Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam Phd Poster presentation 2014. This poster explains the research which I am currently engaged in relating to partnerships for port development. The approach I am taking relates to port development and how to set up partnerships between multinationals and local stakeholders in such a way that knowledge and best practices are transferred for the welfare of the local society.

1. The 3rd Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam/Port Research Centre Poster Session,
Rotterdam, October 2, 2014
Partnerships for port development: an approach to build inclusive port clusters
PhD Researcher: Maurice Jansen; Promotor: Prof. Dr. Rob van Tulder
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Customs
Infrastructure
International
shipments
Timeliness
Logistics
competence
Tracking &
tracing
Netherlands
Kenya
Region: Sub‐Saharan Africa
Negative externalities of
port development
Infra-structure
Partnership
monitoring & evaluation framework
Local context Partnership
Maurice Jansen MSc
Gap
Rotterdam School of Management,
Business-Society Management,
Partnership Resource Centre
+31 10 4486087; m.jansen@stc-r.nl
STC-Group is a non-profit
foundation dedicated to
educate and train
students, professionals in
the entire transport
chain. Abroad, STC-Group
is active in
education, training and
education infrastructure
projects and participates
in public-private
partnerships.
STC-Group has training
centres and JVs in Oman,
Vietnam, Philippines, and
South Africa and
representative offices in
Brazil and Colombia.
SMARTPORT
Developing and transitioning
countries face at least two
gaps: an infrastructure gap
and a knowledge gap. While
developing infrastructure, the
primary focus of port public-private
partnerships is on
developing physical port
infrastructure, while
neglecting investments in
knowledge transfer
mechanisms.
How can inclusive port public-private
partnerships
contribute to a more balanced
way of port development in
which local partners can
capture the long-term value
coming from knowledge and
skills transfers between
multinationals and local
partners in port public-private
partnerships?
To contribute to the
articulation of conditions,
success factors for knowledge
transfer within partnerships
and the role of knowledge
and research institutes as an
enabler within developing
port clusters to improve
inclusiveness of local partners
and people.
The Partnership Resource
Centre (PrC) is built up
as a flexible learning
network. PrC is at the
centre of a (virtual)
network of professionals,
academics and
practitioners around the
world that share and
collect information on
selecting appropriate
partnerships and
increasing their
efficiency, impact and
effectiveness.
Source: WorldBank, www.lpi.worldbank.org
Knowledge &
Skills Gap
Kenya is taken to exemplify
the gap which is witnessed in
low and lower middle income
countries . This issue also
exist elsewhere e.g. in Latin
America, Africa and some
countries in S-E Asia.
Research framework Research scope Business practice The Issue
Impact
Land Air Water Natural
resources Biodiversity
- Dredging and
building
constructions
in sensitive
coastal
environments
- Storage of
harbour
sludge
containing
heavy metals
- Congestion on
access roads
and other
infrastructure
- Toxic waste
and oil spills
in river deltas
- Scarcity of
land and
related
conflicts with
other
purposes,
such as
housing,
agriculture,
nature
conservation
- NOx, SOx,
particulate
matters
emissions
from diesel
fuelled ship
operations in
and around
port area
- Light pollution
from 24/7
operational
industrial
complexes
- Dust from
piles of
minerals,
blown over
the
neighbouring
areas
- Refrigerants
for reefer
containers
- Pollution from
vehicles
bringing
goods to and
from
hinterland
-
- Waste and
contaminate
d ballast
water
brought in
by ships
- Power
plants and
industrial
complexes
using water
and emitting
waste and
cool water
on surface
water
- Disturbance
of natural
flow of
rivers and
watersheds
- Fossil fuel
consumptio
n by diesel
consuming
cranes and
yard
equipment
- Terminals
and industry
complexes
are heavy
consumers
of electricity
- Power
blackouts in
surrounding
communities
- Reduce
resilience and
bio-capacity
of
ecosystems.
- Loss of
nature (coral
reefs,
mangroves,
forests and
related flora
and fauna
- Gateway for
smugglers in
finding
markets for
endangered
species
- Exogenous
species
travelling in
cargo holds
threatening
natural
habitat
elsewhere
Research goal Research question Problem Statement Impact of the issue
Related organisation Research program Maurice Jansen
Issue
•Logistics gap
puts businesses
in bad position
•Large share of
logistics costs as
percentage of
total cost of
goods
•Competent
professionals
have positive
effect of quality
of service
•Quality of service
directly leads to
better LPI.
Mission
•Building port
development in
partnership
through local
inclusiveness to
generate a higher
return on
investment from
local human
capital
Input
•Foreign
companies
investing in
assets (port and
corridor
infrastructure,
companies)
•Local education
institutes provide
education system
and facilities
•Foreign
knowledge
institutes transfer
knowhow
Activity
•Inclusive
business
principles
•Labour needs
assessments
•Competency
development
•Qualification
profiles
vocational
education
•Education and
training needs
assessment
Output
•Implementation
inclusive
business models
•Implementation
curricula higher
education
•Implementation
internship and
career
development
Outcome
•Business
practices
executed and
managed by local
people
•Skilled labour
•Competent
professionals
Impact
•Business
processes more
aligned
•Non-value added
processes
eliminated
•Logistics
performance
improves, costs
reduced, service
improves
•Competitiveness
improves, better
return on
investment of
human capital
Efficiency of
partnership
Effectiveness of
partnership
Articulate conditions and success factors to
improve inclusiveness of local partners and
people in developing port cluster
Source: derived from Partnership Resource Centre