June 14, 2020
Wabtec Corporation Based in Atlanta, GA, and represented by Mr. Jim Dietz, Sr. Director, Port Solutions, Wabtec is a leading supplier of critical components, locomotives, services, signaling and logistics systems and services to the global rail industry, focusing on driving ongoing safety, innovation, efficiency, reliability, and productivity. http://wabtec.com
June 14, 2020
The Maritime & Port Security ISAO (MPS-ISAO) Based at Kenney Space Center, FL, and represented by Ms. Deborah Kobza, Executive Director, this non-profit organization established in 2016 is the Information Sharing & Analysis Center (ISAC) for the global maritime & port critical infrastructure focused on advancing security resilience via accelerating threat & defensive measures intelligence information sharing supported by research, operationalizing best practice and workforce education. http://
June 11, 2020
f We kindly remind you of the invitation to attend the virtual WPSP Awards Ceremony, which is being organised in association with IHS Markit as part of ourCoronavirus Webinar series. We shall be announcing the winners of the six awards in five categories with a televised recording from the waterside at the Port of Antwerp, announced by the Belgian television presenterFrancesca Vanthielen. The Awards, which were due to be announced last March at the cancelled IAPH World Ports Conference, consi
June 11, 2020
Our next Coronavirus Webinar will be the final one of the summer series. It will discuss how the crisis could be a catalyst in accelerating data collaboration in the port and logistics sector, with Noura Al Dhaheri, CEO of Maqta Gateway, Jens Meier, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority and Geert De Wilde, CEO of NxtPort. Moderator is Eric Johnson, Senior Editor Technology at JOC. The webinar series will then resume in September with three additional broadcasts and a third and last series of three will
June 11, 2020
As part of its ongoing transformation process, the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) project haspublished a new website, which is linked to a new and robust database. Negotiations are meanwhile ongoing to further professionalise the administration of the project, which should come to a conclusion in the next month. The ESI project was designed to stimulate emission-friendly shipping by providing an index which port authorities and other incentive providers can use to give incentives to operators of
June 11, 2020
At its meeting yesterday, the IAPH Board confirmed the appointment of Flor Pitty, General Director of Ports and Maritime Ancillary Industries at Panama Maritime Authority, as the new Chair of the IAPH Women’s Forum. She succeeds Jeanine Drummond, who left the position last autumn. The Women’s Forum was established in 2012. It runs a scholarship and mentoring programme. The latter was established under the leadership of Jeanine Drummond. We welcome Flor onboard and wish her success in steering th
June 08, 2020
Europe and Africa Region Côte d’Ivoire Abidjan Port Authority May 27:Fight Against Coronavirus In The Port Area THE ABIDJAN PORT AUTHORITY STANDING WITH THE DOCK WORKERS Finland Port of Helsinki June 5:Updated info: The COVID 19 impact on port of Helsinki Germany Port of Hamburg June 4:Abolition of a competitive disadvantage: Payment date for Import VAT deferred to 26th of ensuing month – A good day for Hamburg as a hub Israel International Port Community Systems Association
June 04, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has painfully demonstrated the heterogeneous landscape that currently exists across ports worldwide. While some port communities seized the opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution and developed into full-fledged ‘smart’ ports, many others have barely grasped the essentials of digitalisation and continue to struggle with larger reliance on personal interaction and paper-based transactions as the norms for shipboard, ship-port interface and port-hinterland based excha
May 25, 2020
Europe and Africa Region Cabo Verde ENPOR, S.A May 22:Novos procedimentos de embarque/ desembarque para as viagens marítimas inter-ilhas Finland Port of Helsinki May 20:The Port of Helsinki temporarily dismisses its entire personnel Germany Hamburg Port May 20:Face Masks for Hamburg and the Port of Hamburg May 19:Pandemic fallout: German maritime shipping headed for deep crisis Israel Israel Ports Development and Assets Co. Ltd. (IPC) May 21:IPCSA: from Community Coffee to C
June 01, 2020
Europe and Africa Region Azerbaijan Baku International Sea Trade Port May 15:An “International trade and logistics during pandemic: challenges and solutions” panel within the Global Web Forum Italy Port Authority of Genoa May 19:Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020 The Netherlands Port of Rotterdam Authority: May 20:More fruit coming to Rotterdam in reefer ships due to COVID-19 Ghana Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority: May 27:GPHA FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS CALL FOR AN END TO STIGMA
May 18, 2020
Europe and Africa Region Bulgaria Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company May 10:Useful information and recommendations – COVID-19 Finland Port of Helsinki May 13:Coronavirus – instructions for passengers May 13:Updated info: The COVID 19 impact on port of Helsinki May 7:Helsinki’s international cruise season delayed Germany Hamburg Port May 10:Czech republic gradually loosens restrictions Ghana Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority May 7:GPHA DONATES FOOD ITEMS TO TEMA, NUNGUA A
May 13, 2020
The 2020 World Ports Conference would have marked the publication of the first World Ports Sustainability Report, presenting the progress ports worldwide are making with the integration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the achievements of the World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP), which was launched two years ago. The report has now been published online. It follows the thematic structure of the World Ports Sustainability Program. Each chapter starts with an analysis of th
