ENVIRONMENTAL concerns - with stress on global warming - together with maritime corruption problems and something called 'task force optimisation' topped the list of priorities of the recent Roundtable of Port Organisations meeting.
Secondary considerations, included talks of the adoption of 'single window' data information exchange between all port players was also discussed.
There was also talk of the safety of autonomous vessels, container weighing processes, ISPS adoption, e-maritime and ship reporting, electronic FAL documentation use, CTU packing codes, safe mooring procedures and maritime signage.
The newly appointed secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, Guy Platten, was also invited to join the meeting to discuss how the ports and shipping sectors could work together to achieve common objectives.
International Association of Port and Harbours (IAPH) managing director Patrick Verhoeven, who is also principle coordinator of its World Ports Sustainability Programme, said:
'This first roundtable meeting of international port organisations sets the ball rolling in terms of sharing information and resources between key players in the port community, and providing a united voice in global fora such as the various working committees of the IMO. This follows the first ever ports-specific meeting earlier this year at the IMO headquarters in London which aimed at bringing shipping and port interests closer together.'
Said Mr Platten: 'It is in the mutual interests of shipping and ports to cooperate more closely. The future availability and quality of onshore power facilities as well as quality low-sulphur fuel and LNG bunkering infrastructure in ports will be of vital importance to owner-operators.'
Secondary considerations, included talks of the adoption of 'single window' data information exchange between all port players was also discussed.
There was also talk of the safety of autonomous vessels, container weighing processes, ISPS adoption, e-maritime and ship reporting, electronic FAL documentation use, CTU packing codes, safe mooring procedures and maritime signage.
The newly appointed secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, Guy Platten, was also invited to join the meeting to discuss how the ports and shipping sectors could work together to achieve common objectives.
International Association of Port and Harbours (IAPH) managing director Patrick Verhoeven, who is also principle coordinator of its World Ports Sustainability Programme, said:
'This first roundtable meeting of international port organisations sets the ball rolling in terms of sharing information and resources between key players in the port community, and providing a united voice in global fora such as the various working committees of the IMO. This follows the first ever ports-specific meeting earlier this year at the IMO headquarters in London which aimed at bringing shipping and port interests closer together.'
Said Mr Platten: 'It is in the mutual interests of shipping and ports to cooperate more closely. The future availability and quality of onshore power facilities as well as quality low-sulphur fuel and LNG bunkering infrastructure in ports will be of vital importance to owner-operators.'