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Managing port concessions: evidence from Italy

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  • Francesco Parola
  • Alessio Tei
  • Claudio Ferrari

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With the adoption of the landlord port model, the assignment of port areas to private operators has become a key point for the efficient management of port spaces as well as of port activities themselves. The paper investigates the procedural process that leads to the assignment of port concessions in Italy. The survey is conducted on a sample of ports and covers the last decade, focusing on some relevant decision-making and managerial variables (concession type and duration, criteria for the determination of fees, etc.). Despite the relatively small size of the sample, it highlights the different policies adopted by the Port Authorities (PAs) in order to attract private operators or enhance the development of port infrastructure. Moreover, the paper discusses how concession fees influence the total earnings of PAs and the extent to which they may be used in pursuit of ports’ economic and social goals.

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  • Francesco Parola & Alessio Tei & Claudio Ferrari, 2011. "Managing port concessions: evidence from Italy," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1), pages 45-61, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:marpmg:v:39:y:2011:i:1:p:45-61
    DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2011.642312
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    1. Ferrari, Claudio & Parola, Francesco & Tei, Alessio, 2015. "Governance models and port concessions in Europe: Commonalities, critical issues and policy perspectives," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 60-67.
    2. Claudio Ferrari & Pier Paolo Puliafito & Alessio Tei, 2019. "Dynamics in terminal concessions: the role of performances," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 21(1), pages 99-110, March.
    3. Castillo-Manzano, José I. & Castro-Nuño, Mercedes & González-Laxe, Fernando & Pedregal, Diego J., 2018. "Legal reform and the devolution of the Spanish Port System: An econometric assessment," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 73-82.
    4. Debrie, Jean & Lavaud-Letilleul, Valérie & Parola, Francesco, 2013. "Shaping port governance: the territorial trajectories of reform," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 27(C), pages 56-65.
    5. Bandara, Yapa Mahinda & Nguyen, Hong-Oanh, 2016. "Influential factors in port infrastructure tariff formulation, implementation and revision," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 220-232.
    6. Liu, Shi-Miin & Chen, Hsiao-Chi & Han, Wenqing & Lin, Yen-Hung, 2018. "Optimal concession contracts for landlord port authorities to maximize fee revenues with minimal throughput requirements," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 239-260.

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