Efficiency benchmarking of Irish and North Atlantic Spanish ports: Implications for blue growth

Andreas Tsakiridis; Ingrid Mateo-Mantecón; Eamonn O'Connor; Stephen Hynes; Cathal O'Donoghue

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2021.101268

Efficiency benchmarking of Irish and North Atlantic Spanish ports: Implications for blue growth

Andreas Tsakiridis
, Ingrid Mateo-Mantecón
, Eamonn O'Connor
, Stephen Hynes
, Cathal O'Donoghue

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Abstract

This paper aims to assess the efficiency of Irish and North Atlantic Spanish ports in generating traffic and examine changes in efficiency over the period 2000-15. Specifically, technical efficiency scores are derived by using stochastic frontier analysis. Subsequently, cluster analysis is employed to develop a robust typology of ports for efficiency benchmarking. This paper has identified two clusters of ports with the estimated average technical efficiency of cluster 1 ports being much higher than the efficiency of cluster 2 ports. Differences in efficiency and main characteristics of clusters have persisted during the period 2000-15.

Original language	English
Article number	101268
Journal	Utilities Policy
Volume	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2021.101268
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

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European Atlantic ports
Small and medium-sized ports
Stochastic frontier analysis

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