With growing demand for port services, rising customer requirements to reduce delays and congestion, and limited port and hinterland capacity, the pressure is greater than ever on ports and terminals to adapt their planning and operational processes to reduce congestion and improve productivity. This is a 2-day intensive workshop structured in terms of 7 modules as shown below. The workshop is delivered through formal lectures, case studies and business games, several group exercises, and a simulation modelling exercise.

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Port Planning and
Congestion Management
28 – 29 August 2014 | M Hotel, Singapore
Key Learning Outcomes
• To expose participants to planning and operational
challenges faced by the port industry today.
• To enable participants acquire sufficient knowledge
and develop a critical awareness of the causes and
implications of port congestion and delays.
• To enable the participants acquire a deep understanding
of port planning and capacity and understand the
elements and processes involved in port planning and
congestion management.
• Provide the participants with competencies and
techniques necessary to apply, manage, and evaluate
effective solutions and strategies for port planning and
congestion management.
• Terminal and Port Operators
• Port Authorities
• Traders & Charterers – Dry Bulk and Liquid Cargoes
• Ship Owners, Operators, and Managers
• Dry Bulk Logistics and Freight Forwarders
• Terminal Equipment and Technology Providers
• Freight Forwarding and Shipping Agents
• Multimodal transport service providers
• Port Developers, Construction & EPC Consultants
• Port Investors, Banking and Financing Institutions
Dr. Khalid Bichou is an internationally-recognized
port, maritime and transport logistics expert with
25 years of international experience. He has been
involved in over 90 port consulting projects and
advisory services in around 80 countries. He is
regularly called upon to advise private and public
port organisations.
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“Learnt the macro point of view of charging of port
pricing”
~ Manila North Harbour Port Inc
“New ideas introduced in port pricing. Discussions
on ports and strategies.”
~ Port of Tanjung Pelepas
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participants understand as much as possible. Notes
are straightforward”
~ Shell Eastern Trading
“Provided information on other Port Practices”
~ Northport Malaysia
With growing demand for port services, rising
customer requirements to reduce delays and
congestion, and limited port and hinterland
capacity, the pressure is greater than ever on
ports and terminals to adapt their planning and
operational processes to reduce congestion
and improve productivity.
This is a 2-day intensive workshop structured
in terms of 7 modules as shown below. The
workshop is delivered through formal lectures,
case studies and business games, several
group exercises, and a simulation modelling
exercise.
Dr. Khalid Bichou
Managing Director and Port, Maritime and Transport
Logistics Consultant,
K Bichou & Associates Ltd
Dr. Khalid Bichou is an internationally-recognized port,
maritime and transport logistics expert with advanced
qualifications and over 23 years of international
experience including periods in senior positions and as
Consultant and Adviser to public and private bodies.
He is Member and Fellow of several academic and
professional associations in the field, and he is regularly
called upon to advice private and public bodies.
Following 16 years of a formal international career, he
has operated for the past seven years as an Independent
Consultant. He has been involved in more than 70
consulting projects and advisory services in around 80
countries. He is also active in professional training and
capacity building, and has delivered over 55 workshops
for the port, maritime and transport logistics industries.
Parallel to his consulting and advisory activities, Dr.
Bichou has a strong interest in academic research and
teaching. He has published five books and over 80
academic papers and policy reports, and has been
teaching port, maritime and transport logistics courses
to masters and PhD students. His most recent book
‘Port Operations, Planning and Logistics’ received
worldwide recognition in both industry and academia.
Khalid is co-founder of the Port Operations, Research
and Technology Centre (PORTeC) at the prestigious
Imperial College London. He recently initiated and
facilitated the Global Port Research Alliance (GPRA)
between seven leading international universities.
He holds visiting academic positions at several
leading universities including Imperial College, City
University, UCL, LBS, MIT, Hong Kong PolyU, LMA,
BITE, and UWI.
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Course Registration: 8:30am
Course Commencement: 9:00am
Course Conclusion: 5:00pm
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Module 1: Introduction to the workshop
• Interplay between port planning and port strategy/policy
• Port planning and port investment and finance
• Port planning and port capacity
• Port planning and port design and operations
• Types of port planning
Module 2: Types and sources of port congestion
• Waterside congestion
• Terminal congestion
• Railroad and hinterland congestion
• Procedural, customs and trade related congestion
• Institutional, organisational, and regulatory sources of
congestion
Module 3: Implications of port delays and
congestion
• Queues, cargo hold-up and operational disruptions
• Congestion and demurrage charges
• Competitiveness and market share
• Cost of waiting on business and supply chains
• Costs of inefficiency on transport and trade costs
Syndicate discussion: Quantifying the cost of port delays and
congestion
Module 4: Strategies to reduce port congestion
• Terminal and port operational efficiency
• Terminal and operating procedures
• Introduce and implement congestion pricing
• Restructure truck and hinterland freight operating services
• Establish dry ports and freight stations
• Develop dedicated freight networks and corridors
• Streamline procedural and trade facilitation arrangements
• Link concession fees and agreements with performance
targets
• Establish performance requirements and yardstick
benchmarking
Module 5: Infrastructure and hinterland
connectivity
• Port infrastructure and related intermodal systems
• Port land and availability
• Assessment of inland transport mix
• Planning and access to road & rail networks
• Proximity to industrial and trade zones
• Urban systems and city interface
Module 6: Capacity management and optimisation
• Demand for port capacity
• Supply of port capacity
• Capacity planning vs. capacity management
Group discussion: Implications of capacity on port
planning and congestion
• Calculation of quay length & number of quay cranes
• Choice of quay and yard equipment
• Calculation of stack area
• Calculation of dwell times
• Assessment of other procedural arrangements
Group exercise: Calculating terminal and yard capacity
Module 7: Operational planning and congestion
management
• Queuing and distribution models in ports
• Ship/berth planning
• Yard and gate planning
• System of performance monitoring
Simulation exercise: Queuing applications in shipping and
ports
Dry Bulk Forward Freight Agreements
21 – 22 August 2014, Singapore
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15 – 16 September 2014, Singapore
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25 - 26 August 2014, Singapore
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9 – 10 October 2014, Singapore
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