PACIFIC COUNTRIES PORTS ASSOCIATION


PACIFIC COUNTRIES PORTS ASSOCIATION (formerly South Pacific Ports Association (SPPA) then Association of Pacific Ports (APP) before current change)



	PROMOTING REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
	PURPOSE
	The Pacific Countries Ports Association (PCPA) is a regional group that promotes regional cooperation, friendship and understanding between member ports and port users through mutual association, exchange of knowledge and the dissemination of information useful to port administrations. PCPA also promotes measures to increase efficiency and safety, facilitating harmonious development of ports in the region.



	ESTABLISHMENT AND NAME CHANGE
	The South Pacific Ports Association (SPPA) was set up in 1978 to foster development of island ports through the exchange of information, experience and knowledge amongst member ports. The Ports Authority of Fiji (now known as Fiji Ports Corporation Limited), in its efforts to promote regional cooperation, acted as the Secretariat of SPPA since its inception in 1978. In 1999, SPPA’s name changed to APP and then on 17th April 2007 it was again changed to Pacific Countries Ports Association (PCPA).

	STRUCTURE
	The association has an Executive Committee that comprises of the President, Vice President, immediate past president and four regular members on a rotating basis. The PCPA Secretariat is currently based with the Regional Maritime Programme (RMP) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (PCPA) in Suva, Fiji Islands. PCPA also works by establishing working groups on a per need basis. RMP has provided the secretary and treasurer functions for PCPA since late 2006.

	COLLABORATION
	PCPA works in collaboration with other regional organisations in the Pacific such as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).

	COLLABORATION WITH THE REGIONAL MARITIME PROGRAMME
	PCPA has been collaborating with RMP on matters relating to ports and shipping in the region, specifically the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. Although it wasn’t until mid 2006 that RMP and PCPA formalised merging their interests, ports personnel have actively been part of consultations in RMP’s delivery of events and activities since 2004. On 6 June 2006, RMP and PCPA signed a memorandum of understanding defining their roles and responsibilities in the development of a more cooperative maritime sector in the Pacific Islands region.
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