The economic context, defined by trends in trade and transport, is vital for port governance. The objectives of port governance are decided within a given economic context, where trends in global trade, the facilitation of this trade, as well as transport and related agreements and logistics, inform the decisions of policy-makers, at national, regional, or local/port level. Besides, the applications of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), along with the resulting e-governance mechanisms, readjust the operational and commercial relationships within the port community, increasingly informing port-governance changes.