ports argue that a shift in port traffic from the north to the south would be beneficial for the environment and the economy … 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 …

changed the structure of port hinterlands. In this paper we attempt to reveal the spatial structure of the hinterland of the … variables which express the link between these regions and ports to create a new map of the port hinterland. Besides an improved …Competition between ports depends on inland freight distribution and the spatial structure of the hinterland. With this …