1/2 of maritime shipping costs occur in ports and in some instances transport costs can outweigh the impact of tariffs

There where Customs can be sure that landed cargo is “as landed

They are the place where undocumented cargo can be detected and controlled through an accurate tally as it comes in the terminal.

To facilitate the movement of goods, Customs need to have all relevant documentation before cargo arrives, to complete its selectivity decisions prior to discharge, to control selected cargo, to apply strict control to undocumented cargo and to promptly release all other import cargo from any form of Customs control.

There are elements of the master planning work in several of the detailed sections of the job aid, since master planning is the early, long-range phase of such tasks

❖ Traffic forecasting

❖ Preparing engineering surveys

Illustrated in the sequence of master planning tasks as follows :-

1.Prepare a broad long-term traffic forecast.

2.Initiate any broad engineering surveys needed.

3.Analyze the port’s role as laid down by the national authority.

4.Determine the long-term phased area requirements.

5.Determine the long-term water and channel requirements.

Illustrated in the sequence of master planning tasks as follows :-

1.Assign traffic to major port zones.

2.Calculate the cost of each terminal/berth group in each phase.

3.Prepare the draft Master Plan and submit for national approval.

4.Revise and publish the Port Master Plan and obtain locally.

THERE ARE 12 STEPS TO CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE LAND AREA REQUIREMENTS

THERE ARE 15 SEQUENCE OF WORK WHICH IS APPROPRIATE AT THE MASTER PLANNING STAGE

The main reason for this merger is the construction of road and rail. The two ports are joining forces concentrate its efforts on the efficient provision and execution (directly or through subcontracting) of five fundamental functions

The global economy is characterized by the all too perceptible process of globalization. At the macro-level, globalization is leading to the structural transformation of nations

At the micro-level, however, globalization is producing more flexible approaches to production and marketing, as well as the progressive strengthening of links between companies in the production process

There are 9 kinds of industrial services in a third generation port.

The second kind of industrial service is cargo-related the port’s aim in providing cargo-related industries or allowing others to establish such industries within the port area is to generate more cargo through put a more value added to the port.

Port administrative efficiency falls mainly into two groups:

(a) documentation and regulation

(b) the working schedule

In a port there are two kinds of flows: cargo and information

Warehousing is still one of the most important functions of physical distribution. Ports should provide sufficient storage space and warehouses should be located in the proximity of the port terminals.

The layout and equipment of the warehouses should not be well adapted to the high requirement standards of port users, such as air-conditioned storage, high-rack storage, and fully computerized monitoring systems because it is costly

One of the most important features of a third generation port, being a part of the transport chain, is its capacity for information processing and distribution