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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

IAPH spoke at TOC Africa

October 06, 2023

The secondTOC Africaconference was held in Tanger Med, Morocco, on 20 and 21 September. Pascal Ollivier, chairman of IAPH’s Data Collaboration Committee and president of Maritime Street, moderated a panel on digitalising maritime and logistics in Africa. Pascal emphasised the approaching IMO deadline for member states to install a Maritime Single Window and recalled the five take aways that came from the symposium that IAPH organised with BIMCO and IMO on the subject at the beginning of this yea

IAPH joined Trade Facilitation Innovation Days

October 06, 2023

Trade facilitation experts, including government officials, policymakers, logistics providers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, software developers, academics, and other stakeholders, gathered online 19 and 20 SeptemberTrade Facilitation Innovation Days 2023, to share innovative proposals on streamlining trade. The two-day online event, hosted by UNCTAD and the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation focused attention on some of the hottest topics in world trade, including harnessing technology t

Welcome! Indomer Coastal Hydraulics (P) Ltd. from India

September 29, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Indomer Coastal Hydraulics (P) Ltd. has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Indomer Coastal Hydraulics (P) Ltd., established in 1998, is a leading ocean engineering & consultancy company offering full-fledged multi-disciplinary oceanographic services under one roof. It undertakes oceanographic measurements, seabed investigations, offshore engineering and design, mathematical modeling, EIA studies for statutory clearances, data collection & interpretation, p

Welcome! Penang Port Sdn Bhd from Malaysia

September 28, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Penang Port Sdn Bhd has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Penang Port is an international port strategically located in the Straits of Malacca on the Northwest Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Penang Port Sdn Bhd was established in January 1994 and privatized in 2014. It operates and provides port services at Penang Port, including cargo handling (container, break bulk, dry and liquid bulk), marine services (pilotage, tug boat, port safety, dredging), ferry an

Welcome! Penang Port Commission (PPC) from Malaysia

September 27, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Penang Port Commission (PPC) has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Penang Port is an international port strategically located in the Straits of Malacca on the Northwest Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Penang Port offers a variety of facilities and modern equipment to handle containers, liquid bulk cargo, dry bulk cargo, and general cargo. Penang Port Commission (PPC), established on 1 January 1956, is a Statutory Body under the purview of the Ministry of Tran

IAPH Vice Presidents (2023-2025) have been elected.

September 22, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Vice Presidents of IAPH (2023-2025) have been elected due to voting of the confidence of the IAPH Regular and Honorary members. The names and organizations of the elected Vice President are as follows: At the Annual General Meeting 2023 on 2 November in Abu Dhabi, the Secretary-General will report on the process and outcome of the elections, which shall be put to a vote by the Regular Members and Honorary Members for endorsement. Vice President for Afric