Eficiência técnica de terminais portuários de cabotagem do Brasil

Abstract

This paper aims to identify the level of technical efficiency of Brazilian port terminals that operates the cabotage modal of transportation. Cabotage, defined as the maritime transport of passengers and goods between two ports in the same country, can be considered a viable alternative to the porterage of goods between different points of the country. The methodology used to construct the efficiency score, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), calculates the efficiency of a decision making unit (DMU) by comparing DMUs that handle several inputs to generate a certain amount of product. Efficiency is achieved when the product generated is the maximum that can be obtained with the amount of inputs handled. The results showed that the ports of Areia Branca (RN), Alumar (MA), Belém (PA), Vila do Conde (PA), Gerdau (BA), Ponta da Madeira (MA), Porto Alegre (RS), São Sebastião (SP), São Francisco do Sul (SC), Santarém (PA) and Tubarão (ES) were considered efficient among those involved in the sample. Finally, the contributions obtained by this paper are presented, as well as suggestions made for future studies.