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| January 18 |
“Over-weight/incorrectly declared container issues”
IAPH is now conducting a survey of its member ports entitled “Over-weight/incorrectly declared container issues” to follow through its resolution adopted at the Busan Conference, May 2011 on the safety of containers in the supply chain and the press statement issued in December 2011 jointly with the World Shipping Council (WSC), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the Baltic International Maritime Council (BIMCO) on the need to weigh loaded containers.
・ Survey form in Word / PDF
・ IMO Regulations regarding container weight
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| December 26 |
Season's greetings from Tokyo
We at the IAPH Tokyo secretariat wish our members and viewers a happy, healthy and prosperous new year! Please note that our Tokyo offices will be closed from 29 December 2011 to 3 January 2012.
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| December 20 |
 IAPH Africa/Europe Meeting successfully concluded in Antwerp
Attended by some 50 participants, the IAPH Africa/Europe Regional Meeting was successfully held in Antwerp, Belgium on December 7&8, 2011. During this two-day meeting hosted by Port of Antwerp (Mr. Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO), a number of stimulating presentations were made at Port Forum, such as world ports climate initiatives, ports in the global supply chain, etc .The Long Range Planning and Review Committee also met on the morning of December 7 to discuss a number of important internal issues.
The Minutes is available in the Committee Room. (Members only)
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| December 14 |
 World ports and carriers united on the need to weigh loaded containers
IAPH joined with the World Shipping Council (WSC), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Baltic International Maritime Council (BIMCO) to encourage the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to amend the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to require, as a condition for stowing a loaded container on board a ship, that the ship and the port facility have a verified actual weight of the container.
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| January 12 |
Brunsbüttel Ports: Brunsbüttel Ports reaches record margin
Vladivostok: Commercial Port of Vladivostok announces 2011 performance results |
| January 13 |
Hamburg: Port of Hamburg welcomes line upgrade in the port’s hinterland |
| January 17 |
Los Angeles: Port of Los Angeles Breaks Export Volume Record for Second Consecutive Year in 2011 |
| January 18 |
Antwerp: Port of Antwerp handles 187 million tonnes of freight in 2011 (definitive figures)
Riga: Solar Collectors to Be Installed on Buildings of the Freeport of Riga
Gothenburg: New service between Gothenburg and the UK
Stockholm: New passenger record for Ports of Stockholm
Seattle: Port of Seattle once again tops 2 million TEUs
Virginia: VPA, Port of Klaipeda Lay Groundwork for Business Relationship
Saudi Pots Authority: Saudi Ports and World Bank to Study National Strategy for Development of Ports |
| January 19 |
Transnet, South Africa: Transnet Beefs Up Container-Handling Capacity in Durban
Virginia: Port Ends ’11 with Growth in All Core Business Areas
MPA, Singapore: Indonesia Senior Maritime Official Visits Singapore under the Distinguished Visitors Programme |
| January 20 |
Constanza: The traffic of goods through the Romanian maritime ports in 2011 increased
PLIPDECO, Trinidad and Tobago: PLIPDECO hosts Recognition Ceremony for Scholarship Winners
Long Beach: Port Completes Two Major Road Projects
Los Angeles: Port of Los Angeles Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Al Larson Boat Shop Improvements
Melbourne: Port Trade Reaches Milestone
Maldives: Donation to “Tiny Hearts of Maldives” |
| January 22 |
Abu Dhabi: Khalifa Port and Kizad praised by green statesman |
| January 23 |
Aalborg: NYK Line Increases the Supply of Container Solutions
Barcelona: The Port of Barcelona and SEAT launch the first regular line of car traffic to China
Stockholm: Growth in freight volumes for Ports of Stockholm
Georgia Ports Authority: Georgia Ports Authority Posts Impressive Year-End Gains |
| January 24 |
Le Havre: Port of Le Havre traffic in 2011--68.5 million tonnes of annual overall traffic
Amsterdam: MV LBC Energy Maiden call
Zeeland: Kloosterboer receives Lean and Green Award
Long Beach: Board Gives Preliminary Approval to Historic Lease |
| January 25 |
San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire: S.E. PHILIP CASING III, Ambassador of the USA in Ci with the CEO of the PASP “You are a good example…”
Helsinki: Cargo traffic in the Port of Helsinki increased
Helsinki: The Port of Helsinki at the core of design
Israel Ports: Biggest ever container ship - "K" Line's TEU 8,212 "Humber Bridge", called at Ashdod port
Rotterdam: Explanatory notes Port Authority study of container sector
Oslo: Melting snow by the quay
San Diego: Port of San Diego Recognizes Waterfront Green Businesses
Miami: PortMiami the New Florida Homeport for Disney Cruise Line
Tacoma: Agriculture products help boost Tacoma's 2011 container exports
Dept of Shipping, Gov of India: Indian Ports Capacity Rises to 1160 Million Metric Tonnes |
| January 26 |
Oakland: Port of Oakland Commissioners Appoint New Senior Managers
Virginia: VPA Expands Green Operator Program to Vessels; Announces Fuel-Switch Agreement
Gladstone: Cutter suction dredging resumes |
| January 27 |
Aarhus: EUR 47 mill. to the Marselis Tunnel
Georgia Ports Authority: Georgia Ports Authority Introduces Emission Savings Technology
Sydney: December – Trade Still on the Rise |
| January 30 |
Le Havre: Laurent Castaing nominated General Manager of STX France
Oakland: UC Berkeley Study Finds 50% Reduction in Diesel Emissions From Trucks at Port of Oakland |
| January 31 |
Gothenburg: Maersk Line and Broström join campaign for cleaner shipping
Hamburg: New South America service for the Port of Hamburg
Abu Dhabi: First straddle carrier assembled by ADPC at Khalifa Port |
| February 1 |
Melbourne: Maintenance Dredging Set to Commence |
| January |
St. Petersburg, Marine Façade: PLS Passenger Port of Saint-Petersburg “Marine façade” has got a Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport conclusion about vulnerability assessment of transport infrastructure object |
| February |
MLIT, Japan: Monitoring of air and seawater radiation in the ports |
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