Ports are often seen as engines behind regional economic development, because ports attract a variety of economic activities. This paper focuses on the role of ports in global supply chains and the opportunities to attract new economic activities in logistics. The central argument of the paper is that the role of ports as a location for logistics activities evolves with the evolution of logistics concepts. Evidence from West Europe is discussed. With the evolution of logistics concepts towards central coordination and more decentralized physical distribution, ports will see its multinational function diminish, eventually replaced by logistics activities with a more regional function and stronger integrated with production activities. Ports then have to face the competition from inland locations for value added logistics activities. The case of logistics developments provides a basis for analysing the increasingly important questions “What logistics activities ports can attract?” and “What is the appropriate strategy to result in this?”
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November 15 2005
The changing role of ports as locations for logistics activities
Larissa M. van der Lugt;
Larissa M. van der Lugt
*
1
School of Economics, Section Regional, Port and Transport Economics
, (RHV BV) P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam Room H12-11 Erasmus University
, Netherlands
* Corresponding Author : Professor, School of Economics, Section Regional, Port and Transport Economics, (RHV BV) P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam Room H12-11 Erasmus University, Netherlands, Phone: + 31 10 408 1410, Fax: +31 10 408 9156, E-mail: vanderlugt@few.eur.nl
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Peter W. de Langen
Peter W. de Langen
**
2
Rotterdam School of Economics, Section Regional
, Port and Transport Economics P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam Room H12-13 Erasmus University
, Netherlands
** Professor, Rotterdam School of Economics, Section Regional, Port and Transport Economics P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam Room H12-13 Erasmus University, Netherlands, : + 31 10 408 1678 Fax: +31 10 408 9156
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* Corresponding Author : Professor, School of Economics, Section Regional, Port and Transport Economics, (RHV BV) P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam Room H12-11 Erasmus University, Netherlands, Phone: + 31 10 408 1410, Fax: +31 10 408 9156, E-mail: vanderlugt@few.eur.nl
** Professor, Rotterdam School of Economics, Section Regional, Port and Transport Economics P.O. Box 1738 3000 DR Rotterdam Room H12-13 Erasmus University, Netherlands, : + 31 10 408 1678 Fax: +31 10 408 9156
Publisher: Emerald Publishing on behalf of Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
Received:
August 03 2005
Accepted:
December 01 2005
Online ISSN: 2508-7592
Print ISSN: 1738-2122
© 2005 Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
2005
Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
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Journal of International Logistics and Trade (2005) 3 (2): 59–72.
Article history
Received:
August 03 2005
Accepted:
December 01 2005
Citation
van der Lugt LM, de Langen PW (2005), "The changing role of ports as locations for logistics activities". Journal of International Logistics and Trade, Vol. 3 No. 2 pp. 59–72, doi: https://doi.org/10.24006/jilt.2005.3.2.059
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