Records were broken on attendees at this week’s TOC Europe exhibition and conference in Rotterdam which brings together the world’s terminal operators with materials handling enterprises, digital and network solution providers, terminal automation manufacturers, and a wide range of port community stakeholders. IAPH actively participated as an industry association partner having also done so for TOC Americas in Lima, Peru last year. This included newly joined associate member IKEA Supply AG presenting its supply chain sustainability strategy, host Port of Rotterdam presenting its integrated approach towards the energy transition, Taskforce Port Call Optimization explaining the path towards data interoperability, IAPH data collaboration technical committee chairman Pascal Ollivier moderating a session on cybersecurity and vice chairman Gadi Benmoshe leading a session on innovative digital solutions. World Ports Tracker author Thanos Pallis presented a paper developed with Theo Notteboom and Geraldine Knatz on a global view on automation and data trends based on surveying the world’s automated and semi-automated terminals. IAPH communications director Victor Shieh participated in a session explaining what sustainability means for ports citing data from the World Ports Sustainability Program and he will join Carolien De Vries of IAPH associate member APEC Port Training later today in demonstrating the WPSP Port Endeavor game in a workshop with the TOC Europe audience. Additional interventions were made by DP World and the Ports of Barcelona, Baku, Long Beach, Valencia and HAROPA, as well as associate members DCSA, NextPort, TT Club and Rightship, bringing ports, terminals and their suppliers closer together literally on an exhibition floor.
Victor Shieh presenting at the TOC Europe’s Sustainability Theatre
