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Transport Trends and Inland Hubs. Jean-Paul Rodrigue Associate Professor Dept. of Global Studies & Geography Hofstra University New York, USA. Type and Function of Inland Terminals. Load center. Transmodal terminal. Satellite terminal. A Favorable Environment for Inland Ports. . . .
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Transport Trends and Inland Hubs Jean-Paul Rodrigue Associate Professor Dept. of Global Studies & Geography Hofstra University New York, USA
Type and Function of Inland Terminals Load center Transmodalterminal Satelliteterminal
Global Containerized Trade: Prepare to be Disappointed An Ongoing Intermodal Integration Potential Divergence: Bubbles, Trade and Containerization Container yard, Port of Yantian, China
Intermodal Integration is Moving Inland Container port Containerization of Maritime Transport Systems Gateway Intermodal terminal Pendulum Services Corridor Containerization of Inland Transport Systems Inland Port Offshore hub Intermodal and Transmodal Operations
World Container Traffic, 1980-2008. Reaching Peak Growth? Adoption Acceleration Peak Growth Maturity 2010(?) - 2002-2010(?) Divergence 1992-2002 1966-1992
The Global Economy is Shocked Third Oil Shock Second Oil Shock 1 2 First Oil Shock C A Gold Standard B
The Current Trend is Strongly Deflationary… Complete Breakdown
Coping with Imbalances Transport Flows Transport Rates Inland Ports and Repositionning NS Rutherford Inland Terminal, Pennsylvania
Containerized Cargo Flows along Major Trade Routes, 1995-2006 (in millions of TEUs)
Geographical Levels of Empty Container Repositioning Hinterland Global Repositioning Inter-Regional Repositioning (inland) Inter-Regional Repositioning (coastal / fluvial) Regional Repositioning Foreland Port Depot / Inland terminal Freight Distribution Cluster Cargo Rotation
Monthly Container Traffic Handled by the Port of Los Angeles, 1995-2008 (TEU)
Terminalization and Inland Ports Economies of Scale: A Hard Pill to Swallow Terminalization and Supply Chains Extended Distribution Centers Trimodal Container Terminal, Willebroek, Belgium
Hinterland Logistics: The Realm of the “Last Mile” (or the “First Mile”) Massification Atomization Frequency Capacity REGIONAL LOCAL HINTERLAND GLOBAL Shipping Network Segment Corridor Customer “Last Mile” Inland Terminal Distribution Center Gateway
Terminalization in a Supply Chain Context Foreland (First Mile) Suppliers Bottleneck Gateway Buffer Distribution center (outbound / inbound) Inland containerized goods flow Inland non-containerized goods flow Offshore Hub Maritime container flow Gateway Port regionalization and the creation of a Regional Load Center Network Inland Terminal Extended Gate Extended Distribution Center Customers Hinterland (Last Mile)
Supply Chain Terminalization: Import Flows to the Hinterland • Bottleneck and buffer-derived terminalization • Port regionalization: • Regional load center network. • Extended gate: • Development of inland terminals. • Extended distribution center: • The terminal as a warehousing unit. Suppliers Gateway Offshore Hub 1 Gateway 2 Inland Terminal 3 Customers
Automated Transfer Management System for Truck-Rail Transfers
Supply Chains and Inland Terminals • JVC Belgium (EDC) + TCT Belgium (EG) • Four day rule. • Free time Rotterdam (5 days). • Free time TCT Belgium (21 days). • Full containers at TCT; part of stock to JVC Belgium.
Governance and Inland Terminals Terminal Operators and Value Capture Operations and Life Cycle Containerization of Commodities Uiwang Inland Container Depot, South Korea
Port Terminal Operations Inland Modes and Terminals Distribution Centers Commodity Chain The Value Capture Process along Commodity Chains Horizontal Integration Maritime Services Port Authority Port Holding Inland Port Offshore hub Port Services Port Inland Services Vertical Integration Maritime Shipping
Inland Terminal Life Cycle Traffic Subsidies / Investments Planning Setting Growth Maturity Decline Profit Concept Operationsbegin Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Bulk and Containerized Commodity Chains Bulk Commodity Chain Supplier Customer Port Point-to-Point Consolidationcenter Complementarity Container port Pendulum Services Inland Terminal Containerized Commodity Chain
Inland Terminals: Is the Trend our Friend? Intermodal Integration (Positive) Energy Prices (Somewhat Positive) Collapse of Asset Inflation Bubbles (Very Negative) Containerization of Commodities (Positive) Container waiting to be loaded, Shenzhen, China