Adolf K.Y. Ng

TL;DR: Ng et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the locational characteristics of distribution centers in developing economies and found that the spatial dynamics of dry ports are different from Western, advanced economies due to geographical diversifications, the different paces of regional development and local practices.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the trends and changing tides of port geography research, pointing out the emergence of the core community shifting from mainstream geography research to increasing connection with other disciplines, notably transport studies.

TL;DR: The Northern Sea Route (NSR) has tremendous potential for ocean shipping between Europe and Asia due to the savings from shorter transit time and distance as mentioned in this paper. However, the Arctic area is environmental...

TL;DR: In this article, two East Asian specialists review the development of dry ports in India as part of a broader national program to eliminate transportation bottlenecks, improve transport efficiency, and spur the economic development of interior regions by lowering road and rail freight tariffs, and thus decreasing the costs of imports (and making exports more competitive).

TL;DR: In this paper, the geographical connectedness of Chinese container ports with international foreland markets was analyzed and it was shown that the hub-and-spoke network only forms part of the overall picture, where several different layers with diversified strategies can be statistically identified within the Chinese seaport hierarchical system.