Container port efficiency in emerging and more advanced markets

Yen-Chun Jim Wu and Mark Goh

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2010, vol. 46, issue 6, 1030-1042

Abstract: The literature on container port efficiency has typically centered on ports in advanced markets or comparisons within regions. This study compares the efficiency of port operations in emerging markets (BRIC and the Next-11) with the more advanced markets (G7). We use data envelopment analysis to evaluate the container ports based on the import and export cargo volumes in 2005. Our results suggest that none of the ports in the advanced markets are role models for the field. This study provides a first step towards gaining insights into port efficiency in emerging markets.

Keywords: Container; ports; Efficiency; Emerging; markets; Data; envelopment; analysis; DEA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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