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Active ESPO a survey on-line for the appraisal of the indicators of the harbour performances
"Up to now - he has observed Verhoeven - we have given reliable and comparable only relatively to the volumes of goods and passengers. This is a little little for an important and dynamic field as ours"
February 2, 2011
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) invites the operators of the harbour field and all the interested subjects to estimate which are the suitable indicators to measure the performances of the ports. To the stakeholders the demand is turned to examine a shortlist of 42 indicators of the harbour performances that is drafted in the within of the project Pprism (Port Performance Indicators - Selection and Measurement), that it is coordinated by the association of the European ports and that is developing to a series of indicators actions to measure the tendency of the performances in the European harbour field.
To the address Internet www.surveymonkey.com/s/pprism the association makes available a system of appraisal of the 42 indicators that could be used until next 13 May, a week after the development of the conference anniversary of the ESPO that will concern on January 31, 2011 also on the harbour performances (). Draft of a survey on-line that proposes a single question for every indicator. Those who will participate they will be able eventually to only answer to the category of questions that re-enter in their sphere of competence or interest.
The ESPO has evidenced the necessity to establish effective indicators to estimate the harbour performances at best, determining, for example, if handling of container teu for harbour hectare of surface is a possible acceptable indicator in order to measure the productivity of the harbour areas; if the rate co2 can be used which indicator standard of the environmental performances; or still if the value of the investment by a harbour authority can supply indications on the governance of the port or if the indirect occupation can be a useful indicator for the governments.
"Up to now - he has observed the general secretary of the ESPO, Patrick Verhoeven - we have given reliable and comparable only relatively to the volumes of goods and passengers. This is a little little for an important and dynamic field as ours".
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The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) invites the operators of the harbour field and all the interested subjects to estimate which are the suitable indicators to measure the performances of the ports. To the stakeholders the demand is turned to examine a shortlist of 42 indicators of the harbour performances that is drafted in the within of the project Pprism (Port Performance Indicators - Selection and Measurement), that it is coordinated by the association of the European ports and that is developing to a series of indicators actions to measure the tendency of the performances in the European harbour field.
(). Draft of a survey on-line that proposes a single question for every indicator. Those who will participate they will be able eventually to only answer to the category of questions that re-enter in their sphere of competence or interest.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
