Organização e Gestão Portuária

Objectives

- Ability to identify types of ports and terminals and analyze its evolution. - Knowledge of the main stakeholders in the port community and ability to identify its roles and responsabilities. - Ability to characterize the role of the port authority, its work procedures and analyze its performance. - Ability to carry out the preliminary planning and dimensioning of ports and terminals and to carry out an investment analysis for ports and terminals. - Ability to apply queueing theory in terminal planning. - Knowledge on the role of ports in transport chains. - Ability to characterize the performance of port terminals. - Knowledge on environmental and labour problems in ports and of the general principles of EU port policies.

Syllabus

The evolution of port infrastructures. Port services. Classification of ports. Foreland and hinterland. Port community. Land and multimodal accessibilities. Port authority. Organizations and role. Port management models. Performance indicators. Port planning and marketing. Types of port terminals. Infrastructure, superstructure and equipment. Port operations. Automated terminals. Dimensioning of maritime acesses and of port terminals. Analysis of port demand. Capital and operating costs. Port leases and concessions. Investment analysis for port terminals. Queueing theory applied to the development of port infrastructure and equipment. Integrating ports in transport chains. Logistic zones. Port regionalization. Performance of port terminals. Productivity. Environmental impact studies. European policies. Intelligent ports.

Cross Competence Component

The CU includes market and company strategic analysis (component 1.1 and 1.2) (5% of final grade). Projects cover components 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3. (15% of final grade).

Ethical Principles

All members of a group are responsible for all group's work. In any assessment every student should honestly disclose any help received or sources used. In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.