Contents. Preface 5. About the editors 7. Contents 9. List of contributors 15. List of figures 17. List of tables 19.

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1 Preface 5 About the editors 7 9 List of contributors 15 List of figures 17 List of tables 19 Introduction 21 Chapter 1 The emaritime agenda and Information Exchange: The Development of EU Policy 27 1 Introduction 29 2 Background to the emaritime initiative an unfolding framework of EU projects MarNIS Freightwise efreight FLAGSHIP EFFORTS SafeSeaNet (SSN) SKEMA providing an integrating role for emaritime policy and information exchange Other related EU and IMO Initiatives 35 3 The central role of information exchange in developing emaritime policy The importance of communication obligations and information exchange for operational activities Developing emaritime policy in light of information exchange 37

2 10 Port Business 4 The emaritime project The emar project and the role of the Single Window concept The emar project and the future of information exchange 41 5 Conclusions: key issues for the future of emaritime and information exchange 42 Chapter 2 Efficiency-enhancing Port Pricing Models 43 1 Introduction 45 2 Port pricing models currently used and suggested alternatives Cost-based pricing Congestion pricing Priority pricing Port slot auctions 53 3 Initiative, incentives, benefits and costs Which actors should be involved and who should initiate the use of efficiency enhancing port price models? What is the role of the government in implementing efficiency enhancing pricing models? What financial or other incentives can be given? What are the costs and benefits, privately as well as to society of introducing efficiency enhancing port pricing models? 58 4 Concluding remarks 60 Chapter 3 Port capacity benchmarking: leading or lagging? 61 1 Main challenges in port capacity development 63 2 Critical factors for port throughput and port capacity development 65 3 Benchmarking as a governance tool for port capacity 68 3 Network approach for better understanding of development drivers 73 5 Setting the scene and the vision to support benchmarking tools 76 6 How to start? 77 Chapter 4 The role of port authorities and their degrees of freedom 79 1 Introduction 81

3 11 2 Impact of the crisis on European and Mediterranean ports 82 3 Towards a new role for port authorities? 84 4 Port governance: the (still missing) European framework 86 5 Some best practices in Europe and outside Europe 90 7 The Italian port reform: a never-ending story 92 8 Conclusions 96 Chapter 5 Value creation in the port of Antwerp: an investigation of sector and cargo-related creation of value and employment 99 1 Introduction Context Method The conventional macro-economic approach Drilling down to the level of sub-sectors and freight categories The conventional approach: some observations The economic structure of the Benelux ports Macro-economic trends in the port of Antwerp Spatial productivity Drilling down to the maritime sector: the Antwerp rule The importance of the logistics transport chain in maritime value creation Conclusions 118 Chapter 6 Trends in the maritime logistics chain: vertical port co-operation: strategies and relationships Introduction The complex nature of the maritime logistics chain Towards a typology of recent integration movements Identifying the driving forces behind vertical integration Potential strategies for public authorities and port authorities Conclusions 139

4 12 Port Business Chapter 7 Territorial aspects of actors cooperation strategies in maritime logistics chains and inland distribution networks Introduction The case of maritime logistics chains and ports as a benchmark The inland logistics markets in Europe: trends and actors relationships The sector of third-party logistics providers Mergers and acquisitions Co-operation strategies in the transport and logistics market Recent evolutions in the European 3PL sector Territorial aspects of relational strategies in the inland logistics market: the role of Freight Villages The concept of Freight Village: alternative model of cooperation and territorial organization in the transport and logistics sector Internal effects External effects Cooperation patterns at Freight Villages and between Freight Villages Another level of cooperation: governance, business models and financing schemes for Freight Villages Conclusions 162 Chapter 8 Financing PPP in the port sector: current state and future challenges Introduction PPP and project finance: the port sector Impact of the financial crisis Basel III Regulations: expectations for the future Outlook and findings 172 Chapter 9 Developing and Financing Port Investments in Turbulent Times Introduction The container handling industry over the last decade The financial performance of the goods-handling sector Terminal project financing: sources and trends Conclusions and lessons learned 193

5 13 Chapter 10 Implementing strategies towards port development options and market requirements Introduction The new port environment A set of actions 198 List of references 205 Annex 1: Results actions port authority 219 Annex 2: Results actions government 225