Reforms and infrastructure efficiency in Spain's container ports

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 243-257

  González, María Manuela ^a   Trujillo, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distance function; Port infrastructures; Port reform; Technical efficiency; Technological change

Indexed keywords

CARGO HANDLING; PORTS AND HARBORS; TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CONTAINER PORTS; DISTANCE FUNCTION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

PORT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 36348950223     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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