Second meeting IAPH innovation working group

Chaired by Gadi Benmoshe of Marinnovators with the support the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee chairman Pascal Ollivier (Maritime Street), the second session of the IAPH expert group on innovation was organised Tuesday this week. Members brainstormed on what objectives and goals should be set. Fine contributions were made to the floor from both regular port and associate members, some of are whom innovators themselves. The chairman noted the importance of listening to beneficial cargo owners’ interests as a starting point and what they need, with the task given to participants to consult them with their top three priorities when it comes to information acquisition and sharing. Members debated the merits and drawbacks of hackathons and pilots, which pointed towards a pragmatic approach for establishing start-up initiatives as an ecosystem rather than in isolation and with proper financing. The work will continue with the next working group focusing now on concrete proposals for the IAPH work programme.

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