Declaration on disruption, digitalisation and decarbonisation signed by 19 port authorities
A total of 19 port authorities from around the world have signed a declaration on their collective response to disruption, digitalisation, and decarbonisation. The authorities are from Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and the US.
MPA’s chief executive, Quah Ley Hoon, said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of digitalisation and ports have adapted to quickly harness technology for contactless operations.
“The plight of seafarers amidst tightened border restrictions also has implications on global trade and their health and safety. The PAR is an important platform for port authorities to come together to leverage each other’s experience and expertise to tackle these challenges. Today’s declaration is an important step forward to push forth with digitalisation and decarbonisation solutions in the face of disruption.”
The declaration was signed at the 6th Port Authorities Roundtable – a virtual event held by the Antwerp Port Authority on June 22-23, 2021.
The ports have decided to develop the PAR Incident Sharing Framework further and to introduce the PAR Incident Sharing Framework Template, enabling members to report on a voluntary basis on incidents occurring in day-to-day operations of ports.
The ports believe that PAR-ISFT could be helpful to the establishment of an open exchange of lessons learnt and best practices among leading ports.
The ports also agreed to explore support to the Global Maritime Forum’s Getting to Zero Coalition COP 26 call to action on the decarbonisation front. The call aims to encourage governments in preparing the necessary steps in support of the global ambition to decarbonising international shipping by 2050.
The authorities agreed to consider collaboration with MPA and like-minded stakeholders as well as overseas decarbonisation centres to tap on the different expertise to share their knowledge.
For more information visit www.parforum.sg
28th June 2021
