This paper develops a conceptual framework that integrates various relevant port performance components in a way that can be used for a comprehensive port evaluation and adjustment of existing port governance models. The paper presents a synthesis of the literature on port governance models and...

The paper examines the financial statements and accounts of the twelve major Greek ports and proceeds to an empirical evaluation of the port entities' financial performance over a time span that corresponds to the sector's reorganization. Since the late 1990s the port sector in Greece has...

This paper examines the evolution of the European Union (EU) Port Policy within a historical perspective. Analysing the changing aspects of the sectoral socio-economic context and the alterations of the institutional setting, the paper explains the slow start towards a European Port Policy...

This chapter analyses the design of the Greek port reform strategy, and provides a twofold assessment of how this strategy has been implemented in practice. Following a discussion of the background of the port reforms and the new statutory formation of the Greek port system that has evolved...

In the late 1990s, Greece proceeded to a major port governance reform, aiming to overcome observed deficiencies of its national port system. Twelve major ports of national interest were transformed from 'public law undertakings' to government-owned port corporations. Responsibility of port...