Railways and Ports in French West Africa

Thomas, Benjamin E.

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“…Research on port systems prior to the containerization age usually focuses on competition between different terminal operators in a port [7], the interaction between hinterlands and forelands [8,9] and how port competition is affected by economies of scale [9], monopoly and externality. Containerization not only significantly enhanced the efficiency of liner shipping and cargo handling, but also significantly changed the meaning of port competition and extended the borders of port hinterland and foreland, due to the technological developments in multimodal transportation and better transportation infrastructure in the hinterlands.…”

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Container port systems in China and the USA: a comparative study

Li¹,

Luo²,

Yang³

2012

Maritime Policy & Management

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This study compares the evolution of container port systems in China and the USA in terms of port throughput, number of container ports and the concentration level in the container port system, based on the time-series data on these three features over the period 1979-2009 for China and 1970-2009 for the USA. The results show that the densities of container ports in the two countries are similar, and their evolutionary processes are alike, which has led to a comparable market structure in the port industries of the two countries. In addition, the disparities between container ports closely represent the unevenness in the regional economic development. We further compare the port management regimes of the two countries in terms of the administrative processes for port development and expansion, the ownership structure and the providers of port functions, which offer some explanation on the dynamics of port evolution in the two countries. In conclusion, it can be seen that the evolution of the container port system and the management regime in the USA can be a de facto reference for the future development of the Chinese container port system.

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Container port systems in China and the USA: a comparative study

Li¹,

Luo²,

Yang³

2012

Maritime Policy & Management

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“…The delimitation of the territory was also considered as another factor when the railway system should be constructed, as the West Africa region is mostly fragmented between different colonial superpowers. Prior to the construction of the railway which is considered as colonialists' first ally, colonial engineers used to imposed their order on the unknown African landscape, control times and distances within the unspecified territory (Scotto, 2018), which will avoid the difficulties or confrontation from different colonial powers as it was the case on the French Guinea railway construction between British and French (Thomas, 1957).…”

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Past, present and future development of West African railways

Bouraima

Qiu

2020

J. sustain. dev. transp. logist.

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“…La tradición académica se ha centrado mayoritariamente en el rol de los puertos africanos como dinamizadores de la actividad económica regional (Cherfaoui y Doghmi, 2005;Gras, 2010;Peterec, 1967;Thomas, 1957;Vigarié, 1979). Por su parte, Marnot (2011) ha explorado la reforma portuaria francesa y su aplicación en las diferentes posesiones del imperio, aunque sin emplear un análisis en profundidad de la actividad comercial de cada puerto de forma pormenorizada.…”

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La configuración de las redes de transporte marítimo en África noroccidental (1880-1939)

Hidalgo¹,

Mohamed-Chérif²

2017

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La estructura actual de los sistemas de transporte en el noroeste africano responde en líneas generales al diseño desarrollado durante la ocupación colonial. Puertos y ferrocarriles se pusieron al servicio de los intereses económicos imperiales, favoreciendo el crecimiento del comercio exterior y las actividades económicas de carácter exportador, así como un mayor control político y militar del territorio. Este artículo ofrece un análisis comparativo sobre la evolución de las fachadas costeras del Magreb mediterráneo (Argelia, Túnez) y el África noroccidental atlántica (Senegal, Marruecos) bajo el control del imperio francés con distintos contextos institucionales. Adoptando un enfoque comparativo se emplean diferentes indicadores de actividad portuaria y comercial, con el objetivo de estudiar los procesos de modernización y concentración portuaria a escala regional. Los resultados obtenidos permiten ofrecer una primera aproximación a la evolución de las redes marítimas regionales durante el periodo colonial y la generación de procesos de concentración portuaria.

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Railways and Ports in French West Africa

Cited by 21 publications

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Container port systems in China and the USA: a comparative study

Container port systems in China and the USA: a comparative study

Past, present and future development of West African railways

La configuración de las redes de transporte marítimo en África noroccidental (1880-1939)

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