SPATIAL (DE)CONCENTRATION OF CONTAINER FLOWS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOAD CENTER PORTS AND INLAND HUBS IN EUROPE

This paper examines the interdependency between (de)concentration process in port systems and the spatial and functional development of hinterland networks. The prevailed assumption that container flows in the European container transport system are getting more and more concentrated in a few major load center ports is tested by applying Gini coefficients and total shifts analyses. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that network (trans)formation and hub formation in the European inland waterway and multimodal rail network clearly affect the level of concentration in the port system and the performance of the European container transport system.

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  • English

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  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 57-71

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00783923
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0080435904
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Feb 4 2000 12:00AM