During the IAPH Technical Committee Days in Singapore, the formation of a Data Exchange Working Group under the Data Collaboration Committee was officially announced. Ports that are ready to begin port-to-port data exchange are invited to join the working group, led by Jan-Willem den Ouden (Port of Rotterdam) and Ingrid Boqué (Port of Barcelona and DCC chair). During the workshop session in Singapore, members conducted a deep dive into defining the business value cases for Port Call Optimization (PCO), covering both port-to-port and ship-to-shore data exchange. Ports are invited to join the working group in order to continue scaling PCO implementation. The Technical Committee is leading the effort to establish port pairs that are ready to start exchanging this data. Participation requires not only the necessary resources and digital maturity at each port, but also the identification of a partner port within three days’ sailing time with which to exchange data. The upcoming meeting will be held online on May 27th, with two time slots available: 09:00 and 17:00 CEST. Ports that meet the requirements and are willing to join the working group are kindly invited to contact IAPH senior manager: Data Collaboration, Risk & Resilience Chloe Rowland.
