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Boudewijn Siemons elected to the IAPH board as vice-president for Europe

July 31, 2026

CEO of Port of Rotterdam is appointed following IAPH election in the Europe region ​IAPH is pleased to announce the election of Boudewijn Siemons, CEO of Port of Rotterdam to the IAPH board as regional vice-president for Europe. Boudewijn became CEO of Europe's largest port in 2024 after having previously served as interim CEO and COO at the port authority. Before joining the Port of Rotterdam in 2020, Boudewijn worked at Royal Vopak as president of the North and Latin America division havin

IAPH-KMI Port Forum 2026 highlights innovation and collaboration for the future of ports

July 30, 2026

The IAPH-KMI Port Forum 2026 highlighted the importance of innovation, sustainability, and international collaboration in building the smart and green ports of tomorrow. Held on 27 July at Hotel Azur Takeshiba in Tokyo, the hybrid forum welcomed around 120 in-person participants and 40 online attendees, mainly from Japan and Korea. Co-organised by IAPH, the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), and the Japanese Foundation for IAPH, the forum brought together stakeholders from the maritime community

Welcome! Flinders Port Holdings Pty Ltd from Australia

July 24, 2026

We are pleased to announce that Flinders Port Holdings Pty Ltd has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Flinders Port Holdings Pty Ltd (FPH) is South Australia’s leading port and logistics company, providing integrated port, stevedoring, warehousing, distribution, and hydrographic survey services. The company owns and operates the Port of Adelaide, the Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal, and six major regional ports across South Australia, playing a critical role in facilitating the state's

IAPH Europe to meet in Hamburg on 2 September

July 24, 2026

Members wishing to meet our new vice-president for Europe in person will have a first-hand opportunity during this year’s IAPH Europe regional meeting, which will be held in Hamburg duringthe afternoon of 2 September. Following an initiative of our president Jens Meier, the meeting will explore the theme ‘Powering Europe’s Future: The Critical Role of Ports in Energy Supply Security’. The regional meeting will be part of theALL ABOUT PORTSconference, which is held alongsideSMM, one of the world’

IAPH-KMI Port Forum to focus on transformation

July 24, 2026

As the global maritime sector adapts to rapid economic and technological shifts, the IAPH-KMI Port Forum 2026 will explore the major challenges and opportunities shaping the future of ports. Taking place on 27 July from 10:30 JST at Hotel Azur Takeshiba in Tokyo, the forum will be organized byIAPH,Korea Maritime Institute, and the Japanese Foundation for IAPH. The agendafeatures keynote presentations and three thematic sessions. The keynote presentations will highlight global trends in port sust

Karrie Trauth to deliver #IAPH2026 keynote address

July 24, 2026

Karrie Trauth, president of the UK Chamber of Shipping, will deliver the opening keynote address during the IAPH World Ports Conference in London this November. On 3 November at the Arcadia Auditorium at Olympia, Karrie –who wasappointed to her rolein March – will give her view on the role of shipping and ports in a rapidly changing global economy. Karrie will bring the invaluable perspective of three decades in the shipping industry; you can read about her diverse careerhere, from her beginning

Preliminary Technical Committee agenda available  

July 24, 2026

The next in-person gathering of all IAPH Technical Committees and experts, under the usual Technical Committee (TC) Day format, will take place in London on 2 November, just prior to the World Ports Conference. A full day of technical sessions, running in three parallel streams, will allow members to further define and progress the IAPH work programme in the fields of decarbonisation, digitalisation, resilience, but also environment, sustainable cruise and sustainable infrastructure. The 2 Novem

Webinar register opens: new frontiers of port security

July 24, 2026

Port security has never been more complex to maintain and the consequences for exposure have never been more consequential. On Sept 9 (17:00 CEST / 08:00 PDT), join IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven for the latest instalment in the#IAPH2026 webinar series: New Frontiers of Port Security. Port authorities must defend themselves on multiple fronts, with threats appearing in the sky, beneath the water and across cyberspace. Policing these frontiers – opened by sophisticated drones, relentles

Ports Technology Mentorship deadline approaches 

July 24, 2026

Applications for the IAPH Ports Technology Mentorship Scheme will close on August 7. IAPH is seekingsix emerging or newly appointed technology leaders from IAPH member ports who will benefit from mentorship, alongside six well-established or experienced CIOs, CISOs or CDOs who will act as mentors for the scheme. The programme, which kicks off in September, will beimplemented and managedby Nicola Good, director of 8th Street Communications, and will involve a combination of in-person events, onli

Expert jury begins evaluating Sustainability Awards entries

July 24, 2026

With this year’s project submissions for theIAPH Sustainability Awards, the World Port Sustainability Program (WPSP)databaseis nearing a total 600 projects from more than 200 ports around the world. The quality of this year’s entries is very high, both in terms of presentation and innovative, original content and IAPH againextends its thanksto those members submitting projects for creating a strong level of competition in all six awards categories. This week, the expert jury (about whom you can

Harbor Café podcast explores African trade growth 

July 24, 2026

In the latest edition of the IAPH Harbor Café Podcast, Lars Jensen, CEO and partner, Vespucci Maritime, speaks with IAPH membership outreach and networks director Victor Shieh. Lars looks back on a quarter of a century in container shipping, beginning at Maersk as the 'guru of forecasting' and looks ahead to his current endeavour: spending 18 months on the ground travelling through 41 African countries via a very old-school travel method. Lars gives his view on why Africa may triple its containe

IAPH Insider will return in September

July 24, 2026

This is the final edition of the IAPH Insider newsletter before the summer break, for those nations in the northern hemisphere. The next edition will appear in your inboxes on Thursday 3 September. In the meantime, watch ourIAPH,WPSPandWorld Ports ConferenceLinkedIn channels for updates on the#IAPH2026, ourwebinar series, theIAPH Sustainability Awardsand theEnvironmental Ship Index. We wish those readers who are also taking a break a very pleasant rest. We’ll be back in six week’s time! I

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