Abstract
With the large growth of the movement of cargo containers in the last decades, container terminals have been contributing significantly to the supply chain, both, nationally and internationally. As a way to increase productivity, such terminals must know their limitations and potential for the uptake of goods are known. This study aimed to observe the growth trends or reduction in the productivity of Brazilian container terminals, over a given period. The studied period was from 2004 to 2011. For such purpose, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, also known as windows model, was applied. For windows analysis, estimated score from the BCC model with guidance for product was used. For the mentioned period under review, the terminal Tecon Santos was the only one that remained effective throughout the period. The other terminals, CONVICON (PA), Pound-Rio, Libra Santos (SP) and Tecon Rio Grande (RS), were effective in moving containers during part of the same period.
Key words:
container terminals; operational performance; technical efficiency; windows analysis
