International (Global) Competition in the Modern Transport Industry: The Politics of Port Business and Its Influence on Other (Rail and Road) Modes of Transportation of Goods

14 Pages Posted: 2 Mar 2009

Date Written: March 2, 2009

Abstract

This paper examines the reasons for the changing status of Sea Ports. We will observe that intermediate points in transport chains linking Shipping with Road and Rail modes, ports are vulnerable to developments on both land and water. In the last decades these developments have been particularly significant, and gave rise to uncertainties and change that have made port planning extremely difficult.

This paper offers suggestions on what ports must do to remain competitive as an industry in the modern world.

Keywords: The role of Sea Port business in the modern world today, The Influence of Sea Ports on transportation of goods by road and rail, How Sea Ports can remain competitive as an industry in the changing world

Suggested Citation

Cwinya-ai, Robert Ongom, International (Global) Competition in the Modern Transport Industry: The Politics of Port Business and Its Influence on Other (Rail and Road) Modes of Transportation of Goods (March 2, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1351683 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1351683

Robert Ongom Cwinya-ai (Contact Author)

Port of New Orleans Legal Office ( email )

Port of New Orleans Place
New Orleans, LA 70118
United States

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