Ports: definition and study of types, sizes and business models

In the world today there are thousands of port facilities of different types and sizes, competing to capture some market share of freight by sea, mainly. This article aims to determine the type of port and the most common size, in order to find out which business model is applied in that segment and...

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Autores: Roa Perera, Iván, Peña, Yessica, Amante García, Beatriz|||0000-0001-5231-1706, Goretti, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/20386
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/20386
https://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.770
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Harbors--Management
Loading and unloading
Business logistics.
Ports -- Gestió
Logística naval
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Ports i costes
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions::Modelització de transports i logística
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Sumario:In the world today there are thousands of port facilities of different types and sizes, competing to capture some market share of freight by sea, mainly. This article aims to determine the type of port and the most common size, in order to find out which business model is applied in that segment and what is the legal status of the companies of such infrastructure.