Eighteen high-level officials and decision-makers from around the world have completed a two-week training course in port management, aimed at female managers. The course at the Port Institute for Education and Research (IPER) in Le Havre, France (11 to 22 January) is run by IMO in collaboration with the Le Havre Port Authority on a regular basis as part of IMO’s global programme on the Integration of Women in the Maritime Sector.
The 8th training course “Women in Port Management” included lectures on various aspects of port management (e.g. port planning, port security and safety, intermodal transportation, port-city relationship management) , providing participants with a global understanding of present and future challenges of ports. Eighteen female officials from Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines and Viet Nam attended the course.