The Pricing of Port Services

Publication Subject(s)
maritime
Publication Type
Occasional Paper
ISBN
0 644 10258 6
ISSN
1032-0539
Release date

This paper examines price setting policies and practices of port authorities in Australia. It provides a description of the port industry and an overview of pricing practices, then assesses these practices against various criteria, notably financial balance, economic efficiency and equity. Areas in which an improved outcome might result from the application of economic principles are identified.