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Kobe is at the heart of #IAPH2025

March 21, 2025

This year’s venueof the IAPHWorld Port Conferenceis the dynamic port city of Kobe – thebirthplaceof the IAPH and themayoral domainof one of the association's two founding fathers. Located between the Rokko mountain range and the Seto inland sea, the historical port city has aunique international flavor, with architecture that features an eclectic mix of Japanese and late 19th century Western vernacular and a food culture that boasts the world-famous Kobe beef and Nada sake. Taking advantage of K

March-April edition of Ports & Harbors published

March 21, 2025

The cover interview for the latest edition of Ports & Harbors is with Sara Stickler, CEO of the Global Cold Chain Alliance – the voice of companies that manage temperature-controlled logistics and warehousing services worldwide. The March-April edition of IAPH’s member magazine also includes a feature examining how ports are finding ways to work with their communities to build mutually beneficial economic projects and partnerships; this includes inspirational projects in Papua New Guinea, Benin,

Online places available for the Technical Committee Days

March 21, 2025

The 2025 IAPH Technical Committee Days are now fully booked, but there is still the opportunity for members toregisterto join the three-day event online. An agendais availablefor the event, which takes place 26-28 March and gives regular and associate members a golden opportunity to share critical knowledge. This year’s event will also feature speakers from the IMO, ICS, BIMCO, C40, CLIA, FIATA and the World Economic Forum, alongside subject matter experts from IAPH’s regular and associate membe

IAPH in full force at IMO FAL 49

March 21, 2025

IAPH was present in full force at the International Maritime Organization’s headquarters in London last week, as the FAL convention celebrated its 60th anniversary on the occasion of its 49th committee meeting. IAPH sponsored and co-sponsored a total of six submissions covering cybersecurity of maritime single windows, port call optimisation, port community systems, IMO’s forthcoming digitalisation strategy, illicit trading, and training and education for mooring personnel. For a full briefing o

Maritime sector considers responses to USTR 301

March 21, 2025

IAPH is among many leading maritime organisations keeping a close watch on the sector response to a US Trade Representative (USTR) proposal targeting Chinese maritime and shipbuilding interests. USTR Section 301 would introduce measures, including fees of up to $1.5M, on Chinese-built vessels entering US ports and requirements for a percentage of US exports to be transported on US-flagged and US-built vessels. The measures could havedevastating effectson ports, carriers and importers, given the

USTR 301 dominates IAPH geopolitics webinar

March 21, 2025

In the latest IAPH-Mercator Media webinar on the impact of geopolitical changes on ports, AAPA president and CEO Cary Davis provided a highly insightful overview on the current situation in Washington DC. In conversation with IAPH strategy and communications director Victor Shieh, Cary outlined how the new administration’s legislative agenda is affecting member ports in the USA and touched on the ramifications for ports worldwide. The upcoming hearing on the USTR301 remedies at Congress (see abo

Sign up for the International Port Strategy course

March 21, 2025

This spring, IAPH will team up again with its associate members APEC and C-MAT, in delivering the fifthedition of theInternational Port Strategy course. The course is designed for C-level executives, strategists and other professionals from ports, terminal operators, shipping lines, logistics service providers and consulting firms. The course comprises six modules, and will give participants a comprehensive understanding of the global port industry as a key component of the global value chain. I

Setting sail for success at LIBA

March 21, 2025

IAPH regional representative Ennarasu Karunesan was a guest of the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) on March 13. At the Dr Xaviour Britto Annual Endowment Lecture, Ennarasu delivered a presentation titled ‘Setting Sail for Success: Understanding Global Maritime Trade and India’s Competitive Edge, that touched on IAPH’s innovative initiatives such as thePort Endeavorbusiness game, theEnvironmental Shipping Indexand its work aroundclean marine fuels, as we all the association’s c

Countdown to #IAPH2025: leadership and partnerships

March 21, 2025

Long-serving IMO secretary general C P Srivastava set the scene for IAPH’s 14th biennial conference, held in Hamburg. His keynote address at the 1985 edition reflected on three decades of change within maritime transportation, spanning IAPH’s life to date. Srivastava noted the growth of ship sizes, the impact of containerisation, the need for continued technical assistance to developing countries and the founding of the World Maritime University as the major hallmarks of the era. He also noted t

Member Ports News(91)

March 19, 2025

Europe and Africa Region 28-Feb The National Ports Agency, Morocco: Activity and financial indicators Q4 2024 4-Mar Puertos del Estado: The state port system provisionally closes the 2024 financial year with a turnover of €1.288 billion 5-Mar Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona: Smart Terminal, artificial intelligence for land transport management in the port Port of Göteborg AB: The Gothenburg region has been named the best logistics location in the Nordic region. 6-Mar Autori

Welcome! GenFlat Holdings, Inc. from USA

March 19, 2025

We are pleased to announce that GenFlat Holdings, Inc. has joined the IAPH as an associate member. GenFlat Holdings, Inc. is a pioneering company in the shipping and logistics industry, focusing on innovative collapsible shipping container technology. Their main product is a collapsible marine container designed to replace existing standard marine containers. Genflat’s containers can be collapsed and stacked when empty, with four collapsed units occupying the space of a single standard containe

World Maritime News (98)

March 19, 2025

Wan Hai considers switching from methanol to LNG Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines is considering switching a series of orders from methanol to LNG power amid a growing trend of newbuilding orders favoring LNG dual-fuel engines, the carrier told Lloyd’s List. Responding to inquiries about possible renegotiations with South Korean shipyards to switch from methanol to LNG engines for eight 16,000 teu containerships ordered last October, Wan Hai, vice-president of the operation division Laura Su tol