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IAPH reconnects with Philippine Ports Authority

May 29, 2026

While in Manila for the Asia Pacific Transport Forum, IAPH secretary general Masahiko Furuichi visited thePhilippine Ports Authority(PPA), a long-standing regular member of the Association since 1965. This was the first IAPH visit to PPA since the Covid pandemic. Masahiko met with Mark Jon S. Paloma, the PPA's assistant general manager for operations. He proposed to hold the coming Japan-Philippines Port Seminar in October, focusing on the priority agendas for both island countries such as hinte

IAPH MD praises Ukrainian port resilience

May 29, 2026

IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven delivered the opening message at the 3rd International Conference – NewPORT UA: Operation of Ukrainian Ports Under Martial Law – earlier this month. The event, which took place in Odesa on 21 May, brought together representatives of public and private port operators, shipowners, freight brokers, logistics and forwarding companies, transport operators, and representatives of Ukrainian state authorities and the maritime industry. Patrick’swelcome remarks–wh

DCC vice chair gives cyber perspective at OAS-CIP webinar

May 29, 2026

Gadi Benmoshe, vice chair of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee gave the IAPH view on cybersecurity at a recent webinar on the topic. ‘Port-Maritime Cybersecurity: Protection Against Digital Threats’was hosted by the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (OAS-CIP), alongside featured speakers from the World Bank and Barbados Port Inc. During the May 21 event, Gadi shared key findings and strategic best practices from IAPH’s activities to bolster global port cyber resilience. He

Battery risks and ISPS Code on June R&R agenda

May 29, 2026

The Risk & Resilience Committee will meet 16 June (14.00-15.00 CEST) with a packed agenda, following on from the momentum built at theTechnical Committee Daysin April. This edition will cover the outcomes from the in-person meeting in Singapore, including the ISPS Code, Lithium-ion battery safety, and climate resilience. The latter two topics are likely to be the focus of presentations from guest speakers, taking an inspection and insurance view respectively. If you have not received an invite f

Welcome! Smart Freight Centre

May 28, 2026

We are pleased to announce that Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Smart Freight Centre (SFC) is a globally active non-profit organization for climate action in the freight sector. Its goal is to mobilize the global logistics ecosystem, in particular with its members and partners, in tracking and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across freight & logistics. SFC is accelerating the reduction of logistics emissions to achieve a zero-emission global logistics

World Maritime News (126)

May 27, 2026

Regulation experts see murky waters ahead for NZF talks Outlook for the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework (NZF) remains uncertain following MEPC84, with experts divided on its prospects. While the NZF has not been dismissed, its adoption “as is” appears unlikely due to continued disagreement, particularly over carbon pricing. The US strongly opposes economic measures that leave key elements, such as the Net-Zero Fund, effectively stalled. Despite this, a majority of countries (about 59) support using th

Member Ports News (114)

May 26, 2026

Europe and Africa Region 4-May Port Esbjerg: Green transition requires strong ports 5-May National Ports Authority (APN), Cameroon: Cameroon is the 48th member state of IALA/AISM 6-May Port of Cork Company: Port of Cork Launches First-Ever Direct Service to New York with CMA CGM 7-May bremenports GmbH & Co. KG: Study on container traffic: Bremerhaven maintains strong position in the competition Port of Amsterdam: Clean shipping one step closer 13-May Bulgarian Ports In

IAPH and the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Committee on Ports renew historic close ties with MOU

May 22, 2026

Following the joint OAS-CIP - IAPH forum on port innovation and sustainability last week in Montevideo, Uruguay, the two organizations have placed renewed efforts in re-activating the memorandum of understanding signed between the two entities. The agreement, which has now entered into its twenty first year of validity, focuses on port infrastructure and human capital development with technical and joint event-based cooperation. IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven (right in picture) paid a

#IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards – submit your entries!

May 15, 2026

IAPH members are encouraged to submit their entries for the #IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards competition, as there are less than four weeks remaining until the submission deadline. Member ports –and associate members acting on their behalf – should submit their sustainability projects using the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) dedicated online form by 10 June. You can submit your projecthere. Projects will then be evaluated and scoredby an independent jury against theevaluation criteriaa

IAPH and OAS-CIP bring workshop to Montevideo

May 15, 2026

The first IAPH-OAS-CIPjoint forum for Latin American ports, hosted by Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) of Uruguay in Montevideo was held earlier this week. A day and a half of intense workshops and interchange of ideas took place from 11-12 May, featuring tools and best practices around the topics of climate and energy, risk and resilience and data collaboration. A delegation led by IAPH regional VP for Central and South America Vinicius Patel and regional IAPH representative Guimara Tuñ

PCO guide now available in Spanish

May 15, 2026

Coinciding with the IAPH-OAS-CIP regional forum this week in Montevideo, IAPH published afull translationof therecently releasedPort Call Optimization (PCO) Guide. Presented during the latest IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 50) in Londonin Marchby lead author Captain Ben Van Scherpenzeel of theInternational Harbour Masters Association, with the support of IAPH and 39 other organizations, thePCO Guidewas translated by Sabina Malnis of OAS-CIP and edited by IAPH regional representative for Central

June #IAPH2026 webinar: building port-city connections

May 15, 2026

The fourth edition in the #IAPH2026webinar seriesis open forregistration. On Wednesday 24 June (10:00 CEST / 17:00 JST) join IAPH moderator Victor Shieh (director membership outreach & networks) and an expert panel to explore the topic ofcommunity building. Why is the topic still so high on the agendas of global ports, and what are port authorities and their communities focusing on to bring the port and the city closer together? In this one-hour webinar – titled ‘Ports and Cities: thriving conne