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)

• Maritime Security Sub-group (MEG-SEC):
• Chair: Canada ,Mr Marc Mes,  MESM@tc.qc.ca
• Deputy Chairs: Australia – Mr Bob Evans bob.evans@dotars.gov.au & Philippines – Mr Miguel Oraa migueloraa@yahoo.com)

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

33th:

• Next Meeting

Papers from the last Meeting

32th:

Final Report:

• Maritime Experts Group Final Report (PDF)
  • MEG Annex1 (PDF)
  • MEG Annex2 (PDF)
  • MEG Annex3 (PDF

Other Documents:

• Impacts of Trade and Transport Policy on International Cargo Shipping and Economic Activities (PDF)
• Impacts of Trade and Transport Policy on International Cargo Shipping and Economic Activities (2nd mid-term report) (PDF)
• Aquatic Invasive Species Project 2008-2009 - Report (PDF)
• Liner Shipping Competition Policy: Non-Ratemaking Agreements Study (Word Document)
• Liner Shipping Competition Policy: Non-Ratemaking Agreements Study (Stages 1) (PDF)
• Liner Shipping Competition Policy: Non-Ratemaking Agreements Study (Stages 2 & 3) (PDF)
• Sharing Best-Practice in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Ports (Word Document)
• Singapore’s Country Report (PDF)
• Bottlenecks in freight transport logistics focusing on port sectors (Word Document)
  

Reference Documents and Links

• Terms of Reference Maritime Experts Group (MEG) (Word Document)

• ISPS Workshop

• APEC Port Database

This page was last updated on 20 August, 2009