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IAPH and the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Committee on Ports renew historic close ties with MOU

May 22, 2026

Following the joint OAS-CIP - IAPH forum on port innovation and sustainability last week in Montevideo, Uruguay, the two organizations have placed renewed efforts in re-activating the memorandum of understanding signed between the two entities. The agreement, which has now entered into its twenty first year of validity, focuses on port infrastructure and human capital development with technical and joint event-based cooperation. IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven (right in picture) paid a

#IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards – submit your entries!

May 15, 2026

IAPH members are encouraged to submit their entries for the #IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards competition, as there are less than four weeks remaining until the submission deadline. Member ports –and associate members acting on their behalf – should submit their sustainability projects using the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) dedicated online form by 10 June. You can submit your projecthere. Projects will then be evaluated and scoredby an independent jury against theevaluation criteriaa

IAPH and OAS-CIP bring workshop to Montevideo

May 15, 2026

The first IAPH-OAS-CIPjoint forum for Latin American ports, hosted by Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) of Uruguay in Montevideo was held earlier this week. A day and a half of intense workshops and interchange of ideas took place from 11-12 May, featuring tools and best practices around the topics of climate and energy, risk and resilience and data collaboration. A delegation led by IAPH regional VP for Central and South America Vinicius Patel and regional IAPH representative Guimara Tuñ

PCO guide now available in Spanish

May 15, 2026

Coinciding with the IAPH-OAS-CIP regional forum this week in Montevideo, IAPH published afull translationof therecently releasedPort Call Optimization (PCO) Guide. Presented during the latest IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 50) in Londonin Marchby lead author Captain Ben Van Scherpenzeel of theInternational Harbour Masters Association, with the support of IAPH and 39 other organizations, thePCO Guidewas translated by Sabina Malnis of OAS-CIP and edited by IAPH regional representative for Central

June #IAPH2026 webinar: building port-city connections

May 15, 2026

The fourth edition in the #IAPH2026webinar seriesis open forregistration. On Wednesday 24 June (10:00 CEST / 17:00 JST) join IAPH moderator Victor Shieh (director membership outreach & networks) and an expert panel to explore the topic ofcommunity building. Why is the topic still so high on the agendas of global ports, and what are port authorities and their communities focusing on to bring the port and the city closer together? In this one-hour webinar – titled ‘Ports and Cities: thriving conne

#IAPH2026: where port and shipping leaders meet

May 15, 2026

IAPH is delighted to announce that three shipping industry leaders have joined the programme asspeakersfor the forthcoming IAPH World Ports Conference in London. David Loosley, CEO and secretary general of BIMCO, Johannah Christensen, CEO of the Global Maritime Forum and Thomas Kazakos, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are all confirmed for this year’s event, held 3-6 November atOlympiain London. #IAPH2026 will be more than a gathering of leading international por

Underwater Radiated Noise webinar available on demand

May 15, 2026

May’s #IAPH2026 webinar, focused on underwater radiated noise (URN) is now availableon demand! ‘Turning the volume down: the benefits of underwater noise reduction’ featured an expert panel comprising Cheryl Ng, ECHO program specialist – collaborative initiatives at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Rachel Aronson, program director for Quiet Sound, Eduardo Ramos, senior data analyst at OceanScore and Benjamin Puehse, senior manager – operations at Hapag Lloyd. Guided by IAPH technical directo

Jens reflects on collaborative efforts at ESPO conference

May 15, 2026

IAPH president Jens Meier and managing director Patrick Verhoeven attended the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Conference earlier this month. Held in Gdansk, 7-8 May under the theme of ‘Competitiveness as driver of resilience’, theconferenceincluded a ‘'port executive lounge’ session at which Jens spoke, featuring senior port executives reflections on presentations given earlier on the first day of the conference, covering macro-economic, energy and geopolitical outlook. Alongside represe

Cyber guidelines and security measures on MSC agenda

May 15, 2026

IAPH will attend the 111th meeting of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111) 13-22nd May 2026. At this session, IAPH will have the opportunity to introduce the latestIAPH Cyber Resilience Guidelines for Emerging Technologies. Following agreement at the IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 50)in Marchto take note of and disseminate the guidelines, MSC will also be invited to take note of IAPH’s submission and include a reference to its guidelines under section 4.3 of the IMO Guidelines on marit

Ports invited to join Data Exchange Working Group

May 15, 2026

During the IAPH Technical Committee Days in Singapore,the formation of a Data Exchange Working Group under theData CollaborationCommittee was officially announced. Ports that are ready to begin port-to-portdata exchange are invited to join the working group, led by Jan-Willem den Ouden (Port of Rotterdam) and Ingrid Boqué (Port of Barcelona and DCC chair). During the workshop session in Singapore, members conducted a deep dive into defining the business value cases forPort Call Optimization(PCO)

Welcome! ADELTE Ports & Maritime S. L. U. from Spain

May 15, 2026

We are pleased to announce that ADELTE Ports & Maritime S. L. U. has joined the IAPH as an associate member. ADELTE Ports & Maritime S.L.U. is a Barcelona‑based engineering company specializing in advanced equipment and services for the maritime transport sector. It focuses primarily on the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of passenger boarding bridges (gangways) for cruise and ferry terminals worldwide. The company provides tailored, high‑technology solutions that enhance

Member Ports News (113)

May 14, 2026

Europe and Africa Region 16-Apr JadeWeserPort Realisierungs GmbH & Co.KG: JadeWeserPort Changes Managing Director on May 1, 2026 22-Apr Puertos del Estado: Cargo traffic through ports of general interest exceeds 133 million tonnes in the first quarter 27-Apr Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao: CSP Iberian Bilbao Terminal receives a state-of-the-art STS crane and strengthens its operational capacity Dublin Port Company: East Wall Road Partial Path Closure – Dublin Port Liffey-Tolka Pr