By describing the technical process, in this article we argue that cargo that arrives in many different forms are distinct outputs of a port, whose services require inputs that can be grossly defined as labor, space, facilities, and equipment. Then we show theoretically and empirically that the...

Owing to its history as a nation fashioned from a federation of relatively autonomous states, port governance in the United States is largely in the hands of those 50 states rather than the federal government. Evolving from accustomed private ownership in the 18th and 19th centuries, seaports in...

This chapter examines the development and current forms of port governance in Greece. The national port policy reforms that have been underway since the late 1990s have resulted in the conversion of 12 ports of national interest to government-owned port corporations, thus directing the analysis...

Until recently, Korea has been enjoying prosperous developments in container ports along with its national economy. Korean ports have passed through a variety of port governance stages. In the early period, only the government was a player in the industry, doing everything associated with...

A decade after port reform was initiated in Australia it is becoming clear that objectives of corporatisation are not being realised. For example, political intervention persists, which thwarts commercial benefits being realised. The chapter suggests that this is not a problem of political...

This chapter provides an overview of the port of Singapore and then focuses on the governance structure within which it operates. An analysis is undertaken of the main sources of cargoes that pass through the port, either to and from its hinterland region or as transhipments. The overall...

Port investment is a key issue in modern port economics with respect to planning port development, financing and assessing the return on investment. This chapter addresses some of the features related to port investment, starting from the evaluation of the main paradigms that characterize the...

In this chapter, a Strategic positioning analysis (SPA) is developed as a specific analytical approach consisting of a product portfolio analysis, a shift-share analysis and a diversification analysis. The SPA describes the performance of ports and traffic categories within ports in terms of...

This chapter discusses the role of concessions as a tool in port governance under the landlord port authority model. The specific design of the concession agreement, its regulatory regime, the tariff regime and the way the concession is awarded reveal the priorities of port authorities and...

The devolution of port authorities in Canada has not been without debate over the past 70 years. This paper provides a brief introduction to the role of ports in Canada and then examines the history of port policy and devolution, concluding that past policies were considered to have failed due...