Global trade volumes keep climbing, yet many ports still run on infrastructure designed for a different era — and a terminal that cannot scale quickly becomes a bottleneck for an entire regional economy. The Future-Ready Ports: Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Development Training Course equips maritime professionals with the planning and management tools needed to close that gap before congestion, not after it.

Delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy under the Shipping, Maritime and Ports Training Courses specialization, within the Management category, the course works through real planning challenges: assessing where a port needs to expand, designing logistics corridors that keep cargo moving inland, and building infrastructure plans that hold up against decades of trade growth rather than a single budget cycle.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Assess port capacity constraints and translate them into practical expansion priorities.
• Design logistics corridors that connect ports to inland transport and distribution networks.
• Build infrastructure planning proposals that balance investment, capacity and future demand.
• Coordinate terminal, berth and yard projects from concept through delivery.
• Apply modern strategies for competitive, resilient maritime trade networks.
• Support investment and development decisions with sound technical justification.
• Anticipate the trends reshaping port infrastructure over the next decade.

Target Audience

• Port development managers and port authority executives.
• Maritime infrastructure and terminal operations professionals.
• Shipping and logistics managers.
• Infrastructure planning specialists and marine project managers.
• Government and transport sector professionals.
• Anyone building a career within Shipping, Maritime and Ports Training Courses.

Module 1: Why Port Capacity Becomes a Trade Bottleneck

• Global trade growth versus static port infrastructure.
• Recognising early warning signs of capacity constraints.
• The cost of delayed infrastructure decisions.
• Ports as competitive assets in regional economies.

Module 2: Planning Port Expansion and New Terminal Capacity

• Principles of port expansion and terminal development.
• Assessing future capacity requirements.
• Planning new terminals, berths and yard facilities.
• Managing expansion projects, budgets and resources.

Module 3: Infrastructure Investment and Strategic Planning

• Fundamentals of infrastructure planning for maritime trade.
• Resource allocation and investment prioritisation.
• Aligning infrastructure plans with future trade demand.
• Building the business case for port development.

Module 4: Logistics Corridors and Inland Connectivity

• Role of logistics corridors in maritime trade growth.
• Linking ports to inland transport and distribution systems.
• Supply chain integration strategies.
• Improving cargo movement efficiency.

Module 5: Operating and Maintaining Port Infrastructure

• Managing port facilities and assets day to day.
• Improving terminal productivity.
• Infrastructure maintenance planning.
• Optimising operational performance.

Module 6: Sustainable, Smart and Future-Ready Ports

• Sustainable approaches to port infrastructure.
• Environmental considerations in development projects.
• Digital technologies and smart port solutions.
• Preparing ports for the next generation of maritime trade.