NEWS & EVENTS

March 10, 2023

The 2023 IAPH Sustainability Awards competition is now open with IAPH member ports warmly encouraged to submit their projects in six different Award categories: infrastructure, digitalisation, climate and energy, environmental care, community building, and health safety and security. Three projects per category will be shortlisted by our expert jury and taken to an open public vote to co-determine the final winners. A seventh 'Akiyama' award will also be awarded to the highest-placed finalist fr

IAPH supports World Bank Africa digitial diagnosis

March 10, 2023

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IAPH is supporting an initiative of the World Bank to perform a diagnosis of the status of digitalisation in the maritime transport chain ofthe Africa region. The objective of this diagnosis is to identify the kind of support African countries and ports require to meet the IMO requirement to establish a maritime single window in all member states by no later than January 2024. The additional aim is to identify concrete actions to close the digital gaps between advanced and less developed ports i

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

March 10, 2023

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For the third year in a row, IAPH is collaborating with its associate membersAntwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre (APEC)and theCentre for Maritime and Air Transport (C-MAT)in organising a course on international port strategy, with online sessions spread between 3 and 28 April, and an in-person course week in Antwerp from 8 to 12 May. The partnership enables us to present a mix of experienced port professionals, academics and global policy makers on the international aspects of port strategy an

IAPH Clean Marine Fuels work presented at IHMA Africa

March 10, 2023

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TheAfrican Harbour Masters Committee Seminartook place last week in Tangiers under the aegis of the Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Water and with Tanger Med Ville as host port, supported by theInternational Harbour Masters Association(IHMA). IAPH's chair of theClean Marine Fuels Working GroupPeter Alkema from the Port of Amsterdam offered delegates a presentation on IAPH's role in sustainable port development. He referred to the objectives to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals in

March-April issue of Ports & Harbors is out

March 09, 2023

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The March-April edition of Ports & Harbors was published last week. In this issue the cover interview features Elpi Petraki, chartering, operations, and business development manager at ENEA Management in Greece and newly elected president of WISTA International. Elpi and IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven compare notes around the impact of digitised trade information and how to win skilled employees of the future. In addition, IAPH's communications director Victor Shieh offersa summary of

IAPH Insider- March 9, 2023

March 09, 2023

IAPH Insider

This edition covers: This week's Insider highlight with Patrick Verhoeven IAPH attended record-breaking TPM23 in Long Beach March-April issue of Ports & Harbors is out IAPH Board endorses recommendations benchmark report IMO FAL Committee to be held 13-17 March IMO GHG Intersessional to be held 20-24 March IMO set up relief fund for Turkey and Syria Last chance to share Q42022 data withWorld Ports Tracker Registration 2023 World Ports Conference opens 1 April 2023 IAPH Sust

World Maritime News (51)

March 08, 2023

World Maritime News

Container lines' challenges, new building deliveries, capacity removal, and negative rates The huge containership order book that began to build in late 2020 is about to start emerging into the world fleet, just as demand falls back to pre-pandemic levels and carriers face lower load factors on their key trades. At least for now, it looks as if all this extra tonnage will hit the liner trades at a time of faltering demand. Carriers are trying to blank sailings to move capacity in line with dem

Member Ports News(50)

March 07, 2023

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 15-Feb Port Autonome de Kribi: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: 1,500 ha for an integrated industrial zone in the port of Kribiindustrial zone in the port of Kribi 20-Feb Ports of Cabo Verde: Prime Minister visits Mindelo Cruise Terminal construction site Port Autonome de San Pedro: Port Community of San Pedro: Exchange of wishes 2023 / The actors of the port area of San Pedro, show their solidarity with the President of the Port Community Safety – security:

Save the date: 2023 World Ports Conference in Abu Dhabi

December 16, 2022

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The IAPH 2022 World Ports Conference in Vancouver resoundingly succeeded in identifying how ports should close the gaps in global port infrastructure. Never before have ports received so much attention from policymakers and businesses as the critical nodes connecting maritime with land-based intermodal supply chains. The 2023 World Ports Conference in Abu Dhabi will explore in depth and materialise ports' commitments to digitalise, decarbonise, invest and co-create with their business partners t

2023 IAPH World Ports Conference: Reinventing Ports

February 24, 2023

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Ports have reached a pivotal stage in their evolution. Operating purely as landlords of terminal and industrial concessions is no longer a guarantee of economic growth and prosperity. They must evolve and adapt to remain relevant.End-to-end maritime supply chain conglomerates are emerging with no fixed ports of call. Record profits for oil and gas majors, shipowners, terminal operators, and overland logistics players combined with weakening global demand means that port authoritiescan no longer

2023 IAPH Sustainability Awards competition is open

February 24, 2023

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Join the Q4 2022 World Ports Tracker survey

February 24, 2023

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We have now launched our survey appeal to ports for the IAPH World Ports Tracker, requesting data for the fourth quarter of 2022. The World Ports Tracker is a full report for ports which allows them to anonymously enter information for them so 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. The survey link was shared with all IAPH members ports this week. We are keen for your port to participa