Public-Private Partnerships in Port Areas: Lessons Learned from Case Studies in Antwerp and Rotterdam

Abstract

The cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a widely used approach for the appraisal of transport projects, but criticisms on it have led to the development of alternatives such as the BENEFIT approach. This book chapter analyzes three cases of infrastructure investments in port areas in Belgium and the Netherlands, by application of the BENEFIT approach. We find inter alia that differences in country performance on internationally accepted indicators can influence differences in infrastructure investments between countries. Moreover, infrastructure projects with larger revenue-generating possibilities will influence the PPP (public-private partnership) potential of this type of projects in a positive way. Applying different appraisal methods to the same infrastructure project might help to arrive at infrastructure project investment approvals that are well-documented.

Advancing port sustainability: Essentials for a model concession agreement framework

“…Recent literature illustrates the main directions and facets of the discussion (Van Hooydonk, 2022;Ferrari et al, 2019Ferrari et al, , 2015Macá rio, 2014;Pallis et al, 2015;Panayides et al, 2015;Theys et al, 2010). Some sporadic attempts to focus on individual case studies provide useful findings for the sector (Wiegmans et al, 2022;Cabrera et al, 2015;Oblak et al, 2016). Having a reversed focus, other scholars opt for a segment-specific case study, drawing lessons from the analysis of port terminal concession contracts and applying them to the intermodal sector (Monios and Bergqvist, 2015).…”