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Welcome to a new Associate member from USA!

April 19, 2021

Formed in 2020, the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) is a non-profit organization based in USA to promoteand facilitate maritime cybersecurity information sharing, awareness, training,and collaboration efforts between private and public sector stakeholders. Its mission is to effectively improve cyber risk management across the entire MTS community through effective information sharing for the improved identification, protection, detection, respons

IAPH Women’s Forum Scholarship 2021-2023(closed)

April 13, 2021

—The call for Application was closed. Thank you for your kind cooperation.— Application deadline has been extended to April 8, 2021.Ifyou are an enthusiastic female worker employed by an IAPH member port, you will become eligible to apply for and benefit from this program established to advance the status of women in the port industry. Winner will be awarded at the forthcoming2021 IAPH World Ports Conference in Antwerp, Belgiumin June. If you have any questions about the scholarship, please

Welcome to a new Associate member from Mauritania!

April 05, 2021

Based in Nouachott, Mauritania, Get Shipping Mauritania Group (CEO Cheikh baye maham achour) offers a range of intermodal logistics and transportation services covering sea, land and air, and is specialized in warehousing, custom clearance and project cargo.

Welcome to new colleagues Rhona and Sisangile

April 01, 2021

This month, IAPH welcomes two new colleagues, injecting young talent from Scotland and South Africa into the team. Rhona Macdonald (MSc Sustainability and Environmental Studies, 2020) will join as Policy and IMO Liaison Officer with a dual role, dividing her work between IAPH and our associate memberBritish Ports Association (BPA). She will be based at the BPA offices in central London. Also qualified with a Master of Arts in International Business and Modern Languages, Rhona has worked as a Sus

Welcome to new members！

March 31, 2021

China Merchants Port Holdings Co Ltd is a new member port from China (Dr Bai JingTao, President). Headquartered in Hong Kong, it operates container terminals in Shenzhen (Shekou, Chiwan and Mawan), Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan. Its overseas container terminals include those in Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Djibouti, Turkey, etc. The company also operates bonded logistics parks, airfreight terminals, etc. http://www.cmport.com.hk/en/

Tomakomai Port will newly participate in the IAPH ESI program!

March 29, 2021

IAPH Regular member, Tomakomai Port will newly participate in the ESI (Environmental Ship Index) program as Incentive Provider from 1st April 2021. 15% of the port entry fee will be exempted for vessels with their ESI score of 30 or higher. Since 1 January, ESI isadministeredby the Green Award Foundation, on behalf of IAPH. More information about ESI is available from below link. https://www.environmentalshipindex.org/

Welcome to new members!

March 24, 2021

Mr. Kurt Beckett of Seattle, WA, USA, is a new Associate member (Class E). He is not new to the industry and to the IAPH, as he worked for the Port of Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Alliance in the recent past. Welcome aboard, Kurt! Maritime Policy Bureau (MPB) is a new Associate member (Class D) from Panama (Mr. Jorge Barakat, President). The company offers consultancy and analytical services to those in energy, environment, port, transport and logistics sectors who need more focused mana

Upcoming webinar on 18 March

March 16, 2021

Upcoming webinar on 18 March which will discuss how ports can leverage diversity to propel innovation. Speakers include Flor and Despina as well as Taha Riani (managing partner of Allyens – a marketing agency specialised in diversity and inclusion) and Bhavini Bhikabhai (People Officer Europe and Russia at DP World). You will find all details here: https://www.worldportsconference.com/webinars/index.html - please register and kindly distribute through your networks!

TIPC’s Latest Video about its 9th Anniversary Has uploaded!

March 11, 2021

TIPC is having its 9th Anniversary, the master of sand painting, Mr. Ming-da Chuang, depicts a vivid story of Taiwan ports with streamlines of sand.You can see a World in a Grain of sand, and evolution in a glimpse of a port. To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And Heaven in a Wild Flower,Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour.-- Auguries of Innocence by William Blak

– News from IAPH member port – Ashdod Port has entered an agreement to purchase 5 new advanced STS cranes

March 03, 2021

Following the Board of Directors approval of the terms, the Port of Ashdod has entered an agreement to purchase 5 new advanced STS cranes for a total cost of ILS 240M. The ZPMC cranes will be used in the semi-automated container terminal on Pier 21 East, which is currently being retrofitted to accommodate 24,000 TEU mega-ships by deepening the channel and reinforcing the pier. The Ashdod Port Company is happy to announce that after extensive negotiations it has reached an agreement with ZP

– News from IAPH member port – Completion of Wharf No. 36 Enables Port of Taichung to Fully Promote National Offshore Wind Farm Development Goals

February 24, 2021

“Port of Taichung, TIPC has a key role to play in helping the Executive Yuan achieve the nationwide target of 5.7GW installed offshore wind farm generation capacity by 2025. Port of Taichung President Sean Lu notes that Ørsted Taiwan has leased Wharf 36 together with 35ha of land adjacent to Wharf Nos. 35~37. The company has announced it will use its Port of Taichung base to receive wind turbine parts and to build and ship out turbine assemblies. Active competition for these contracts are keep

Welcome to new members！

February 24, 2021

We are pleased to announce two new IAPH members who have just joined us. A new member port isPort of Bergen(Mr. Johnny Breivik, Port Director) thatis the second largest port in Norway, and one of the most popular cruise destinations in Europe. Awake.Al(Mr.Karno Tenovuo, CEO) is a new Associate member from Finland, who offers a revolutionary digital platform for better collaboration and planning between all maritime operators by combining raw data from al