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Programme autumn World Ports Conference webinars

July 10, 2020

Following the successful initial Coronavirus webinars organised with the IHS Markit World Ports Conference team, the dates and themes of the autumn series have now been announced. We kick off on 16 September with a webinar on the community builder role of port authorities. This is followed by a session on 21 October discussing how ports can develop sustainable partnerships with cargo interests. We close the second series on 18 November with a webinar on globalisation versus regionalisation and t

Shell and Deloitte present GHG roadmap for shipping

July 10, 2020

Shell and Deloitte published this week joint research outlining industry perspectives on decarbonising the shipping sector. The ‘Decarbonising Shipping: All Hands on Deck’ report sets out the views of senior shipping executives from across the sector across Europe, Asia and North America and presents a roadmap of solutions to help the industry meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ambition to reduce carbon emissions. IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven was among the interview

Ports & Harbors July/August 2020 issue published

July 01, 2020

The focus of the July-August issue is on Safety and Training, Port Design and Planning, African Ports and more. The cover features Associated British Ports CEO Henrik Pedersen who, in an interview with Patrick Verhoeven, tell what they think are the main challenges the maritime industry faces to decarbonize its assets and how to solve some of them during the COVID-19 pandemic. In ‘Open Forum’, Gulf Agency Company’s group commercial director for shipping, Neil Godfrey, explains how ship agents

IAPH 2019 Activity Report published

July 01, 2020

Members received this week a copy of the 2019 IAPH Activity Report, which was intended to be presented at this year’s 2020 Annual General Meeting in Antwerp, which had to be cancelled because of the Coronavirus outbreak. The report summarises the activities and achievements of the organisation in 2019 and provides a preview of the plans for 2020. In his introductory remarks, President Santiago Garcia Milà highlighted the Board’s decision to refocus the IAPH strategy to make the value-added of th

Updated ISGOTT Guide is available

July 01, 2020

IAPH has supported the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) in publishing an updated edition of the International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT). The seminal text, which has become the definitive reference guide for the safe operation of oil tankers and the marine terminals they visit has been updated and enhanced to reflect current best practices and legislation and has been modernised to ensure ease-of-use by pers

Welcome to a new member from USA

June 22, 2020

A new Associate member has joined us - Department of Maritime Business Administration of Texas A&M University (Dr. Joan Mileski, Professor & Department Head), based in Galveston, Texas, USA, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in maritime business and logistics, with their expert professors bringing years of industry and educational experience to the classroom in order to facilitate relevant and in-depth learning. http://www.tamug.edu/mara

New White Paper on Port Community Cybersecurity released

June 18, 2020

One major outcome of the intensive work in recent weeks by the IAPH’s World Ports Sustainability Program Covid19 Task Force has been the very urgent need for ports to digitalize processes and data exchanges as we move towards a post-COVID19 modus operandi. This conclusion has led to IAPH organizing an industry call to action in the first week of June which has culminated in a joint communiqué by various maritime industry associations to the IMO. This call to action is now being matched in pract

We are happy to announce two new Associate Members from USA!

June 14, 2020

Wabtec Corporation Based in Atlanta, GA, and represented by Mr. Jim Dietz, Sr. Director, Port Solutions, Wabtec is a leading supplier of critical components, locomotives, services, signaling and logistics systems and services to the global rail industry, focusing on driving ongoing safety, innovation, efficiency, reliability, and productivity. http://wabtec.com

We are happy to announce two new Associate Members from USA!

June 14, 2020

The Maritime & Port Security ISAO (MPS-ISAO) Based at Kenney Space Center, FL, and represented by Ms. Deborah Kobza, Executive Director, this non-profit organization established in 2016 is the Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ISAC) for the global maritime & port critical infrastructure focused on advancing security resilience via accelerating threat & defensive measures intelligence information sharing supported by research, operationalizing best practice and workforce education. http://

Virtual Sustainability Awards Ceremony on 24 June

June 11, 2020

f We kindly remind you of the invitation to attend the virtual WPSP Awards Ceremony, which is being organised in association with IHS Markit as part of ourCoronavirus Webinar series. We shall be announcing the winners of the six awards in five categories with a televised recording from the waterside at the Port of Antwerp, announced by the Belgian television presenterFrancesca Vanthielen. The Awards, which were due to be announced last March at the cancelled IAPH World Ports Conference, consi

Next Coronavirus Webinar on 1 July

June 11, 2020

Our next Coronavirus Webinar will be the final one of the summer series. It will discuss how the crisis could be a catalyst in accelerating data collaboration in the port and logistics sector, with Noura Al Dhaheri, CEO of Maqta Gateway, Jens Meier, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority and Geert De Wilde, CEO of NxtPort. Moderator is Eric Johnson, Senior Editor Technology at JOC. The webinar series will then resume in September with three additional broadcasts and a third and last series of three will

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