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ABSTRACT
This paper aims to study the relationship between port infrastructure quality, logistics quality and competence and economic structure. The study depends on balanced panel data from 15 Mediterranean countries between 2010 and 2018. It applies an econometric analysis using several hypotheses. The results reveal a significant correlation between port infrastructure and logistics quality and competence hypothesis. It shows also that port infrastructure quality is highly influenced by logistics quality and competence. So, to keep seaports competitive, the port quality infrastructure is required, also to be evolved with the logistic services quality progress in the maritime industry. Moreover, there is a need to optimise all economic structure factors to attain logistic chain benefits and to improve port infrastructure quality.
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Arbia Hlali
Arbia Hlali is a doctor of economics science from the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia. She holds a master of transport and logistics sciences from the higher Institute of industrial management of Sfax, Tunisia. She has worked as assistant professor in different universities in Tunisia. She has published several papers in different international journals. Also she has participated in various international conferences related to transport studies. Her research interests include maritime transportation and port management, maritime and port economics, transport economics, logistics and supply chain, port efficiency, sustainability development, business economics, among others.