19-20 November 2019 | Fira Barcelona Gran Via | Smart City Expo World Congress
Ports are having to react quickly to changes in the shipping supply chain. With lots of mergers and acquisitions in the container industry, and increased growth in the cruise sector, there is steep competition to attract vessels, particularly on popular trade and tourist routes.
In the current climate ports are in an arms race to optimise their offering, increase the number of vessels they can turn around through transparent, efficient systems, and provide facilities for mega ships.
This year Smart Ports Summit Barcelona will be launching at the Smart City World Expo between 19-20 November 2019. Run in collaboration with the Port of Barcelona, the conference will be a meeting point for the entire supply chain to address topics around optimisation of operations and long-term integration of technologies enhancing existing processes and networks.
View the full agenda: http://bit.ly/2InLyim
Join an unparalleled speaker faculty; consisting of major shipping companies, terminals, port authorities and associations to find out how digital ports are becoming a reality through collaboration.
- Lionel Chatelet, VP IT Transformation - Managing Director, CMA CGM
- Chantal Gouka, Digital Lead, Port of Rotterdam
- Piet Opstaele, Innovation Lead, Port of Antwerp
- Jordi Torrent, Strategy Manager, Port of Barcelona
- Eduard de Visser, Director Strategy & Innovation, Port of Amsterdam
- Iris Scheel, Head of Corporate Functions, Member of the Executive Board, Hamburg Port Authority
- Sergio Alda, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- Santiago Garcia-Mila, President, International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH)
Make sure you are involved with delivering the ports of the future. Secure your place at the Smart Ports Summit Barcelona today.
As a member of the IHMA you are entitled to a 20% discount.
All tickets give contain a free access pass to the exhibition area of the Smart City Expo World Congress.
How to claim your discount:
- Contact: Roxanna.Kashfi@informa.com and quote your VIP code: FKT3659IHMA
- Call: Roxanna on +44(0)20 7017 7161
Book online: http://bit.ly/2VhRPBl
Latest News & Events
Early in September the IMO Media service reported that Hapag-Lloyd AG was the latest entity to join the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, an initiative launched in June 2020 by the IMO GloFouling Partnerships project. Here the initiative works to promote collaboration with the private sector to address two of the most pressing environmental issues of our time: invasive species and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
At this time the new member of the GIA joins forces with an expanding group of leading private sector champions representing a wide range of maritime industries affected by biofouling, including shipping, aquaculture, offshore oil and gas and ocean renewable energies.
There is a useful introductory article on the Alliance to be found here: www.glofouling.imo.org/post/new-member-joins-the-global-industry-alliance-for-marine-biosafety
Biofouling is the build-up of aquatic organisms, such as algae or small animals, on marine surfaces that can lead to the introduction of potentially invasive species to new environments, where they may threaten native species and cause irreversible damage to biodiversity. Additionally, biofouling increases the drag of ships, forcing them to burn more fuel to maintain speed.
Late Friday (11 September) the IMO issued a Joint Statement with other UN entities to urge action on the crew change crisis
In the agreed document all Governments were called upon to immediately recognize seafarers as keyworkers, and to address the humanitarian crisis faced by the shipping sector.
The Statement was issued above the signatures of several UN agencies including IMO, ILO, UNCTAD, FAO and ICAO to urge all UN Member States to take action to urgently resolve the crew change crisis to avert a humanitarian disaster that will also affect the safety of shipping, the protection of the marine environment, the continuation of efficient trade and the recovery of the world economy.
The Joint Statement can be download here:
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