The Port Authority of Guam is setting its course for the years ahead, with its board of directors unanimously adopting a new strategic plan focused on execution, stability, and long-term readiness.

The plan formalizes the port’s strategic direction, emphasizing execution, operational durability, and long-term institutional readiness. Officials say it marks a shift from recovery and reform toward disciplined delivery of major capital projects—while ensuring uninterrupted port operations.

Look ahead 2026 builds on years of strengthened governance, financial discipline, and operational resilience. Key priorities include infrastructure modernization, protecting financial stability, maintaining workforce continuity, implementing sustainability initiatives, and reinforcing systems designed to endure beyond individual leadership. The plan also aligns with the Leon Guerrero Administration’s One Guam strategic framework and national security priorities in the Indo-Pacific.

General manager Rory Respicio told the board the port is no longer in a reset phase, but entering 2026 with sustained momentum—having moved beyond crisis management into a period focused on execution and delivery.

In addition to adopting the plan, the board approved several resolutions, including steps to establish a notice of area availability process for new leases, authorizing a comprehensive tariff review within twelve months, supporting the port’s hosting of the 112th Annual Conference of the Association of Pacific Ports in August 2026, and approving the relocation of fenders from Golf Pier to Berth F1.

Respicio thanked the board for its continued guidance, noting the actions taken reinforce the port’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and long-term readiness.