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IAPH joins the debate at COP 29 in Baku

November 15, 2024

IAPH is among governments and non-state global climate actors currently gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan for the29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties(COP 29). At the event, running 11-22 November, participants face the steep challenge of keeping the world on track to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C by the end of this century. On Tuesday 12 November, IAPH technical director Antonis Michail joined the side event on ‘Green Ports for a Sustainable Blue Economy’ organised by Greece. Alo

Choose next year’s topics at the IAPH Harbor Cafés

November 15, 2024

IAPH invites all members to attend the next IAPH Harbor Cafés, which will take place online on 3 December (1000-1100 Central European Time) and 4 December (1700-1800 Central European Time), where members will be able to select the topics of most interest for the 2025 webinar programme. IAPH will be interviewing numerous senior experts for their views on the hottest topics within the World Ports Sustainability Program themes of climate and energy, environmental care, digitalisation, infrastructu

Countdown to #IAPH2025: the founding of IAPH

November 15, 2024

Following the first International Port Conference held in Kobe in 1952 conference (as detailedin last month’s IAPH Insider), a second conference was held in Los Angeles, with the intention of establishing a permanent association. Postponed until November 1955 to ensure maximum attendance, the Second International Port & Harbor Conference is remembered as the founding meeting of IAPH. The decision to establish the new association may have been clearly supported, but the question of who would le

Bunker role crucial to decarbonization, IBIA delegates hear

November 15, 2024

IAPH technical directorAntonis Michail attended theannual conventionof the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) that took place in Athens from 5-7 November. On 6 November, Antonis joined a keynote panel discussion on the decarbonization of maritime transport and the crucial role and state of the bunker industry. He was joined by ICS deputy secretary-general, Simon Bennett, Intercargo director and secretary general, Kostas Gkonis, and BIMCO deputy secretary-general, Michael Lund. Th

Cyber resilience unpacked through WEF resources

November 15, 2024

Earlier this week in Geneva, IAPH’s Data Collaboration Committee chairman Pascal Ollivier attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on Cybersecurity coinciding with the launch of their whitepaper Unpacking Cyber Resilience. The paper calls for a broader understanding of cyber resilience that goes beyond cybersecurity, defining it as an organisation’s ability to minimise the impact of significant cyber incidents on its primary goals and objectives. Pascal moderated the panel ‘Anchori

Inaugural meeting with IAPH’s latest Indian member

November 15, 2024

IAPH's recently-joined member from India, Paradip Port Authority, received a visit from IAPH representative Ennarasu Karunesan (pictured right) to mark the organisation’s membership and to discuss priorities on energy transition, data collaboration and resilience building. Chairperson Shri P. L. Haranadh (centre) and senior advisor Shri A K Bose (left), as well as the authority’s management team, took part in the discussions. Paradip port is one of three locations targeted by the Indian Ministry

Introducing #IAPH2025 – Kobe, birthplace of IAPH

November 01, 2024

As officially confirmed in Hamburg, the 2025 edition of the IAPH World Ports Conference will be hosted by the City of Kobe, Japan. #IAPH2025 will take place on 7-9 October next year and will mark the 70th year of the association. This vibrant and advanced port city venue is ready to host professionals from across the global maritime supply chain for networking, innovation and debate. Below you can enjoy the video shown to delegates in Hamburg by Tomohisa Izumi, deputy director general of the Por

Save the date: Technical Committee Days in London

November 01, 2024

The dates and venue have been confirmed for IAPH’s annual Technical Committee Days in London. We look forward to returning to the International Chamber of Shipping’s headquarters in Walsingham House in the heart of the City of London, 26-28 March 2025. Next year’s Technical Committee meetings will be combined with working group breakouts and updates, and we will invite expert speakers from our colleagues at the IMO for the latest updates on MEPC, FAL and MSC developments. So, mark these dates i

IAPH Harbor Cafés announced for December

November 01, 2024

The final IAPH Harbor Cafés for this year will take place on 3 December (10.00-11.00 CET) and 4 December (17.00-18.00 CET), to cover all time zones. For these editions of the Harbor Café, we will invite members to register their views on the topics of greatest interest to them. There are now 401 projects on the World Ports Sustainability Programdatabase, each providing an example of industry best practice. IAPH is preparing six major webinars in 2025 that cover thesix main themesof the WPSP a

#IAPH2024: prize draw, presentations and proceedings

November 01, 2024

We trust that the IAPH World Ports Conference 2024 in Hamburg provided delegates with engaging content and plenty of opportunities to meet and collaborate with fellow international professionals across the port sector. Wecontinually striveto deliver a high-level event for all attendees and welcomefeedback on this year's annual conference. To this end, a short survey is available for delegates who attended, and it should take no more than two minutes to complete. As a thank-you for taking the ti

Countdown to #IAPH2025: the first conference

November 01, 2024

It could be said that the IAPH World Ports Conference is older than the association itself. In the autumn of 1951, Gaku Matsumoto approached the mayor of Kobe with the idea of fulfilling a goal that he’d cherished since founding the Ports and Harbours Association of Japan three decades earlier: he wanted Japan to host the world’s first ever international port conference. Expressions of interest were sought from the American Association of Port Authorities in Washington, and from the Los Angeles

IAPH, WCO and WSC enhance customs guidelines

November 01, 2024

Earlier this year, on 24 April, the bi-annual meeting of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) took place. There was a discussion about theWCO-IAPH Guidelines on Cooperation between Customs and Port Authoritiesand the WCO-IAPH working group was asked to consider incorporating a contribution from the World Shipping Council (WSC) on trilateral cooperation between port authorities, customs authorities and shipping lines into the document. Intersessional meetings