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Preventing cyber-attacks with #IAPH2024 webinars

September 10, 2024

As the 2024World Ports Conferencedraws closer, IAPH will stimulate debate around a major conference topic, with webinars on 10 September and 11 September that explore the topic of ‘preparing for the inevitable – how ports can prepare themselves against cyber-attacks’. Following successful #IAPH2024 webinars held in June that focused onsourcing electricity for ports, these two ninety-minute interactive sessions will feature port cybersecurity experts from IAPH members, leading-edge technology adv

Welcome! Tanger Med Port Authority from Morocco

September 05, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Tanger Med Port Authority has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Tanger Med Port is on the Strait of Gibraltar, the crossroad of major maritime routes East/West and North/South, with more than 100,000 ships transiting annually. The Port is a gateway bridging Europe, Africa, America, and Asia. Its container throughput was 8,617,410 TEU in 2023, ranked 1st among container ports in Africa and the Mediterranean. For more information, please visit the following web

Welcome! Paradip Port Authority from India

September 04, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Paradip Port Authority has joined the IAPH as a regular member. The Port of Paradip, the only major port in the State of Odisha, is 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam on the east coast of the Bay of Bengal. Thanks to its strategic location, the port has a vast hinterland spreading over Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal states. Paradip Port handles various dry and l

Welcome! WTW from the United Kingdom

August 21, 2024

We are pleased to announce that WTW has joined the IAPH as an associate member. WTW is an insurance services provider founded in 2016 following a merger of the Willis Group and Towers Watson. WTW operates in more than 140 countries and has approximately 48,000 employees. It provides data-driven, insight-led solutions for people, risk, and capital to help organizations sharpen their strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate their workforce, and maximize performance. For more informa

Welcome! Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) from India

August 09, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK), has joined the IAPH as a regular member. SMPK, whose former name was Port of Kolkata, was renamed in 2020. It is the oldest port in India and India's only major riverine port, with around 232 kilometers long channel from the sea. It has a vast hinterland, the entire northeastern states of India, and its neighboring landlocked countries, Nepal and Bhutan. For more information, please visit the following website. https:

Welcome! Comisión Portuaria Nacional from Guatemala

August 09, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Comisión Portuaria Nacional has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Comisión Portuaria Nacional (CPN: The National Port Commission) is a technical entity created in 1972 to represent the State of Guatemala in port and regional maritime transport activities. It acts as an advisor to the Executive Agency and is responsible for studies and investigations, as well as verification of compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code

Appointment of a Member of the IAPH Finance and Audit Committee

August 07, 2024

On 9 July, the IAPH Board appointed Hitochika Yonezu, Director, Port Operations Department Nagoya Port Authority as a member of the IAPH Finance and Audit Committee. This is an internal committee of IAPH mandated to monitor and examine the financial status of the association for its smooth, undisrupted and sustainable operation. We warmly welcome Hitochika onboard. The Chair of the IAPH Finance and Audit Committee remains Mr. Gerd Ramdohr, Head of Financial Service at Hamburg Port Authority.

Welcome! Sawayama and Co. Ltd. from Japan

June 17, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Sawayama and Co. Ltd. has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Sawayama and Co. Ltd. is a shipping agent and customs broker in Nagasaki Port, one of the oldest ports in Japan. The company provides shipping companies with comprehensive support for entering and departing Nagasaki Port swiftly and safely. In addition, with decades of experience as a certified customs broker, the company takes care of shippers’ customs clearance quickly, regardless of the kind

IAPH commissions study of energy-related port investments

June 14, 2024

IAPH has commissioned a study to investigate energy-related port investments in developing countries. Ahead of the next Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 82) at the IMO, the association expects exploratory discussions to take place at the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the topic of a market-based measure. As a contribution to this process, IAPH has commissioned a study that will look at identifying potential energy-related investments that will be require

#IAPH2024 webinars to discuss future energy provision for ports

June 14, 2024

As ports seek to decarbonise their operations, their demand for sustainable electrical power is set to rise exponentially. Onshore power consumption at berth, vehicle and truck charging facilities and expanding rail infrastructure is already putting pressure on grids supplying ports. Further offshore wind, solar, wave and regasification operations will require new infrastructure as will storage, bunkering and seaborne transportation of low density, liquified low- and zero-carbon fuels. With thes

#IAPH2024: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Senior VP confirmed

June 14, 2024

Mary Carmen Barrios, Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Senior Vice President for Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring Operations, has been confirmed as a speaker at the2024 IAPH World Ports Conference; she will bring a unique perspective to the challenges of reaching net zero within an integrated logistics and supply chain. Wallenius Wilhelmsen is a market leader in providing end-to-end distribution services for cars, rolling equipment and breakbulk cargo, operating 128 vessels and seven marine terminals w

Over 70 entries submitted for #IAPH2024 Sustainability Awards

June 14, 2024

Marking the online submission of more than 70 projects from over 50 different member ports along with their partners and associate members, IAPH would like to pass on its sincere thanks to all participants for their efforts in putting together their entries for theIAPH 2024 Sustainability Awards. The database will now reach a total of over 400 best practices by global ports which integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into their businesses. Once the submissions have been processed, all