The impact of a port on its local economy: the case of Plymouth

Gripaios, Peter; Gripaios, Rose

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“…In the context of the Port of Liverpool, Kinsey (1981) argued that the impact of ports on the local economy was declining, with a decreased number of jobs directly dependent on the port at that time. British ports were no longer major employers and the industrial inter-related complexities no longer existed, further reducing the impact of ports on the local economy (Gripaios and Gripaios, 1995). Two relatively recent studies, one in the context of South Korea (Jung, 2011) and another in the context of China (Deng et al, 2013), have also argued that ports are having declining effects on economy.…”

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“…Yochum & Agarwal, 1987, Ferrari et al, 2010, Bottasso et al, 2013, Shan et al, 2014, Chang, et al, 2014 have noted that ports stimulate the economic growth of a country or region, whereas others (e.g. Kinsey, 1981, Gripaios & Gripaios, 1995, Jung, 2011, Deng et al, 2013 have argued that ports do not play any key role therein. The constant decline in the number of jobs at ports due to automation and the containerisation of goods has extricated the direct economic contribution of ports.…”

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The impacts of port infrastructure and logistics performance on economic growth: the mediating role of seaborne trade

2018

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Considering 91 countries with seaports, this study conducted an empirical inquiry into the broader economic contribution of seaborne trade, from a port infrastructure quality and logistics performance perspective. Investment in quality improvement of port infrastructure and its contribution to economy are often questioned by politicians, investors and general public. A structural equation model (SEM) is used to provide empirical evidence of significant economic impacts of port infrastructure quality and logistics performance. Furthermore, analysis of a multigroup SEM is performed by dividing countries into developed and developing economy groups. The results reveal that it is vital for developing countries to continuously improve the quality of port infrastructure as it contributes to better logistics performance, leading to higher seaborne trade, yielding higher economic growth. However, this association weakens as the developing countries become richer.

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The impacts of port infrastructure and logistics performance on economic growth: the mediating role of seaborne trade

2018

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“…We also observed two further complexities, based on various consulting studies (mainly port economic impact assessments) and academic papers (Gripaios and Gripaios, 1995;De Brucker et al, 1998, Bryan et al, 2006Haezendonck, 2007). First, stakeholder opposition against port development projects has strongly increased in the last few decades, driven, inter alia, by a stakeholder focus on ecological and mobility impacts.…”

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A new governance perspective on port–hinterland relationships: The Port Hinterland Impact (PHI) matrix

2014

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A new governance perspective on port-hinterland relationships: The Port Hinterland Impact (PHI) matrix E l v i r a H a e z e n d o n c k a,b , M i c h a e l D o o m s a a n d A l a i n V e r b e k e a,c A b s t r a c t We develop a new governance perspective on port-hinterland linkages and related port impacts. Many stakeholders in a port's hinterland now demand tangible economic benefits from port activities, as a precondition for supporting port expansion and infrastructural investments. We use a governance lens to assess this farsighted contracting challenge. We find that most contemporary economic impact assessments of port investment projects pay scant attention to the contractual relationship challenges in port-hinterland relationships. In contrast, we focus explicitly on the spatial distribution of such impacts and the related contractual relationship issues facing port authorities or port users and their stakeholders in the port hinterland. We introduce a new concept, the Port Hinterland Impact (PHI) matrix, which focuses explicitly on the spatial distribution of port impacts and related contractual relationship challenges. The PHI matrix offers insight into port impacts using two dimensions: logistics dedicatedness, as an expression of Williamsonian asset specificity in the sphere of logistics contractual relationships, and geographic reach, with a longer reach typically reflecting the need for more complex contacting to overcome 'distance' challenges with external stakeholders. We use the PHI matrix in our empirical, governance-based analysis of contractual relationships between the port authorities in Antwerp and Zeebrugge, and their respective stakeholders.

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“…As pointed out in former reviews (Waters, 1977;Chang, 1978;Davis, 1983;Gripaios and Gripaios, 1995), regional port impact studies are used not only to inform the general public on the importance of port services to the region's economy, but also as a public relations tool. However, 'the differences in methodologies adopted to define and measure various types of socio-economic impacts sometimes lead to misconceptions as well as misleading comparisons across ports within and between regions' (Dooms et al, 2011, abstract, p. 1).…”

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An input-output-based methodology to estimate the economic role of a port: The case of the port system of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy

Danielis

Gregori

2013

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A b s t ra c t The article illustrates the results of a research project aimed at identifying the main economic and industrial characteristics of the port system of the Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) Region, Italy, and the role it plays within the economy. Combining a top-down and bottom-up approach, based on interviews and detailed data at firm level, a bi-regional input-output (I-O) table is built with a special disaggregation of the 12 port-related sectors of the FVG region. The I-O table provides the basis for the estimation of a bi-regional I-O model. Drawing from the I-O literature, the article also implements two methodologies to estimate: (a) the level of self-sufficiency of the port system and (b) its degree of substitutability, that is, what would happen if the FVG port system closes down, completely or partially.

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The impact of a port on its local economy: the case of Plymouth

Cited by 57 publications

References 4 publications

The impacts of port infrastructure and logistics performance on economic growth: the mediating role of seaborne trade

The impacts of port infrastructure and logistics performance on economic growth: the mediating role of seaborne trade

A new governance perspective on port–hinterland relationships: The Port Hinterland Impact (PHI) matrix

An input-output-based methodology to estimate the economic role of a port: The case of the port system of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy

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