Container Port Production and Economic Efficiency

TENGFEI WANG is Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Newcastle, UK. KEVIN CULLINANE is Chair in Marine Transport and Management at the School of Marine Science and Technology at the University of Newcastle, UK. DONG-WOOK SONG is Assistant Professor at the Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management at the University of Hong Kong, China.

Efficient measurement plays a vital role in any sort of production but there is a dearth of both applications and in-depth research relating to the container port industry.Efficient measurement plays a vital role in any sort of production but there is a dearth of both applications and in-depth research relating to the container port industry. This book analyzes the relationship between ownership, competition and port efficiency by applying traditional theories in industrial organization and examining them empirically. It is the first to conduct comprehensive comparisons of alternative approaches to efficiency measurement for the industry. This original work makes an important contribution to the establishment of central government policy on port investment, policy and governance.