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Maritime Transport Costs and Port Efficiency

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dc.contributor.authorClark, Ximena
dc.contributor.authorDollar, David
dc.contributor.authorMicco, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-09T22:30:01Z
dc.date.available2013-09-09T22:30:01Z
dc.date.issued2002-02
dc.description.abstractRecent literature has emphasized the importance of transport costs and infrastructure in explaining trade, access to markets, and increases in per capita income. For most Latin American countries transport costs are a greater barrier to U.S. markets than import tariffs. The authors investigate the determinants of the costs of shipping to the United States using a large database (more than 300,000 observations a year) on shipments of products at the six-digit level of the Harmonized System of classification from different ports around the world. They find that distance and containerization matter. They find that the efficiency of ports is also important. Improving the efficiency of a port from the 25th to the 75th percentile reduces shipping costs by 12 percent. (On average, having bad ports is equivalent to being 60 percent farther away from markets.) Inefficient ports also increase handling costs, which are part of shipping costs. Finally, the authors try to explain variations in port efficiency. They find that the variations are linked to excessive regulation, the prevalence of organized crime, and the general condition of the country's infrastructure.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1703257/maritime-transport-costs-port-efficiency
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2781
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15758
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2781
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMARITIME SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectPORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectDISTANCES
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectEXPORT VOLUME
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBULK CARGO
dc.subjectBULK CARRIERS
dc.subjectCABOTAGE
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCARTELS
dc.subjectCIF
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDWT
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPTY CONTAINERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN PORTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT COSTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT RATES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectHARMONIZED SYSTEM
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAYS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLINER SERVICES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNAVIGATION
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPIERS
dc.subjectPORT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPRICE FIXING
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSEAPORTS
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING COMPANIES
dc.subjectSHIPPING COMPANY
dc.subjectSHIPPING COSTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING RATES
dc.subjectSHIPS
dc.subjectSTEVEDORING
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTEU
dc.subjectTONNAGE
dc.subjectTOWING
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE ROUTES
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSSHIPMENT
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVESSELS
dc.subjectWATERWAYS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleMaritime Transport Costs and Port Efficiencyen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1703257/maritime-transport-costs-port-efficiency
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid451431468766755364
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2781
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02022604025029
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1703257
okr.identifier.reportWPS2781
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorPorts & Waterways
okr.sectorTransportation
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPorts and Waterways
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume1
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