The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) has published its Annual Report for 2021, highlighting strong financial performance, with turnover and profit improvement as a result of growth in port traffic combined with a strong focus on efficiency.

To view or download a copy of the PoCC Annual Report 2021 at 98 pages readers are invited to see here:

The International Harbour Masters’ Association is pleased to announce the selection of Captain Paul O’Regan as its new President. Paul has served as an Officer of the Association since 2012 and as Vice President since 2015.

It was reported early in July from Tokyo that  ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edtion 2.0) which sets forth safety requirements for ships fuelled by methanol, ethanol, LPG, and ammonia. In particular, specific requirements for ammonia-fuelled ships have been added to provide guidance for the design of alternative-fuelled ships, it is understood.

The second R&D Forum and Exhibition on Biofouling Prevention and Management for Maritime Industries, which will be held at IMO HQ in London from 11-14 October 2022.

For more information readers are invited to see here:

https://www.glofouling.imo.org/rdforum

Stowaway cases are a human tragedy and hamper the economy of the country by increasing transport costs for import and exports flows.

South African government, port and shipping industry representatives attended a national seminar on the prevention of stowaways in Cape Town from 27 to 29 June, organized by the IMO in collaboration with the Department of Transport of South Africa. 

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.

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.

With productivity, environmental, and economic pressures mounting, ports around the world are turning to the Internet of Things (IoT), advanced analytics and machine learning to boost operational efficiencies. Working together to mesh edge, AI and 5G technologies, Awake.AI and Intel are leading port operations to the computer vision era.