Niels Vanlaer

Port of Antwerp

Business Continuity Manager Operation

Niels Vanlaer is Business Continuity Manager Operations of the Port of Antwerp. He took that position in December 2019 where he leads a small team of experts that support the Port Authority Field Operations team in developing risk analysis and ensuring the overall safety of the port and its users. He is a strong believer in building bridges and mutual understanding to come to pragmatic solutions that ensure a safe environment to conduct operations.

Earlier on, Niels worked as HSEQ & Marine Director of a shipping company specialized in gas tankers and had a seagoing career up to Master Mariner. In this job, he dealt with various aspects of ship management in often challenging environments.

He is combining his current job with a Ph.D. program in which he takes up research on the resilience of critical infrastructures.

Sessions With Niels Vanlaer

Thursday, 19 May

  • 09:00am - 10:30am (PST) / 19/may/2022 04:00 pm - 19/may/2022 05:30 pm

    IAPH Technical Committee - Risk and Resilience
    The Risk and Resilience Committee will be reviewing and guiding the progress with the development of Business Continuity Policy and Risk Preparedness Guidelines for Ports. The Committee will be further reflecting on the global supply chain crisis while also addressing some of the specific topics on its agenda including Climate Resilience and Maritime Anti-Corruption. Finally, the Committee will be overseeing the developments related to the IAPH World Ports Tracker and will be reflecting on the way forward on tracking port performance.    
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