Listen: Maritime and Trade Talk | Episode 5: Stirring the Melting Pot

Following IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 104) in October 2021, consideration was given to IAPH’s submission outlining the recently finalised version of the Cybersecurity Guidelines for Ports and Port Facilities and calling for its inclusion in the next version of the IMO Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management. Its chair, Mayte Medina (United States), proposed a request to the secretariat to update the IMO guidelines, subject to agreement at the next meeting of the Facilitation Committee (FAL 46) that is due to take place in May 2022. Gene Seroka, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, and Patrick Verhoeven, managing director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), discussed the congestion issues the maritime industry faces, digitalization, and the way forward.