E02 · Executive elective
Port Investment, PPP & Concession Governance
The bankability of a port project starts with clear powers, risks and oversight arrangements.
- 8 hours
- 4 120-minute sessions
- Persian or English · in person or online
The management problem
Choosing an unsuitable public-private partnership model, and the regulatory risks of concession agreements.
Audience: Port managers, public contracting authorities, investors and developers
Course aim: Make an initial assessment of the institutional structure and risks of a port PPP project
Key questions
- How does a PPP differ from a concession and a service contract?
- How does institutional risk affect a project's bankability?
- Which oversight indicators and review mechanisms are needed?
Measurable learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Compare two transaction models in terms of public interest and oversight capacity
- Prepare an institutional due diligence and risk matrix
- Write a decision note on the concession structure for an investment committee
Sessions
E02-S01 · 2 hours
Partnership and governance models
Service contracts, concessions and PPPs, and how they differ from full privatisation
Assessed output: A decision tree for choosing a model
E02-S02 · 2 hours
Stakeholders and institutional bankability
Clarity of permits, the authority's competence, tariff regulation and conflicts of interest
Assessed output: An institutional due diligence matrix
E02-S03 · 2 hours
Risk structure and concession monitoring
Risk allocation and contractual indicators under port oversight
Assessed output: A monitoring and risk matrix
E02-S04 · 2 hours
Workshop: a fictional project
Comparing two transaction structures and presenting to an investment committee
Assessed output: An institutional decision note
Core scenario (fictional, for training only)
A fictional port is choosing between an operating concession and an investment partnership to develop a container terminal. The assumptions on demand and oversight differ.
Final project
A PPP institutional risk brief
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
Screening partnership models, institutional due diligence and defending an investment option. 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 assessment is preliminary and institutional. It is not a bankable financial feasibility study or a definitive investment recommendation.
Confidential discussion
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