期刊名称：International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies
印刷版ISSN：1855-3362
出版年度：2011
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：61-82
出版社：Euro-Mediterranean University
摘要：the role of spain as ‘ports land’ has grown over the last decades along with the economic development of the country. This has required a modernization process of the Spanish port system, not only in terms of infrastructures but also as an evolution in terms of organization and governance. This is why Spain, like other Mediterranean countries, has gone through a ‘port reform’ process. This article focuses on the reasons and outcomes of this process. After a rather detailed introduction that covers the evolution of maritime traffic in the Mediterranean region and in Spanish ports, which is due to the deep changes that concern the organization of maritime trade (known as the ‘logistics revolution’), this paper provides an overview of the recent Spanish port reform. The Spanish model – which revolves around a central intermediate public authority called ‘Puertos del Estado’ – is extremely interesting for the whole Mediterranean area because it introduces elements like efficiency, autonomy, support to competition, and connections between ports and territories in the port sector, while maintaining a strong policy coordination at State level.
