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Countdown to #IAPH2025: 1965 milestone in London

January 10, 2025

Three organisational factors make IAPH an effective representational body for world ports: its standing as a recognised NGO, its consultative status with crucial international organisations, and the fact that it operates on a truly global basis. In the association’sinfancy, each of these features represented a long-term institutional goal, and all three milestones were reached around the time of the organisation’s 10th anniversary – marked by the Fourth Conference of the IAPH, which took place i

Latest ESI scores published

January 10, 2025

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) were published by the scheme administrator Green Award Foundation on 1 January. The number of vessels with an ESI score of 20 or above is at 4,859, whereas the total number of vessels in the ESI database is at 6,505. The average ESI score is 31.9. The number of incentive providers now stands at 75. Is your port ready to join ESI? If so, find out more onthe ESI websiteor contact IAPH’s ESI liaison,Takeshi Suzuki.

Member Ports News(87)

January 09, 2025

Europe and Africa Region 10-Dec Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company: On the occasion of its 10th anniversary the RIS Center in Ruse welcomes visitors 16-Dec Hamburg Port Authority: CTA receives Hamburg’s first remote-controlled container gantry cranes Ports of Cabo Verde: Porto da Praia explores new market niche with strategic partnership 17-Dec Oslo Port Authority: Oslo has a unique green energy station for heavy transport Port of London Authority: Tidal Thames Masterpla

World Maritime News (93)

January 08, 2025

Busan to undergo $10bn transformation into ‘megaport’ South Korea will invest 14trn Won ($9.8bn) to transform Busan into the world’s biggest container port. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced plans for the country’s biggest port today, which include building an entirely new port near Jinhae. When unified with Busan, the ministry said the so-called “megaport” would be the world’s biggest. When the project is completed in 2045, Busan will be able to berth 30,000 teu vessels, larger th

Jacques Vandermeiren elected onto the IAPH board as regional vice president for Europe

December 18, 2024

CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges is appointed following IAPH election in the Europe region The International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, to the board as regional vice president of the Europe Region. The post was previously held by the former regional VP Stéphane Raison of HAROPA, who has joined the French national energy provider EDF. Before his appointment at the Port Authority, Jacques

Seasons Greetings from IAPH

December 13, 2024

IAPH wants to extend its thanks to all members, board members, council members, committees, working group chairs and partners who have contributed to the work of IAPH in 2024. The association can look back on an eventful year, including a wonderfulannual conference in Hamburgand a flow of new products being developed, under the thematic areas ofClimate and Energy,Data CollaborationandRisk and Resilience. Next year will be a very special year for IAPH, as the association celebrates its 70th anniv

Harbor Cafés identify key topics of interest for 2025

December 13, 2024

Last week, two IAPH Harbor Cafés were held online with the singular aim of identifying the key topics of interest to the membership for 2025. Introduced and summarised by IAPH president Jens Meier and moderated by strategy and communications director Victor Shieh, the sessions first explored the key issues facing IAPH BCO associate member IKEA Supply AG, with a special focus on sustainability. There followed interventions by IAPH experts in each of the key areas of interest of theWorld Ports S

Packed agenda at Data Collaboration Committee meeting

December 13, 2024

Members of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee met online on 28 November for the final committee meeting of the year. Led by committee chairman Pascal Ollivier (Maritime Street) and vice-chairman Gadi Benmoshe (Marinnovators), the discussion focused on three topics: cybersecurity, port call optimisation and supply chain resilience. Filipe Beato and Luna Rohland of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Center for Cybersecurity joined the meeting to share takeaways from a port CEO roundtable held dur

Countdown #IAPH2025: an inspirational message from JFK

December 13, 2024

The 1963 edition of IAPH’s International Ports Conference, held in New Orleans, opened with a message from the American President, John F. Kennedy. “We welcome to our shores this group representing ports of the free world,” the president wrote. “Your efforts in the promotion of world trade make an important contribution to the improvement of living standards everywhere and to mankind’s goal of world peace. Best wishes for a successful gathering, John Kennedy.” Held May 1–4, this edition of the c

Malaysia-Japan workshops target logistics efficiency

December 13, 2024

More than 15 IAPH members from Malaysian and Japanese ports gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to hold a workshop on common regional themes on 27 November. A total of 50 participants were involved in themed sessions with discussions focused on several important topics. At a session dedicated to container logistics efficiency through digital transformation, vehicle booking systems CargoMove in Malaysia and CONPAS in Japan were compared and discussed. A session focusing on connectivity by rail ex

First sponsor announced for #IAPH2025

December 13, 2024

REPShas become the first sponsor of IAPH World Ports Conference 2025. REPS will sponsor the IAPHSustainability Awards, as it did duringthe 2024 edition, when it sponsored theInfrastructurecategory. REPS – which stands for Road Energy Production System – is a mechanical energy converter capable of transforming the lost energy from motor vehicles into clean electricity; REPS is in the fundraising stage, having spent five years in research and patented the invention at its core. The IAPHWorld Ports

IAPH gives strategic view on ‘Transforming Thoothukudi’

December 13, 2024

IAPH India representative Ennarasu Karunesan spoke at a logistics conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tuticorin in November. The theme of this 11th edition of the conference – aimed to promote Tuticorin Port and enhance the competitiveness of logistics industries in Tamil Nadu – was ‘Transforming Thoothukudi: Shipping, Logistics & Industries Hotspot of South India.’ Ennarasu delivered a keynote address on ‘Strategic Waters: Conquering Infrastructure, Competition, a