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Guimara Tuñón to develop IAPH presence in C-S America

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

Deadline for IAPH Sustainability Awards approaching

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

Tour the Kobe Hy Touch at #IAPH2025

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

Countdown to #IAPH2025: connecting and protecting

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

Welcome! P&M Consultants Pty Ltd from Australia

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

Welcome! Fintraffic VTS Ltd from Finland

March 26, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Fintraffic VTS Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Fintraffic VTS Ltd manages and controls vessel traffic in Finnish waters. It operates several VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) areas along the Finnish coast. Its services include providing information, navigational assistance, and managing and coordinating vessel movements to ensure safe and efficient maritime traffic. It also oversees land and air traffic, offering intelligent traffic control services

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