Foundations
Worldwide transportation, international port industry, language of the industry, governance & stakeholders.
Certified Port Executive™ ProgramThe only program
The only program
of its kind.
Contributing to the competitiveness of ports and marine terminal operators across the Americas and the Caribbean.
CPE alumni are in the CEO chair at major ports across the continent — strong and growing, in all levels of management.
Alumni at leading ports across the Americas and the Caribbean
Port of Long BeachPort Tampa BayPort of New OrleansMaryland Port AdministrationPort of Houston AuthorityPort of MontrealPort of San DiegoPort of Long BeachPort Tampa BayPort of New OrleansMaryland Port AdministrationPort of Houston AuthorityPort of MontrealPort of San Diego
— 01 / By the numbers
— 01
~1,000
Alumni in Port Leadership
— 02
14+
Countries Represented
— 03
235+
Organizations Represented
— 04
2010
The Only Program of Its Kind — Since
02 / Curriculum
Eighteen modules. Five days. The whole port.
From the language of the industry to climate-driven automation, the program covers the rapidly changing regulations and operations that affect ports, terminals, vessels, and intermodal providers.
Operations
Harbour & vessel voyage, marine terminal operations, cargo management, stevedoring & labour.
Commerce
Tariffs & revenue, shipping lines & alliances, intermodal & inland networks, port marketing.
Regulation
Maritime law & liability, safety & security, environmental regulation.
The Next Decade
Climate-driven automation, port capital & infrastructure, leadership & succession.
03 / Why CPE
Most programs teach a function. CPE teaches about the whole port.
One module in isolation can't prepare you to succeed on the management team of a port or a marine terminal operation. CPE covers operations, commerce, regulation, and the next decade — led by the people who have done the work.
- One module: terminals, shipping, or law — in isolation.
- Self-paced webinars built for individual contributors.
- No alumni network, no peer cohort, no industry faculty.
- Generic programs with no standing in the port sector.
- Eighteen modules — the knowledge and tools to lead across operations, commerce, regulation, and the future.
- An in-room cohort with port executives from across the Americas and the Caribbean — real peer recognition, built over five days.
- Faculty drawn from accomplished harbour masters, terminal CEOs, security leaders, and government executives.
- ~1,000 alumni in port leadership roles across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Alumni impact
CPE alumni are making a contribution to the competitiveness of ports and marine terminal operators across the Americas and the Caribbean.
Our Alumni — at some of the most strategically important ports and terminals on the continent.
04 / Enroll
A program that compounds.
Five days now. Twenty-five years of compounding network and credibility ahead. The 2026 cohort is enrolling now.