Port Operations, Planning and Logistics

by Khalid Bichou

Overview

Port Operations, Planning and Logistics offers detailed analysis of world port systems by applying both theoretical and practical (managerial) approaches to port operations, management and policy. The author draws from a rare combination of extensive cross-management professional experience and established multidisciplinary academic expertise to provide a structured publication that cuts across different research fields; economics, engineering, operations, technology, management, strategy and policy. The book explores various port topics including ICT and technology applications, investment and financing, pricing and asset management, contracts regulations, safety security and environmental management. Each is supported with case studies and practical examples of the latest developments in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317912705
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/16/2014
Series:	Lloyd's Practical Shipping Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Dr Khalid Bichou is an internationally recognised port expert with advanced qualifications and over 25 years of international experience including periods in senior positions and as Consultant and Advisor to global operators, financial institutions, governments, and international agencies. Following 17 years of formal career, he has operated for the last nine years as an Independent Consultant. He has been involved in 90 consulting projects & advisory services in over 100 countries. He has also been active in professional development and training and has designed and delivered over 70 workshops for the port and transport logistics industries.

Parallel to his professional career, Dr. Bichou has a strong interest in academic research and teaching. He is co-founder and member of the international advisory board of the Port Operations Research and Technology Centre (PORTeC) at Imperial College London. He is also co-founder and Coordinator of the Global Research Port Alliance (GPRA) between 8 prestigious universities in the World. He has published seven books and over 100 academic papers and policy reports. He holds visiting academic and teaching positions at several leading universities, including Imperial College, City University, LBS, UCL, MIT, and UWI.

Table of Contents

About the Author ix

List of Figures xi

List of Tables xv

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1 Ports and the maritime business 2

2 Multi-disciplinary approaches to port operations and management 11

3 Rationale of the book 28

Chapter 2 Port Organisation and Development 31

1 Port roles and functions 31

2 Port institutional and organisational structure 36

3 Port development 41

Chapter 3 Port Planning 51

1 Capacity planning 53

2 Capacity management 67

Chapter 4 Port Investment and Finance 79

1 Financial statements and ratio measures 79

2 Port costs and costing 83

3 Economic versus commercial appraisal of port investments 97

4 Port financing and private sector participation 107

Chapter 5 Port Pricing 121

1 Port pricing strategies 121

2 Port pricing in practice 125

Appendix 1 Salalah Container Terminal Tariffs 127

Chapter 6 Port Operations 135

1 The quay site 136

2 Yard and gate systems 142

3 Modelling terminal operations 144

4 Integrating terminal operations 159

Chapter 7 Port Performance and Benchmarking 161

1 Metrics and productivity index methods 161

2 Frontier approach 168

3 Process approaches 182

4 Conclusion-benchmarking methods 184

Chapter 8 Information and Communication Technologies in Ports 195

1 Software and communication platforms 196

2 Automatic identification and data capture 199

Chapter 9 Port Competition and Marketing 205

1 Features and elements of port competition 205

2 Port promotion and marketing 222

Chapter 10 Port Logistics 225

1 Ports and logistics systems 225

2 Ports and supply chain networks 239

Chapter 11 Port Safety 247

1 System's safety for risk assessment and management 247

2 Risks and safety indicators 252

3 Valuing port safety 257

Chapter 12 Port Security 259

1 Scope and nature of security threats to ports 259

2 Overview of port security programmes 261

3 Risk approach to port security 274

4 Economic evaluation of port security measures 281

Appendix 1 ISPS Port Facility Security Equipment Checklist 291

Appendix 2 N-RAT Assessment Exercise Report 305

Chapter 13 Port Environmental Management 307

1 Environmental principles of port operations 307

2 Principles and procedures of environmental management in ports 314

Chapter 14 Port Labour and Human Resource Management 317

1 History and organisation of port labour 317

2 Port training and education 319

3 HR systems and job types in ports 322

References and Further Reading 329

Index 345