NEWS & EVENTS

September 02, 2022

The question whether political representatives should be on port of a publicly owned port throws up two arguments. One, the port wants to maintain its independence and is gladly not looking to have legislators join their meetings. On the other hand, the pandemic has shown that port authorities alone cannot enable administrative issues such as crew changes without support from other government agencies. So, which way is best for port authorities?Have your say here!

Save the dates: autumn Technical Committee meetings

September 02, 2022

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The autumn meetings of the strategic Technical Committees of IAPH have been scheduled. The Risk and Resilience Committee will meet on 12 October from 4 to 6 PM CET.The Data Collaboration Committee meets 3 November from 12 to 2 PM CET. Finally, the Climate and Energy Committee is meeting 10 November, from 4 to 6 PM CET. All meetings are held online. Committee members will be receiving the agendas and documentation in due course.Meanwhile, you can already find an overview here of the priority topi

The September-October issue of Ports & Harbors is out

September 02, 2022

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The cover interview of the next issue of the IAPH membership magazine Ports & Harbors features our regional vice-president for Africa Michael Achagwe Luguje, who is the director-general of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. Michael speaks to us about the prospects for ports in the region and the challenges they face when investing in infrastructure for the future growth and prosperity for their own nation and neighbouring landlocked countries. We highlight the results of the latest IAPH Wor

World Maritime News (39)

August 31, 2022

World Maritime News

Outlook for container freight rate The peak in freight rates may have already passed. But even getting rates down to a 'new normal' of twice their 2019 levels will take up to two years. Spot rates may have fallen by one-third from their extreme peaks, but shippers should not expect rates to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year. Markets are expected to head further south this year amid weaker demand after the peak season. As a result, spot rates on the China-US west coast tra

Next P&H poll: political representatives at port boards?

September 30, 2022

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The question if political representatives should be on the boardof a publicly owned port throws up two arguments. One, the port wants to maintain its independence and is gladly not looking to have legislators join their meetings. On the other hand, the pandemic has shown that port authorities alone cannot enable administrative issues such as crew changes without support from other government agencies. So, which way is best for port authorities?Have your say here!

Member Ports News(38)

August 29, 2022

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 25-Jul Port of Rotterdam Authority: Disruption dissected North Sea Port: Large solar roof park at Verbrugge in Vlissingen in North Sea Port 26-Jul Mauritius Ports Authority: MAIDEN CALL OF THE MV KOTA NANHAI Nigerian Ports Authority: MD NPA HOSTS JAPANESE AMBASSADOR OF TO NIGERIA 27-Jul Nigerian Ports Authority: NPA OPERATES APPROVED USD-DENOMINATED DOMICILIARY ACCOUNTS, NOT SECRET ACCOUNTS 29-Jul Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao: PORTS 4.0 TO FINA

Welcome! Development Bank of Southern Africa from South Africa

August 29, 2022

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We are pleased to announce that Development Bank of Southern Africa has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Development Bank of Southern Africa is a government-owned development finance institution established in 1983. Its mandate is to promote economic growth and regional integration for sustainable development projects and programs in South Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the wider Sub-Saharan Africa. For more information, please visit the following websi

IAPH Insider- October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022

IAPH Insider

This edition of IAPH Insider covers: This week's Insider highlights with MD Patrick Verhoeven Maritime Single Window: a window of opportunities Share your datafor third quarter World Ports Tracker IAPH 2021-2022 Annual Report is published Save the date: 2023 World Ports Conference in Abu Dhabi Welcome to four new associate members IAPH Board appoints new technical committee officials Don't miss the nexttechnical committees meetings IAPH attended IMO just low-carbon transition

Welcome! Port Autonome de Cotonou from Benin

August 03, 2022

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We are pleased to announce that Port Autonome de Cotonou has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Port Autonome de Cotonou (PAC), created on 31 December 1964, represents the port authority and is responsible for ensuring the maintenance and operation of the facilities of the Port of Cotonou, managing the port area, and carrying out the improvement and extension works of the said port. The Port of Cotonou is a natural outlet to countries without a coastline and neighboring Nigeria. It has the f

Welcome! Mitsui E&S Machinery from Japan

August 01, 2022

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We are pleased to announce that Mitsui E&S Machinery joined the IAPH as an associate member. Mitsui E&S Machinery develops, designs, manufactures and maintains many kinds of machinery indispensable in marine logistics and transport, such as marine diesel engines and port cranes. In particular, the company deals in quayside container cranes and transfer cranes in container yards and container terminal management systems. Mitsui E&S Machinery was spun off from the former Mitsui Engineering & Shi

IAPH president addressed UNCTAD expert meeting

July 22, 2022

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Transport and logistics are facing multiple imperatives spanning digitalisation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, transition to low carbon fuels, environmental sustainability, and energy and food security. Held 12-14 July, theninth session of the UNCTAD Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitationprovided a timely opportunity to reflect on the key issues at stake for the sector and provide recommendations on the best way forward, identify priority actio

IAPH managing director spoke at MEDports forum

July 22, 2022

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The MEDports Association groups 23 ports on the northern, eastern and southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. On 7-8 July, the association held an international forum in Civitavecchia, Italy, to discuss the challenges of digitalisation for Mediterranean ports. IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven delivered the opening keynote address, in which he presented the course IAPH set in 2020 to accelerate digitalisation in the port sector, discussing subsequent initiatives to stimulate data collab