IAPH has announced the appointment of Edvard Molitor of the Port of Gothenburg as the new Chair of the IAPH Climate and Energy technical committee.
Molitor, who is Head of International Public Affairs & Sustainability at his port, has served as Vice Chair on the committee since 2021 and steps into the shoes of Peter Mollema of the Port of Rotterdam, who announced last week at the IAPH Annual General Meeting that he would step down as Chair while continuing to contribute to the activities of IAPH.
From 2017 to 2020 Edvard chaired the Sustainable Development Committee of the European SeaPorts Organisation. He has a wide range of international experience in environmental management, sustainable development, maritime operations, and marine pollution response.
Molitor has previously worked at SSPA Sweden AB, at the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and at the Swedish Coast Guard Headquarters.
In his current role at the Port of Gothenburg, Molitor is the Head of International Public Affairs & Sustainability in the Port of Gothenburg and is the key representative of the port authority within global organisations and associations on matters related to sustainability and the environment.
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IAPH Managing Director Patrick Verhoeven commented: “We thank Peter Mollema for his great contribution over the years to IAPH and are grateful that Edvard has agreed to further advance the work of one of our key committees.
“He has extensive experience as an active IAPH member as well as with the World Ports Climate Action Program on working group activities around clean marine fuels and onshore power supply as well as his board membership of the IAPH Environmental Ship Index.
“As the WPCAP activities integrate into the Climate and Energy Committee and with our aim of working closer with the IMO in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry, Edvard will play a key role in ensuring even more members engage in policy as well as project work to get more value from their membership.”
