We investigate how port privatization affects port charges, firm profits, and welfare. Our model consists of an … prices for port usage, although neither government has an incentive to privatize its port. The equilibrium governmental …'s government is more likely to privatize its port, although the larger country's government is more likely to nationalize its port …

There is an ongoing debate on the concentration of container throughput in the European container port system. A … ports argue that a shift in port traffic from the north to the south would be beneficial for the environment and the economy … and compare several hinterland accessibility indices to explain the relative size of port regions. Besides standard …

Further to being the country's most important port, Piraeus has been a traditional centre attracting organisations … related either directly or indirectly with port or shipping activities. The geographical concentration of enterprises in the … wider Piraeus area is attributed not just to port operations, but also to a wide complex of companies and institution …

this article, we present the results of a CA experiment on the reuse of a large, mainly abandoned, port area in Trieste …

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 …

Congestion at terminal gates is a significant issue that many ports are dealing with. The port of Songkhla, which …

The authors examine a mixed duopoly market with Cournot or Bertrand competition between a purely private port (port 1 …) and a partial public port (port 2). Considering both horizontal and vertical differentiation between the two ports, they … analytically derive the welfare effect of privatization of port 2 and determine the optimal degree of privatization. Under Cournot …

Methodology in port. The main purpose of our research is to analyze Process Capability Indices (PCI) and Cost of Poor Quality … (COPQ) for improving performance of Supply Chain in port. PCI and COPQ is performance indicator of Six Sigma Methodology as … one of Quality Improvement Method. Case study has been taken in CDG Port, Indonesia. Three big cargos handling have been …

Purpose: The port administration is an important regulator of international trade operations, as well as a facilitator …. Therefore, the aim of this research is to determine the level of efficiency of the port system of Lazaro Cárdenas in the period … optimal gantry crane assignment to improve the efficiency of the terminal, through the design of algorithms to the port …