Governments around the world are improving the operational efficiency of national ports through institutional reform, changing the role of port authorities, and increasing use of the private sector. The trend has been to encourage decentralization and the privatization of port activities. This brief presents three institutional issues which must be examined: the role of the national port authority; the role of the local port authority; and the role of the private sector.
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Lethbridge,John R., Ra'anan, Zvi
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Document Date
1991/11/01
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Document Type
Brief
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Report Number
81608
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2013/10/15
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Port administration : public versus private sector
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Keywords
national port authority;adequate quality of service;Financial Management and Accounting;private sector operation;urban development department;common user facility;form of discrimination;electronic data processing;degree centralization;bulk terminal management;private sector company;safety of navigation;privatization of port;local port authority;port profit level;privatization in transport;maritime policy management;oil spill contingency;container terminal leasing;vessel traffic control;port operation;government control;Port Services;local enterprise;profit center;private operator;labor redundancy;port labor;freight forwarder;shipping line;price structure;private return;public port;commercial enterprise;port enterprise;competitive salary;port function;general cargo;safe functioning;private enterprise;private monopoly;port administration;operational efficiency;financial viability;productive efficiency;direct intervention;port activity;landlord port;operational activity;port industry;scarce resource;pilot boat;legal aspect;floating craft;mooring boat;port invite;work boat;distribution chain;port maintenance;
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Citation
Lethbridge,John R. Ra'anan, Zvi
Port administration : public versus private sector (English). Infrastructure notes ; no. PS-5 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/425081468326957129/Port-administration-public-versus-private-sector