Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic Ports

This article describes the different taxation systems regarding the entry of commercial ships into the ports of the North-Adriatic countries (namely Italy, Slovenia, Croatia). The taxes taken into consideration are largely known as light dues (or occasionally anchorage dues) and are based on the ves...

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Main Authors: Vittorio A. Torbianelli, Marina Zanne, Bojan Hlača, Fabrizio Borgogna
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Language:English
Published: University of Dubrovnik 2018-01-01
Series:Naše More (Dubrovnik)
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/287934
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Marina Zanne
Bojan Hlača
Fabrizio Borgogna
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description This article describes the different taxation systems regarding the entry of commercial ships into the ports of the North-Adriatic countries (namely Italy, Slovenia, Croatia). The taxes taken into consideration are largely known as light dues (or occasionally anchorage dues) and are based on the vessel, irrespective of the cargo discharged at the port and of any actual provision of “specific services”. In the above-mentioned countries, such taxes are based on different definitions and calculation models, in some instances taking the form of light dues, and are a clearly identifiable component (and, therefore, at least partly comparable) of the overall port-use costs charged to business operators. The geographical setting of the North Adriatic includes an international port range (mainly the ports of Trieste, Koper and Rijeka) competing in a partially overlapping hinterland, although differently. The drafting of an updated review of the tax component has become an interesting way to contribute, although through the analysis of a very specific and partial element, to the overarching research on competition in the North Adriatic ports and the role played by the diversity of political, legal as well as economic systems in an area which, in recent years, has on the whole recorded good traffic dynamics, as is to be expected from the hinterlands of Central and Eastern Europe.
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spelling doaj.art-235befc4738c4fcb860a9b36bde04ae42024-04-15T14:38:40ZengUniversity of DubrovnikNaše More (Dubrovnik)0469-62551848-63202018-01-01651404810.17818/NM/2018/1.6Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic PortsVittorio A. Torbianelli0Marina Zanne1Bojan Hlača2Fabrizio Borgogna3University of Trieste, DEAMSFaculty of Maritime Studies and Transport University of LjubljanaFaculty of Maritime Studies University of RijekaConsultant for AIOM Agenzia Imprenditoriale Operatori Marittimi TriesteThis article describes the different taxation systems regarding the entry of commercial ships into the ports of the North-Adriatic countries (namely Italy, Slovenia, Croatia). The taxes taken into consideration are largely known as light dues (or occasionally anchorage dues) and are based on the vessel, irrespective of the cargo discharged at the port and of any actual provision of “specific services”. In the above-mentioned countries, such taxes are based on different definitions and calculation models, in some instances taking the form of light dues, and are a clearly identifiable component (and, therefore, at least partly comparable) of the overall port-use costs charged to business operators. The geographical setting of the North Adriatic includes an international port range (mainly the ports of Trieste, Koper and Rijeka) competing in a partially overlapping hinterland, although differently. The drafting of an updated review of the tax component has become an interesting way to contribute, although through the analysis of a very specific and partial element, to the overarching research on competition in the North Adriatic ports and the role played by the diversity of political, legal as well as economic systems in an area which, in recent years, has on the whole recorded good traffic dynamics, as is to be expected from the hinterlands of Central and Eastern Europe.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/287934light duesNorthern Adriatic portscomparisonfactor of competition
spellingShingle Vittorio A. Torbianelli
Marina Zanne
Bojan Hlača
Fabrizio Borgogna
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Northern Adriatic ports
comparison
factor of competition
title Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic Ports
title_full Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic Ports
title_fullStr Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic Ports
title_full_unstemmed Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic Ports
title_short Comparing “Light Dues” in the Northern Adriatic Ports
title_sort comparing light dues in the northern adriatic ports
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Northern Adriatic ports
comparison
factor of competition
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