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IAPH colleagues met in Tokyo and Kobe

February 09, 2024

Last week IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven and strategy and communications director Victor Shieh met up with secretary-general Masahiko Furuichi and our Japanese colleagues at the IAPH office in Tokyo as part of the implementation of thenew organisational structure. They set out planning for 2024, which will include major upgrades to both IAPH and WPSP websites, the digitisation of the membership directory and major membership outreach projects. Patrick and Victor were also accompanied

Risk and Resilience main theme #IAPH2024

January 26, 2024

The 2024 IAPH World Ports Conference, which will be held in Hamburg 8-10October under the host sponsorship of Hamburg Port Authority, hasa brand new portal, courtesy of our new conference partner Mercator Media. The main theme of the conference is already on: ‘ManagingRisk - Building Resilience -UnlockingOpportunities”.2024 will be a pivotal year for ports and their communities. Geopolitical instability is on the rise. Physical and digital security is under threat, at sea and on shore.Shipowne

Marine fuels assessment tool enters next stage

January 26, 2024

More than forty IAPH members attended the Climate and Energy committee meeting held virtually on 16 January. The highlight of the agenda was the discussion over the current status and future development of the Port Readiness Levels for Marine Fuels (PRL-MF) assessment tool that has been jointly developed by the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels (CMF) working group and the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP). In line with the outcomes of the recent dedicated survey, the committee gave overwhelming p

World Ports Tracker Survey – a reminder

January 26, 2024

All member and non-member ports are cordially invited to answer as many relevant questions as possiblefor the next IAPH World Ports tracker report which will be published by the Association and its authors Professor Theo Notteboom and Professor Thanos Pallis covering 2023 and beyond. The survey includes once-a-year questions on investments in infrastructure and sustainability and also includes a topical question on the impact of the Red Sea situation on ports, both globally and regionally. What

Nick Blackmore joins IAPH team

January 26, 2024

We are delighted to welcome Nick Blackmore in the IAPH team, who has joined as director of business development. Nick’s role will focus on the strategic and commercial development and marketing of IAPH’s portfolio of products and services, including the Environmental Ship Index (ESI), the World Ports Conference and initiatives relating to the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP).Previously, Nick has worked on a consulting basis for the IAPH. Last year, he managed the organisation’s member

Welcome! CAD-IT Consultants from Singapore

January 19, 2024

We are pleased to announce that CAD-IT Consultants has joined the IAPH as an associate member. CAT-IT Consultants is a Singapore-based company with a presence across 15 global offices and a 32-year track record of excellence in digital transformation. It provides advisory consulting to port digital transformation projects, covering planning, scheduling, port operations, engineering truck monitoring, HSE and advanced port analysis. For more information, please visit the following website.

The Chair of IAPH Finance and Audit Committee appointed

January 15, 2024

We are delighted to announce that the appointment of Gerd Ramdohr who heads up financial services at the Hamburg Port Authority, as the chairperson of the IAPH Finance and Audit Committee. During the board meeting on October 30, 2023, Mr. Ramdohr was approved to assume the role of the Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee. The Vice Chair of theIAPH Finance and Audit Committee committee will remain unchanged, with Shinsuke Ito, President of Yokohama Port Corporation, continuing in the role.

Welcome! Traxens from France

January 12, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Traxens has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Traxens is the world's first smart container solutions provider for the global supply chain. It specializes in container traceability solutions for international transport. Today, the tens of thousands of smart containers equipped by Traxens are available at 450 sites in 55 countries to provide visibility and effectively combat illicit trafficking. Traxens supports more than 300 customers with technological i

Participate in the 2024 World Ports Tracker survey

January 12, 2024

We are off to a flying start in 2024, which also includes compiling the yearly version of the IAPH World Ports Tracker report, combiningS&P Global container port performance data, UNCTAD Liner Connectivity data as well as IAPH survey response data analysis on vessel calls, cargo volumes and key intermodal availability, analysed by Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis, two of the world's leading maritime economists.The data analysis does not only focus on containerised cargo. There are analyses of bu

Climate and Energy Committee to meet online 16 January

January 12, 2024

The IAPH Climate and Energy Committee will be meeting virtually on 16 January, from 4 to 6 PM CET. In the presence of IMO and UNCTAD officers, members will be updated on the latest submissions and expectations ahead of the forthcoming 81stmeeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 81) in March and the preceding intersessional working group meeting on GHG emissions from ships, as well as on progress with the ongoing assessment of the impact that measures being examined by IM

Share your views on marine fuels readiness tool

January 12, 2024

Ahead of the Climate and Energy Committee meeting, we are seeking your feedback on the Port Readiness Levels for Marine Fuels (PRL-MF) Assessment Tool. PRL-MF was developed by the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) and the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels (CMF) Working Group. The tool allows users to assess both the port readiness for a call of vessels sailing on a marine fuel that is still new to the port, and the port readiness for the bunkering of such a marine fuel. The tool will be released

ESI scores January published

January 12, 2024

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project were published on 1 January. The number of vessels with an ESI score above 20 is at 4,587, whereas the total number of vessels in the ESI database is at 6,350. Compared to July the average ESI score remained stable at 31.1. The number of incentive providers increased from 60 to 63. Is your port already part of the ESI programme? If not, find out more onthe ESI websiteor contact Takeshi Suzuki at : [email protected]