Port Planning & Implementation

Planning will help ensure that the port continues to provide the highest quality service for domestic and international traffic and import and export cargo.

Course Content

Session 1: The Port Strategic Planning process

• The Feasibility Study
• Port Scan
• Port Strategy
• Development
• Transformation
• Optimisation
• Implementation

Session 2: The Development Policy 

• The Targets and Scenarios
• Harbor facilities
• Layout
• Maximum utilization of the Potential of the Bay
• Enhanced productivity
• Safe navigation
• Financial soundness

Session 3: Corporate Social Responsibility

• Definition of CSR in a port environment
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
• The port as a community builder
• CSR and Port Logistics

Session 4: Port Efficiency & Competitivity 

• How to create an attractive port platform
• Value-added logistics
• Trade facilitation
• Operational efficiency
• Technology transfer
• Environmental safeguard in the construction stage

Session 5: Prevention of road congestion

• Construction of by-pass road.
• Furnishing Car Parks and Information Systems
• Locating an inland container depot
• Hinterland Connectivity
• Hinterland strategy: infrastructure and multimodal connectivity

Learning Outcomes

• Participants will learn about the key Strategic planning process, security and safety measures of ports.
• Participants will thoroughly understand how to create harmony between the environment and port development.
• Participants will understand the importance of maximising utilisation of the Potential Bay and value-added logistics for efficient supply chain management.