The Finnish ports: Public or private service for the community?

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference article in proceedingsScientificpeer-review

    Abstract

    Municipalities located on the coast have traditionally owned ports and provided favourable services to nearby industrial companies. Ports have been competitive factors and image creators. The set-up of port ownership and administration is now changing. Publicly owned ports will be corporatized into municipal-owned companies within a few years. There is also a growing trend towards privatization through concession agreements and public-private partnerships (PPPs). Municipalities have to consider the best way to arrange management of port operations and the optimal level of involvement in the port business. These factors can change the patterns of the provision of port services from the perspective of municipality owners, private service providers and customers.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationVTT Symposium on Service Innovation
    Place of PublicationEspoo
    PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Pages116-132
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventVTT Symposium on Service Innovation - Espoo, Finland
    Duration: 18 Aug 201118 Aug 2011

    Publication series

    SeriesVTT Symposium
    Number271
    ISSN0357-9387

    Conference

    ConferenceVTT Symposium on Service Innovation
    Country/TerritoryFinland
    CityEspoo
    Period18/08/1118/08/11

    Keywords

    • ports
    • port service operations
    • service networks
    • restructuring

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'The Finnish ports: Public or private service for the community?'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this