Report No. AAA80 - DJ Republic of Djibouti Public Disclosure Authorized Study on regulation of private operators in the port of Djibouti Technical Assistance Final report June 2012 Middle East and North Africa Region Public Disclosure Authorized Transport Group World Bank document Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Study on regulation of private operators in the port of Djibouti Contents CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 9 REGULATION ACTION PLAN FOR PORT ACTIVITES IN DJIBOUTI ........................................ 13 REPORT 1 - DIAGNOSIS ................................................................................................................. 16 1. PORT FACILITIES AND OPERATORS ................................................................................. 17 1.1. An outstanding port and logistics hub .......................................................... 17 1.2. Doraleh oil terminal ...................................................................................... 18 1.3. Doraleh container terminal ........................................................................... 18 1.4. Djibouti container terminal ........................................................................... 19 1.5. Djibouti bulk terminal ................................................................................... 21 1.6. Multipurpose quays in the old port ............................................................... 23 2. PORT ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................ 24 2.1. Activities per country .................................................................................... 24 2.2. Traffic by mode of freight packaging ........................................................... 25 2.3. Containerized traffic ..................................................................................... 26 2.4. Traffic by kind of vessel ............................................................................... 27 3. PORT LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................. 29 3.1. Objective of the present study ....................................................................... 29 3.1.1 Competitiveness and competition ................................................................. 29 3.1.2 The regulator and the operators .................................................................... 30 3.2. Statutes and prerogatives of the PAID .......................................................... 31 3.2.1 Law of 1980 instituting the PAID and defining its statutes .......................... 31 3.2.2 Law of 1980 and the DPW management contract ........................................ 32 3.2.3 The Law of 1980 and the Ports and Free Zones Authority ........................... 32 3.3. Law governing sea transport auxiliaries ....................................................... 33 3.3.1 The shipping agent ........................................................................................ 33 3.3.2 The freight forwarder .................................................................................... 33 3.3.3 Stevedoring and shore handling .................................................................... 33 3.3.4 Pilotage ......................................................................................................... 34 3.3.5 Towing service .............................................................................................. 34 Page 2 sur 110 Study on regulation of private operators in the port of Djibouti Contents 4. STEVEDORES AND HANDLING OPERATORS ..................................................................... 35 4.1. Decree relative to stevedoring and shore handling ....................................... 35 4.2. Handling equipment ...................................................................................... 36 4.3. Staffing requirements .................................................................................... 38 4.4. Stevedoring performances ............................................................................ 39 4.5. Stevedoring and shore handling tariffs ......................................................... 40 4.5.1 Handling tariffs for general cargo ................................................................. 41 4.5.2 Vehicle handling tariffs ................................................................................. 42 4.5.3 Tariffs for dry port transfer and security services ......................................... 43 4.5.4 Container handling tariffs ............................................................................. 44 4.5.5 Dry bulk handling tariffs ............................................................................... 46 5. FREIGHT FORWARDERS .................................................................................................. 47 5.1. Decree relative to the freight forwarding profession .................................... 47 5.2. Definition of freight forwarding & material requirements ........................... 48 5.3. A profession in need of restructuring ............................................................ 49 5.4. Freight forwarding tariffs .............................................................................. 50 6. SHIPPING AGENTS............................................................................................................ 52 6.1. Decree relative to the shipping agent profession .......................................... 52 6.2. Shipping agency tariffs ................................................................................. 52 REPORT 2 - RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................. 55 1. PORT LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................. 57 1.1. Current situation ............................................................................................ 57 1.2. Recommended action .................................................................................... 58 1.3. Conditions for implementation ..................................................................... 58 1.4. Points of view of the main actors concerned ................................................ 58 2. DESIGNATING THE PORT REGULATOR & DEFINING ITS MISSIONS ................................. 59 2.1. Current situation ............................................................................................ 59 2.2. Recommended action .................................................................................... 59 2.3. Conditions for implementation ..................................................................... 59 2.4. Points of view of the main actors concerned ................................................ 60 3. INSTITUTING A PORT COMMUNITY ................................................................................. 62 3.1. Current situation ............................................................................................ 62 3.2. Recommended action .................................................................................... 62 Page 3 sur 110 Study on regulation of private operators in the port of Djibouti Contents 3.3. Conditions for implementation ..................................................................... 62 3.4. Points of view of the main actors concerned ................................................ 63 4. HANDLING OPERATORS’ LICENSING REGULATIONS ...................................................... 65 4.1. Current situation ............................................................................................ 65 4.2. Recommended action .................................................................................... 65 4.3. Conditions for implementation ..................................................................... 65 4.4. Points of view of the main actors concerned ................................................ 66 5. STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING PERFORMANCES ................................................ 67 5.1. Current situation ............................................................................................ 67 5.2. Recommended action .................................................................................... 67 5.3. Conditions for implementation ..................................................................... 67 5.4. Points of view of the main actors concerned ................................................ 68 6. STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING TARIFFS ............................................................. 69 6.1. Current situation ............................................................................................ 69 6.2. Recommended action .................................................................................... 70 6.3. Conditions for implementation ..................................................................... 70 6.4. Points of view of the main actors concerned ................................................ 71 7. STEVEDORING AND SHORE HANDLING EQUIPMENT ....................................................... 73 7.1. Current