Private Participation in Port Facilities : Recent Trends

Private Participation in Port Facilities : Recent Trends

The private sector has become increasingly involved in the operation of common-user port facilities during the 1990s, following public sector dominance of the sector since the 1940s. During the past decade the reform of port administration has gain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sommer, Dirk
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AIRPORTS
BERTHS
BULK CARGO
BULK HANDLING
CARGO
CARGO HANDLING
CARGO INFORMATION
CHANNELS
CONTAINER FACILITIES
CONTAINER TERMINAL
CONTAINER TERMINALS
CONTAINERIZATION
DEBT
DREDGING
DRY BULK
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRICITY
FREIGHT
INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
LABOR UNIONS
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LICENSES
OPERATING RISK
PORT
PORT ACCESS
PORT AREA
PORT AUTHORITIES
PORT AUTHORITY
PORT EQUIPMENT
PORT FACILITIES
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PORT MANAGEMENT
PORT OPERATION
PORT OPERATIONS
PORT OPERATORS
PORT PRIVATIZATION
PORT SECTOR
PORT USERS
PORTS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE TERMINAL OPERATORS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC PORTS
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUAYS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REORGANIZATION
ROAD TRANSPORT
SHIPPING
SHIPPING COMPANIES
SHIPPING LINES
SHIPS
SMALLER PORTS
STEVEDORING
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TEMPORARY STORAGE
TRANSPORT SECTOR
VOUCHER PRIVATIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
CONCESSIONS
COMPETITION (ECONOMIC)
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/09/1346402/private-participation-port-facilities-recent-trends
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11462
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Summary:The private sector has become increasingly involved in the operation of common-user port facilities during the 1990s, following public sector dominance of the sector since the 1940s. During the past decade the reform of port administration has gained momentum in industrial and developing countries alike. Between 1990 and 1998, 112 port projects with private participation reached financial closure in twenty-eight developing countries, with investment commitments totaling more than US$9 billion. Most projects are in East Asia and Latin America, and most are long-term concessions. This Note provides an overview of the emerging trends in developing countries and outlines the main issues for the future. These issues include sustaining competition at a regional level, across networks, and with other transport sectors, such as road and rail.

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