-oriented stochastic frontier model. We employed a 10-year panel with data on container throughput, port terminal area, berth length, and … former; (ii) we introduced a binary variable for ports using ships¿ cranes, treated as an additional source of port … in the Latin American and Caribbean region from 36% to 50% between 1999 and 2009; the best performing port in 2009 …

This paper develops a port productivity and efficiency analysis of all developing regions between 2000 and 2010, using … a detailed efficiency analysis to determine the drivers of port efficiency. Time series results show an upward trend for … port efficiency in developing regions, as it increased from 47 percent in 2000 to 57 percent in 2010. Our analysis …

sustainable port growth policies, through new or re-designed operational planning. As part of this, introducing new technologies … into port processes and ecosystems that factor in the environment, but have wider-reaching benefits, will enable a move … towards the port of the future. Although the expected consequences of a changed climate are one of the reasons behind actions …