NEWS & EVENTS

May 31, 2024

Dates have been confirmed for the forthcoming online meetings of the Data Collaboration andRisk and Resiliencetechnical committees. TheData Collaborationcommittee will meet online on Tuesday 2 July 2024 at 1600-1800 CEST and the Risk and Resilience committee will meet online on Friday 5 July 2024 at 1600-1800 CEST. An early July date for theClimate and Energycommittee will be communicated shortly and agendas will be circulated closer to the events. Members wishing to join these committee meeting

Enhancements to WPSP site

May 31, 2024

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The World Port Sustainability Programme (WPSP)websitewas improved in May with the addition of new content and functionality. Comprising more than 360 projects, the WPSP database has become the worldwide reference for ports’ efforts in sustainability. Visitors to theproject databasewill notice that the map functionality has been enhanced. Hovering your cursor over a geotag on the global map generates a preview of the project information, along with the option to click straight through to the proj

IAPH Insider 30, May

May 30, 2024

IAPH Insider

This edition covers: This week’s Insider highlight with Patrick Verhoeven IMO secretary-general to join the IAPH 2024 World Ports Conference IAPH agenda in focus at UNCTAD Global Supply Chain Forum Upcoming #IAPH2024 webinars on sourcing electricity for ports Save the dates: IAPH Technical Committees to meet early July Progress on cybersecurity and alternative fuels at MSC 108 Networking and dining at the BPA Annual Lunch Spotlight on supply chain resilience at IPCSA meeting

Member Ports News(76)

May 30, 2024

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 10-Apr Port of Esbjerg: The Port of Esbjerg invests further in European cooperation 13-May Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Belgian Hydrogen Council, NLHydrogen, and the German National Hydrogen Council sign tripartite Memorandum of Understanding to advance the hydrogen economy in Europe 13-May Hamburg Port Authority: Shore-side power supply for container ships in the Port of Hamburg Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Strengthening European Ports' Resilience 14-May Port

Welcome! Panthalassa Ltd from the UK

May 30, 2024

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We are pleased to announce that Panthalassa Ltd has joined the IAPH as an associate member. Panthalassa Ltd. is an environmental and sustainability consulting company with strong expertise in marine and maritime decarbonization project planning, coordination, and management and hands-on experience in lifecycle assessment, environmental management, and impact assessment. The company specializes in sustainability reporting and has good knowledge of the available standards. They are also experie

World Maritime News (80)

May 29, 2024

World Maritime News

Carriers and shippers scramble amid worsening container shortages in Asia Shippers face worsening equipment shortages in China due to soaring export demand and disruption to long-haul and intra-Asia services caused by the ongoing vessel diversions around southern Africa. While the impact varies by carrier, forwarders say that Ningbo, Dalian, and Guangzhou are the worst-affected ports. Containers are also in short supply in Taiwan and Singapore. The source said longer transit times to Europe and

Welcome! Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group from China

May 22, 2024

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We are pleased to announce that Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group (Zhejiang Seaport Group) is a large state-owned enterprise in Zhejiang Province. Its main business includes the development and utilization of marine resources, marine industry investment, management and capital operation of sea-related and port-related resources, investment, design, and operation of ports, and port engineering design and supervision. Ningbo Zhoushan

Welcome! Port Esbjerg from Denmark

May 22, 2024

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We are pleased to announce that Port Esbjerg has joined the IAPH as a regular member. Port Esbjerg is one of the North Sea’s leading ports for offshore wind, the base of the Danish offshore industry, and an international hub for multimodal transport. As a leading European port for shipping wind components, more than 60 percent of the offshore capacity installed in Europe today has been shipped from the port. More than 1,500 MW of offshore wind capacity is shipped every year, more than 6,000 v

Countdown for IAPH Sustainability Awards submissions

May 17, 2024

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With the deadline of close of business next week – Friday 24 May – ports are requested to submit their sustainability projects for the 2024IAPH Sustainability Awards. When submitting projects to the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP)portal, all you need to do is add a short description, any relevant document attachments, a couple of high-resolution illustrations or pictures, and links to any relevant portals, website or social media accounts. With that, your project will get checked and t

ESI 2026: launch workshops held, and a Seatrade profile

May 17, 2024

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Special online launch events held on Tuesday 14 May brought more details of important changes to theEnvironmental Ship Index(ESI) for the scheme’s Incentive Providers and Incentive Receivers. There were more than 200 attendees across the two digital events, which provided updates onan expanded suite of performance modules, coming online in 2026, to support ports and vessel owners on the journey to decarbonisation and lowering emissions. Information was provided on how Incentive Providers and Rec

IAPH presents to Clean Energy Ministerial senior officials

May 17, 2024

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On 15 May, IAPH technical director Antonis Michail joined the Clean Energy Ministerial senior officials meeting of theCEM Hubs initiativein Bali, Indonesia. Attending the meeting remotely, Antonis presented on the existing and planned IAPH tools that can contribute to the work program of CEM Hubs, including the safety toolkit under theClean Marine Fuels(CMF) working group and the joint work with the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) and Mission Innovation on the digital Port Readiness

The May-June edition of Ports & Harbors is out

May 17, 2024

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Eman Abdalla is our cover story interview for the latest edition ofPorts & Harbors, in which she talks to new editor Martin Clark and IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven. Eman, who is the global operations director of Cargill Ocean Transportation, speaks about the innovative wind-assisted propulsion technology deployed on the company’s chartered tonnage, as well as looking towards collaborating with ports globally in the areas of sustainability and data collaboration. There is a feature on