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Jens Meier nominated for new term of IAPH presidency

May 30, 2025

The term of the office of the incumbent IAPH president, Jens Meier, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority, will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held during this year’s IAPHWorld Ports Conferencein Kobe. Jens Meier has self-nominated for a second term (2025-2027) and meets all the nomination qualifications set out in the IAPH Constitution. All regular and honorary members of IAPH have received a form to cast a vote of confidence, which should be returned by 16 June. Confirmation of

ESI Advisory Group meets in Hamburg

May 30, 2025

Members of the Advisory Group of theIAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI)met in Hamburg last week, together with Green Award Foundation, who administer the ESI programme on behalf of IAPH.The agenda featured a discussion on the further development of themodule to measure ship emissions at berth and alignment of the ESI formula on CO2 emissions with the Net Zero Framework that was provisionally adopted by the IMO last month. The Advisory Group provides technical recommendationsto the ESI Board, w

Managing AI and Quantum cyber risk – next IAPH webinar

May 30, 2025

During our last webinar edition on the IAPH World Ports Tracker, cybersecurity was identified in the membership-wide survey of IAPH as the number one health, safety and security risk for their businesses. Nonetheless 37% of the same ports surveyed are adopting AI-led business case solutions in their ports, with only 1% starting to look at quantum computing. What should ports be aware of as they look at these game-changing technologies to improve their operations? What kind of proactive steps s

World Ports Conference – Early Bird rate expires in 48 hrs

May 30, 2025

Attendees at the #IAPH2025 World Ports Conference will discover how ports are investing to protect their digital infrastructure against cyber threats. In an interactive breakout session – titled ‘the costly one-click dilemma: how much investment in port cyber resilience is enough?’ –expertswill discuss the challenge of balancing cost against risk reduction, when effective protection is only as strong as the weakest link or ‘next click’. Taking place onday one(7 October) this session will be mo

Countdown to #IAPH2025: Golden Jubilee celebrations

May 30, 2025

IAPH’s Golden Jubilee year began with a celebration in Tokyo on 14 January 2005. Some 400 delegates were present at the event, which commemorated the association’smilestoneachievements (with a congratulatory address from Japan’s minister of land, infrastructure and transport) but also provided a moment for solemn reflection on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, which took place less than a month earlier. The association also responded to the disaster by encouraging members ‘to develop gu

Welcome! Sohar Industrial Port Company from Oman

May 27, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Sohar Industrial Port Company has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC) manages Sohar Port and Freezone, a major deep-sea port and adjacent free zone in Sohar, Oman. SIPC is a 50:50 joint venture between the Government of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam. The port is strategically positioned between Dubai and Muscat, making it a key hub for global trade routes between Europe and Asia. Sohar Port handles various cargo, includin

Packed May-June Ports & Harbors available to all

May 16, 2025

The May-June issue ofPorts & Harborsmagazine is out now. The cover interview is with Professor Maximo Q Mejia Jr, president of the World Maritime University (WMU), who talks to IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven about educating the port industry professionals of the future. This issue also features an interview with the chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Sirimevan Ranasinghe, who highlights the challenges and opportunities facing ports in the South Asia region. Also in this issue:

Development financing will be a key theme at #IAPH2025

May 16, 2025

In a constantly changing economic and geopolitical environment, there is one constant: ports need financing to sustain their needs and to grow. At the #IAPH2025 World Ports Conference taking place from 7–9 October 2025 in Kobe, Japan, the global development financing community will play a major role in the discussions. These organisations are key enablers for ports to develop their physical and digital infrastructure as part of the energy transition. Their support can also improve the efficient

Preliminary agenda released for Kobe TC meetings

May 16, 2025

A preliminary agenda has been released for the next IAPH Technical Committee meetings, which will be held on Monday6th October 2025, the day before theofficial openingof the IAPH World Ports Conference. There will be meetings of theClimate & Energy,Risk & Resilience,Data Collaboration,CruiseandPlanning, Operation and Financecommittees, as well as meetings ofthe steering groups of the Climate & Energy and Data Collaboration committees. The day will conclude with an IAPH Council meeting. The pre

Register for next week’s State of Ports webinar

May 16, 2025

Time is running out to register for the next #IAPH2025webinar,which will mark the launch of the upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker, based on a comprehensive global survey of more than 80 IAPH port members. The webinar, titledAn Annual ‘State of Ports’ Industry Report: IAPH 2025 World Ports Tracker Briefing on Sustainability and Market Trendswill be held on 23 May 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET. Maritime economistsProfessors Theo NotteboomandThanos Palliswill share key findings on port priorities across

Countdown to #IAPH2025: strengthening port security

May 16, 2025

With Y2K havingpassed without incidentfor the world’s ports, IAPH looked to the new century with optimism, reflected in theplayfultheme of its 22nd conference: 2001:A Maritime Odyssey. Held in May, the conference returned to Montreal for the first time in three decades. Forward-looking topics on the agenda included ‘the World Economy at the Dawn of the Third Millennium’ yet, less than four months later, any preconceptions about the future were upended by the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washingt

Welcome! Port Authority of Thailand

May 09, 2025

We are pleased to announce that the Port Authority of Thailand has joined the IAPH as a regular member. The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) is a government agency responsible for regulating and managing ports in Thailand. It primarily operates Laem Chabang Port and Bangkok Port. Established in 1951, PAT falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport. Laem Chabang Port is Thailand's main deep-sea port, constructed to alleviate congestion at Bangkok Port, which is located on the ea