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Functions and actors of inland ports: European and North American dynamics

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The emergence of inland ports took place in several regions around the world, notably where the growth of inland freight distribution required a massification of flows. Yet, there is no definitive consensus about how such inland facilities should be labeled, with terms such as dry ports being advocated. It is suggested in the paper that the term inland port is a more appropriate construct since it considers terminal activities as well as the crucial logistics activities taking place in co-location or in proximity of inland terminals. This perspective requires the investigation of how transport and supply chain functions and the various actors involved in their setting and operations are taking shape in inland ports. Case studies pertaining to European and North American inland ports are presented. Although inland ports are planned, set and operated by a wide variety of actors, ranging from public to private interests, transport and supply chain functions tend to label them as satellite terminals, load centers or transmodal centers.

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hal-00881081 , version 1 (07-11-2013)

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Jean Paul Rodrigue, Jean Debrie, Antoine Fremont, Elisabeth Gouvernal. Functions and actors of inland ports: European and North American dynamics. Journal of Transport Geography, 2010, 18 (4), pp 519-529. ⟨10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.008⟩. ⟨hal-00881081⟩
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