Most ports globally remain under public control, yet globalization and international logistic chains exercise pressure towards the dilution of the public control. This text presents briefly the institutional framework of ports and focuses on the operational and financial triggers to dilute...

Die Analyse betrachtet das saisonale Muster des monatlichen Containerumschlags im Hamburger Hafen von 1993 bis 2008. Dabei werden die Tests von Franses und Beaulieu-Miron zur Prüfung auf multiple Einheitswurzeln und von Canova-Hansen zur Stabilitätsprüfung der saisonalen Schwankungen benutzt....

"The world economic crisis of 2008 presents clear challenges to prospects for economic growth in developing countries. This is particularly true for emerging economies in East Asia that have relied to a great extent over the past decade on export-led growth. What steps to facilitate trade...

Maritime freight transport has experienced strong growth and profound change over recent decades. Freight volumes and container traffic in particular have grown with the ntensification of global trade and the geographical dispersion of production. The industrial organization of the sector has...

Global trade will increase over the coming years asking for solutions to cope with growing amounts of transported goods. Dryports can optimise the distribution of goods by accelerating transport flows, optimising logistics chains and improving the coordination of traffic infrastructures. The...