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Port development & operations
Successful development and operation of a
port no doubt requires a carefully-prepared
port planning and design. Over the years,
IAPH has addressed and tackled with a wide
range of issues related to port development
and operations. For instance, IAPH compiled
best practices and experiences gained by
our member ports into the "Guidelines
for Port Planning and Design" that is
now in its 2nd edition (2001), which still
today remains one of the basic guides to
the world port community.
Port congestion, that is now being faced
by major ports in Europe and USA, can pose
a serious challenge for any port in the world
in the not-so-distant future, as world cargo
volume continues to increase at an unprecedented
level. IAPH is fully aware that there seems
no unanimous approach to or universal solution
to this problem, as ports and their situations
differ from one port to another and one country
to another, but believes that collecting
and sharing best practices and experiences
are of enormous importance to tackle the
problem.
Elsewhere, IAPH is shedding a new light on
short-sea shipping or coastal shipping, so
that not only its environmental friendliness
but the benefits of easing road and port
congestions are properly identified in the
context of modal shift. IAPH continues to
closely monitor relevant developments in
this topic, and for instance, considers as
a good example the Alameda Corridor connecting
the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in
USA.
