Abstract
This collection of 9 papers on ports and waterways examines the following topics: public-private partnerships for port infrastructures; the productive efficiency of world container ports; evaluating productivity improvement at a seaport coal terminal; critical infrastructure at U.S. west coast intermodal terminals; an equilibrium model to evaluate maritime infrastructure investments; barge terminals and the competitiveness of barge transport; optimal transport routes for inland waterway container ships; scheduling waterway projects; and grain shippers' transportation demand and volume sensitivity.