Regulation and Finance in the Norwegian Port Sector

Axel Merkel () and Ziaul Haque Munim
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Axel Merkel: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute
Ziaul Haque Munim: University of South-Eastern Norway

Chapter Chapter 17 in Regulation and Finance in the Port Industry, 2022, pp 283-298 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Despite being located in the periphery of major trade lanes, Norway houses a large shipping sector with a highly international profile. Norway’s regulatory framework for port governance and development conforms mostly to a style of governance with high degrees of autonomy and financial self-sufficiency seen in other northern European countries. However, there are also clear instances of public intervention aimed to minimize the external costs of transport, such as a significant support scheme for investments in shore power. Identified challenges for the Norwegian port system going forward include the issue of how to take advantage of economies of scale while serving a relatively small and regionally dispersed economy and attracting private participation in port operations, where such participation can be deemed beneficial.

Keywords: Port policy; Public–private partnership; Port competitiveness; Port competition; Port management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83985-7_17

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