November 7, 2025 — The Port of Everett was honored with two annual Lighthouse Awards from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the unified and collective voice of the seaport industry across North and South America, for its innovative work in both environmental stewardship and financial practices.
(Photo above: Port of Everett Executive Director/CEO Lisa Lefeber (second from left), Commission President Glen Bachman, Jacobs Vice President and Director Ports & Maritime – U.S. Aldo Ferrufino, Port of Everett Chief of Planning & Development Erik Gerking, and Principal Cofounder at IGO Solutions Jay Pandya, accept awards at the annual American Association of Port Authorities in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on Oct. 7, 2025.)
AAPA is a member organization representing more than 130 public port districts in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. Its annual Lighthouse Awards recognize innovation and excellence in a variety of categories, with emphasis given to submissions that have the potential to impact the entire port industry.
The Port of Everett won first place in Environmental Practices (Large Port) for its pilot program in partnership with Jacobs Engineering and IGO Solutions, Decarbonization Analytics for Port Equipment (DAPE). The pilot program has the potential to change the way the entire port industry tracks emissions and plans operational efficiencies by providing real-time equipment monitoring in a customizable, cloud-based dashboard tailored to each port’s needs. The Port also won first place in the Financial Practices category for its creative partnership with the Snohomish County Treasurer to finance its Millwright Loop Roads Project, which unlocked 10 acres for development in the emerging Millwright District of Waterfront Place.
“I am incredibly proud of our team for finding innovative and collaborative ways to address challenges that every port in the industry faces,” said Port of Everett Executive Director/CEO Lisa Lefeber said. “Both of these awards reflect the high caliber of work that our team does to make the Port of Everett an industry leader, from our working waterfront at the international Seaport to our destination waterfront at Waterfront Place.”
