Title:
ROLE OF PORT MANAGEMENT IN GLOBAL SHIPPING

Authors:
Krishan Rana ,USA

Abstract:
A nation’s marine transportation system provides an efficient means of moving large quantities of cargo with the least environmental impact. For example, a single 1000-foot ship can move the same quantity of cargo as 2800 trucks, or seven 100-car unit trains. Nevertheless, ships consume the least amount of fuel while resulting in lower air emissions, and a fewer accidents. The role of ports is crucial in the shipping industry. Due to their historic development, unique geographic characteristics, local political infrastructure, constituent commodities, and ever-changing trade patterns, no two ports are the same.In intercontinental shipping, cargo passes through at least two ports. The first port belongs to the source continent and the second to the destination continent. The management of ports plays a significant role in the management and control of transportation cost, total delivery time from the source to the final destination and its variability, cargo security, and reliability of the logistics company, and eventually its throughput. In this paper, we describe various components of the supply chain of the intercontinental distribution with an emphasis on the seaport role and its management techniques. We also describe and analyze various processes that cause delays, and suggest management techniques that help increase throughput of the supply chain. A business process mapping is employed for the analysis of various seaport activities