Problem
Inadequate port infrastructure
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Obstacles to efficient port utilization and operation Nature:
Port users required a number of qualities in a sea port, namely: no port congestion and thus no congestion surcharges; adequate berth, handling and storage facilities; facilities adapted to modern shipping and handling technology; minimal loss to cargo through losses, damage and deterioration; rapid transit through the port; and reasonable charges for the services provided.
Many ships spend over 50% of their operational time in ports and, for liner shipping, port costs represent some two-thirds of the total cost of sea transport. Thus, conditions in port have a profound impact on the efficiency of maritime transport. Whereas shippers can often choose between different shipping services, they are generally obliged to use a particular port and are therefore at the mercy of its efficiency. When such a port lacks adequate facilities, trade can ultimately be stifled.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate marine servicesInadequate transport infrastructure Narrower Problems:
Port delaysPort congestionUnsafe port facilityInconsistent port chargesOvercrowded port warehousingThreatened species of Psophodes nigrogularis Related Problems:
Obstacles for ocean shipping in developing countries Aggravates:
Obstacles for international ocean shippingExcessive costs of inefficient port cargo-handling Subject(s):
Cybernetics → Cybernetics Economics → Resource utilization
Industry → Utilities
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Transportation, Telecommunications → Ports: sea, air
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
13.08.2019 – 16:03 CEST