As the countdown to the IAPH 2024 World Ports Conference begins, IAPH will spark debate on a key conference topic, with webinars on 24 and 25 June that explore the strategic challenge of sourcing electricity for ports. Colleagues in Europe and adjacent time zones will be able to select from one of two sessions, while IAPH members in North America and Latin America should earmark their early morning on 24th June and our Asian colleagues should reserve their mid-afternoon on 25th June. Titled ‘Ports and the electricity capacity conundrum – what will it take to meet demand?’ these pre-#IAPH2024 webinars will be organised in cooperation with our media partner Mercator Media. IAPH will speak with port energy experts, microgrid integrators and member ports to ask what it will take to secure sufficient electricity supplies from sustainable sources to meet future demand. The ongoing electrification of materials-handling operations and emerging onshore power at berth requirements are already testing terminal electricity supply capacities. The industry is also seeing extensive regasification operations, bunkering of new and alternative fuels with lower density, as well as significant electricity demand increases from trucks, expanding rail links and new green energy production in and around ports. All of these demands must be met, and ports will compete with industries located inland for sustainable energy to power these operations. The seminars will examine what is happening in the market with an eye on the future, a major topic of resilience that will be investigated further at the IAPH World Ports Conference. Sessions are scheduled to take place at 17.00 CEST on Monday 24th June and 09.00 CEST Tuesday 25th June – more details to follow.
