Global container throughput recorded a substantial growth over the past 25 years. The ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg and Antwerp have benefited greatly from this development. At the same time rapid increases can be observed for the dimensions of container vessels calling these ports. In 2005 the...

PART 1: The port structure: Managerial and operational issues -- Chapter 1: Port governance models and their historical development -- Chapter 2: Institutions, port planning and finance -- PART 2: National port systems vis à vis global shipping -- Chapter 3: Port Finance and Regulation in Kenya...

This book addresses the latest organizational, regulatory, and governance issues of main port systems, linking them to the financial aspects that are currently in use regarding investments in the port industry. A general review of port management and operations is complimented by analysis of...