C03 · Core course
Port Governance for Senior Managers
A port's governance model is a question of accountability before it is a question of ownership.
- 12 hours
- 6 120-minute sessions
- Persian or English · in person or online
The management problem
Overlap between regulation, ownership and operation, and weak oversight of concessions and performance indicators.
Audience: Port authority managers, terminal operators and policy managers
Course aim: Choose a governance model and a performance monitoring structure that fit the port's problem
Key questions
- How do the service, tool and landlord models fit a particular port?
- Where are the boundaries between regulator, owner and operator?
- Which indicators measure the balance between efficiency and public interest?
Measurable learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Compare governance models and the risks of role conflict
- Define decision rights and performance indicators for a fictional port
- Propose an institutional reform package and a management dashboard
Sessions
C03-S01 · 2 hours
Port governance models
Service, tool and landlord ports; the responsibilities of the State and the private sector
Assessed output: A comparison matrix of models
C03-S02 · 2 hours
The institutional map and conflicting roles
Separating regulator, owner and operator; accountability, powers and conflicts of interest
Assessed output: A chart of roles and decision rights
C03-S03 · 2 hours
Performance and indicators
Operational, financial and institutional performance; the limits of the CPPI
Assessed output: A first KPI scorecard
C03-S04 · 2 hours
Governing concession agreements
Asset ownership, monitoring obligations, operating rights, review and oversight
Assessed output: A concession oversight checklist
C03-S05 · 2 hours
Designing reform and managing change
The cycle of diagnosis, choice, implementation, monitoring and feedback; stakeholder communication
Assessed output: An institutional reform map
C03-S06 · 2 hours
Case workshop: a fictional port
Balancing efficiency, competition, public interest and accountability
Assessed output: A proposal package for the board
Core scenario (fictional, for training only)
The fictional port of Sepehr faces falling terminal productivity and a conflict between its regulatory and operating roles. Teams must make a reasoned choice between three governance models.
Final project
A port governance diagnostic and KPI dashboard
Criteria: precise identification of the problem and sources, clear reasoning, organisational accountability, prioritised actions, stated limitations and readiness for presentation to a decision-maker.
Method and assessment
Comparison of port models, a case study of institutional reform and the design of a KPI dashboard. Interactive teaching, case analysis, group work and trainer feedback.
Short test 20%, session exercises 40% and final project 40%. The suggested criterion for an internal certificate of completion is at least 80% attendance and a score of 70 out of 100; this is not an official IMO or STCW standard.
Official sources
The models in the World Bank Port Reform Toolkit are analytical tools and policy guidance, not treaty obligations.
Confidential discussion
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