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Get ready for the #IAPH2023 World Ports Conference

October 20, 2023

With just under two weeks to go, we look forward to meeting with over 450 registered attendees so far in Abu Dhabi at the #IAPH2023 World Ports Conference. With over 35 different sessions held over three days involving well over 100 speakers, many of whom are senior representatives from our membership, we have a few tips on making the most out of your attendance. The mornings and late afternoons will cover the high-level strategic themes with plenary keynote speeches and top-level panels, coveri

IAPH and IMO held decarbonisation workshop in Mumbai

October 20, 2023

Last week, IAPH and IMO organised a joint workshop on port actions for greener shipping, in the context of the IMO Norway GreenVoyage2050 project, of which IAPH is a partner. The workshop attracted more than fifty port and maritime industry professionals from India and GreenVoyage2050 client countries including Azerbaijan, Belize, China, Kenya, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Over the three days the participants became familiar with the actions that ports can take to facil

IAPH C&E Committee discussed clean marine fuels

October 20, 2023

The IAPH Climate and Energy Committee met virtually on 5 October. The meeting, which was well attended by over thirty participants, concluded the autumn round of meetings of the three main IAPH technical committees. A new format, which devotes more time for in-depth discussions and exchange between members on a limited number of key selected topics was successfully tested across the three committees. The main agenda item of the Climate and Energy Committee was the joint development by IAPH and t

Next IAPH Technical Committee Days: 25-27 March 2024

October 20, 2023

Building on the successful first edition of the IAPH Technical Committee Days held last spring, we are pleased to announce that the next edition will take place 25-27 March in London. The days will be held in between the next IMO Marine Environment Protection (MEPC 81) and Facilitation (FAL 48) Committee meetings. Details on the actual venue and agenda will be announced in due course, but we invite members of the Technical Committees to already save the dates.

IAPH and chainPORT partner on digital port infrastructure

October 20, 2023

IAPH has teamed up with chainPORT, a multilateral partnership of the world’s leading ‘smart ports’, on a project to develop a common understanding on critical components of digital port infrastructure that fosters the harmonisation of data throughout the maritime supply chain. Port authorities have leveraged their neutral role to strengthen the cooperation on information exchange between shipping lines, terminal operators and port community systems. The project further involves the Digital Conta

Next IAPH Insider on 9 November

October 20, 2023

With the IAPH World Ports Conference taking place in ten days, the next edition of IAPH Insider will appear on Thursday 9 November. This will allow us to report in full on the outcomes of the world’s prime port event. This shouldn’t stop you from registering for the conference though, there is still room! Check out the conference agenda and all other detailson the #IAPH2023website.

Invitation to #IAPH2023 Roundtables

October 06, 2023

As a new addition to this year’s #IAPH2023 World Ports Conference, three breakfast roundtables have been included in the schedule prior to the main plenaries taking place on 31 October, 1 and 2 November. The aim of these closed-door, Chatham House rule roundtables is for an organisation to demonstrate a port industry innovation to IAPH regular members. Leading infrastructure operator Van Oord will kick off the roundtable on day one to explain its highly innovative approach to long-term co-owners

#IAPH2023 Energy Transition preview at Harbor Café

October 06, 2023

Last Friday over fifty IAPH members from around the world gathered online to preview the upcoming focus on key energy transition challenges faced by the maritime industry, which will be discussed in depth as one of the key themes of the IAPH World Ports Conference. The Harbor Café session included an intervention by Nelson Mojarro of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) who explained the concept of the join ICS-IAPH Clean Energy Marine (CEM) Hubs initiative, with the CEOs from Hamburg, Ha

Port Endeavor partners met in Geneva

October 06, 2023

This year’s annual meeting review of the Port Endeavor sustainability game took place at the UNCTAD headquarters in Geneva, with representatives from APEC Antwerp-Flanders Port Training and IAPH being hosted by UNCTAD TrainforTrade (TfT) team for two days of strategic planning and discussions on enhancements in game dynamics and content. The team reviewed the new hybrid format that was successfully used in over thirty gameplays this year by the three partners in Europe and Latin America in Engli

ESI Advisory Group met in Le Havre

October 06, 2023

Hosted by HAROPA PORT, the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) Advisory Group met in Le Havre last week. Thirteen experts, including chairman Bruce Anderson (Starcrest), and members from the ports of Amsterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, Hamburg, HAROPA, Los Angeles, Long Beach as well as the ESI administration (Green Award Foundation) and IAPH had a fruitful discussion on the future development of ESI (ESI 2.0), with the assistance of Panthalassa, a consultant company which IAPH has contracted this work t

October ESI scores published

October 06, 2023

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project were published on 1 October. The number of vessels with an ESI score above 20 is at 4,871, whereas the total number of vessels in the ESI database is at6,619. Compared to July the average ESI score increased slightly to 31,2. The number of incentive providers is at 60. Is your port already part of the ESI programme? If not, find out moreon the ESI websiteor contact Takeshi Suzuki at :[email protected]

IAPH took part in World Maritime Day celebration

October 06, 2023

This year’s World Maritime Day was celebrated at the IMO headquarters in London under the theme‘MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on’, commemorating the 50thanniversary of the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which covers prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes. IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven and IMO liaison and policy officer Rhona Macdonald joined the celebration at

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