Author(s)

J.C. van Ham

Abstract

Recent trends in trade liberalisation and globalisation of the world economy have a significant impact on seaborne trade and ports. As a results of these developments, the traditional view on public port management is changing. In the paper recent and anticipated developments in public port management in the Hamburg - Le Havre range are examined. The classification refers mainly to formal aspects and shows a wide variety in public port management. A closer look at the real situation shows differences in port policy even within the same institutional setting. So, the diversity in public port management not only concerns the institutional factors but also the pursued port poli

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