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#IAPH2025 receives high-level media attention

October 17, 2025

The opening of the 2025 IAPH World Ports Conference received significant media attention in Japan, with television station NHK, news organisation NIKKEI and all major Kobe city media outlets present at the plenary opening session. All#IAPH2025media partnerseither held interviews ahead of the event or were present in person, with journalistsinterviewing many of the IAPH board members and keynote speakers and panelists in the press and IAPH VIP rooms during the conference. Japan’s Kaji Press (Da

New IAPH honorary members announced at #IAPH2025

October 17, 2025

During the 70th anniversary session that ended day one of the World Ports Conference, eight IAPH members were awarded lifelong honorary membershipsfor their contributions to the association and the industry; three of the honorary members received their IAPH gold pins in person. Retiring council member representing IAPHassociate membersRené Kolman (outgoing secretary general of IADC)received honorary membership. René is succeeded by Allan Gray, former CEO of the Ports of Halifax (Canada) and Frem

Celebrating seventy years – relive IAPH history 

October 17, 2025

The 2025 IAPH World Ports Conference in Kobe marked the 70th anniversary of the association’s founding. To recognise this historic occasion, the association created a special anniversary publication – titledIAPH 2025: Celebrating Seventy Years–which details the history of the organisation. Beginning with the association’s origins with the 1952 International Port & Harbor Conference, this special publication follows IAPH through to its founding in Los Angeles three years later, its flowering as

Member Ports News(102)

October 16, 2025

Europe and Africa Region 12-Sep National Ports Authority (APN), Cameroon: THE END FOR MINISTER GOUNOKO HAOUNAYE 17-Sep Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Why car brands such as Mazda (continue to) choose Port of Antwerp-Bruges 22-Sep JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co.KG: EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven handles over 1 million standard containers per year for the first time 23-Sep Gibraltar Port Authority: PRESS RELEASE - Gibraltar Port Authority Conducts Successful Oil Spill

World Martime News (111)

October 15, 2025

Beijing issues detailed rules for reciprocal port fees targeting US-linked vessels China has released detailed rules for its new port fees targeting US-linked vessels, in response to US levies on Chinese maritime interests. The fees apply to ships with 25% or more US ownership and will gradually increase from Yuan 400 ($56) per net tonne to Yuan 1,120 by April 2028. Ships built in China or arriving empty for repairs are exempt. Shipping companies must file declarations at least seven days befor

Welcome! The World Bank from the USA

October 14, 2025

We are pleased to announce that the World Bank has joined the IAPH as an associate member. The World Bank is a global financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to developing countries to help reduce poverty and support economic development. It funds projects in areas like education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture, and climate resilience. The World Bank also offers policy advice and technical assistance to help countries improve governance and build sustainable

#IAPH2025: get set for your trip to Kobe!

October 03, 2025

IAPH looks forward to welcoming delegates to Kobe next week for the 2025 IAPH World Ports Conference, marking the association’s 70th anniversary. The conference is almost atcapacity, anddelegate bookings will not be taken on-site –pre-bookingyour delegate place is the only way to guarantee entry to the conference.The conference app is now available for download onAppleandAndroiddevices. The app will contain a personal QR code for each delegate, which can be used to speed up the badge collection

Sept-Oct edition of Ports & Harbors available

October 03, 2025

The latest edition ofPorts & Harborsmagazine is available, featuring a cover interview with Japanese shipping executive Sakura Kuma, executive officer of MOL and managing director of MOL (Asia and Oceania). She talks about the importance of nurturing new industry talent and how she plans to inspire change by launching the Japan chapter of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) at the#IAPH2025 World Ports Conferencein Kobe next week. Appropriately, the regional focus for

#IAPH2025 webinars: share your views

October 03, 2025

In the run up to #IAPH2025, IAPH and Mercator have run a series of webinars exploring critical topics to keep members informed on hot topics due for discussion next weekin Kobe. Viewers are now invited to give their feedback on the content of the serieshere. Each webinar covered one or more of the areas of interest of theWorld Ports Sustainability Program, after beingidentified in Decemberduring online Harbor Cafe events introduced by IAPH president Jens Meier, at which attending members were po

Countdown to #IAPH2025: Tools for future fuels

October 03, 2025

The IAPH World Ports Conference returned to Hamburg in 2024, less than a decade after itsmost recent visit, but it could scarcely be said that ports faced a similar operational environment or priorities. The secretary general of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, assured the assembled professionals that the ports sector was being listened to in the discussions of pricing emissions from global shipping. Meanwhile, the development around IAPH’s various sustainability tools and initiatives continued. Th

Countdown to #IAPH2025: Returning to IAPH’s roots

October 03, 2025

70 years after itsofficial founding, the stage is set for IAPH to return to the city where the associations’ storybegan: Kobe, the site of the first International Port & Harbor Conference. Located between the Rokko mountain range and the Seto inland sea, thishistorical port cityhas been embracing foreign cultures since the 9th century, giving the city a unique international flavor. Kobe has been a major international trading port since 1868 and boasts an eclectic mix of Japanese and late 19th

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