Council
IAPH is governed by the Council comprising Executive Directors and Non– Executive Directors.
Executive Directors are President (ex officio Chair) and six Vice Presidents, and they form the Board, who has general authority to establish broad principles and objectives of IAPH and to make any decision regarding its operation, financing and structure of IAPH.
President and Vice Presidents (Board Members)
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Capt. Subramaniam Karuppiah |
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Vice President for Africa | Vice President for America, Central & South | Vice President for America, North |
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Mr. Michael Achagwe Luguje Director General, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana |
Mr. José Firmo CEO, Port of Açu, Brazil |
Mr. Robin Silvester President & Chief Executive Officer |
Vice President for Asia, South/West, East & Middle East | Vice President for Asia, South East & Oceania | Vice President for Europe |
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Mr. Masaharu Shinohara Executive Officer |
Mr. Eranda Kotelawala, CEO Solomon Islands Ports Authority Solomon Islands |
Mr. Jens Meier CEO |
Six Regions of IAPH
IAPH value and respect democracy and regional autonomy by dividing the world into six geographical regions, from which a vice president is elected respectively to be represented on the IAPH Board:
- Africa
- America, Central and South
- America, North
- Asia, South/West, East and Middle East
- Asia, South East and Oceania
- Europe
Non-Executive Directors are Immediate Past President, Conference Vice President, Secretary-General, Managing Director – Policy and Strategy, Internal Committee Chair, Technical Committee Chairs, Chairs or Project Leaders of Forums, Subsidiary Bodies and other significant initiatives up to a maximum of three (3) appointments, and one Associate Member representative. Non-Executive Directors provide general advice and guidance to the Board with respect to their areas of expertise to enable the Board for their decision-making.
Technical committees are the backbone of the IAPH activity in monitoring, collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on the latest trends of port management and operations for the benefit of the entire membership.
Climate and Energy Committee
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Mr. Peter Mollema, Port of Rotterdam Authority Netherlands |
Risk and Resilience Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Niels Vanlaer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Belgium
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Data Collaboration Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Pascal Ollivier, Maritime Street France |
Planning, Operation and Finance Committee
Chair | |
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Dr. Ichio Motono, Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI) Japan
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Cruise Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Simone Maraschi Cruise Gate Hamburg Germany |
Legal Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Martins Ziemanis, Freeport of Riga Authority |
Finance & Audit Committee (Internal Committee)
Chair | |
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Mr. Eranda Kotelawala, Solomon Islands Ports Authority Solomon Islands |
Women’s Forum
Chair | |
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Ms. Flor Pitty, Panama Maritime Authority |
Clean Marine Fuel (CMF) WG
Chair | |
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Mr. Peter Alkema, Port of Amsterdam Netherlands |
Environmental Ship Index (ESI) WG
Chair | |
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Mr. Eric van der Schans, Port of Rotterdam Authority Netherlands |
Representative of Associate Members
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Mr. René Kolman, International Association of Dredging Companies Netherlands
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Immediate Past President
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Mr. Santiago Garcia-Milà, Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona Spain |
Legal Counselors
Legal Counselors are a council of legal advisers appointed by the Board of Directors, who give legal advice and assistance to the Association when so requested.
Chair | Vice Chair |
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Mr. Martins Ziemanis, Freeport of Riga Authority |
Vacant |