Hinterland transport connectivity is being acknowledged as the second most important factor
driving port competitiveness after port costs. Deepening the existing understanding on how …

Containerization and intermodal transportation systems have a profound effect on port
structure and port operation, have modified some of the traditional port functions, and have …

This annotated bibliography attempts to provide coverage of geographic theory and
empirical work relating to the size, spacing and functions of cities. Among the related fields …

This study examined the relationship between ports (port demand, port supply and value
added activity in port) and regional economy from a logistics perspective that provided …

The recent development of intermodal transportation and the relaxation of US transport
regulations have encouraged ocean carriers to rationalize their port schedules. Container …

Human geographers actively studied ports in past decades. However, the extent to which
port geography constituted a specific research stream within human geography remained …

DURING the years since World War II there have been significant shifts in the circumstances
affecting competition among United States ports for deepwater foreign and domestic trade …

Location advantages of ports refer to the current developments of ports based on their
conditions, such as geographic location, traffic accessibility and hinterland economy, etc …

Abstract D ucruet C., K oster HRA and V an der B eek DJ Commodity variety and seaport
performance, Regional Studies. Seaports are key locations within value chains and …

Commodity flow studies have been justly criticized for their conceptual poverty [36, p. 1].
Indeed, until the midfifties when some of Ohlin's [60] propositions about interregional trade …