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Kobe is at the heart of #IAPH2025

March 21, 2025

This year’s venueof the IAPHWorld Port Conferenceis the dynamic port city of Kobe – thebirthplaceof the IAPH and themayoral domainof one of the association's two founding fathers. Located between the Rokko mountain range and the Seto inland sea, the historical port city has aunique international flavor, with architecture that features an eclectic mix of Japanese and late 19th century Western vernacular and a food culture that boasts the world-famous Kobe beef and Nada sake. Taking advantage of K

March-April edition of Ports & Harbors published

March 21, 2025

The cover interview for the latest edition of Ports & Harbors is with Sara Stickler, CEO of the Global Cold Chain Alliance – the voice of companies that manage temperature-controlled logistics and warehousing services worldwide. The March-April edition of IAPH’s member magazine also includes a feature examining how ports are finding ways to work with their communities to build mutually beneficial economic projects and partnerships; this includes inspirational projects in Papua New Guinea, Benin,

Online places available for the Technical Committee Days

March 21, 2025

The 2025 IAPH Technical Committee Days are now fully booked, but there is still the opportunity for members toregisterto join the three-day event online. An agendais availablefor the event, which takes place 26-28 March and gives regular and associate members a golden opportunity to share critical knowledge. This year’s event will also feature speakers from the IMO, ICS, BIMCO, C40, CLIA, FIATA and the World Economic Forum, alongside subject matter experts from IAPH’s regular and associate membe

IAPH in full force at IMO FAL 49

March 21, 2025

IAPH was present in full force at the International Maritime Organization’s headquarters in London last week, as the FAL convention celebrated its 60th anniversary on the occasion of its 49th committee meeting. IAPH sponsored and co-sponsored a total of six submissions covering cybersecurity of maritime single windows, port call optimisation, port community systems, IMO’s forthcoming digitalisation strategy, illicit trading, and training and education for mooring personnel. For a full briefing o

Setting sail for success at LIBA

March 21, 2025

IAPH regional representative Ennarasu Karunesan was a guest of the Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) on March 13. At the Dr Xaviour Britto Annual Endowment Lecture, Ennarasu delivered a presentation titled ‘Setting Sail for Success: Understanding Global Maritime Trade and India’s Competitive Edge, that touched on IAPH’s innovative initiatives such as thePort Endeavorbusiness game, theEnvironmental Shipping Indexand its work aroundclean marine fuels, as we all the association’s c

Countdown to #IAPH2025: leadership and partnerships

March 21, 2025

Long-serving IMO secretary general C P Srivastava set the scene for IAPH’s 14th biennial conference, held in Hamburg. His keynote address at the 1985 edition reflected on three decades of change within maritime transportation, spanning IAPH’s life to date. Srivastava noted the growth of ship sizes, the impact of containerisation, the need for continued technical assistance to developing countries and the founding of the World Maritime University as the major hallmarks of the era. He also noted t

Welcome! GenFlat Holdings, Inc. from USA

March 19, 2025

We are pleased to announce that GenFlat Holdings, Inc. has joined the IAPH as an associate member. GenFlat Holdings, Inc. is a pioneering company in the shipping and logistics industry, focusing on innovative collapsible shipping container technology. Their main product is a collapsible marine container designed to replace existing standard marine containers. Genflat’s containers can be collapsed and stacked when empty, with four collapsed units occupying the space of a single standard containe

Developing data collaboration beyond port gates

March 19, 2025

On Monday 3 March, the Transitioning Industrial Clusters (TIC) initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in collaboration with the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee (DCC), held a workshop titled ‘Digital Collaboration in Port-Anchored Industrial Clusters’; a large number of clusters covered by the project are located at or close to ports. IAPH regular and associate members shared common issues in developing data collaboration ecosystems beyond port gates, namely with the industrial clusters

Registration opens as #IAPH2025 agenda is announced

March 10, 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 IAPH World Ports Conference – the leading global business gathering of port professionals, now in its 70th year. IAPH Members can take advantage of alimited time Early Bird offer, saving 20% on the cost of a ticket to the conference, which takes place in the dynamic port city ofKobe, 7-9 October. This special offer will end on 30 April. Theagendafor #IAPH2025 has also been announced. Based entirely around the conference theme ofReinvention and Prosperity in

Learn and network at the IAPH Technical Committee Days

March 10, 2025

The IAPH Technical Committee Days are three short weeks away –the ‘engine room’ of the association’s work, this event gives regular and associate members a golden opportunity not only to share critical knowledge but also to network. This year there will be evening networking receptions held atTrinity House– the much-admired home of the eponymous maritime safety charity since 1796 – and at The Walrus and The Carpenter, not far from the Monument. The latter reception is sponsored by IAPH associate

IAPH colleagues visit India’s pioneer ports

March 10, 2025

A team from IAPH’s Tokyo-based finance and administration team led by secretary general Masahiko Furuichi visited Indian member ports in late February. Accompanied by IAPH regional representative Ennarasu Karunesan, the group, which included IAPH membership director Shinobu Yamamoto and IAPH director (technical committees) Takeshi Suzuki, visited Mormugao Port Authority, Chennai Port Authority and new member Kamarajar Port Authority from February 26-27. Last year, Mormugao Port Authority becam

Countdown to #IAPH2025: reflections on a silver jubilee

March 10, 2025

For IAPH, the 1980s began with celebration and reflection. The association’s 12th biennial conference, which took place in Nagoya, Japan in May 1981, marked 25 years of operation. Prior to the gathering, IAPH paid tribute to its founding fathers by placing dedicated memorial monuments at the graves ofGaku Matsumotoin Tokyo, andChujiro Haraguchi in Kobe. In his address at the occasion of the Tokyo memorial, IAPH president Paul Bastard quoted an old Chinese proverb: those who drink the water mus