Luc Arnouts, Director International Relations & Networks, Port of Antwerp; Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO, Port of Antwerp; Soren Toft, CEO, MSC. Photo: Port of AntwerpPorts across the globe will take actions on disruption, digitalisation and decarbonisation.
The 6th edition of the Port Authorities Roundtable on the theme of ‘Enhancing the impact of ports as levers for change’ brought together 19 port authorities to discuss how to respond to and prepare for challenges and risks related to ports and shipping.
Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO of the Port of Antwerp, which organised the event, said: “In this rapidly changing world and evolving maritime landscape, we are all faced with huge challenges. As ports, we must take up our role as levers and leaders for change. I am very satisfied that the fruitful PAR discussions have led to concrete action points which will allow us to confirm this role. This roundtable has once more highlighted the importance of collaboration and communication between ports and the impacts ports have on a local, regional and international scale.”
What was agreed?
The ports agreed to further develop the PAR Incident Sharing Framework (PAR-ISF) enabling ports to report on a voluntary basis in a systematic and active way on incidents, and to establish a mechanism to enable consultation and dialogue in case of incidents and crisis. Port authorities also expressed support for the Shipping Tripartite Alliance Resilience (STAR) Fund.
A coalition of PAR ports will further explore the applicability of Port of Rotterdam’s Routescanner as a neutral platform for the visualisation of container transport options and to further improve sustainable and cost-efficient global supply chains.
Ports were also updated on the Port Authorities CIO Cybersecurity Network (PACC-Net) to strengthen cyber resiliency and response through information-sharing, project collaboration and education.
The Port Authorities Roundtable will explore how to support the Global Maritime Forum’s Getting to Zero Coalition COP 26 call to action which aims to encourage governments, industry and global policy makers to realize zero emission vessels by 2030.
Port authorities also considered and discussed other decarbonisation initiatives, such as the establishment of MPA’s maritime decarbonisation centre to collaborate to reduce GHG emissions, implement identified decarbonisation pathways and create new business opportunities.
What ports are involved?
CEOs attended from the ports of Abu Dhabi, Associated British Ports, Antwerp, Barcelona, Busan, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Klang, Kobe, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Montreal, , Ningbo, Rotterdam, Santos, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore and Tanger Med.
For the discussions on the decarbonisation of shipping, ports were joined by Global Optimism’s Christiana Figueres, Tan Chong Meng, Group CEO of PSA International and Soren Toft, CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
Outcomes will be evaluated during the 2022 Port Authorities Roundtable meeting, hosted by Abu Dhabi Ports.
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