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Welcome! Fondazione Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile from Italy

July 14, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Fondazione Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Fondazione Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile, founded in 2005 in Genoa, is a public institution that issues degrees from the Ministry of Education, University and Research in the field of non-university tertiary education, carrying out its activities through public and private funding and without lucrative purposes. Its mission is to provide specialized trai

More support is needed for Ukrainian port workers

July 08, 2022

A few months ago, IAPH and The Seafarers’ Charity initiated an emergency appeal to support Ukrainian port workers and their families, who since the start of the invasion have been in the frontline of the conflict.The situation has since then only deteriorated. The port cities of Mariupol, Berdyansk and Kherson have fallen and Black Sea ports like Odesa remain under continuous threat. Meanwhile, port workers are making relentless efforts to organise grain exports from the Danube ports to alleviat

First quarterly results World Ports Tracker published

July 08, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the first quarterly dashboard and detailed report of the IAPH World Ports Tracker has been produced for our members, aiming to track critical aspects on the evolving changes in the global port industry. It is the first report of its kind to monitor trends of all cargo types being handled at world ports and it has also incorporated global trends in cruise and passenger vessel activities. With the ongoing global supply chain crunch and the resurgence of the cruise i

Next P&H poll: the potential of river transport

July 08, 2022

One of the solutions hailed – and now tested – to reduce emissions and relieve congestion in ports, is to make more use of transhipment and countries’ river networks.In China, this recently helped to ease the burden on Shanghai’s port while being in lockdown. In turn, this was an economic boost for smaller river ports further inlands that benefited from the rerouted cargo. In Europe, river networks are constantly expanded to increase the amount of barge transport. Also, the smaller ships used fo

Next Harbor Café welcomes port innovation hubs

July 08, 2022

Our next Harbor Café is being coordinated by the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee Innovation Group. It will feature ports with experience in setting up innovation hubs in their ports with start-ups. To cover most world time zones, two sessions are being planned on theIAPH Harbor Café portal, between 09.00 and 10.00 AM and between 05.00 and 06.00 PM CEST on Tuesday 12 July. Concrete cases will include a system capable of detecting truck and container numbers while moving, a tracking system that

IAPH president hosted IHMA congress in Kuala Lumpur

July 08, 2022

In his capacity as general manager of Port Klang Authority, IAPH president Capt K. Subramaniamhosted the 13th International Biennial Congress of theInternational Harbour Masters Association (IHMA). In his keynote address, Capt Subra presented Port Klang’s capacity building and port development plans and how these harmonise the roles and functions of ports with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This includes the demands on port terminals on the new requirements of the shipping lines catering

IAPH supports industry glossary of climate change terms

July 08, 2022

IAPH has joined BIMCO, FONASBA, IFSMA, InterManager, INTERTANKO, IPTA and IUMI in publishing a climate change glossaryto clarify and harmonise definitions and terminology to ensure that discussions around climate change and potential solutions for the shipping industry are based on a mutual understanding of what the commonly used terms mean. Initiated and edited by BIMCO, the glossary is designed to contain encyclopaedic definitions. This means that the definition provides some elaboration and h

July-August edition of Ports & Harbors is out

July 07, 2022

The July-August editionof Ports & Harbors, the IAPH membership magazineproduced by S&P Global, is now available.Our cover interview is with Lori Fellmer, vice president of logistics and carrier management at BassTech International, a major US chemical supplier. Lori was a keynote speaker at our recent #IAPH2022 Conference in Vancouver. She offers us a unique view as a port user not only seen through her own eyes as an individual shipper, but also aschair of the ocean transportation committee of

July ESI scores published

July 06, 2022

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project were published on 1 July. Compared to the latest report (1 April), the number of vessels with an ESI score above 20 increased with 47 vessels, 4,855 vessels in total. And the total number of vessels in the ESI database also increased with 91 vessels, totalling at 6,981. The average ESI score is 29.3. The number of incentive providers is 59 as of 1 July. Is your port already part of the ESI programme? If not, find out moreon the

Welcome! SEMOP Port-la Nouvelle SA from France

July 01, 2022

We are pleased to announce that SEMOP Port-la Nouvelle SA joined the IAPH as a regular member. Port-la Nouvelle, located south of Narbonne in France, is a Mediterranean commercial port operating around 2 million tons yearly. The port handles mainly raw material and semi-finished products, including petroleum products, liquid bulk, cereals, dry bulk, breakbulk, and project cargoes. Besides developing a new deep-sea infrastructure to increase traffic and accommodate larger vessels, the port is in

Welcome! Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. (GSTS) from Canada

July 01, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. (GSTS) joined the IAPH as an associate member. Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. (GSTS) provides innovative decision-support solutions using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data analytics. GSTS is a world leader in Artificial Intelligence solutions in the maritime domain. The company’s predictive technologies empower future-friendly decision-making to help the maritime, energy, and security sectors navigate tomorrow

Press Release from IAPH Associate Member, IADC. SUSTAINABILITY FACTORS PUBLISHED TOGETHER WITH THE 2022 COST STANDARDS INDEXATION FOR DREDGING EQUIPMENT

June 28, 2022

Voorburg, The Netherlands, 28 June 2022 The annual indexation (2022) for A guide to cost standards for dredging equipment 2009 is now available. New in this year’s edition are the inclusion of sustainability factors. The dredging sector recognises the importance of working in a sustainable way and IADC (International Associations of Dredging Companies) promotes the industry’s vital role in the global sustainability transition and contribution to solutions for sustainability challenges. Th