Cheon-Jeong Park

Cheon-Jeong, Park is Head of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia and the Pacific (RILO AP), and also appointed as the Director of International Investigation of Korea Customs Service (KCS). He began his career in 1991 with the foreign port surveillance office at Gunsan Customs.

He has broad experience in customs border surveillance as well as investigation and was selected for Head of Daesan Customs in 2015. In the following year, he became Deputy Director of Investigation Planning Division of KCS.

Norizaku Kuramoto

Norizaku Kuramoto currently heads the Regional Office for Capacity Building at the World Customs Organizations (WCO). He has served as Deputy Director for Technical Cooperation within the Customs and Tariff Bureau of the Government of Japan.

Mr. Kuramoto has nearly 30 years of experience working within the Customs and Tariff Bureau. During this time, he has held several senior positions including Deputy Director for Intelligence, Deputy Director for CMAA and Deputy Director for WTO.

Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization

70% of global trade by volume (80% by value) is carried by maritime shipping, and 60% of these goods are loaded or unloaded in developing country ports. Maritime transport accounts for 3% of global GHG emissions - equivalent to the 6th largest GHG emitting country globally – and rising rapidly. Simultaneously, seaports are highly exposed to climate change impacts including sea-level rise and increased intensity of storms.