Evaluating the efficiency of Mediterranean container ports using data envelopment analysis
Mediterranean container ports are constantly requested to face new market challenges after years of decline of their traffic in favour of a stronger leadership of Northern range ports, also favoured by the consolidation of the Arctic Route and the Belt and Road Initiative. To regain competitiveness,...
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ftunicagliariris:oai:iris.unica.it:11584/320991 2024-02-11T10:01:22+01:00 Evaluating the efficiency of Mediterranean container ports using data envelopment analysis Fancello, Gianfranco Serra, Patrizia Aramu, Valentina Vitiello, Daniel Mark Fancello, Gianfranco Serra, Patrizia Aramu, Valentina Vitiello, Daniel Mark 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/11584/320991 https://doi.org/10.1177/17835917211047837 eng eng firstpage:1 lastpage:26 numberofpages:26 journal:COMPETITION AND REGULATION IN NETWORK INDUSTRIES http://hdl.handle.net/11584/320991 doi:10.1177/17835917211047837 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85118945682 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess DEA port efficiency Mediterranean port port competitiveness info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunicagliariris https://doi.org/10.1177/17835917211047837 2024-01-24T17:54:35Z Mediterranean container ports are constantly requested to face new market challenges after years of decline of their traffic in favour of a stronger leadership of Northern range ports, also favoured by the consolidation of the Arctic Route and the Belt and Road Initiative. To regain competitiveness, Mediterranean ports must undertake a path of operational, managerial and infrastructural strengthening. This study applies Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to 35 Mediterranean container ports in order to identify the potential key success factors on which to intervene to improve their competitiveness potential and response to the new market needs. The application uses the port throughput as output, and three inputs: yard area, number of quay cranes and distance of the port from the Suez–Gibraltar axis. The latter has been inserted in the study to evaluate whether it can affect port efficiency. Both input- and output-oriented approaches are used in order to investigate the port competitiveness through the production function (input-oriented), and the port commercial competitiveness based on the output and feasibility of its production (output-oriented). Results can provide insights for the implementation of future policies and management strategies aimed to strengthen the Mediterranean port context. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Università degli Studi di Cagliari: UNICA IRIS Arctic Competition and Regulation in Network Industries 178359172110478 |
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Mediterranean container ports are constantly requested to face new market challenges after years of decline of their traffic in favour of a stronger leadership of Northern range ports, also favoured by the consolidation of the Arctic Route and the Belt and Road Initiative. To regain competitiveness, Mediterranean ports must undertake a path of operational, managerial and infrastructural strengthening. This study applies Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to 35 Mediterranean container ports in order to identify the potential key success factors on which to intervene to improve their competitiveness potential and response to the new market needs. The application uses the port throughput as output, and three inputs: yard area, number of quay cranes and distance of the port from the Suez–Gibraltar axis. The latter has been inserted in the study to evaluate whether it can affect port efficiency. Both input- and output-oriented approaches are used in order to investigate the port competitiveness through the production function (input-oriented), and the port commercial competitiveness based on the output and feasibility of its production (output-oriented). Results can provide insights for the implementation of future policies and management strategies aimed to strengthen the Mediterranean port context. |
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Evaluating the efficiency of Mediterranean container ports using data envelopment analysis |
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Evaluating the efficiency of Mediterranean container ports using data envelopment analysis |
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