Deep-sea hinterlands: Some empirical evidence of the spatial impact of containerization

Two distinct types of ports handle the French deep-sea cargo. Global ports of Northern Range and Marseilles serve a large number of overseas regions (forelands) and secondary ports mainly serve niche markets. In this paper the authors demonstrate that global ports serve also larger hinterlands, but their prominence over secondary ports depends on the types of cargo handled. The results of the spatial interaction model demonstrate that most of types of cargo flows are strongly constrained by distance. This indicates that, despite a deep transformation on forelands, the secondary ports subsist because they partly depend on niche markets and largely on local economies generating substantial amounts of non-containerized cargo flows. Some implications of this finding are explained.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.01.010
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692314000209
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/09666923
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Guerrero, David
• Publication Date: 2014-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 84-94
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Geography
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0966-6923
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerization; Location; Ports; Spatial analysis; Traffic flow; Traffic models
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hinterlands
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01523499
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 2014 8:26AM