Multiservice Infrastructure: Privatizing Port Services
Author: Lourdes Trujillo and Gustavo Nombela Date: 10/1/2000 (PDF, 200KB)
Ports have become increasingly capital intensive. Economies of scale have led to larger, more specialized ships. And competition between ports has started to grow. As a result, governments are reorganizing the way ports are run and permitting more private ownership and service delivery. Because ports provide multiple services, if governments are to design an efficient legal and regulatory framework for private participation it is important to study all these activities to evaluate the best approach. Moreover, because these activities must take place in a small space, it is important to study how they are best coordinated.