multi-port gateway system integrated within the broader context of an already well-established traditional maritime region … freight corridor n°4, could greatly benefit from 'port regionalization' into bordering regions of Spain, the Madrid Community … service providers operating in Portugal are also identified. The strategies for promoting 'port regionalization' adopted by …

for the locations of terminals and depots within a port. Based on this, a detailed analysis is carried out to develop a … containers within ports. The aim is to determine the impact of geographical characteristics of ports for handling port …-internal traffic. Originality: The existing literature provides an overview of ports and maritime networks, as well as various port …

related to ship operations, less work is available about port operations and infrastructure. Information about them can be … gathered near the Port of Brest, France to detect clusters representing the port's mooring areas. In addition, exploratory data … analyses are per formed on these clusters to gain additional insights into the port infrastructure and operations. Findings …

There is an ongoing debate on the concentration of container throughput in the European container port system. A … 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 …

, ports and port regions increasingly compete to serve distant hinterlands. In a European context, many researchers refer to … the agglomeration of economic activity in the Rhine-Ruhr area and the ‘blue banana' to explain the concentration of port … activity in the Hamburg-Le Havre port range. Besides this, the incorporation of new member states in the European market has …

interpretative framework to the case of industrial port complex of Gdansk because of its economic history, the establishment of the …

Further to being the country's most important port, Piraeus has been a traditional centre attracting organisations … related directly or indirectly with port or shipping activities. The geographical concentration of enterprises in the wider … Piraeus area is attributed not just to port operations, but also to a wide complex of companies and institution engaged in …

This article examines the determinants of traffic volumes and the revenues per tonne generated by Spain's port … authorities. The interest of the study lies on the strong differences between port authorities in a context of strict regulation … variables. We find that port charges influence the amount of traffic that a port is able to generate. Furthermore, we find clear …

This paper illustrates the story of the Port of Gioia Tauro, a major infrastructure investment co-financed by the …