​(IAPH) world ports conference that will held in Baku, Azerbaijan, 8-11 May 2018, hosted by "Baku International Sea Trade Port" CJSC (Port of Baku).

The main theme of IAPH 2018 is "Ports of the Future: Creating Hubs, Accelerating Connectivity". We will discuss the mainstream developments in the Port industry including, multimodal transportation and containerization of world terrestrial and maritime trade; the synergy between ports and free trade zones; and the implications of major global transport initiatives such as "One Belt, One Road", the Baku-Axalkalaki-Kars railroad and the North-South transport corridor on global economic growth.     

 Four-day conference will focus on the important and interesting topics like emerging transport corridors in the region and around the world, contribution of the free trade zones to the domestic economy and the economy of the neighboring countries, the concept of "SmartPorts", "Green Ports" as well as marine tourism. The conference agenda also includes technical visit to the new Port of Baku in Alat. The participant will get a chance to see Alat Free Trade Zone which is a main part of Azerbaijan's grand hub vision.

For further information and registration please visithttp://www.iaphbaku2018.com

Source: http://www.iaphbaku2018.com