A partnership project between the Government of Norway and IMO, the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project has appointed the IAPH as a strategic partner. The project aims to transform the shipping industry towards a lower carbon future using technology such as shore power. It seeks to support developing countries to meet their commitment towards relevant climate change and energy efficiency goals as specified in the IMO’s initial strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships.
IAPH managing director, Patrick Verhoeven, commented: “We are delighted to embark on the GreenVoyage2050 project as a strategic partner.”
Workshop packages
IAPH’s technical committees of port member experts will work alongside fellow GreenVoyage2050 partners on concrete deliverables that include the creation of workshop packages on sustainable ports and onshore power supply between now and the end of 2021.
These workshops will then be rolled out at selected ports of IMO member states from 12 countries from Asia, Africa, Black Sea / Caspian Sea, Caribbean, Latin America and Pacific as part of the GreenVoyage2050 plan to expand port management capacities in those six priority regions. IAPH will join GreenVoyage2050 as part of a broad range of coordinated actions with a number of Pioneer Pilot Countries (PPC), New Pilot Countries (NPC), and strategic national, regional and global partners.
Mr Verhoeven said: “IAPH has already actively worked together with the IMO’s Marine Environment Division on the GEF-UNDP-IMO Global maritime energy efficiency partnerships (GloMEEP) project, delivering several useful workshops and industry tools such as the Port Emissions Toolkit which assists ports in their emissions reduction strategies.”