Port Miami's International Sister Seaports Program Established in 1998

In 1998, the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution establishing Port Miami's International Sister Seaports Program. Sister Seaport agreements help ports on the exchange of information and ideas, with the stated aim of increasing both cargo and criuse trade between ports.

Benefits

• The commitment to a free and uninhibited exchange of information pertaining to:

  • The cargo and cruise industries in each port
  • Historical statistical information on each port; planned seaport infrastructure developments
  • General marketing research aimed at increasing cruise and cargo traffic between ports

• Creating the technical and financial circumstances necessary to promote increased traffic and port activities via joint ventures and other business arrangements

• Forming groups that exchange security information with the aim of strengthening the safety of ports worldwide

• Assisting in the implementation of educational programs that will help foster goodwill between ports

• Global promotion of both the sister seaport relationship and the advantages of doing business with the sister seaports

• Participation in a biennial Sister Seaports Convention, held in Miami-Dade County, that highlights affiliated sister seaports and their accomplishments resulting from the program

For more information on the Sister Seaports program at PortMiami, email Debra Owens, Director, Government Affairs and International Relations or call 305-960-5456.

Africa

Djibouti

• Port of Djibouti

Guinea

• Port de Conakry

Ivory Coast

• Port of Abidjan

Kenya

• Port of Malindi
• Port of Mombasa

Morocco

• Port of Casablanca
• Port of Tanger Med

Nigeria

• Port of Kirikiri
• Nigerian Ports Authority (Lagos)

Senegal

• Port Autonome de Dakar

South Africa

• Port of Cape Town
• Port of Durban
• Port of East London
• Port of Mossel Bay
• Port of Port Elizabeth
• Port of Richards Bay
• Port of Saldanha

Asia

China

• Port of Qingdao
• Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd

Japan

• Port of Yokohama

Israel

• Port of Haifa

Taiwan

• Port of Kaohsiung

South Korea

• Busan

Europe

Belgium

• Port of Zeebrugge

France

• Port Authority of Marseilles

Germany

• Port of Hamburg

Ireland

• Port of Cork

Italy

• Autoritá Portuale di Bari
• Autoritá Portuale di Genoa
• Autorita Portuale di Napoli
• Autoritá Portuale di Ravenna
• Autoritá Portuale di Venice
• Autorita Portuale di Livorno

Latvia

• Freeport of Riga

Lithuania

• Port of Klaipeda

Portugal

• Port of Madeira
• Port of Sines

Spain

• Puerto de Alicante
• Puerto de Almeria
• Puerto de Barcelona
• Puerto de Bilbao
• Puerto de a Coruña
• Puerto de Ferrol-San Cibrao
• Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón
• Autoridad Portuaria de Malaga
• Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• Port of Santander
• Puerto de Sevilla
• Port of Valencia
• Port of Vigo

Turkey

• Port of Istanbul

Ukraine

• Port of Odesa

United Kingdom

• Port of Liverpool
• Port of Southampton

Latin America & The Caribbean

Argentina

• Puerto de Buenos Aires

Barbados

• Port of Barbados

Belize

• Port of Belize

Brazil

• Port of Suape

Chile

• Puerto de Iquique
• Puerto de Valparaiso

Colombia

• Port of Barranquilla
• Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura (Buenaventura)
• Port of Cartagena
• Puerto Internacional de las Islas de San Andres
• Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta

Costa Rica

• Port of Limon (JAPDEVA)

Curacao

• Curaçao Ports Authority

Dominican Republic

• Dominican Port Authority (Santo Domingo)

Guatemala

• Empresa Portuaria Quetzal
• Port of Santo Tomas de Castilla

Haiti

• Port of Cap Haitien
• Port Jeremie
• Port of Les Cayes
• Port of Miragoane
• Port of Port-au-Prince
• Port of Port-de-Paix
• Port of St. Marc
• Port Lafito

Honduras

• Puerto Cortés

El Salvador

• Comision Ejecutiva Portuaria Autonoma (CEPA)

Mexico

• Port of Progreso (Yucatan)
• Port of Dos Bocas (Tabasco)

Panama

• Panama Canal Authority (Memorandum of Understanding)

Peru

• Empresa Nacional de Puertos del Peru (Iquitos)
• Autoridad Portuaria Nacional del Peru (Callao)

Trinidad and Tobago

• Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

• National Port Administration, Republic of Uruguay (Montevideo)

Middle East

Kingdom of Bahrain

• Port of Mawani/Cruise Saudi

North America

Canada

• Port of Quebec (Quebec City)

United States Territory

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico Port Authority

In January 2012, the Harbor Authority of the Port of Livorno, Italy graciously extended a gift to PortMiami in the form of a bronze statue, II Marinaio (The Mariner), the Twinning Sailor, symbolizes the relationship between the two ports.