The captioned course started on June 8th and will last until August 10th. This year we welcomed 19 participants from 16 countries including Cambodia, Colombia, Egypt, Myanmar, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uruguay and Viet Nam.
Each participant brought a report outlining the current status of their ports and made a presentation in front of other participants and the panel.
For the next step, they are expected to elaborate a feasible action plan for their own country following a series of lectures which will be given by members of OCDI, other port-related agencies, NILIM *and PARI**.
During the two-and-a-half month program, they will visit Japanese port facilities, such as container/ bulk terminals and RO-RO terminals with the cooperation of regional offices of MLIT*** and port management bodies. We hope participants will apply some of the technologies implemented in Japan, such as effective use of existing structures, cost-effectiveness and environmental-friendliness, to port development in their own countries.
  NILIM*: National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
  PARI**: Port and Airport Research Institute
  MLIT***: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism