Harbour Master
Harbour Masters
Worldwide there are approximately 3,000 merchant ports and the work of the Harbour Master can vary widely from country to country and from port to port even within the same country.

Kongsberg Norcontrol provides integrated VTS systems, Local Port Service systems and Port security systems.
Kongsberg Norcontrol delivers, develops and manufactures information systems for maritime domain awareness. Building on more than 40 years of experience as an expert on situational awareness, we have delivered over 250 maritime surveillance systems worldwide. We take pride in having our focus set on our customers and will go above and beyond to deliver on time; always.
C-Scope is Kongsberg Norcontrol’s 7th generation situational awareness solution, which covers our customers’ needs within safety, security and efficiency in the maritime domain. C-Scope provides ultimate situational awareness for operations and strategic planning for ports authorities, coastal administrations, offshore operators, inland waterways authorities and military organizations.
Kongsberg Norcontrol; shaping the future of maritime domain awareness.
It is a pleasure to learn that our Members are now able to travel once again and pick up with face-to-face meetings where we left off so many months ago.
IHMA Member Shawn Grant, Harbour Master of Port of Sept-Îles, Canada and his team recently visited Captain Ben van Scherpenzeel at the Port of Rotterdam.
Of their valuable trip he commented: ‘Our visit to the Port of Rotterdam was extraordinary and very informative. Port Rotterdam has always been a leader in implementing Environmental Protection measures and as such we were interested in discussing best practices. During the visit I was accompanied by the Sept-Iles (Canada) Economic Development Corporation.
On 9 June Eng Abdulrab Al-Khulaqi, Deputy Executive Chairman of Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation (YGAPC), received at the Marine Department Building, Ms Marcela Masiarik, the chancellor of the German Embassy, and Ms Melissa Rahmouni, Senior Advisor at the French Embassy in Yemen.
Captain Ahmed Al-Bishi, Acting Director of General Maritime Operations, welcomed the visitors and explained the functions of this department, which works around the clock, the main interface of the port, through which the procedures for receiving ships, berthing and sailing are arranged.