The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards a research agenda
Terminal concessions in seaports have only recently gained interest in academic circles. Issues such as the allocation mechanisms (to be) used for granting those concessions, the determination of the concession term and concession fees, as well as the inclusion of special clauses aimed at assuring...
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| author | Christophe, Theys Theo E., Notteboom Athanasios A., Pallis Peter W., De Langen |
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| description | Terminal concessions in seaports have only recently gained interest in academic circles. Issues such as
the allocation mechanisms (to be) used for granting those concessions, the determination of the
concession term and concession fees, as well as the inclusion of special clauses aimed at assuring that the
terminal operator will act in the interest of the port authority and the wider community, are increasingly
relevant to both academics and the port industry. So far, insights from established economic theories
have rarely been applied to terminal concessions in seaports. It, therefore, remains to be seen which kind
of awarding procedure would be best for which type of terminal concession. This contribution provides
a detailed overview of the different phases of the terminal awarding process, including a classification
scheme for awarding procedures, and contains an extensive discussion on the economic issues that
require further investigation. The paper concludes by proposing a comprehensive research agenda on the
topic.
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| spelling | utm-100332017-07-26T02:59:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/10033/ The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards a research agenda Christophe, Theys Theo E., Notteboom Athanasios A., Pallis Peter W., De Langen TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Terminal concessions in seaports have only recently gained interest in academic circles. Issues such as the allocation mechanisms (to be) used for granting those concessions, the determination of the concession term and concession fees, as well as the inclusion of special clauses aimed at assuring that the terminal operator will act in the interest of the port authority and the wider community, are increasingly relevant to both academics and the port industry. So far, insights from established economic theories have rarely been applied to terminal concessions in seaports. It, therefore, remains to be seen which kind of awarding procedure would be best for which type of terminal concession. This contribution provides a detailed overview of the different phases of the terminal awarding process, including a classification scheme for awarding procedures, and contains an extensive discussion on the economic issues that require further investigation. The paper concludes by proposing a comprehensive research agenda on the topic. ? Elsevier 2010 Article PeerReviewed Christophe, Theys and Theo E., Notteboom and Athanasios A., Pallis and Peter W., De Langen (2010) The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards a research agenda. Research in Transportation Economics, 27 . pp. 37-50. ISSN ISSN: 0739-8859 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2009.12.006 doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2009.12.006 |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Christophe, Theys Theo E., Notteboom Athanasios A., Pallis Peter W., De Langen The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards a research agenda |
| title | The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards
a research agenda |
| title_full | The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards
a research agenda |
| title_fullStr | The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards
a research agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards
a research agenda |
| title_short | The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards
a research agenda |
| title_sort | economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: towards
a research agenda |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/10033/ http://eprints.utm.my/10033/ http://eprints.utm.my/10033/ |