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#IAPH2025 accommodation: special rates end soon

July 25, 2025

This year’s World Ports Conference in Kobe, Japan will be a busy event, so delegates are advised to arrange their accommodation soon, as well as selecting their options forevening events and port tours. The IAPH has secured special rates for delegates to stay at theHotel Okuraor theHotel Portopia– both in Kobe. These special rates will close in late August, so delegates who require overnight accommodation are advised to book their rooms before this deadline. Spaces are limited at some of the eve

Welcome! Moffatt & Nichol from Spain

July 23, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Moffatt & Nichol has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Moffatt & Nichol is a global infrastructure advisory and engineering consulting firm specializing in the planning, design, and development of facilities related to marine terminals, ports, harbors, transportation, and freight movement. They also offer services in facility inspection and rehabilitation, and have a strong presence in both public and private sector projects worldwide. For more inform

Welcome! Aon from the UK

July 22, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Aon has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Aon is a global professional services firm that provides insurance brokerage services, risk management, reinsurance brokerage, human capital consulting and retirement and health solutions. As an insurance broker, Aon acts as an intermediary between clients and insurance providers, helping businesses and organizations assess risks and secure appropriate coverage. They also offer strategic advice and data-driven in

Welcome! Lavrio Port Authority S.A. from Greece

July 22, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Lavrio Port Authority S.A. has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Lavrio Port Authority S.A. is a Greek company established in 2001, which converted port funds into public limited companies. It is responsible for the administration, development, and operation of the Lavrio Port Zone. Lavrio Port is considered a port of national and international significance, due to its proximity to Athens International Airport and the Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea. It

High-level Rome seminar examines port security

July 15, 2025

A high-level IAPH European seminar on securingcritical port and maritime infrastructure took place this Tuesday in Rome. Held at the initiative of IAPH vice-president for Europe Jacques Vandermeiren (CEO, Port of Antwerp-Bruges) and with the participation of International Chamber of Shippingchairman Emanuele Grimaldi, the event marked an important step in reassessing how to protect such infrastructure from physical and cyber threats, in a context increasingly shaped by strategic competition and

Promoting port decarbonisation in Busan

July 15, 2025

Global initiatives and challenges around port decarbonisation were a central topic at a major forum in Busan, South Korea last week, and IAPH was on hand to provide a global perspective. Managing director Patrick Verhoeven gave a keynote speech on the topic (which can be viewedhere) at the 2025 International Forum on Smart Port Technology and Industry, held on July 3. Patrick was then joined by secretary general Masahiko Furuichi for apanel discussionon the topic that also includedSang-Keun Song

Changes in IAPH Tokyo team

July 15, 2025

Changes in IAPH’s Tokyo-based Finance & Administration team mean that the association is bidding farewell to a valued colleague while welcoming a new face. Director,technical committees and ESI liaison, Takeshi Suzuki hascompletedhis three-year secondment from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Takeshi has played a key role in the success of the organisation during his tenure, coordinating the association’s technical committee work, providing valuable oversight o

Annual Japan seminar highlights decarbonisation tools

July 15, 2025

Stakeholders from government, industry, and academia gathered at the Hotel Azur Takeshiba in Tokyo on Tuesday for the annual seminar organised by the Japanese Foundation for IAPH. This year, the event focused on the latest developments in port decarbonization, showcasing diverse strategies – including hydrogen utilization, green electricity transport, and blue carbon projects – that offer promising paths toward a sustainable and decarbonized future for ports. The seminar opened with welcome rema

PCO and digital twins discussed at Barcelona DCC

July 15, 2025

The hybrid mid-year IAPHData Collaboration committeetook place on 30 June at the Port of Barcelona. Several committee members attended in person with a further 40 members from South East Asia and the US West Coast intervening online. Supported by IAPH senior manager: Data Collaboration, Risk & Resilience Chloe Rowland, DCC chair Ingrid Boqué Sastre (director of institutional relations, Port of Barcelona) led a discussion that covered the work of the International Taskforce on Port Call Optimizat

Climate change and tariffs discussed at R&R meeting

July 15, 2025

IAPH’s Risk & Resilience committee met online on Thursday 3 July. Vice chair Shri Madiwal, (VP, operation and supply chain at Vancouver Fraser Port Authority) led a session that kicked off with a presentation by Helen Thanopoulou and Amalia Polydoropoulou, professors at the Department of Shipping Trade and Transport at theUniversity of the Aegean. They profiled a Decision Support System (DSS) to Enhance Climate Change Port Resilience; the DSS is a modular, user-friendly tool to assist ports in m

Welcome! Osaka Port Coorporation from Japan

July 14, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Osaka Port Corporation has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Osaka Port Corporation was established in 2011 to enhance the logistics functions of Osaka Port and strengthen its international competitiveness through the following business activities. ・Development and operation of foreign trade container terminals ・Development and operation of ferry terminals ・Leasing of the facilities above to Hanshin International Port Corporation For more information,

IAPH launches cyber resilience guidelines at TOC Europe

June 27, 2025

Last week in Rotterdam at TOC Europe 2025,IAPH launched its latest Data Collaboration Committee (DCC) productCyber Resilience Guidelines for emerging technologies in the maritime supply chain. Co-authored by 28 experts hailing from regular membersand associate members, as well as IAPH partnersthe World Bank and the World Economic Forum,the guidelineswere developed following a survey of the membership last September at an IAPH-Mercator webinar when members and non-members alike prioritised those