Over the past twenty-five years a considerable amount of literature has emerged that
addresses inland port development in a variety of ways and in different institutional contexts …

Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the
contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy …

Logistics clusters play an essential role in bridging production and consumption.
Researchers, government authorities, and investors have widely recognized the benefits of …

This expanded and revised fifth edition of The Geography of Transport Systems provides a
comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field with a broad overview of its concepts …

The study investigates how the adoption of emerging digital technologies can provide
valuable business opportunities for logistics centres in maritime supply chains. For this …

This paper aims at defining generic characteristics of dry ports by carrying out an analysis
using a large sample of dry ports from around the world. The dataset includes details on 107 …

Distribution centres are becoming more and more relevant for spatial planning, due to their
rapidly increasing size and number. There is little literature, however, that provides a …

This paper presents the Smart Logistics Node concept, which combines the physical
infrastructure of logistics nodes with digital systems to enhance collaboration. The Smart …

Maritime clusters have spawned considerable scholarly work in recent years owing to their
crucial effect on regional economic development and global ship** resource allocation …

Sustainable development and environmental issues related to ports and sea trade have
highlighted the need to enhance transport and trade systems to include green practices …