THE ROLE FOR PORTS IN INTERMODAL TRANSPORTS AND GLOBAL COMPETITION: A SURVEY OF ITALIAN CONTAINER TERMINALS

Port competition concerns fares as well as quality of services, since rates of throughput are more and more important as ships size increases; and port is increasingly integrated within other states of intermodal transport. Besides, the growing importance of transshipment causes a segmentation into different markets for port services. The market of hub ports is marked out by a relatively low number of competitors, but also by a highly footloose demand, and little or no spatial protection of the market area. On the other hand, the market of feeder ports is characterized by a high number of competitors and a high degree of spatial protection; it is also strongly influenced by inland transport infrastructures.

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• Authors:
  • Marchese, U
  • Musso, E
  • Ferrari, C
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 141-154

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Container terminals; Infrastructure; Inland water transportation; Intermodal transportation; Ports; Quality of service; Ships
• Geographic Terms: Italy
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783929
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 4 2000 12:00AM