April 18, 2025
The IAPHData Collaborationcommittee will meet online on Monday 30 June 2025, from 16:00-17:30 CEST. The meeting agenda and documents will be shared at a later date. Members wishing to join these committee meetings who have not received a calendar invite should contact IAPH director (technical committees)Takeshi Suzuki.
April 18, 2025
In the mid-1990s, two of the association’s core themes –climate and energyandrisk and resilience–were thrust to the forefront of the agenda at the IAPH Conference, in ways that still resonate today. The 1993 edition was held in Australia, with an opening ceremony at the world-famous Sydney Opera House. Following on from the introduction of IAPH guidelines at the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Earth Summitthe year before, the conference passed a resolution on ship’s port fees, assertin
April 18, 2025
The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) were published by the scheme administrator Green Award Foundation on 1 April. The number of vessels with an ESI score of 20 or above is at 4,552 and the total number of vessels in the ESI database is at 6,021. The average ESI score is 32.3. The number of incentive providers now stands at 76. In 2026, the main ESI score for air emissionwill transferto ‘ESI Core’ and accordingly all Incentive Providers (IPs) are advised to adjust their i
April 14, 2025
IAPH welcomes the agreement reached last Friday at the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the package of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations known as the “IMO net-zero framework”. The agreement on the economic measure, which has been put forward by MEPC83 for formal adoption later this year for implementation by 2028, is a compromise which serves as a global framework that will ultimately encourage the adoption of low and zero carbon fuels for an
April 11, 2025
We are pleased to announce that Container Trades Statistics Limited has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Container Trades Statistics Limited (CTS) has been a trusted source of quality TEU volume and price index data since 2008 when it was initially established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the European Liner Affairs Association (ELAA). CTS has provided a reliable and objective data source for the liner industry. Following ELAA’s closure in 2010, CTS became the designated data service
April 04, 2025
The third edition of the IAPH Technical Committee Days were successfully held last week in London, 26-28 March at the offices of the International Chamber of Shipping. In-person capacity was at maximum, with 75 attendees on site and50 members connecting online, collectivelyrepresenting some 45 ports and 13 associate members. The three strategic committee themes –climate and energy,data collaborationandrisk and resiliencewere discussed in depth with invited guests from IMO, UNCTAD, the World Bank
April 04, 2025
On Monday and Tuesday last week, IAPH member experts from a variety of port authority teams –including harbour masters, sustainability, bunkering, hazardous cargo and safety – met to discuss and develop the coming suite ofClean Marine FuelsWorking Group andPort Readiness LevelWorking Group tools. These volunteer ports are making efforts to equip the global maritime community with the tools to assess candidate bunker operators, prepare terminals and ports for new vessel calls propelled by the new
April 04, 2025
IAPH has appointed Guimara Tuñón Guerra as development director of the Central and South America region, in a newly created role intended to increase regional engagement and expand membership. With more than 20 years of experience in the maritime sector, Guimara has worked across public and private institutions in the fields of port operations, maritime transportation, logistics, and maritime business administration. Guimara occupied the role of IAPH regional vice president for the region in the
April 04, 2025
There is less than one month remaining to submit projects for the #IAPH2025 Sustainability Awards. Member ports and associate members acting on behalf of regular member ports are encouraged to submit their initiatives using theWorld Ports Sustainability Program(WPSP) dedicated online form by 9 May. You can submit your projecthere. Projects will be evaluated over the May-July period by an independent jury of experts against the Awards’evaluation criteria. Projects will be highlighted on IAPH’s so
April 04, 2025
Registrants for this year’s World Ports Conference in Kobe will have the opportunity to book their place for a technical visit to theHy touch Kobe, a Liquified Hydrogen Receiving Terminal. Located on Kobe Airport Island in the Hyogo Prefecture, HySTRA, the research association consortium formed by Shell Japan, Iwatani Corporation, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has constructed – and is conducting pilot demonstration tests at – this receiving terminal equipped with a loading arm that can transfer
April 04, 2025
As the1980sdrew to a close, IAPH’s work reflected a period of increasing digitalisation and environmental stewardship. In 1989, the Association’s conference returned to the United States for the first time inmore than a decade. That April, 700 delegates from 66 countries gathered at the Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel in Miami Beach under the theme of ‘The Intercontinental Connection.’ This focus on connections was appropriate, as the world was becoming increasingly networked, thanks to the rapid gro
March 28, 2025
We are pleased to announce that P&M Consultants Pty Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. P&M Consultants Pty Ltd is based in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in the port and maritime industry. The company is a team of port planning and engineering design specialists with extensive experience in the port sector. It has played a key and leading role in numerous significant maritime development projects across the full spectrum of markets and the private and public sectors for inte
