期刊名称：Discussion Papers / Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
印刷版ISSN：0804-6824
出版年度：2014
卷号：2014
出版社：Bergen
摘要：Price level and price transparency are input to shippers’ choice of supply chain andtransport mode. In this paper, we analyse current port pricing structures in the light ofthe pricing literature and consider opportunities for improvement. We present adetailed overview of pricing criteria, who sets prices and who ultimately foots the billfor port-of-call charges, cargo-handling fees and congestion charges. Current portpricing practice is based on a rather linear structure and fails to incorporate modernpricing tools such as price differentiation or revenue management. Consequently,ports apply neither profit maximising pricing nor pricing designed to exploit availablecapacity more efficiently
