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May 07, 2024

Last week, IAPH strategy and communications director Victor Shieh joined regional representative for India Ennarasu Karunesan on a tour of Mumbai and Chennai. The first visit was to Mumbai Port Authority and its chairman Rajiv Jalota, who is also chairman of the Indian Ports Association. There was a one-to-one meeting followed by an overall presentation of IAPH to the management team. This was followed by a visit the same day to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority. Meetings were held with, among oth

Ports Conclave and Port Endeavor in Chennai

May 07, 2024

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The Ports Conclave, the first international event in the history of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), took place at its main study campus near Chennai. The conclave was opened by numerous dignitaries, including the Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways' shipping secretary and the IMU vice-chancellor as well as the consul of Belgium.A session ofPort Endeavorgameplay was organised with sixgroups of sevenplayers, made up of a mix of middle port management from port authorities and IMU studen

IAPH visited Irish ports and facilitated Port Endeavor

May 07, 2024

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IAPH technical director Antonis Michail visited Ireland in April to promote IAPH’s work and strengthen the association’s relationships with Irish ports. Antonis visited IAPH member Belfast Harbour to discuss further engagement and held fruitful meetings with the ports of Dublin and Cork, guiding them through the benefits of returning to the IAPH network as regular members. On 17 April, Antonis participated in a panel discussion on Sustainable Alternative Fuels for transport during the 2024 editi

ESI 2026 launch events to be held online 14 May

May 07, 2024

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Special online launch events on Tuesday 14 May will bring more details of important changes to the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) to the scheme’s Incentive Providers and Incentive Receivers. The most recent ESI Stakeholder Assembly broughtconfirmationof an expanded suite of performance modules to support ports and vessel owners on the journey to decarbonisation and lowering emissions. These online launch events will present further details about the enhancements to ESI, how Incentive Providers a

Welcome! Quantum BSO & Tech Pvt. Ltd. from India

April 25, 2024

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We are pleased to announce that Quantum BSO & Tech Pvt. Ltd. has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Quantum BSO & Tech Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2003,delivers meaningful and best-in-class software to the maritime industry, ocean carriers, freight and logistics, and ports & terminal businesses. Headquartered in Bangalore, Quantum sells its products globally through its Singapore commercial office and partners in many maritime centers. The company addresses the needs of the Port and Terminal

MSW cybersecurity initiative supported at IMO FAL 48

April 22, 2024

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Last week at the IMO headquarters in London, the 48th meeting of the FAL Committee discussed the issue of cybersecurity in relation to Maritime Single Windows (MSWs) and called for Member States to develop and operate their MSWs in a cyber-secure and resilient way, following a submission led by IAPH. This was supported by 16 member states in plenary. The Committee invited interested Member States and international organisations to contact IAPH, to prepare the proposal for a new output on the iss

Five further IAPH submissions at IMO FAL 48

April 22, 2024

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IAPH had a total of six submissions to last week’s IMO Facilitation Committee meeting (FAL 48). Along with the proposal calling for a cyber-secure Maritime Single Window (MSW), IAPH co-authored a paper with the World Customs Organization (WCO) providing an overview of thejoint guidance on cooperation between customs and port authorities. The Committee welcomed these guidelines and invited IAPH and WCO to keep the Committee informed on the experience of the implementation. Similarly, under the ag

IMO seminar on MASS challenges and opportunities

April 22, 2024

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Last week IAPH participated in a seminar hosted by the IMO on the ‘implications, challenges and opportunities of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) operations for ports and public authorities’. Participants first heard from a panel discussing the different considerations of autonomous ship operations in port, including cargo handling, mooring and remote operations. Patrick Verhoeven then chaired a panel focused on port perspectives. This included remote presentations by, and a discussion w

#IAPH2024: deadline Early Bird is fast approaching

April 22, 2024

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You have two more weeks to benefit from the best available price for this year’s IAPH World Ports Conference. The Early Bird rate, which offers a 20% reduction on delegate bookings, expires Tuesday 30 April, after which the regular pricing applies. We therefore recommend that you book your seats nowvia the conference website. The conference agenda isavailable online, with new speakers added every week. The agenda consists of three days of plenary and breakout sessions as well as our very first s

Environmental Ship Index enters a new era

April 22, 2024

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The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) entered a new era in March, with the confirmation of an expanded suite of performance modules to support ports and vessel owners on the journey to decarbonisation and lowering emissions. Coming online in 2026, ESI’s revised and expanded offering will take into account a range of potential emissions, introduce a new GHG methodology, and reward innovation and application of zero-emissions techniques onboard vessels. The decision to revise and expand ESI’s modules

ESI scores for April revealed

April 22, 2024

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The latest scores of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index (ESI) were published on 1 April. The number of vessels with an ESI score above 20 is at 4,695, whereas the total number of vessels in the ESI database is at 6,409.The average ESI score increased slightly to 31.7. The number of incentive providers now stands at 74. Is your port ready to join ESI? If so, find out more onthe ESI websiteor contact IAPH’s ESI Liaison, Takeshi Suzuki at : [email protected]

IAPH co-organised Pan-African ports conference

April 22, 2024

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The 2024 Pan African Ports Cooperation Conference took place Thursday and Friday last week in Libreville, Gabon. The event was organised jointly by IAPH and the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA). It included in-person interventions by IAPH director od strategy and communications Victor Shieh, Manfred Lebmeierof Hamburg Port Authority on the IAPH Environmental Ship Index, Luisa Antonia Rodriguez Ortega of UNCTAD on their Smart Sustainable Ports project with three A