If you are visually impaired or blind, you can visit the PDF version by Pressing CONTROL + ALT + 4
You need a JavaScript-enabled browser to view this Publication
Please follow these steps to view the Publication:
Enable JavaScript in your browser
Refresh this page
Best regards
Zmags
Issue #6
IFC’s quarterly journal on public-private partnerships
In this issue
seaports: From containers to concessions
airlines: Saying goodbye to Swissair
trade logistics: Liberian reform
interview: Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson
debut column from infrastructure journal:
London’s Olympic-sized infrastructure woes
AIR& SEA
ppps
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Australia • Austria • Brazil • Canada • Catalonia (Spain) • Flanders (Belgium) • France • Ireland • Italy •
Japan • Kuwait • Netherlands • Norway • Sweden • Switzerland • United Kingdom • United States • Public-Private
Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) • Global Partnership for Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) • Private Infrastructure
Development Group (PIDG) • African Development Bank • Asian Development Bank • Brazilian Development Bank
(BNDES) • Caribbean Development Bank • Central American Bank for Economic Integration • Eur
Issue #6 IFC’s quarterly journal on publi
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Australia • Austria • Braz
Letter from IFC Air and sea transport power the
In this issue Seaports Ever-evolving seaports | 1
Green air Sustainability takes off | 62 Branson o
Contributors 48 Waleed A. Youssef 42 J
Alexander N. Jett is the Task Team Leader of the
& Of ports profits Photo © Teunvanden Dries/isto
last global financial crisis and to rebound quick
MONEY TALKS Up, up, and aweigh: Port & airport
superstructure (dredging, breakwater, quays). Thi
More than 90 percent of the world’s trade in volu
One of the most spectacular developments in the i
because APL’s main trading area was the Pacific O
Container vessel capacity development: Maximum ca
SEAPORTS anywhere Destination Photo © Ingrid
DESTINATION PORTS are historical ports made more
TRANSSHIPMENT PORTS result when private concessio
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND SIMILAR PORTS can anch
Photo © Evan Leeson Private investment Greenf
COMPASS Private Investment in Se
of new projects, India with 13 percent, Nigeria w
became operational in October 2010 and was financ
LEGALEASE Ports: Legal and policy issues By Vic
the port in a timely manner; for this to happen,
Photo © APM T erminals To SHIP or TRANSSHIP A re
enter small ports due to water depth or because i
the use of large, modern, expensive con- tainer c
Panama; Port Said, Egypt; Singapore; and Tangier,
Photo © Maersk Globalization, climate change,
The shipping industry has been s
Making ports SUSTAINABLE Cold ironing. Plugging
Curbing CO emissions:
GREEN SEA Stewards of the sea Coral relocation
When Dubai Ports (DP) World began planning its po
Photo © Andrejs Zavadskis By Jeff Delmon, Andy R
share in revenues instead of an outright sale (no
their management. This may limit attention to the
tion. While some perishable goods are often air s
GOING FOR 38 | IFC.ORG/HANDSHAK
IJ INSIGHT The U.K.’s quest for a winning lo
unacceptable failure well beyond the 45-minute ta
rently seeking foreign capital investment for the
Contract matters: Legal considerations in airport
The starting point for any project is asking: “Wh
For both brownfield and greenfield airport proj-
• Triggers for capacity investment and hand-ba
Cr wning GLORY Queen Alia International Airport r
r this project were to: port’s capacity to handle
Preparing for PILGRIMS The unique challenges of r
On the uniqueness of the partnership behind Medin
AIRPORTS Robert Aaronson has
What limits airport operations in the U.S. when c
What’s the middle ground? The ideal global model
important to do due diligence on the individuals
DARE toFAIL & other lessons learned the hard way
LESSON 1 AIRLINES WATCH THE BOTTOM LINE (SLI
LESSON 3 CHEAP FLIGHTS MEAN MORE TRAVELERS Empi
DON’T BE AFRAID OF FAILURE LESSO
AIRLINES The airline business is among the worst
Following the post-9/11 economic turndown, Swissa
Photo © Mark Winterbourne African skies A look b
FINDING ITS WINGS In the early days of African in
62 | IFC.ORG/HANDSHAKE
The aviation industry has a dispropor- tionately
CAN AIRPORTS HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE? Finding
Delhi airport LEEDs Terminal 3 at Delhi’s Indira
B ranson on IOFUEL Innovator outlines the future
In 2008, a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet made history
The logistics of TRADE By Jordan Z. Schwartz Phot
LOGISTICS In many challenging markets, there is
Photo © Ayse Nazli Deliormanli
WHY TRADE FINANCE? In the developed world, most g
LOGISTICS Simple, accountable, and efficient
Fourteen years of civil conflict has devastated L
The 4C’s COMMUNICATION As with any change, clear
CONSISTENCY Consistent application of laws, regul
FAST FACTS CO (in grams) emitted per metric ton
“ Transport is one of the key sectors that
Subscribe: ifc.org/handshake Connect with us: