NEWS & EVENTS

December 22, 2023

IAPH returned to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges Port House, this time with Victor Shieh accepting the invitation to present at APEC Flanders Port training Centre on trends in communications in maritime and ports at their international in-person course on Port Business Analysis Development & Marketing. Victor invited course participant Camila Tavares of Porto do Açu to present her port’s marketing communications strategy as part of the intervention, given their close working relationship with IAP

Port Endeavor played with C-MAT students

December 22, 2023

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Another successful Port Endeavor training session took place in Antwerp on 14 December, this time for international students of the C-MAT Maritime Transport Management course held at the Antwerp Management School. IAPH technical director, Antonis Michail facilitated the session as part of his lecture on sustainable port management. This was the first time IAPH facilitated a gameplay for non-port professionals and the positive outcome confirmed the great potential of Port Endeavor to be used

IAPH Insider- December 21, 2023

December 21, 2023

IAPH Insider

This edition covers: IAPHInsider highlight with Patrick Verhoeven IAPH condemns Red Sea area attacks IAPH and ICS bring Clean Energy Marine Hubs to COP28 IMO GreenVoyage 2050 launches OPS package IMO workshop on life cycle GHG intensity of marine fuels IMO adopts places of refuge guidelines IAPH partners with Mercator Media Welcome to new members Risk and Resilience Committee met 20 December Data Collaboration Committee met 7 December Member survey on future of work IAP

World Maritime News (69)

December 19, 2023

World Maritime News

Topics on the Houthi attacks against ships CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and MSC are pausing Suez Canal transits and instead routing services around the Cape of Good Hope as they await the US Navy to step up maritime protection in the Red Sea following an increasing number of attacks on commercial shipping, including missiles hitting MSC's Palatium III and Hapag-Lloyd's Al Jasrah ships on 15 December. Liner shipping could need up to 1.7m teu additional capacity to reroute all their services tha

Member Ports News(68)

December 19, 2023

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 4-Dec Port of Amsterdam: Port of Amsterdam and Oman take the next step for the development of a liquid hydrogen corridor 5-Dec Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona: The Port of Barcelona strengthens the alliance with Tech Barcelona with an active presence at Tech Spirit Barcelona 2023 Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva: The Port of Huelva hosts the presentation of a video and the work carried out on the history of 'Columbus, monument to Friendship with the Peoples of

New IAPH Membership dues starting from 2024

December 13, 2023

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Dear Valued IAPH Members, We hope you and your team are keeping well under the present circumstances. First of all, we sincerely appreciate your continued support of our association for long years. Last year, the IAPH Board decided to introduce an indexation of membership dues, linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Japan and Belgium, the countries where our operational units are located and where we have our main organizational costs, for our organization to be financially sustainabl

IAPH meets incoming IMO secretary-general

December 08, 2023

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The IMO Assembly also confirmed the appointment of Arsenio Dominguez, as new secretary-general of the organisation. Arsenio Dominguez had been elected by the IMO Council last July and his mandate will officially start on 1 January 2024 for an initial term of four years. He succeeds Kitack Lim in the role, who was IMO secretary-general for two terms. Prior to the Assembly meeting, a delegation of IAPH, including president Jens Meier, former president Santiago Garcia-Milà, managing director Patric

IAPH presented at ESCAP workshop

December 08, 2023

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The United Nation’s Economic and Social Committee for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) held a capacity building workshop on port digitalisation and smart ports in Bangkok on 29 and 30 November. Pascal Ollivier, chairman of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee, gave a keynote address at the workshop, which was attended by 70 representatives of port authorities and ministries. The workshop highlighted the leading role of ESCAP as UN Regional Commission on port digitalisation matters among other UN re

IAPH-MEDports seminar expands ESI audience

December 08, 2023

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IAPH held its first joint seminar with the MEDPorts Association on 30 November, focusing on theEnvironmental Ship Index (ESI)and how it could help positively impact Mediterranean shipping emissions reductions. The seminar, hosted by the Port of Barcelona, saw presentations from IAPH technical director Antonis Michail and business consultant Nick Blackmore, as well as Port of Amsterdam’s Henri van der Weide, who co-leads the working group for the ESI At Berth Project. The audience for the seminar

IAPH Insider- December 7, 2023

December 07, 2023

IAPH Insider

This edition covers: IAPHInsider highlight with Rhona Macdonald IMO adopts resolution on organised crime New IMO Council installed IAPH meets incoming IMO secretary-general Shipping and ports at COP 28 IAPH presented at ESCAP workshop IAPH-MEDports seminar expands ESI audience APEC launches a new alumni platform Welcome to new members Member Port News World Maritime News Calendar of Events IAPHInsider highlight with Rhona Macdonald IMO adopts resolution

Welcome! Hartman & König Stromzuführungs AG from Germany

December 07, 2023

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We are pleased to announce that Hartman & König Stromzuführungs AG has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Hartmann & König Stromzuführungs AG is one of the leading manufacturers of motorized cable reels, spring cable reels, and slip ring assemblies, which are used on container-, deck- and construction cranes, excavators, or hoisting equipment of all types. The company has been in the business for over 70 years, with a reputation for providing high-quality products. For more informatio

World Maritime News (68)

December 06, 2023

World Maritime News

Call for port authorities to support grid upgrades Electrifying container handling equipment is an easy win for decarbonizing terminals. But it requires upgrades to supply networks that can best be helped by ports showing aggregate demand. Port authorities are being asked to aid terminal operators seeking to upgrade electricity supplies to their facilities in an effort to decarbonize. A recent report from APM Terminals and DP World indicated a huge scope for terminals to reduce emissions using