Port of Gothenburg’s Edvard Molitor appointed as new Chair of the IAPH Climate and Energy Technical Committee

Current Vice Chair steps into the shoes of Peter Mollema of the Port of Rotterdam who will continue contributing to IAPH

IAPH is pleased to announce the appointment of Edvard Molitor of the Port of Gothenburg as the new Chair of the IAPH Climate and Energy technical committee. Edvard, who is Head of International Public Affairs & Sustainability at his port, has served as Vice Chair on the committee since 2021 and steps into the shoes of Peter Mollema of the Port of Rotterdam who announced last week at the IAPH Annual General Meeting that he would step down as Chair while continuing to contribute to the activities of IAPH.

IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven commented: “We thank Peter Mollema for his great contribution over the years to IAPH and are grateful that Edvard has agreed to further advance the work of one of our key committees. He has extensive experience as an active IAPH member as well as with the World Ports Climate Action Program on working group activities around clean marine fuels and onshore power supply as well as his board membership of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index. As the WPCAP activities integrate into the Climate and Energy Committee and with our aim of working closer with the IMO in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry, Edvard will play a key role in ensuring even more members engage in policy as well as project work to get more value from their membership.”

From 2017 to 2020 Edvard chaired the Sustainable Development Committee of the European SeaPorts Organisation. He has a wide range of international experience in environmental management, sustainable development, maritime operations, and marine pollution response, and holds a M.Sc. degree in Aquatic and Environmental Engineering from Uppsala University. Mr Molitor has previously worked at SSPA Sweden AB, at the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and at the Swedish Coast Guard Headquarters.

In his current role at the Port of Gothenburg, Edvard is the Head of International Public Affairs & Sustainability in the Port of Gothenburg and is the key representative of the port authority within global organisations and associations on matters related to sustainability and environment.

News story contact : Victor Shieh, IAPH Communications Director

Email : victor.shieh@iaphworldports.org

Port of Gothenburg contact : Stefan Strömberg, Media Relations and PR Manager

Email : stefan.stromberg@portgot.se

About IAPH

Founded in 1955, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has developed into a global alliance of 189 port authorities as well as 162port-related businesses. Comprised of over 80 different nationalities across the world’s continents, member ports handle over one third of the world’s sea-borne trade and well over 60% of the world container traffic. IAPH leads global port industry initiatives on decarbonisation and energy transition, risk and resilience management, and accelerating digitalisation in the maritime transport chain. The IAPH’s World Ports Sustainability Program has grown into the reference database of best practices of ports applying the UN Sustainable Development Goals and integrating them into their businesses -  iaphworldports.org.

Photo credit : Mikael Gothage photographs AB