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MLW (mean low water): The average height of the low waters over a 19-year period.Source: Adapted from US Department of Transportation, Port Performance Freight Statistics Program. & Port Authorities.Note: Containership capacity refers to full ships. A port can accommodate larger ships if they are partially loaded. Port locations and sites

Photo: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2006. Dredging is a complex, expensive and time-consuming activity. Specialized ships, like the one in the above photo, have been built for such a purpose. Using a large suction head, the sludge is pumped into the ship until capacity. The ship then sails to the designated

Port location is constrained by two physical characteristics of the site. The first involves land access, and the second concerns maritime access. Both must be jointly satisfied as they are crucial for port operations, which rely on a maritime / land interface. This interface takes the form of a buffer

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Theo Notteboom Ports are harbor areas in which marine terminal facilities are transferring cargo and passengers between ships and land transportation. 1. Ports and Port Sites Ports are points of convergence between the land and maritime domains of passengers and freight circulation. While the

Depending on if space (distance) or cost is considered, the relative importance of the hinterland significantly changes. For instance, when international transport chains are considered (such as trade between Asia and Europe or North America), foreland distance (maritime shipping) commonly accounts for 90% of the total distance while hinterland distance

The concept of hinterland is impacted by geopolitical considerations, particularly when it involves national boundaries. In terms of access to maritime trade, this leads to three characteristics: Coastal. A country able to service a significant share of its maritime trade through its own ports has a coastal hinterland. The majority

Three major levels of functional integration can be found for freight distribution clusters: Coincidental. Various logistics zones are formed where land is available and in proximity to major road infrastructure, particularly highways. They are often the outcome of zoning changes done by local governments implicitly defining an area for warehousing

Terminals favor the agglomeration of related activities in their proximity and adjacent to them (co-location). This terminal-client link mainly involves warehousing and distribution activities (A). The contribution of transport terminals to regional economic growth can often be substantial. As regional demand grows, so does the traffic handled by the related

Although the world’s most significant cities are located along the coast and act as gateways to global trade, many cities are located in the hinterland, which acts as major economic centers, servicing markets and organizing the collection and transformation of regional resources. This is particularly the case of the United States,