NEWS & EVENTS

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

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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

IAPH and IMO partner up further on communications

June 24, 2022

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With the number of joint initiatives and projects being planned and executed between IAPH and IMO on energy transition, trade facilitation and port call optimisation, IAPH communications director Victor Shieh finally visited IMO’s headquarters in London this week to meet up in person for the first time with social media and communications officer Karine Langlois. Both have been working together during the pandemic on various projects. Subjects discussed included communications around IMO’s Marin

Next Harbor Café sessions on hydrogen and innovation

June 24, 2022

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The IAPH Harbor Café will open its doors again to member guests, allowing them to informally join with a drink online and discuss key trending topics of interest. The first upcoming café is co-organised by the IAPH Europe and Africa regions as a bi-regional session on24 June at 10.30 AM CEST. It will include perspectives from port authorities and companies that enable the production and transport of hydrogen. Member ports, associate IAPH members or organisations interested in taking part may con

First ports joined World Ports Tracker community

June 24, 2022

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96 ports from eight worldregions became part of the IAPH World Ports Tracker community by responding to the first quarterly survey providing informationabout expected number of cargo vessel calls, current hinterland transport conditions, current capacity utilisation of warehouses and distribution facilities, cargo throughput expectations, cruise and passenger vessel call size and frequency as well as current staff availability. These ports will receive early July an exclusive in-depth analysis o

Successful first Port Endeavor gameplay in French

June 24, 2022

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On 16 June Port Endeavor was used for the training of twenty port managers from West African ports (Togo, Mauritania, Guinea, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Cameroon) and the Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire as part of a dedicatedTrainForTradeprogramme held in Nantes, France. This was the first time that a Port Endeavor session took place in French, building further on the cooperation between IAPH and the UNCTAD TrainForTrade programme. The session was co-hosted by TrainForTrade chief of human resources develo

Port Technology International hosted IAPH cyber experts

June 24, 2022

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Our new associate memberPort Technology Internationalheld an online cybersecurity event for ports and terminals yesterday for over 200 maritime and port professionals. Opening the conference, IAPH Data Collaboration chairmanPascal Ollivier (president,Maritime Street) made a keynote on key insights and practices based on the work completed by over 20 authors from ourmembership ranks for theIAPH Cybersecurity Guidelines for Ports and Port Facilities. The document was recently endorsed by IMO durin

Ennarasu Karunesan appointed IAPH India representative

June 24, 2022

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To develop the IAPH network in India, we are pleased to announce that Ennarasu Karunesan has been appointed as our representative in the country. India has a coastline which is more than 7,517 km long, interspersed with more than 200 ports. The port sector in India is driven by high growth in external trade. Last year, Indian ports handled 650.52 million tonnes of cargo traffic. The key ports are furthermore expected to deliver investment projects worth USD 274.31 million on a public-private par

Welcome! Kale Logistics Solutions Private Limited from India

June 22, 2022

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We are pleased to announce that Kale Logistics Solutions Private Limited joined the IAPH as an associate member. Kale Logistics Solutions Private Limited is an IT software company for logistics. The company is headquartered in India with regional branches and subsidiaries in the USA, Canada, Netherlands, UAE, Kenya, and Mauritius and serves more than 4500 customers in 29 countries. Its solutions help freight forwarders, NVOCC, LCL consolidators, shipping line agents, stevedores, surveyors, con

Member Ports News(35)

June 21, 2022

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 1-Jun Gibraltar Port Authority: Gibraltar Port Authority staff complete Emerging Leaders Training 7-Jun HAROPA PORT: Conference: multimodal freight JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co.KG : P3 Logistic Parks is developing 140,000 square meters of logistics space in the JadeWeserPort Kenya Ports Authority: Phase two of Second Container Terminal at Mombasa Port officially handed over to KPA 8-Jun Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Ports of

World Maritime News (36)

June 21, 2022

World Maritime News

Situations of port congestion in the US, Europe, and China The key US west coast gateway ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are improving even as Europe’s congestion situation continues to deteriorate. “Although major North American ports remain heavily congested, we are now seeing some small signs of improvement on the west coast,” said Drewry senior analyst Eleanor Hadland. Already congested ports in North Europe are bracing for a spike in volume this summer following the lifting of COVI

Welcome! BMT Group from Singapore

June 16, 2022

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We are pleased to announce that BMT Group joined the IAPH as an associate member. BMT is a management and engineering consulting firm providing expertise to Ports and Terminals, Mining, Marine including offshore renewables, and Maritime industries. The company specializes in investment and market-related studies, master planning, maritime structures, and floating concepts to detailed engineering designs, project management and construction supervision, vessel inspection and surveys, management