This paper aims at analyzing the hinterland position of the German port of Hamburg in Central Europe. As a first step … potential of the hinterland from Hamburg, and from their possible emerging competitors, respectively, by using simple travel … affects the competitive position in hinterland transport. However, besides the hinterland infrastructure there are other …

and compare several hinterland accessibility indices to explain the relative size of port regions. Besides standard … density of hinterland activities leads to better performing measures. As indicated in the literature, port size is strongly … applied delimitations of port ranges and port regions like the Rhine-Scheldt Delta and the Hamburg-Le Havre range. To evaluate …