NEWS & EVENTS

May 17, 2021

Europe and Africa Region Albania Durres Port Authority May 11:Restrictions on the direct impact of the pandemic on passenger transport, increase the volume of freight transport by ferry Spain Valencia Port May 16:The Port of València moves 479,171 containers in April and sets monthly and year-on-year records America Region USA Port Canaveral May 14:Port Canaveral and State of Florida Establish an On-site COVID-19 Vaccination Center Port of Los Angeles May 11:SEROKA TO ILWU: ‘TH

IAPH Insider – 13 May 2021

May 13, 2021

IAPH Insider

This edition of IAPH Insider covers: #IAPH2021: register and join 300+ colleagues worldwide #IAPH2021: sneak preview webinar on 21 May #IAPH2021: have you considered sponsoring? Welcome to new associate member Vistacom The May-June issue of Ports & Harbors is out Your opinion: is vessel size increase still sustainable? IAPH members' workshop on market-based measures Is your port considering carbon capture? UNCTAD course on pandemic resilience of ports Suport the Seafarers

World Maritime News (10)

May 13, 2021

World Maritime News

Asian container ports most efficient globally: World Bank, IHS Markit Index Asian container ports have been the most efficient during a prolonged surge of exports that has fed Western economies and challenged their ports, according to a new index launched by the World Bank andIHS Markit on 5 May. East Asian ports specifically dominate the Container Port Performance Index, which is based on the total port hours per ship call, cross-referenced with workload achieved. Yokohama leads the index, fo

Member Port News (10)

May 11, 2021

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region April 22 Baku International Sea Trade Port: Employees of Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC are being vaccinated April 23 Port Autonome de Conakry: PAC audience: Reception of a delegation from the Africa Challenge Group. Port of Gdansk Authority: PGE S.A. invests to increase the material handling capacity at the Port of Gdańsk April 26 Port Authority of Genoa: Genoa Blue Agreement: a Green Revolution April 27 Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva: The p

Welcome to a new Associate member from Mauritius!

May 10, 2021

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VISTACOM isa strategic communications agency engaged in building brands, increasing awareness and boosting demand for our customers through cost cutting edge technologies in the fields of Communication & Public Relations, Media training, Crisis Management Issues. Internal communication, Digital communication, Social media, etc. The company ispresently associated with the Mauritius Ports Authority in a PPP endeavor to conceive, design, deploy and operate a complete end to end Platform to act as a

COVID-19 updates (18)

May 10, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Germany Port of Hamburg May 7:India is fighting the second wave of Covid-19 Gibraltar Gibraltar Port Authority May 5:Technical Calls Italy Ports of Genoa May 1:New cruise sailings from the Port of Genoa Malta Authority for Transport in Malta May 3:Coronavirus: Measures on board commercial vessels Morocco The National Ports Agency Apr 30:Publication of the Annual Financial Report for the year 2020 Netherland North Sea Port Apr 22:North Sea Port

An all-time record for unloaded containers was broken at Ashdod Port despite the coronavirus

May 10, 2021

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The coronavirus pandemic that broke out almost a year ago had a dramatic impact on our lives and it appears that it also impacted the consumption habits of Israelis. If we assumed that due to the high unemployment rates private spending would take a hit, based on the number of containers that entered Israel we can assess that it actually increased. The closure of aviation due to the breakout of the virus and the dwindling number of daily passenger planes that had also been carrying cargo, led t

IAPH Insider – 30 April 2021

April 30, 2021

IAPH Insider

This edition of IAPH Insider covers: #IAPH2021 hosts world's container industry leaders #IAPH2021 sneakpreview webinar on 21 May #IAPH2021: 64 candidates for the Sustainability Awards #IAPH2021: discover the Technical Committee sessions #IAPH2021: IAPH renews ties with WCO #IAPH2021: have you considered sponsoring? Welcome to new associate members Your opinion: is vessel size increase still sustainable? Global shippers' webinar on Suez aftermath Discover the first global c

World Maritime News (9)

April 28, 2021

World Maritime News

Container equipment shortages push up container prices Container equipment shortages across the main trade lanes look set to continue, despite efforts by carriers to reposition and bring additional capacity into the market. The heavy demand for containerized shipping and the difficulties of handling such huge volumes, means the current equipment imbalance can be expected to deteriorate, predicted CEO and founder of Container xChange. The price was being driven by the urgent demand for equipmen

Member Port News (9)

April 27, 2021

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region April 12 Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Ports of Tenerife): The port of Tenerife, base for luxury cruises in the Canary Islands April 14 Antwerp Port Authority: Port of Antwerp and UAntwerp map the presence of invertebrates Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva: Huelva Port Authority and SASEMAR sign a contract for the management, coordination and control of maritime port traffic Port Autonome de Conakry: INFO PAC: Record reception of a 265-meter

COVID-19 updates (17)

April 26, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Azerbaijan Port of Baku Apr 22:Employees of Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC are vaccinated Belgium Port of Antwerp Apr 23:Port of Antwerp holds its own in the first quarter, despite Brexit and corona crisis Finland Port of Helsinki Apr 23:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Kenya Kenya Ports Authority Apr 23:Improved Performance in First Quarter 2021 Netherland Port of Amsterdam Apr 20:Implementation date Green Award requirement for ri

Welcome to a new Associate member from USA!

April 19, 2021

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Formed in 2020, the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) is a non-profit organization based in USA to promoteand facilitate maritime cybersecurity information sharing, awareness, training,and collaboration efforts between private and public sector stakeholders. Its mission is to effectively improve cyber risk management across the entire MTS community through effective information sharing for the improved identification, protection, detection, respons