Centre Conjoint de Recherche sur les Transports OCDE/FIT : Documents de référence
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The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 52 member countries. It acts as a strategic think tank for transport policy and organizes an annual summit of ministers. Our work is underpinned by economic research, statistics collection and policy analysis, often undertaken in collaboration with many of the world's leading research figures in academia, business and government. This series of Discussion Papers is intended to disseminate the International Transport Forum’s research findings rapidly among specialists in the field concerned.
- ISSN: 20708270 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20708270
Port Competition and Hinterland Connections
Maritime freight transport has experienced strong growth and profound change over
recent decades. Freight volumes and container traffic in particular have grown with the
intensification of global trade and the geographical dispersion of production. The industrial
organization of the sector has evolved rapidly. These changes have rendered the ports
business environment more challenging. Many agents along the supply chain have engaged
in horizontal and vertical integration of activities. This has lead to more efficiency in the
movement of cargo, but has reduced the number of players, with an attendant risk of abuse
of market power. The market power of the ports vis-à-vis shippers and shipping companies
has become correspondingly weaker.
The rapid expansion of trade has led to fast growth of throughput in many ports. As a
result, in many large gateway ports, local communities are increasingly concerned about the
negative impacts of port activity, including local pollution and congestion. The greenhouse
gas emissions generated by freight traffic are also a growing policy concern. This paper
explores the economic framework in which potential regulatory intervention to address the
issues of competition, air pollution, congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, and financing
and provision of infrastructure should be considered.
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