The Role of Port Authority in Port Governance and Port Community System Implementation

Edvard Tijan, Marija Jović, Ana Panjako and Dražen Žgaljić
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Edvard Tijan: Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Marija Jović: Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Ana Panjako: Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 30123 Venice, Italy
Dražen Žgaljić: Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: This paper researches the role of the port authorities in port governance, and the role of the port authorities in Port Community System implementation. The authors provide the theoretical frameworks of seaports, port authorities, port governance, and Port Community Systems. The literature review was carried out using the Web of Science database and additional relevant sources. The authors concluded that although different port governance models exist (regarding the type of port authority), there is no evidence as to which governance model is universally preferable, as it is specific to each seaport. In addition, the research has shown that port authorities play a very important role in the implementation of a Port Community System, increasing the sustainability of seaport operations. Its implementation enables the port authorities to evolve into real digital hubs and neutral data managers, which ultimately leads to the optimization of seaport processes and more efficient use of transport infrastructure.

Keywords: seaports; port authorities; port governance; port community systems; governance models; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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