1st Edition
Ports in the Polycrisis Navigating Geopolitical, Ecological, and Institutional Challenges
Rethinking Port Strategies in the Age of Polycrisis
Nathan Gouin, Marine Chouquet, and Laurent Livolsi
First section – Geopolitical and Strategic Transitions
1. Port Reorganisation in the Baltic Sea: Logistical Growth and Geopolitical Contractions
Arnaud Serry
2. Impact of Geopolitical Factors on Ukrainian Seaports During the Ongoing Russian–Ukrainian War
Ivan Savchuk
3. Chinese FDI in African Ports
Xavier Aurégan
4. New European Ports Strategies and Policies in the Globalisation Crisis
Nathan Gouin and Arnaud Brennetot
5. From the Japanese Perspective: A century of Ports Development
Eva Grumelard
6. Looking Back at the Strategic Trajectory of Spanish Ports: Key Factors and Development Potential
Christelle Camman and Laurent Livolsi
Second section – Ecological, Economic, and Social Transitions
7. City, Port, and Mediterranean Cruises: Conflicts and Spatial Restructuring in Venice, Marseille, and Barcelona
Mariantonia Lo Prete, Ronan Kerbiriou, and Nathan Gouin
8. Sustainable Reindustrialisation and the Future of Ports
Marie-Laure Baron and Nathan Gouin
9. The City-Port Relationship and Digitalisation: Towards Enhanced Competitiveness as Part of the Morocco Digital 2030 Strategy
Badr Zindine
10. The Changing Role of the Port of Laem Chabang, Thailand, in the Automotive Supply Chain
David Guerrero, Hidekazu Itoh, and Ruth Banomyong
Third section – Transitions of Institutions and Governance
11. The Trajectory of French Decentralized Ports Toward Corporatization
Mathilde Fernandes, Eric Foulquier and Gaelle Gueguen-Hallouët
12. The Law of Major Seaports Facing the Ecological Emergency. Janus or Jupiter?
Nicolas Guillet
13. The Privatisation of French Ports: an Unfinished Process?
Marine Chouquet
14. Support for Port Transitions by Local Authorities
Florence Lerique
15. Cambodia’s Seaports in the Context of International Competitiveness
Sophearith Pan
Biography
Marine Chouquet is an Assistant Professor of Public Law at Le Havre Normandy University, France.
Nathan Gouin is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Political and Economic Geography at Le Havre Normandy University, France.
Laurent Livolsi is Professor in Management Sciences at Aix Marseille University, France.
