Through this appointment, the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) will be present on one of the International Association of Ports and Harbours’ Technical Committees, in the Port Development, Operations and Facilitation area.
These technical committees aim to resolve the complexities of the shipping industry, increasing efficiency and sustainability for ports across the world. In total, the IAPH has eight technical committees in three different subject areas: communication and training; port safety, security and the environment; and port development, operations and facilitation. The other technical committees are chaired by representatives from the ports of Los Angeles, Israel Ports Company, Marseilles, Port Klang (Malaysia), Rotterdam and Hamburg.
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), which was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Tokyo, is a non-governmental organisation which has UN consultative status. It has over 200 member ports from 90 countries which account for over 60% of world shipping and around 80% of world container traffic.
The IAPH’s aim is to promote the interests of ports worldwide through strong member relationship, collaboration and information-sharing that helps resolve common issues, advance sustainable practices and continually improve how ports serve the maritime industries.
Juan Antonio Delgado (1964) has a degree in Law from the University of Valencia, an MBA from Instituto de Empresa (IE), and an APC in Corporate Financial Management from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business (University of New York). He worked at Banco Central Hispanoamericano, Valencia Plataforma Intermodal y Logística, and the European Investment Bank (EIB), before joining the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) in 2004 as Deputy Managing Director and Director of Strategic Planning and Business Transformation.