The 10th IHMA Congress 2016, Port expansion - the Challenges
We look forward to welcoming you to Vancouver where we will be celebrating twenty years of the IHMA.
Addressing the theme ‘Port Expansion - the Challenges’, the Congress program will be designed to appeal to all those responsible for the safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sound conduct of marine operations in port waters and industry organisations working with, or within Ports across all levels of the industry spectrum.
The 7th IHMA Congress,Global Port and Marine Operations 2010
Hosted by the Maritime Administration of the Western Australia and took place between 19th and 23rd April 2010 in Perth, Australia
The 6th IHMA Congress, Ports of the Future – meeting the challenge
Hosted by the Maritime Administration of the Port of St Petersburg, and took place between 12th and 16th May 2008
The 5th IHMA Congress, Safety, Security and the Environment... What Next?
Hosted by the Malta Maritime Authority, and took place between 3rd and 7th April 2006
The 4th IHMA Congress, Port Safety and Security - Turning Theory into Operational Reality
Hosted by Hansestadt Bremisches Hafenamt, in Bremen, Germany, and took place between 23rd and 28th May 2004
The 3rd IHMA Congress, Port Safety - An increasing challenge
Hosted by the National Ports Authority of South Africa and took place between 13 and 17 May 2002
The 2nd IHMA Congress, Professionalism in Ports
Hosted by Dubai Ports Authority, United Arab Emirates, and took place between 28 April and 3 May 2000
The 1st IHMA Congress, Heading for the 21st Century
Hosted by the Port Management of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and took place between 24-30 May 1998
Latest News & Events
On 18 September ESPO announced that the projects of Algeciras Port Authority, Port of Amsterdam, Port Authority of Lisbon and Puertos del Estado have been shortlisted for the 12th European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Social Integration of Ports.
The jury selected these four applications from a total of seven submissions. The theme of this year’s competition is Enhancing the port-city relationship by encouraging innovators and local start-ups to be part of the port ecosystem.
The ESPO Award 2020 will go to the port managing body that has developed a successful strategy to attract innovation and local start-ups to the port and thus matches supply and demand for innovative solutions for the port and its stakeholders. The winning port will demonstrate to what extent this strategy has led not only to stimulating innovation in the port, but also making the port ecosystem an attractive place for innovative ideas and local young start-up talents.
Pat Cox, Chairman of the ESPO Award Jury commented: ‘In a year of unparalleled challenges facing the transport industry because of the Covid-19 pandemic, our ports have proved again their critical and indispensable role in vital supply chain logistics.
Africa Ports & Ships (www.africaports.co.za) reported on 18 September that Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has taken delivery of its new 2700 cu metre capacity Easydredge from Dutch builder, Royal IHC.
The Easydredge 2700 joins a Beaver 50 dredge supplied earlier and will be joined by a larger Easydredge 3000 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) also from Royal IHC.
A new dredging department was created officially in August this year to manage and operate the fleet of dredging equipment under the control of PAD for the port of Douala-Bonabéri.
The port authority says it spent an average of XAF17.16 billion (US$30.8 million) on dredging costs every year.
By having its own dredging department and dredging equipment PAD estimates it will have an annual expenditure of XAF6.7 billion ($12 million) over the next five years.
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