Container Ship Size and Port Relocation
This paper analyses the impacts of ever-larger ships on location choices for new container ports and examines when relocation of a port makes sense. Most ports are located close to cities, but have difficulties expanding. A number of new container ports have been built further away from urban centre...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2018
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Series: | International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This paper analyses the impacts of ever-larger ships on location choices for new container ports and examines when relocation of a port makes sense. Most ports are located close to cities, but have difficulties expanding. A number of new container ports have been built further away from urban centres, and existing ports may at some point feel the pressure to relocate |
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Physical Description: | 24 p |