Prior to attending Seatrade, Patrick visited New York and Washington, D.C. In New York, he met with the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey, the primary advocate for the commercial maritime industry in the port, which also performs as a trade association representing its members. Patrick also participated in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bi-annual Sustainability Summit. At this event, the port authority handed out awards to shipping companies participating in its Clean Vessel Incentive Program, which uses IAPH’s Environmental Ship Index (ESI) as its basis. In Washington, Patrick renewed ties with the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organisation of American States (OAS-CIP). OAS-CIP and IAPH have a long-standing memorandum of understanding, which is being given new impetus this year, with a regional forum for IAPH members from Central and South America, organised in Montevideo, Uruguay, 11–12 May. Patrick also caught up with the transport and trade teams of the World Bank, an associate member and long-standing partner of IAPH.
