<title>Abstract</title> The UK’s container trade is dominated by ports in the South East of England. In order to accommodate both trade growth and the increasing size of container ships, several investment schemes have been put forward in recent years. During their public scrutiny, a number of impediments to...

This paper outlines and critically reflects upon the key features of the UK Department for Transport's Project Appraisal Framework for Ports. Significant concerns are raised in connection with the treatment of demand, capacity, and the extent to which the framework adequately addresses the...

Against the background of economic downturn and recovery, this study analyzes container port infrastructure, shipping flows and congestion patterns to support policy level modeling rather than more micro-focused quayside-level modeling. It does so using a discrete-event simulation model of the...