Various levels of private sector involvement such as changes to incentives, capital utilisation, flexible finance schemes, and the infrastructure investment has occurred as consequences of port devolution and reform processes. PortEconomics associate member Grace Wang, along with Cassia Bömer Galvao (São Paulo Catholic University) and Joan Mileski (Texas A&M University Galveston) identified- using a basic content analysis across both academic literature and maritime specialized media with research appropriate selected keywords- the potential conflict within the changing institutional processes.
Two major ports, New York/New Jersey (USA) and Santos (Brazil), with different characteristics in institutional background, are studied aiming to identify these conflicts. The results presented offer a contribution that enhances the academic debate and potentially enlightens solution formulation for those active in the port management.
The study published in the 31 Volume, Issue 4 of the The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics journal and can be accessed via journal’s website.
