Cutrim, Sérgio Sampaio (2017) Port planning and governance in Brazil. PhD thesis, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
This thesis approaches the port Brazilian system focusing on its plan and governance model. Features of this system are: excessive port plans; non-integrated plans; low execution level; excessive number of institutions which manage the sector. The investigation specific objective is to diagnosis and critically analyse the current governance focusing on the institutional functions. The second objective is to investigate the port planning process. The third objective is to propose a new national port plan and governance structure. The method is the Case Study and Delphi. The results show an overlapping and duplicity of regulation functions, plan and inspection among the organs: EPL; DNIT; Port National Secretary; Port Authority, CAP, ANTAQ and Transportation, Port and Civil Aviation Ministries. The consequence is the inefficient and fragmented management of the transportation system and port logistics. The case study of Port of Santos allowed the conclusion about the port plan process: The port plans are not regularly updated; there is no continuity for CODESP port plans; the implementation of these plans are not effective; There is no real integration between the Port of Santos plans and the master plans for the port cities; the port authority does not have own resources, specially human resources, for developing the plans; the centralisation of port plan is prejudicial to organized ports and the plan is dissociated from the regional development process. About the governance, the case study led to the conclusion: the political interference is the main fragility; the discontinuity on management makes it harder to implement the projects, programs and plans; it does not exist an effective articulation between CODESP, the Federal Government, State and the mayoralty of Santos and the only advisory CAP is a barrier for the structuration of an effective governance. The two most important strategic national plans are the PNLT and the PNLP. Both represent different features. The PNLT represented the resumption of strategic national plan; it has a good method and is well-structured and justified results. Regarding PNLP, it shows fragilities of premises and methodology. It also presents objective duplicity since part of the plan work scope is also present in the Integrated Logistic National Plan. The third objective was the proposition of the new governance and plan structure. This new structure contemplates the following items: port corporatization model application; CONSAD (professional, independent and effective workers Council) reformulation; reactivation of the deliberative feature of CAP; decentralization of the port plan; all the transportation models being managed by only one ministry; extinction of EPL; CONIT reformulation becoming a developing organ of the transportation plans; maintenance of functions and features of ANTAQ; PDZ and Master Plan unification as well as PGO and PNLP; maintenance of the Landlord model of the port authorities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Botter, Rui Carlos |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | port governance; port plan; ports |
| Index terms: | program, planning process, investigation, implementation, human resource, landlord, governance, Brazil, regional development, inspection, becoming, decentralization, aviation, regulation, case study, integration, methodology |
| Subjects: | organizational analysis, sociology, industry analysis, business, political science, quality assurance, project controls, software systems, Geography, urban planning, research methods, philosophical process, management, contractual arrangements, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Research Practice, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Governance, Time Control, Geographical Context, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Human Resources |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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