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#IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards: deadline approaching 

May 29, 2026

The submissiondeadline for the #IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards competition is approaching fast! Member ports –and associate members acting on their behalf – should submit their sustainability projects using the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) dedicated online form by 10 June. You can submit your projecthere. Projects will then be evaluated and scoredby an independent jury against theevaluation criteriaand will be highlighted on IAPH’s social media channels and on the WPSP website. Fina

IAPH president delivers remarks at Ningbo forum opening

May 29, 2026

IAPH president Jens Meier (CEO, Hamburg Port Authority) is attending theMaritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum(MPF) held 26-28 May in Ningbo, China. Jens was invited to deliver the main remarks during the opening ceremony of the Main Forum, scheduled for the morning of 27 May at Zhi Xing Hall of the Ningbo International Conference Center. In his remarks he emphasised that constant change was ‘the new normal’ for the sector and that no port, shipping company or country could manage transformat

#IAPH2026: Early Bird rate expires soon ​

May 29, 2026

IAPH members are encouraged toregister nowfor theIAPH World Ports Conference – the Early Bird ticket price expires on Sunday 31 May. #IAPH2026 willconvene senior port professionals from across the world in London – the intelligence hub of global shipping – for four days of high-level dialogue among shipowners, investment banks, cargo owners, insurers, regulators, thought leaders and providers of state-of-the-art technology. Recently announced high-levelspeakersfor the conference – taking place 3

June #IAPH2026 webinar: building port-city connections

May 29, 2026

IAPH membersare encouraged to register for the next edition in the #IAPH2026webinar series, whichis open forregistration. On Wednesday 24 June (10:00 CEST / 17:00 JST) join IAPH moderator Victor Shieh (director membership outreach & networks) and an expert panel to explore the topic ofcommunity building. This topic is still high on the agendas of global ports, sowhat are port authorities and their communities focusing on to bring the port and the city closer together?‘Ports and Cities: thriving

CMF and PRL joint working groups held in Marseille

May 29, 2026

The IAPH working groups onClean Marine Fuels(CMF) andPort Readiness Levels(PRL) met in Marseille on 18-20 May. Hosted by the Port of Marseille-Fos, 20 experts from the ports of Açu, Antwerp-Bruges, Amsterdam, Barcelona, HAROPA, Marseille-Fos, North Sea Port, Rotterdam and Seattle, as well as Transport Canada, the International Chamber of Shipping and Ernst & Young, gathered to advance the working groups’ agendas on preparing world ports for bunkering and transporting low- and zero-carbon fuels s

IAPH brings clean fuel focus to MEDPorts

May 29, 2026

TheMEDPorts2026 Forum took place at the Port of Marseille-Fos,20-21 May,focusing on the theme of ‘Resilient logistics and green corridors’. IAPH technical director Antonis Michail joined Hervé Martel, CEO and chairman of the executive board at Marseille Fos Port Authority, and David Magro, president of the MEDPorts Association, in opening the forum and welcoming the participants. IAPH members and CMF/PRL contributors, Françoise van den Brink (Port of Rotterdam), Daniel Ruiz (Port of Barcelona) a

Decarbonisation discussion with IAPH member Sines 

May 29, 2026

Against the backdropof TOC Europe, held 19-21 May in Hamburg, IAPH president and Hamburg Port Authority CEO Jens Meier met with Jaime Puna, executive member of the Board at IAPH regular member Port of Sines. A key topic in Jens and Jaime’s strategic discussion was the development of the Sustainable Energy Hub in the Port of Hamburg, which served as an example of the evolving role of ports in future energy supply chains. The executives also exchanged views on renewable energy production, the goal

IAPH SG presents at Asia Pacific Transport Forum

May 29, 2026

IAPH secretary general Masahiko Furuichi spoke at the Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum (APTF) earlier this month in Manila. The event, held 19-22 May, was organised bytheAsian Development Bank(ADB); convened biennially since 2008, the forum brings together ministers, senior officials, transport practitioners, and development partners to examine shared challenges, exchange experience, and explore solutions based on real-world delivery across the region. Masahiko delivered a lecture on ‘Sustai

IAPH reconnects with Philippine Ports Authority

May 29, 2026

While in Manila for the Asia Pacific Transport Forum, IAPH secretary general Masahiko Furuichi visited thePhilippine Ports Authority(PPA), a long-standing regular member of the Association since 1965. This was the first IAPH visit to PPA since the Covid pandemic. Masahiko met with Mark Jon S. Paloma, the PPA's assistant general manager for operations. He proposed to hold the coming Japan-Philippines Port Seminar in October, focusing on the priority agendas for both island countries such as hinte

IAPH MD praises Ukrainian port resilience

May 29, 2026

IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven delivered the opening message at the 3rd International Conference – NewPORT UA: Operation of Ukrainian Ports Under Martial Law – earlier this month. The event, which took place in Odesa on 21 May, brought together representatives of public and private port operators, shipowners, freight brokers, logistics and forwarding companies, transport operators, and representatives of Ukrainian state authorities and the maritime industry. Patrick’swelcome remarks–wh

DCC vice chair gives cyber perspective at OAS-CIP webinar

May 29, 2026

Gadi Benmoshe, vice chair of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee gave the IAPH view on cybersecurity at a recent webinar on the topic. ‘Port-Maritime Cybersecurity: Protection Against Digital Threats’was hosted by the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (OAS-CIP), alongside featured speakers from the World Bank and Barbados Port Inc. During the May 21 event, Gadi shared key findings and strategic best practices from IAPH’s activities to bolster global port cyber resilience. He

Battery risks and ISPS Code on June R&R agenda 

May 29, 2026

The Risk & Resilience Committee will meet 16 June (14.00-15.00 CEST) with a packed agenda, following on from the momentum built at theTechnical Committee Daysin April. This edition will cover the outcomes from the in-person meeting in Singapore, including the ISPS Code, Lithium-ion battery safety, and climate resilience. The latter two topics are likely to be the focus of presentations from guest speakers, taking an inspection and insurance view respectively. If you have not received an invite f

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