Efficiency determinants of container terminals in Latin American and the Caribbean

Pérez, Ivone; Trujillo, Lourdes; González, María Manuela

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2015.12.001

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“…Moreover, some authors have examined how differences in productivity are related to certain policies or port characteristics such as privatization, port size, the degree of competition, etc. For instance, with a panel dataset of 40 terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean for the 2000-2010 period, a Battese and Coelli 1995 (BC1995) model with trans-logarithmic functional form has been estimated and efficiency analysis has been performed in [14], showing that transshipment ports are less efficient than the others. In [23], a container port performance analysis is carried out on a sample of 203 ports in 70 developing countries with a panel dataset between 2000 and 2010, applying the BC1995 model with both, Cobb-Douglas and trans-logarithmic functional form.…”

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“…The production frontier shows the maximum quantity of output that can be obtained for a given combination of inputs [22]. Specifically, the efficiency of a given port/terminal corresponds to the distance between its observed and theoretical behavior [14]. However, the deviations from the frontier may not be fully under the control of terminals.…”

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“…Therefore, to remain competitive, terminals must constantly comply with market requests while aiming to achieve efficient utilization of the available resources and taking into account numerous internal and external impacts [10][11][12]. Moreover, if terminals are not operating efficiently enough the opportunities in maritime transport will be lost [13,14]. In addition to adapting to market demands, port/terminal operators strive to improve port productivity by minimizing container handling time and vessel turnaround time as these are crucial factors causing excessive costs to carriers and directly affect port competitiveness [9,15].…”

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The Stochastic Frontier Model for Technical Efficiency Estimation of Interconnected Container Terminals

Krljan

Grbčić

Hess

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JMSE

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Nowadays, container terminals are subject to extensive technological changes and specific transformations. Changes applied to terminals tend to increase their ability to offer high- end personalized services to the customers and finally affect the competitiveness. The estimation of efficiency corresponds to terminals’ ability to increase the production with a specific level of inputs and has been the topic of many studies, especially those conducted on a wider regional or global level. The main objectives of our research are to evaluate the model, conduct sensitivity analysis, and estimate technical efficiencies on a sample of North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) interconnected medium-sized terminals, located in the narrow geographic area, on the same transport corridor thus representing each other’s competition. For that purpose, we have implemented a stochastic frontier approach on a balanced panel dataset of first-order and additionally introduced control input variables with Cobb-Douglas and trans-logarithmic functional forms. The stochastic production frontier estimation shows the range of NAPA terminals’ technical efficiencies from 65.24% to 93.92%, with a global average of 78.49% and a positive trend of 1.28% over the observed period of time. Our findings also indicate that NAPA terminals with the highest estimated technical efficiencies do not necessarily need to be the most productive ones, and vice versa.

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The Stochastic Frontier Model for Technical Efficiency Estimation of Interconnected Container Terminals

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Hess

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“…In another research, Cullinane & Song (2006) confirmed also the positive relation between port size and its efficiency. Perez et al (2016) conducted a research based on a stochastic frontier to examine the efficiency container terminals in Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Output variable was container throughput in TEU, and input variables were quay length, storage area and number of cranes.…”

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Economic efficiency evaluation system of maritime container terminals

Charłampowicz¹,

Mańkowski²

2020

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Motivation: Maritime container terminals play an important role in global as well as local supply chains. Especially, maritime container terminals can be perceived as essential transhipment points, which integrate other transport modes through a set of management (e.g. planning, controlling) and executive activities (e.g. reloading, handling). All these activities require the support of an adequate management system, focusing on continuous improvement of the maritime container economic efficiency. To meet this requirement an economic efficiency evaluation system is needed, which will be responsible for the assessment of maritime container terminals' activities, mainly according to such economic criteria as time and cost efficiency. In the literature some papers can be found, which are focused on the technical efficiency evaluation systems for the maritime container terminals based on parametrical methods. However, the literature does not cover the problem of proper economic efficiency evaluation system, designed for maritime container terminals. Aim: Based on the above mentioned reasons, the purpose of the article is to develop a system of economic efficiency evaluation for maritime container terminals. Results: Based on the research findings a conceptual model of economic efficiency evaluation system for the maritime container terminals is presented in the article.ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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“…Serebrisky et al (2016) assess the technical efficiency of container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean (including Brazil) using an input-oriented stochastic frontier model. Pérez, Trujillo et González (2016) analyze the evolution of efficiency of container terminals from 2000 to 2010 in Latin American and Caribbean (including nine Brazilian terminals), by applying the stochastic production frontier. Wilmsmeier, Tovar et Sanchez (2013) also evaluates this region (including Rio de Janeiro and Santos ports and four Spanish ports), applying DEA to the data gathered from 2005 to 2011.…”

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Comparative Study of Brazilian Public Container Terminals: Technical Efficiency Ranking and Forecasts for 2052

Leal

Guimarães

Guabiroba

et al. 2016

Braz. J. of Operations & Production Manag.

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This paper aims to assess the technical efficiency of Brazilian public container terminals due to the competitiveness required in this sector. An efficiency ranking was established applying the Grey Relational Analysis method to all the Brazilian public containers. After that, the efficiency levels were forecasted for the year 2052, considering the historical data of terminals' activity, the amount of used resources and their nominal capacities. The findings shows that the most efficiency terminals did not reach above 80% efficiency, even considering that they are the ones that best allocate their assets based on their demand. Furthermore, the improvement of technical efficiency of terminals does not depend only on the spare capacity; it must be a combination of resources, based on the increase in demand.Keywords: port, analysis, ranking, forecast, technical efficiency, container, Brazilian public terminals, Grey Relational Analysis. ABSTRACTABEPRO

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Efficiency determinants of container terminals in Latin American and the Caribbean

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References 30 publications

The Stochastic Frontier Model for Technical Efficiency Estimation of Interconnected Container Terminals

The Stochastic Frontier Model for Technical Efficiency Estimation of Interconnected Container Terminals

Economic efficiency evaluation system of maritime container terminals

Comparative Study of Brazilian Public Container Terminals: Technical Efficiency Ranking and Forecasts for 2052

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