This year’s International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World Ports Conference will be held in Hamburg on 1-5 June, it has been announced.
The event will see international representatives from business, politics and science gather to debate changing demands and alternative actions required in times of globalisation and climate change.
The conference will focus on the smartPORT concept developed by the host of the conference, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), and delegates will get to hear about what Hamburg, Europe and the world mean by intelligent port management.
The conference will kick-start with a discussion about ship size development: among others, the panel will explore the challenges facing ports, terminals and shipmasters when it comes to handling mega carriers and whether there is a limit to a ship’s size.
