The economic function of the ports.

1. Ports as elements in
value-driven chain
systems: the new
paradigm
Ports as economic units: the `economic
principles’ framework
Lecture: Mg. Max Galarza
GRADE:10
Members:
• Cristhian Sánchez
• Judith Zambrano
• Jacinto Mieles
• Nathali Moncayo
• Kevin Soto
• Mario Pacheco
Logistics II January 18

2. INTRODUCTION
 The economic functions of a port, and economic policies for ports and, indeed, all
matters `economic’ related to seaports have long held a fascination for
researchers, and there is a rich and sometimes illustrious literature pertinent to
this perspective.

3. TYPES OF PORT
 INLAND PORT
An inland port is a port on a navigable lake, river (fluvial port), or canal with
access to a sea or ocean, which therefore allows a ship to sail from the
ocean inland to the port to load or unload its cargo.
 FISHING PORT
A fishing port is a port or harbor for landing and distributing fish. It may be a
recreational facility, but it is usually commercial.
 DRY PORT
A dry port is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to
a seaport and operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to
inland destinations.
 CRUISE HOME PORT
A cruise home port is the port where cruise-ship passengers board (or
embark) to start their cruise and disembark the cruise ship at the end of
their cruise.

4. WHY AND METHODS FOR APPLYING
As early as 1960, Thorburn was underlining the importance of an
economic perspective in discussing ports and shipping more
generally.
Flere (1967) wrote specifically on port economics.
Goss (1968, 1982) pro-gressed a range of economic principles
and applications.
Bennathan and Walters (1979) focused on the economics of port
pricing.
Jansson and Schneerson (1982) defined what they understood
to be `port economics’.

5. WHY AND METHODS FOR APPLYING
 Certainly, the restructuring of port markets through corporatization and privatization,
and the rigorous application of competition policy that has taken place in numerous
countries formerly wedded to service provision through statutory authorities, has
generated a great deal of new research into port pricing, into regulation and welfare
economics more generally and into the regulatory responses to natural monopoly,
for example. In this new environment, too, the possible and ready resort to litigation
requires a precise understanding of competition law rather than,
necessarily,classical economic theory.

6. GLOBALIZATION
 This is a politically supported trend towards increasing global
economic integration. It is a one of the largest forces affecting
world economics and global trade and transportation.
 China .
 US Great Deppression.

8. CONCLUSION
 To conclude, as we know ports are one of the biggest factors
affecting the world economy because they are vital for international
trade especially because the transport by sea is cheap especially for
heavy loads, also promotes tourism.
 Consequently, ports are a very valuable and effective for economic
development of any country infrastructure., ports are a very valuable
and effective for economic development of any country
infrastructure.

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port
 https://www.google.com.ec/#q=the+economic+principles+fram
ework
 file:///C:/Users/Acer/Downloads/Dialnet-
LosEspaciosPorturarios-2781380.pdf