The day started a bit of like every other day, we had our weekly project presentations, the advisers gave their feedback etc. Everything was the same except the entire class was formally dressed. Instead of having a normal lecture that day we went to the Port of Rotterdam. For this occasion we had to dress a bit formally which all of us did, some more than others. Our assignment is to make a Balance Scorecard in groups of 4.
Our trip to the Port of Rotterdam was interesting to say at least. The trip was divided into 2 different parts, first we got a small presentation with general information of what the Port of Rotterdam does. Unfortunately the full presentation would have taken hours since there are more than 1000 slides current major projects like the Maasvlakte 2 which construction is similar to how the Palm Island of Dubai where made. Also a bit about how the competition goes, if you look at the figures of then you will see that the Port of Rotterdam does allot better than its competitors that are located in Europe. A brief explanation is that the depth of the water and some other natural environment gives the Port of Rotterdam an important advantage compared to their competitors.
The second part of our trip was to see the flour where the guiding and monitoring of the ships where being done. In this room you can see all the ships on radar in real-time and we got an explanation on what happens the moment a ship enters the beginning of the Port of Rotterdam.
As mentioned above the assignment will be making a balance scorecard. Each group will hold a presentation of their work and we will be graded. The reason why the Port of Rotterdam does this that they want to have a fresh look and some fresh ideas, and for us is a great experience from which we will learn a lot. In a few weeks there will be a second post about how it all went. So, it is not the end of the story. To be continued…
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