Landlord Ports

The landlord port is characterized by its mixed public-private orientation. Under this model, the port authority acts as regulatory body and as landlord, while port operations(especially cargo handling) are carried out by private companies. Examples of landlord ports are Rotterdam, Antwerp, New York, and since 1997, Singapore. Today, the landlord port is the dominant port model in larger and mediumsized ports.

 

In the landlord port model, infrastructure is leased to private operating companies or to industries such as refineries, tank terminals, and chemical plants. The lease to be paid to the port authority is usually a fixed sum per square meter per year, typically indexed to some measure of inflation. The level of the lease amount is related to the initial preparation and construction costs (for example, land reclamation and quay wall construction). The private port operators provide and maintain their own superstructure including buildings (offices, sheds, warehouses, container freight stations, workshops). They also purchase and install their own equipment on the terminal grounds as required by their business. In landlord ports, dock labor is employed by private terminal operators, although in some ports part of the labor may be provided through a portwide labor pool system.

 

Basic Port Management Models

Type	Infrastructure	Superstructure	Port labor	Other functions
Public Service Port	Public	Public	Public	Majority Public
Tool Port	Public	Public	Private	Public/Private
Landlord Port	Public	Private	Private	Public/Private
Private Service Port	Private	Private	Private	Majority Public

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The above details are Reference from 'Port Reform Tool Kit' second edition published by World Bank.