This paper will present a new group of indicators to analyze the performance of ports. Hence, this paper is divided into two parts. The first part will present a new model of analysis to evaluate how the port cargo openness, the productivity level, the cargo expansion, and the technological...

The role of ports in international trade of a country cannot be undermined as 90% of the international cargos are transported through sea route. Hence, infrastructural development of ports is of critical importance for a country in order to enhance foreign trade, which in turn contributes...