Definition of port operators’ technical policy based on freight flows concentration estimation

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Published: Dec 28, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47049/2226-1893-2021-3-74-89
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port capacity, freight flow, concentration, Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

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Tetiana Korniiets
Odessa National Maritime University

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This article attempts to substantiate the formation of the port operators’ technical policy by assessing the concentration of freight flows in Ukrainian Black Sea region ports. Based on the main cargo flows of crude oil, ferrous metals, grain and containerized cargo, both the concentration coefficient and the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index were calculated. Calculation results showed that the segment of the studied cargoes should be characterized as moderately concentrated in terms of the concentration coefficient for each seaport. Based on the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, grain and container cargo flows were defined as highly concentrated. Port operators in determining their own technical policy can use the resulting concentration level. The paper presents an algorithm for making a managerial decisions based on the freight flows concentration assessment. In addition, seaport managers when comparing the freight flows segment as part of a comprehensive analysis of the port services market and the freight flows segment when analysing a particular seaport can use such an assessment.

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Korniiets, T. (2021). Definition of port operators’ technical policy based on freight flows concentration estimation. Herald of the Odessa National Maritime University, (66), 74-89. https://doi.org/10.47049/2226-1893-2021-3-74-89
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No 66 (21): Herald of the Odessa National Maritime University
Section
Technology and organization of cargo transportation
Author Biography

Tetiana Korniiets, Odessa National Maritime University

PhD, Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of «Port Operations and Cargo Works Technology»

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