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The development of global container transhipment terminals.

Book Chapter
Baird, A. (2007)
The development of global container transhipment terminals. In J. Wang, D. Olivier, T. Notteboom, & B. Slack (Eds.), Ports, Cities and Global Supply Chains (69-87). Ashgate Publishing
World container port traffic has more than doubled each decade since the 1960’s, placing tremendous pressure on transport infrastructure to expand. Cityports have had to adapt...

The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry

Journal Article
Wang, T., Cullinane, K., Ji, P., & Wang, T. (2005)
The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry. Journal of Economics and Business, 57(5), 433-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconbus.2005.02.007
A major objective of port privatization is to improve the efficiency of the sector. This paper presents the pros and cons of port privatization and provides an empirical exami...

Economic evaluation of road investment proposals: valuing travel time savings for freight.

Report
Fuller, T. N., Rockcliffe, N., Wigan, M., Tsolakis, D., & Thoresen, T. (2003)
Economic evaluation of road investment proposals: valuing travel time savings for freight
Faster more reliable freight movements make up a substantial proportion of the economic benefits generated by road and transport investment. However techniques for assessing a...

Production economics of a vertically separated railway – The case of the British train operating companies.

Journal Article
Cowie, J. (2002)
Production economics of a vertically separated railway – The case of the British train operating companies. Trasporti europei, 5, 45-52
This paper focuses on the production economics issues surrounding the vertical separation of infrastructure from rail services with regard to passenger operations. A case stud...

Subsidy and productivity in the privatised British passenger railway.

Journal Article
Cowie, J. (2002)
Subsidy and productivity in the privatised British passenger railway. Economic issues. 7, 25-38. ISSN 1363-7029
This paper gives an overview of subsidy reductions in the privatised passenger rail industry in Britain before focusing on productivity performance across the first four years...