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Successful Port Endeavor gameplay at #IAPH2022

May 30, 2022

On the very last session of the final day after the IAPH technical committees finished their work in Vancouver, twenty diehard registrants from the conference put themselves forward as volunteers to play three demonstration rounds of the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Program gamePort Endeavor. A great time was had by all with ports from around the world represented as well as players from UNCTAD and The World Bank. The game was co-hosted by IAPH technical director Antonis Michael and chief of

Welcome to new members from USA and Singapore

May 30, 2022

We are pleased to welcome SSA Marine as a regular member and CrimsonLogic as an associate member.SSA Marineprovides transportation services that include marine terminal and rail operations, equipment procurement, project management, personnel training, trucking, and warehousing. Founded in 1949 as Bellingham Stevedoring Company, it began the first cargo handling operations in Washington State. The company sought opportunities to expand terminal operations up and down the West Coast, US, and inte

IAPH submissions endorsed at IMO FAL 46

May 30, 2022

The 46thmeeting of the IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 46) took place from 9 to 13 May. It was a successful meeting for IAPH with two submissions noted and approved by the Committee. Firstly, there was the paper by IAPH and co-sponsors BIMCO and IHMA proposing amendments to the Maritime Single Window Guidelines to include guidance on the port call process and the operational and nautical data that may be exchanged through a maritime single window. Secondly, IAPH had submitted a proposal inviting

P&H poll: should regional GHG measures prevail?

May 30, 2022

Whether IMO is reaching a breakthrough on global market-based measures seems to remain uncertain for now. The question whether it is right for maritime to proceed with regional emission reduction measures remains relevant therefore and so does our question for the next Ports & Harbors poll. Are you supporting the idea that regional measures, such as the inclusion of shipping in the EU emission trading scheme, will spur on decisions being made at the global regulatory level or do you think this w

Welcome! SSA Marine from the USA

May 19, 2022

We are pleased to announce that SSA Marine has joined the IAPH as a regular member. SSA Marine provides transportation services that include marine terminal and rail operations, equipment procurement, project management, personnel training, trucking, warehousing, etc. Founded in 1949 as Bellingham Stevedoring Company, it began the first cargo handling operations in Washington State. The company sought opportunities to expand terminal operations up and down the West Coast, US, and international m

Welcome! CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd from Singapore

May 19, 2022

We are pleased to announce that CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Its principal activity is to develop software and applications (except games and cybersecurity), and the secondary activity is computer facilities management. CrimsonLogic is a trusted partner to governments and businesses globally. For 30 years, the Group has partnered with customers to innovate sustainable world-class solutions, products, and services in Trade Facilitation, eJudiciary and Digital G

We need your support for Ukrainian port workers

May 13, 2022

Ukrainian seaports are in the frontline of the war, as the aggression against the port cities of Mariupol, Berdyansk and Kherson has demonstrated. The environment is chaotic, dangerous, and fast moving, with other ports in the Black Sea, such as Odesa, now under threat. IAPH has decided to work withThe Seafarers’ Charityin launching an emergency appeal to support port workers and their families impacted by the humanitarian disaster caused by the war in Ukraine. In the video below IAPH managing d

#IAPH2022: #ClosetheGaps at the regional sessions

May 13, 2022

In the running up to the World Ports Conference eight regional online workshops were held to identify gaps in port competitiveness and ways to close them. The results of the Chatham House Rule workshops will be presented and discussed with the IAPH Vice-Presidents during the regional breakfast sessions at the Vancouver conference, on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 May. We are delighted to provide you with downloadable, easy-to-read executive summaries of the workshops through the following links:North

#IAPH2022: celebrating 10 year’s IAPH Women’s Forum

May 13, 2022

Coinciding with the firstIMO International Day for Women in Maritime, the IAPH Women’s Forum will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on 18 May, with a dedicated breakfast session. Chaired by Namrata Nadkarni, CEO and founder of Intent Communications and former editor of Ports & Harbors and held in the presence of former IAPH president Geraldine Knatz, delegates will be discussing the future of the Forum and enjoy presentations by the winners of the Forum’s scholarships, Dimuthu Samarakoon of Sr

#IAPH2022: join the strategic technical committees

May 13, 2022

All regular and associate IAPH members attending the World Ports Conference are very welcome to join and actively take part in the meetings of our strategic technical committees in the morning of Thursday 19 May. The Climate and Energy Committee will discuss the latest update from the IMO intersessional working group on GHG emissions of shipping, which is taking place during the same week, and what can be expected at the forthcoming meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEP

#IAPH2022: discover our cruise, legal and operations work

May 13, 2022

In the afternoon of Thursday 19 May, we willbe relaunching the IAPH Cruise Committee, onboarding a new chair at our Legal Committee and sharing best practice at the inaugural meeting of the Planning, Operations and Finance Committee. Following a pause of two years, the Cruise Committee will resume its activities in Vancouver. The main aim of the meeting is to define a work programme for the Committee for the coming years, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, including reduction of emissions

#IAPH2022: come and play the Port Endeavor game

May 13, 2022

We close the Thursday in Vancouver with a live demonstration of Port Endeavor, the world’s only business game on sustainable port development, in partnership with UNCTAD TrainForTrade.This unique game designed for port executives uses real life examples of how ports apply the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in practice. It has been played already by ports from the Americas, Europe, Middle East Africa and Asia, virtually and in person, and is a fixed feature on courses with our partnersUN