NAME 335

Port & Harbour Engineering

Lecture 2 & 3
Port Planning Methodology
 Types of planning
 Depending on the time horizon the following
types of planning can be distinguished:

Furthermore the type of planning may vary depending

on the scope and geographical
extent:
• national or regional port planning
• planning of individual ports
While it is evident that of planning is useful to Make
sure that the right investments are made at the best
location, it must be realized that it is very difficult and
often has limited applicability over longer periods of
time.

WHY????
Planning Process

Fig: Elementary Design Cycle

 Planning tasks
• Cargo forecasts
 Assessment of economic and industrial development of
the hinterland, often for different scenarios: positive,
medium and marginal growth.
 Translation of the results of (i) into trade flows, both
incoming and outgoing cargoes. This is done for
homogeneous types of cargo such as liquid and dry bulk,
and for general cargo. The former category is derived
from the difference of production and consumption
within the hinterland, the latter is extrapolated on the
basis of economic parameters, such as growth of Gross
Domestic Product, GDP.
 Potential shifts in cargo flows are investigated, caused
by external- often geopolitical- influences. This may give
an adjustment of the trade flows determined sub (ii).
 Subsequently the volumes of cargo are estimated which
will be transported over sea and an assessment is made
of the type of shipping and the ship sizes.
 The next step is to analyze the different routing options
that exist for all commodities and all combinations of
origin and destination. Here the issue of several ports
serving the same hinterland, thus of competition, plays
an important role.
 Functional requirements and planning
elements
 Dimensions of approach channel, turning circle and
other water areas in the port
 Dimensions of quays for different types of cargo
 Dimensions of terminal areas
 Hinterland connections
 Service areas, buildings
 Land required for industries
 Safety and environmental requirements, including
safety distances for the handling of dangerous cargo