The head of Infrastructure Planning and Port Development of the PAV, Arturo Monfort, has explained the organisation of the Port of Valencia to managers and middle management of the Peruvian port community
This training action is part of the ‘Train For trade’ programme of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in which Valenciaport is an active participant
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is training port managers from Peru within the framework of the “Train For Trade” port management programme organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the National Port Authority of Peru. Valenciaport and the Gijón Port Authority are taking part in this training action, lending their know-how to promote the development of growing port areas.
Specifically, the course ‘Modern Port Management’ will benefit 27 managers and middle managers from the public and private sectors of the Peruvian port community who are participating in the Port Training Programme of this United Nations organisation. Arturo Monfort, head of Infrastructure Planning and Port Development of the APV, has given module 2 at the headquarters of the National Port Authority of Peru in Lima, which deals with the subject of “The organisation of a port system” where he has dealt with what a port is, the facilities that make it up, the port logistics chain, the elements and actors of the port community.
Managers of the various terminals operating in Peruvian ports such as Callao, Paita, Salaverry or Matarani, among others, or organisations such as the Directorate General of the Captaincy and Coastguard of the Andean country (DICAPI) or the National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) took part.
“It is a question of transferring to port communities in developing countries the good practices and the management model in all areas that we carry out in reference ports such as València”, explains Arturo Monfort. It should be remembered that the Port of Valencia is the leading Spanish port, fourth in Europe and one of the most important in the world. It is a benchmark in the port system in terms of infrastructures, sustainability, innovation and city-port relations, which is an incentive for all those who are training in the operation of the ports.
The programme, which has been taught in Spanish since 2007 and in which the ports of Valencia and Gijón participate, is being developed in countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. Train For Trade consists of several modules: international trade and transport, the organisation of a port system, the functioning of a port system and future challenges of the ports.
UNCTAD’s TrainForTrade helps port communities in developing countries to provide more efficient and competitive port management in the future. To increase trade flows and foster economic development, the programme creates port networks that bring together public, private and international entities. The aim is to share knowledge and experience among port operators and to strengthen talent management and human resource development in port communities.