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Ports and Harbors sets the agenda for 2025

January 23, 2025

The January-February issue of Ports & Harbors, the membership magazine of the IAPH, has just been published. In this first edition of the magazine for 2025, Port of Antwerp-Bruges CEO Jacques Vandermeiren addresses some of the many challenges and opportunities facing the industry in the coming year.Recently electedas the IAPH regional vice president for Europe, he speaks about building ports' resilience, sustainability and their role in the energy transition. He also outlines his port’s work in

Countdown to #IAPH2025: Mayor of Kobe takes the helm

January 23, 2025

IAPH returned home to Japan for its 1967 conference held in Tokyo – an event that was approached as a matter of national importance by the Japanese government. The minister of transport was appointed as chairman of the organising committee and 20 IAPH representatives were received by the Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace. Appropriately, the conference saw the mayor of Kobe, Dr Chujiro Haraguchi (pictured), elected president of IAPH. Haraguchi had been instrumental in Kobe’s selection

Fernanda Sossai appointed as new vice chair of C&E

January 10, 2025

Following nomination and approval from the IAPH board,Fernanda SossaiofPorto do Açuwas appointedvice chair of the IAPH Climate and Energy technical committee. Fernanda steps into the place of thenewly appointed chairof the same committee, Port of Gotherburg’s Edvard Molitor. Fernanda heads up port development and ESG at the Port of Açu in Brazil and has been involved inmany of the projectssubmitted by the port to the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Program, several of which have been eitherwin

IAPH website gets an upgrade

January 10, 2025

Following the collective efforts of the IAPH team, the IAPH website (iaphworldports.org) has been updated and upgraded for both members and public users. Thepublic areahas been revamped with comprehensive sections for Climate and Energy, Data Collaboration and Risk and Resilience, which contain reports and topics arranged by categories. Our regular members are describedin detail by regionon the members section, with hyperlinks to the websites of all our associate members,also by region.There i

Countdown to #IAPH2025: 1965 milestone in London

January 10, 2025

Three organisational factors make IAPH an effective representational body for world ports: its standing as a recognised NGO, its consultative status with crucial international organisations, and the fact that it operates on a truly global basis. In the association’sinfancy, each of these features represented a long-term institutional goal, and all three milestones were reached around the time of the organisation’s 10th anniversary – marked by the Fourth Conference of the IAPH, which took place i

Jacques Vandermeiren elected onto the IAPH board as regional vice president for Europe

December 18, 2024

CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges is appointed following IAPH election in the Europe region The International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, to the board as regional vice president of the Europe Region. The post was previously held by the former regional VP Stéphane Raison of HAROPA, who has joined the French national energy provider EDF. Before his appointment at the Port Authority, Jacques

Seasons Greetings from IAPH

December 13, 2024

IAPH wants to extend its thanks to all members, board members, council members, committees, working group chairs and partners who have contributed to the work of IAPH in 2024. The association can look back on an eventful year, including a wonderfulannual conference in Hamburgand a flow of new products being developed, under the thematic areas ofClimate and Energy,Data CollaborationandRisk and Resilience. Next year will be a very special year for IAPH, as the association celebrates its 70th anniv

Countdown #IAPH2025: an inspirational message from JFK

December 13, 2024

The 1963 edition of IAPH’s International Ports Conference, held in New Orleans, opened with a message from the American President, John F. Kennedy. “We welcome to our shores this group representing ports of the free world,” the president wrote. “Your efforts in the promotion of world trade make an important contribution to the improvement of living standards everywhere and to mankind’s goal of world peace. Best wishes for a successful gathering, John Kennedy.” Held May 1–4, this edition of the c

New IAPH Membership dues starting from 2025

December 13, 2024

Dear Valued IAPH Members, We hope you and your team are keeping well under the present circumstances. First of all, we sincerely appreciate your continued support of our association for long years. The IAPH Board decided in 2022 to introduce an indexation of membership dues, linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Japan and Belgium, the countries where our operational units are located and where we have our main organizational costs, for our organization to be financially sustainable and h

Welcome! Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport from Spain

December 02, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Escola Europea – Intermodal Transport has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport is a leading European training center that serves as a leading authority in intermodal transport and logistics. It is dedicated to advancing sustainable logistics practices in Europe by offering innovative educational programs. It was founded in 2006 by the ports of Barcelona, Rome, and Genoa, along with shipping lines, Grimaldi Lines and GNV.

Access and update IAPH’s new Membership Directory

November 29, 2024

A new IAPH Membership Directory is now live in the member’s area of the IAPH website, providing users with greater interactivity, convenience and timely information.The new directory, which can be accessedhere, succeeds the previous paper edition, following extensive feedback on the product received during consultation last year.Accessible only to members via the password-protectedmember's areaof the IAPH site, the new directory also reduces effort and inconvenience by providing members with a ‘

IAPH opens its BlueSky account

November 29, 2024

IAPH has opened an account on BlueSky – a social channel that has gained traction in recent months – and will be posting selected content alongside its existing accounts on LinkedIN, X/Twitter and Facebook. Readers can follow the account here. The IAPH LinkedIN account recently surpassed the 9,000 follower mark, with the World Ports Sustainability Program account on the same platform heading towards 6,000 users. Both accounts have become a leading source of up-to-date news about members and init

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