“…Based on the prospects of a strong increase in the ocean economy (OECD, 2016), the Mauritian government aims to increase ocean based economic activity to 17% of national GDP by 2020 and raise employment to 26,000 full time equivalents (FTE) (The Providing accessibility to jobs, markets, social interaction, education, and services that contribute to healthy and fulfilled lives, transportation is considered 'a key enabler for inclusive economic and social growth' in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda (UN, 2016;Jansen et al, 2018). Maritime transport dominates international trade and access to a working port infrastructure is thus critical for any national economy and its citizens (UNCTAD 2016;Jansen et al, 2018;Anand & Grainger, 2018). Following successful port development in Singapore, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Dubai, many countries are planning to build up regional hub ports, expecting additional growth of their economies in forms of new service markets (Munim & Schramm, 2018).…”