List of Tables * List of Figures * PART 1: INTRODUCTION * The Importance of the Container Port Industry * Performance Measurement, Productivity and Efficiency * Problem Statement * Objectives * Organisation of the Book * PART 2: THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF CONTAINER PORT PRODUCTION * Introduction * The Economic Functions of Ports and their Evolution * The Container Port Industry: The Challenge of Complexity * The Challenge from other Market Players * Traditional Theories of Industrial Market Structure * Port Competition * Summary * PART 3: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT * Background * Notation and Symbols Used * Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) * Free Disposal Hull (FDH) Analysis * Econometric Approaches Using Cross-sectional Data * Econometric Approaches Using Panel Data * Empirical Comparisons of Alternative Approaches to Efficiency Estimation * Performance Measurement and Efficiency Analysis in the Container Port Industry * Summary * PART 4: MODEL SPECIFICATION AND DATA * Introduction * A Procedure for Efficiency Measurement * Port Objectives * Definition of Variables * Model Specification * Data Collection * Summary * PART 5: EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS * Introduction * Cross-sectional Data Analysis * Panel Data Analysis * Summary * PART 6: A THEORY OF CONTAINER PORT PRODUCTION AND ITS EMPIRICAL VALIDATION * Introduction * Testing the Hypotheses * Summary * PART 7: CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH * Introduction * A Summary of Major Research Contributions * Recommendations for Further Research * References * Appendices List of Tables * List of Figures * PART 1: INTRODUCTION * The Importance of the Container Port Industry * Performance Measurement, Productivity and Efficiency * Problem Statement * Objectives * Organisation of the Book * PART 2: THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF CONTAINER PORT PRODUCTION * Introduction * The Economic Functions of Ports and their Evolution * The Container Port Industry: The Challenge of Complexity * The Challenge from other Market Players * Traditional Theories of Industrial Market Structure * Port Competition * Summary * PART 3: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT * Background * Notation and Symbols Used * Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) * Free Disposal Hull (FDH) Analysis * Econometric Approaches Using Cross-sectional Data * Econometric Approaches Using Panel Data * Empirical Comparisons of Alternative Approaches to Efficiency Estimation * Performance Measurement and Efficiency Analysis in the Container Port Industry * Summary * PART 4: MODEL SPECIFICATION AND DATA * Introduction * A Procedure for Efficiency Measurement * Port Objectives * Definition of Variables * Model Specification * Data Collection * Summary * PART 5: EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS * Introduction * Cross-sectional Data Analysis * Panel Data Analysis * Summary * PART 6: A THEORY OF CONTAINER PORT PRODUCTION AND ITS EMPIRICAL VALIDATION * Introduction * Testing the Hypotheses * Summary * PART 7: CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH * Introduction * A Summary of Major Research Contributions * Recommendations for Further Research * References * Appendices.