Drivers for migration of an intermodal network hub from a port to an inland terminal

Rickard Bergqvist and Jason Monios

Journal of Transport Geography, 2021, vol. 91, issue C

Abstract: This paper explores influences on a migration of hub status in an intermodal network from a port to an inland node by following the life cycle of an inland terminal development. The methodology is a longitudinal case study of the Swedish intermodal system over a period of 20 years, based on documentation, interviews and action research. We observe the changing roles of the Port of Gothenburg and the Falköping terminal at different time periods. These changes are then discussed and influences identified for this migration and new centralisation inland. The longitudinal approach allows a life cycle perspective which reveals the importance of initial public infrastructure development and then the operational importance of integration between shipper and intermodal transport and terminal provision in controlling the network. The integration of the inland terminal in regional logistics strategies was also found to be important in attracting port flows to be transported via the inland hub to be containerised.

Keywords: Intermodal terminal life cycle; Seaport; Intermodal transport; Rail; Hub; Hinterland; Network; Migration; Longitudinal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.102981

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