A STUDY OF THE EFFICIENCY OF SPANISH PORT AUTHORITIES USING DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

This paper presents the results of a study of the relative efficiency of all Spanish Port Authorities during the 1993-1997 period, using the Data Envelopment Analysis technique. The ports are divided into 3 groups according to their complexity. A database was also built with the information coming from the 26 ports using 5 observations for each port; this permitted the comparison among ports in each group as well as their evolution during the period. Results obtained show a different evolution of every group in terms of relative efficiency. Thus, the ports of high complexity offered higher comparative efficiency levels, having gone closer to the frontier over time. The same cannot be said of the medium complexity group where the growth of the efficiency levels during the 5 years was smaller. Ports of low complexity showed a negative evolution in global efficiency levels.

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• Authors:
  • Martinez-Budria, E
  • Diaz-Armas, R
  • NAVARRO-IBANEZ, M
  • Ravelo-Mesa, T
• Publication Date: 1999-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 237-253
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Transport Economics
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 2
  • ISSN: 0391-8440
  • Serial URL: http://www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=67

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Databases; Economic efficiency; Landside operations (Ports); Port authorities
• Geographic Terms: Spain
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00781900
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 2000 12:00AM