With the aim of strengthening networking and linking the development of a strategy for the continent and its partners, AAPA LATAM announced this week its new Board of Directors, whose main task is to transform the regional maritime industry with a focus on innovation and sustainable growth, promoting collaboration between all stakeholders in the sector, whether ports, terminals, operators and suppliers of goods and services.

 

It is worth noting that this new governing body will be made up of representatives from Argentina, Colombia, Curacao, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Panama, Mexico and Guatemala who will advocate for the region’s interests, growth and cooperation within the port sector.

 

For Juan Andrés Duarte, executive president of the organization, “this is a relevant milestone and is part of the established roadmap, which in a first stage involved reinstalling our association, listening and talking with key players in the industry in Latin America and advancing the dissemination of our event AAPA Peru 2025”.

 

“This Board of Directors will be made up of professionals of integrity and commitment, whose leadership has generated valuable, significant and transformative contributions to the development of the industry in the region, representing ports, terminals, operators and authorities that are at the forefront of the sector. We deeply appreciate the willingness of each of the outstanding leaders to be part of this new stage of AAPA LATAM. Their participation reflects a strong commitment to the re-launch and strengthening of the association in Latin America,” said Duarte.

 

Juan Linares, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AAPA Latam and Manager of the Port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina, said that “the new conformation of the AAPA Board of Directors reflects the strength and representativeness of the association in Latin America, uniting terminals and port authorities under a common strategic vision. With a decades-long trajectory and consolidated leadership in the region, AAPA continues to drive port development, fostering integration and consolidating a network that is fundamental to the growth of trade and port infrastructure in the region”.

 

This new step for the Association is also supported by Cary S. Davis, President & CEO of AAPA, who stated that “ports and transportation are inherently global and, therefore, it is a natural step for AAPA to formalize its decades-long relationship within Latin America with the announcement of the new Board of Directors”. Davis further stated that they “thank and congratulate the new team of directors for their willingness and desire to continue to carry on our legacy of international collaboration, which is now one hundred and fourteen years old.”

 

New Board of Directors

  • Juan Francisco Linares, General Manager of Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca and Chairman of the Board of Directors of AAPA Latam.
  • Álvaro Rodríguez Ferrero, Executive President of Ventura Group.
  • Guillermo Misiano, Founder and CEO of PTP Group.
  • Humberto de Castro, General Manager of the Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA).
  • Juan Curbelo, Administrative President of Autoridad Nacional de Puertos de Uruguay.
  • Mario Moya, Chairman of the Board, Empresa Portuaria Arica.
  • Rodrigo Torras, CEO Compas.
  • Zulma Dinelli, Director of the AAPA LATAM Congress.
  • Juan Andrés Duarte, Executive President of AAPA LATAM.
  • Juan Carlos Paz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Port Authority of Peru.
  • Claudio Oliveira, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BTP – BRASIL TERMINAL PORT.
  • Lisbeth Inurrieta Salinas, Manager of Terminals at CORPORACIÓN INTEGRAL DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR S.A. DE C.V.
  • Vagner Vega, General Director of the Integral Port Administration of the State of Quintana Roo.
  • Werner Ovalle Ramírez, President of the National Port Commission.
  • Carlos Urriola, President of the Board of Directors of SSA Marine MIT.

 

Source: AAPA Latam

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