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Global survey on port transparency practices

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Port of Marseille – Jupiter 1000

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Post MEPC 75, IAPH commits to continuing critical work of catalysing decarbonisation of the shipping sector – on the landside

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Ports Australia – Ports and a Sustainable Australia

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Submissions for the WPSP 2021 Awards are now open

Ports and associate members are invited to submit their sustainability projects online by filling our online template.

You can also view a short video explainer from our Technical Director Antonis Michail on how to apply.

Our terms of reference can be found here. We welcome entries between now and 31 March 2020.

Winners will be announced at our #IAPH2021 conference in Antwerp in June.

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Our mission

The World Ports Sustainability Program aims to demonstrate global leadership of ports in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The program wants to empower port community actors worldwide to engage with business, governmental and societal stakeholders in creating sustainable added value for the local communities and wider regions in which their ports are embedded.

Ports are the connecting nodes of global trade and world economy. There is no way that we can move this world towards sustainability without ports.
Christiana Figueres – Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

By creating the World Ports Sustainability Program today, the global port sector is committing itself to making an active contribution to the sustainable future that we all want and need.
Kitack Lim – IMO Secretary General

WPSP is a very concrete effort to show global leadership of ports worldwide in integrating sustainability into their policies, using the SDGs as their baseline.
Her Majesty the Queen of Belgium

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Areas of interest

Climate and Energy

Community outreach and port-city dialogue

Governance and Ethics

Resilient Infrastructure

Safety and Security

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Portfolio

Port projects

Port of Batangas – Optimal Infrastructure and Services

Johor Port Authority – Ship Emission Management System (SEMS)

Gladstone Ports Corporation – Sustainable Sediment Management Project

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IAPH – Onshore Power Supply

PIANC – Navigating a Changing Climate

ESPO – Data collection and reporting initiatives

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Post MEPC 75, IAPH commits to continuing critical work of catalysing decarbonisation of the shipping sector – on the landside

IAPH looks towards its Environmental Ship Index and Clean Marine Fuels Working Group to support recent proposals put forward at MEPC 75

Ports Australia launches its Port Strategy Sustainability Guide, laying down a marker for all ports

IAPH’s World Ports Sustainability Program Partner provides a structured approach for ports at different stages of applying the UN SDGs to their activities

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Global survey on port transparency practices

We are very happy to support the initiative of PortEconomics members Mary Brooks, Geraldine Knatz, Thanos Pallis and Gordon Wilmsmeier who are conducting a global survey on port transparency practices. The aim is to define best...