Analysis of factors underlying foreign entry strategies of terminal operators in container ports

Francesco Parola, Theo Notteboom, Giovanni Satta and Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Journal of Transport Geography, 2013, vol. 33, issue C, 72-84

Abstract: Port reforms around the world have opened regional container port terminal markets. The emergence of a wide array of global terminal operators has led to a differentiation in entry strategies driven by their respective objectives and by factors exogenous to the firm.

Keywords: Public–private partnership; Foreign entry strategy; Greenfield; Acquisition; Container port industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.09.010

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