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Scope

Standardization in the field of ports and terminals, covering planning, implementation, operation, upgrading, demolition and repurposing stages. It will include scheduling, design, controlling, monitoring and inspection, optimization of resource allocating, integrated state-of-the-art technology solutions, regardless of scales, types, or transitioning of goods or passengers, whether located on the coastline or inland rivers, aiming to improve efficiency, effectiveness, coordination, working conditions and professions, towards achieving sustainable development of ports and terminals.

Excluded: Relevant work within the scopes of the following committees:

  • Ships and marine technology (ISO/TC 8)
  • Production, transport and storage facilities for cryogenic liquefied gases (ISO/TC 67/SC 9)
  • Cranes (ISO/TC 96)
  • Industrial trucks (ISO/TC 110)
  • Tourism and related services (ISO/TC 228)
  • Sustainable cities and communities (ISO/TC 268)
  • Innovative logistics (ISO/TC 344)
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    ISO standard under development *

    27
    Participating members
    23
    Observing members

    * number includes updates

    Reference Title Type
    ISO/TC 8/SC 27/CAG   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
    ISO/TC 8/SC 27/SG 1   Vocabulary Working group
    ISO/TC 8/SC 27/SG 2   Design and operation Working group
    ISO/TC 8/SC 27/SG 3   Comprehensive technology application Working group
    ISO/TC 8/SC 27/WG 1   Port decarbonization and net-zero carbon transition Working group

    Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 8/SC 27

    The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 8/SC 27:

    Reference Title ISO/IEC
    ISO/TC 104 Freight containers ISO
    ISO/TC 110 Industrial trucks ISO

     

    Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 8/SC 27

    ISO/TC 8/SC 27 can access the documents of the committees below:

    Reference Title ISO/IEC
    ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO

     

    Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

    Acronym Title Category
    ICHCA ICHCA International Ltd. A
    IMPA International Maritime Pilots' Association A
    ODCCN Organization for Trade Development and Standards Cooperation A
    PEMA Port Equipment Manufacturers Association A
    PIANC_The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure A
    TIC 4.0 Terminal Industry Committee 4.0 A

    ISO/TC 8/SC 27 - Secretariat

    SAC (China)

    Standardization Administration of China
    No. 9 Madian Donglu, Haidian District
    China

    Tel: +8610 8226 2644
    Fax: +8610 8226 0660