International associations of cargo handling and dredging companies join WPSP

Founding Partners AAPA, AIVP, ESPO, PIANC and IAPH were joined in Antwerp last Thursday by representatives of the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) to sign the World...

International Centre of Excellence in PPP for Ports established

UN Sustainable Development Goal 17 is about partnerships to develop the UN 2030 Agenda. In that spirit, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has set up an international PPP Centre of Excellence that prepares international...

Workshops chart course for WPSP implementation

The second day of the WPSP Launch Event consisted of a series of interactive workshops organised along the five major themes of the Program: resilient infrastructure, climate and energy, community outreach and city-port dialogue, safety and...

Follow WPSP launch live

Registrations for the WPSP Launch Event on 22-23 March have now closed. With more than 250 people joining us in Antwerp, we will have a full house. If you were not able to register in time,...

WPSP Founding Partners to endorse UN SDGs

Representatives of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), AIVP – The global network of Port Cities, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) and the International Association of...

Five workshops to chart the WPSP course

The second day of the Launch Event consists of two rounds of five workshops, devoted to the main themes of WPSP: resilient infrastructure, climate and energy, community outreach and city-port relations, safety and security and governance...

IMO set to close gap between ship and shore

IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim will deliver the opening keynote address at the WPSP launch. In an exclusive interview for IAPH’s magazine Ports & Harbors, he speaks with IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven about the need...

Global shipping prepares for carbon-neutral future

Expectations run high for the next gathering of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). At the April meetings, IMO Member States are set to adopt an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions...

Sustainability requires the brightest talents

Innovation and education form an important connecting thread between the WPSP themes. Tackling issues like automation, energy transition and cybersecurity will require the brightest talents. At the WPSP launch event, Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World...

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