- Maritime Economics & Logistics (2009) 11, 121–135
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- Port concession fees based on the price-cap regulation: A DEA
approach
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- Claudio Ferrari e Manuela Basta
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Abstract
In Italy, the concessions of port terminals to stevedoring
companies are currently governed by the 84/1994 law; notwithstanding
Port Authorities have some discretion in charging and defining the
fees. As a result, the way concessions fees are charged is not
efficient and this will not provide necessary incentives for port
operators to boost throughput. This paper suggests an alternative
definition for the fee through a price cap rule, which sets the fee
according to the efficiency degree of each port terminal. The
efficiency measure is derived from a comparison among a set of
competitors, using a data envelopment analysis output-orientated
model. In particular, the paper focuses on some of the outstanding
results, which are derived from the adoption of the suggested
concession's scheme in the main container terminals of the port of
Genoa.
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