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IAPH DCC chairman speaks at Singapore Maritime Week

April 08, 2022

Pascal Ollivier, the chairman of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee (DCC) and president of Maritime Street joined the MarineTech Conference yesterday, one of the flagship events ofSingapore Maritime Week. Pascal chaired a session on ‘New frontiers in cybersecurity’ which addressed questions on new technologies and increasing digitalisation, the future of maritime security, critical points and remedies to secure ships, ports and supply chains. In doing so, Pascal referred extensively tothe cyb

Welcome! Injotech India Private Limited from India

April 05, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Injotech India Private Limited has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Injotech India Private Limited provides the following Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) services as per various international standards. Industrial X-Ray/Gamma Ray, Ultrasonic Testing, Metal and Coating Thickness Inspection, Magnetic Particle Testing, Computerized and Digital Radiography, Film Digitization, Remote Visual Inspection, IR Thermography, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Visual Inspect

Welcome! Port of Hueneme from the USA

April 05, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the Port of Hueneme in the USA has joined the IAPH as a regular member. The Port of Hueneme is owned and operated by the Oxnard Harbor District. The Port is just 60 miles north of Los Angeles, adjacent to major populated urban areas, automotive epicenters, and California’s agriculture heartland. The Port of Hueneme is one of the most productive and efficient commercial trade gateways for niche cargo on the West Coast. In 2017, the Port of Hueneme became the first

Welcome! Port of Long Beach from the USA

April 05, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the Port of Long Beach in the USA has joined the IAPH as a regular member. The Port of Long Beach is the premier U.S. gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in innovative goods movement, safety, environmental stewardship, and sustainability. Goods moving through the Port of Long Beach originate in or are destined for every congressional district. In 2021, the Port handled about 9.38 million TEUs, achieving a new record. For more information, please v

#IAPH2022: time to vote for the Sustainability Awards!

March 25, 2022

Voting by the general public has opened this week for the #IAPH2022 Sustainability Awards, with votes being collected online via theIAPH World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) website. Anesteemed jury of nine independent expertshas selected three finalists from a long list of projects submitted by ports from 26 different countries in each of the following categories : Climate and Energy, Environmental Care, Community Building, Infrastructure, Digitalisation, and Health, Safety and Security. I

#IAPH2022: we’re all set to welcome you to Vancouver!

March 25, 2022

With nearly 250 people already confirmed to date, we can finally look forward to our first in-person World Ports Conference since 2019. After two years of online meetings, it’s time to network again in person, exchanging first-hand knowledge and setting up new business ventures together. The2022 IAPH World Ports Conference, held in Vancouver from 16 to 19 May, provides the perfect platform for this. Afully updated conference agendais now available, and delegates can look forward to top-level dis

#IAPH2022: preferential hotel bookings can be made

March 25, 2022

Delegates to the 2022 IAPH World Ports Conference are now able to book rooms at a reduced rate for from Sunday (15) to Thursday (19) night at the Pan Pacific Hotel and Fairmont Waterfront hotel. Limited rooms are available and will be booked on a first come first serve basis. Booking information will be emailed uponregistering to attend #IAPH2022.

#IAPH2022: Canada further relaxes travel restrictions

March 25, 2022

The Canadian government has announced that it willfurther ease travel restrictions from 1 April, with fully vaccinated travellers no longer having to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result. All travellers continue to be required to submit their mandatory information inArriveCANvia the free mobile app or website, before their arrival in Canada. Travellers arriving by plane must do so within 72 hours before boarding. IAPH conference delegates needing a Visa to enter Canada, can ask for a letter

#IAPH2022: revitalisation of the IAPH cruise agenda

March 25, 2022

With the return of the cruise season in several world ports, we are revitalising the IAPH cruise agenda as well. We are proud to haveCruise Lines International Association (CLIA) president and CEO Kelly Craigheadas a keynote speaker at the World Ports Conference in Vancouver, who will share her organisation's vision on the new era for cruise shipping, including emerging markets, and how ports can help shaping this vision. The session with Kelly is scheduled for the afternoon of 16 May and will b

#IAPH2022: Asia closes pre-conference workshop series

March 25, 2022

As this Insider gets published the penultimate #IAPH2022 regional pre-conference workshop is underway covering the Middle East, Central and South Asia. The last workshop will be held 29 March, zooming in on the competitiveness of East Asian ports. Our panel of senior experts includes Anne-Sophie Zerlang Karlsen, head of operations for Asia-Pacific at A.P. Møller-Maersk, Roberto Gianetta, chairman of the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association, Sunny Ho, executive director at the Hong Kong Shippers

#IAPH2022: P&H poll on closing the gaps

March 25, 2022

The regional pre-conference workshops aim to identify gaps in port operations, with the World Ports Conference aiming to #CloseTheGaps and issue a call toaction. To help identifying the main priorities for ports andtheir customers, the next edition of the IAPH membership magazine Ports & Harbors asks which of the suggested focus areas (connectivity and accessibility, port efficiency, cost of cargo shipping, regulatory environment, digitalisation, decarbonisation) do readers consider the most imp

Environmental Ship Index moves to the next level

March 25, 2022

TheIAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI)is building on its ten years’ success story through the development of ESI version 2.0 that will also be embeddingtheESI at-berth module, which is already under development. The ESI Incentive Providers met on 22 March and reviewed initial proposals for both ESI 2.0 and the at-berth module, while concrete proposals will be presented for consideration by the ESI Stakeholders Assembly held 20 May in Vancouver, in the margins of theIAPH World Ports Conference.

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