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Member Ports News(92)

April 03, 2025

Europe and Africa Region 13-Mar Port Autonome de Lomé: NOTICE OF CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF GENERAL INTEREST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 2025 SERVICE PROVIDER DATA DIRECTORY OF THE AUTONOMOUS PORT OF LOME 20-Mar North Sea Port: Zeeland: no chance of a sustainable future for the region without industry 25-Mar Oslo Port Authority: The Port of Oslo has significantly reduced emissions Puertos del Estado: Freight traffic through ports of general interest exceeds 87 million tonnes in th

World Maritime News (99)

April 02, 2025

CMA CGM partners with SIPG and Shanghai Electric on bio-methanol supply CMA CGM has signed a long-term agreement with Shanghai International Port Group and Shanghai Electric to secure methanol fuel supplies. Under this agreement, Shanghai Electric will supply the French shipping giant with bio-methanol produced at its Taonan base in Liaoning Province. It will be transported via a land-sea network to the port of Shanghai — the world’s busiest container port. Although LNG has re-emerged as shipow

Welcome! P&M Consultants Pty Ltd from Australia

March 28, 2025

We are pleased to announce that P&M Consultants Pty Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. P&M Consultants Pty Ltd is based in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in the port and maritime industry. The company is a team of port planning and engineering design specialists with extensive experience in the port sector. It has played a key and leading role in numerous significant maritime development projects across the full spectrum of markets and the private and public sectors for inte

Welcome! Fintraffic VTS Ltd from Finland

March 26, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Fintraffic VTS Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Fintraffic VTS Ltd manages and controls vessel traffic in Finnish waters. It operates several VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) areas along the Finnish coast. Its services include providing information, navigational assistance, and managing and coordinating vessel movements to ensure safe and efficient maritime traffic. It also oversees land and air traffic, offering intelligent traffic control services

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

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