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Preliminary Technical Committee agenda available

July 24, 2026

The next in-person gathering of all IAPH Technical Committees and experts, under the usual Technical Committee (TC) Day format, will take place in London on 2 November, just prior to the World Ports Conference. A full day of technical sessions, running in three parallel streams, will allow members to further define and progress the IAPH work programme in the fields of decarbonisation, digitalisation, resilience, but also environment, sustainable cruise and sustainable infrastructure. The 2 Novem

Webinar register opens: new frontiers of port security

July 24, 2026

Port security has never been more complex to maintain and the consequences for exposure have never been more consequential. On Sept 9 (17:00 CEST / 08:00 PDT), join IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven for the latest instalment in the#IAPH2026 webinar series: New Frontiers of Port Security. Port authorities must defend themselves on multiple fronts, with threats appearing in the sky, beneath the water and across cyberspace. Policing these frontiers – opened by sophisticated drones, relentles

Ports Technology Mentorship deadline approaches

July 24, 2026

Applications for the IAPH Ports Technology Mentorship Scheme will close on August 7. IAPH is seekingsix emerging or newly appointed technology leaders from IAPH member ports who will benefit from mentorship, alongside six well-established or experienced CIOs, CISOs or CDOs who will act as mentors for the scheme. The programme, which kicks off in September, will beimplemented and managedby Nicola Good, director of 8th Street Communications, and will involve a combination of in-person events, onli

Expert jury begins evaluating Sustainability Awards entries

July 24, 2026

With this year’s project submissions for theIAPH Sustainability Awards, the World Port Sustainability Program (WPSP)databaseis nearing a total 600 projects from more than 200 ports around the world. The quality of this year’s entries is very high, both in terms of presentation and innovative, original content and IAPH againextends its thanksto those members submitting projects for creating a strong level of competition in all six awards categories. This week, the expert jury (about whom you can

Harbor Café podcast explores African trade growth

July 24, 2026

In the latest edition of the IAPH Harbor Café Podcast, Lars Jensen, CEO and partner, Vespucci Maritime, speaks with IAPH membership outreach and networks director Victor Shieh. Lars looks back on a quarter of a century in container shipping, beginning at Maersk as the 'guru of forecasting' and looks ahead to his current endeavour: spending 18 months on the ground travelling through 41 African countries via a very old-school travel method. Lars gives his view on why Africa may triple its containe

IAPH Insider will return in September

July 24, 2026

This is the final edition of the IAPH Insider newsletter before the summer break, for those nations in the northern hemisphere. The next edition will appear in your inboxes on Thursday 3 September. In the meantime, watch ourIAPH,WPSPandWorld Ports ConferenceLinkedIn channels for updates on the#IAPH2026, ourwebinar series, theIAPH Sustainability Awardsand theEnvironmental Ship Index. We wish those readers who are also taking a break a very pleasant rest. We’ll be back in six week’s time! I

Member Ports News (118)

July 23, 2026

Europe and Africa Region 3-Jul Port of Luanda E.P.: Regional exercise with the Navy enhances response to various maritime incidents 7-Jul Port of Rotterdam Authority (Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V.): Jan Fransen receives the Sleepanker for his contribution to safe and sustainable shipping 10-Jul Mogadishu Port Authority: Booqasho rasmi ah Xafiiska Mayorka Seattle 13-Jul Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva: The Port of Huelva rewards the talent of its staff in the 3rd edition of the Inno

IAPH-KMI Port Forum 2026 to focus on industry transformation

July 22, 2026

As the global maritime sector adapts to rapid economic and technological shifts, the IAPH-KMI Port Forum 2026 will explore the major challenges and opportunities shaping the future of ports. Taking place on 27 July 2026 from 10:30 JST at Hotel Azur Takeshiba in Tokyo, the forum will be organized by IAPH, Korea Maritime Institute, and the Japanese Foundation for IAPH, and feature keynote presentations and three thematic sessions. The keynote presentations will highlight global trends in port sust

World Maritime News (130)

July 22, 2026

Industry waits to see what Brussels has in store for the EU ETS The European Commission is preparing revisions to the EU ETS, with major debates focused on ETS revenues, competitiveness, and shipping decarbonization. Shipping industry groups, led by ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Association), want ETS revenues reinvested in green fuels and support aligning EU regulations with future IMO measures. They also seek permanent exemptions for ice-class ships and certain island services. Environ

Welcome! Port of Narvik from Norway

July 21, 2026

We are pleased to announce that Port of Narvik has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Port of Narvik is one of the most important ports in Northern Europe. It is strategically located on the Ofotfjord in northern Norway and remains ice-free year-round due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. The port serves as a key logistics hub linking sea, rail, road, and air transportation. It is best known as the export gateway for iron ore from the Kiruna mining region in Sweden, which is transported

Welcome! Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech Centre from Hong Kong

July 19, 2026

We are pleased to announce that Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech Centre has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM) is a Hong Kong-based research and development organization established in 2006 with support from the HKSAR Government. Its mission is to promote innovation and technology in logistics, supply chain management, and e-commerce, and to facilitate the adoption of advanced technologies by industry. LSCM develops practical

Welcome! e1 Marine, LLC from USA

July 16, 2026

We are pleased to announce that e1 Marine, LLC has joined the IAPH as an associate member. e1 Marine, LLC is a clean-energy technology company focused on decarbonizing the maritime and port sectors through innovative methanol-to-hydrogen generation technology. The company enables vessels and port operators to produce high-purity hydrogen on demand from methanol, supporting the use of hydrogen fuel cells without the challenges of transporting and storing compressed hydrogen. Its proprietary t