ABSTRACT
How much does a port cost?—total port charges-average port disbursements (non cargo handling)—cargo-handling costs-typical port revenue and expenditure-port pricing-costs and cost centres-current port charges-port finance and profitability
Where relevant or considered useful, costs and prices have been given throughout the book. The aim of this chapter is to take a brief look at ports as a whole and analyse how some of the more important costs and prices have changed and developed, especially where they have been catalysts for change.
