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We welcome the Port Authority of Vigo

March 25, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the Port Authority of Vigo in Spain has joined IAPH as a regular member. The port of Vigo is highly specialised in the movement of general cargo, with more than 70% of it being containerised. It also has terminals specialised in ro-ro traffic, ranking among the main Spanish ports in traffic of new vehicles. The port of Vigo furthermore is one of the world’s major fishing ports, both in terms of quantity and quality. As a cruise port, it handlesan average of 160,00

Second IAPH Harbor Café on 29 March

March 25, 2022

The second IAPH Harbor Café willtake place next week on 29 March between 02:00-03:30 pm (CEST). The topics on the Café table includedecarbonisation of ports and supply chains in the regions of Europe and Africa. Jens Meier, IAPH’s vice-presidentforEurope and interim vice-president for Africais inviting members to attend the bi-regional meeting to openly discuss topics of commoninterest, express their views, raise concerns and share solutions in an open, trusting atmosphere. IAPH members are step

Letter from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority

March 25, 2022

The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is the state-owned company that administers all ports in the Ukraine. We received a letter from USPA acting CEO Oleksandr Golodnytskyy in which he describes the horrific consequences of the war for Ukrainian people, calling upon us to inform all IAPHmembers about the scale of the humantragedy. He also asks us to support closure of ports tovessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation and/or ownedby companiesaffiliated with the legal entities of the Ru

IAPH delegation attended SELA port network meeting

March 25, 2022

Last week, a delegation of IAPH representatives virtually attended theSixth Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of Logistics Port CommunitiesofSELA, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System. SELA is an intergovernmentalregionalorganisation that groups 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries. IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven participated in the opening session of the meeting whereas IAPH Legal Committee chairman Frans van Zoelen teamed up with associate members Max Bobys (Hudso

IAPH held first workshop in Spanish language

March 25, 2022

Our participation in therecent SELA port network meetingunderlines our efforts to have a stronger presence in the Latin American port landscape. In the same spirit, we decided to hold our regional pre-conference workshop for Central and South America entirely in Spanish. Thanks to our Spanish-speaking communications director Victor Shieh and our partnership withMundoMarítimo, the prime maritime news portal in Latin America, a great session was held on 22 March, under the Chatham House Rule, as a

IAPH attended #TPM22 in Long Beach

March 11, 2022

Last week, IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven attended the2022 edition of TPM, one of the largest maritime events in the world, which is held in Long Beach every year. TPM focuses on trans-Pacific container trade and is primarily a meeting platform for shippers and carriers, as well as ports. The event is organised byIHS Markit, which last week officially merged with S&P Global. In the video below you can find out what Patrick took away from the conference and how it ties in with the 2022

#IAPH2022: an exciting programme awaits

March 11, 2022

With fourfull days of live in person conference programming,#IAPH2022will bring together leading port stakeholders in Vancouver, Canada, to#ClosetheGapsin global seaport competitiveness, setting an agenda to raise the performance of the world’s major port regions. The principal topics addressed at the conference include port performance and supply chain resilience, port innovation to facilitate cargo trade, ports as catalysts of energy transition and port leadership through diversity. The agenda

#IAPH2022: preferential hotel info available soon

March 11, 2022

Delegates to the 2022 World Ports Conference will be able to book rooms at a reduced rate 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. The booking link will be available fromthe conference websitein the coming days.

#IAPH2022: workshops Africa and Latin America

March 11, 2022

The #IAPH2022 regional pre-conference workshops continue 15 March with a workshop on Sub-Saharan Africa. Our panel of senior experts includes Michael Luguje, director-general Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Bernard Osero, head of corporate affairs Kenya Ports Authority, Jens Norgaard, owner Norgaard Management & Consulting, Ilham Dounnajah, managing director Provider Logistics, Johny Smith, CEO Transnamib, Ziad Hamoui, founder Borderless Alliance and Ian Treder, logistics director OMA Group.

March-April issue of Ports & Harbors is out

March 11, 2022

The March-April issue of the‘Vanity Fair’for port executives is out! This time, the cover story of the only port lifestyle magazine in the world features an exclusive interview withRebeca Grynspan, the recently appointed secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In conversation with IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven and P&H editor Ines Nastali, the secretary-general outlines her ambitions for UNCTAD as a statistical powerhouse for the maritime trade, and he

Strong IAPH presence in London this week

March 11, 2022

This week, theContainer Terminal Automation Conferenceis held in London. Organised by IAPH associate memberPort Technology International, the programme featureskeynote addresses and panel discussions on topics such as data standardisation, automation, digitalisation, cybersecurity,advanced technology and sustainability. Speakers include the chairmen of the IAPH Data Collaboration and Legal Committees, Pascal Ollivier and Frans van Zoelen, as well as managing director Patrick Verhoeven. Patrick i

First meeting IAPH automation working group

March 11, 2022

The first meeting of the expert group on automation under the Data Collaboration Committee took place virtually on 1 March and was well attended by more than twenty IAPH members. The group is led by Phanthian Zuesongdham from Hamburg Port Authority who facilitated the session focusing at large on brainstorming and exchanging between the participants on potential IAPH work outputs. In coordination with Pascal Ollivier, chairman of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee, Phanthian will be consolida