STC-Group - 2014 Port and Transport Development & Human
Capital from a knowledge institutes perspective Capt. Albert Bos
October 2014
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STC-Group - 2014 Content Short introduction (Regional) maritime
and transport industry development. Port vision 2030. Cluster
Thinking Knowlegde institute Aruba
Slide 3
STC-Group - 2014 STC-Group 850 employees in the
Netherlands
Slide 4
STC-Group - 2014 Locations in the Netherlands H Q North-South:
275 km East-West: 150 km Coastline: 450 km Land: 33,893 km 2 Water:
7,650 km 2 People: 17 mln Hinterland: 350 mln Europe
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STC-Group - 2014 Offices and projects worldwide Established:
Brazil, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Philippines, South- Africa, Sultanate
of Oman, The Netherlands (11), Vietnam (4) Planned/ WiP: Indonesia,
West Africa, East Africa H Q
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STC-Group - 2014 Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, 2011) Rotterdam
(NL, 2012) Rotterdam (NL, 2005) Recent New Offices Sohar (Oman,
2011) Brielle (NL, 2011)
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STC-Group - 2014 Performance data - No of employees: 850 - 1100
- No of students: 8,000 - No of certificates issued annually:
12,000 - Average annual turnover: EUR 80 million - Accredited by:
ISO 9001:2008
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STC-Group - 2014 (Regional) maritime and transport industry
development
Slide 9
STC-Group - 2014 Economic development and world shipping Change
in consumption Trade patterns Market structures Industry production
structure Population growth Technological improvements Productivity
growth Globalisation
Slide 10
STC-Group - 2014 The boom in shipping trade
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STC-Group - 2014 EXAMPLES OF MAIN COMMODITIES SHIPPED Iron Ore
/ DRI Thermal Coal Cocking Coal Main importers; EU & China
Traditional cargo flows
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STC-Group - 2014 Source: Maritime Traffic based on AIS,
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/p/satellite-ais Actual global
maritime traffic of the entire global merchant fleet
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STC-Group - 2014 Evolving trends affecting international
shipping and seaborne trade Some key trends currently affecting
international shipping and its operating landscape include the
following elements: Effect of the 2008/2009 crisis on global
demand, finance and trade Structural shifts in global production
patterns Changes in comparative advantages and mineral resource
endowments Rise of the South and shift of economic influence away
from traditional centers of growth Demographics with related
implications for global production and consumption patterns Arrival
of container megaships and other transport-related technological
advances Climate change and natural hazards Energy costs and
environmental sustainability Panama Canal upgrade and
expansion
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STC-Group - 2014 Future nautical accessibility Tier 1: Ports
are preparing for New Panamax vessels Colon Cartagena Limon/Moin
Freeport Kingston Veracruz Point LisasLegend nautical draft at
berth >15m or more 12-15m 10-12m
STC-Group - 2014 Regional port development Tier 2: Developing
and maturing ports, regional transshipment ports, niche ports
Barranquilla Santa Marta Port au Prince Altamira Port of Spain
Havana Rio Haina Port de Jarry Fort de France Progreso Santo Tomas
de Castilla Puerto Barrios Puerto Cortes Puerto Cabello La Guaira
Willemstad Mariel Legend nautical draft at berth >15m or more
12-15m 10-12m
