PRICING POLICY AND OPERATIONAL CONTROLS IN CONTAINER TERMINALS

Following a general discussion on port pricing policies and structures the author explores the argument that price in itself provides an inadequate focus of needs and preferences of port users, especially users of container terminals, and suggests a system of input pricing related to the sale of terminal capability on a time basis.

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  Taylor & Francis

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• Authors:
  • Gilman, S
• Publication Date: 1978-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 89-96
• Serial:
  • Maritime Policy & Management
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-8839
  • EISSN: 1464-5254
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container terminals; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic analysis; Intermodal terminals; Marine terminals; Port operations; Port structures; Ports; Resource allocation; Tariffs; Terminal operations; User charges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Port finance
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Ports); Terminal facilities
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00177099
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Taylor & Francis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1978 12:00AM