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#IAPH2025: conference app available for delegates

September 19, 2025

The official app for the 2025 IAPH World Ports Conference is now available for all attendees. It has a number of useful features, allowing users to see the full agenda of the three days, including social events and port tours. Delegates can network with fellow attendees and message them, as well as finding out more about the event sponsors and what they have in store at their stands at #IAPH2025. The app will contain a personal QR code for each delegate, which can be used to speed up the badge c

OPS working group sets the agenda in Le Havre

September 19, 2025

The IAPH Onshore Power Supply (OPS) working group is meeting in Le Havre this week (17-18 September) to track progress on OPS implementation and discuss its work program for the following period. Apart from its continued focus on exchanging practices between ports that are advanced in their OPS implementation journey, identifying and tracking remaining challenges, the group is establishing a second work pillar on guidance and dissemination to address the needs of ports that are at starting or ea

Welcome! David Wignall Associates from Singapore

September 08, 2025

We are pleased to announce that David Wignall Associates has joined the IAPH as an associate member. David Wignall Associates is a specialist company serving the maritime industry by supporting and advising owners, operators and investors in ports, terminals, shipping and logistics worldwide. Its primary services for ports, terminals, and shipyards include advisory, finance, and forecasting; planning, engineering, and project implementation; regulatory and legal services; management support

New IAPH regional VPs-elect for six regions

September 05, 2025

IAPH is pleased to announce thatvice presidents(2025-2027)for the following six regions have been elected by their member ports, following voting thattook place between 29 July and 19 August. They are in the image, from left to right, top to bottom: Africa: Abubakar Dantsoho (managing director/ CEO, Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigeria); America, North: Eugene Seroka (executive director, Port of Los Angeles, U.S.A, re-elected); Asia, South West, East & Middle East: Ichio Motono (senior executive

IAPH Sustainability Awards: voting closes tomorrow

September 05, 2025

This is your last chance to vote for your favourite projects in theIAPH Sustainability Awards. Voting closes tomorrow, Friday 5 September midnight CEST –you can make your selections among the finalistshere. With a record high participation already, the current voting results are extremely close in most categories, and every additional vote can make the difference towards defining the final winners. The IAPH Sustainability Awards celebrates the very highest quality port-sustainability projects fr

#IAPH2025 webinar next week on port impacts of MEPC

September 05, 2025

On Monday next week, the final webinar prior to the #IAPH2025 World Ports Conference in Kobe takes place. IAPH’s Rhona Macdonald, World Bank’s Jan Hoffmann and the chairs of IAPH's working groups on Clean Marine Fuels (Peter Alkema of Port of Amsterdam) and Port Readiness Level (Françoise van den Brinkof Port of Rotterdam)will be looking atthe status of the proposals on the table of the IMO Net Zero Framework ahead of the upcoming MEPC Extraordinary meeting, and discussing what they could mean f

Join our technical committee day in Kobe

September 05, 2025

On 6 October, the day prior to its World Ports Conference in Kobe, Japan, IAPH will be holding a series of in-person thematic working sessions of its technical committees, addressing key topics of interest. The sessions will be held atHotel Ōkura(pictured below) andall interested regular and associate members are encouraged to register their attendance at the sessions by completing theregistration form. A draft agenda can be viewedhere. Under the topic of Data Collaboration, participants will ha

#IAPH2025: port resilience amid global pressure

September 05, 2025

Delegates will gain timely insights into how ports can navigate growing uncertainty in global trade at #IAPH2025 in Kobe this October. With shifting trade dynamics, rising geopolitical tensions, and fluctuating tariffs shaping the first half of 2025, ports are under pressure to remain agile amidst disrupted cargo flows. In afireside chaton the afternoon of 7 October, Gene Seroka, executive director of Port of Los Angeles and IAPHregional VP for North America, will join James Baker of Lloyd's Lis

Countdown to #IAPH2025: closing the gaps

September 05, 2025

Havingreimaginedthe Antwerp edition of the IAPH World Ports Conference as an online event, IAPH rescheduled the following edition to May 2022. Meanwhile, the association moved to expand its membership outreach channels and social media engagement while making significant institutional changes. It was reorganised around a set of three leadingtechnical committeesand it also saw the organisational incorporation of theEnvironmental Ship Index(ESI); the IAPH Insider biweekly newsletter also madeits

Welcome! POIC Logistics Sdn Bhd from Malaysia

September 03, 2025

We are pleased to announce that POIC Logistics Sdn Bhd has joined the IAPH as a regular member. POIC Logistics Sdn Bhd operates and manages port infrastructure at the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) Lahad Datu in Sabah. The company is responsible for managing the port infrastructure at POIC Lahad Datu, which includes dry and liquid bulk terminals, a barge landing area, and a container terminal. The company aims to be a regional logistics hub for vegetable oils, fertilizers, general logist

Welcome! Port of Cork Company from Ireland

September 02, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Port of Cork Company has joined the IAPH as a regular member. The Port of Cork Company is a state-owned commercial port located in Cork, Ireland, and is one of the country’s most important maritime gateways. It operates a wide range of shipping services, including container, bulk, and cruise traffic. The port supports all six shipping modes (lift-on/lift-off, roll-on/roll-off, liquid bulk, dry bulk, breakbulk, and cruise), making it a versatile hub for internat

Welcome! Barbados Port Inc. from Barbados

August 19, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Barbados Port Inc. has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) is the government-owned entity responsible for managing the Port of Bridgetown, the primary seaport in Barbados. Initially formed in 1979 as the Barbados Port Authority, it was restructured and renamed Barbados Port Inc. in 2003. BPI regulates shipping into Barbados and manages cargo and cruise operations at the Port of Bridgetown. The port of Bridgetown handles various types