NEWS & EVENTS

March 24, 2023

The Brazilian government has been hosting the2023 senior officials’ meeting of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)in Rio de Janeiro this week. The meeting has brought together CEM’s senior government officials from around the world and partners for a full agenda of events. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) presented governments with a proposal to further develop the Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM-Hubs) Initiative, which is a cooperative alliance with IAPH and other partners to de-risk invest

IAPH joins UNCTAD TrainForTrade events in Argentina

March 24, 2023

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IAPH technical director Antonis Michail attended the UNCTAD TrainForTrade conference on Energy Challenges and Digital Transformation of Ports, held in Buenos Aires Argentina on 20 and 21 March. The conference was co-organised and hosted by the Administración General de Puertosand the Argentinian Ministry of Transport and attracted more than 150 port professionals from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Spain. Day one focused on energy transition and decarbonisation for ports while

IAPH presented at MARLOG 12 conference

March 24, 2023

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IAPH technical director Antonis Michail took part online in the 12thInternational Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference (MARLOG 12) onSustainable & Innovative Technologies Towards a Resilient Futurethat took place in Alexandria, Egypt from 12 to 14 March. The conference was organised by IAPH associate member, thePort Training Institute of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). The event attracted many ports and port stakeholders from Africa, Europe and Mi

Port of Tacoma met with IAPH in Antwerp

March 24, 2023

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Last week, a delegation of the Port of Tacoma undertook a study tour of the ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam. On this occasion, they also met with IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven at the headquarters of Port of Antwerp-Bruges for a discussion about IAPH’s work programme and strategic priorities. The delegation consisted of the port’s executive director Eric Johnson, port commissioners Deanna Keller and John McCarthy, as well as Pierce County economic development director Betty Capes

Next Africa-Europe Harbor Café on 25 April

March 24, 2023

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The second IAPH Regional Café of 2023 will be hosted by IAPH vice-presidents Michael Luguje (Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority) and Jens Meier (Hamburg Port Authority) on 25 April at 09.00 AM CEST and will be an interactive conversation on how to deploy practical tools to ease long-term port congestion and emissions. Speakers will include the chairman of the International Taskforce Port Call Optimization, Capt. Ben Van Scherpenzeel, Hamburg Port Authority and other members. For IAPH regular and a

IAPH, APEC and C-MAT hold third port strategy course

March 24, 2023

NEWS & EVENTS

IAPH Insider- March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

IAPH Insider

This edition covers: This week's Insider highlight with Rhona Macdonald Sustainability in the spotlight: 2023 IAPHAwards Report from IMO FAL 47: MSW implementation IAPH presented MSW at the InterPortPolice symposium IMO maps out regulatory needs of alternative fuels IAPH attends Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in Rio IAPH joins UNCTAD TrainForTrade events in Argentina IAPH presented at MARLOG 12 conference Port of Tacoma met with IAPH in Antwerp Next Africa-Europe Harbor C

World Maritime News (52)

March 22, 2023

World Maritime News

Maersk shifts detention billing to shippers ahead of FMC regulation Maersk will begin billing container detention charges directly to shippers on so-called merchant haulage moves from 1 April, which portends evolving invoicing practices related to potential new requirements from the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The move by Maersk comes as the FMC is in the midst of a rulemaking process around detention and demurrage billing mandated by the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 20

Member Ports News(51)

March 21, 2023

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 8-Feb Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona: Jordi Torrent, head of strategy at Port of Barcelona, appointed new secretary general at MEDPorts 3-Mar Port Autonome de Cotonou: PORT INFORMATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS VALIDATION WORKSHOP 8-Mar bremenports GmbH & Co. KG: EXCURSIONS ACROSS THE LUNEPLATE WITH BREMENPORTS 9-Mar HAROPA PORT: Achieving the sustainable energy transition of rivers 7-Mar Baku International Sea Trade Port: On the occasion of

IAPH Board endorses recommendations benchmark report

March 10, 2023

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IAPH Board members met online 28 February. The principal item on the agenda was the presentation and discussion of a benchmark report that compares IAPH’s organisational structure and financial performance with a peer group of international and regional associations of shipping companies and port authorities. The benchmark exercise was carried out by Gerd Ramdohr, head of financial management at Hamburg Port Authority, courtesy of IAPH vice-president Jens Meier. The benchmark report recommends o

Registration 2023 World Ports Conference opens 1 April

March 10, 2023

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The2023 IAPH World Ports Conferencewill be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 31 October till 2 November this year. Registration will be open 1 April at which time the preliminary conference programme will become available. Organised in partnership withS&P Globaland host sponsorAD Ports Group, the conference will focus this year on the theme #ReinventingPorts. Ports have reached a pivotal stage in their evolution. Operating purely as landlords of terminal and industrial concessions is no longer a guar

Last chance to share Q4 2022 data with World Ports Tracker

March 10, 2023

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The deadline for ports to complete the IAPH World Ports Tracker survey requesting data for the fourth quarter of 2022 has been extended to Friday 10 March, midnight CET. The World Ports Tracker is a full report for ports which allows them to anonymously enter information for them to get in return, at no cost, a full analysis on global and regional trends in port performance, vessel port calls, hinterland connectivity and much more. We are keen for your port to participate as you will be granted