Jonas Mendes Constante

Jonas Constante is a port strategy and digital transformation consultant with experiences in leading large projects for governments and private companies, mainly in logistics and ports & maritime sector. Currently, he is working as a senior consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Valenciaport Foundation, involved with EU projects and Latin America port sector. He is also a partner at Inoplan, a brazilian strategy and business development consulting firm. Prior to this position, he was the head of the Ports and Airports Group inside the Logistics and Transport Lab (LabTrans/Brazil), responsible for the Brazilian National Port Logistics Plan (PNLP) and strategic planning for port authorities. His PhD thesis is on the influence of management practices in Port Authorities performance. He also holds a Master Degree from FGV-EAESP in Business Strategy, a B.A. in Management (ESAG) and a BSc. in Computer Science (UFSC). He is certificate in International Business and Global Entrepreneurship from Babson College (Boston/USA).

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Using information and making more of existing infrastructure Containers

Using information and making more of existing infrastructure

By Jonas Constante According to a recent report by the consulting firm Mckinsey & Co, across Europe as a whole, infrastructure congestion costs 1% of GDP. In 2013, globally, $400 billion a year could be saved by making more of existing infrastructure through improved demand management and maintenance. The digitalization can...
What's your port business models? Uncategorized

What's your port business models?

By Jonas Constante The business model described the rationale of how organisation creates, delivers and capture value. When developing the business model ports need to consider both the operations and the environment in which a company exists or will operate. PortEconomics associate member Jonas Mendes Constante express his opinion on...
Growing up fast: brazilian ports Viewpoints

Growing up fast: brazilian ports

With a local market containing 196.7m consumers, a total area of 8.5 million km2 and the seventh largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, Brazil naturally attracts attention from investors from all sectors that are interested in the opportunities in this emerging country. Recently, it's the country's 8,500 km coastline and its...
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