Awards

Over the past two decades, IAPH has offered assistance to the needs of its member ports in developing countries in the context of international port development cooperation. Started in 1975, IAPH Bursary Scheme had enabled more than 100 people from IAPH member ports in developing countries to receive advanced port training programs overseas.

The scheme was reformatted and relaunched in October 2006, now known as IAPH Training Scholarship, with newly defined terms and conditions, while the concept of the scheme still remains the same. >Read more (Members Area)

Similarly, IAPH Award Scheme, started in 1978, has encouraged personnel employed at our member ports in developing countries to conduct research into port efficiency and productivity by holding a biennial essay contest. The Award is more commonly known as the Akiyama Prize named after the late Mr. Toru Akiyama, one of the founding fathers of IAPH. The next contest is scheduled for 2008/2009 and the award presentation will take place during the next IAPH conference in Genoa, Italy, 2009.

Since 1994, the IAPH Information Technology (IT) Award has been presented biennially to demonstrate its commitment and leadership in promoting the use of IT in ports by organizing a biennial contest for the membership to compete for excellence in IT application in a port. The next contest is scheduled for 2008/2009 and the award presentation will take place during the next IAPH conference in Genoa, Italy, 2009.