Port Service Industries : the case of Montreal

Les ports engendrent des bénéfices substantiels pour les économies locales. La plupart des villes portuaires ont développé un secteur tertiaire relié aux industries portuaires dont on méconnaît encore cependant la nature, l'envergure et l'implantation géographique. La présente étude vise à décrire le caractère et l'évolution de l'industrie portuaire de la ville de Montréal. L'auteur y analyse les facteurs géographiques qui déterminent un vaste éventail d'activités maritimes et évoque les nouveaux schèmes résultant de l'évolution des techniques d'expédition et des modèles urbains.Ports generate significant benefits to local economies. Most major port cities have an important tertiary sector of port service industries. The nature, scale and geographical location of this industry is poorly understood however. This study describes the character and evolution of Montreal's port service industry. It analyses the locational determinants of a wide range of activities that are marine related, and discusses the patterns that are evolving as a result of developments in shipping technology and changing urban patterns

Les ports et le jeu des marchés

Au début des années 1990 j’ai publié un article qui a été abondamment cité. J’émettais l’hypothèse que la conteneurisation détruisait le concept d’arrière-pays naturel sur lequel un port capturait l’essentiel de son trafic. Les arrière-pays étaient devenus des destinations compétitives et la capacité des administrations portuaires de résister aux pressions concurrentielles s’était affaiblie. J’ai tenté d’évaluer dans quelle mesure les ports sont des pions dans le secteur du transport des conteneurs. À l’évidence, les changements qui sont survenus dans le transport conteneurisé depuis 25 ans sont considérables: changement dans la gouvernance portuaire, domination des opérateurs de terminaux globaux, concentration accrue de la propriété des lignes maritimes, émergence de ports secs. Ces tendances ont eu tendance à affaiblir davantage l’indépendance des administrations portuaires en tant qu’agents capables de façonner les flux conteneurisés. Aujourd’hui cependant, un certain nombre de nouveaux problèmes affectent les ports, tels que la législation environnementale et l’acceptabilité sociale. Dans cette communication je démontre que ces défis non-économiques ne peuvent être adressés que par les administrations portuaires. Les ports qui seront en mesure de relever ces défis seront les éléments les plus puissants du jeu des marchés

Le rôle et la fonction des ports de petite et moyenne taille dans le système Saint-Laurent

Les études des grands ports dominent la recherche sur le transport maritime. Les ports de petite et moyenne taille sont généralement ignorés ou analysés de façon marginale. Cet article tente de corriger cette lacune. Les pages qui suivent reposent sur une recherche entreprise sur les ports du Québec. Nous analysons la contribution de 28 ports de petite et moyenne taille au commerce maritime du Québec. Nous explorons ensuite les diverses contributions qu'ils offrent à cette activité en identifiant nombre d'importantes fonctions qu'ils occupent. L'article discute enfin certaines des implications liées aux rôles que jouent ces ports sur le plan de leurs contributions aux économies locales et régionales, de leurs besoins en équipements et de leur juridiction administrative.Studies of large ports dominate research in maritime transportation. The small and medium size ports are usually ignored or are dealt with only in passing. This paper attempts to redress the imbalance. It draws upon research being carried out on Québec's ports. We analyse the contribution of 28 small and medium size ports to the maritime trade of Québec. We then explore the diverse contributions they make to this activity, identifying a number of important functional niches they occupy. The paper goes on to discuss some of the implications of the roles played by the ports in terms of their contributions to local and regional economies, facilities requirements, and administrative jurisdiction

Les considérations portuaires dans la planification régionale du Québec

Cet article analyse l'importance accordée aux ports de petite et moyenne taille par les représentants des municipalités régionales de comté. Les 43 schémas d'aménagement des MRC riveraines du Saint-Laurent, du Saguenay et de la baie des Chaleurs furent soumis à l'analyse de contenu. Cette démarche permet d'évaluer l'importance du transport maritime au Québec et plus particulièrement le rôle des ports de petite et moyenne taille dans la planification régionale québécoise sous cinq volets reliés aux activités portuaires : position du port, juridiction des infrastructures portuaires, trafic maritime, liens intermodaux, activités économiques et utilisation du sol.This article analyzes the importance given to small and medium size ports by authorities of the regional county municipalities. The 43 planning schemes of the regional county municipalities bordering the St. Lawrence River, the Saguenay River and the Chaleur Bay were submitted to a content analysis. This approach allows an evaluation of the importance of maritime transport in Québec and more particularly of the role of small and medium size ports in Québec's regional planning under five themes related to port activities : the position of ports, the jurisdiction of port infrastructures, the maritime traffic, the intermodal links, the economic activities and land use

Prospectus, March 29, 1977

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Container freight rates and the role of surcharges

This paper demonstrates that the structure of ocean container freight rates has become more complex. A growing number of surcharges are being imposed by the carriers on their customers, surcharges that are not only adding significant extra costs but are highly variable over time. These elements are examined based on a data set of export rates from ports on the Northern European Range that have been compiled from a major global carrier. The paper compares the surcharges to the base rates and discusses some of the implications for shippers who face increasing uncertainty in planning supply chains. Some of the issues for academic research on freight rates is also examined and points to the need to clearly identify what is included in the freight rate data employed. In addition, questions are raised concerning the suitability of many of the variables traditionally used to explain or predict freight rates

Editorial: Maritime and port economic geography

Unlike the flows of capital and information, international trade involves exchanges of material goods and is largely dependent upon the organisation and capacity of one mode of transport: shipping. The growth in trade in manufactured goods and components has been made possible by containerisation, a sector of the maritime transport industry whose efficiency is at the logistical heart of globalisation. An industry in transition Since the 1970s, flows of manufactured goods have been the princip..

Prospectus, May 10, 1977

COLLEGE CENTER: SONGWRITER KRISTIN LEMS TO PERFORM; Activities Day set for Wed.; Instructors accept proposed contracts; Teplitz shows how to relax; Run-off vote elects Zettler Stu-Gov. pres.; \u27Don\u27t get no respect\u27: Letters to the ed: Stoeber drops some names, Schultz gives a hearty thanx, Tuesday spent buried in paper, Alexander bids farewell to all; PC President lauds paper; And finally...; Thornton \u27Courier\u27 contest: Paper wins awards; PC offers insurance for \u2777-\u2778 year; News: Top \u2776-\u2777 stories remembered in pictures; Police Chief Dye: 35,000 calls - from fights to barking dogs; Micro Tech: Little ol\u27 watchmakers aren\u27t so old; Local artist: Art sale to feature allegorical folk art; Quad ceremony: Commemoration reminds of Kent State; Events: Nadia, carnival highlight this year\u27s student activities; Classifieds; Final exam schedule listed for spring sem.; Sports: Highlighted by women\u27s basketball; PC Intramural Program wants more students; \u27The David Kopay Story\u27 brings everything out: A review; 3-hitter helped: Women\u27s softball team take 3rd place; Two Cobras to Texas, finish seventh in state; Parkland goes for 30 wins; Parkland builds future: Urbana donates third, fourth recruitshttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1977/1016/thumbnail.jp

Stability, Persistence and Habitat Associations of the Pearl Darter \u3ci\u3ePercina aurora\u3c/i\u3e in the Pascagoula River System, Southeastern USA

The southeastern United States represents one of the richest collections of aquatic biodiversity worldwide; however, many of these taxa are under an increasing threat of imperilment, local extirpation, or extinction. The pearl darter Percina aurora is a small-bodied freshwater fish endemic to the Pearl and Pascagoula river systems of Mississippi and Louisiana (USA). The last collected specimen from the Pearl River drainage was taken in 1973, and it now appears that populations in this system are likely extirpated. This reduced the historical range of this species by approximately 50%, ultimately resulting in federal protection under the US Endangered Species Act in 2017. To better understand the current distribution and general biology of extant populations, we analyzed data collected from a series of surveys conducted in the Pascagoula River drainage from 2000 to 2016. Pearl darters were captured at relatively low abundance (2.4 ± 4.0 ind. per collection) from 57% of 308 collections. We identified strong relationships between local habitat variables and occurrence and catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) of pearl darters. Pearl darters were frequently encountered and in greater abundance in depositional areas characterized by low-velocity habitats and finer substrates. Patterns of occurrence and CPUE were spatiotemporally variable across years; however, repeated collections from a subset of localities collected across a decade or more indicated long-term persistence and stability, suggesting population resilience throughout the Pascagoula River drainage