Dry Ports - A Global Perspective - Challenges and Developments in Serving Hinterlands (Hardcover, New Ed)

As centres for logistics activities, seaports have traditionally been the focus of maritime logistics chains. However, changes in production patterns, supported by the development of rapid transport of goods over long distances, have altered the logistics landscape. As a result, the relevance of port hinterland transport has become more important, with a consequent need for the high utilisation of transport resources and infrastructure through the consolidation of cargo flows and for seaports to extend their influence within their hinterlands to increase their competitiveness. The development worldwide of inland ports, terminals and dryports in their various forms, together with associated new functions and strategies, address these challenges in diverse ways to realise the potential benefits that come from the successful implementation of inland ports that connect seamlessly into transportation systems. This book comprises case studies and state-of-the-art examples of dryports in different parts of the world that have varying economic, social, institutional and environmental realities and which exhibit the complexity of, and diverse approaches to, this recent logistics phenomenon.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Gordon Wilmsmeier
Authors:	Rickard Bergqvist
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-4424-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4094-4424-4
Barcode:	9781409444244

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