Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Ports Sustainability Program’s COVID19 Task Force recently released its updated 4th version of its guidance document for ports.
In the spirit of international collaboration that drives the World Ports Sustainability Program, the guidance document is meant to help ports worldwide face the challenge, by providing a variety of options based on best practices from ports worldwide.
For the records, the fourth version of the guidance is conducted by WPSP COVID19 Task Force participants. Meaning specialists from the ports of Açu, Antwerp, Los Angeles, Felixstowe, London, Busan, Guangzhou, Mombasa, and Rotterdam.
Additional major contributions have come from sixteen other port authorities, several regional port associations and Maritime Street, a consultancy specialized in digital trade logistics.
In light of the situation, IAPH commented:
The latest version has added information sources on safe shipboard interface between ship- and shore based personnel developed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), as well as a 12-step framework of protocols on crew changes also compiled by ICS in coordination with the maritime industry and supported and published by the IMO.
At the same time, the updated section contains recommendations related to back to work planning, based on input from various sources, including a guide prepared by the China Ports and Harbors Association based on their own members’ experience.
For the records, the WPSP #COVID19 Task Force Guidance for ports, includes measures to:
- Address port operations, governance and communication
- Protect the business and financial returns
- Support customers, stakeholders, community
- Get back to work
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