Socio-Economic & Environmental Impact of the Port Efficiency in the Transport Logistic Chain

Port efficiency and productivity are two of the most important factors in defining the competitiveness of a port. Lately it has been shown that while the ports are more developed and more competitive, have a greater tendency to respecting the environment, because that same competitiveness, are encouraged to apply at their facilities to international quality standards such as ISO14000, including measures that represent respect for the environment and corporate policies designed for that purpose. Moreover the socio-economic implications of logistics undoubtedly affect the social development of cities. So, the aim of this paper is to open a discussion in this regard, and analyze with a real situation and the economical, social and environmental impact on the Venezuelan society.