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Port Privatization and Competition in Colombia

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dc.contributor.authorGaviria, Juan
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:15:44Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:15:44Z
dc.date.issued1998-12
dc.description.abstractMost of Colombia's general cargo trade has been handled by four public ports: Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Santa Marta on the Atlantic coast and Buenaventura on the Pacific coast. These four ports were concessioned in 1993 to regional port "societies" established under company law. These societies are responsible for contracting with port operators for the use of facilities and supervising the facilities' use - they do not provide services directly. New laws abolished restrictive labor practices and have allowed stevedoring services to compete freely at each port. The liberalization of labor practices along with the privatization of port services has resulted in large and rapid improvements in productivity, lower fees for port users, and very attractive returns for the concessionaires. Productivity levels are higher than in most newly privatized ports in other Latin American countries - where in many cases the ports have been privatized with limited competition. The improvements have been realized with low initial investments, though recently the port societies have gone beyond investing in shoreside equipment and are starting to invest in infrastructure expansion.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/441563/port-privatization-competition-colombia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11509
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11509
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 167
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMPETITION
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectPORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINALS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RETURNS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectBERTHS
dc.subjectBULK CARGO
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectDREDGING
dc.subjectPORT
dc.subjectPORT DISTRICTS
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT OPERATORS
dc.subjectPORT PRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPORT USERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC PORTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING LINES
dc.subjectSTEVEDORES
dc.subjectSTEVEDORING
dc.subjectTERMINAL OPERATORS
dc.subjectTEU
dc.subjectWAITING TIME
dc.titlePort Privatization and Competition in Colombiaen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/441563/port-privatization-competition-colombia
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0854e56b5_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum441563
okr.identifier.report18924
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.sectorPorts and Waterways
okr.sectorTransportation
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicPorts and Waterways
okr.topicTransport Security
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitFin & Private Sector Develop VP
okr.volume1 of 1
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