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The Performance of Seaport Clusters
in the cluster include traffic control, custom activities, education centers, pilotage services 65
and a port authority. Table 23 shows the associations, public-private organizations and
public organizations included in the cluster in the three cases.
Table 23: Associations, public-private and public organizations included in the three case studies
Asso-
ciations
Public
private
organi-
zations
Public
organi-
zations
Durban LMPC Rotterdam
Container Lines
operating Forum
(CLOF), Bulk lines
operators forum
(BLOF), South African
Association of freight
forwarders (SAAF),
Durban branch,
Durban Port Liaison
committee (DPLC),
Maydon Wharf
Leaseholders
Association,
Association of Ship’
Agents and brokers of
SA (ASABOSA),
Durban branch,
Association of
Shipping Lines
No port related public
private organization
Portnet, port
operations Durban,
Portnet training
academy
New Orleans Board of
trade, Mississippi river
maritime association, World
trade center of New
Orleans, transport
committee, International
freight forwarders and
customs brokers
Association of New
Orleans, Steamship
association of south
Louisiana, Mississippi
valley trade and transport
council, Greater New
Orleans barge fleeting
association
Maritime cluster initiative,
associated with Metrovision
(a public private economic
development partnership)
Five port authorities along
the river, New Orleans
Public Belt Railroad, US
army corps of engineers
Port cluster association (Deltalinqs), Dutch
association for inland waterway operators, based
in Rotterdam (CBRB), Association for forwarders,
regional branch (FENEX), Dutch association for
container repair companies, based in Rotterdam
(HCRA), Dutch association for ship suppliers,
based in Rotterdam (NVS), Association of pilots
operating in Rotterdam (RLRR), Association of
transport and logistics firms in the Netherlands
(TLN), regional branch, Association of ship
agents in Rotterdam (VRC), Association of
container companies in Rotterdam (VRCB),
Association of independent grain control and
measurement companies in Rotterdam
(VEROCOG), Association of ‘mechanical’
terminal operators in Rotterdam (VRMO),
Association of terminal operators in Rotterdam
(VRS), Association for port marketing of
Rotterdam, with over 300 members (RPPC),
Association of trade centers and trading
companies located in Rotterdam (RITCA)
Organization aiming to enhance the ICT usage in
the port (Port Infolink), Organization aiming to
enhance the knowledge infrastructure in
Rotterdam (KMR), Portal for the port of
Rotterdam (PortofRotterdam.com)
Rotterdam Municipal Port management (RMPM),
Customs, Specialized school for shipping
transport and port vocational education (STC)
65 In some ports private pilots exist, and the public role is limited to regulating private pilots.