March 30, 2018
On the 18and 19of April the IAPH working group on LNG fuelled vessels will meet in Antwerp, Belgium. For more details (includingagendaand how to participate etc), please click here https://www.iaphworldports.org/n-iaph/?p=4546
March 23, 2018
More than 250 professionals from ports, shipping, government and society met at the Port of Antwerp for the official launch of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP), 22 and 23 March 2018, that was initiated by IAPH last year. The Program aims to demonstrate global leadership of ports in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It notably wants to empower port community actors worldwide to engage with business, governmental and societal stakeholders in cre
March 22, 2018
IAPH Trade Facilitation & Port Community System Committee chaired by Mr. Frederic Dagnet (Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, France) has been conducting online survey on world Port Community System (PCS) to benchmark the top ten critical issues facing the PCS through a questionnaire of about 10 questions.For the committee to produce meaningful results, we need more input from you. It only takes several minutes to answer them online and your assistance would be appreciated.Online Survey
March 15, 2018
We are pleased to announce a new Associate Member from Lebanon! International Center of Excellence in PPP for Ports Secretary General Mr. Ziad Hayek The new member is a United Nations-affiliated center specializing in public-private partnership for the ports sector, based in Beirut, Lebanon. http://hcp.gov.lb
March 09, 2018
An email dated March 6 was sent out to all IAPH Members, calling for Annual General Meeting on May 8 during the IAPH Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan from May 8 to 11. If you have any comment to make on the tentative agenda, especially any additional agenda item to be approved by the Council for inclusion, please write to [email protected] not later than March 27. To assist us in establishing a quorum of this meeting, IAPH Regular and Honorary Members are kindly requested to notify us of y
March 09, 2018
This issue focuses on Asia and Middle East region, Vessel Traffic Management, Port design and planning (including hydrography) and more. In Open Forum ‘Fighting crime through trade facilitation’, Pascal Ollivier of Soget tells P&H Implementation will mean a change management overhaul on an vast scale. In Conversation ‘Call for collaboration’, Kitak Lim, Secretary General of IMO discusses the importance of having ports as part of the ongoing discussion that are shaping the maritime sector
March 09, 2018
Mrs. Sacha Rougier, Managing Director, Cruise Gate Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg Port Authority, was appointed by President Santiago Garcia Milà to chair the IAPH Cruise Committee. Replacing Monica Michel-Bonvalet who left the Port of Marseille last year, Sacha will bring her profound knowledge and experience on cruise to IAPH. "I look forward to help sharing and building success stories of (world) ports taking up the challenge to align economic, social and ecological interests and shape the global sust
February 23, 2018
The IAPH Port Finance and Economics Committee chaired by Dov Frohlinger, Israel Ports Company, is now conducting online survey to review international port policies in regard to risk assessments and more specifically insurance coverage for dealing with risks. Respondent confidentiality and anonymity will be protected when the committee analyzes the data received from the respondents and reports on their findings.If you have not yet participated, please assist the committee by completing the surv
February 23, 2018
We are pleased to announce new Associate Member from Venezuela. Strategic Alliance - Teixeira Duarte / Bolipuertos - operates a new terminal in La Guaira in cooperation with Bolipuertos, the Venezuelan government-owned company
February 21, 2018
We are pleased to announce new Associate Member from Australia. OMC International - maritime engineering company based in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia http://omcinternational.com
February 19, 2018
IAPH Membership Directory 2018 was published and sent out to IAPH Members last week. We would like to thank all the IAPH Members who assisted us in keeping the contents up-to-date as well as advertisers who kindly placed impressive adverts. If IAPH members require any additional copies or inquiries, please contact IAPH Secretariat at [email protected]
February 08, 2018
On March 22 & 23 senior representatives of global ports, industry,stakeholders and policy-makers will gather in Antwerp to kick-off the WorldPorts Sustainability Program (WPSP)-IAPH initiative based on the 17Sustainable Development Goals drawn up by the United Nations. WithWPSP, global ports aim to enhance and coordinate future sustainability efforts around five essentialthemes: future-proof infrastructure, climate and energy, societal integration of ports, safety and securityas well as governan
