Framework for Port Reform
Implementing Port Reform: Pulling It All Together
Port reform that shifts the boundary between
the roles of the public and private sectors
entails four broad categories of preparations:
- Preparation of a port reform strategy:
Strategic preparation involves careful
analysis of the port’s competitive position,
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
threats, role in the national economy,
prospects for growth, and other issues.
This analysis results in the selection of a
particular institutional model and the
identification of a set of assets and services that are the specific target for
reform.
- Preparation of redefined authorities and
powers: Redefinition of authorities and
powers results in regulations, rules, tariffs,
and procedures to ensure that all
port activities are adequately coordinated
and operate in a manner consistent with
the public interest.
- Preparation of a legal framework: The legal
framework for the port sector must reflect
the principles set out in the strategic analysis
and the redefinition of institutional rules.
- Transaction Preparation: This process
results in the development of tendering
processes that are transparent, open, and
competitive.
Box 8 illustrates these four sets of preparations
and how they interrelate, and Module 8
explains them in more detail.
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