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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

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Theo Notteboom Transport terminals are central and intermediate locations. Their main influence is through their hinterlands, which are the land areas they service. 1. The Relative Location of Terminals The situation, or relative location, is an essential component of location. This core geographical concept

The notion of integrated transport systems received much attention, particularly with improvements in freight transportation capacity, efficiency, and reliability. The conventional fragmented and sub-optimal freight transport systems have substantially been improved. A process of coordination of freight transport is emerging and favored by several factors: Technology has been a prime

  Aircraft Year of First Service Development Costs (USD) Constant 2004 Dollars Douglas DC-3 1936 4.3 Million Douglas DC-6 1946 144 Million Boeing 707 1958 1.3 Billion Boeing 747 1970 3.7 Billion Boeing 777 1995 7.0 Billion Airbus A380 2007 14.4 Billion Boeing 787 2012 13.4 Billion Source: Adapted from

Ship Name Year Location Spill Size (Tons) Atlantic Empress 1979 Off Tobago, West Indies 287,000 ABT Summer 1991 700 nautical miles off Angola 260,000 Castillo de Bellver 1983 Off Saldanha Bay, South Africa 252,000 Amoco Cadiz 1978 Off Brittany, France 223,000 Haven 1991 Genoa, Italy 144,000 Odyssey 1988 700 nautical

Source: Road data from Meijer, J.R., Huijbregts, M.A.J., Schotten, C.G.J. and Schipper, A.M. (2018): Global patterns of current and future road infrastructure. Environmental Research Letters, 13-064006. Data is available at www.globio.info Highways are separated roads with exclusive right-of-way for vehicles. They commonly connect the most important cities in a region,

Source: Shipping density data adapted from IMF World Seaborne Trade Monitoring System. Note: Commercial ships involve bulk carriers, tankers, and containerships. Oceanic masses and rivers are the two primary domains of maritime circulation, and oceanic masses account for 71% of the terrestrial surface. The four major oceans relevant to maritime

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Brian Slack Intermodal transportation concerns the mobility of passengers or freight from an origin to a destination relying on several modes of transportation. The container has become the dominant intermodal transport unit. 1. The Nature of Intermodalism Most transportation modes are developed independently. Competition

Authors: Dr. John Bowen and Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Air transportation is the mobility of passengers and freight by any conveyance that can sustain controlled flight. 1. The Rise of Air Transportation Air transportation was slow to take off after the Wright Brothers breakthrough at Kitty Hawk in 1903. More than a