Port management involves the
management of
ports.
Larger ports
According to a syllabus of the
United Nations University:
:Large ports need to deal with a number of disparate activities: the movement of
ships,
containers, and other
cargo, the loading and unloading of ships and containers,
customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ...
activities. As well as
human resources,
anchorages,
channel
Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to:
Geography
* Channel (geography), in physical geography, a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.
Australia
* Channel Country, region of outback Austral ...
s,
lighter,
tug
A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...
s,
berths,
warehouse, and other storage spaces have to be allocated and released. The efficient management of a port involves managing these activities and resources, managing the flows of money involved between the agents providing and using these resources, and providing
management information.
Smaller ports
See also
*
American Association of Port Authorities
*
Port authority
In Canada and the United States, a port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies) to operate ports and other t ...
*
Port security
References
{{Ports and harbors
Ports and harbours
Ship management