NEWS & EVENTS

Over 300 companies and organizations join forces to help resolve a humanitarian crisis on the world’s oceans

January 26, 2021

IAPH joins global industry and human rights leaders, including A.P. Møller - Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC, NYK, Rio Tinto, Shell, Trafigura, Unilever and Vale, to sign the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change in a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change crisis caused by Covid-19. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers from across the globe have been left stranded working aboard ships beyond the expiry of their initial contracts

ESI Support Desk

January 26, 2021

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As a new governance structure of Environment Ship Index (ESI) version 2.0 is now in place, its daily administration is managed and operated by Green Award Foundation (GAF), on behalf of IAPH. The GAF has recently established its Support Desk to respond to any inquiry from those entities currently registered in the scheme, Incentive Receivers (ship owners and/or operators) and Incentive Providers (ports and terminal operators). Please send your questions to the ESI Administrator at the following

COVID-19 updates (4)

January 25, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Belgium Port of Antwerp Jan 18:Record container transhipment limits damage in 2020 corona year Cameroon Port Autonome de Kribi Jan 22:Have more domestic traffic than transhipment Germany Port of Hamburg Jan 21:Hungary in Lockdown until February Latvia Freeport of Riga Authority Jan 14:A.Zeltins, the Freeport of Riga CEO: “Last year was an important turning point for the Port of Riga in terms of cargo structure changes” Netherland North Sea Port Jan

IAPH/World Bank webinar accelarating digitalization held successfully

January 22, 2021

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Joint IAPH/World Bank webinar entitled "Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain" was held on 21 January successfully on 21 January, launching two documents promoting port digitization: IAPH/World Bank document: Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain IAPH survey report： IAPH global ports survey on the implementation of electronic data exchange to conf

IAPH JOINED FORCES IN JUNE WITH OTHER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS IN CALLING FOR THE ACCELERATION OF DIGITALIZATION OF PORTS – IT HAS NOW ASSESSED THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE AT THE WORLD’S PORTS AND HAS INITIATED A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT WITH THE WORLD BANK

January 21, 2021

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In June 2020, IAPH and industry partners across the maritime sector joined forces in a combined call to action to accelerate digitalization in the world’s ports.Digitalization in ports boosts efficiency creates competitiveness, economic growth and jobs. In addition, and in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, it is also about strengthening resilience, protecting ship’s crews as well as port workers serving the ships calling at their ports.The COVID19 pandemic has obliged countries and ports to loo

IAPH Insider – 21 January 2021

January 21, 2021

IAPH Insider

Tune in today: World Bank-IAPH webinar on digitalisation Theme and first speakers 2021 World Ports Conference Ship-shore data: public highway or private toll roads? Register for our regional webinars IAPH joins APEC and C-MAT in internationalport course Diversity quota, yes or no? Join our next P&H poll Latest ESI scores are available Submit your projects for the 2021 Sustainability Awards Member Port News World Maritime News Calendar of Events Tune in today: Wo

World Maritime News (2)

January 21, 2021

World Maritime News

FMC should examine DCSA and TradeLens The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) published last December data and process standards for the issuance of bill of Lading. The initiative, which is supported by nine of the world’s largest container carriers, aims to facilitate acceptance and adoption of this bill by regulators, banks and insurers and to unify communication between these organizations and customers and all other stakeholders in the shipping industry. In order to explore this p

Member Port News (2)

January 19, 2021

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region January 1 Port of Amsterdam: Brexit is a fact January 4 APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA: APS OPENS TENDER FOR THE CONCESSION OF PORTO DE RECREIO DE SINES Port Autonome d’ Abidjan (Abidjan Port Authority): THE DG / PAA PRESENTS HIS WISHES FOR 2021 January 6 APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA: CPLS CELEBRATES PROTOCOL WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BRAZIL PORTUGAL – MIDWEST TO PROMOTE AGRIBUSINESS Authority for

COVID-19 updates (3)

January 18, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki Jan 15:Only slight reduction in cargo volumes despite the challenging circumstances Germany Port of Hamburg Jan 15:Czech Republic: hard lockdown until January 22, 2021 Gibraltar Jan 15:Technical Call – Cruise Liner ‘Seabourn Sojourn’ Netherland Port of Amsterdam Jan 15:Significant decrease in transhipment in 2020 due to energy transition and coronavirus  America Region Canada Port of Montreal Jan 8:SAME PACE OF OPERATIONS A

Invitation to World Bank Webinar Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain

January 18, 2021

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IAPH is delighted to invite you to alivewebinar (detailed information here) which will be taking place next week on Thursday 21stof January. Experts from the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) will be presenting the findings ofa jointreport,Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chainas well as communicating the results of the IAPH FAL survey on electronic data exchange in ports, which received re

IAPH regional webinar in Asia, South/West, East and Middle East

January 13, 2021

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TheIndian Ports Associationand the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), aredelighted to invite you to our jointWebinar: Sustainable Development Trends in South Asia Date:Thursday, January 28, 2021 Time:03:00 PM India Standard Time Guest speakers : Upul Jayatissa,Additional Managing Director (Administration & Operations), Sri Lanka Ports Authority Claudia Mariconda,Head of Sustainable Transition, Port of Antwerp Indian Port Association senior delegation :

COVID-19 updates (2)

January 11, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki Jan 7:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Spain Port of Valencia Jan 11:Aportem distributes anti-VID material, food and blankets to more than 300 families in the Port of València area America Region USA Port of Seattle Dec 16:Equitable economic recovery is aimed at communities hardest hit by COVID impacts Panama Autoridad Marítima de Panamá Jan 11:AMP SUPERA LAS 5 MIL PERSONAS CAPACITADAS AL CIERRE DEL 2020 Y DA A CONOCER