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Port financing and risk at #IAPH2025

July 15, 2025

At the IAPH World Ports Conference this October, delegates will have a chance to develop their knowledge on the evolving landscape of port investment and the factors influencing access to capital. As ports navigate expansion, digitalisation, and sustainability goals, securing financing requires that they align their needs with the risk considerations of banks and investors. This 8 Octoberplenary sessionat #IAPH2025 will explore key financial instruments, risk management strategies, and the gro

Latest ESI scores published

July 15, 2025

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) were published by the scheme administrator Green Award Foundation on 1 July. The number of vessels with an ESI score of 20 or above is at 4,909 and the total number of vessels in the ESI database is at 6,570. The average ESI score is 32.2. The number of incentive providers now stands at 73. You can learn more about the scheme on the official site.Is your port ready to join ESI? If so, find out more onthe ESI websiteor contact IAPH’s ES

Countdown to #IAPH2025: the birth of WPSP

July 15, 2025

Fresh from adopting a newconstitution– intended, in the words of the IAPH president, to ‘give the organization a relevant role in global maritime and transport affairs’ – IAPH convened in Southeast Asia in 2017 for its 30th conference. Amid discussions of emerging shipping lanes, special economic zones, and port innovation, further organisational and strategic changes were confirmed at the Indonesian edition of the event. It wasannouncedthat the scope ofWPCIwould be extended from climate actio

Welcome! Osaka Port Coorporation from Japan

July 14, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Osaka Port Corporation has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Osaka Port Corporation was established in 2011 to enhance the logistics functions of Osaka Port and strengthen its international competitiveness through the following business activities. ・Development and operation of foreign trade container terminals ・Development and operation of ferry terminals ・Leasing of the facilities above to Hanshin International Port Corporation For more information,

World Maritime News (106)

July 09, 2025

Rerouting leads to increase in containers lost overboard Rerouting ships around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Red Sea has led to an increase in the number of containers lost at sea. In 2024, 576 containers were lost, more than double the 221 lost in 2023, but still below the 10-year average of 1,274. Despite the increase, the loss rate remains very low at 0.0002% of the 250 million containers transported. Mandatory reporting of container losses to the International Maritime Organization (I

Member Ports News(98)

July 09, 2025

Europe and Africa Region 19-Jun HAROPA PORT: Le Havre's CNMP terminal acquires 14 hybrid straddle carriers to optimize flows and emissions 24-Jun North Tyrrhenian Port Network Authority: Livorno, the lighting in the port becomes smart 25-Jun Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP): Strong start to 2025 at Copenhagen Malmö Port’s container terminal in Copenhagen Oslo Port Authority: The Port of Oslo receives 12 million in grants from the Norwegian Coastal Administration 27-Jun Autoritat

IAPH launches cyber resilience guidelines at TOC Europe

June 27, 2025

Last week in Rotterdam at TOC Europe 2025,IAPH launched its latest Data Collaboration Committee (DCC) productCyber Resilience Guidelines for emerging technologies in the maritime supply chain. Co-authored by 28 experts hailing from regular membersand associate members, as well as IAPH partnersthe World Bank and the World Economic Forum,the guidelineswere developed following a survey of the membership last September at an IAPH-Mercator webinar when members and non-members alike prioritised those

World Ports Tracker highlighted at TOC Europe

June 27, 2025

Last week at the TOC Europe 2025 CSC live conference, co-author Professor Theo Notteboom presented highlights of the results of theIAPH World Ports Tracker 2025 Sustainability and Market Trendsreport at one of theopening plenary sessions. The panel brought together experts from Drewry, Container Trade and Statistics, Xeneta and Transport Intelligence to discuss current container trade performance and prospects for the rest of the year and beyond. IAPH member Port Authority of Tenerife also prese

Europe-based IAPH team members meet in London

June 27, 2025

IAPH colleagues based in Athens, Antwerp, Brussels, London and Plymouth convened on 24-25 Juneto discuss strategic priorities for the rest of 2025. The two-day meeting took place at IAPH’s shared office with the British Ports Association at 30 Park Street on the South Bank in London. Among the issues discussed by the seven Europe-basedteam memberswere regional membership outreach, areas of strategic focus arising from the recentIAPH World Ports Tracker 2025 – sustainability and market trendsrepo

Indian ports convene for special IAPH update

June 27, 2025

IAPH’sIndian membersgathered to participate ina special online meeting on Tuesday 24 June, in which IAPH team members provided a 90-minute mid-year membership update. Led off by introductions from managing director Patrick Verhoeven and secretary general Masahiko Furuichi, colleagues from both the European and Japanese IAPH teams presented an extensive agenda. Areas covered in the interactive session included IAPH’s advocacy at the IMO, the association’s decarbonisation tools for ports, the Wo

Countdown to #IAPH2025: Smart ports, smart choices

June 27, 2025

IAPH made a triumphant return to its birthplace in May 2013: the 28th edition of its biannual ports conference was held in Los Angeles. This was the scene ofthe association’s founding, and of thesecondInternational Ports and Harbor conference in 1955. Nearly six decades later, a different set of topics dominated the global maritime agenda. This was the era of shipping alliances – as operators sought partnerships to combat rising fuel costs and excess capacity – and of integrated port operating

Member Ports News(97)

June 25, 2025

Europe and Africa Region 13-Jun Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-GPMM (Marseille Fos Port Authority): The Port awards contract to HES Fos to operate Fos multi-track terminal 16-Jun APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA: Port of Sines resumes Port Simplification Forum Port Esbjerg: A day of records when the Port of Esbjerg held its annual meeting Port of Luanda E.P.: The Port of Luanda was distinguished with the 2025 Diamond Quality Award by ESQR 17-Jun Oslo