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Analysis of the call pattern strategies of shipping lines and their impacts on the Port of Antwerp strategy

Missions :

- Strategic planning & analysis

- Pricing policy, tariff reform

- Technical & operational analysis

- Benchmarking

Custumers :

Port of Antwerp

Country :

Belgium

Year :

2010

Objectives of the project :

The Port Authorities of Antwerp wanted to redesigned a development strategy related to container traffic. It asked CTS to help understanding the call strategies of shipping lines and to analyze Antwerp positioning compared to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge. On the basis of this analysis, CTS built a business plan

Activities performed by CTS :

CTS assisted the port of Antwerp in understanding call strategies of shipping lines. The jobs of CTS were focus on the next points :

- Analysis of the call pattern strategies of shipping lines and their impacts on the Port of Antwerp strategy in the northern range : reconstruction of the characteristics of ports and costs (slot, call charges, pilotage, towage, mooring , Handling, ...)

- Analysis of the Port of Antwerp market positioning :

. Benchmark of the ports of Antwerp/Zeebrugge/Rotterdam

. Study of the market positioning on transshipment market

. Import-Export balance and tendancies,

. The carrier and merchant haulage tendancies

. Incoterms used

. Cost analysis and quality of sailings hinterland

. Study of existing synergies between the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge

- Definition of strategic objectives for the port of Antwerp and related goals and design of a master plan of actions for the commercial department of the port authority