At #IAPH2024, it was announced that, following six years of pioneering energy transition achievements, the activities of the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) would be integrated into the IAPH Climate and Energy technical committee with completion set for January 2025. WPCAP was established at a global climate action summit in San Francisco in 2018 and led by the Port of Rotterdam with the active participation over the years from the Ports of Antwerp-Bruges, Barcelona, Gothenburg, Hamburg, HAROPA, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Valencia, Vancouver, Yokohama and Amsterdam. These ports have cooperated to advance common and ambitious public policy approaches on emission reductions within larger geographical areas, accelerated adoption of feasible renewable power-to-ship solutions, supported the supply chain development of commercially viable, sustainable low-carbon fuels and accelerated efforts to decarbonise cargo-handling facilities at ports. WPCAP has been supported by IAPH, providing a dedicated portal for the working groups as well as cooperation from the Association’s Clean Marine Fuels Working Group. You can read more about the integration and the achievements of WPCAP here.
