NEWS & EVENTS

November 10, 2022

This edition of IAPH Insider covers: This week's Insider highlights with MD Patrick Verhoeven IAPH vice-president José Firmo at COP27 Clean Energy Marine Hubs network expands New CMF bunker checklists include liquid hydrogen Joint CMF/WPCAP work on port readinessfor new fuels November-December issue of Ports & Harbors is out Port Endeavor partners held first annual review meeting 106th session of IMO Maritime Safety Committee Register now forMaritime Single Window symposium

World Maritime News (40)

September 14, 2022

World Maritime News

Outlook for freight rates Transpacific container shipping markets continue their downward spiral, with spot rates now largely falling below $4,000 per feu on routes to the US west coast. The levels are said to be approaching the breakeven point even for the larger carriers. After a two-year frenzy, the container shipping market shows signs of normalization. The question now is how it will avoid past mistakes during a period of slowdown. Read more: Lloyd's List1 | Lloyd's List2 Measures a

Member Ports News(39)

September 13, 2022

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region 29-Aug APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA: ADMISSION COMPETITION - ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN (M/F) 30-Aug Cyprus Ports Authority: The Cyprus Ports Authority supports the "Access4ALL" Festival Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-GPMM: GENDER REPRESENTATION GAPS Hamburg Port Authority: Passing on the baton at Port of Hamburg Marketing Ports of Cabo Verde: Port Community meets to clarify issues related to the New Logistics Model of Smal

A summer of success for IAPH at the IMO

September 02, 2022

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Following approval at the 46th meeting of the IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 46) in May, the IAPH Cybersecurity Guidelines for Ports and Port Facilities have been formally referenced in the IMO Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management. These are the first ever set of guidelines on the topic focused on ports and port facilities at the IMO which is a great achievement for the sector. Furthermore, with approval at FAL 46 and the 104th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 104), t

Next IAPH Harbor Café to highlight 5G and aerial robotics

September 02, 2022

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The next IAPH Harbor Café will take place in the first half of Octoberand is being organised jointly again between the IAPH Africaand EuropeRegions. This edition will include conversations with Belfast Harbour on their 5G network implementation and the Port of Hamburg on their experiences so far with applying drone and robotic technology for several applications. We also planto include examples from Africa. The session will include informal interviews of those IAPH port colleagues involved and

IAPH to address IMO-UNEP-Norway Innovation Forum

September 02, 2022

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The IMO-UNEP-Norway Innovation Forum will be held as atwo-day hybrid event on 28 and 29 Septemberwith live, in-person attendance at the IMO headquarters in London and a virtual global platform available for those who would like to connect online. The forum is aimed at championing innovation to accelerate the transition of the marine sector towards a zero- and low-emission future. The forum will focus on addressing the specific needs of developing countries,especially Least Developed Countries (L

IAPH to join UNCTAD trade innovation conference

September 02, 2022

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UNCTAD and its partners will be holding a two-day conference on trade innovation both in person in Geneva and online, which is being co-organised with the World Economic Forum. The chairman of the IAPH Data Collaboration Committee Pascal Ollivier will be moderating the fifth session on mitigating risks inherent in trade facilitation at 10.30 AM CET on 21 September. Registration is free of charge.Full details can be found here.

Next P&H poll: political representatives on port boards?

September 02, 2022

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The question whether political representatives should be on port of a publicly owned port throws up two arguments. One, the port wants to maintain its independence and is gladly not looking to have legislators join their meetings. On the other hand, the pandemic has shown that port authorities alone cannot enable administrative issues such as crew changes without support from other government agencies. So, which way is best for port authorities?Have your say here!

Save the dates: autumn Technical Committee meetings

September 02, 2022

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The autumn meetings of the strategic Technical Committees of IAPH have been scheduled. The Risk and Resilience Committee will meet on 12 October from 4 to 6 PM CET.The Data Collaboration Committee meets 3 November from 12 to 2 PM CET. Finally, the Climate and Energy Committee is meeting 10 November, from 4 to 6 PM CET. All meetings are held online. Committee members will be receiving the agendas and documentation in due course.Meanwhile, you can already find an overview here of the priority topi

The September-October issue of Ports & Harbors is out

September 02, 2022

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The cover interview of the next issue of the IAPH membership magazine Ports & Harbors features our regional vice-president for Africa Michael Achagwe Luguje, who is the director-general of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. Michael speaks to us about the prospects for ports in the region and the challenges they face when investing in infrastructure for the future growth and prosperity for their own nation and neighbouring landlocked countries. We highlight the results of the latest IAPH Wor

World Maritime News (39)

August 31, 2022

World Maritime News

Outlook for container freight rate The peak in freight rates may have already passed. But even getting rates down to a 'new normal' of twice their 2019 levels will take up to two years. Spot rates may have fallen by one-third from their extreme peaks, but shippers should not expect rates to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year. Markets are expected to head further south this year amid weaker demand after the peak season. As a result, spot rates on the China-US west coast tra

Next P&H poll: political representatives at port boards?

September 30, 2022

News

The question if political representatives should be on the boardof a publicly owned port throws up two arguments. One, the port wants to maintain its independence and is gladly not looking to have legislators join their meetings. On the other hand, the pandemic has shown that port authorities alone cannot enable administrative issues such as crew changes without support from other government agencies. So, which way is best for port authorities?Have your say here!