Last week, a delegation of the Port of Tacoma undertook a study tour of the ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam. On this occasion, they also met with IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven at the headquarters of Port of Antwerp-Bruges for a discussion about IAPH’s work programme and strategic priorities. The delegation consisted of the port’s executive director Eric Johnson, port commissioners Deanna Keller and John McCarthy, as well as Pierce County economic development director Betty Capestany and Gittes Global president Sam Kaplan. The cargo handling operations of the Port of Tacoma and Seattle are managed by the Northwest Seaport Alliance, the fifth-largest port complex in the United States, which is a regular member of IAPH.
Patrick Verhoeven with the Port of Tacoma delegation at the Antwerp Port House
