The recent worldwide trend towards devolution in the port industry has spawned considerable variety in the types of governance structures now in place around the world. This chapter discusses the range of devolution models in the global ports sector, as identified by the World Bank and academic...

Turkey is located between Asia and Europe and attracts attention with its economic development. Turkey's landbridge position in north-south and east-west transportation means that ports are of vital importance to the efficiency of logistics activities of the country. Although Turkey has a...

This paper examines regional wage patterns of low- and high-wage dockworkers following deregulation. Findings reveal significant wage premium increases for low-wage dockworkers residing in the East and West Coasts following the initial deregulation in 1984. These premium gains surpass...

This chapter on the port of Hong Kong begins by describing its cargo throughput and infrastructure. It moves on to review the development and current state of the port governance structure and the economic and port policies that have been pursued by the government of Hong Kong in recent years....

This chapter analyses the consequences of the European Port Policy (EPP) for the ports in Europe. A series of European Union (EU) policy proposals aims to redefine both intra- and inter-port competition, in order to assist the adjustment of EU ports to the challenges of a complex environment....

The global market place, with powerful and relatively footloose players, extensive business networks and complex logistics systems creates a high degree of uncertainty in the port industry and leaves port managers with the question of how to respond effectively to market dynamics. The focus of...

In this chapter, an analysis is made of conflicting interests in seaports. Such conflicting interests are relevant since various stakeholders influence port development and have different goals. Based on an overview of the interests of different stakeholders, five conflicts of interests that are...

This chapter reviews the literature on devolution outcomes from a broader spectrum of industries. Having derived reasonably conclusive evidence in Chapter 18 as to the inadequacy of existing models of port governance, a more appropriately complex model has been proposed. This model exhibits...