Any economic analysis of seaport activity requires a clear definition of the concept of seaport and an understanding of the institutional context. Policymaking in ports, including Flanders, is largely controlled by an administrative authority. The reason for public authorities' great interest is...

The main objective of this paper is ‘to assess the conditions, including policy support, under which innovative concepts have a high chance of getting adopted and being successful’. The work will start from the state-of-the-art with the following goals targeted. Firstly, to identify the...

This paper investigates whether Short-run Marginal Cost (SMC) pricing is feasible to implement in seaports and with what type of consequences, e.g. concerning cost coverage. Answering these questions requires an analysis of the cost structure of seaports and especially of seaport calls, as well...