- Date
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- Online:
- From 28/04/2025 to 23/05/2025
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- Antwerp:
- From 02/06/2025 to 06/06/2025
- Registration fee
- €4.600,00
- Deadline to apply
- 25/04/2025
- Downloads
- Download brochure (739 KB)
The course “International Port Strategy” is a joint endeavor brought to you by a dynamic collaboration between APEC (Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center), Antwerp Management School-AMS powered by C-MAT (Center for Maritime and Air Transport) and IAPH (International Association of Ports and Harbors).
Why
Ports play a vital role in the globalsupply chain as the connection between land and sea. In an increasingly dynamic world, ports must adapt to global, regional and local challenges. The past years have highlighted the crucial role of ports in the global economy, as well as theneed for resilience and an international strategy in times of pandemics, trade- or armed conflicts and geopolitical shifts.
For whom
This course is designed for C-level executives, strategists and other professionals from ports, terminaloperators, shipping lines,logistics service providers and consulting firms. The aim of the course is to give participants a comprehensive understanding of the global port industry as a key component of the global value chain.
What
This coursewill explore the impact of major globalmacro-economic and geopolitical trends on port platforms, including shifts in global supply chains, digitization, climate change and the transition to renewable energy.Participants will gain insightinto how these trends are shaping the port industry and the strategies needed to navigate them successfully.
It will delve into the regional differences and specific challenges facing the port industry in variousparts of the world, including China, India, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Europe. In addition, we will visit important players on the port platform of Antwerp & Zeebruges and examine the perspective of various actors in the supply chain. International port and maritime experts from around the globe and local experts from Antwerp will lead participants through these in-depth discussions on various topics.
It contains 6 modules:
Global macro-economic and geopolitical shifts
- Major trends that are currently impacting the maritime and port industry, including demographic shifts, changes in commodity trading, the effectsof globalization & deglobalization, the liberalization of trade & cross-border trade and armed conflicts.
Reflections on climate change, energy transition & sustainability
- Energy transition: from an O&Gbased economy towards a carbon neutral world and a circular economy. Climate change is also impacting ports and must be addressed for a sustainable future.
Changes in the global supply chain
- Global supply chains are facing disruptive trends such as nearshoring, regionalization, and changes in total cost models. E-commerce and digitalization are affecting the holistic approach to hinterland and corridor development.
Regional evolutions in port development
- Regional perspectives on port reform and development.
Port management & strategies
- Measuring the concrete impact on ports and define strategies to respond.
Perspective of the various actors in the supply chain
- The role, collaboration models, strategies and actions of the major actors in the inter nationalisation of ports: shippinglines, ports, global terminal operations, land transport operators.