IAPH World Ports Conference

On an annual basis, IAPH meets in a port city where our member port resides for its annual conference more commonly known as IAPH World Ports Conference. The Conference is a world-class event assessing the indispensable role of ports in global maritime trade and brings together key industry stakeholders for learning, information sharing, networking and collaboration.

 

The Annual General Meeting is held during IAPH World Ports Conference, and is a plenary meeting where all IAPH members, both Regular and Associate, may attend.

 

The 2024 IAPH World Ports Conference

The 2024 IAPH World Ports Conference will be held from 8 to 10 October in Hamburg, Germany. The event will bring together leaders in the global port community during a period of unprecedented upheaval and opportunity.

 

The Conference theme is managing risk, building resilience and unlocking opportunities at ports. Taking place during 8-10 October, #IAPH2024 will be held at Hamburg Congress Centre, a state-of-the-art convention venue located in the centre of the stunning Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany. The host sponsor for the event will be Hamburg Port Authority (HPA).

 

 

 

The 2023 IAPH World Ports Conference

The 2023 IAPH World Ports Conference was held from 31 October to 2 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE, organized in partnership with S&P Global and host sponsor AD Ports Group. Nearly 700 delegates from over 60 countries participated in the Conference. Under the theme #ReinventingPorts, participants discussed various topics, such as the revised IMO GHG strategy, digitalization and cyber security, maritime single window, and decarbonization of ports, shipping industry and beneficial cargo owners. 

 

The regional lunch meetings, the IAPH Planning, Operation and Finance Committee meeting, and IAPH’s Annual General Meeting complemented the main conference session. In addition, the IAPH Sustainability Awards and Akiyama Awards ceremony was held at the gala dinner on 1 November.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2022 IAPH World Ports Conference

The 2022 IAPH World Ports Conference was held from 16 to 18 May 2022 at the Vancouver Convention Center in Vancouver, Canada, in collaboration with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. The Conference was held in person for the first time in three years since the Conference 2019 in Guangzhou, China, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly 500 delegates from over 40 countries participated in the Conference. Under the theme #ClosetheGaps, participants discussed the generational challenges that affect every port today: resilience, digital transformation, and energy transition. Regional breakfast sessions, meetings of the IAPH technical committees, and IAPH’s annual general meeting complemented the main conference session. In addition, the IAPH Sustainability Awards ceremony was held at the gala dinner on 17 May.

 

 

 

 

 

History of IAPH World Ports Conference

No. Year Host Port/City Country
Preparatory October 9-11, 1952 Kobe Japan
1 November 7-10, 1955 Los Angeles USA
2 June 22-25, 1959 Mexico City Mexico
3 May 1-4, 1963 New Orleans USA
4 May 10-14, 1965 London UK
5 May 8-13, 1967 Tokyo Japan
6 March 3-8, 1969 Melbourne Australia
7 June 6-12, 1971 Montreal Canada
8 May 6-12, 1973 Amsterdam/ Rotterdam Netherlands
9 March 8-15, 1975 Singapore Singapore
10 April 24-30, 1977 Houston USA
11 May 12-19, 1979 Deauville/ Le Havre France
12 May 23-30, 1981 Nagoya Japan
13 June 4-11, 1983 Vancouver Canada
14 May 4-10, 1985 Hamburg Germany
15 April 25-May 1, 1987 Seoul Korea
16 April 22-28, 1989 Miami USA
17 May 5-11, 1991 Barcelona Spain
18 April 17-23, 1993 Sydney Australia
19 June 10-16, 1995 Seattle/Tacoma USA
20 May 31-June 6, 1997 London UK
21 May 15-21, 1999 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
22 May 19-26, 2001 Montreal Canada
23 May 24-30, 2003 Durban South Africa
24 May 21-27, 2005 Shanghai China
25 April 27-May 4, 2007 Houston USA
26 May 25-29, 2009 Genoa Italy
27 May 23-27, 2011 Busan Korea
28 May 6-10, 2013 Los Angeles USA
29 June 1-5, 2015 Hamburg Germany
30 May 7-12, 2017 Bali Indonesia
31 May 6-10, 2019 Guangzhou China
32 June 21-25, 2021 Antwerp Belgium
33 May 16-18, 2022 Vancouver Canada
34 Oct 31-Nov2, 2023 Abu Dhabi U.A.E.

 

 

 

History of IAPH Mid-term Conference

No. Year Host Port/City Country
1 May 19-20, 1960 Honolulu USA
2 March 7, 1962 Taipei China
3 May 26-27, 1964 San Francisco USA
4 February 13-16, 1966 Los Angeles USA
5 January 16-20, 1968 New Orleans USA
6 February 10-12, 1970 Singapore Singapore
7 May 2-5, 1972 Lisbon Portugal
8 March 27-28, 1974 Auckland New Zealand
9 April 25-27, 1976 Curaçao Netherlands
10 April 6-7, 1978 Mombasa Kenya
11 April 21-22, 1980 Brisbane Australia
12 May 3-5, 1982 Aruba Netherlands
13 May 22-24, 1984 Glasgow UK
14 April 9-10, 1986 Auckland New Zealand
15 April 25-29, 1988 Abidjan Ivory Coast
16 May 6-11, 1990 Fremantle Australia
17 May 7-8, 1992 Charleston USA
18 June 1-3, 1994 Copenhagen Denmark
19 April 22-24, 1996 Bali Indonesia
20 April 27 May 1, 1998 New Orleans USA
21 October 25-28, 1999 Montreal Canada
22 May 12-18, 2000 Marseilles* France
23 October 23-26, 2000 Tokyo Japan
24 October 25-27, 2001 Auckland New Zealand
25 April 19-25, 2002 Abu Dhabi* UAE
26 October 15-18, 2002 Kobe Japan
27 October 27-30, 2003 Rotterdam Netherlands
28 April 25-28, 2004 Charleston* USA
29 January 10-13, 2005 Yokohama Japan
30 October 4-7, 2005 Los Angeles USA
31 April 9-12, 2006 Mumbai* India
32 October 9-12, 2006 Shimizu/Shizuoka Japan
33 October 22-15, 2007 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
34 April 14-17, 2008 Dunkirk* France
35 June 7-9, 2010 Savannah* USA
36 May 21-24, 2012 Jerusalem* Israel
37 April 6-10, 2014 Sydney* Australia
38 May 10-13, 2016 Panama* Panama
39 May 8-11, 2018 Baku* Azerbaijan
40 March 17-19, 2020 Antwerp (cancelled due to COVID-19) Belgium
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