PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng gave an invited presenentation having th tem ‘Institutions, planning and development of transport infrastructure projects: the case of the CentrePort Canada way project’ during a seminar organised by the Center for Transport Innovation (CENIT), Universitat Politèchnica Catalunya, Barcelona.

Adolf presented the roles of institutions in affecting the planning and development of CentrePort Canada Way (CCW) project (2009-2013), a highway constructed to complement the establishment of CentrePort Canada (hereinafter called ‘CentrePort’) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He focuses on whether the Planning and development of the CCW project follows a path defined by the provincial/federal regulations and the Canadian institutional frameworks in place. The hypothesises that path-dependent decisions, as reflected in the dynamic interactions between the policymakers, bureaucracy and contractors through a design-build (DB) contract (which was unpredecented in Manitoba), have significantly influenced the planning process of the CCW project, including its role in shaping the future development direction of CentrePort as a competitive inland port in Manitoba and Canada.

The study offers useful insight to the roles of institutions on transport infrastructure planning and management, and a showcase illustrating the necessary attributes in developing effective governance for capital-intensive transport infrastructure projects.

You may freely download Adolf’s presentation @PortEconomics.eu.

Adolf K.Y. Ng is Professor of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the Asper School of Business of the University of Manitoba (Canada) and the Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI) (Canada). He obtained his DPhil from University of Oxford (UK), and worked as a faculty member at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China) and Erasmus University Rotterdam, (Netherlands). He primary research interests include maritime management, transport geography, climate change, transport infrastructure planning and management, and global supply chains. He has (co-)authored three scholarly books, more than 40 papers in leading scholarly journals, and other forms of publications. He has received numerous prestigious accolades around the world. Notable examples include Fulbright Scholar Program (USA), Endeavour Research Fellowship (Australia), Universités Parisiennes Fellowship (France), Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in Interdisciplinary Studies (Canada), Associates’ Achievement Award for Outstanding Business Research (Canada), Eagle Prize for Outstanding Young Scholar in Maritime Research (International Association of Maritime Economists) (IAME), and several Best Paper Awards by various international transport, logistics, and supply chain conferences. With such expertise, he has provided strategic advice to major intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank (AFDB). Currently, he is a council member of IAME, Associate Editor of Maritime Policy & Management, Co-Editor of Journal of Transport Literature, Associate Editor of The Maritime Economist, and an editorial board member of reputable geography, transport, and logistics journals.

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