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The Containerization of Commodities : Integrating Inland Ports with Gateways and C orridors in Western Canada

The Containerization of Commodities : Integrating Inland Ports with Gateways and C orridors in Western Canada. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA

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The Containerization of Commodities : Integrating Inland Ports with Gateways and C orridors in Western Canada

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  1. The Containerization of Commodities: Integrating Inland Ports with Gateways and Corridors in Western Canada Jean-Paul Rodrigue Professor, Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, Hofstra University, New York, USA Van Horne Researcher in Transportation and Logistics, University of Calgary, Canada

  2. Sponsors Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Railway CentrePortCanada Global Transportation Hub Authority Government of Alberta Government of British Columbia Port Alberta Rocky View County http://www.vanhorne.info/

  3. An Expected Shift in Containerization Growth Factors

  4. Growth Factors behind the Containerization of Commodities

  5. IMF All Commodity Index and Average Container Shipping Rates, 2000-2010 (2000=100)

  6. The Inland Logistics Funnel: The “Last Mile” in Freight Distribution Capacity Funnel Frequency Funnel Atomization Inland Terminal HINTERLAND FrequencyGap CapacityGap GATEWAY Massification FORELAND Economies of scale Main Shipping Lane INTERMEDIATE HUB

  7. Market Accessibility of Major North American Inland Load Centres

  8. Trade Corridors and Inland Load Centers, Western Canada

  9. Western Canadian Intermodal Rail System

  10. Main Carriers' Operational Constraints

  11. Asymmetries between Import and Export-Based Containerized Logistics Customer Distribution Center Inland Terminal Import-Based Gateway • Many Customers • Function of population density. • Geographical spread. • Incites transloading. • High priority (value, timeliness). Repositioning Supplier Export-Based • Few Suppliers • Function of resource density. • Geographical concentration. • Lower priority. • Depends on repositioning opportunities.

  12. Containerized Weight for Selected Commodities * Exceeds maximum permissible weight.

  13. Rationale of Container Transloading

  14. Containerized Imports, Port of Vancouver, 2008-2011 (in metric tons)

  15. Containerized Exports, Port of Vancouver, 2008-2011 (in metric tons)

  16. Containers Handled by the Port of Prince Rupert, 2007-2011 (in TEU)

  17. Price of Selected Commodities on Global Markets, 1991-2012 (Jan 2000=100)

  18. Monthly Softwood Lumber Shipments to China, 2007-2012

  19. From Bulk to Containers: Breaking Economies of Scale

  20. Trade and Transactional Facilitation: Functional Pairing of Inland Ports Functional Pairing Hinterland Corridor Gateway Inland Port Foreland

  21. Conclusion: Inland Ports as Logistical Platforms for the Containerization of Commodities • The last mile remains salient • (Gateway gap + inland massification) • Co-location as an effective value proposition (inbound / outbound logistics) • Promotion of exports and functional pairing of inland ports • Look at specific commodity chains (e.g. reefers)

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