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Development, Operations & Facilitation Group

Port Operations & Logistics Committee

<Chair>

Mr. Xavier Gesé
Deputy Director of Planning
Puertos del Estado
Spain

<Vice Chair>

Mr. Yoseph Bassan
Ashdod Port
Israel Port Authority
Israel

<Mission>

1. Monitor, collect, analyze and disseminate information and elaborate recommendations pertaining to the improvement of port services, port operations, port and terminal management considering the port as an intermodal link and a crucial node of the logistics chain

<Work Plan 2007/2009>

1. Develop standards for measuring productivity of port terminals through application and verification of the measuring system proposed in the previous term
2. Collect and report examples of cutting-edge measures to increase productivity of terminal operations, including terminal automations
3. Collect and analyze major examples of logistics parks and inland depots, focusing on main operator/owner of the project, facility details, intended business to operative, financial or tax merit, level of lease charge etc.
4. Collect and analyze case of Short Sea Shipping to identify main obstacles and measures to overcome