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Parties invited to register interest in ESI 2026 contract

February 18, 2025

TheEnvironmental Ship Index(ESI) is the established global standard for ports to incentivise the improvement of shipping’s environmental performance. Beginning in 2026, ESI will consist of a revised and expanded set of modules that will introduce a new GHG methodology, and reward innovation and application of zero-emissions techniques onboard vessels. Coincident with thissignificant developmentof ESI’s modules,the newESI administrator contract is scheduled to begin January 1, 2026.As the sche

#IAPH2025: Reinvention and Prosperity in Turbulent Times

February 07, 2025

IAPH has announced the theme and the firstspeakersfor the 2025 World Ports Conference, to be held in Kobe, Japan on 7-9 October. This year’s theme is ‘Reinvention and Prosperity in Turbulent Times’. #IAPH2025 will explore how ports can achieve real growth in an era of geopolitical uncertainty, when supply chain resilience is tested by conflict, the threat of a trade war and climate change. The conference will reveal the ways in which innovative ports are capturing tangible, sustainable investmen

#IAPH2025 Sustainability Awards: call for projects

February 07, 2025

IAPH is pleased to officially launch the call for projects for the #IAPH2025 Sustainability Awards competition. All member ports and associate members acting on behalf of regular member ports are warmly encouraged to submit their sustainability projects and initiatives using the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) dedicated online form by 9 May. You can submit your projecthere. Projects will then be evaluated and scored over the May-July period by our independent jury of experts against th

Responses needed for online membership portal and survey

February 07, 2025

During the past six months, IAPH digitised its directory of 190 port members on thesecure areaof the association website. To ensure this database remains both useful and accurate for all members, we will now ask ports to check and update this information once per year, via a survey during the month of February. Our members’ confidential responses to these questions – around sustainability, strategic decisions and global outlook – will be used to produce an IAPH World Ports Sustainability Report

Register for the first #IAPH2025 webinar: Community Building

February 07, 2025

Insider readers are encouraged toregister herefor the first #IAPH2025 webinar. Titled ‘Creating economic opportunities for both the port as well as the community – best practices’, it takes place on 21 February at 10.00 CET/ 09.00 GMT. Ports are under increasing pressure from their local communities to add value, in terms of improved air, water and soil quality, greater urban mobility, less noise, and more opportunities for local people. In the webinar attendees will learn directly from port pro

March Technical Committee Days in London: book your place!

February 07, 2025

IAPH members are encouraged to register for, and book their travel to, this year’s Technical Committee Days held in March at the International Chamber of Shipping in the heart of the City of London.Topical themeshave already been established for this year’s meetings, which represent the ‘engine room’ of the association’s work. The programme will kick off at 13.30 GMT on 26 March, with a full day of meetings on 27 March, concluding with lunch at 14.00 GMT on 28 March. The programme will be split

Countdown to #IAPH2025: The Foundation is established

February 07, 2025

By the end of the 1960s, following years of tirelessdevelopment, IAPH was internationally established and boasted a growing membership. Yet such progress did not immunise the association against the global economic trends that characterised the early years of the next decade. In fact, IAPH was particularly vulnerable to the twin challenges of the 1971 ‘Nixon Shock’ – which saw the US president abandon the Gold Standard – and the 1973 oil crisis. These factors jeopardised both the Association’s

Digital security concerns lead off first Harbor Café of 2025

February 07, 2025

IAPH welcomed members to an insightful 2025 Harbor Café kickoff event on 5 February. For those unable to attend the event, a recording can be foundhere. Following a welcome by IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven, IAPH president Jens Meier (CEO, Hamburg Port Authority) offered his opening remarks, speaking to the importance of the Harbor Café concept in sharing knowledge and collaborating among members. Jens welcomed thenewly-electedregional vice president for Europe, Jacques Vandermeiren (C

World Maritime News (95)

February 05, 2025

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd launch Gemini Cooperation The new Gemini Cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will launch on February 1, more than a year after it was announced. When all vessels are fully phased into the new schedule by June 2025, the alliance will boast 57 services and a capacity of 3.7m teu on around 340 vessels. Those 57 services will comprise 29 mainline routes and 28 inter-regional shuttles, utilizing the alliance’s “hub and spoke” strategy. This relies on key ports, or hubs,

Welcome! Port of Luanda E.P. from Angola

January 31, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Port of Luanda E.P. has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Port of Luanda E.P. is a large-scale public corporation that oversees its operations and development in the Port of Luanda, located on the West African coast. It is the leading maritime port of Angola and a crucial logistical hub for the country, handling about 80% of Angola’s imports and exports. For more information, please visit the following website. https://www.portoluanda.co.ao/

Welcome! Shape Associates Ltd from Jersey

January 27, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Shape Associates Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Shape Associates Ltd, founded in 2020, is a business consulting firm headquartered in St. Helier, Jersey. The company currently helps UK and European-based ports implement ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and optimize their use of Microsoft 365 throughout their business. Their goal is to be a trusted advisor and end-to-end business support partner for their clients. Shape Associates offe

Coming soon: 2025 IAPH Harbor Café kickoff

January 23, 2025

IAPH looks forward to welcoming all members to the IAPH Harbor Café kickoff event, which will take place online on 5 February 09.00-10.30 CET (17.00-18.30 JST). Following a welcome by IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven, IAPH president Jens Meier will give his opening remarks and welcome the newly-elected regional vice president for Europe, Jacques Vandermeiren (CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges) to offer his perspective on his new role and the challenges facing the port sector in the year ahea