I am writing to kindly request your assistance on a technical visit at the Port of Penang and to ask for an interview of port representatives on the topic of port management and how to improve port efficiency. We are a group of 4-5 researchers/specialists from the Transportation Institute, Chulalongkorn University and the Port Authority of Thailand. With the support of the Port Authority of Thailand, we have conducted the research on “Port Performance Improvement and Determination of Port's Key Performance Index”. Since the Port of Penang is well-known as one of the most effective and successful port in Andaman Sea and a strategic partner with Port Authority of Thailand, we decided to travel on August 27-28, 2015 to Penang to interview key related managers and operating officers such that we can learn from the port's best practices and adopt knowledge and technology for the Port Authority of Thailand.
In this trip, we tentatively plan to meet with the Port’s representatives and ask for a visit and interview at the port of Penang on Thursday, August 27, 2015 (full day) and Friday, August 28, 2015 (half day). The contents of the interview are as follows:
• Port infrastructure, operations and management to handle containers
• Port policy and strategies to efficiently manage container goods
• The determination of port's KPIs and evaluating of port performance
We expect that the meeting would bring a great opportunity for Thai specialists to gather information and exchange the views on efficient port management and will strengthen collaborations among port and academic professionals.