IAPH Insider – 15 April 2021

 

This edition of IAPH Insider covers:

 


 

#IAPH2021: a world-class online event experience

The 2021 IAPH World Ports Conference will give you a world-class event experience in the comfort of your own office or home. The programme counts no less than fifty (50) topical sessions, covering four strategic areas that are on the agenda of every port industry executive: business innovation, risk and resilience, climate and energy and data collaboration. As well as a strong, multi-session emphasis on the growth opportunities of Africa, and the role that Africa’s ports can play to unleash the continent’s potential. You can watch all sessions either live or on-demand after their broadcast, giving you full flexibility to compose your own schedule. Check out the latest agenda and speakers list as well as the organisations that have already signed up on www.worldportsconference.com and register today.

 

 

 


 

#IAPH2021: discover innovative sponsoring options

The 2021 IAPH World Ports Conference offers a wide range of sponsorship opportunities to both regular and associate members of IAPH. Sponsorship places your organisation in a position of authority and enables you to build and strengthen your relationships and increase visibility to global stakeholders including shipowners, ports, logistics providers, local communities, regulators, equipment providers and related third parties. Sponsors benefit from the extensive range of marketing and public relations carried out before, during and after the event, all incorporating your organisation’s brand and underlining your expertise and leadership through this global port summit. Thanks to its innovative online configuration, the World Ports Conference will help your organisation generate new business leads and build on existing ones with direct access to established industry leaders and emerging personnel. Want to find out more? Get in touch with the IHS Markit sponsorship team.

 


 

#IAPH2021 webinar: get ready for a multi-fuel future

With regulatory measures on emissions reductions in shipping still being formulated and the debate still open on which fuels to use, the IMO 2050 target clock is ticking to reduce global reductions in shipping carbon dioxide emissions by at least 50% from 2008 levels. Our next World Ports Conference webinar will focus on the fuel supply chain, where 87% of the investments will have to be made, according to a 2020 report of the Getting to Zero Coalition. Ports and bunkering companies need to prepare for a multi-fuel future and develop strategies to make clean marine fuel bunkering operations a reality. Tune in on 29 April at 1 PM CET to hear from Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Allard Castelein CEO at Port of Rotterdam, Unni Einemo, Director of the International Bunkering Industry Association (IBIA) and Faustine Delasalle, Director Energy Transitions Commission and Partner at Systemiq what the scenarios are. Peter Tirschwell, Vice-President Maritime & Trade at IHS Markit, will be your moderator. There will also be an introduction to the Clean Marine Fuels Bunkering Toolkit IAPH has developed. Participation is free of charge and you can register on the website of the World Ports Conference.

 

 

 


 

#IAPH2021: IAPH AGM to be held via correspondence

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IAPH normally takes place during the World Ports Conference. Next to dealing with all formalities foreseen in the organisation’s Constitution, it allows every member to review what has been achieved in the previous working year and discuss the plans for the coming year. As the 2021 World Ports Conference will be in online format, the formal part of the AGM will be held through correspondence this year. If you are a regular or honorary member, you should be in receipt of the Secretary General’s circular dated 9 April with the draft AGM agenda. When the draft agenda is finalised, the Annual General Meeting 2021 by correspondence will officially be called, for IAPH regular and honorary members to vote on the agenda items. During the World Ports Conference, we will be holding an extra-ordinary online AGM on Friday 25 June, where you can find out all about the present and future agenda of IAPH by our outgoing and incoming Presidents, Santiago Garcia Milà and Subramaniam Karuppiah. In this session we will also be announcing the 2022 World Ports Conference, which is to be held in Vancouver, Canada, 16-18 May next year.

 

 


 

IAPH joins IMO-Singapore Future of Shipping event

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) are jointly organising a ‘Future of Shipping’ conference on 23 April as part of this year’s Singapore Maritime Week. The prestigious online event features IAPH Vice-President for Africa, Hadiza Bala Usman, who is also Vice-Chair of the IMO Facilitation (FAL) Committee. She will be joining a panel discussion on accelerating digitalisation with senior IMO and industry figures. Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven will take part in the NextGEN Inaugural Workshop, which is an invite-only programme segment of the conference. The workshop aims to bring together key thought leaders and subject matter experts from across the maritime and energy value chains to share experiences and identify opportunities on maritime decarbonisation. The full details of the IMO-MPA Future of Shipping conference are available here.

 

 

 


 

New P&H poll: should port authorities be entrepreneurs?

For the poll of the May-June issue of Ports & Harbors, we want to talk about business innovation. Port communities consist of a variety of stakeholders, often with very different interests. To align these interests and to maximise competitiveness of their ports, there is a growing consensus that port authorities should go beyond their traditional regulatory and landlord roles and take an active community building role, both toward businesses and society. This will ensure ports develop sustainably. Some advocate that port authorities should go one step further and take on an entrepreneurial role in stimulating innovation and new business. Do you agree? Should port authorities not only be landlords but business and societal entrepreneurs? Have your say here.

 

 

 


 

Extra time to complete the April COVID-19 survey

Due to the Easter break we received several requests to extend the deadline for this month’s COVID-19 barometer survey. That is why we decided to keep the survey open until this Friday 16 April, close of business. This month we are also looking for your feedback on how the incident with the ‘Ever Given’ in the Suez Canal is affecting vessel calls and capacity utilisation in ports. With the April survey, we cover one year of reporting on the impact of COVID-19. The survey was first released under the auspices of our COVID-19 Task Force on 6 April last year, initially on a weekly and later a monthly basis. To mark the anniversary, authors Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis will be preparing a one-year report, with an in-depth analysis of all the observations made so far. We look forward to receiving your replies. You can complete the survey here.

 

 


 

Does your port restrict using open loop scrubbers?

The IAPH Climate and Energy Committee is undertaking a global port survey to identify the restrictions that are currently applied in the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) – also known as ‘scrubbers’ – by vessels while sailing in port and/or national waters in different parts of the world. The focus is placed on the operation of the so-called open loop scrubbers, that release wastewater while in operation. The survey outcomes will provide IAPH with accurate and up-to-date information on the subject, to support the forthcoming discussions at the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). In addition, the Climate and Energy Committee will be analysing the outcomes to identify potential areas for follow-up work. A summary report will be produced and disseminated to all survey respondents. You can access the survey through this link. We welcome ports’ responses by 30 April.

 

 


 

April ESI scores show stabilisation

The scores for the ships enrolled in the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) for the quarter starting 1 April 2021 were released a few days ago. Compared to the previous quarter, the number of registered ships in the ESI programme is stabilising. Previously, there had been a drop in the number due to the combination of ship scores reducing due to the sulphur regulation entering into force and the introduction of a payment system for incentive receivers, which has led some shipping companies to withdraw ships from the programme. The ESI was established in 2011 and identifies seagoing ships that perform better in reducing air emissions than required by the current emission standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Is your port already part of the ESI programme? If not, find out more on the ESI website or contact the ESI team at [email protected].

 

 

 


 

IAPH and APEC partnership continues with new courses

The International Port Strategy course co-organised by APEC, Antwerp Management School and IAPH was successfully concluded yesterday. For eight weeks, 31 participants from ports and port-related companies in ten different countries joined experts from the organising partners and guest lecturers on a journey about international aspects of port strategy and management. Considering this positive experience, we are continuing the capacity-building partnership with our associate member APEC in offering specialised courses for port executives. We are happy to announce that APEC has kindly agreed to offer a 20% reduced rate for IAPH members registering for any of its 2021 online courses. You can discover the full offer on the APEC website.

 

 

 


 

IAPH supports world transport research conference

From 5 to 7 May the World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS) is holding an online international conference on key developments and challenges of the port and maritime sector. WCTRS is a forum for the interchange of ideas among transport researchers, managers, policy makers, and educators from all over the world, from a multi-modal, multi-disciplinary, and multi-sectoral perspective. At the May conference, which is hosted by the University of Antwerp, a number of parallel industry sessions will be organised, bringing port practitioners and academic experts together. We are supporting these sessions as IAPH to create greater synergies between the port sector and the academic world. You will find more details about the programme here.

 

 


 

Member Port News

In this edition’s round up of member port news, you will find stories from the following IAPH members:

  • Europe and Africa region:  Port Autonome de Kribi, Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Freeport of Riga Authority, Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, Ports of Cabo Verde, Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva, Hamburg Port Authority, Port of Duqm Company, Port of Göteborg, Port of Rotterdam Authority, GIE HAROPA, North Sea Port, Port Authority of Genoa, bremenports, Port of Helsinki, Authority for Transport in Malta, Oslo Port Authority, Port of Amsterdam, Baku International Sea Trade Port, Port Authority of Douala, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia, Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahìa de Algeciras
  • America Region: Port of San Diego, National Port Administration Uruguay, Port of Seattle, Port of Los Angeles, Panama Maritime Authority
  • Asia and Oceania Region: Maldives Ports Limited, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Ports of Auckland Limited, Busan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, Ulsan Port Authority, Maldives Ports Limited, Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Iran, Abu Dhabi Ports, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Bintulu Port Authority, Incheon Port Authority, Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, China Merchants Port Holdings Company, Gladstone Ports Corporation, Guangzhou Port Authority, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, Port Klang Authority, Sabah Ports Authority

 


 

World Maritime News

These maritime news stories made the headlines over the past two weeks: 

  • Asia-US trade surge pulls down North American port productivity
  • US names Dan Maffei as chairman of FMC
  • Suez blockage
  • Suez disruption shows resilience of ocean transportation network
  • Cosco sees long-term box shipping contract as strategic move
  • Maersk’s 4PL play could further rile forwarder partners
  • Lifecycle emissions take centre stage at IMO
  • Green ammonia will be cost effective by 2050 – DNV
  • CMA CGM close to ordering 12 dual-fuel neo-panamaxes and backs biomethane
  • DCSA members getting on board with track-and-trace standard

 


 

Calendar of Events

IAPH events and events where IAPH is represented

 

 

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