AAPA LATAM Announces 2026 Legacy Award Winners Among Regional Ports

The American Association of Port Authorities for Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPA LATAM) announced the winners of the 2026 Legacy Awards, which recognize ports and organizations for their contributions to the region's port and maritime sector in three categories: port development, sustainable development, and human capital development. The award ceremony will take place during the 2026 AAPA LATAM Congress, to be held from December 1 to 4 in Guatemala.

The "Ingeniero Valentín Morán" Port Development Award was granted to Portos do Paraná (Brazil) for the Moegão project, a facility with an investment exceeding R$ 650 million that will centralize rail unloading of soybeans, corn and meal at the Port of Paranaguá, with automatic distribution to the 11 terminals of the Leste Export Corridor. According to the Paraná port authority, the structure will increase daily rail receiving capacity from around 550 to up to 900 wagons, an increase of approximately 63%, with the ability to receive up to 24 million tons of grains and meal per year. Portos do Paraná's CEO, Luiz Fernando Garcia, described the Moegão as a milestone in global port engineering. Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce S.A. received an honorable mention in this category.

Uruguay's Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) was honored with the "Agustín Díaz" Sustainable Development Award. Portos do Paraná stated that ANP won for its Innovation in Sustainable Port and Maritime Engineering project, while Todo Logística News attributed the award to the Capurro Fishing Terminal project, which incorporates the RCDS System, the beneficial reuse of dredged sediment, and integrity testing through Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL). Portonave S/A – Terminais Portuários de Navegantes received the honorable mention in this category.

Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos Paita S.A., of Peru, won the "Armando Duarte Peláez" Human Capital Development Award for the TPE – WISTA Peru Mentorship Program for Female Talent Development. Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) received the honorable mention in this category.