Best Practices for the Future of Ports

Olaf Merk Administrator Ports and Shipping, OECD

23 May 20142nd Forum of Ports and ContainersANDI National Business AssociationBogot, Colombia

How will the future look like?

Source: The Public Domain Review

Maritime transport in 2000, as predicted in 1900

What are best practices?

The port of the future?

Source: Cargotech Source: Carolina Aguirre

1. Managing traffic impacts of mega-ships

2. Sustaining support by greening ports

3. Dealing with space constraints

4. Finding new sources of value added

5. Connecting with the local community

6. Creating an internet of ports

Future challenges, current best practices

1. Managing traffic impacts of mega-ships

Los Angeles/Long Beach

Source: www.airphotona.com

Avoiding congestion at port gate

Stimulating off peak traffic of port trucks

Dedicated freight rail/roads/tunnels

Corridor development

Port intermodal connections

Modal shifts

1. Managing traffic impacts of mega-ships

2. Sustaining support by greening ports

Gothenburg

Source: Port of Gothenburg

Sustainability reports, emission inventories

Emission control areas

Voluntary fuel switch close to port

Green bunkering facilities (LNG)

Port tariffs linked to emissions

Shore power

Electrification port equipment

2. Sustaining support by greening ports

3. Dealing with space constraints

Hong Kong

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Terminal land productivity

Port operational planning

Floating ship-to-ship handling

De-concentrated logistics areas

Greenfield port sites (off shore)

Alignment port and urban planning

3. Dealing with space constraints

4. Finding new sources of value added

Singapore

High value added related to ports:

Maritime clusters

Industrial development

Waterfronts

Strategy and instruments:

Investment/incentives

Synergies: networks, planning

Human capital

4. Finding new sources of value added

5. Connecting with the local community

Rotterdam

Source: Port of Rotterdam

Create local value and mitigate impacts

Accountability

Information and goodwill: visitor centres, education, museums, events

Interface areas: public access

Consultation: project/permanent

Compensation: citizens, nature

5. Connecting with the local community

6. Creating an internet of ports

Source: Forbes

Simplification and trade facilitation

Port community systems

Port traffic management systems

Automated yard equipment and cranes

Data exchange

Smart port maintenance

Other applications of internet of things

6. Creating an internet of ports

Because of the storm at sea

the foreign ship will approach an unknown port.

Notwithstanding the signs of the palm branches,

afterwards there is death and pillage.

Good advice comes too late.Source: Nostradamus, Prophecies, Century 1: Quatrain 30

A final word of caution

Best Practices for the Future of Ports

olaf.merk@oecd.org www.oecd.org/regional/portcitiestwitter: o_merk