Feasibility Analysis of Partial Cooperation between Government and Port in the Multiple Port System

Abstract

This paper aims to consider the possibility of cooperative relationship among ports and government for efficient port management in the southern part of Viet Nam. First, we obtain parameters of the Vietnamese shippers’ port choice behavior by using the disaggregated data. Second, we start with the equilibrium analysis under this situation as the base case. Third, we carry out the feasible study of the government port vertical cooperation for improving social benefits. Our results show that the government-port vertical cooperation scheme for port charges is feasible and more efficient than the port expansion in the southern part of Viet Nam.