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IAPH and PortXL team up to accelerate port innovation

October 25, 2019

IAPH and PortXL, the world's first port and maritime accelerator, have decided to team up to explore ways to accelerate worldwide port innovation. The collaboration features in the context of the World Ports Sustainability Program. The goal is to develop a worldwide platform for port innovation. PortXL brings a proven approach in matching ports facing a problem with innovative start-ups and scale-ups offering a solution. Since 2015, it has been running an annual acceleration programme, matchin

IAPH working groups agree on synergies in Yokohama

October 25, 2019

In conjunction with Yokohama Maritime Forum (YMF), 23-25 October, which was organised by Yokohama Kawasaki International Port Corporation to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the port of Yokohama, one of Japan’s largest maritime trading centres, IAPH’s Clean Marine Fuels working group had a joint meeting with the working group of the other IAPH sustainability flagship project, the Environmental Ship Index (ESI). Members discussed synergies among them as well as collaboration with the working gr

IAPH joined Yokohama Maritime Forum

October 25, 2019

Focusing on sustainability, diversity and harmonisation, discussions at the Yokohama Maritime Forum (YMF) were dedicated to topics such as environmental challenges, gender balance and diversity, LNG as marine fuel, maritime pollution and governance. IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven joined his peers of the main shipping trade associations ICS, BIMCO, Intertanko and CLIA in a panel discussion on the effectiveness of IMO regulations (photo). Patrick also moderated a session on port communit

IAPH represented at PAR in Kobe

October 17, 2019

Hosted by Port of Kobe, Japan, Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) met in Kobe, Japan, 15-17 October, for its 5th conference entitled “Managing Disruptive Changes and Risks for Future Ready Port”. During the event, IAPH Vice President Masaharu Shinohara for Asia, South/West, East and Middle East Region met with Captain Maktoum Alhouqani, Executive Vice President Corporate Authority, Abu Dhabi Ports and exchanged ideas for future IAPH activity. IAPH Secretary General Masahiko Furuichi was also in a

Registration open for Antwerp Conference

October 16, 2019

Registration is now live https://www.worldportsconference.com/ for the IAPH World Ports Conference 2020, that will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, 17-19 March 2020, Antwerp, Belgium, hosted by Port of Antwerp. We met in Guangzhou, China, 6-10 May 2019, for the IAPH World Ports Conference. But IAPH World Ports Conference is now annually held and the Antwerp conference with a shorter conference period will make it easier for you to attend. Join us in Antwerp next March for what promises to be t

Typhoon Hagibis

October 15, 2019

In the wake of the devastating typhoon, the worst one in six decades, we have received many inquiries about the safety of the Tokyo secretariat team and its families. Gratefully, we here in Tokyo are all safe and the IAPH offices are open! Reportedly there has been no damage made to ports and harbors in Japan.Typhoon Hagibis has brought extraordinary amounts of rainfall in many areas of the country, causing more than a dozen rivers to overflow. In the flooded areas mainly in Eastern Japan, many

Welcome to a new member port from Qatar!

October 04, 2019

Mwani Qatar (Capt. Abdulla Al-Khanji, CEO) is responsible for managing the nation’s seaports and shipping terminals (Hamad, Doha and Ruwais Port). http://www.mwani.com.qa

Seeking mentors- Women in Ports Mentoring Program by IAPH Women’s Forum

October 03, 2019

IAPH Women's Forum is seeking two new wonderful mentors of Women in Ports Mentoring Program to match with two of our women members who are working in harbour master and port operations role and looking to develop their career potential further. If you are interested in mentoring or have any questions about the program, please contact project leader Jeanine Drummond:[email protected] for further details.

Decarbonisation of shipping will happen on land

October 03, 2019

Attending the UN Climate Action Summit, 21-23 September 2019, IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven joined partners of the ‘Getting to Zero Coalition’ at the UN headquarters in New York to support the ambition of having zero emission vessels operational on deep sea routes by 2030. This is necessary to meet the IMO 2050 greenhouse gas reduction target. The coalition so far consists of more than eighty leading private and public organisations in the maritime industry, including the ports of Aar

IAPH endorses Sustainable Ocean Principles

October 03, 2019

During the UN Climate Action Summit, 21-23 September 2019, in New York, IAPH MD Patrick Verhoeven also participated in the launch of theSustainable Ocean Principlesof the UN Global Compact. These aim at determining how ocean industries can advance progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ensuring a healthy ocean provides significant opportunities for business and global economic growth. As described in Goal 14 on Life Below Water, there is an urgent need to protect and restore the

Latest ESI scores published

October 03, 2019

The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) scores were published yesterday. Compared to the latest report (1 July), the total number of vessels in the ESI database continued to grow with 184 units, totalling at 7.916. The average ESI score is 31,82. The number of incentive providers remained stable at 57. More information can be found on theESI website.

Visitors to IAPH Tokyo

September 20, 2019

Accompanied by his staff, Mr. Masamichi Morooka, President/CEO of Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP), IAPH Regular Member based in Yokohama, Japan, visited with Secretary General Masahiko Furuichi at the IAPH head office in Tokyo to exchange views and opinions on the upcoming event organized by YKIP in Yokohama "Yokohama Maritime Forum 2019". IAPH Working Groups on Environment Ship Index (ES) and Clean Marine Fuels are also meeting on 21 and 22 October in conjunction with