At the conclusion of the 2023 World Ports Conference, incoming IAPH president Jens Meier announced that Hamburg Port Authority will be the host sponsor of next year’s IAPH conference. The dates have been confirmed for 8-10 October and the event is due to be held in the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). This will be the first conference that IAPH is organising in partnership with Mercator Media, following the termination of the events and media contract with S&P Global. Mercator Media is a UK-based company which has a long standing understanding of the ports and terminals sector through publishing the highly respected Port Strategy magazine, producing GreenPort Congress, GreenPort Oceania as well as experience running very large events, both as Mercator and working with partners. The partnership includes the organisation of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 World Ports Conferences. Apart from Hamburg in 2024, the 2025 World Ports Conference has already been decided to be held in Kobe, Japan, to mark the 70th anniversary of IAPH. Mercator Media will also be taking over the publication of the Ports & Harbors magazine, starting in spring next year.
