Evaluating the effects of the latest change in Spanish port legislation: Another “turn of the screw” in port reform?

Castillo-Manzano, José I.; Castro‐Nuño, Mercedes; Fageda, Xavier; Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2015.01.005

Cited by 11 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 38 publications

(64 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Even so, some existing port governance studies (e.g. Castillo-Manzano et al, 2016;Caldeirinha et al, 2017;Caldeirinha et al, 2018) still, to a certain extent, reveal the positive relationship between port governance reforms and port effectiveness improvement. Note that more studies are needed to investigate the actual and/or potential impacts of recent port re-centralization and port integration on port efficiency and effectiveness, which is an emerging research gap in the field.…”

Section: General Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Port governance revisited: How to govern and for what purpose?

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This review paper investigates and presents generalized answers to the two basic questions of port governance, namely how to govern and for what purpose. The study is based on a total sample of 118 studies on port governance. The results from the analysis of these studies show that port devolution and port re-centralization are the main governance tools at the institutional level. At the strategical level, the main governance tools are port co-opetition, port regionalization, port integration, stakeholder management strategy, and corporate governance. While at the managerial level, the main governance tools are port pricing, port concession, port user/ customer relationship management, monitoring and measuring, regulatory control, port security management, and information and communication technologies. The institutional governance tools are generally used by governmental organizations to set the fundamental regulative rules for the port governance system, while strategical tools are applied by port organizations in gaining competitive advantages and increasing market share in the long term. Managerial tools are related to the port business operations and management. Furthermore, The study clearly shows that the main objective of port governance is the improvement of port efficiency and port effectiveness. However, the choice of efficiency-oriented or effectiveness-oriented configuration is largely determined by the port organization's external operating environment, strategies and structures.

show abstract

Section: General Descriptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Port governance revisited: How to govern and for what purpose?

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This system is predominant in Southern Europe, although there does exist some variation within this model. In France [67], Spain [68] and Italy [69], for example, significant control over the coordination of ports (including the approval of changes to port pricing) is retained at the level of a national government, together with the ability both to determine how national port governance is structured and to define the role of a port authority, typically disallowing any engagement in commercial activities. In contrast, Greece and Portugal have instituted greater liberalization in recent years, with private sector involvement and using concessions now being more generally applied [70,71].…”

Section: Port Governance In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Port Initiatives to Promote Freight Modal Shifts in Europe: Evidence from Port Governance Systems

2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study analyses how port governance systems in Europe have influenced the implementation of port initiatives focused on promoting modal shifts in freight transportation. Through a comprehensive review of port strategies, this research identified 49 individual modal shift initiatives among 21 port authorities in Europe. The results show that ports located in the Northern regions and managed by local governments, particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands, are leaders in executing strategies for modal shifts in freight transportation. Technological solutions and promoting intermodal transportation were found to be the most popular initiatives used to promote hinterland movements of freight by rail and waterborne transportation.

show abstract

“…Various studies have listed the difficulties encountered in various areas (economic, political, labor by pressure groups, such as stevedores) during this period to fully achieve the goals set (Castillo-Manzano and Asencio-Flores, 2012;Castillo-Manzano and Fageda, 2012;Castillo-Manzano et al, 2016;Castillo-Manzano et al, 2013;Díaz-Hernández et al, 2010, 2012Fageda and González-Aregall, 2014;González Laxe, 2011;González and Trujillo, 2008;Coto-Millán, 2010, 2012;Rodríguez-Álvarez and Tovar, 2012;Wall, 2014, 2015;. PAs have concentrated on maximizing investment to expand facility capacity with the goal of attracting greater cargo and passenger traffic, which has resulted in excess capacity and economic deficits without any effective political decentralization of functions from the State to the regional authorities.…”

Section: Spanish Port Devolution Processmentioning

confidence: 99%