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IAPH announces next steps of the exercise to #CloseTheGaps in port infrastructure competitiveness at #IAPH2022

May 30, 2022

#CloseTheGaps closing session last week in Vancouver at #IAPH2022 IAPH to produce summary report of the exercise together with the World Bank and will support the updating of its port reform toolkit IAPH will now produce a report with the World Bank on the entire #CloseTheGaps exercise with summary of findings of eight regional workshops, six dedicated breakfast regional sessions plus learnings from the main sessions that took place during the #IAPH2022 World Ports Conference in Vancouver.

This was #IAPH2022!

May 30, 2022

Nearly 500 delegates from over 40 countries gathered in Vancouver last week for the first in-person World Ports Conference held since 2019. Following the cancelled 2020 conference and the 2021 online conference – sponsored by Port of Antwerp – it was the first in-person conference that IAPH organised in partnership with S&P Global. Host sponsor was the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Under the theme #ClosetheGaps, participants discussed the generational challenges that affect every port today:

#CloseTheGaps theme shapes the IAPH agenda

May 30, 2022

In follow-up to the 2022 World Ports Conference, IAPH will produce a report with The World Bank on the entire #CloseTheGaps exercise with a summary of the findings of eight regional pre-conference workshops, six dedicated breakfast regional sessions plus learnings from the main sessions that took place during the conference. We will also contribute to the next edition of The World Bank’s well-knownPort Reform Toolkitbased on the mutual experience and knowledge gained on the #CloseTheGaps exercis

IAPH World Ports Tracker takes off

May 30, 2022

Following on from the COVID-19 Barometer published during the first year of the pandemic, IAPH is rolling out the World Ports Tracker to monitor critical aspects of the evolution in the global port industry. The tracker aims to gain a timely understanding of the challenges that ports are facing, regionally and globally by relying on a combination of survey-based results and port performance data. As an introduction to this new data tool, a contribution to the memberflagship magazine Ports & Harb

Congratulations to the Sustainability Awards winners!

May 30, 2022

The winners of the 2022 IAPH Sustainability Awards were announced during the official gala dinner of the World Ports Conference in Vancouver. With projects from 26 different countries this year, we were delighted to see that such a diverse group of winners have been selected from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania by the jury and voters. The Sustainability Awards come in six categories, which are in accordance with the themes of theWorld Ports Sustainability Program(WPSP). In addition, the I

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