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OECS Ports : An Efficiency and Performance Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorCubas, Diana
dc.contributor.authorBriceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorBofinger, Heinrich C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-03T14:53:39Z
dc.date.available2015-02-03T14:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.description.abstractHandling charges in Caribbean ports are two to three times higher than in similar ports in other regions of the world. In some cases, it costs significantly less to ship a container to Hong Kong SAR, China, or Europe than it does to ship to a neighboring island no more than 100 miles away. The reasons for high port-handling costs are linked to procedural inefficiencies along the logistics chain, high freight rates that shipping lines attribute to empty backhauls, and the poor performance of port management and operations. The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States shares the larger Caribbean region's advantages, challenges, and concerns related to the performance of port management and operations. Yet performance assessments have been difficult to make because of data constraints. This report seeks to provide such an assessment along four distinct policy dimensions: (i) traffic development, (ii) the institutional and regulatory framework, (iii) infrastructure development, and (iv) performance, including pricing and finance issues. The report concludes by benchmarking the efficiency of Organization of Eastern Caribbean States ports against other Latin American ports using a stochastic frontier approach, and providing a list of next steps for further research and policy prioritization. To make the current analysis possible, a rigorous exercise in the collection of primary data was conducted, using standardized templates adapted specifically to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States context. The collection of data proved to be particularly difficult on financial and performance metrics, since many of the ports lack strong statistical systems and institutions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23776217/oecs-ports-efficiency-performance-assessment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7162
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21379
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7162
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAUTOMOBILES
dc.subjectBERTH
dc.subjectBERTH WAITING TIME
dc.subjectBERTHING
dc.subjectBERTHS
dc.subjectBIGGER SHIPS
dc.subjectBOXES
dc.subjectBREAK BULK
dc.subjectBULK CARGO
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS TERMINAL
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCARGO BERTHS
dc.subjectCARGO CAPACITY
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCARGO OPERATIONS
dc.subjectCARGO SHIP
dc.subjectCARGO SHIPS
dc.subjectCARGO TRAFFIC
dc.subjectCARGO VESSELS
dc.subjectCARGO VOLUMES
dc.subjectCARRIER
dc.subjectCARRIERS
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONTAINER OPERATIONS
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIP
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIPPING
dc.subjectCONTAINER SHIPS
dc.subjectCONTAINER SIZE
dc.subjectCONTAINER TERMINAL
dc.subjectCONTAINER THROUGHPUT
dc.subjectCONTAINER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectCONTAINER VESSELS
dc.subjectCONTAINER YARD
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZATION
dc.subjectCONTAINERIZED CARGO
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCRUISE SHIPS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDREDGING
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectDRY BULK
dc.subjectEMPTY CONTAINERS
dc.subjectFERRIES
dc.subjectFERRY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT RATES
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLIFTING
dc.subjectLINER SERVICES
dc.subjectLIQUID CARGO
dc.subjectLOAD FACTORS
dc.subjectLOADING
dc.subjectLOGISTICS CHAIN
dc.subjectLONGSHOREMEN
dc.subjectMANIFESTS
dc.subjectMARINE TERMINALS
dc.subjectMARITIME LOGISTICS
dc.subjectMARITIME TRADE
dc.subjectMARITIME TRAFFIC
dc.subjectMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CONTAINERS
dc.subjectPACKAGING
dc.subjectPANAMA CANAL
dc.subjectPASSENGER
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPIERS
dc.subjectPORT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPORT AREAS
dc.subjectPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectPORT CHARGES
dc.subjectPORT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPORT EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPORT EXPANSION
dc.subjectPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectPORT FEES
dc.subjectPORT FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPORT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPORT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPORT PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSHIP HOUR
dc.subjectSHIP OWNERS
dc.subjectSHIPMENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPERS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING AGENTS
dc.subjectSHIPPING LINE
dc.subjectSHIPPING LINES
dc.subjectSMALLER PORTS
dc.subjectSTEVEDORES
dc.subjectSTEVEDORING
dc.subjectSTRADDLE CARRIERS
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectTERMINAL AREA
dc.subjectTERMINAL OPERATIONS
dc.subjectTEU
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTONNAGE
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE ROUTES
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRAFFIC PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRAILS
dc.subjectTRANSFER HUBS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSSHIPMENT
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVESSEL CALLS
dc.subjectVESSEL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectWAREHOUSES
dc.subjectWAREHOUSING
dc.subjectWHARF
dc.titleOECS Ports : An Efficiency and Performance Assessmenten
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okr.crossref.titleOECS Ports: An Efficiency and Performance Assessment
okr.date.disclosure2015-01-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:16:36.055796Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23776217/oecs-ports-efficiency-performance-assessment
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid532011468272037459
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7162
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20150112113302
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum23776217
okr.identifier.reportWPS7162
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.topicPorts and Waterways
okr.topicTransport Security
okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitTransport and ICT Global Practice Group
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