NEWS & EVENTS

June 29, 2021

Europe and Africa Region June 6 Port Autonome de Dakar: VISIT OF THE DELEGATION OF THE ROUENNAIS PORT UNION AND HAROPA-PORT TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PAD June 7 Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao: CONSTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD ON FIRST FLOATING WIND PLATFORM SET TO BE INSTALLED AT BIMEPZ Freeport of Riga Authority: Civil protection exercises are taking place in the port of Riga Hamburg Port Authority: World’s first large container ship converted to LNG to arrive in Hamburg North Sea

New IAPH President and Vice President were elected.

June 28, 2021

News

As the result of Annual General Meeting 2021 by correspondence, Captain Subramaniam Karuppiah, General Manager, Port Klang Port Authority, Malaysia, was elected as the new IAPH President for a two-year term of 2021-2023.Consequently, the office of Vice President for Asia, South East and Oceania region became vacant. Mr. Jay Daniel R. Santiago, General Manager, Philippine Ports Authority, Philippines, was duly elected to fill the vacancy.The other five Vice Presidents were re-elected and remain i

COVID-19 updates (25)

June 28, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Albania Durres Port Authority Jun 24:Gradual restart of passenger maritime transport and exclusive measures for the tourist season Finland Port of Helsinki Jun 23:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Jun 23:Updated info: The COVID 19 impact on port of Helsinki Netherland Port of Amsterdam Jun 24:Boat Bike Tours restarts Jun 23:Update on booking, cancellation and schedule for 2022 Sweden Port of Gothenburg Jun 17:First cruise passengers of the yea

Welcome! Port of Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

June 25, 2021

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The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago established in 1961 administers the Port of Port of Spain that has been the gateway to the capital of the Twin Islands of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Port of Port of Spain is ideally positioned to the major sea lanes between the Americas, the islands of the Caribbean and the trading links between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans via the Panama Canal. The services of the Authority are carried out by the 4 separate units, namely the Govern

Winners of IAPH Women’s Forum Scholarship 2021-2023

June 22, 2021

News

Ms. Flor Pitty, Chair of IAPH Women’s Forum is pleased to announce the winners of IAPH Women’s Forum Scholarship 2021-2023 below, congratulations! IAPH Women’s Forum Annual Meeting Scholarship 2021-2023 Winner Name: Ms. Hetti Mudiyanselage Dimuthu Hansika Samarakoon Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority (Sri Lanka) Ms. Hetti Mudiyanselage Dimuthu Hansika Samarakoon is entitled to make an original presentation at the IAPH Women’s Forum during the 2022 IAPH W

COVID-19 updates (24)

June 21, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Belgium Port of Antwerp Jun 10:Shortsea volumes increase Finland Port of Helsinki Jun 17:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Jun 17:Updated info: The COVID 19 impact on port of Helsinki Germany Port of Hamburg Jun 17:MARINE INTERIORS – Cruise & Ferry Global Expo 2021 cancelled Jun 14:Institute for the World Economy study underlines the enormous importance of the Kiel Canal for all of Germany and Europe Jun 11:China: COVID-19 outbreak in Greater Bay

Ashdod Port and The Manufacturers Association of Israel call on startups to propose new technologies and products that will increase work safety

June 17, 2021

News

Usually innovation in factories is associated with increased productivity, however innovation and technology can also be used to increase safety and protect human lives, an area which is challenging for any company that employs many people. At the same time, solutions are required to provide startup companies with areas for experimentation in light of the lack of suitable infrastructure. Ashdod Port Company is making efforts to promote safety solutions, which can be developed and adopted. A t

COVID-19 updates (23)

June 14, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Albania Durres Port Authority Jun 9:Return to normalcy, the number of ferry cruises increases Finland Port of Helsinki Jun 11:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Jun 11:Updated info: The COVID 19 impact on port of Helsinki Germany Bremen Ports Jun 10:TOTAL THROUGHPUT AT THE PORTS OF BREMEN INCREASES ONCE AGAIN DURING Q1 4 JUNE 2021 Netherland Port of Amsterdam Jun 7:Port of Amsterdam reopens for river cruise vessels Spain Valencia Port Jun 1

IAPH Insider – 10 June 2021

June 10, 2021

IAPH Insider

This edition of IAPH Insider covers: #IAPH2021: ten days to go! #IAPH2021: Paris Climate architect joins speaker list #IAPH2021: integrate disruption in your daily business #IAPH2021: improve your port's competitive edge #IAPH2021: discover the potential of Africa #IAPH2021: there's no business like cruise business #IAPH2021: don't miss the live studio talks #IAPH2021: #ShoutOutForSeafarers on 25 June! IAPH successfully contributed to IMO FAL 45 Challenging IMO MEPC 76 de

World Maritime News (12)

June 10, 2021

World Maritime News

No easy recovery ahead for container shipping The container shipping market is suffering from spot rates vastly exceeding any previous records and atrocious schedule reliability. The newest data from Sea-Intelligence Maritime Consulting show that despite improvements, 78 percent of vessels arriving at US West Coast ports are late, with an average delay of 10 days. Aside from the pandemic itself, there is not a single root cause of these maladies. The situation is one of intertwined bottleneck

COVID-19 updates (22)

June 07, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Gibraltar Gibraltar Port Authority Jun 2:Cruise Safe & Secure Booklet America Region Asia and Oceania Region China Guangzhou Port Authority Jun 3:The Port Branch of Guangzhou Port Authority actively promotes the vaccination of employees of port and shipping enterprises Jun1:Huangpu Branch of Guangzhou Port Authority launches a special campaign for centralized vaccination of trade crew members within its jurisdiction Japan Fukuoka City May 31:Limitation of

Member Port News (12)

June 07, 2021

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region May 19 Freeport of Riga Authority: “A Tesla on water” – a project with more than 15 specialists of different professions is being developed in the port of Riga May 20 Antwerp Port Authority: Certified Pick up in port of Antwerp enters next phase APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA: SINES AND LEIXÕES ARE PARTNERS IN STRENGTHENING CYBERSECURITY Nigerian Ports Authority: SWAIMS PARTNERS NPA ON MARITIME SECURITY AND SAFETY May 21 Antwe