期刊名称：Journal of Behavioural Economics, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Accounting and Transport
印刷版ISSN：2376-1326
电子版ISSN：2376-1334
出版年度：2015
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：65-70
DOI：10.12691/jbe-3-2-1
语种：English
出版社：Science and Education Publishing
摘要：This paper study examined the effect of privatization on the performance of Nigerian seaports, using pre- and post-privatization data. A Mann-Whitney Wilcoxon (MWW) test was applied to data (secondary) on two major indices of port operation (average berth occupancy and average turn-around time). The result of the analysis showed that on average, the berth occupancy and turn-around time improved from 51.35% to 72.47% and 8.18 days to 4.83 days respectively. It was also found that at a 0.05 level of significance, the concession of Nigerian ports has significantly improved average berth occupancy and average turnaround time of the vessels calling at Nigerian ports. The study emphasises the need to provide enabling environment through the formulation and implementation of effective policies as a way of ensuring optimal performance of the concession model.
关键词：port concession; port operations; average berth occupancy; average turn-round time
