Dessaisissement et décentralisation portuaires : analyse comparative Canada-France

Il s'agit d'étudier, dans le domaine du transport des marchandises, les modifications institutionnelles et réglementaires et les évolutions qu'elles provoquent dans la stratégie des acteurs, tant privés que publics, ainsi que les modifications induites sur les territoires . Le travail sur la relation entre changement de statut et évolution portuaire exige la prise en compte des différents fonctionnements portuaires. Il est nécessaire de comprendre comment les ports décentralisés répondent aujourd'hui aux besoins des clients locaux et d'évaluer le rôle joué par la communauté d'intervenants locaux dans la planification, l'exploitation et le développement des ports. Plus précisément, les objectifs consistent à : évaluer les défis et les opportunités engendrés par ces nouvelles organisations ; comprendre l'organisation des besoins d'investissements lourds nécessaires au maintien et à l'expansion des équipements ; comprendre l'impact de ces changements de statut sur l'évolution des trafics (volume, produit, marché)ADMINISTRATION (GESTION);FLUX DE MARCHANDISE;TRANSPORT MARITIME;PORT;ETUDE D'IMPACT;DECENTRALISATION;CANADA;FRANCE

Transport and Logistics Demand: New Input from Large Surveys of Shipper in France

Freight transport is closely linked to industrial and commercial activities and can be seen as a fully integrated element of the production process. Shipper production and logistic constraints play an important role in the choice of transport solutions. However, there is little statistical data on which to base an analysis of the relationship between transport and its production and logistics related determinants. For this reason two large national surveys were undertaken in France to provide us with new empirical data. The paper presents the methodological aspects of these surveys (the 1988 Shipper Survey and the 2004 ECHO Survey). The use of 'the shipment' as the measurement unit instead of the usual tonne or tonne-kilometre approach is one of the major innovations of these surveys which provide a new statistical insight. Another particularity is the tracking of the shipment and the identification of each transport leg and operator involved in the shipment. The whole transport chain is described, from both the physical and organizational standpoint. A selection of results, indicators and trends, is presented with a focus on the main changes that have occurred in recent years based on a comparison between the two datasets. Special attention is paid to the relationship between transport choices and the production characteristics of sites and the increasing spatial and temporal fragmentation of shipments which makes the choice of modes other than the road increasingly difficult

Container Freight Rates and Economic Distance: a new perspective on the world map

The paper goes on discuss this spatial structure in the context of three issues that have been raised in the literature: the relationships between rates and physical distance; the role of market conditions and rates; and, the relationships between rates and economic development. From this examination, questions are raised involving long held assumptions about distance and rates, competition and pricing, and rates and economic development

The boundary between public and private interests and the balance between local and national claims: the French experience.

This paper will begin by attempting to give an account of existing research and new methodological approaches with regard to port governance and performance and then go on to propose an analytical grid. This grid defines the factors that have to be considered when analyzing port projects and detailing the various stages involved in their implementation. The analytical grid serves as a basis for developing a port model that allows us to analyze the concerns of each of the partners with regard to the geographical scale in question for the implementation of a new port project. The case of Le Havre's new port, Port 2000, is used to illustrate the situation in France. Section 2 describes the context that explains how Port 2000 came into being, including the crisis situation and the loss of support for the port that occurred in the 1990s, and the shortcomings of the facilities and services available at the port, especially in comparison with those provided by the port's northern European competitors. In Section 3 the port model is employed to describe the Port 2000 project, which contains many unique features, including the ability to retain local involvement port operations, while ensuring the port improves its global relationships

Dessaisissement et décentralisation portuaires : analyse comparative Canada-France

Premier projet de recherche en transport maritime dans le cadre de l'Entente MTQ-INRETSRapport de rechercheIl s'agit d'étudier, dans le domaine du transport des marchandises, les modifications institutionnelles et réglementaires et les évolutions qu'elles provoquent dans la stratégie des acteurs, tant privés que publics, ainsi que les modifications induites sur les territoires . Le travail sur la relation entre changement de statut et évolution portuaire exige la prise en compte des différents fonctionnements portuaires. Il est nécessaire de comprendre comment les ports décentralisés répondent aujourd'hui aux besoins des clients locaux et d'évaluer le rôle joué par la communauté d'intervenants locaux dans la planification, l'exploitation et le développement des ports. Plus précisément, les objectifs consistent à : évaluer les défis et les opportunités engendrés par ces nouvelles organisations ; comprendre l'organisation des besoins d'investissements lourds nécessaires au maintien et à l'expansion des équipements ; comprendre l'impact de ces changements de statut sur l'évolution des trafics (volume, produit, marché