Under the patronage of H.E Dr. Nabil Elaraby - Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and H.E. Dr. Saad el Giyoushi – Egyptian Minister of Transport, AASTMT Maritime Research & Consultation Centre (MRCC) and AASTMT Port Training Institute (PTI) organized the International Maritime Transport & Logistics Conference (MARLOG 5) that entitled "Toward Smart Ports" in cooperation with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Valencia port Foundation of Spain and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), from 13 - 15 March 2016, at Hilton Green Plaza Hotel – Alexandria.