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ESI unveils new website

June 11, 2020

As part of its ongoing transformation process, the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project haspublished a new website, which is linked to a new and robust database. Negotiations are meanwhile ongoing to further professionalise the administration of the project, which should come to a conclusion in the next month. The ESI project was designed to stimulate emission-friendly shipping by providing an index which port authorities and other incentive providers can use to give incentives to operators of

Flor Pitty takes charge of the IAPH Women’s Forum

June 11, 2020

At its meeting yesterday, the IAPH Board confirmed the appointment of Flor Pitty, General Director of Ports and Maritime Ancillary Industries at Panama Maritime Authority, as the new Chair of the IAPH Women’s Forum. She succeeds Jeanine Drummond, who left the position last autumn. The Women’s Forum was established in 2012. It runs a scholarship and mentoring programme. The latter was established under the leadership of Jeanine Drummond. We welcome Flor onboard and wish her success in steering th

IAPH initiates urgent call to action to accelerate pace of digitalisation to cope with a post-COVID19 ‘new normal’

June 04, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has painfully demonstrated the heterogeneous landscape that currently exists across ports worldwide. While some port communities seized the opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution and developed into full-fledged ‘smart’ ports, many others have barely grasped the essentials of digitalisation and continue to struggle with larger reliance on personal interaction and paper-based transactions as the norms for shipboard, ship-port interface and port-hinterland based excha

First World Ports Sustainability Report calls to action

May 13, 2020

The 2020 World Ports Conference would have marked the publication of the first World Ports Sustainability Report, presenting the progress ports worldwide are making with the integration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the achievements of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP), which was launched two years ago. The report has now been published online. It follows the thematic structure of the World Ports Sustainability Program. Each chapter starts with an analysis of th

Ports & Harbors May/June 2020 issue published

May 13, 2020

The focus of the May-June issue is on digitalisation and data sharing, crisis and reputation management, North American ports and more. The cover features the IMO experts Astrid Dispert and Martina Fontanet who, in an interview with Patrick Verhoeven, discuss the role of ports in facilitating to modernise the shipping industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. In ‘Open Forum’, Navigate Response COO Dustin Eno and Witt O’Brien’s managing director of Resilience Corporate Devin Sirmenis talk through a

IAPH World Ports Conference 2021 dates announced(23-25 June, 2021)

April 24, 2020

Dear valued IAPH member,I trust you have been well and safe in these challenging times, especially since the IAPH World Ports Conference scheduled to take place in Antwerp, Belgium, 17-19 March 2020 was cancelled due to the spread of Covid-19. 　I am now pleased to inform you that the event has now been rescheduled to take place next year during during Wednesday,23 June to Friday, 25 June 2021 in Antwerp, Belgium.As a result, the IAPH World Ports Conference scheduled to take place in Vancouver,

April ESI scores published

April 16, 2020

The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project were published on 1 April. The number of vessels increased again, but the number of vessels with an ESI score above 20 decreased for the first time. This is related to the introduction of the global sulphur cap on 1 January this year. Many vessels were bunkering so-called ‘mid fuel’ (fuel with a sulphur content between 0.5 and 0.1 %) in the fourth quarter of 2019 in order to be compliant. Due to the mechanics of the ESI formula

To all IAPH Members

April 07, 2020

Transition to remote work from home of IAPH Tokyo secretariatIn spite of COVID-19 spread looming throughout the country, your Tokyo secretariat has been open and we have been working to serve you. However, the number of infected people in Tokyo continues to rise drastically, which made the Japanese Government declare on Tuesday, April 7th, a state of emergency advising the residents to stay at home, work remotely and avoid nonessential outings until May 6th.I have decided to ask my staff to work

World Ports Covid-19 Information Portal

April 06, 2020

Support to include regularly-updated, frequently-asked questions section vetted by experts from eight global ports, a weekly port economic impact barometer and latest industry updates In response to requests from members of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the World Ports Sustainability Program has set up a Task Force comprising some of the world's top experts to inform and guide the port authorities and users alike via a newly-established WORLD PORTS COVID19 IN

Welcome to a new member port from Canada

March 25, 2020

The Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has joined IAPH (Capt. Allan Gray, President & CEO). The port is a regional economic engine, generating 15,000 jobs and contributing over $1.97 billion in economic impact. The world’s largest shipping lines call on the Port of Halifax, connecting the port to more than 150 countries. The beautiful Halifax Seaport is a premier destination, attracting more than 1.3 million visitors each year. Collaborating and working with strong partners and stakeholders, t

ICS – IAPH Joint Release

March 24, 2020

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have joined forces to call on G20 leaders ahead of the 24 March summit to act quickly to protect global supply chains from the impact of COVID-19. In an open letter the two organizations representing the global shipping industry and the world's ports and harbours set out that in this time of global crisis, it is more important than ever to keep supply chains open and maritime trade and tran

Ports & Harbors March/April 2020 issue published

March 17, 2020

The focus of the March-April issue is on offshore terminals, carbon footprint, data-sharing platforms, port cluster collaboration and ports in the European region. The cover features Despina Theodosiou, President of WISTA International who, in an interview with Patrick Verhoeven, discusses empowerment of women in ports and shipping. In ‘open forum’, SPBES CEO Brent Perry talks about the commercial opportunities battery-powered ships offer to ports and the ‘last word’ is for Jacques Vandermeire