IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/trapol/v16y2009i5p232-239.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Government policies, efficiency and competitiveness: The case of dry ports in India

Author

Listed:
  • Ng, AdolfK.Y.
  • Gujar, Girish C.

Abstract

Rapid economic growth in India demanded quality logistical services, implying that dry ports, often characterized by inefficiency, would play pivotal roles. While the Indian government attempted to address this problem by introducing foreign private participation, at the same time, it upheld its social-democratic tradition where local operators and interests should not be edged out by external competition. Hence, it is the endeavour of this paper to investigate how the Indian government resolved these contradictory issues and provided insight on how political influences could shape an industry's competitive structure, especially in developing economies.

Suggested Citation

  • Ng, AdolfK.Y. & Gujar, Girish C., 2009. "Government policies, efficiency and competitiveness: The case of dry ports in India," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 16(5), pages 232-239, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:16:y:2009:i:5:p:232-239
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967-070X(09)00091-2
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Roso, Violeta & Woxenius, Johan & Lumsden, Kenth, 2009. "The dry port concept: connecting container seaports with the hinterland," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 17(5), pages 338-345.
    2. World Bank, 2005. "India : India and the Knowledge Economy, Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities," World Bank Publications - Reports 8565, The World Bank Group.
    3. Theo E. Notteboom * & Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2005. "Port regionalization: towards a new phase in port development," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 297-313, July.
    4. Marc H Juhel, 2001. "Globalisation, Privatisation and Restructuring of Ports," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 3(2), pages 139-174, June.
    5. Koi Yu (Adolf) Ng, 2006. "Assessing the Attractiveness of Ports in the North European Container Transhipment Market: An Agenda for Future Research in Port Competition," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 8(3), pages 234-250, September.
    6. Trevor D Heaver, 2002. "The Evolving Roles of Shipping Lines in International Logistics," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 4(3), pages 210-230, September.
    7. Mansour Rahimi & Ardavan Asef-Vaziri & Robert Harrison, 2008. "An Inland Port Location-Allocation Model for a Regional Intermodal Goods Movement System," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 10(4), pages 362-379, December.
    8. Ricardo J Sánchez & Jan Hoffmann & Alejandro Micco & Georgina V Pizzolitto & Martín Sgut & Gordon Wilmsmeier, 2003. "Port Efficiency and International Trade: Port Efficiency as a Determinant of Maritime Transport Costs," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 5(2), pages 199-218, June.
    9. Ng, Koi Yu Adolf & Gujar, Girish C., 2009. "The spatial characteristics of inland transport hubs: evidences from Southern India," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 17(5), pages 346-356.
    10. Wang, James J. & Ng, Adolf Koi-Yu & Olivier, Daniel, 2004. "Port governance in China: a review of policies in an era of internationalizing port management practices," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 237-250, July.
    11. A Güldem Cerit, 2000. "Maritime Transport as an Area of Competitive Advantage in International Marketing," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 2(1), pages 49-67, March.
    12. Dong-Wook Song, 2003. "Port co-opetition in concept and practice," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(1), pages 29-44, January.
    13. Peter W. De Langen & Athanasios A. Pallis, 2007. "Entry barriers in seaports," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(5), pages 427-440, October.
    14. Dewan Md Zahurul Islam & John Dinwoodie & Michael Roe, 2005. "Towards Supply Chain Integration Through Multimodal Transport in Developing Economies: The Case of Bangladesh," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 7(4), pages 382-399, December.
    15. Derakhshan, Ahmed & Pasukeviciute, Irma & Roe, Michael, 2005. "Diversion of containerized trade: case analysis of the role of Iranian ports in global maritime supply chain," European Transport \ Trasporti Europei, ISTIEE, Institute for the Study of Transport within the European Economic Integration, issue 30, pages 61-76.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Ercan Kurtulus & Ismail Bilge Cetin, 2019. "Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Dry Port Usage: A Case of Inland Container Transport in Turkey," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-16, November.
    2. Krośnicka, Karolina A., 2021. "Migration of container terminals as their natural process of evolution: Case study of Gdańsk and Gdynia ports," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    3. Ng, Adolf K.Y. & Padilha, Flavio & Pallis, Athanasios A., 2013. "Institutions, bureaucratic and logistical roles of dry ports: the Brazilian experiences," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 27(C), pages 46-55.
    4. Panova, Yulia & Hilmola, Olli-Pekka, 2015. "Justification and evaluation of dry port investments in Russia," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 61-70.
    5. Alena Khaslavskaya & Violeta Roso, 2020. "Dry ports: research outcomes, trends, and future implications," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 22(2), pages 265-292, June.
    6. Monios, Jason & Wilmsmeier, Gordon, 2013. "The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 161-172.
    7. Chang, Zheng & Yang, Dong & Wan, Yulai & Han, Tingting, 2019. "Analysis on the features of Chinese dry ports: Ownership, customs service, rail service and regional competition," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 107-116.
    8. Qu, Chenrui & Zeng, Qingcheng & Li, Kevin X. & Lin, Kun-Chin, 2020. "Modeling incentive strategies for landside integration in multimodal transport chains," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 47-64.
    9. de Almeida Rodrigues, Thiago & Maria de Miranda Mota, Caroline & Manuele dos Santos, Inez, 2021. "Determining dry port criteria that support decision making," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    10. Chen, Hong & Cullinane, Kevin & Liu, Nan, 2017. "Developing a model for measuring the resilience of a port-hinterland container transportation network," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 282-301.
    11. Shi, Jia & Jiao, Yuquan & Chen, Jihong & Ye, Jun & Gong, Jianwei, 2023. "A study on the evolution of competition pattern of inland container ports along the Yangtze River in China," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    12. Benjamin Nitsche, 2021. "Embracing the Potentials of Intermodal Transport in Ethiopia: Strategies to Facilitate Export-Led Growth," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-21, February.
    13. Luo, Meifeng & Chen, Fuying & Zhang, Jiantong, 2022. "Relationships among port competition, cooperation and competitiveness: A literature review," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 1-9.
    14. Witte, Patrick & Wiegmans, Bart & Ng, Adolf K.Y., 2019. "A critical review on the evolution and development of inland port research," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 53-61.
    15. Wan, Shulin & Luan, Weixin & Chen, Yuying & Lin, Qiaoqiao, 2022. "Influence of dry ports construction on seaport growth: Case of Ningbo Zhoushan Port," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 117(C), pages 40-47.
    16. Yui-Yip Lau & Adolf Ky Ng & David Guerrero, 2014. "Becoming a major hub in the distribution of wine: Hong Kong as a gate to Asian markets," Post-Print hal-01069882, HAL.
    17. Zhang, Qi & Wang, Wenyuan & Peng, Yun & Zhang, Junyi & Guo, Zijian, 2018. "A game-theoretical model of port competition on intermodal network and pricing strategy," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 19-39.
    18. Bergqvist, Rickard & Monios, Jason, 2021. "Drivers for migration of an intermodal network hub from a port to an inland terminal," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    19. Cristina Boţa-Avram, 2013. "The Interplay Between Governance and Global Competitiveness: Evidence from a Cross-Country Survey," Transition Studies Review, Springer;Central Eastern European University Network (CEEUN), vol. 20(3), pages 381-388, November.
    20. Wilmsmeier, Gordon & Monios, Jason & Lambert, Bruce, 2011. "The directional development of intermodal freight corridors in relation to inland terminals," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 19(6), pages 1379-1386.
    21. Bottasso, Anna & Conti, Maurizio & de Sa Porto, Paulo Costacurta & Ferrari, Claudio & Tei, Alessio, 2018. "Port infrastructures and trade: Empirical evidence from Brazil," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 126-139.
    22. Bask, Anu & Roso, Violeta & Andersson, Dan & Hämäläinen, Erkki, 2014. "Development of seaport–dry port dyads: two cases from Northern Europe," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 39(C), pages 85-95.
    23. Gujar, Girish C. & Ng, Adolf K.Y. & Notteboom, Theo, 2019. "The impacts of major government initiatives on the development of dry ports: A case study of the direct port delivery scheme in India," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    24. Monios, Jason & Bergqvist, Rickard, 2019. "The transport geography of electric and autonomous vehicles in road freight networks," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Wu, Zhen & Woo, Su-Han & Lai, Po-Lin & Chen, Xiaoyi, 2022. "The economic impact of inland ports on regional development: Evidence from the Yangtze River region," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 80-91.
    2. Su-Han Woo & Stephen Pettit & Anthony Beresford & Dong-Wook Kwak, 2012. "Seaport Research: A Decadal Analysis of Trends and Themes Since the 1980s," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 351-377, January.
    3. Pallis, Athanasios A., 2007. "Chapter 11 Whither Port Strategy Theory and Practice in Conflict," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 343-382, January.
    4. Yang, Dong & Notteboom, Theo & Zhou, Xin, 2021. "Spatial, temporal and institutional characteristics of entry strategies in inland container terminals: A comparison between Yangtze River and Rhine River," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    5. Monios, Jason & Wilmsmeier, Gordon, 2013. "The role of intermodal transport in port regionalisation," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 161-172.
    6. Merkel, Axel, 2017. "Spatial competition and complementarity in European port regions," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 40-47.
    7. Liu, Weichen & Cao, Youhui & Chen, Jianglong & Guo, Jiaying & Liang, Shuangbo, 2023. "Organization of river-sea container transportation in the Yangtze River: Processes and mechanisms," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    8. Pallis, Athanasios A. & Syriopoulos, Theodore, 2007. "Port governance models: Financial evaluation of Greek port restructuring," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 232-246, May.
    9. Zhang, Qiang & Zheng, Shiyuan & Geerlings, Harry & El Makhloufi, Abdel, 2019. "Port governance revisited: How to govern and for what purpose?," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 46-57.
    10. Yiran Sun & Yuqian Wang & Jingci Xie, 2022. "The co-evolution of seaports and dry ports in Shandong province in China under the Belt and Road Initiative," Journal of Shipping and Trade, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-27, December.
    11. Rashid Khan, Haroon Ur & Siddique, Muhammad & Zaman, Khalid & Yousaf, Sheikh Usman & Shoukry, Alaa Mohamd & Gani, Showkat & Sasmoko, & Khan, Aqeel & Hishan, Sanil S. & Saleem, Hummera, 2018. "The impact of air transportation, railways transportation, and port container traffic on energy demand, customs duty, and economic growth: Evidence from a panel of low-, middle-, and high -income coun," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 18-35.
    12. Haugstetter, Hilary & Cahoon, Stephen, 2010. "Strategic intent: Guiding port authorities to their new world?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 30-36.
    13. Ng, Koi Yu Adolf & Gujar, Girish C., 2009. "The spatial characteristics of inland transport hubs: evidences from Southern India," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 17(5), pages 346-356.
    14. Rodrigue, Jean-Paul & Debrie, Jean & Fremont, Antoine & Gouvernal, Elisabeth, 2010. "Functions and actors of inland ports: European and North American dynamics," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 18(4), pages 519-529.
    15. Roy Van den Berg & Peter W. De Langen, 2015. "Towards an 'inland terminal centred' value proposition," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(5), pages 499-515, July.
    16. Witte, Patrick & Wiegmans, Bart & Ng, Adolf K.Y., 2019. "A critical review on the evolution and development of inland port research," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 53-61.
    17. Panayides, Photis M. & Parola, Francesco & Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee, 2015. "The effect of institutional factors on public–private partnership success in ports," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 110-127.
    18. Monios, Jason & Wilmsmeier, Gordon, 2012. "Giving a direction to port regionalisation," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 46(10), pages 1551-1561.
    19. Egor PLOTNIKOV & Aleksandr RAKHMANGULOV, 2021. "Modeling China'S Dry Port Cooperation In Supply Chains," Transport Problems, Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Transport, vol. 16(3), pages 89-103, September.
    20. Behzad Behdani & Bart Wiegmans & Violeta Roso & Hercules Haralambides, 2020. "Port-hinterland transport and logistics: emerging trends and frontier research," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 22(1), pages 1-25, March.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:16:y:2009:i:5:p:232-239. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30473/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.