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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,...
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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...
World’s First Academic Chair on Sustainable Transformation
On 1 February Dr Wayne Visser held his inaugural lecture as holder of the world’s first Chair on Sustainable Transformation. The Chair was initiated by the Antwerp Management School (AMS) and is supported by BASF Antwerp,...
How does WPSP work?
The World Ports Sustainability Program has three essential objectives. First, it will establish and maintain a global library of best practices. Second, it will provide a platform for running collaborative projects and, third, it will function...