Port Concessions: Negotiation, Management and Supervision

With the majority of global trade carried by sea, developing strong, well-functioning maritime transport infrastructure is a key element of economic growth for many developing and emerging countries. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in ports have become a means to manage port operations more effectively, traditionally an exclusively government function. This program deals in-depth in new trends in port operations. The objective of the Port & Terminal Concessions Course is to enable participants to implement a successful long-term port Public Private Partnership by providing guidelines for an optimal tender process and sharing in depth knowledge on valuable, bankable and enforceable port concession agreements.

Intended Audience

Port administrators, finance directors, procurement directors, advisors, project implementers and other professionals involved in ports management and operations will benefit from this program

Course Outline

Course Introduction & Organization

• Port Management Models
• Contract Types
• Risk & Mitigation

Designing the Tender Process

• Institutional Setting
• Tender Options & Steps in the Tender Process
• Qualification & Selection
• Case Example

Drafting the Concession Agreement

1. Project Contracts & Risks
2. Structure of Concession Agreement
3. Main Components of Concession Agreement

Managing the Concession Agreement in Practice

• Managing the contract, monitoring & enforcing
• What if things go wrong (Breach, change in law etc.)
• Termination & Hand-back
• Lesson Learnt from real-life cases