TRENDS IN TRADE

TRANSPORT
Higher degree
of
containerizatio
n
Intensive use
of IT in cargo
handling,
processing and
tracking.

Emphasis on
multimodal
transport

One-stop
shipping, FTZ,
distripark

Increasing
focus on
improving
supply chain
management &
logistics
services

Changing role
of ports as
catalysts of
trade &
economy.

TRENDS IN PORT
DEVELOPMENT
Integration
with other
transport
modes

Global port
system adopts
a hub and
spoke model

Competition to
attract
shipping lines

Better features
to handle
bigger vessels
and bigger
cargo volume

Greater
emphasis on
connectivity.

Extra features
i.e IT, Free
Trade Zone

IMPACT ON ROLE OF PORTS

Ports must strive to
achieve better
integration with
other transport
modes

Global port system

adopts a hub and
spoke model. Ports
need to adopt to
this dynamics

Competition is
greater. Ports must
offer more
incentives to
attract users

Ports must focus on

achieving greater
speed, efficiency
and connectivity.

IMPACT ON PORT
MANAGEMENT
Ports are no longer
administered but
managed.

Port authorities
have become
more businessminded

Free market
dynamics demand
ports to be
competitive

Ports must go out

and get clients.
The days of build
it and they will
come are long
over

IMPACT ON PORT
OPERATIONS
Bigger, more
sophisticated
ships need
adept handling

Greater
pressure to beef
up facilities
improve
productivity

Greater need
for skilled
workforce

Greater need to
improve
interaction with
other transport
modes

More intensive
use of IT

Economies of scale in
terms of speed and
size of ships

Specialization of types
of ships

Physical changes in
types of cargo

Processing, handling,
storage and delivery of
cargo need to cater to
greater volume at
faster turnaround
time

IMPACT ON PORT
OWNERSHIP
Privatization of
ports

Changing
ownership of
private ports has
given more
business focus on
port operations

More shipping
companies buying
into ports

More ports
managing other
ports to widen
revenue base

More different
types of
shareholders
owning stake in
ports

CHANGING BUSINESS
APPROACH
Ports must achieve
better integration
with other
transport modes

Global port system

adopts a hub and
spoke model. Ports
need to adopt to
this dynamics

Ports need to offer

more incentives to
attract shipping
lines

Ports must give

greater focus on
speed, efficiency,
safety, connectivity

CHANGING IN A SEA OF
CHANGE
Expansion &
optimal
utilization of
capacity,
resources &
facilities

Improve
productivity &
efficiency

Develop
ancillary
services

Intensify and
optimize use of
IT

Promote better
integration with
other transport
modes
(multimodal)

Be more
customerfocused

Enhance
overall
competitivenes
s

Penang Port

Port Klang

Shanghai Port

Singapore Port

Types of ship

Port Equipment