Concession of the Piraeus container terminal: Turbulent times and the quest for competitiveness

Psaraftis, HN; Pallis, AA

dc.contributor.author	Psaraftis, HN	en
dc.contributor.author	Pallis, AA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:08:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:08:33Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	03088839	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29664
dc.subject.other	competition (economics)	en
dc.subject.other	competitiveness	en
dc.subject.other	governance approach	en
dc.subject.other	policy implementation	en
dc.subject.other	port installation	en
dc.subject.other	port operation	en
dc.subject.other	transportation economics	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Piraeus	en
dc.title	Concession of the Piraeus container terminal: Turbulent times and the quest for competitiveness	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/03088839.2011.642316	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2011.642316	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	This paper examines the recent concession of the Port of Piraeus (OLP) container terminal to Cosco Pacific. Serious discussions on how to transform the terminal to landlord status started in 2004 and, after an aborted tender, a concession award was approved by the Greek parliament in 2009. The contract is now operational after strong opposition by the port unions and a renegotiation phase in 2010. In this turbulent context, the economic implications of the particulars that dominated the negotiations and the provisions that were included in the final concession agreement (i.e. duration, conditions, competition issues, etc.) are worth examination. The analyses of the history, the design of the concession strategy that was endorsed by the relevant policy-makers (i.e. national ministry, port authority, etc.), and the implementation choices made provide an assessment of how the details of the concession might enhance/hamper the conclusion of the concession agreement and affect the organisation and the competitive position of the port. © 2012 Taylor & Francis.	en
heal.journalName	Maritime Policy and Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/03088839.2011.642316	en
dc.identifier.volume	39	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	27	en
dc.identifier.epage	43	en