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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

OECD PORT-CITIES PROGRAMME

http://www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/oecdport-citiesprogramme.htm

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF GLOBAL PORT-CITIES: THE CASE OF MERSIN—TURKEY [20 February 2013]

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/urban-rural-and-regional-development/the-competitiveness-of-global-port-cities-the-case-of-mersin-turkey_5k4c43014plt-en

or

http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k4c43014plt-en

[full-text, 42 pages]

Abstract

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Mersin, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies and governance in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The value added of the port cluster of Mersin is calculated and its interlinkages with other economic sectors in Turkey delineated. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. These include measures instituted by the port authorities, as well as by local, regional and national governments. Governance mechanisms at these different levels are described and analysed. Based on the report’s findings, recommendations are proposed with a view to improving port performance and increasing the positive effects of the port of Mersin on its territory.

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Mersin, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies and governance in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The value added of the port cluster of Mersin is calculated and its interlinkages with other economic sectors in Turkey delineated. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. These include measures instituted by the port authorities, as well as by local, regional and national governments. Governance mechanisms at these different levels are described and analysed. Based on the report’s findings, recommendations are proposed with a view to improving port performance and increasing the positive effects of the port of Mersin on its territory.

Read the working paper on the port city of Mersin, Turkey

Media information

Up to 2013, a series of case studies is being carried out on various port-cities in the world. These case studies benchmark the performance of the ports examined, analyse the impact of the ports, and assess policy and governance challenges.

Studies currently available are:

·         The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: The Case of Seine Axis (Rouen, Le Havre, Paris, Caen), France

·         The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: The Case of Hamburg, Germany 

·         The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: The Case of Helsinki - Finland

·         The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: The Case of Marseille-Fos, France

In addition the following thematic papers have been issued:

·         Ports and Regional Development: A European Perspective

·         Efficiency of World Ports in Container and Bulk Cargo

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