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As another attempt to compare port productivity is launched, Dave MacIntyre questions the worth of comparisons.

Can port productivity be compared ‘apples for apples’ and what constitutes ‘productivity’ compared with ‘port performance’? These are vexed questions that have stirred vigorous debate among the maritime community since the global logistics media company JOC Group recently launched its Port Productivity Database.

The 2012 Top 20 rankings of terminals and ports in the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia are based on berth productivity drawn from 87,000 validated vessel calls to 350 ports and 580 terminals worldwide.

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