30th International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World Ports Conference convenes in Bali, Indonesia

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) convened at its 30th World Ports Conference in Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia, 7-12 May 2017, under the theme of “Enabling Trade, Energizing The World”, was successfully concluded, attracting more than 650 delegates, accompanying persons, guest speakers, sponsors and exhibitors from 50 countries in the world.

IAPH President Mr. Santiago Garcia Milà, mentioned “This Conference will be a milestone event in the history of IAPH where we seek to position ourselves to be a more professional and open society and to do more for our members.”I

Also participating and delivering a speech, through a video message, was IMO Secretary General Mr. Kitack Lim, who stressed the conference theme of “Enabling Trade, Energizing The World” perfectly captures the wider role ports must play in the current world trade and as an indispensable link of logistics chain and further commended our long history of working together.

IAPH Bali Resolutions
At the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May, IAPH adopted two business resolutions to make its position known and clear on subjects of immediate concern, as follows:

+ Resolution on “Contribution of ports to the mitigation of climate change and its effects”
+ Resolution on “Planning cyber security program to reduce cyber risks”

(International Association of Ports and Harbors – IAPH)