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All on board

Advantages of a diverse workforce

Adani acquisition

Krishnapatnam port changes hands

On the up
Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

Middle Eastern ports push for business

United front
CLIA head calls for collaboration by the cruise,port and government sectors

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

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Comment: Santiago Garcia-Milà talks about the3revolution in maritime logistics

News: Bremenports reduces emissions; dredging connects
Siberia; more LNG for South Korea, and more
4In conversation with: Tom Boardley from theCruise Lines International Association talks to IAPH’s Patrick

8Verhoeven about the sector’s relationship with ports

Open forum: Associated British Ports discusses its
diversity and inclusion strategy

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Infographic: An overview of throughput data fromports in South/West Asia and the Middle East

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WPSP update: PortXL joins the IAPH World Ports
Sustainability Program

32

Youth forum: Zuziwe Mkhabela, the ﬁrst female
marine helicopter pilot in South Africa, tells her story

34

Maritime update: IAPH continues its engagement toreach IMO’s greenhouse gas reduction targets
35
Women’s forum: Anthonia Ohagwa, who won the18

IAPH Women’s Forum Scholarship, talks about transforming
the management culture at the Nigerian Ports Authority

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IAPH info: Reports from the Yokohama Maritime Forumand the Smarts Ports Summit, and more
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12

The cruising and ports
sectors must work
together with local
governments toeducate the public
about the economic
beneﬁts of vessel calls.

Photo: CLIA

Last word: Tessa Major from the port of Açu describes
how the port unites operation and conservation
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FEATURES
Cover story: Port maintenance costs to repair damage
12
due to climate change have signiﬁcantly increased
Energy transition: As the IMO’s limits on emissions
kick in, major ports and reﬁneries step up capacity
16
Diversity: Many successful companies regard diversity
and inclusion as a source of competitive advantage
18
India: Krishnapatnam port is facing a change of ownershipfrom CVR Group to Adani Ports
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Middle East: Ports in the Middle East do not allow
overcapacity issues hamper their growth plans

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Control from abroad
The impact of offshoring jobs

Friendly pushPorts make data sharing popular

Safe to proceed
Official Journal of the International Associationsociationsoion of Ports and Harbors
Harbo

Unexploded ordnance cleared in ports

Closing
the gap

Despina Theodosiou works
to empower women in maritime

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

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Comment: Collaboration is key

3

News: Klaipėda port mulls big development, logistics
4failures cause hike in VLSFO prices, and more

In conversation with: Patrick Verhoeven and De8spina Theodosiou discuss diversity in maritime

Open forum: Battery-powered ships offer commercial
opportunities for ports, argues SPBES CEO Brent Perry

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Infographic: Illustrated througput information for
European ports for the past five years

32

Maritime update: News from the IMO

35

IAPH info: ESI registrations increased, Tessa Majorelected as IAPH vice-president, and member information 36

Last word: Jacques Vandermeiren, Port of Antwerp CEO,on the port’s role to push sustainability in the sector

1640FEATURES
Infrastructure: The consequences of offshoring termi-

8

In this edition, Patrick
Verhoeven and Despina
Theodosiou discuss how
to make the maritime
industry more diverse
Photo: Tototheo Maritime

nal jobs explained on Australian ports

12

Sustainability: Collaboration is key for global
ports to successfully improve their carbon footprint

16

Connected future: With the help of ports,
data-sharing platforms become more popular

1818

Port clusters: Leaders from port cities haveestablished a forum that aims to increase collaboration

22Liverpool addition: The Liverpool Cruise Terminal
afforded the architectures the possibility to create history 24

Safety first: A Finnish port’s ground must be cleared ofMarch/April 2020
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unexploded ordnance before expansion can start

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Changing workforce

The human cost of automated ports

Be preparedAdapting to security threats

Costly transfer
Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

Transhipping costs hurt India’s export

New normal

Co-ordinating trade during COVID-19

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

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Comment: IAPH president Santiago Garcia-Milà reﬂects
3
on how COVID-19 impacts the maritime industry
COVID-19 news: How ports around the world copewith the virus pandemic

4Open forum: Dustin Eno, Navigate Response; andDevin Sirmenis, Witt O’Brien’s, talk through a ﬁctional cyber

10attack and how to ensure business continuity

Infographic: Looking at port throughput at USand Canadian ports

32

12Maritime update: What the IMO does to help mem34

ber states tackle COVID-19 and ensure trade continues

IAPH info: Latest information from your association 36
WPSP info: The results of the COVID-19 port impact
barometer and insights from the WPSP annual report

39

FEATURES
Cover story: IAPH MD Patrick Verhoeven and IMO

experts discuss how COVID-19 puts pressure on shipping 818Digitalisation: The human cost of the new era of smart
and automated ports
12Q&A: CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, captain Mohamed Juma Al
Shamisi, talks about becoming a cruise destination, sustainable growth, and the impact of COVID-19

8The COVID-19
pandemic has caused ashift in the maritime
industry  ports aroundthe world work toensure trade continues.
Photo: Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

16Crisis management: The increase of larger ships
calling at ports and the rise in terrorism threats have seen
Singapore adapt its emergency response since 200918

Reputation management: The Taiwanese portof Keelung looks to European standards when it comes tocutting carbon and installing equipment

21

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Q&A: Clemence Cheng, executive director of Hutchison
Ports, talks about safe and low-carbon operations and how tomake a business smarter24

North America: The USD1.49 billion Middle Harbor
Terminal Redevelopment project at the port of Long Beach,US, is marshalling dredging, reclamation, and construction
works to meet several crucial needs on a signiﬁcant scale 26

Cleveland: What sinking roads on an abandoned, treelined hillside have to do with the port of Cleveland
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India: Transhipping costs hurt India’s export business 30

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Diverse and desirable

Ports generate new revenue streams

Smooth operation

Digital twins expose risk areas in ports

Competitive climate

Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

The race is on to build ports in the Arctic

Futuregazing

Associated British Ports’ CEO Henrik Pedersen
on navigating a post-COVID-19 landscape

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

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Comment: IAPH President Santiago Garcia-Milà on theneed to digitise the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic 3
COVID-19 news: A look around the globe to see how
ports further react to the COVID-19 pandemic
4
In conversation with: Henrik Pedersen, CEOof Associated British Ports, shares future plans amid

8

COVID-19 with IAPH’s Patrick Verhoeven

14

Open forum: Neil Godfrey, GAC, talks through themajor shock to the system COVID-19 had on the global
maritime and ports community

12

Infographic: Looking at how throughput in Africanports has developed in the past ﬁve years

30

IAPH info: The latest news from your IAPH

32

WPSP awards: The World Ports Sustainability Program
has revealed winners and runners-up of this year’s awards 34
Maritime update: The IMO repeats calls to designate
40
maritime crew as key workers during COVID-19

18FEATURES
New business for ports: COVID-19 exposes theneed to move away from port calls only
148Henrik Pedersen,
CEO of Associated
British Ports, shares
future plans amid
COVID-19 with IAPH’s
Patrick Verhoeven.
Photo: Susanne Hakuba

Safety in port: Siport21 is developing a digital twin
software to show vulnerable areas in ports
16
Fire safety: Good practice examples for ports to follow
in order to establish a good safety culture
1822

Port design and planning: With climate change
opening up Arctic sea routes, P&H looks at tactical locations
for new ports

20

Dredging for construction: Dredged material
from ports is being reused in the construction industry 22
Morocco: Wanting to secure its energy supply chain,
Morocco works with its ports

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West Africa: How COVID-19 threatens eﬀorts made to28
modernise West African ports

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Profitable action

Carbon capture as a business model

Where it’s at

COVID-19 accelerates container tracking

Connecting a continent
Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

Africa needs port community systems

Community builder

Tessa Major gets ports working together within

IAPH COVID-19 taskforce

The Global Ports’ Forum for Industry Collaboration and Excellence

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Comment: IAPH president Santiago Garcia-Milà on
how the IAPH will help members to prepare for disruption

3

News: Looking into the aftermath of the Beirut port
explosion; ports see further impact from COVID-19

4

In conversation with: Tessa Major, businessdirector at Port of Açu, and Patrick Verhoeven
talk about ports as community builder

812Open forum: New IoT standards make tracking ofcargo along the supply chain easier

10

Infographic: A visualised throughput at Australianand Chinese ports over the past ﬁve years

34

IAPH info: The lastest news from the association,
including organisational changes

36

Maritime update: The IMO has introduced ajust-in-time arrival guide for port operations and more

38

WPSP info: What ports need to do now to protect
business from COVID-19-caused shortfalls

1840

FEATURESPort resilience: A look into the feasibility and8Tessa Major and Patrick
Verhoeven discuss
how ports serve as
regional employerand social enterprise
Photo: Port of Açu

status of carbon capture projects

12

Sustainability in ports: Decisions need to bemade now to equip ports with low-emission technology

16

Port software: Part of the new normal will be thetracking of containers – initiated by COVID-19

18

Port design: What African ports need to establish
functioning port community systems

22

Port equipment: Tugs are deployed to do heavy lifting,the more important is that they emit few emissions
24
Essar, India: Essar Ports tries to climb back up with its
coal and iron ports following a COVID-19-induced slump 28

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24Europe: Russia is diverting its business away from ports
in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
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Crew change conundrum

Fate of crew hinges on dubious agents

Pandemic forces progress

Dredging sector adapts to COVID-19

Focus on Latin America

Official Journal of the International Association of Ports and Harbors

Two ports expand to defy economic crisis

Shared duty

BIMCO president Dr Şadan Kaptanoğlu calls for a united response
to enable crew changes and decarbonise the maritime industry
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Comment: While the port sector stood strong against
the pandemic, COVID-19 exposed challenges that the sector

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must continue to address in 2021

News: Further updates on how COVID-19 determines the4future of ports, and other news

In conversation with: Patrick Verhoeven andŞadan Kaptanoğlu, president of BIMCO, discuss how126shipowners and ports can work better together

Open forum: Maritime UK shows how its working
groups help to diversify the maritime workforce

10Infographic: The top 10 ports in South America rated
by their throughput over the past ﬁve years

30

IAPH info: The latest news from your association

32

WPSP info: The sustainability group discusses obstacles
that prevent just-in-time arrival of ships

36

16

Last word: Eranda Kotelawala, CEO of the Solomon
Islands Ports Authority, issues a call to action

40

FEATURES

6Patrick Verhoeven
talked to Şadan
Kaptanoğlu, presidentof BIMCO, about
being a shipowner
during COVID-19
Photo: BIMCO

Crew change conundrum: The pandemic has
exposed ways of making money with crew changes

12

Corruption: For some crew, a port call means dealing
with bribery and unwanted attention from port oﬃcials

16

18

Dredging during COVID-19: A round-up into
how the pandemic inﬂuences dredging works

18

Brazil: Having been heavily hit by COVID-19, how does thecountry react to the impact of the pandemic

22

Argentina: Argentina tries to defy an economic crisis
with an extension to its vehicle export hub, Port of Zárate 24

India: J M Baxi Group’s leadership about how its container
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terminals cope with the changed COVID-19 landscape

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