To promote through maritime policy development an efficient, safe, secure and competitive operating environment for maritime transport, including maritime auxiliary services, in the APEC region;
To increase ports’ capacity by improving the efficiency of ports and related activities in the APEC region;
To assist member economies in working towards the Bogor Goals in maritime transport;
To support member Economies in working cooperatively to develop and implement measures to strengthen maritime security in the APEC Region;
To achieve environmentally friendly development, safe shipping practice and protection of the marine environment.

Maritime Experts Group (MEG)

Chair: Mr Takeshi Muraoka, Japan, October 2010 – October 2012
Deputy Chair: Mr Jerry Rysanek, Canada, July 2009 – June 2011

• Maritime Security Sub-group (MEG-SEC):
• Chair: Mr Sean Moon, USA, October 2010 – October 2012
• Deputy Chair: Mr David Hammond, Australia, July 2009 – July 2011

Intersessional papers

• Program for the APEC/OPRF Workshop to Strengthen Collaboration with APEC Economies to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery (PDF)
• Invitation Letter on the Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery Workshop (Word Document)

Papers for the next meeting

35th:

• Next Meeting

Papers from the last Meeting

34th:

Final Report:

• TPTWG34 MEG Final Report (Word Document)
• TPTWG34 MEG-SEC Final Report (Word Document)

Other Documents:

• Annual Report on the APEC Port Services Network (Word Document)
• Impacts of Trade and Transport Policy on International Cargo Shipping and Economic Activities (PDF)
• ANNEX1 APEC Guidelines Related to Liner Shipping (Word Document)
• ANNEX2 MEG WorkPlan (Word Document)

Reference Documents and Links

• No papers were submitted.

This page was last updated on 12 Jan, 2012