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Rationalization and deconcentration of the u.s. container port system
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The recent development of intermodal transportation and the relaxation of U.S. transport regulations have encouraged ocean carriers to rationalize their port schedules as mentioned in this paper, and container shipping is therefore believed to concentrate shipping at a few large ports.Abstract:
The recent development of intermodal transportation and the relaxation of U.S. transport regulations have encouraged ocean carriers to rationalize their port schedules. Container shipping is therefore believed to concentrate shipping at a few large ports. Port traffic analysis, using the Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient, reveals, nevertheless, that the structure of the U.S. port system is actually becoming less concentrated. The challenge of secondary ports and changes in the transportation system explain this deconcentration.read more
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Port regionalization: towards a new phase in port development
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Economies of scale in large containerships: optimal size and geographical implications.
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Concentration and load centre development in the european container port system
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Disasters and transport systems: loss, recovery and competition at the Port of Kobe after the 1995 earthquake
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North american containerport productivity: 1984-1997
TL;DR: In this article, a methodology is presented, data envelopment analysis (DEA), for measuring infrastructure productivity, and Tobit regression is presented as a means of examining the determinants of infrastructure productivity in seaports.
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