Landlord port

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015359",
  "term": "Landlord port",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "At a landlord port, the port authority owns the wharves, which it then rents or leases to a terminal operator (usually a stevedoring company). The operator invests in cargo-handling equipment (forklifts, cranes, etc.), hires longshore laborers to operate such lift machinery and negotiates contracts with ocean carriers (steamship services) to handle the unloading and loading of ship cargoes.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Ports Primer for Communities Glossary; Ports Primer Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/landlord-port/"
}