The shipping sector plays a prevailing part in the growth of developing countries. The ports in emerging countries have nevertheless to often cope with numerous challenges in terms of the efficiency of the logistics chain, of investments in infrastructures, etc. It is within this scope that HAROPA - Port of Le Havre and the French Development Agency have concluded a partnership aiming at supporting the development of the maritime economy of these States by accompanying the ports in their changes through the know-how and expertise of Le Havre port.
“French ports, which are the driving forces of the economic development of our country, must carry out a role as prescriber. The Port of Le Havre’s experience in managing everyday life from all angles, its ability to lead large projects such as Port 2000, its ability to take into account new technologies or the environmental protection, are as much know-how of great interest for the ports in emerging countries,” Christophe Gauthier, Director for Project management and engineering HAROPA - Port of Le Havre, explains.
This partnership, financed by the AFD, gathers the Havre expertise through six training sessions delivered in Le Havre and Jakarta. The aim of it is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of Indonesian managers in the management and operation of their respective ports. It groups together the representatives of about thirty Indonesian Port Authorities from the main ports of the archipelago.
For 15 days, the participants follow a high-level training programme in port management with experts of the Port of Le Havre but also of the Havre port community. Several subjects are tackled: port and maritime economy, role and competence of a port in the logistics chain, information systems and performance indicators, etc.
Recognized abroad, the “Green Port” policy of the port of Le Havre, voted “Best green port” by the port professionals and Supply Chain experts in the Asia-Pacific area, also forms part of this wide programme. An opportunity for Indonesian stakeholders to get familiar with the concept of more environmentally-friendly port management by being informed about the actions carried out in Le Havre and along the Seine corridor.
The programme started in 2018 and will end in late 2019. Three training and exchange sessions are organized in Jakarta and three additional in Le Havre in order to immerse the participants as close as possible to the leading port for the external trade of France. The next training and exchange sessions will be held from June 24th to June 28th, 2019 in Le Havre, and then, from October 28th to November 9th, in Surabaya.
