Port Management and Operations

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Port Management
and Operations

Port Management
and Operations
Maria G. Burns
CRC Press
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Contents
Preface xiii
Foreword xvii
Foreword by Panama Canal Authorities xix
Acknowledgments xxi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Port Management and Operations: Strategy in the Throes of a Transition 1
1.1.1 Port Authorities Departments and Activities 2
1.1.2 Ports’ Strategy in the Throes of a Transition 3
1.2 The History of Ports: Advanced Thinking, Planning, and Development 11
1.2.1 Ports’ History and Etymology: A Passage, a Journey, and
a Haven 11
1.2.2 Advanced Thinking: National Ports, Diplomacy, and Economy 12
1.2.3 Ports History, Planning, and Development 13
1.3 Port Ownership, Structure, and Organization 20
1.3.1 Forms of Port Ownership, Structure, and Organization 21
1.3.2 Port Governance 21
1.3.3 Port Ownership and Structural Types 22
1.3.4 Port Privatization 26
1.4 Port Workforce: Productivity, Growth, and Empowerment Strategies 27
1.4.1 Measuring Productivity, Throughput, and Growth 28
1.4.2 The Econometrics of Labor and Production 30
1.4.3 Port Growth, Productivity, and Empowerment 32
References 34
Chapter 2 Connecting Hub Port Gateways to the Inland Infrastructure 37
2.1 Logistics Integration of Port Activities 42
2.1.1 The Five Stages of Integration for the Maritime Industry 44
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2.2 Strategic Location and Market Accessibility for Existing and
Emerging Seaports 45
2.2.1 Ports’ Success Factors 45
2.3 Supply Chain Opportunities, Competition, and Conflict Prevention 58
References 72
Chapter 3 Port Management and Economic Growth 75
3.1 Establishing a Port’s Competitive Edge in a Niche World 75
3.1.1 Comparative Advantage, Competitive Advantage,
Absolute Advantage and Niche: Better, the Best, or
Simply Different? 76
3.2 Economic Growth as the Space between Stimulus and Response 82
3.2.1 Physical versus Strategic Growth 83
3.2.2 Trade, Protectionism, and Free Trade 89
3.3 Risk Assessment (RA) and Risk Management (RM): How Far Can
We Go? 91
3.3.1 The Risk Assessment Methodologies 97
3.3.2 Risk and Business Longevity 98
References 101
Chapter 4 Port Operations 105
4.1 Port Management Services: Terminal Operators; Property Leasing
Opportunities 105
4.1.1 Port Management Services and Operations 105
4.1.2 The Harbormaster’s Department and Functions 107
4.1.3 Terminal Manager 107
4.1.4 Vessels’ Planning 107
4.1.5 The Four Stages of Port Management and Operations 108
4.1.6 Marine Terminal Operator (MTO) Agreements and
Leasing Opportunities 116
4.1.7 Marine Terminal Operators and Leasing Opportunities:
Case Studies 117
4.2 Berths, Facilities, and Equipment 119
4.2.1 Berth Performance versus Capacity 119
4.2.2 Port Operations: The Place Where Capacity and
Performance Meet 120
4.3 The Port and Charter Party Terms 127
4.3.1 Charter Party Types 127
4.3.2 Charter Party Clauses and Areas of Dispute 130
4.3.3 The Port and Charter Party Terms 131
4.4 Shipyards 138