“Ports in France: what port strategy for business development?” Sophie Cros and Florence Lerique, ed. Eska, France, 2021

Abstract

Port strategy remains a topical issue in the 21st Century more than ever. The French ports have been subjected to 40 years of successive reforms with modest achievements compared to other European ports. Beyond the diagnosis, the book “Ports in France: what port strategy for business development?” aims to analyse the key determinants of a successful port strategy, how a dynamic port strategy can foster territorial attractiveness and more globally, how this strategy can be embedded in a comprehensive economic development policy. To do so, different professional experts and academics with complementary backgrounds contemplate the main French ports’ challenges. Divided into four parts, this very interesting book deals with the context of French ports, their key stakes as regards logistic coordination, regulatory framework and economic and societal aspects.