US Ports Complete One of the World''s Largest
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Port Newark Container Terminals (PNCT), marked a milestone with the
There are essentially five major sources of funding and finance available for port terminal infrastructure development: Debt. It can comprise conventional loans, debentures (loan certificates), bonds, and convertible preference shares.
Financialization refers to the growing role of financial motives, financial markets, financial actors, and financial institutions in port terminals, encompassing everything from capital provision to involvement in terminal operations.
Intermediate hub ports, with a strong focus on transshipment operations, are particularly contestable and among the riskiest terminal investment projects. With increasing competition for port hinterlands, the contestability of gateway traffic is also more acute. Thus, market risks may equally be considered as revenue or investment risks.
The Financialization of the Terminal Industry Conventionally, terminal ownership and operation were mainly assumed by the public sector through port authorities. Accordingly, the provision of capital for port infrastructure projects fell into the responsibility of the public sector.
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