The Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) announced yesterday the winners of the 2025 Maritime Prize of the Americas , an award that recognizes outstanding contributions and successful practices in the maritime and port sectors of the Hemisphere that demonstrate excellence, innovation, leadership, sustainability, and replicability.
In this eleventh edition of the award, under the theme “Recognizing Outstanding Port Management ,” the judging committee received 19 applications from eight countries in the Americas, which demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their operations, promoting comprehensive port development in their countries and the region.
The following are the winners of the 2025 Maritime Americas Award:
- Disaster Risk Management: Manta Port Terminal – Ecuador, recognized for its successful practices, strengthening institutional capacities for disaster risk management and reducing the impact of natural and man-made disasters on ports.
- Green Management and Port Sustainability: Portonave SA Terminals Portuários de Navegantes – Brazil, recognized for its successful practices in sustainable port management, which reduce the negative impact on the environment and transform operations toward more sustainable management.
- Port-City Relationship: APORDOM and Haina International Terminal (HIT) – Dominican Republic, recognized for their successful practices that mutually promote the economic and cultural prosperity of the port and the city and bring concrete benefits to the community.
Puerto Ventanas , Chile, receives an honorable mention in the Green Management and Port Sustainability category and JAPDEVA , Costa Rica, receives an honorable mention in the Port-City Relationship category .
The CIP Maritime Americas Award also recognized Daniela Pinheiro Monteiro Santana, Executive Director of OGMOSA (Port Labor Management Body of the Ports of Salvador and Aratu), Brazil, as the 2025 Outstanding Woman in the Port and Maritime Sector for her leadership, achievements, and contributions to the development of the port sector in Brazil and the region.
With more than two decades of experience in the sector, she began her career at OGMOSA in 2000 as an administrative assistant and, over the years, rose to leadership positions, demonstrating a deep understanding of port operations. In her current position, one of her main goals is to promote the participation of women in leadership positions, especially in port work directly involved in operations.
The Maritime Americas Award promotes the development of competitive, safe, sustainable, and inclusive ports with efficient operations, low environmental impact, and that bring prosperity to the societies in which they operate.
Since its launch in 2014, the award has been organized by the CIP Secretariat in collaboration with strategic partners such as the Latin American Society of Marine Oil Terminal and Mooring Operators (SLOM) , the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) , the OAS Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) , and the OAS Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) .
The CIP Maritime Award of the Americas is open to national port authorities, public and private ports, terminals, port operators, and maritime organizations from the 34 CIP-OAS member states.
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