This special course builds essential skills for port community managers to help protect people and secure vital trade in ports in a pandemic situation. It provides a precise and ordered view of the different aspects to be taken into account by a port or port organization in a pandemic situation.
A rainwater harvesting system proposed by Rabiah Nadir is helping Johor Port save fresh water, minimize chances of flooding and contribute to global goals. A new rainwater harvesting system installed in Johor Port in southern Malaysia is helping save up…
UNCTAD calls for greater investment in maritime supply chains to boost sustainability and resilience to future crisis.
Port industry is a male-dominated branch. According to the data of TRAINFORTRADE’s (TFT) Port Performance Scorecard the global female participation rate in the ports is 18%. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 focuses on gender equality and…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Port Management Week gathers port professionals from 24 countries [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More than 80 port professionals from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, from 10-13 May 2022 to discuss about…
The participants of the Port Management Week in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were privileged to hear presentations of six recognized case studies from TRAINFORTRADE’s Port Management Series. Case studies are final dissertations of the Port Management Programme training process.…
TRAINFORTRADE’s Port Management Week in Las Palmas has gathered 90 port professionals to discuss and share knowledge. The week started on Tuesday with a brainstorming workshop on digital port management. After the opening ceremony on the afternoon participants had a…
A river port in the landlocked nation that joined UNCTAD’s port management programme is helping importers and exporters overcome logistics challenges. Bismark Rosales, the general manager of Port of Jennefer in Bolivia, has seen the country’s trading fortunes improve dramatically…
TRAINFORTRADE’s special course Building Port Resilience Against Pandemics (BPR) has reached already more than 2800 participants from 138 countries and areas. The satisfaction rate of the third course session in March 2022 hit a record of 96.7%! The third session…
A new agreement will bolster UNCTAD’s work to help ports in developing countries improve operations and speed up trade. Ports from Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recommitted on 7 April their support to UNCTAD’s…
Ports from Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recommitted on 7 April their support to UNCTAD’s programme helping ports in developing countries boost productivity and efficiency. The Dublin Port Company, the Port of Cork Company…
The strategies used by ports to remain operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic provide useful lessons for policymakers and port communities. UNCTAD’s new Policy Brief document (UNCTAD Policy Brief No. 93) presents policy recommendations based on port communities’ practical experience and…
