Refas, SalimRaballand, GaëlBeuran, MonicaIsik, Gözde2013-05-232013-05-232012978-0-8213-9499-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13535This study is timely because several investments are planned for container terminals in Sub-Saharan Africa. From a public policy perspective, disentangling the reasons behind cargo delays in ports is crucial to understanding:a) whether projects by the World Bank and other donors have addressed the most salient problems; and b) whether institutional port reform and infrastructure, sometimes complemented by customs reform, are the most appropriate approaches or should be adapted. Without such identification and quantification, projects may ultimately result in a limited impact, and structural problems of long delays will remain. Dwell time figures are a major commercial instrument used to attract cargo and generate revenues. Therefore, the incentives for a port authority and a container terminal operator are increasingly strong to lower the real figure to attract more cargo. At the same time, ports are more and more in competition, so the question of how to obtain independently verifiable dwell time data is increasingly critical to provide assurance that interventions are indeed having the intended effect.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOad valoremauctionautomotive industryAutonomous PortAverage Tonnagebarrier to entryberthBerth productivityberthsbills of ladingbonded warehousesboxesBusiness logisticsCargoCargo Dwell Timecargo ownersCargo Systemscarrierscash flowCFSCommoditycompetitive advantagecompetitive private sectorconcessioncongestionConsignmentconsumer goodscontainer depotscontainer freight stationContainer HandlingContainer PortContainer Terminalcontainer terminal operatorscontainer terminalsContainer Trafficcontainer volumeContainer Yardcontainer yardscontainerizationContainerscrossingCustomsCustoms BrokersCustoms Clearancecustoms proceduresDeliveriesDelivery Timesdemurragedirect competitiondistribution centersdomestic trafficdriversDwTeconomic developmenteconomic growtheconomies of scaleefficient transportFerryfinancial transactionsforwardingFreightfreight costsfreight distributionfreight forwardersgenerationgrowth in trafficGSThandlingHarborsHarbourshigh transportincrease in capacityinspectionInternational Container Terminalinternational marketsinternational portsInternational Shippinginternational standardsinternational tradeinventoryinventory managementland transportlandlocked countriesliabilityliner shippingloadinglocal trafficLocal Transitlogistics costsmanagement of infrastructuremanufacturingMaritime PolicyMaritime TransportMaritime TransportationMarket Concentrationmarket sharesnumber of berthsnumber of containersport authoritiesport authorityport capacityPort Developmentport duesport efficiencyport facilitiesport infrastructureport operationsPort PerformancePort Performance Indicatorsport productivityport reformport statisticsport terminalsport userspowerprice incentivesprivate terminal operatorsproduction planningProfit Maximizationpublic sectorrouteRoutesshipmentsShippersShippingshipping agentsshipping costsshipping lineshipping linesshipping networksShipping RoutesshipsstevedoringStorage CapacityStorage ChargesStorage Facilitiesstorage of cargoSupply ChainSupply Chain Managementsupply chainsTariff AdjustmentstaxTerminal Capacityterminal operating companiesterminal operating companyterminal operatorterminal operatorsTEUtime in portTonnagetrade facilitationtrade logisticsTraffictraffic growthtransaction coststransfer of ownershipTransittransit countriestransit operationsTransparencytransport coststransport facilitationTransport ManagementTransport Networktransport operatorstransport servicestransport systemTransportationTransportation EconomicsTransportation Researchtransshipmenttypes of trafficvesselsVolume of TrafficwarehouseswarehousingWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9499-1