...Competitiveness of ports Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam Maritime and Modal Transportation Borms Floris 2014/2015 Table of content 1. Intro p. 3 2. General information about the ports p. 4 3.1.1. Antwerpen p. 4 3.1.2. Zeebrugge p. 5 3.1.3. Rotterdam p . 6 3. Geographical Location p. 7 4. Hinterland connections p. 8 5. Port services quality, frequency, efficiency p. 10 6. Port Authority/Administration (legal/institutional background) p. 10 7. Conclusion p . 11 8. References p. 13 1. Introduction In this term paper I will discuss the competitiveness of ports. What are the most important factors that influence the results of a port and the amount of customers and suppliers they attract. This will include exogenous as well as endogenous components. The focus will be on the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam because their locations are close to each other and on the first view they serve a similar market, which makes them comparable. To completely understand the performances of these ports, it is important that we have a short background of the ports and how they are evolving. This will be explained in the general information topic. Thereafter we will have a look at their geographical locations, the connection with the hinterland, their services they offer and the legal background. 2. General Information 2.1 Port of Antwerp ...
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...Plaza, the Logistics Park of Zaragoza Author’s Name H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship LOG 5010 - International Transport & Logistics Term The Logistics Plaza of Zaragoza is the largest logistic park in Europe. It is a ten-year project that started in 2000, which is now at the middle of its completion. There are not many articles on logistic parks up till now because it is a very recent development. Generally, logistic activities would grow around strategic part without any pre-planning. Due to overcrowding of those areas, governments are now trying to place logistics in more decentralized regions and are trying to create services in order to attract customers. Case Study Summary The case of Plaza can serve as an instance for potential development, helping to assess the feasibility of newer projects in the same field. In the text, there are a lot of examples of automotive or hi-tech parks; however, there are no preceding case studies that are purely on logistic park. Plaza has been built in order to generate more jobs in Aragon, which is an area of Spain where population is continuously decreasing. (Watson, 2015) It aims to retain and focus on the existing young population, particularly highly skilled labor and Foreign Direct Investment in Spain and increase investment in Research and Development in a country in order to become successful in Europe. This project is an attempt to undo the ordinary stereotype which portrays southern European...
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...Bezenar, Harley Lorentzon 1. List the 10 biggest ports in the world and how is this measured? There are several measurements that can be used to decide how busy or large a port is. It could be, for example, the area covered by the port, the amount of traffic handled or the gross tonnage processed. The following list shows ten global ports that have been chosen in consideration of size, gross tonnage handled and the role that these ports play in the import and export capabilities not only of the nations they serve but also the international imports and exports. 10. Port of Felixstowe, United Kingdom - Area of 1.4 square miles - Accounts almost half of Britain’s container trade - 3.4 million TEU’s every year - Connection to more than 360 global ports 9. Port of Hamburg, Germany - Third largest port in Europe - 130.9 million tons of gross tonnage cargo processed in 2012 8. Port Hedland, Western Australia - Natural deep anchorage - In 2011, the port handled 199 million tons of cargo - Largest handler of iron ore in the world. 7. Port of Jebel Ali, United Arabs Emirates - Largest man-made port in the world and the Middle East’s biggest port - Epicenter for international imports and exports in the Middle East (links to the Dubai International Airport Cargo Village) - Transit time between ship and plane of just four fours (unrivalled by any other port) 6. Port of South Louisiana, United States - Largest port in the United States located along the mammoth expanse...
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...Kwai Tsing Container Port / Future Development ------------------------------------------------- Improving Competitiveness The Port of Hong Kong has long been assuming the role as a gateway for South China and as a platform for intermodal transport providing connectivity with the Mainland distribution network. ------------------------------------------------- Challenges The container terminals in Hong Kong have always been competing in productivity and efficiency, but indeed there are challenges faced by the Port. To maintain competitiveness, the container port needs to enhance its productivity and efficiency both on the land side and the quay side. On the land side, the container port has been built with an average of 14 hectares of land per 400 metres berth, which is about 45% below the international standard of 25 hectares for optimal performance. This has resulted in yard congestion especially during peak time, and in turn impacted the truck turnaround times. On the quay side, the transshipment throughput volume via barge operations has been increased nearly 30% in the past 10 years. The increase in barge volume has caused considerable barge waiting time and may disrupt connections with on-forwarding vessels. There is an urgent need for government support to increase the terminal back up land and also increase barge berths in the port area. Focusing on such challenges, the Association has submitted a White Paper to the Government proposing a land allocation policy...
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...2014 Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award Competition Multimodal Transport Operations in Practice: Radioactives and Abnormals From and to South Africa Submitted 29th April 2014 | Page | 1 TABLE OF CONTENT 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE CYCLE – RADIOACTIVE EXPORTS TO NAMIBIA ........................................................................ 7 3.1 3.2 SELLER CONFIRMS ORDER.................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.3 BUYER ARRANGES FINANCE ............................................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 BUYER INFORMS FORWARDER OF ORDER.............................................................................................................................. 7 3.5 FORWARDER LIAISES WITH SUPPLIER FOR SHIPMENT ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................ 8 3.6 ORIGIN INLAND....................................................................
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...28 July 2014 Diploma Thesis Title: Role and Scope of ERP Integration for Port Community Systems to Enhance Collaboration Among Port Community Members. A Case Study in the Ports of Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre and Felixstowe. Part I: Introduction (2 – 3 pages) 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Research Objectives 1.3 Research Methodology 1.4 Structure of the thesis Part II: Theoretical Research (30 pages) Objectives: This thesis is mainly focused on the complexity of the intersection between the ERP Systems and the PCSs. The theoretical research should help to explain the characteristics of Port Community System and the ERP integration. An in-depth, multi-disciplinary literature review will be conducted to assess the need, challenges and opportunities of developing the ERP integration for Port Community Systems. Comment: I think ERP could be considering especially on the PCS perspective, not as Enterprise system software. I mean ERP as a business management software for PCS operators and a suite of integrated applications for port community users. Considering the ports as Business Ecosystem I would like to find out the role and scope of the ERP Integration for PCS. 2.1 Port Community Systems (Structure is needed, e.g.: 2.1.1, 2.1.2, etc.) Definition PCS Evolution of PCS Why choose to have a Port Community System Which types of users make use of the systems? Which functions does the system have for the users? How flexible is the system...
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...The Netherlands leads global efforts to improve textile industry The Netherlands is joining forces with Bangladesh to chair a group of donor countries, companies and civil society organisations that will tackle abuses in Bangladesh’s textile industry. LiliannePloumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, is also making 9 million euros available to help improve the appalling conditions suffered by the country’s textile workers. The Netherlands will cofinance these efforts together with the textile sector. ‘All those involved – the textile industry, manufacturers, consumers and governments – must shoulder their responsibility now in order to break this vicious circle,’ said the Minister, stressing the synergy between aid and trade. ‘We can’t keep blaming each other.’ As co-chair of the coordination group, the Netherlands will engage in political dialogue with the Bangladeshi authorities and employer organisations on behalf of its fellow donor countries, coordinating and monitoring international efforts in this area. In the Netherlands, Ms Ploumen is discussing the matter with the companies and organisations involved to produce a detailed joint action plan with measurable goals and a clear schedule. The sector expects to have the plan ready in June. Source: www.government.nl Consumers In 2012, the Netherlands had a total population of 16.7 million people, which is a relatively high number considering its small geographic size (approximately 41,000 square...
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...Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Transportation Research Procedia 5 (2015) 186 – 200 SIDT Scientific Seminar 2013 Measuring transport systems efficiency under uncertainty by fuzzy sets theory based Data Envelopment Analysis: theoretical and practical comparison with traditional DEA model Sara Braya, Leonardo Caggiania and Michele Ottomanellia* a DICATECh – Politecnico di Bari, via E. Orabona 4, Bari 70125, Italy Abstract In transportation management the measure of systems efficiency is a key issue in order to verify the performances and propose the best countermeasure to achieve the prefixed goals. Many efforts have been made in this field to provide satisfactory answer to this problem. One of the most used methodologies is the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) that has been in many fields. The DEA technique is a useful is non-parametric method that allow to handle many output and input at the same time. In many real world applications, input and output data cannot be precisely measured. Imprecision (or approximation) and vagueness may be originated from indirect measurements, model estimation, subjective interpretation, and expert judgment or available information from different sources. Therefore, methodologies that allow the analyst to explicitly deal with imprecise or approximate data are of great interest, especially in freight transport where available data as well as stakeholders’ behavior often suffer from vagueness or...
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...AAAA AAPA AARA ABS ABT ADCOM AFSPS AGW A/H AHT ALU ANTHAM APS ARAG ASPW ATDNSHINC ATUTC A/S B BAF Bb BBB BDI BE BEG BENDS BI BIMCO BL B/N BOB Box Br BHP BMM Br.ld. BRGDS BROB Brt B S S 1/1 BT BV BWAD CAF CAP Cap CBFT C/C ce Ta CFT CFR Chem Always Afloat Always Afloat Always Accessible the American Association of Port Authorities Amsterdam-Antwerpen-Rotterdam Area American Bureau of Shipping ABouT ADress COMission Arrival First Sea Pilot Station ( Norway) All Going Well Anchor Handling AnchorHandling Tug ALUminium ANTwerp-HAMburg range Arrival Pilot Station Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent range Any Safe Port in the World Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays INCluded Actually Time Used To Count AlongSide Bale (cargo capacity) Bunker adjusting factor (freight) Bareboat Before Breaking Bulk Both Dates Inclusive Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports) BEGinning Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports) Both Inclusive. The Baltic and International Maritime Conference BaLe Booking Note Bunker On Board everyday term for container (or boxed vessel) Breadth Brake Horse Power British Marine Mutual Break load Best ReGarDS Bunkers Remaining On Board Gross tonnage Basis 1 port to 1 port Berth Terms Bureau Veritas Brackish Water Arrival Draft Currency adjusting factor (freight) Condition Assessment Programme Capacity CuBic FeeT sshinC/sshinC Center Tank Cubic FeeT Cost and FReight Chemical CHOPT CIF CIP CIRR CLC COA COACP COBLDN COGSA CONT COW C/P CPT CPD CQD COD COP CR Cr CROB CST CUFT Cy C/X...
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...Socially Desirable Merit Good Urban planning in the Netherlands: An Overview Sachin Peiris (CEG08025804) Gilang Haruna Dharmasaputra (CEG08024485) Evgenia Papoula Economics 13 March 2015 Socially desirable merit goods are “goods that society deems so valuable that everyone should have them” (Frischmann, 2012, p.45). One such example of this is urban planning, being the focus of this paper. Urban planning has been in the spotlight of many governments although, underprovided many a time. This paper will be an overview of the process of urban planning that the Dutch government has implemented in Amsterdam in the past, the ongoing projects with its objectives and its positive effects on society. In the introduction some features of merit goods will be examined. Furthermore, we will explain what is meant by urban planning and how urban planning is a merit good. In the second part we will scrutinize the importance of urban planning and the role of the Dutch government in providing this service to the public. In the third section of the paper, we will discuss the positive externalities of urban planning in Amsterdam. Finally we will look at, the possibility for this service to be provided by the private sector and whether market failure will arise if left to the provision of the free market. In this discourse, we will interconnect economic theories applying them to the merit good under review viz a viz (urban planning). Merit goods in general tend to be underprovided by...
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...REVIEW TOPICS CHARTERING AN AIRCRAFT * Charter aircraft business segments * Dangerous goods – definition / precautionary actions for air transport * Definition of AOG * Two issues that can affect the pricing of a charter * Basic Functions of the International Civil Aviation Organization * Glossary CHARTERING A VESSEL * Definition of chartered ship * Definition of affreightment * The Charter Party * Broker commissions * Know 3 of 5 case studies – the issue / the decision / the reasoning behind the decision: Granit S.A. -v- Benship Ehsa v Pohnpei Port Authority Auto Holdings Ltd v Silk & Boyd Ltd Ports Authority v Bounty Bay Moses v MV Sea Chase * List the 4 freight markets * BIMCO * Types of charters * Chartering terms: Both Ends Deadfreight Demurrage Free in and out Laydays Seaworthy Trim Supercargo Project Cargo * Definition of the term * Understanding of the pre-qualification notice * Understanding of an RFP * Technical proposal / Financial proposal * Describe a survey company * List and describe 3 principle activities of the survey company * List elements of value that survey companies provide to the seller / buyer / financial institution Transportation Law and Legal Liability * Definition of Common Law / Statutes * Constitution Act, 1867 * Constitution Act, 1982 * Definition of ‘Patriation’ * The Canadian Constitution: Federal...
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...TOPIC: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS (MUNDRA PORT) SUBMITTED TO: Mr Sachin Kyashap SUBMITTED BY: Jasneet Kaur COURSE: MBA (1ST YR) ROLL NO: Q3103 (B) 33 About the company Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZL) is the developer and operator of the Mundra Port, one of the leading commercial private sector ports in India. The port is located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, on the northwest coast of India. The multi-product SEZ at Mundra and the surrounding areas is one of India's largest port-led SEZ. Incorporated as Gujarat Adani Port Limited in 1998, MPSEZL is a part of the Adani Group, one of India's leading business houses. The Company accessed the capital markets in 2007-08 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange. The port The por t handles close to 30 million tonnes of cargo, ranging from bulk cargo, container cargo, automobiles and crude oil. It has 8 operational multi-purpose berths located in sufficiently deep water which are designed and equipped to handle dry bulk, break bulk and liquid cargo. We have successfully commissioned a container terminal capable of handling one million Twenty-feet Equivalent Units (TEU) with state-of-the-art handling equipment’s and highly skilled and productive operating manpower. The container terminal has an excellent draft and is capable of accommodating cape size ships. The terminal is configured to handle automobile exports too. Other port based services and infrastructure...
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...during the period 2006-2009 this trend showed signs of slowing down. Towards the end of this period the highest numbers of prisoners in relation to the national population (see Figure 4) are found in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland (each of which had over 230 prisoners per 100 000 inhabitants). The Czech Republic and Slovakia had over 150 prisoners per 100 000. Spain and the United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) also saw steady rises in recent years. shows that much progress has been made with reducing the number of fatalities, but the number has fallen more slowly than had been envisaged. The number would have needed to fall by 6,7% per year on average to have halved by 2010, as shown by “uniform progress” in the Figure. The average reduction between 2000 and 2007 was 3,6% per year. The number would need to fall by 20% in 2010 to reach the reduction target, so it seems unlikely that the target will be achieved. shows that almost 32 thousand people were killed in road traffic accidents in the EU-19 countries in 2009, a reduction of over one third (38%) since 2000. Almost 1.600 were killed in 2009 in the other five countries. Only in Romania was the number of fatalities higher in 2009 than in 2000. In recent years, many European countries have experienced abnormally high precipitation intensity and duration, especially in winter months, which has led to floods in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Ukraine and...
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...Thursday was a map showing China’s ambitious visions for the “New Silk Road” and “New Maritime Silk Road.” It’s the clearest vision to date of the scope of China’s Silk Road plan. The map shown, the land-based “New Silk Road” begin in Xi’an in central China before stretching west through Lanzhou (Gansu province), Urumqi (Xinjiang), and Khorgas (Xinjiang), which is near the border with Kazakhstan. The Silk Road then runs southwest from Central Asia to northern Iran before swinging west through Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. From Istanbul, the Silk Road crosses the Bosporus Strait and heads northwest through Europe, including Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Reaching Duisburg in Germany, it swings north to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. From Rotterdam, the path runs south to Venice, Italy — where it meets up with the equally ambitious Maritime Silk Road. The Maritime Silk Road begins in Quanzhou in Fujian province, and also hit Guangzhou (Guangdong province), Beihai (Guangxi), and Haikou (Hainan) before heading south to the Malacca Strait. From Kuala Lumpur, the Maritime Silk Road heads to Kolkata, India then crosses the rest of the Indian Ocean to Nairobi, Kenya. From Nairobi, the Maritime Silk Road goes north around the Horn of Africa and moves through the Red Sea into the Mediterranean, with a stop in Athens before meeting...
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...Organizational Characteristics category composes of three sub-factors. These sub-factors are multi-skilled capacities, the port labor regulatory framework and ways of organizing dock-workers. This category somehow covers all types of flexibility issues that might be confronted in port operations. The first category refers to operational flexibility, i.e. the extent to which dock workers can be used for different types of tasks (Notteboom 2010). Rigid and outdated job descriptions is one of the key labor issues that port reforms aim to combat, and entails the need of increasing flexibility of dock work through promotion of multi-skilling among workers. Technical progress requires port personnel to be given more responsibility and independence....
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