The contribution of the Port of Sines for its regional economic growth and development

• Autor(a) principal: Batista, Filipe Alexandre Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/14077
• topic: Foreign direct investment; Regional development; Port stakeholders; Sines; Gestão de empresas; Indústria portuária; Investimento direto estrangeiro; Stakeholders; Desenvolvimento regional; Crescimento económico

This project concentrates on the stakeholder perspective on the factors that may contribute the most for the economic growth and development of the region of the port of Sines. Through an analysis of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) determinants, agglomeration economies and clusters and attractiveness factors in ports, it was possible to establish a framework to discuss this theme. Following this chapter, and to frame to literature review in this specific case, a brief characterization of the Port of Sines is presented. In the process of contacting the stakeholders, there was a design of the interview guide, and its aftermost application. The results of these interviews were subjected to a content analysis, which was subsequently discussed regarding the literature review done in the first chapter. The information retrieved from the contact with the stakeholders about the development of the port region allowed to perceive three main pillars: 1) Development of infrastructures (Railway to Spain; expansion of the container terminal; more road connections) 2) Attracting Investors (Creation of a logistics hub; increase competitiveness in order to attract more maritime traffic) 3) Development of supporting activities to the port (Stakeholder management; new training facilities; development of R&D)