The latest issue of Ports & Harbors magazine has just been published, featuring a cover interview with Barbara Scheel Agersnap, CEO of Copenhagen Malmö Port. Barbara highlights some of the milestones and achievements at Copenhagen Malmö. The port continues to set the pace in areas such as decarbonisation and the green transition, as it extends onshore power facilities and moves to build a regional ecosystem around carbon capture, utilisation and storage. P&H editor Martin Clark also speaks with Periklis Saragiotis of the World Bank about the potential for Port Community Systems to streamline port efficiencies, as well as the hurdles faced in their implementation. The challenges in the evolution of the clean marine fuels market are explored with Clean Marine Fuels Working Group experts as well as how a number of IAPH initiatives are preparing ports for the future. The project focus for this issue covers China and how the country is now prioritising quality over quantity, targeting investments that shift ports to smarter, more efficient operations. P&H also looks back at some of the highlights of the World Ports Conference in Hamburg last October, with commentary on high-profile speakers such as IMO secretary general Arsenio Dominguez and MSC CEO Soren Toft. There is also a tribute to the winners of the IAPH Sustainability Awards 2024, an initiative that has captured the imagination of port teams and executives from across the globe.
