Competitiveness of Port-Cities: The Case of Marseille-Fos, France

Olaf Merk () and Claude Comtois
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Claude Comtois: University of Montreal

No 2012/11, OECD Regional Development Working Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Marseille-Fos, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies and governance in this field. It examines declining port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The value added of the port cluster of Marseille-Fos is calculated and its interlinkages with other economic sectors and other regions in France delineated. The paper outlines the impact of the ports? operations, and shows how their activities spill over into other regions than the one in which the port of Marseille-Fos is located. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. These include measures instituted by the port authorities, as well as by local, regional and national governments. Governance mechanisms at these different levels are described and analysed. Based on the report?s findings, recommendations are proposed with a view to improving port performance and increasing the positive effects of the port of Marseille-Fos on its territory.

Keywords: input-output; inter-regional trade; ports; regional development; regional growth; transportation; urban growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D57 L91 R11 R12 R15 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-12-19
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-geo, nep-tre and nep-ure
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