Sydney Ports CEO is Nominated First Vice President of IAPH

Sydney Ports Corporation Chief Executive Officer Mr Grant Gilfillan was nominated as the International Association of Ports and Harbour (IAPH) Director for Australia in early 2009 by Australian member ports representatives. He was then subsequently elected by the Directors of the Asian / Oceania region as a member of the Executive Committee. In May 2009, he was nominated unopposed for the position of 2nd Vice-President of the IAPH following the vacancy created by the departure of the then 2nd Vice-President, Mr Lim Heng Tay from Singapore.

As the 2nd Vice-President, he heads the IAPH Asian / Oceania region which comprises ports in this region between the Arabian Peninsula and New Zealand. In February 2010, he chaired the IAPH Asian / Oceania conference held in Bandung, Indonesia.

Mr Gilfillan will be nominated to the position of 1st Vice-President, which will come into effect during the forthcoming IAPH World Ports Conference to be held in Busan, South Korea in May 2011.

About IAPH

The International Association of Ports and Harbour (IAPH) was founded in November 1955 under the motto “World Peace through World Trade, World Trade through World Ports”. Today, as the global alliance of the world port community, it represents some 200 ports and 140 port-related organisations of about 90 countries across the world. The world port community together handle over 60% of the world’s sea-born trade cargo and nearly 90% of the world container traffic.

IAPH meets every two years at its World Ports Conference, the largest gathering of the world port community. Port executives and experts coming from all parts of the world exchange views and experiences over a range of issues and challenges. Besides, members of the three regions, Africa/Europe, Americas and Asia/Oceania, meet regularly at Regional Meetings to discuss common issues in a regional context.

IAPH actively addresses critical issues facing the port industry through the technical committees. Currently, eight technical committees are formed, respectfully tasked to study implications and recommend policies and measures of emerging issues in such areas as port safety, security, environment, development and IT applications. IAPH also proactively plays a significant role to tackle global issues at maritime related UN agencies and other international organisations. For this, IAPH is especially granted non-government organisation consultative status by ECOSOC, ILO, IMO, UNCTAD, UNEP and WCO.

IAPH will continue to play a pivotal role as a unique global forum of the port industry in strengthening cooperation and sharing experiences among the world’s ports. Moreover, to effectively deal with many global issues, IAPH will also actively collaborate with other international organisations for the sustainable development of the world economy.

To learn more about IAPH here.