An overview of experiences in building performance port indices in Latin America was the theme of PortEconomics member Ricardo Sanchez intervention, during a special meeting on port infrastructure organised in Seoul hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Republic of Korea and organised the Korean Maritime Institute (KMIA) with the participation of UNCTAD and selected scholars from all over the world.
Presenting the three waves of developing port performance measurement in the Region, Ricardo detailed past and future trends, presenting inter alia the latest data of the Mexican System of Port Indicators, and advocating that for Latin America, it is important to formalise and consolidate a Port Indicators system by means of agreements with the Port authorities and private actors
Ricardo Sanchez, a member of the high-level Advisory Board facilitating the research efforts of KMI, presented conceptual and practical measures towards this new frontier, and his presentation might be freely downloaded here.
