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PORT MANAGEMENT
Prepared By:
Ir.Alfred Bawole M.Sc
PORT MANAGEMENT
Administrative functions
- Control of vehicles entering and leaving the port
- Environment control
- Safety and security within port area
- Immigration, health, customs and commercial documentary control
Sea and Land access
Ship berthing
Road and rail network
Industrial area
Operational functions
- Pilotage, tugging and mooring activities
- Use of berths, sheds,
- Loading, discharging, storage and distribution of cargo
- Etc
Pilotage
Tugging and mooring
Tugging and mooring
Loading and unloading
Storage and distribution
MAIN FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY A PORT
Services and facilities for ships Services and facilities for Cargo
Arrival and departure Basic
Navigation Aids and VTS Cargo handling on ships and on quay
Approach channel Transport to/from storage
Pilotage, tugs and mooring Storage/warehousing
Locks(if tidal) Tallying, marking, weighing, surveying
Berths Surveillance, protection, sanitary
measures
Administrative formalities Dangerous cargo segregation
Police, immigration, customs, health Customs and documentary control
Supplies, water, bunker Receiving and delivery
Repairs, medical, waste disposal Additional services
Port state control Repackaging, labeling, sorting, assembling
Cargo transfer Cleaning and preparing cargo
Opening/closing hatches Setting up a logistic network
Breaking out/stowing Setting up a marketing package
SOME DEFINITIONS
Operational definitions
Port. A town with a harbor and facilities for ship/shore interface and customs
facilities
Lock. In tidal waters the majority of docks have been maintained at a fixed
depth of water by making the access to them through a lock, which allows the
ship to be raised or lowered as it enters or leaves the dock.
Breakwater. A long solid structure built on the seaward side of the harbor, for
protection against the weather or rough seas
Lock
Lock in Panama Canal
Wharf. A structure built along the shore where vessels can berth
alongside.
Pier or jetty. A non solid structure built out from the shore or river bank
made of steel or wooden piles for berthing ships
STATE OWNERSHIP
AUTONOMOUS
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
TYPES OF PORT OPERATIONS
LANDLORD PORT.
TOOL PORT.
SERVICE PORT.
PRIVATIZE PORT
PORT AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITIES
LANDLORD YES NO NO