During Port Finance International in Casablanca in September 2015, Nico Berx presented on the selection and assessment of port projects from management and investor perspective.

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Subsidiary of the Antwerp Port Authority
Overseas ports
Design, Improve, Optimise Ports
and terminals to increase
efficiency, throughput and ROI
Port of Antwerp
Creates stronger commercial
links with maritime regions in
emerging markets
worldwide
Overseas partners benefit from
the know-­how and expertise of the Port of Antwerp
Antwerp Benefits from Partnerships
with Overseas Ports and Terminals
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What to achieve?
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Trade: import and export (countries with arrows are examples, non-­exhaustive)

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Pick the right project…
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How good is an opportunity?
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Technical
Environment
Financial, legal
Social
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What about….
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The purpose of
business
is
to
create
and
keep
a
customer.
Peter F. Drucker (US-­American Economist)

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Looking for performance on all levels
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Performance =
How much we made
How much we could have made
Performance: financial, operational, safety, quality,
Reputation, traffic…

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Selection Criteria
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C’s"
Climate!
Cargo!
Connections!
Cash!
Customer!
Concept!
Community!
Construction!
Constraints

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Projects: Execution and Implementation is Key!
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CLOSURE PLANNING
INITIATION
EXECUTION
Implementation
Commercial – Technical – Operational -­ Environmental – Social – Financial -­ Legal

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Do!
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Money is made on the quay!

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A good start,….
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T
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Traffic
Resources
Operations
Profit

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For more information:
Website: www.portofantwerp.com/pai
E-mail: pai@portofantwerp.com, nico.berx@portofantwerp.com
Tel. +32 3 229 73 73
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Zaha Hadid Architects