» Home        Gateways and Canada's ports policy: issues and impediments Prof. Mary Brooks, Dalhousie University, Canada Abstract Gateways and trade corridors have occupied North American thinking in recent years as businesses struggle to compete in the global trading environment. In the past year, the issue has come to the fore on the east coast of Canada, and there has been much discussion about the promise of an Atlantic Gateway. This paper begins by examining the issue of gateways and trade corridors in general, and the Atlantic Gateway in particular. It draws on three recently published studies examining the Atlantic Gateway as a potential infrastructure investment, and seeks to explore the issues and impediments surrounding the development of the gateway. It then moves to explore port governance in Canada and, more specifically, the issues of port governance that support or impede the development of gateways, and in particular the Atlantic Gateway. Port governance issues are not the only ones influencing gateway development on the east coast, and the paper will conclude by examining other regulatory barriers and administrative governance structures influence gateway and corridor effectiveness in global supply chains serving North America. « Back to Abstracts  ©2007 Center for Transportation Studies, UBC. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy