The leader of Glasgow city council has demanded to know why the Clyde lost out in the race to win freeport status.
Susan Aitken has written to John Swinney and Michael Gove to question why "a major investment is going entirely to one side of Scotland".
The UK and Scottish Governments made a joint announcement last week to confirm that two special economic zones would be created along the Firth of Forth and the Cromarty Firth.