Prospects for Public-Private Partnerships in Seaport of Khabarovsk Territory

Abstract

Since theoretical approaches to the development of seaports have been actively explored over the past 30 years, the role of the port region is attracting increasing attention, especially in the spatial economy. This article, using the example of the sea port Vanino (Khabarovsk Territory), examines the regionalization of the seaport in the context of public-private partnership. To this end, an analysis of the theory of the development of the seaport in the port region was carried out. The basic models of public-private partnerships to ensure sustainable development of the port region are considered. The results of the study for the Vanino seaport show that PPP makes the stakeholder environment more difficult to manage, due to the growing importance of stakeholders. The implementation of coal projects under PPP in the next 10 years will not have a significant impact on the port region. As the economic effects for the port region will gradually decrease, accordingly, the negative consequences will increase. Therefore, the current "port-owner" model is inefficient. The "port-instrument" model may be the most acceptable for the sea port of Vanino, when the port administration is the owner of the infrastructure and performs the whole range of tasks necessary for the functioning of the port system, and the private sector is engaged in cargo operations.