AAPA’s annual Lighthouse Awards program recognizes the best practices in the port industry across four disciplines: Communications, Environmental Improvement, Information Technology, and Facilities Engineering. There are also AAPA awards given to individuals as appropriate: Port Person of the Year Award and Achievement Awards for Distinguished Service and Leadership Service. Port Person of the Year Award recipient is recognized at AAPA’s Annual Legislative Summit in the spring. Ports receiving Lighthouse Awards of Excellence are recognized during AAPA’s Annual Convention in the fall.
AAPA’s awards have been reimagined and refreshed along with our brand. Renamed the AAPA Lighthouse Awards, our goal is to recognize the best port programs and projects that stand as a beacon of excellence across the industry. Now incorporated into one prestigious awards program, the Lighthouse Awards will acknowledge excellence in four disciplines: Communications, Environmental Improvement, Facilities Engineering, and Information Technology.
AAPA will be accepting project entries for the 2024 AAPA Lighthouse Awards during the application period in late Spring 2024. Judges will evaluate submitted projects, and winning entries will be announced in Fall 2024. Individual awards will be shipped shortly after that. Winners of the Lighthouse Awards of Excellence will be presented with their awards at the AAPA Annual Convention. Ports are encouraged to begin preparing for their project submissions.
The 2024 AAPA Lighthouse Awards application period will open in late Spring 2024. AAPA-member ports will be invited to submit project entries using the online submission portals for each category:
View the awards application criteria used to evaluate the entries in each category:
For additional information or any inquiries regarding the Lighthouse Awards, please contact the appropriate team member at AAPA.