispheric Seminar on Port-City Relation, Social Responsibility and Gender Equality | Panama City, Panama |
| 2026 | 5th Hemispheric Conference on Waterways, Inland and Cruise Ports | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Hemispheric Technical Conferences with CIP Participation
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| May 19 & 20 | 23rd CSA Executives Conference | Fort Lauderdale, USA |
| May 21 & 22 | IPCSA Second Foresight Workshop | Casablanca, Morocco |
| June | 28th Annual General Meeting of the Port Management Association of the Caribbean | Curacao |
| June 24 - 27 | 2025 American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Latam Conference | Lima, Peru |
| September 24 – 25 | 21st Jornada SLOM | Panama City, Panama |
| October 8 – 10 | 29th Annual Congress of Shipping Agents | Veracruz, Mexico |
| October 13 & 14 | 55th Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Shipping Association | Suriname |
| October 20 & 21 | Blue Sea-Green Ships Ibero-American Panel | Cartagena, Colombia |
Technical Assistance
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| February 19 – June 27 | 11th Edition of the Maritime Award of the Americas Call for Applications | Online |
| March 5 – April 16 | AAPA - CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence | Online |
| June 25 | AAPA - CIP Port Industry Award of Excellence Award Ceremony | Lima, Peru |
| September 23 | 11th Edition of the Maritime Award of the Americas Award Ceremony | Lima, Peru |
| In progress | Improved Disaster Risk Management Project for the Caribbean: Phase II | Caribbean Basin |
| In progress | Establishment of a Saint Lucia Port Community System (PCS) Project | Saint Lucia |
| In progress | Compilation of Best Practices on Port-City Relation, Social Responsibility and Gender Equality | CIP Portal |
| In progress | Compilation of Best Practices on Port Protection and Security | CIP Portal |
| In progress | Compilation of Best Practices on Waterways, Inland and Cruise Ports | CIP Portal |
| In progress | Compilation of Best Practices on Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness | CIP Portal |
| In progress | Compilation of Best Practices on Public Policy Legislation and Regulation | CIP Portal |
| In progress | Compilation of Best Practices on Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection | CIP Portal |
| To be defined | 6th Survey on Gender Equality in the Port Sector | Online |
Political Meetings
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| February 14 | 25th CECIP Meeting | Online |
Political Dialogue Follow-Up
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| October 2 | TAG Videoconference on Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation | Online |
| To be defined | Videoconference of the CIP Executive Board (CECIP) | Online |
| To be defined | TAG Videoconference on Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection | Online |
| To be defined | TAG Videoconference on Port Protection and Security | Online |
| To be defined | TAG Videoconference on Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness | Online |
| To be defined | TAG Videoconference on Port – City Relation, Social Responsibility and Gender Equality | Online |
| To be defined | TAG Videoconference on Waterways, Inland and Cruise Ports | Online |
Dissemination and Communication Materials
| Date | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | Newsletter CIP Highlights | Online |
| To be defined | CIP Magazine Volume 33 | Online |