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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

COVID-19 updates (15)

June 29, 2020

Europe and Africa Region Albania Durres Port Authority June 24:Gradual restart of passenger maritime transport and exclusive measures for the tourist season Cabo Verde ENAPOR, S.A June 24:MEM visits the Municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santo Antão Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan Port Authority June 12:Fight Against the Spreading of COVID 19 DONATION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION Port Autonome de San Pedro June 11:Fight against COVID 19: WECAPS donation to PASP Italy Ports of Genoa June 26

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

COVID-19 updates (14)

June 22, 2020

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki June 16:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Germany Port of Hamburg June 18:Marine equipment suppliers: Corona crisis speeds up reorientation Italy Ports of Genoa June 19:Covid-19 Update – Issue 21/2020 Netherland North Sea Ports June 12:Heylen Warehouses and North Sea Port off to a flying start with their biggest project in Belgium despite lockdown Nigeria Nigerian Ports Authority June 17:NPA INNAUGURATES EMERGENCY

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

COVID-19 updates (13)

June 15, 2020

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki June 12:Updated info: The COVID 19 impact on port of Helsinki Italy Ports of Genoa June 12:Covid-19 Update – Issue 20/2020 June 5:Will the Blue Economy recover from Covid? Netherland Port of Amsterdam June 9:River cruise step by step welcomed back in the port of Amsterdam North Sea Ports June 12:Coronavirus update: North Sea Port sees cargo transhipment fall by a quarter in May Spain Port of Valencia June 9:VCFI slows dow

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