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IAPH Technical Committee Days in London 18-20 April

February 24, 2023

The first IAPH Technical Committee Days will be held 18-20 April, at the offices of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in London. The schedule features dedicated sessions on specific themes of the IAPH work programme. Rather than having the traditional, separate meeting agendas, we aim to stimulate dialogue between the committees and their members during the days, both in plenary and break-out sessions. On the last day, each committee will have a dedicated meeting slot to decide on acti

IAPH VP spoke at first GreenPort Oceania Congress

February 24, 2023

The firstGreenPort Congressto be held in the Southern Hemisphere took place last week in the Australian east coast city of Newcastle. Delegates heard from a range of presenters on topics including renewable energy, climate change risks, the role of communities and sustainability in cruise shipping. IAPH vice-president for Southeast Asia and Oceania, Eranda Kotelawela (CEO Solomon Islands Port Authority), joined the opening panel session, which canvassed views from port operators, shipping lines

IAPH was at Greentech conference in Hamburg

February 24, 2023

TheGreentech for Ports and Terminals Conferencetook place the day before yesterday in Hamburg, organised by IAPH associate member Port Technology International. SeveralIAPH members took part and spoke at the event, including the opening keynote by Hamburg Port Authority's (HPA) CCO Friedrich Stuhrman and a closing key discussion on the role of ports in establishing green corridors which included HPA CEO and IAPH vice-president Jens Meier and Halifax Port Authority CEO Captain Allan Gray together

Welcome! NextPort by Moffatt&Nichol from Spain

February 21, 2023

We are pleased to announce that NextPort by Moffatt&Nichol has joined the IAPH as an associate member. NextPort started in 2022 as the Technology & Innovation entity of Moffatt&Nichol (M&N), intending to accelerate the development of Smart Port solutions, as well as strengthen M&N’s capabilities for Digital Transformation at Ports & Terminals. NextPort helps port ecosystems create value from existing data sources and assists different stakeholders in their operational and strategic decision-mak

The IAPH Kick-off meeting Europe & Africa was held on 16 February

February 17, 2023

Following the successes of the IAPH Europe and Africa Regional Harbor Cafés last year, which focused on digital innovation, regional vice presidents for Europe and Africa hosted a joint 2023 Regional Kick-off meeting online on 16 February. The kick-off meeting included a top-level discussion on priorities for Hamburg Port Authority and Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority in 2023 and input from other IAPH regular member CEO guests on their own priorities from both regions. IAPH managing director, P

Welcome! National Transport Research Organisation from Australia

February 14, 2023

We are pleased to announce that the National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) has joined the IAPH as an associate member. The NTRO offers all levels of government and industry great outcomes across all modes of transport. It provides innovative research and practical solutions to challenges across roads, rails, ports, and airports, developing new knowledge, innovation, standards, and specifications to shape the transport future. For more information, please visit the following website.

Press Release from Port Operators Association of Turkey

February 13, 2023

Port Operators Association of Turkey (TÜRKLIM), an associate member of the IAPH, issued a press release regarding the earthquake on 6 February 2023. Port Operators Association of Türkiye (TÜRKLIM), Association of International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers (UTIKAD), International Transporters' Association (UND), Railway Transporter Association (DTD), RORO operators and ports have joined their forces in providing aid to earthquake survivors in Southeast Türkiye where two major ear

Welcome! Netherlands Maritime University College from Malaysia

February 13, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Netherlands Maritime University College has joined the IAPH as an associate member. In response to the growing maritime industry and demand for human capital, Netherlands Maritime University College (NMUC) was established in 2011 to undertake maritime education, training, research, and consultancy activities. NMUC supports national and regional competitiveness in the maritime, logistics, and oil and gas industries by offering various accredited academic and train

IAPH Technical Committee Days in London 18-20 April

February 10, 2023

Since 2020, a major overhaul of the structure and format of the IAPH Technical Committees has taken place. Following two and a half years of mostly online meetings, the time has now come to meet in person. As experienced in Vancouver last year, the World Ports Conference does not leave much time for proper in-depth discussions. With the conferencemoving to autumn, we now propose to organise dedicated ‘Technical Committee Days’ in spring, which corresponds tothisnew schedule. Given the presence o

Call for 2023 IAPH Sustainability Awards is open

February 10, 2023

The call for projects for the 2023 IAPH Sustainability Awards competition is now open and IAPH member ports are warmly encouraged to submit their projects and initiatives by completing the dedicatedonline formby the deadline of 26 May. All eligible projects will be publicly shared through theWPSP portfoliodatabase and enter as candidates to this year’s competition. Candidate projects will be competing in six different categories; infrastructure, digitalisation, climate and energy, environmental

IAPH delegation is visiting Mumbai this week

February 10, 2023

IAPH president Capt. K. Subramaniam and managing director Patrick Verhoeven are visiting Mumbai this week, where they are both speaking at theCTL-BHP conference, which is India’s premier event on container transport logistics and breakbulk, heavy lift and project forwarding. It is organised and managed byExim India, which publishes the main daily maritime newspaper in India. The visit to Mumbai is facilitated by IAPH’s regional representative Ennarasu Karunesan, who has been instrumental in revi

IAPH Europe and Africa 2023 Regional Kick-off

February 10, 2023

Following the successes of the IAPH Europe and Africa Regional Harbor Cafés last year which had a focus on digital innovation, regional vice-presidents Jens Meier and Michael Luguje will be hosting a joint2023Regional Kick-off meeting online on 16 February between 01.00and 2.30 PMCET. The kick-off will include a top-level discussion on priorities for their ports (Hamburg Port Authority and Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority respectively) in 2023 as well as input from other IAPH regular memberCEO

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