Reforma Del Sector Portuario

The World Bank
















MANAGING INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS:
COLOMBIAN PORTS SECTOR REFORM CASE STUDY



















Prepared by: Camilo Navarrete
Management Consultant





Bogotá, Colombia, February 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS



||Page |
|Introduction |1 |
|A. Reform Context |1 |
| (i) Pre-reform Situation|1 |
| a) Tariffs |4 |
| b) Financial issues |4 |
| c) Labor issues|5 |
| d) Operational issues |6 |
| e) Interest Groups |7 |
| (ii) Reform Genesis|8 |
| (iii) Key Reform Changes |10 |
|B. Managing the Reform Process |12 |
| (i) Reform Formulation|12 |
| (ii) Reform Implementation |16 |
| a) Expedition of the 1991 – 1993 Port Expansion Plan |17 |
| b) Creation of the new SGP|18 |
| c) Liquidation of Colpuertos |19 |
| d) Creation and promotion of the SPRs |21 |
|C. Impact of Reforms|22 |
| (i) Investments |24 |
| (ii) Operational Efficiency |25 |
| (iii) Port Charges|26 |
| (iv) Maritime Freight Charges |26 |
| (v) Cost Benefit Assessment |26 |
| (vi) Institutional Effectiveness|29 |
|D. Conclusions and Lessons Learned |29 |





Introduction

This document discusses the case of the Colombian Port Sector reform undertaken in 1990. Section A presents a brief description of the situation of the Colombian ports before the reform including a...