Massport port director Martin C. Pilsch Jr. has been elected a director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH). At a recent meeting of the IAPH held in Nagoya, Japan, Mr. Pilsch was elected to the board of directors for a three-year term. He was also elected to represent the American Region on the IAPH Executive Committee, which supervises the organization's activities.

The IAPH is a 25-year-old organization based in Japan. It is dedicated to promoting worldwide water commerce, exchanging information about maritime administration and development, and encouraging standardization of international trading procedures. The organization has 394 members representing 73 countries.