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April 17, 2018

Global port authorities, represented through the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), welcome the initial strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships that was adopted at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) earlier today. Key element of the strategy is the ambition to peak GHG emissions from international shipping as soon as possible and to reduce the total annual GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 whilst pursuing efforts phas

Call for Notice of Attendance/Proxy Form of Annual General Meeting (closed)

April 04, 2018

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An email dated March 6 was sent out to all IAPH Members, calling for Annual General Meeting on May 8 during the IAPH Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan from May 8 to 11. To assist us in establishing a quorum of this meeting, IAPH Regular and Honorary Members are kindly requested to notify us of your attendance in person or by proxy not later than April 20. Notice of Attendance / Proxy Form If you require any further information, please feel free to contact us

Environmental Ship Index (ESI) still going strong

April 04, 2018

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According to Fer van de Laar, ESI Bureau Director,6,370 ships are registered and 55 incentive providers, as of April 1, 2018. The number of both the registered ships (+213) and incentive providers (+1) increased compared to January 1, 2018. More details on ESI website: http://esi.wpci.nl/Public/Home

LNG fuelled vessel working group meeting

March 30, 2018

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On the 18and 19of April the IAPH working group on LNG fuelled vessels will meet in Antwerp, Belgium. For more details (includingagendaand how to participate etc), please click here http://www.iaphworldports.org/?p=4546

World Ports Sustainability Program Started

March 23, 2018

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More than 250 professionals from ports, shipping, government and society met at the Port of Antwerp for the official launch of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP), 22 and 23 March 2018, that was initiated by IAPH last year. The Program aims to demonstrate global leadership of ports in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It notably wants to empower port community actors worldwide to engage with business, governmental and societal stakeholders in cre

IAPH Committee: World PCS observatory survey

March 22, 2018

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IAPH Trade Facilitation & Port Community System Committee chaired by Mr. Frederic Dagnet (Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, France) has been conducting online survey on world Port Community System (PCS) to benchmark the top ten critical issues facing the PCS through a questionnaire of about 10 questions.For the committee to produce meaningful results, we need more input from you. It only takes several minutes to answer them online and your assistance would be appreciated.Online Survey

Welcome to New Members

March 15, 2018

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We are pleased to announce a new Associate Member from Lebanon! International Center of Excellence in PPP for Ports Secretary General Mr. Ziad Hayek The new member is a United Nations-affiliated center specializing in public-private partnership for the ports sector, based in Beirut, Lebanon. http://hcp.gov.lb

Call for Annual General Meeting during the Baku Conference

March 09, 2018

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An email dated March 6 was sent out to all IAPH Members, calling for Annual General Meeting on May 8 during the IAPH Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan from May 8 to 11. If you have any comment to make on the tentative agenda, especially any additional agenda item to be approved by the Council for inclusion, please write to [email protected] not later than March 27. To assist us in establishing a quorum of this meeting, IAPH Regular and Honorary Members are kindly requested to notify us of y

Ports & Harbors March/April 2018 issue published

March 09, 2018

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This issue focuses on Asia and Middle East region, Vessel Traffic Management, Port design and planning (including hydrography) and more. In Open Forum ‘Fighting crime through trade facilitation’, Pascal Ollivier of Soget tells P&H Implementation will mean a change management overhaul on an vast scale. In Conversation ‘Call for collaboration’, Kitak Lim, Secretary General of IMO discusses the importance of having ports as part of the ongoing discussion that are shaping the maritime sector

New Cruise Committee chair

March 09, 2018

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Mrs. Sacha Rougier, Managing Director, Cruise Gate Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg Port Authority, was appointed by President Santiago Garcia Milà to chair the IAPH Cruise Committee. Replacing Monica Michel-Bonvalet who left the Port of Marseille last year, Sacha will bring her profound knowledge and experience on cruise to IAPH. "I look forward to help sharing and building success stories of (world) ports taking up the challenge to align economic, social and ecological interests and shape the global sust

IAPH Committee: Insurance Survey

February 23, 2018

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The IAPH Port Finance and Economics Committee chaired by Dov Frohlinger, Israel Ports Company, is now conducting online survey to review international port policies in regard to risk assessments and more specifically insurance coverage for dealing with risks. Respondent confidentiality and anonymity will be protected when the committee analyzes the data received from the respondents and reports on their findings.If you have not yet participated, please assist the committee by completing the surv

Welcome to New Members

February 23, 2018

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We are pleased to announce new Associate Member from Venezuela. Strategic Alliance - Teixeira Duarte / Bolipuertos - operates a new terminal in La Guaira in cooperation with Bolipuertos, the Venezuelan government-owned company