NEWS & EVENTS

January 18, 2021

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki Jan 15:Only slight reduction in cargo volumes despite the challenging circumstances Germany Port of Hamburg Jan 15:Czech Republic: hard lockdown until January 22, 2021 Gibraltar Jan 15:Technical Call – Cruise Liner ‘Seabourn Sojourn’ Netherland Port of Amsterdam Jan 15:Significant decrease in transhipment in 2020 due to energy transition and coronavirus  America Region Canada Port of Montreal Jan 8:SAME PACE OF OPERATIONS A

Invitation to World Bank Webinar Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain

January 18, 2021

News

IAPH is delighted to invite you to alivewebinar (detailed information here) which will be taking place next week on Thursday 21stof January. Experts from the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) will be presenting the findings ofa jointreport,Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chainas well as communicating the results of the IAPH FAL survey on electronic data exchange in ports, which received re

IAPH regional webinar in Asia, South/West, East and Middle East

January 13, 2021

News

TheIndian Ports Associationand the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), aredelighted to invite you to our jointWebinar: Sustainable Development Trends in South Asia Date:Thursday, January 28, 2021 Time:03:00 PM India Standard Time Guest speakers : Upul Jayatissa,Additional Managing Director (Administration & Operations), Sri Lanka Ports Authority Claudia Mariconda,Head of Sustainable Transition, Port of Antwerp Indian Port Association senior delegation :

COVID-19 updates (2)

January 11, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki Jan 7:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Spain Port of Valencia Jan 11:Aportem distributes anti-VID material, food and blankets to more than 300 families in the Port of València area America Region USA Port of Seattle Dec 16:Equitable economic recovery is aimed at communities hardest hit by COVID impacts Panama Autoridad Marítima de Panamá Jan 11:AMP SUPERA LAS 5 MIL PERSONAS CAPACITADAS AL CIERRE DEL 2020 Y DA A CONOCER

IAPH Insider – 7 January 2021

January 07, 2021

IAPH Insider

This edition of IAPH Insider covers: Discover the new Ports & Harbors ! Green Award Foundation to take ESI to the next level IAPH and BPA are hiring London-based advisor Save the dates of our regional webinars Invoices for 2021 membership fees issued IMO symposium on low and zero carbon fuels Workshop on sediment management and climate change ENISA issues guidelines on port cyber risk management IAME 2021 conference to be held in Rotterdam Submit your projects for the 202

Europe region kicks off IAPH regional webinars

January 07, 2021

News

On the initiative of Vice-President for Europe Jens Meier, IAPH andHamburg Port Authorityorganised an online regional meeting last week for European members. The programme contained an awareness-raising session on cybersecurity and digital trust with presentations by Jens Meier, Catalina Grimalt (Port of Barcelona) and Tom Koehler (KPMG). IAPH President Santiago Garcia Milà gave an update on recent IAPH developments and introduced the organisation’swork programme for 2021. The video recording of

IAPH to take ESI to the next level with support of Green Award Foundation

January 07, 2021

News

IAPH has signed an agreement with the Rotterdam-based Green Award Foundation to administer and expand the formula-based Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which allows port authorities and maritime administrations to reward vessels for improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions. The agreement is to take the popular Index to the next level in terms of full-time administrative support, governance and further expansion. Since its creation ten years ago, the ESI has become the established standar

IAPH and BPA are hiring London-based advisor

January 07, 2021

News

To strengthen our policy work on sustainability and, notably, our presence at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), we have teamed up with our associate member the British Ports Association (BPA) in jointly recruiting a London-based sustainability advisor. For IAPH, the focus will be on the regulatory and capacity-building agenda of the IMO, covering work areas relevant to ports, including maritime emissions, trade facilitation, digital transformation, automation, safety and security. F

Save the dates of our regional webinars

January 07, 2021

News

We start the New Year with three regional webinars, for ports in the South Asian subcontinent, West and Central Africa and Central and South America. The one-and-a-half hour webinars will respectively be held on 28 January (03.00 PM IST/GMT+5.30), 4 February (11.00 AM WAT/GMT+1) and 11 February (11.00 AM EST/GMT-5). The Asian webinar will be held in partnership with the Indian Ports Association (IPA), the African webinar in partnership with the Port Management Association for West and Central Af

World Maritime News (1)

January 07, 2021

World Maritime News

Shippers face new twists, risky turns in pandemic-alerted market Supply chain practitioners looking for a game plan in 2021 find themselves in a difficult position. COVID-19 made suddenly safety stock no longer bad thing and it increased inventory carrying costs. The dramatic shift to on-line shopping, coupled with the expectations of next-day delivery, is also spurring the growth of imports at warehouse for major online sellers who need to have enough stock on hand not just to meet demand, but

Member Port News (1)

January 05, 2021

Member Port News

Europe and Africa Region December 10 Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva: The Port finalizes the control of access to the South Pier Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company: An island for wild birds will be built in Lake Varna GIE HAROPA (Harbours of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris): HAROPA and Ports of Normandy join forces to help transport operators get ready for Brexit The National Ports Agency(Morocco): The National Ports Agency participates in “IDARATHON2020″ Ports of Cabo Verde: Noti

COVID-19 updates (1)

January 04, 2021

COVID-19

Europe and Africa Region Finland Port of Helsinki Dec 29:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers Israel IPCSA Dec 23:Season’s Greetings … at the end of an unprecedented year Latvia Freeport of Riga Dec 21:More than half of the companies of the Port of Riga will end the year with an increase in cargo turnover Netherland Port of Rotterdam Dec 22:No access to port of Rotterdam for passengers from England Poland Port of Gdańsk Dec 29:Hard work and joining the top 20 European